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Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce (AGCC) has sent a Valentine’s Day card to every MP and MSP, urging politicians to “turn on” the North Sea and end policies that are accelerating job losses, weakening energy security and increasing emissions.

Macau’s Grand Emperor Hotel has dismantled its signature "golden pathway", selling the 79kg of bullion that once lined its lobby floor for approximately $12.8 million (c. £9.6m).

The Royal Australian Mint has been forced to defend its new commemorative coins depicting Queen Elizabeth II after they were widely mocked on social media. The $5 and 50c coins, which mark 100 years since the late monarch's birth, have been criticised for bearing little resemblance to her.

Monday 15 June 2026 has officially been confirmed as a national bank holiday to mark Scotland’s participation in the men's football World Cup finals. The holiday was proposed by First Minister John Swinney to allow people, businesses and other organisations in Scotland to celebrate after the t

A woman in China has been blamed for a series of car accidents after repeatedly removing traffic mirrors outside her home for better feng shui. Police were called to the neighbourhood in Shanghai after the local property management company and neighbours failed to convince the woman to desist, the S

A stoneware crock has sold for 320 times more than its owner had hoped, fetching $32,000 (c. £23,375) at auction. For nearly thirty years, the 30-gallon (around 113.5 litres) crock sat neglected on Lois Jurgens’s back porch in Nebraska, as a makeshift table for grilling tools. The 91-yea

Rodents have pushed London-based broadband provider G.Network into administration, leaving its future uncertain, by causing a potential rescue deal by rival Community Fibre to collapse.

Nearly 400 millionaires and billionaires from 24 countries have signed an open letter titled "Time to Win", urging world leaders to curb rampant inequality by taxing the super-rich. Signatories including actor Mark Ruffalo and Disney heirs Abby and Tim Disney argue that extreme wealth concentration

A Glasgow restaurant famous for its links to the artistic and cultural community of the city’s west-end, and in particular Scottish author and artist Alasdair Gray, could soon become a listed building, as Historic Environment Scotland (HES) today launched a public consultation on a proposal to

Hasbro, the company behind the popular Magic: The Gathering card game, is being sued by shareholders for producing too many cards. A group of investors allege that Hasbro's CEO, the former president of its Wizards of the Coast subsidiary, and other company officials have "devalued" the brand th

Residents of Ilkeston, Derbyshire, were recently left dismayed when a metal bar was unexpectedly installed in a hole in a wall outside a local NatWest branch.

A small Italian eyewear firm, iVision Tech, has experienced a dramatic surge in value following an inadvertent endorsement from French President Emmanuel Macron. Shares in the Milan-based company rose by 65% last week after Mr Macron was photographed wearing their aviator-style sunglasses during the

With the final today and contestants in the fourth series of The Traitors watching the prize pot dwindle with each challenge that goes by, savers dreaming of a £120,000 bonanza themselves can build up a similar-sized fund from £208 per month according to Murphy Wealth. New figures from t

A man who allegedly posed as a commercial airline pilot to fly for free is facing up to 20 years' imprisonment. Canadian man Dallas Pokornik, 33, has been extradited to the US from Panama to face charges of wire fraud.

A man who backed out of an agreement to purchase a home after its price plummeted has been ordered to pay nearly half of the expected sale price.