Here are the business stories making the headlines across Scotland and the UK this morning.
Burnham's last potential rival Al Carns rules out leadership bid
Former Defence Minister Al Carns has said he will not stand for the Labour leadership and urged his party to get behind Andy Burnham.
He told Sky News a leadership contest was "not the best use of Labour's time" and in his view "we need to get on board" with Burnham.
Carns's decision means Burnham is the only Labour MP who has declared his intention to bid for the Labour leadership, following Sir Keir Starmer's resignation as prime minister last month.
Read more on the BBC website.
Aberdeen’s Gilcomston Bar to close as building is put up for sale
The Gilcomston Bar will call last orders this weekend after its landlord placed the site up for sale.
To the dismay of regulars, it has been confirmed the Aberdeen favourite will have its last day under the current management team on Sunday July 12.
It comes little more than a year after Steven Lepkowski took over the lease and gave the business back some stability after several closures.
Read more in The P&J.
Failed bottle return scheme leaves most of £9m public loan unpaid
Most of a £9 million taxpayer-funded loan given to the company charged with running the Scottish government’s failed deposit return scheme has not been recovered.
Just £1.2 million of the original debt facility set up by the Scottish National Investment Bank (Snib) has been returned, a progress report filed by administrators has confirmed.
Circularity Scotland, the firm commissioned to oversee the recycling scheme, had borrowed the cash to cover the project’s start-up costs.
Read the full story in The Times.
Met investigates donation to Jenrick's Tory leadership campaign
Police are investigating a donation given to Robert Jenrick's Conservative leadership campaign in 2024, BBC News understands.
The Electoral Commission had reportedly been looking at claims £37,500 donated to Jenrick's campaign originated overseas. That information was passed from the commission to the Metropolitan Police in January this year.
The force confirmed it had now launched a formal investigation "concerning donations connected to a political party's leadership campaign". Foreign donations to UK politicians are banned under electoral law.
Read the BBC article here.