Here are the business stories making the headlines across Scotland and the UK this morning.
Scottish fishing industry warns UK against slipping back into EU rules
The warning comes in the wake of widespread dissatisfaction with the UK EU fisheries settlement, which allows continued EU fleet access to UK waters until 2038.
The Scottish fishing industry has voiced serious concerns over the proposed legislation on plant and animal product trade checks, warning that the deal could risk drawing the UK back into being influenced by the EU.
In a letter to EU relations minister Nick Thomas-Symonds, the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) warned that recent discussions suggest the UK EU Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Agreement may extend beyond food safety to cover technical barriers to trade, potentially widening its scope into areas affecting fisheries governance.
Property firm opens Aberdeen office following 300-home west end deal
Scotland’s independent property factor Taylor & Martin is moving into Aberdeen after securing a flagship contract in one of the city’s best-known residential developments.
The firm will open its third office in Westhill next week, marking its first permanent base in the north-east and advancing its goal of national coverage.
The Aberdeen move follows its appointment at Kepplestone, a 300-home development in the city’s west end.
Ross banned from Holyrood chamber after refusing to leave
Former Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross has been banned from parliament for a day after questioning the presiding officer's impartiality.
The Tory MSP refused to leave the chamber on Tuesday evening after being ordered to do so by Alison Johnstone, even when security was called.
The row came as MSPs debated a bill that would have allowed voters to effectively sack rule-breaking parliamentarians.
Met apologises to Commons Speaker for sharing Mandelson tip-off
The Metropolitan Police has apologised to the Commons Speaker for "inadvertently revealing" he was the source of information relating to Lord Mandelson's arrest on Monday.
It comes after Sir Lindsay Hoyle confirmed he had passed on information to the force suggesting the peer could be a flight risk.
Lord Mandelson's lawyers have complained about the Met's decision to detain him as part of its probe into misconduct in public office allegations.
Ineos billionaire puts €85m yacht up for sale
One of the billionaire owners of Ineos has put his superyacht on sale for €85million as the company struggles with a debt mountain amid a downturn in the European chemicals industry.
Andy Currie founded the group, which has a debt pile of more than €11billion, with Sir Jim Ratcliffe and John Reece.
Ratcliffe, who co-owns Manchester United, has warned that the chemicals industry in Europe will collapse, leading to the loss of one million jobs by 2035. Ineos Group Holdings, the largest division of his corporate empire, has recently reported earnings fell by more than a third in 2025, prompting a restructuring that could lead to plant closures.
Ministers could announce U-turn on student loans next week
Ministers could announce plans to cut the burden of student loans on graduates as soon as next week after Sir Keir Starmer pledged to look at ways to make the system “fairer”.
The Treasury is understood to be preparing an announcement that could be made alongside Rachel Reeves’s spring statement on Tuesday. Options include increasing the threshold for loan repayments and cutting interest rates after warnings that many recent graduates are facing crippling charges on their debt.
It would represent the government’s 15th U-turn since coming to power after Reeves announced in last year’s budget that Labour would freeze the student loan repayment threshold of £28,470 until 2030.