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The UK's GDP grew 2.3% in April as lockdown restrictions eased across the country, according to the latest figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

A woman who impersonated her teenage daughter to sit through an entire day of school has been arrested. Casey Garcia, 30, said she infiltrated her 13-year-old daughter's middle school in Texas to make a point about school security.

Johnston Carmichael Wealth has launched an exciting new partnership with London-based investment research and consultancy firm Square Mile to provide additional insight on the funds market and secure the best possible financial outcomes for its clients. The partnership has been established to h

A solicitor who prepared false invoices for non-existent work in order to steal more than £12,500 from clients' accounts has pleaded guilty to embezzlement. Louise Sutherland, 60, took the money while employed at Graeme Murray & Co Solicitors in Aberdeen in an attempt to save her husband's

Timber expert James Donaldson & Sons Ltd has acquired Scotland’s most award-winning kitchen brand, Kitchens International Ltd for an undisclosed sum. Broxburn-based Kitchens International Ltd will join the JDS portfolio of leading independent brands which includes MGM Timber, Donaldson Tim

Addleshaw Goddard’s corporate team in Scotland has advised the majority shareholders of Livingston-based lighting innovators, designLED, on its sale to Faurecia - a global automotive technology company. A specialist in advanced backlighting digital innovation, the acquisition of designLED will

Jane O’Berg, director of global mobility at Johnston Carmichael, discusses the realities of working from home. As the UK workforce prepares for a return to office life after more than a year of working from home, global mobility is proving to be a hot topic. Employees are now realising flexibi

A project to establish a new mussel packing station in Shetland for Seaspray (Shetland) Ltd has been awarded £50,000 from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). The firm recently opened a new mussel packing facility on the waterfront at Laurenson Quay, Lerwick. The project will create four ne

The volume of properties sold in Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Borders has continued to rise over the last three months, according to new figures published by ESPC.

Aberdeen Diversified Income and Growth Trust, a company managed by Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI), has posted strong results for the six months ended 31st March 2021. Over the six months ended 31 March 2021, Aberdeen Diversified Income and Growth Trust’s net asset value per share ros

An additional 26,250 jobs are required by 2025 within Scotland's construction sector to meet demand as the industry bounces back from the pandemic, according to a new study. The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has predicted that the Scottish sector will grow by an annual averag

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has issued Amendments to FRS 102 and FRS 105 – COVID-19-related rent concessions beyond 30 June 2021. These amendments extend the application of requirements that cover the accounting treatment of temporary rent concessions occurring as a direct consequenc

A new investment programme to help deliver Scotland’s just transition to a net-zero emissions economy has been launched by the Scottish Government. The Green Growth Accelerator will speed up the delivery of low carbon infrastructure projects across Scotland and provide extra resources and tech

An elderly former nun it set to plead guilty to stealing $835,000 from a Catholic school in California to feed her gambling habit, according to US prosecutors. Despite taking a vow of poverty at 18 years old and spending sixty years in the church, Sister Mary Margaret Kreuper, 79, has admitted to em

Aberdeen-based global logistics firm Grampian Continental is on the move to a new HQ, thanks to a £1.4 million funding boost from the Royal Bank of Scotland.