Nicola Sturgeon need only say one sentence to ruin Jacob Rees-Mogg’s hopes for a no-deal Brexit, writes Brian Wilson.

Some of Scotland’s finest beaches are being polluted by sewage bacteria sticking to the surface of tiny plastic beads.

We may be working longer, but most of us are counting down to retirement. But planning for the golden years is crucial.

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Runaway schoolgirl Shamima Begum fears her unborn baby will be taken away from her as her family pleaded for the teenager to be allowed back to the UK “as a matter of urgency”.

The fund-raising for a statue of Jim McLean continues apace. The sum accrued to date includes a contribution from the new American owners of Dundee United. It’s a gesture that seems designed to show they care deeply about the club’s history, which is also mapped out on newly mounted boards in the corridor at the top of the stairs of the Jerry Kerr main stand.

Stephen Gerrard criticises plastic pitches; Hibs chief executive insists she never considered stepping down and Craig Levein has urged Steven Naismith not to jeopardise his dream of representing Scotland plus more in Saturday’s Rumour Mill.

Kevin Duncan, who is attached to Cruden Bay, added to a brilliant spell for Scottish golf by carding a second successive eight-under-par 63 to claim a four-shot win in the Open Palmeraie, an event on the third-tier ProGolf Tour in Morocco.