Here are the business stories making the headlines across Scotland and the UK this morning.
US says Ukraine 'ready to move forward' on truce demand
The Trump administration believes Ukraine's leadership is "ready to move forward" with the US's demand for a ceasefire process with Russia, according to a senior US state department official.
The US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and National Security Adviser Mike Waltz are due to arrive in Saudi Arabia for Tuesday's talks with their Ukrainian counterparts.
US President Donald Trump has stepped up pressure on his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky to accept his demands for a quick ceasefire with Moscow - but without any immediate pledge of a US security guarantee.
Read the full story here.
North Korean hackers cash out hundreds of millions from $1.5bn ByBit hack
Hackers thought to be working for the North Korean regime have successfully cashed out at least $300m (£232m) of their record-breaking $1.5bn crypto heist.
The criminals, known as Lazarus Group, swiped the huge haul of digital tokens in a hack on crypto exchange ByBit two weeks ago.
Since then, it's been a cat-and-mouse game to track and block the hackers from successfully converting the crypto into usable cash.
Read the full article here.
Software bug at firm left NHS data 'vulnerable to hackers'
The NHS is "looking into" allegations that patient data was left vulnerable to hacking due to a software flaw at a private medical services company.
The flaw was found last November at Medefer, which handles 1,500 NHS patient referrals a month.
The software engineer who discovered the flaw believes the problem had existed for at least six years.
Read the full story here.
‘Jobs to be axed’ at Home-Start as Aberdeenshire charity ‘will have to choose which struggling families to help’
Dismayed bosses at Home-Start say they will have to axe jobs after a major council funding cut – and now face having to turn some desperate families away.
The charity helps young families across Aberdeenshire, with hundreds regularly passing through its doors.
It prides itself on being there for parents “who need them most”.
Read the full story on the P&J website.
From Barbieland to Braemar: Is Margot Robbie moving to Royal Deeside?
Has Hollywood A-lister and Oscar winner Margot Robbie bought a house in Braemar?
The Australian-born actor is rumoured to have purchased a home in the Deeside village after spending a glorious spring-break there last year.
Ms Robbie, who had her first baby last October with her English director husband, Tom Ackerley, is thought to have bought a two-storey cottage on the banks of the River Dee, on the outskirts of the village.
Read the full story here.
Scrapping peak fares on ScotRail led to 10 million more journeys
The number of people using the train rose by more than ten million during the period when ScotRail scrapped peak fares.
Calls for the scheme to be reinstated have grown since it was revealed the number of journeys had risen 15 per cent, year on year.
ScotRail fares are to rise by 3.8 per cent next month, pushing the price of a peak ticket between Glasgow and Edinburgh up by £1.20 to £32.60.
Read the full story in The Times.