Here are the business stories making the headlines across Scotland and the UK this morning.
SNP warns royals: stay out of Scotland independence debate
The SNP has urged the royal family to stay out of politics after claims that the Prince of Wales put “pressure” on the late Queen to intervene in the independence referendum.
Angus Robertson, the constitution secretary, said the monarchy should not “involve itself in day-to-day political questions” in response to reports that Prince William helped persuade his grandmother to make comments designed to preserve the union.
Four days before the referendum in September 2014, the Queen told wellwishers outside Crathie Kirk, her place of worship while at Balmoral, that she hoped Scots would “think very carefully about the future”.
Read the full story in The Times.
Sunny weather and football boosted retail sales in July
Sunny weather and the women's Euro football tournament helped to lift retail sales in July, according to the latest official figures.
Retail sales volumes rose by 0.6% in July, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), which was higher than analysts' forecasts.
The release of the figures had been delayed by two weeks over concerns about the quality of the data.
Read more on the BBC website.
Rosyth shipyard expected to win £1bn Danish navy contract
The shipyard at Rosyth in Fife is expected to win a contract to build four frigates for the Danish navy, worth more than £1billion.
The yard, run by British-based defence giant Babcock, is also one of the final two bidders for a Swedish navy contract for up to seven of the same Type 31 ships.
Competition for the Swedish contract is with a French shipbuilding firm, which has the vigorous backing of the French government.
Read the full article here.
Jaguar Land Rover staff to stay at home in cyber attack fallout
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has instructed factory staff to stay at home until at least Tuesday as the company continues to grapple with the fallout from a cyber attack.
The attack at the weekend forced the company to take vital IT systems offline, which has affected car sales and production.
Production remains halted at car factories in Halewood on Merseyside and Solihull in the West Midlands, as well as at its engine manufacturing centre in Wolverhampton.
The full story is available on the BBC website.
Starmer ‘prepared to sack Rayner’
Sir Keir Starmer has indicated he is prepared to sack Angela Rayner if she has broken the ministerial code.
The Prime Minister vowed to “act on whatever the report is” into Ms Rayner’s tax affairs – but refused five times to guarantee her dismissal.
The Deputy Prime Minister is being investigated by the ethics watchdog after admitting she failed to pay a £40,000 tax bill on the purchase of her seaside holiday home.
Read the full article in The Telegraph.