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

Sainsbury's to rival Aldi prices in smallest stores

Sainsbury’s has said it will match the price of up to 200 Aldi products in its smaller stores as it battles rivals to get more customers in its convenience stores.

Shopping locally for groceries may be handy but people who rely on convenience stores can end up paying far more.

Campaigners have criticised retailers for not doing enough to close the price gap with large supermarkets, especially during the cost-of-living crisis.

Police receive new sex assault complaint against Alex Salmond

Police Scotland have received a new allegation against former first minister Alex Salmond of a non-recent sexual assault.

On Sunday, a spokesperson for Police Scotland said: “We can confirm that we have received a report of a non-recent sexual assault and the information is being assessed.”

The force said it could not release any more information on the matter at this time.

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One thousand UK workers to join first four-day week trial under Labour

One thousand workers in the UK will get extra time off with no loss of pay in the first official pilot by the four-day week campaign under the Labour government.

The British Society for Immunology and Crate Brewery are among the businesses to have joined the latest trial, which is being led by the 4 Day Week Campaign, as it launches on Monday.

The campaign will aim to present the findings from the latest pilot to the Labour government in the summer, as momentum builds for a shorter working week.

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Royal Mail bidder under pressure to cap price of stamps

The Czech billionaire bidding to buy Royal Mail is under pressure to cap stamp prices as Labour pushes for tougher concessions on the deal.

The Telegraph has learnt
that ministers want Daniel Křetínský, known as the “Czech sphinx”, to rule out further increases to first-class stamp prices as part of his £3.6bn takeover.

They are also pushing for commitments on how much the tycoon will invest in postal infrastructure across the UK amid concerns of crumbling depots.

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