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

Lingerie firm Victoria’s Secret confirms it will open in Aberdeen’s Union Square later this year

Lingerie retailer Victoria’s Secret has confirmed it is coming to Aberdeen with the new store set to open in Union Square later this year.

Victoria’s Secret is set to move into the former Superdry unit, which closed in February.

A planning application previously submitted to Aberdeen City Council revealed that the new tenants intend to give the unit a £500,000 makeover.

Read more in the P&J. 

Two more in court on Trump golf course damage charges

Two people have appeared in court charged with maliciously damaging US President Donald Trump's Turnberry golf course.

Ricky Southall, 33, from Wakefield, and Umza Bashir, 55, from Leeds, were charged with malicious mischief when they appeared in private at Ayr Sheriff Court on Monday.

Police were called to the Ayrshire course on 8 March after red paint was sprayed on a building and damage was caused to the greens.

Fire hit Ashvale chipper in Bridge of Don will NOT reopen

The site of a Bridge of Don chipper that has been closed since a fire broke out last year has been put up for rent.

The inside of the Ashvale on Jesmond Drive was damaged in the blaze that took place on July 8, 2024.

And it has meant that loyal fans of the North-east chain have had to find alternatives, as the takeaway and restaurant has been shut ever since.

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Stop reading texts in meetings, JP Morgan boss tells staff

The chief executive of JP Morgan has ordered staff to stop reading texts and emails in meetings, branding it “disrespectful”.

In his annual letter to shareholders, Jamie Dimon urged employees to “make meetings count” and said he always gives discussions “100% of my attention”.

“I see people in meetings all the time who are getting notifications and personal texts or who are reading emails. This has to stop. It’s disrespectful. It wastes time,” he wrote.

Read more in The Times. 

I’m penniless now, says fraudster who duped savers out of £13m

A fraudster who made more than £13million from his life of crime has told a court that he is now homeless and has no money to buy food.

Alistair Greig, 71, masterminded one of the biggest frauds in Scottish history by tricking many of his 165 victims out of their life savings.

He carried out the multimillion-pound Ponzi scheme by convincing people to place their savings in “guaranteed” high-interest accounts, which he instead used to fund a lavish lifestyle.

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