Joshua King Head of Digital Engagement & Development

Good morning Voornaam,

Our reporters have been investigating the news agenda at home and abroad. World Editor Jane Bradley brings you the latest from Israel and Gaza while Martyn McLaughlin reports on a dramatic rise in Scottish house prices. Elsewhere, we've got analysis on Sir Keir Starmer's speech to the Labour Party Conference - is he the Prime Minister-in-waiting? - and the latest part of Alexander McCall Smith's Scotland Street series.

Five stories to start the day

- Joe Biden condemns Hamas for 'unadulterated evil' in attack on Israel

- House prices soar by over a quarter since start of pandemic

- Fraser Brown: Where Scotland went wrong, issue beneath main squad, and no ceiling

- Scots scientists explore gene-editing of chicken DNA to limit spread of bird flu

- Horror films aren't purely for Halloween - Gaby Soutar

Best wishes,

Josh