Here are the business stories making the headlines across Scotland and the UK this morning.
Two Aberdeen bars to close as rising costs force owner to pull plug on pub firm
Two Aberdeen pubs will close for good this weekend after their owner decided to wind up his business.
The Kittybrewster Bar and Brig ‘O’ Dee have both been owned by David Reid of the Doric Pub Company for more than a decade.
Due to continuing rising costs, however, the business has entered voluntary liquidation, and it has now been confirmed both pubs will permanently close this within days.
Tesco told to take down glowing signs ‘ruining the look of Aberdeen’s Union Street’
Tesco has been told to take down the new signage on a Union Street store.
The Express store at number 501 closed briefly last year for refurbishment works, during which new illuminated signage and a projecting sign were installed. Previously, bosses sought approval after the works were completed without prior permission.
The roads team said the signage doesn’t “distract drivers” and isn’t in the way of any pedestrians. Despite this, council officers ended up refusing planning permission — meaning the supermarket giant must take down the signs.
PM says 'nobody is above the law' over Andrew allegations
Sir Keir Starmer has said "nobody is above the law" when asked about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor but declined to say if the former prince should volunteer himself to UK police.
"I think that's a matter for the police, they will conduct their own investigations, but one of the core principles in our system is that everybody is equal under the law and nobody is above the law," he told BBC Breakfast.
"It's a very important principle of our country... and it has to apply in this case in the same way it would in any other case," he added.
Tech firms will have 48 hours to remove abusive images under new law
Tech platforms would have to remove intimate images which have been shared without consent within 48 hours, under a proposed UK law.
The government said tackling intimate image abuse should be treated with the same severity as child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and terrorist content.
Failure to abide by the rules could result in companies being fined up to 10% of their global sales or have their services blocked in the UK.
Zuckerberg defends Meta in landmark social media addiction trial
Mark Zuckerberg, the boss of Instagram-owner Meta Platforms, struggled in court on Wednesday to defend his company from claims it targeted young users as he was confronted with multiple internal documents.
He maintained that lawyers were "mischaracterising" the communications, which were presented as part of a landmark trial in Los Angeles over whether social media platforms like Instagram are addictive for children.
It was Zuckerberg's first appearance before a jury, after years of rising backlash against Meta, which also owns WhatsApp and Facebook.