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In the final days of 2017, Malcolm and Emily Fairbairn thought they had everything ready to cushion the income-tax hit from more than $200 million in hedge-fund income. They prepared a large charitable donation, using their relationship with Fidelity Investments and a booming energy stock to maximize their tax deduction. It didn’t go as they …

An Aberdeen-based tech company has donated 35 laptops to charities and schoolchildren. Leidos handed out 10 machines to Charlie House, five to North East Rider Volunteers Scotland (NERVS) and 20 to Aberdeen City Council. The science, technology and engineering company donated these items to help the organisations overcome challenges posed by Covid-19. Charlie House will …

David Brindle is absolutely right that most homecare agencies are at breaking point (Society, 23 October). Reform is long overdue. The trend towards people wanting to receive care in their own homes is one the country needs to embrace. We need to build the system around this choice, and currently we are failing. High staff …