As President Trump’s state visit ends, no word on a deal to reduce whisky tariffs - and it was “no comment” from the US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick when I asked him about it on the way out of the press conference

I understand that the PM *did* raise whisky tariffs with the President in person today, and UK & US officials will meet next week to discuss the matter

Jamie Hepburn has resigned as Parliament Business Minister after his row with former Scottish Conservative Leader Douglas Ross

Scottish Government Minister Jamie Hepburn has resigned following an altercation with former Conservative leader Douglas Ross. Colin Mackay has the story. i.stv.tv/3VqAlCL

First Minister John Swinney is at a gathering of diplomats and politicians outside the Palestinian mission in West London - shouts of “stop arming Israel” as UK Government message condemning Hamas is read out

New: The UK government’s medicines regulator has strongly rejected Trump’s claims about paracetamol and autism and warned that following his advice could harm unborn babies “There is no evidence that taking paracetamol during pregnancy causes autism in children,” the MHRA says

The seagulls must be better behaved in Bournemouth than in Scotland… Watch ScotlandTonight for my report from #libdemconf & full coverage of Ed Davey’s speech

Thalidomide had its license withdrawn in the UK three years before Nigel Farage was born It led to improvements in the medical licensing regime across the West that mean official advice on medications (including to take paracetamol in pregnancy) is much safer & more reliable

NEW: Keir Starmer rules out any changes to inheritance tax hike for farmers, despite admitting figures are heavily disputed

My interview with Keir Starmer coming up on the STV News at 6…

EXCL: Keir Starmer will warn Labour is in a “fight for the soul of the nation” and that history will not forgive his govt if it fails to confront and defeat Reform. PM to tell disgruntled party members now is “not the time for introspection” and infighting, in remarks likely to

At this rate, there’s no way Hearts are going to split the Old Firm

What unites them (other than the target of their protest) - a mobile phone at the end of selfie stick, of course

'SNP, Reform and the Tories want Britain to fail', says Starmer during conference speech Paris Gourtsoyannis reports: i.stv.tv/3KtXnX5

A High Court judge has ruled that a company linked to Tory peer Baroness Michelle Mone must repay nearly £122m to the Government after breaching a contract to supply surgical gowns during the Covid pandemic. i.stv.tv/3WjyOic

In both Britain and France, you're seeing the agonies of electoral systems ill-suited to political fragmentation and changing voter behaviour. In Germany, for all the grumbling and the pearl-clutching over the Brandmauer, we're not there yet.

Here’s a prediction: there’s going to be a flood of (perfectly valid, under current rules) applications for British citizenship ahead of the next election Whether the goalposts move, or the HM Passport Office can cope, is an open question

A Scottish activist who was detained by Israeli forces is 'safe' and set to be reunited with his family. news.stv.tv/west-central/s…

'Scottish Tories have been written off but we'll beat expectations'. news.stv.tv/politics/scott…

Did Kemi Badenoch Conservative party conference speech do enough to silence her critics?  Paris Gourtsoyannis reports. i.stv.tv/3IPlBL6