While the monarchy may divide opinion, what happens when our monarch dies?

Skiers have faced six-mile tailbacks as they flocked to the slopes to take advantage of the snowy conditions.

A weather warning has been extended across much of Scotland following the coldest night in the UK for nearly 2 years.

The likelihood that steady and significant recasting of the Rangers squad over the January window will continue in the same vein over the remaining weeks of the month was hinted at by Graeme Murty this week. After recruiting four senior loan signings, though, the Ibrox manager hinted activity could be stepped up in shedding players.

Craig Levein likes derby matches. He thrives on the intensity and the fact that stakes are high and that attitude as well as ability tends to settle the score. It may also have something to do with the fact that as a player and a manager he has rarely had to settle for second best in the capital derby.

Fortitude isn’t a characteristic that would be readily associated with Rangers this season. It is a hallmark of Russell Martin.