Here are the business stories making the headlines across Scotland and the UK this morning.
Thousands of civil servants to strike ‘indefinitely’ over back-to-office demand
Thousands of civil servants are to strike “indefinitely” from this month following an order to return to the office for three days a week.
Nearly 4,000 staff at HM Land Registry, which is responsible for registering the ownership of property in England and Wales, will refuse to cover for colleagues or take on any extra work which they consider to be beyond their job description from Jan 21.
The backlash is over a demand to return to the office for three days, a requirement which has been described by the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union as “Victorian”.
Rolls-Royce to build bespoke cars for super-rich
Luxury carmaker Rolls-Royce will expand its Goodwood factory and global headquarters to meet the growing demand for bespoke models.
It will invest more than £300million so it can build more highly-customised versions of its cars for its super-rich clientele.
Although UK petrol and diesel car sales are due to be phased out by 2030, the boss of Rolls-Royce declined to say whether the firm would stop selling cars with combustion engines to clients abroad.
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Ryanair sues 'unruly' passenger over flight diversion
Ryanair is pursuing legal action against a passenger who allegedly caused a major disruption on a flight from Dublin to Lanzarote.
The airline is seeking £12,500 in damages to cover expenses incurred when the plane had to divert to Porto, Portugal.
On Wednesday, the airline announced it had filed proceedings against the passenger, whose behaviour on the flight last April was described as "inexcusable" and "completely unacceptable".
Edinburgh to introduce tourist tax for overnight stays
Hotels, short-term lets and campsites in Edinburgh will start charging a visitor levy on all overnight stays in May, in a phased introduction to the scheme.
The levy, the first mandatory city-wide scheme in the UK, will be payable on all stays from July next year that are booked from 1 May onwards.
The charge, described as a tourist tax, is expected to raise up to £50million a year to tackle the heavy impact of mass tourism on the city, by investing in new social housing, public parks, tourism facilities and arts and cultural events.
Scottish whisky finds its way into Golden Globes’ £1million goody bag
The Isle of Harris is known to many for its sandy beaches and Harris Tweed but this year’s Golden Globe Awards led to one of its distilleries becoming a household name among Hollywood’s elite.
Celebrities including Demi Moore and Adrien Brody left the 82nd annual ceremony with gift bags that included Isle of Harris Gin and its inaugural single malt whisky, The Hearach.
Inside “the ultimate gift bag”, which was curated by the luxury lifestyle magazine Robb Report and given only to 100 guests, were 28 luxury products and a choice of experiences worth up to $1million.
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Wall Street billionaire ousted over Epstein links in talks to back Telegraph takeover
A Wall Street billionaire who was brought down by his relationship with the paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein has become the latest wealthy figure to be linked with a takeover of The Telegraph.
Leon Black, who ran the $700billion (£566billion) investment giant Apollo until he was forced out in 2021, is reportedly in talks to back the bid spearheaded by Dovid Efune, the publisher of the New York Sun website.
The 73-year-old is in discussions to become “anchor investor” in the consortium bid, according to The Wall Street Journal, which said it was unclear how he would structure his contribution.
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