Here are the business stories making the headlines across Scotland and the UK this morning.
Health board - situation is 'improving' after critical incident declaration
NHS Grampian says conditions are improving after it declared a critical incident over "extreme pressure" on A&E services in two hospitals.
The incident was declared on Saturday after emergency departments at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary and Dr Gray's Hospital in Elgin struggled to cope with demand.
An update earlier said no ambulances ambulances have had to divert to other health boards, as had been feared. The health board said colleagues at NHS Tayside remain on standby but both emergency departments are now better placed to support necessary care.
Read more on the BBC website.
Andy Burnham refuses to back third runway at Heathrow
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has refused to say whether he backs a third runway at Heathrow after it emerged that the expansion of the London airport could be delayed by up to four years.
Burnham - who, as Mayor of Greater Manchester, opposed the project - told Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg: "I think principally, it's a matter for London and Londoners."
He added: "I think we ought to hear the voice of people there first. It's not right for me to just jump straight in on the back of the consultation."
Read the BBC article here.
RAF Fairford: police investigate possible Iran link to foiled bomb plot
Detectives are investigating whether Iran is linked to a foiled bomb plot at a military base, which was thwarted when a farmer stumbled upon the suspected would-be terrorists and called 999.
The regime in Tehran had already made threats against RAF Fairford, in Gloucestershire, with concerns that the planned attack was retaliation for its use as a staging post for US strikes in the Middle East.
Five men were arrested in the early hours of Sunday morning on suspicion of terrorism and explosives offences. More than 85 homes in the vicinity of the base, near the village of Whelford, were evacuated as bomb squads examined three vans driven by the group.
Read more in The Times.
Aberdeen SNP candidate: ‘We should look at scrapping bus gates after Union Street work is complete’
The SNP hopeful aiming for a seat on the council has told voters that his party should look at scrapping Aberdeen city centre’s bus gates once the Union Street upgrades are complete.
Former radio presenter, Jeff Diack, is standing for the leading administration party in an upcoming vote.
He told a room of potential constituents that the contentious traffic measures should be reviewed as the long-debated system came up for discussion.
Read more in The Press and Journal.
Scottish Labour leader open to talks with Michael Gove on education
Scottish Labour’s new leader is prepared to open talks with Lord Gove about how to reverse the SNP’s “horrendous” stewardship of education and will consider backing English-style academies.
Michael Marra, in a move that risks angering trade unions and sections of his own party, said he was prepared to “talk to and listen to anybody” when asked whether Gove, the Scot who made wide-ranging reforms to the English education system, should be consulted about a path forward.
Claiming that Scottish education needed “a fundamental redesign, cradle to grave”, Marra hinted he could support taking schools out of council control, in what would amount to a radical overhaul of how education has been run for decades. Academies were a New Labour innovation, expanded under the Conservatives, but are fiercely opposed by the education establishment in Scotland.
Find the full story in The Times.
Sir David Beckham nets £38.5m after World Cup ad deals
Sir David Beckham has netted a £38.5m payout from his sports, fashion, and media business after the 2026 Men's Football World Cup helped it bring in record profits.
The former England star's DRJB Holdings, which includes the Beckham brand, reported an almost £50m profit in 2025, a 46% jump compared to a year earlier. Sales rose from £72.2m to £84m.
The rise was driven by a slew of advertising partnerships struck in the runup to the tournament, including with Bank of America, McDonald's, Verizon, and PepsiCo Lay's.
Read more from the BBC.
Private equity firm considers £10bn deal with Monzo
A private equity firm is interested in buying a stake in Monzo as one of Britain’s most promising financial services businesses considers raising funds or selling out to a Brazilian bank in a deal worth up to £10bn.
Monzo, the digital bank, is in early-stage talks with Nubank, based in Sao Paulo, over a potential sale. It is also reported to be in talks with buyout firms including Advent International, an American investor with more than $100bn in assets under management.
A takeover by Nubank would reportedly be funded by a combination of cash and shares and would be worth between £8bn and £10bn, while the Advent deal could also value the bank at as much as £10bn, according to Sky News, which first reported the options being considered by Monzo’s board.
Read the full story in The Times.