Here are the business stories making the headlines across Scotland and the UK this morning.
Aberdeen to trial alcohol sales at Scottish Premiership match
Aberdeen Football Club has been granted a licence to sell alcohol to fans inside Pittodrie at a Scottish Premiership match next month.
Home supporters will be able to buy alcoholic drinks in the lower concourse of the Richard Donald Stand before kick-off in the game against Kilmarnock on 14 December.
It is part of a pilot scheme to see how alcohol sales could be safely incorporated into the matchday experience. Alcohol has been prohibited in Scottish football stadiums since 1981.
Aberdeen are the first club from Scotland's top division to take part in the scheme.
Read the full story here.
BBC apologises to Trump over Panorama edit but refuses to pay compensation
The BBC has apologised to US President Donald Trump for a Panorama episode that spliced parts of his 6 January 2021 speech together, but rejected his demands for compensation.
The corporation said the edit had given "the mistaken impression that President Trump had made a direct call for violent action" and said it would not show the 2024 programme again.
Lawyers for Trump have threatened to sue the BBC for $1bn (£759m) in damages unless the corporation issues a retraction, apologises and compensates him.
Households cut energy usage as bills surge
Households have slashed their energy usage to near record lows as bills soar.
Domestic energy use has dropped by an average of 15pc in just a year, according to new figures released by Ed Miliband’s officials. It suggests families and pensioners have cut back on things like heating, bathing and cooking.
About a third of the decline was attributed to warm weather between April and June this year, meaning there was less need for things like heating. However, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero said energy usage was still “near historic lows” when adjusted for changes in temperature and seasonality.
Read the full story in The Telegraph.
Resident doctors in Scotland begin ballot for strike action
Resident doctors in Scotland are balloting for strike action after claiming government ministers went back on an agreement over pay.
BMA Scotland said the proposed uplift for 2025/26 would have been the lowest in the UK and was less than was recommended by the independent pay review body.
But Health Secretary Neil Gray said it was a "fair, affordable, equitable pay offer" and urged members to reject strike action.
Read more on the BBC website.
Thorntons boss targets expansion and new jobs in Granite City for legal firm
The boss of law firm Thorntons says Aberdeen is full of potential, with opportunities in energy and technology driving the firm’s plans to grow in the city.
Managing partner Lesley Larg believes the Granite City is “critical” as the firm looks to grow its brand.
Thorntons has long supported clients in the north-east but only recently made its first permanent move into Aberdeen.
Read more in the Press and Journal.