Pretty furious response from BMA Scotland to the Scottish Government’s plans to create an extra 100k appointments. They expected more investment in practices.

Handover of the Glen Rosa ferry from the Ferguson Marine yard in Port Glasgow has been pushed back to spring next year. Cost has also risen to £185m.

His opponents call him the invisible man for dodging hustings and our TV debate. But we tracked down the Labour candidate in the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election to ask if he was running scared.

The ‘invisible man’, the racism row and looking for hints about the Holyrood election. Out on the campaign trail in Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse. news.stv.tv/politics/bunti…

And we’re off. The polls are closed and the count can begin for the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election.

Counting is under way in the crucial Hamilton by-election, with a result expected in the early hours of Friday morning. i.stv.tv/4kLsRVq

27155 votes have been cast in this by-election. That amounts to 44.2%, a higher turnout than many had predicted.

“Too close to call” is always a favourite at by-election counts. And tonight is no different. Heard it from Labour and the SNP repeatedly.

We’re at the adjudication of doubtful ballots stage now.

The Labour candidate Davy Russell has arrived. That’s all the candidates here now. Asked him how he was feeling: “Fine.” Asked if he was going to win: “Hopefully.”

Declaration is now imminent.

Thumbs up from the Labour leader and candidate after victory declared.

Hamilton is no stranger to big by-election results. Labour has written the latest chapter with a shock win to take the Holyrood seat from the SNP. news.stv.tv/politics/labou…

“Where’s Davy?”, they asked during the campaign. They know now. He’s on his way to Holyrood. The invisible man has stepped into the limelight. news.stv.tv/politics/scott…

Uk Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch tells party’s Scottish conference Labour must scrap windfall tax on oil and gas firms and end ban on new drilling licenses.

We’ve been speaking to three families in Fife left devastated after the care their terminally ill loved ones received from the NHS fell well short of the standards expected. news.stv.tv/north/scotland…

On #scotnight at 8:30pm... 🔷Ewan Petrie speaks to three families in Fife who have been left devastated after the care their terminally ill loved ones received from the NHS fell well short of the standards expected 🔷 Catriona Stewart & Assa Samaké-Roman @assasr.bsky.social reflect on this week's big stories

It takes a lot of courage to speak out on such a difficult subject. These families feel traumatised by how their loved ones were treated in hospital. Now they’re fighting for answers and a change to how complaints are handled. youtu.be/GFS769uYKjU

I'm late to this, but David Clegg on the growth of the culture of secrecy in Scottish public life is well worth a read. thecourier.co.uk/fp/opinion/527…