Neil Gray: “I won’t apologise for the fact that average sentences have increased. I think that is right that we have sentences…”

Violence against women is abhorrent, and we are working closely with partners, including Police Scotland, to tackle it.

Prisons will always be necessary for those who pose the highest risk.

But I don’t underestimate the challenge here in doing so.

The scenes in Glasgow today were totally unacceptable. This has been a deeply distressing day for members of the public in Glasgow.