Nick was a hugely energetic, empathetic and engaging broadcaster His star rose quickly, shone brightly and - I felt sure - would light up our lives for decades to come I am so sorry we have lost this brilliant young man ❤️ bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotla…

Public inquiry into Emma Caldwell police failings bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotla…

Bernard is a superb political broadcaster, a wise and witty colleague and hugely entertaining company. He’s put in a helluva shift at STV and has earned a break but I expect his distinctive, essential voice will be in much demand for many years to come. news.stv.tv/scotland/goodb…

A few thoughts on Humza Yousaf ending the SNP’s power-sharing deal with the Greens bbc.com/news/articles/…

This is worth a listen, not least for the Nocturnal Vermin track ‘John Swinney (We Salute You)’ 🫡 😂 For politics geeks, when I talk about SNP/Green budget deals, I haven’t forgotten that in the early years they were actually with the Tories… bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

“There is going to be a general election in the second half of this year” - PM Rishi Sunak avoids directly answering Stephen Flynn MP question about the potential for a summer election 🗳️

Handy guide to taking part in #election24 - even if you are away on polling day… bbc.com/news/articles/…

Got absolutely soaked, but delighted to squeeze in at just under 4 hrs in the Edinburgh Marathon. Even more delighted to raise £2.5k for Glenn Campbell’s Brain Tumour Research efforts. EVEN more delighted with my chocolate medal (which has now gone) Now, time for pints 🍺

There's one week to go until the general election Use our postcode finder to discover what constituency you are in, who your candidates are, and which polling station you can vote at on 4 July ⬇️

All quiet on the Westminster waterfront … for now #election #election2024 #elections2024

This outcome means the SNP finish on just 9 seats - closer to their worst case than to their best case scenario. It also means that the Lib Dems finish in third place on seats in Scotland - with six MPs - one more than the Conservatives. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Scottish government says its “IT systems are functioning normally” It reports “minimal” impact on NHS services and says Scotrail “unaffected” Govt resilience room operating to assess potential impacts across Scotland bbc.com/news/articles/…

Tonight

My dog Ruadh’s modelling my referendum day tie. Can’t believe it’s ten years to the day since I bought it on my way to anchor the #indyref results. An inconsequential choice compared to the big vote I was covering 🗳️ but happily it matched the yes/no colours on the BBC set.