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

National Grid confirms Heathrow never lost access to power

The chief executive of the National Grid has confirmed power was available to keep Heathrow open throughout Friday's shutdown.

In an interview with the Financial Times, John Pettigrew said the fire that knocked out a substation was a "unique event", but that two other substations remained operational and capable of powering the airport in west London.

Heathrow chief executive Thomas Woldbye had said on Friday that the shutdown was not caused by a lack of power, but was due to the time it took to switch from the damaged substation to the other two.

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UK mulls big tech tax changes to avoid US tariffs

UK taxes on big tech firms may be changed as part of a deal to avoid US President Donald Trump's next raft of tariffs, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has suggested.

She said talks are "ongoing" about tweaks to the Digital Services Tax (DST), which affects global tech giants like Amazon and Meta.

The 2% levy introduced in 2020 raises about £800million a year for the UK, but the BBC understands it could be altered in exchange for the US not imposing more import taxes on the UK, following the barrage of tariffs Trump has already announced.

Average price of a pint to rise above £5 for the first time, pubs say

The average price of a pint of beer is set to surge past £5 for the first time next month, industry bosses say.

Pub sector chiefs say higher labour costs linked to last October’s budget, which will come into force from April, will push the average cost of a pint up by around 21p.

Research by Frontier Economics, commissioned by the British Beer and Pub Association, showed that pub firms are expecting to raise the average price of a pint from £4.80 to £5.01.

DNA testing site 23andMe files for bankruptcy protection

Popular DNA testing firm 23andMe has filed for bankruptcy protection, and announced that its co-founder and CEO, Anne Wojcicki, has resigned with immediate effect.

The company will now attempt to sell itself under the supervision of a court.

23andMe said in a press release, external that it plans to continue operating throughout the sale process and that there "are no changes to the way the company stores, manages, or protects customer data."

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