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

Ozzy Osbourne, hard rock pioneer, dies aged 76

Ozzy Osbourne, the Black Sabbath frontman, has died aged 76 just weeks after the band’s farewell show.

A statement from his family said: “It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning.

“He was with his family and surrounded by love. We ask everyone to respect our family privacy at this time.”

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From redundancy to royalty for the Insch husband-and-wife team crafting beard oils fit for a King

For Insch couple Josh and Kyrene Moy, life has always revolved around nature – from wild camping to foraging local plants.

Now, the duo have turned their passion into a thriving beard care business with their latest products getting royal approval.

Hairy Highlander has designed beard oils and washes exclusively for sale at His Majesty the King’s Balmoral Estate.

Read the full story in the P&J. 

Microsoft servers hacked by Chinese groups, firm says

Chinese "threat actors" have hacked Microsoft's SharePoint document software servers and targeted the data of the businesses using it, the firm has said.

China state-backed Linen Typhoon and Violet Typhoon as well as China-based Storm-2603 were said to have "exploited vulnerabilities" in on-premises SharePoint servers, the kind used by firms, but not in its cloud-based service.

The US tech giant has released security updates in response and has advised all on-premises SharePoint server customers to install them.

Coca-Cola will roll out cane sugar Coke in US after Trump push

US soft drink giant Coca-Cola says it plans to introduce a new Coke sweetened with cane sugar to its existing line-up , confirming a plan that President Donald Trump previewed last week.

The company already uses regular sugar to sweeten its signature Coke drink in many parts of the world, but in the US it has typically used corn syrup, a lower cost alternative, for decades.

Trump's Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has voiced concern about the corn syrup's health risks, though experts say there are no clear nutritional reasons to favour one sweetener over the other.

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