Here are the business stories making the headlines across Scotland and the UK this morning.
Former council co-leader quits SNP as bus gate fiasco among 'a lot of mistakes'
Bus gate rebel – and former council co-leader – Alex Nicoll has quit the SNP he used to run in Aberdeen while earnestly sticking the boot into the man who replaced him.
Mr Nicoll has “lost confidence” in current SNP council co-leader Christian Allard after the crunch vote earlier this month, which cemented city centre traffic bans.
The once-leader was suspended by his SNP group only hours after he broke rank and refused to vote to make the Aberdeen city centre bus gates permanent.
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Police issue warning as ticket scams surge in Scotland
More than 300 people in Scotland reported being the victims of online ticket scams for major events in the first nine months of the year, according to new figures from Police Scotland.
They said almost two-thirds of reported incidents related to Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour concerts at Edinburgh's Murrayfield Stadium in June.
The Police Scotland report showed women between 18 and 24 were most at risk from this type of fraud.
Aberdeen boss hails mental strength of his squad following Rangers victory
Aberdeen manager Jimmy Thelin hailed his side’s character as they dug deep to beat Rangers 2-1 at Pittodrie.
The Dons remain level with leaders Celtic at the top of the Scottish Premiership following their win against the Gers and the gap between Thelin’s side and the third-placed Light Blues is now nine points.
A delighted Thelin said: “We find a way and I am so happy with the character of the team.
Read the full story in the P&J.
Russian court fines Google more than world’s GDP
Russia has demanded Google pay a fine worth more than the world’s GDP for blocking pro-Kremlin media outlets.
Judges in Moscow are seeking around $20decillion from the technology giant, many times the estimated $100-trillion size of the global economy. If written out in full, the fine would be 20 followed by 33 zeros.
The penalty, which far eclipses Google’s own $2-trillion market value, comes after the US technology business barred pro-Moscow propaganda channel Tsargrad TV, which is owned by oligarch Konstantin Malofeev, from YouTube four years ago.