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Here are the business stories making the headlines across Scotland and the UK this morning.

Bottles of Disaronno recalled over possible glass presence

Bottles of the almond liquor Disaronno have been recalled over fears they could be contaminated by glass.

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) issued a recall notice on Tuesday for 700ml bottles of the drink being sold in England and Scotland.

In a notice placed on its website, the FSA said Illva Saronno, the brand's parent company, was recalling bottles of Disaronno Originale because of "the possible presence of small pieces of glass within some bottles of product, which could make it unsafe to drink".

Trump ban on wind energy permits 'unlawful', court rules

President Donald Trump's ban on issuing new wind energy permits has been ruled "unlawful" by a US court.

In January the president signed an executive order freezing federal approval of pending offshore and onshore wind permits, scrambling plans for many projects in the US that were already under way.

Some 17 states and a New York-based clean energy group sued the government, citing in part the stop-work order imposed on the Empire Wind 1 project, a vast wind farm planned off the coast of New York aimed at powering 500,000 homes.

UK spending half an hour longer online than in pandemic, says Ofcom

UK adults spent over half an hour longer online every day in 2025 than they did during the pandemic, according to an annual survey of internet habits by the regulator Ofcom.

The Online Nation report found on average, people in the UK spent four hours and 30 minutes online every day in 2025 - 31 minutes longer than in 2021.

Psychologist Dr Aric Sigman told the BBC this was not a problem in itself, but what mattered was "what this time is displacing and how this may harm mental health".

Starbucks workers and unions in 10 countries to protest in support of US baristas

Starbucks workers and union members in England, Scotland and eight other countries are protesting on Wednesday in support of striking US employees, the company's US union told the BBC.

Starbucks Workers United last month launched a strike, which the union said has expanded to 3,000 baristas in more than 100 US cities. Workers are pushing for better pay and staffing, and for the coffee chain to resolve hundreds of unfair labour practice claims.

The international action will involve hundreds of workers and union supporters, Starbucks Workers United said.

Moonpig bounces back into profit with AI boost

The increased use of artificial intelligence to help design greetings cards and personalise messages has helped return Moonpig to profit, according to the outgoing chief executive.

Nickyl Raithatha, chief executive of the online greeting card retailer, which reported a pre-tax profit of £26.6million in the six months to the end of October, compared with a loss of £33.3million in the same period a year ago, said: “Customers are engaging more deeply than ever with more than 50% now using our innovative creative features.”

The Moonpig boss announced his resignation in June after a seven-year stint in charge and will leave at the end of the year. Catherine Faiers, who is currently chief operating officer at Auto Trader, the online car marketplace, will succeed him and take up her post in March.

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