Here are the business stories making the headlines across Scotland and the UK this morning.
Siberia rooftop plans emerge in bid to boost city centre bar
The owners of Aberdeen’s popular Siberia bar have officially revealed plans to create a new rooftop terrace at the venue.
Last year, bosses told the P&J of their hopes to create a “sky bar” at the Belmont Street nightspot. And now a planning application has been submitted offering more insight into the rooftop expansion.
Blueprints show how the terrace would be built next to the existing beer garden, over an area of car parking.
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SNP health chief reacts to ‘war zone’ NHS Grampian ambulance report
SNP health chief Neil Gray said sorry to struggling NHS staff being forced to endure “disaster zone” ambulance queues outside Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.
The health secretary responded to a special report in the Press and Journal which laid bare horrendous delays for patients getting into hospital wards.
Mr Gray told the P&J he was “aware” of the problems in Aberdeen and said the Scottish Government is trying to offer more help.
Chip giants Nvidia and AMD to pay 15% of China revenue to US
Chip giants Nvidia and AMD have agreed to pay the US government 15% of their semiconductor sales in China, the BBC has been told by a source close to the matter.
The agreement is part of a deal to secure export licences to the world's second biggest economy.
"We follow rules the US government sets for our participation in worldwide markets. While we haven't shipped H20 to China for months, we hope export control rules will let America compete in China and worldwide," Nvidia told the BBC.
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UK sees rise in complaints over thin models in adverts
The banning of high street fashion adverts which featured models who looked "unhealthily thin" has led industry experts to warn of a return to the super skinny trend.
The aesthetic characterised by models with hollow faces and protruding bones was seen in the 1990s and early 2000s but in more recent years been pushed aside to allow space for the body positive movement which embraced curves.
However Zara, Next and Marks & Spencer have all had adverts banned in recent months over models who "appeared unhealthily thin". The advertising watchdog has told the BBC it has seen a "definite uptick" in complaints about such ads.