Tory leader Russell Findlay said the First Minister is happy to give his opinion on a range of issues, ‘but not on the North Sea’.

Charles said farewell to the Caribbean nation after a whirlwind visit, celebrating the nation’s people, culture and ties with the UK, described by Buckingham Palace as a “strong diplomatic success”.

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The inquiry, before Lord Brailsford, heard evidence from former SQA chief executive Fiona Robertson on Thursday.

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John-Jo Lynch, 24, is accused of the attempted murder of a man who was shot as he sat inside a taxi in February 2025.

The Chancellor said Cabinet colleagues would have to exert more ‘fiscal discipline’ going into next year’s spending review.

We want to get the welfare bill down as quickly as possible, and we’re working flat out to that end,’ Andy Burnham said.

The First Minister said she and deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly had been due to meet leaders in Glasgow on Friday.

Spending on welfare is forecast to increase by nearly £100 billion between the middle of this decade and the early 2030s.