The broadband service outage suffered last week by BT broadband customers illustrates the risk for firms and their clients of over-reliance on online services, advisers warn

The Charity Commission has opened a statutory inquiry into Young Pioneers, a charity set up by a 12 year old schoolboy who experienced bullying, over concerns about its governance and financial administration

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has indicated there could be a push for a second Scottish independence referendum if the UK government fails to demonstrate that Scotland’s interests will be protected during negotiations to leave the EU following the Brexit vote, which could include finding a way for Scotland to retain its EU membership

The Financial Reporting Council’s (FRC’s) failure to take regulatory action sooner following the failure of HBOS has been strongly criticised by the Treasury select committee, which says its original decision not to investigate the auditing of the bank was ‘a serious mistake’, labelling its response ‘inexplicable’ and ‘unacceptable’

The Charity Commission has removed all three trustees from the charity Didi New Organisation, after an inquiry found they had not kept sufficient accounting records to explain the charity’s transactions and activities, there were no internal financial controls in place and they were unable to evidence the proper end use of the charity’s funds