Nicola Sturgeon has ruled out any potential reconciliation with her predecessor Alex Salmond - saying she wants to spend the time she has left on earth with people she likes.
High finance costs continue to hit the commercial property market, with Savills the latest to feel the pain.
Neptune made pre-tax profits of around £1.1billion in the first six months of the year, almost identical to its takings in the same period last year.
The SNP's falling poll ratings is primarily down to First Minister Humza Yousaf, a top pollster has claimed.
The number of landlords behind on their mortgage payments has risen by almost a third over summer as spiralling interest rates cripple their finances.
The UK economy grew by 0.2% between April and June following a rebound from an extra Bank Holiday for the King's Coronation.
More than 50 authors have called on Edinburgh International Book Festival to cut ties with one of its sponsors over climate concerns.
Latest plans for the Aberdeen Market development have come in for criticism from some local residents.
The force said that "hard choices" had to be made to deliver policing with its current Scottish Government budget.