Here are the business stories making the headlines across Scotland and the UK this morning.
Aberdeen FC applies for fan zone alcohol licence
Aberdeen Football Club has applied for a temporary alcohol licence for a pre-match fan zone trial outside Pittodrie Stadium.
The application for an occasional licence, external, lodged with the city council, comes as the club plans to hold an event ahead of the St Johnstone fixture on Saturday 7 December.
It would serve alcohol between noon and 14:45, before the 15:00 kick-off.
Appeal against wind farm ruling thrown out
A conservation group's legal bid to stop a wind farm in Aberdeenshire from going ahead has been
dismissed for a second time.In June last year, minsters approved Swedish energy giant Vattenfall's Clashindarroch II project.
Wildcat Haven challenged the Scottish government's decision at a judicial review, but a judge threw out the legal challenge, and Wildcat Haven then appealed that decision. Judges at the Court of Session have now dismissed that resulting appeal, external.
Energy prices forecast to rise again in January
Domestic energy prices are expected to edge up again in the New Year, according to consultancy Cornwall Insight.
A household using a typical amount of gas and electricity will pay £1,736 a year from January, according to the forecaster, which is widely regarded for its accurate predictions.
That would be a £17 a year rise, or a 1% increase, compared with a current typical annual bill of £1,717, with prices forecast to stay high for the rest of winter.
Plan to close 13 Aberdeenshire libraries announced
Plans to close 13 libraries in Aberdeenshire by the end of the year have been announced.
Live Life Aberdeenshire, which delivers services for the council, said the locations were seeing lower numbers of users in recent years.
The library buildings identified are in Balmedie, Boddam, Cairnbulg, Cruden Bay, Insch, Inverbervie, Kintore, Macduff, New Pitsligo, Newmachar, Newtonhill, Rosehearty and Strichen.
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UK Pizza Hut to raise funds after Budget tax hikes
The operator of Pizza Hut's restaurants in the UK is looking to raise more than £10m to help it cope with increased costs after tax rises on business were announced in last month's Budget.
The money could come from a sale of part of the business, or new investment from existing shareholders.
It comes amid growing backlash from business owners who warn, external rises in employers' national insurance contributions and the National Living Wage will push up costs for business which employ lots of low-wage workers.
Royal Mail’s foreign takeover comes under scrutiny of MPs
The overseas takeover of Royal Mail is set to come under scrutiny from MPs on the newly formed Commons business and trade select committee.
Jonathan Reynolds, the business secretary, is expected to be questioned by the committee, chaired by Liam Byrne, the former Labour minister, when he appears before them next week.
The planned £3.6billion acquisition of International Distribution Services, Royal Mail’s parent company, by EP Group, the conglomerate controlled by Daniel Kretinsky, a Czech tycoon, was struck in May, but the timing of the general election has meant there has been limited opportunities for Westminster to scrutinise the deal.
Glastonbury Festival tickets sell out in 35 minutes
Standard Glastonbury Festival tickets for 2025 sold out in less than 40 minutes after organisers adopted a new booking system.
The new system saw Glastonbury hopefuls get "randomly assigned a place in a queue" instead of having to refresh the holding page once they went live.
Tickets for the annual event at Worthy Farm sold quicker this year than last year when it took around an hour for all of them to go.