Here are the business stories making the headlines across the North-east, Scotland and the UK this morning.
Minerals explorer finds ‘significant’ base metals near Ellon
The Aberdeenshire firm trying to prove the potential for commercial metals production in the north-east has hailed drilling near Ellon as “a resounding success”.
An area around the drilling site at Arthrath was already known to be home to the largest known nickel deposit in the UK and it is a safeguarded site for mineral development.
Ellon firm Aberdeen Minerals has just completed the first phase of work to “verify and expand on” activity carried out there by global mining giant Rio Tinto during the 1970s.
Announcing its findings, Aberdeen Minerals told the P&J it had encountered “significant widths and grades” of metals – nickel, copper and cobalt – vital to Scotland’s energy transition.
Delivery giant crashes into administration
More than 2,000 workers are to be made redundant after delivery firm Tuffnells Parcels Express went into administration.
The Sheffield-based business has appointed joint administrators at Interpath Advisory after failing to secure new funding.
The majority of Tuffnells' 2,200 employees, working across its 33 UK depots, will be made redundant, Interpath said.
Rick Harrison, joint administrator, said Tuffnells provided delivery services to more than 4,000 businesses across the UK under its 'The Big Green Parcel Machine' brand.
Yousaf will not suspend Sturgeon from SNP
First Minister Humza Yousaf says he will not suspend Nicola Sturgeon from the SNP.
The former party leader was arrested and released without charge on Sunday as part of a police investigation into SNP finances.
Mr Yousaf told BBC Scotland he saw "no reason" to suspend a party member who has been released without charge.
Ms Sturgeon has said she is "innocent of any wrongdoing".
Jeremy Hunt promises ‘path to lower taxes’
Jeremy Hunt has promised to lower taxes in the future as he launched a major review on how to make the public sector more productive.
The Chancellor told The Telegraph on Monday that if state organisations were as efficient as the private sector, it would help the country save money and put it on a “sustainable path to lower taxes”.
The comments came after Boris Johnson’s surprise resignation from Parliament on Friday night, when he accused Rishi Sunak of diverting from the path of conservatism.
In his 1,000-word statement, the former prime minister demanded that Mr Sunak “cut business and personal taxes rather than endlessly putting them up”.
Train drivers union rejects ScotRail pay offer
Members of a train drivers' union have voted to reject a pay offer from ScotRail.
Aslef has called for pay talks to be reopened immediately after 51.6% of its members voted to decline the offer.
Last week the RMT union, representing conductors, ticket examiners and station staff voted for a similar deal which includes a 5% pay rise.
ScotRail said Aslef's rejection of the offer was disappointing but it remained committed to resolving the matter.
Heathrow workers call off first summer strikes
Security workers at Heathrow airport have called off the first two days of strike action after receiving an improved pay offer.
More than 2,000 staff said they will postpone industrial action on 24 and 25 June.
Unite, the union, said that its members will vote on the latest pay deal over the coming days.
However, if that is rejected, the remaining 29 days of strikes will go ahead as planned, according to the BBC.
New Twitter boss wants it to be beacon of truth
The new boss of social media firm Twitter, Linda Yaccarino, has outlined her plans for "Twitter 2.0.", after taking over from Elon Musk a week ago.
She says the company is "on a mission to become the world's most accurate real-time information source".
Since Mr Musk bought Twitter last year, it has faced criticism over its approach to tackling disinformation.