25 h. ago Firm at centre of NHS corruption scandal moves business to new company as directors jailed

Four men were jailed for a total of 29 years following a major investigation into the award of lucrative NHS contracts to Ayrshire-based telecommunications firm, Oricom.

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42 h. ago Nail art company named Small Business of the Year as inspirational small organisations honoured

A Welsh nail art business has been named ‘Small Business of the Year’ by Small Business Britain at this year’s Small Awards, with ten other stand-out, inspirational small businesses from across the country also celebrated.

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63 h. ago Four men jailed over ‘egregious’ NHS bribery and corruption offences

Two worked for health boards and the other two were directors of a telecommunications firm.

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64 h. ago Fraudsters behind £6m NHS Scotland corruption and bribery scandal jailed for 29 years

The group were found guilty in April following investigations into the award of lucrative NHS contracts to an Ayrshire–based telecommunications firm, Oricom.

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3 d. ago Deloitte appoints new Aberdeen office senior partner and opens doors to new city centre office

Deloitte has appointed Hazel Gray as its new office senior partner for Aberdeen, as the firm moves to a new office space in the city centre.

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4 d. ago Move over Harry and Meghan: Britain’s real royal family are now dominating the US headlines | Arwa Mahdawi

Family fallout. Two feuding brothers. An ambitious American actor wife the Beckhams certainly seem to have a lot in common with the SussexesSo long, and thanks for all the jam. Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and queen of Montecito, recently announced that she is reimagining As Ever, her raspberry spread and “flower sprinkle” business. In an interview with Fast Company, which Meghan conducted in fluent buzzword, the actor and entrepreneur said she is thinking bigger than jarred goods and partnering with Netflix to bring forth a vision in which “content and commerce meet, not in a product placement way, but rather in an ideological way”. (I think the ideology she is referencing here is capitalism). Meghan is now involved with so many different projects that she notes: “If I had to write a résumé, I don’t know what I would call myself.”It looks as though her husband, Henry Charles Albert David Mountbatten-Windsor, doesn’t know what to call himself either. The big Harry news from recent days...

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5 d. ago Belfast tech company invests £1.8m in cybersecurity solution for factory floors

Economy minister Caoimhe Archibald attended the announcement by ANGOKA.

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8 d. ago Stunning circular home in converted torpedo testing site in heart of Bushy Park on sale for £7.5m

The circular property was converted by the BBC Television Centre architects firm in the Noughties

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8 d. ago Financial woes for Captain Tom's daughter: Debts rise at disgraced Hannah Ingram

Captain Sir Tom Moore's disgraced daughter and son-in-law are owed increasing amounts of money by their business - as the company fell £117,000 into the red.

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9 d. ago Federal Reserve issues rare statement asserting independence amid Trump pressure

Central bank emphasizes nonpartisan role in brief memo after chair Jerome Powell meets with US presidentCan Trump fire Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell?The Federal Reserve issued a rare, strongly worded statement on Thursday after chair Jerome Powell spoke with Donald Trump at the White House Thursday morning, holding firm on the central bank’s independence amid pressure from Trump to lower interest rates.The three-paragraph statement emphasized the Fed’s independent, nonpartisan role in setting monetary policy based on economic data. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Nvidia beats Wall Street expectations even as Trump tamps down China sales

Chip-manufacturing company, widely seen as bellwether for AI business, reports $44.1bn in revenue for quarterNvidia beat Wall Street expectations in its quarterly earnings report on Wednesday, marking another in a string of financial wins for the computer hardware giant. It reported $44.1bn in revenue in the quarter ending in April, up 69% from the previous year.The company exceeded investors’ predictions of $43.3bn in revenue. Adjusted earnings per share came in at $0.81, under investor expectations of an adjusted earnings per share of 88 cents. The company also reported $39.1bn in data center revenue, up 73% from the year prior. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Wall Street expects growth from Nvidia even as Trump nixes $15bn in revenue

The chip-manufacturing company, widely seen as a bellwether for AI business, is expected to report its earningsNvidia is set to report its first quarter earnings after the bell on Wednesday. The company is a bellwether for the business of artificial intelligence, both in its cutting-edge hardware and the new regulatory headwinds it is facing, and investors will be watching closely.Wall Street expects the company to report $43.3bn in revenue, up 66% year over year, and adjusted earnings per share of 73 cents. There’s no company more important to “the markets and global investor sentiment” than the high-flying chipmaker, according to Wedbush Securities analysts. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Nvidia beats Wall Street’s expectations even as Trump tamps down China sales

Chip-manufacturing company, widely seen as a bellwether for AI business, reports $44.1bn in revenue for quarterNvidia beat Wall Street’s expectations in its quarterly earnings report Wednesday, marking another in a string of financial wins for the computer hardware giant. It reported $44.1bn in revenue in the quarter ending in April, up 69% from the previous year.The company exceeded investors’ predictions of $43.3bn in revenue . Adjusted earnings per share came in at $0.81, under investor expectations of an adjusted earnings per share of 88 cents. The company also reported $39.1bn in data center revenue, up 73% from the year prior. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Edinburgh New Town Cookery School enters exciting new chapter

Founder Fiona Burrell, has expertly led the school since its inception in 2009. Working with expert advisors, the company has raised investment from a number of impressive business leaders from Edinburgh and across the UK, to develop the business with a new Board and management team. Fiona will continue to lead the school as Principal until her replacement is appointed in the coming months, after which she will continue as a Board Director and advisor.

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1 week ago Nail art company named Small Business of the Year as inspirational small organisations honoured at awards

HONA – ‘Home of Nail Art’ – is a hypoallergenic nail product business set up to raise standards in the nail industry by providing safe, high-performance products for professional nail technicians.

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2 w. ago Alec Baldwin's Rust shooting scandal sees major update with shock legal move

In October 2021, while filming the Western movie Rust in New Mexico , Baldwin was holding a prop revolver that went off and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins .

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2 w. ago Businessman who ran company with his glamorous WAG daughter and lost her partner Scott McTominay 'almost £1m' when it collapsed fights to save his £4m home

Ashley Reading, 55, ran investment firm Fortress Capital Partners alongside his glamorous WAG daughter Cam Reading, 25 before collapsing into administration in 2023.

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2 w. ago Geri Horner is still cashing it in from her Spice Girls days as she banks £860,000 in a year through girl group

The singer, 52, has several profitable business ventures alongside her husband Christian Horner, including a race horse company, real estate investments and as a children's author.

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2 w. ago Cleanse, moisturize and protect: how to start a skincare routine

With all the noisy marketing, how do we know what skin actually needs? It’s less than you may thinkTell us: how has your sex life changed after 60?To hear many social media influencers tell it, a proper skincare routine requires dozens of expensive lotions and potions applied in complex, multistep sequences multiple times a day, and an understanding of advanced chemistry that would put Marie Curie to shame.As customers stock up on all the creams, toners, masks and acids the epidermis supposedly requires, companies are cashing in. According to a 2024 report from the business consulting firm McKinsey & Company, global beauty-market sales reached $446bn in 2023. By 2028, sales are expected to reach $590bn.How to start meditatingHow to start weightliftingHow to start budgetingHow to start running Continue reading...

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2 w. ago FTSE 100 bolstered after company earnings reports lifts shares

The index rose 81.81 points, or 0.94%, to close at 8,781.12 ,its highest level since early March.

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