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Historic Environment Scotland has lurched from one crisis to the next for years, and these latest developments make it impossible to dismiss the problems as isolated incidents.

Nobody in Scotland voted for international development to be downgraded or for Britain to turn its back on the world’s poorest and most climate-vulnerable communities.

The Labour Party made a key error in cutting international aid and it seems Andy Burnham is intent to double down on it.

We’ve got different approaches to business in place in Scotland, so there will be quite a large number of premises that are already exempt from business rates because of the small business bonus scheme.

The fire service had repeatedly advised that sufficient ground support was available.

There has been no veto.

I am looking to have a full review of our wildfire strategy.

What we need is a commitment from the BBC to secure this production opportunity.

Now that they are deciding what the next regeneration of Doctor Who will look like, there could not be a better time for Glasgow to make our case to be the new home of the Doctor.

The BBC has been under pressure to show commitment to Glasgow and Scotland, after controversial changes including recent redundancies in journalism and the loss of River City.

A diagnosis is just one part of someone's experience. What matters most is that people get the right support at the right time.

My thoughts are with those who have been affected by the terrible wildfires in the Cairngorms and I pay tribute to the brave emergency services personnel who have been working tirelessly to tackle the blaze.

The last 12 days have been extremely challenging for the teams on the ground tackling the wildfire and for those who live and have livelihoods in the area.

I would obviously ask people in the region to follow all of the advice that is available and to respect the exclusion zone that’s been put in place.

Huge thanks to An Garda Síochána for their quick, decisive action in Co. Monaghan.

Nie pytajcie dzisiaj o partię, nie pytajcie o klub, bo nie dyskutowaliśmy o tym – powiedział.

Do not ask today about the party, do not ask about the club, because we have not discussed it – he said.

Nie odpowiadamy nienawiścią na nienawiść, nie odpowiadamy na większość zaczepek, tych bzdur, kłamstw, które się wylewają z różnych ekranów telewizora – powiedział.

We do not respond to hatred with hatred, we do not respond to most provocations, those nonsense, lies that pour out from various television screens – he said.

Nie możemy jednak zgodzić się na to, aby poprzez ultimata czy szantaż strategia jeszcze niedawno uzgodniona wylądowała w koszu – powiedział.

We cannot agree to let the strategy recently agreed upon end up in the trash due to ultimatums or blackmail – he said.