Here are the business stories making the headlines across Scotland and the UK this morning.

O'Leary extends Ryanair contract in deal that could net him over £130m

Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary has extended his contract to 2032, in a deal featuring a bonus scheme that could earn him more than €150m (£130m).

Since becoming chief executive in 1994, Ryanair has grown from a relatively small regional airline into Europe's largest low-cost carrier.

If O'Leary remains at the Ryanair group until April 2032, he would be granted the option of buying 10 million shares at €26.70 per share if annual profit reached €4 billion or if the share price exceeds €42 for 28 successive days.

FInd the full story on the BBC website.

First round of US-Iran talks ends with 'encouraging progress', mediators say

The first round of negotiations between the US and Iran to reach a final deal to end the war has ended with "encouraging progress", mediators Qatar and Pakistan say.

The talks began on Sunday in Switzerland, after last week's initial agreement between the US and Iran. Technical talks will continue throughout the week.

In a joint statement early on Monday, Qatar and Pakistan said that a "High Level Committee" had agreed to "a roadmap towards reaching a final deal within 60 days".

Read the full BBC story here.

Wowcher sorry for 'unacceptable' crocodile attack email

Discount website Wowcher has apologised after a marketing email appeared to reference a crocodile attack on a toddler at a zoo.

A three-year-old boy is understood to have been attacked by at least one crocodile after ending up in their enclosure during a family trip to Johnsons of Old Hurst near Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, on Thursday.

An email sent to Wowcher customers on Saturday featured a list of getaways and activities under the subject line: "Snap up these deals quicker than a croc can catch a kid!"

Nicola Sturgeon to star in TV war drama – and she’ll play HERSELF

Nicola Sturgeon has been blasted after it emerged she will star in a new TV war drama – playing herself.

The former First Minister will step back into the political limelight following the fall-out from her husband‘s £400,000 embezzlement case.

Ms Sturgeon, 55, has been signed up for forthcoming Sky series The Wargame where she will be part of an imaginary Cabinet facing a national crisis.

Read the full article here.

David Lloyd gyms weighing up £4bn float

The owner of David Lloyd gyms is weighing up a possible London listing of the chain at a valuation of £4 billion in a rare glimmer of hope for Britain’s capital markets.

TDR Capital, which also owns Asda, the UK’s third-largest supermarket chain, and Popeyes, the American multinational chain of southern fried chicken restaurants, has been eyeing a float of its luxury leisure clubs in the coming years amid hopes of a revival in initial public offerings (IPOs) for London.

The private equity firm has owned David Lloyd gyms for almost 13 years, having bought the business for £750 million from London & Regional, a property investment firm, and Caird Capital, the private equity firm founded to manage a Bank of Scotland investment portfolio after the 2008 financial crisis.

The Times' full article can be found here.