Here are the business stories making the headlines across Scotland and the UK this morning.
£200k plans to rebuild Vovem after major fire caused ‘devastating damage’
Repairs worth £200,000 will be needed to reopen Aberdeen city centre restaurant Vovem after a massive fire destroyed the kitchen.
The top end of Union Street was shrouded in smoke as flames ripped through the steakhouse at the end of September.
As worried staff dashed to safety, several neighbouring businesses were evacuated.
Read the full story in the P&J.
BREAKING: Trains delayed across Britain due to 'nationwide fault' on communication system
A "nationwide fault" is affecting rail services across the network, National Rail has said in a warning to rail passengers this morning.
The issue relates to the communication system used between train drivers and signallers, it says.
"Trains across the network are having to start their journeys later because of this fault and some may also be subject to cancellations or alterations," it says.
Police Scotland ditches plan to ban beards
Police Scotland has scrapped plans that would have seen many frontline officers and staff having to shave off facial hair.
The clean-shaven policy was due to be introduced in May last year but caused controversy and its implementation was postponed for 12 months.
The force has now told BBC Scotland News there are "no plans" to introduce the changes.
Unite union threatens turkey shortage this Christmas
Families could be left without a turkey this Christmas after a union threatened to cut supplies to supermarkets.
The Unite union said HGV drivers who deliver the festive favourite to supermarkets are going on strike because their employer, Culina, has not offered them a pay rise this year.
Around 40 of its members are planning to strike on Dec 19 and 20 and it has threatened more action if company bosses do not come back with an improved pay offer.
Scotland dramatically suspend Six Nations ticket sales after 'bot attack' detected
A public sale of Six Nations tickets for Scotland supporters has been postponed after “a bot attack”.
It is understood that a sophisticated computer programme has been used to target Scottish Rugby’s ticketing platform.
Briefs for Scotland’s three home matches in the 2025 men’s Six Nations had been due to go on sale on Friday.
Read the full story here.
Swinney offers to meet family of murdered banker
First Minister John Swinney has offered to meet the family of a banker whose murder has remained unsolved for 20 years.
Dad-of-two Alistair Wilson was shot on the doorstep of his family home in the Highland seaside town of Nairn on 28 November 2004. He later died in hospital.
A team of detectives is re-investigating the killing, but Mr Wilson's family has been critical of Police Scotland's handling of the case.
M&S wins long battle to demolish its flagship Oxford Street store
Angela Rayner, the deputy prime minister and secretary of state for housing, has gone against her predecessor Michael Gove and given Marks & Spencer the green light to knock down its Oxford Street store.
After a three-year legal battle, the retailer was told on Thursday that it has the government’s approval to flatten Orchard House and replace it with a new ten-storey building featuring retail space, a café, a gym and an office.
M&S initially won planning permission to demolish the 1920s art deco store from Westminster City Council in 2021.