"A beautifully written book of traces and absences." Many thanks to Stuart Kelly and Scotland on Sunday for this thoughtful review of Upon A White Horse.

Does Holyrood have enough time to get through all its work before the next election? I've been speaking to MSPs who are worried bills will be dropped or rushed through as time starts to run out. The Scotsman 👇 scotsman.com/news/politics/…

After a fairly sobering briefing on the state of the polls for Labour members at conference, Prof Sir John Curtice is asked if there is any glimmer of hope for Sir Keir Starmer’s party

New: Andy Burnham climbdown complete. Endorses Starmer to stay as PM. Asked by Max Kendix if Starmer is best person for the job, Burnham replies: “Yes”

🔴 BREAKING: New Scottish Government guidance says schools must have separate toilets for boys and girls, via Catriona Stewart trib.al/CQOjb5k

'It was magical' - Angus boy, 12, breaks new record climbing Old Man of Hoy trib.al/rNk21Rs

Exclusive: Scottish Labour promises "big infrastructure projects" if it wins next year's Holyrood election. Anas Sarwar said his party would set out plans for "every region of Scotland" ahead of voters going to the polls. scotsman.com/news/politics/…

SNP's rent controls approved as empty and second homes poised for council tax hikes trib.al/Eu13U8h

🔴 Exclusive: Tilly Norwood: Scottish actor Briony Monroe claims her image was used in creation of Hollywood AI star trib.al/iNS3mdR

PPE Medpro: Firm linked to Tory peer Michelle Mone ordered to repay almost £122m to UK government scotsman.com/news/politics/…

The Scottish Government has issued new guidance to staff which bans trans women from using female toilets. It has also written to health boards, and NHS Fife has updated its policy on single-sex spaces for staff. The Scotsman 👇 scotsman.com/news/politics/…

Edinburgh heritage body claims Elsie Inglis statue on Royal Mile should be 'more feminine' Story by Martyn McLaughlin scotsman.com/news/scottish-…

MSPs from all parties are being accused of treating disabled people as an "afterthought". This comes after Jeremy Balfour MSP withdrew his disability commissioner bill from Holyrood. The Scotsman 👇 scotsman.com/news/politics/…

Breaking - The SNP is set to release more prisoners early as the inmate population reaches critical levels. The Scotsman 👇 scotsman.com/news/politics/…

A flare thrown out of a helicopter during a training exercise has been linked to one of Scotland's largest wildfires. Exclusive The Scotsman scotsman.com/hays-way/smoke…

🎧 🌹 The latest episode of The Steamie features a full debrief on the UK Labour conference, with analysis from: Andrew Quinn David Bol Rachel Amery Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0hBrLP… Apple: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/so-…