The hearing comes amid ongoing scrutiny over messages exchanged by ministers and officials during the pandemic.

An early version of one of the Bard’s most famous songs has been unearthed in Edinburgh and released to coincide with his birthday this week.

Services on Wednesday morning have also been cancelled due to the expectation of extreme weather.

Calum Mitchell, from Dunfermline, received a kidney from Ian Cameron when it turned out his friend was a 100% match.

Dr Donald Macaskill, chief executive of Scottish Care, said he had ‘absolutely no doubt’ that deaths could have been avoided.

Katie Allan, 21, and William Lindsay, 16, were found dead in their cells in separate incidents at Polmont Young Offenders Institution in 2018.

Katie Allan, 21, and William Lindsay, 16, were found dead in their cells in separate incidents at Polmont young offenders institution in 2018.

A team from Heriot-Watt University have developed materials that can use wastewater from distilleries to produce green hydrogen.

She was the world’s first mammal cloned from an adult cell.

A Met Office weather warning for wind will remain in place until 3pm on Thursday

Round-leaved bryum was found at a reservoir near Edinburgh, and experts now plan to introduce it to other areas.

Kaltouma Haroun Ibrahim, who lives in Glasgow, has already lost three children to the consequences of conflict in the North African country.

Three people are on trial for the murder of the teenager whose body was found in the river Leven, Dunbartonshire, in August 1996.

Trees for Life stepped in to save dozens of pines throughout Glen Loyne in the Highlands.

She raised £436,000 for the NHS, the Highland Hospice and the RNLI after scaling the height of the 731-metre Suilven on her stairs at home.

Scottish ministers signed an order in September giving permission for him to be transferred to America to face charges.

Caroline Glachan’s body was found in the river Leven in August 1996.

The late international rugby player set up the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation following his diagnosis in 2016.

Conservative Party deputy chairman Lee Anderson suggested asylum seekers should be sent to the Orkney Islands while their applications are processed.

Liam Gallagher, Gerry Cinnamon and Calvin Harris have all been booked to play the Glasgow festival next year.