Joshua King Head of Digital Engagement & Development

Good morning Voornaam,

A happy Monday to you all, I hope you've had a fabulous weekend whether you spent it with the new Taylor Swift album (as was the case with a lot of Scotsman staff), enjoying the slightly better weather or at Hampden for the football. This week we'll be looking at the continuing fallout from the scrapping of the government's climate targets, and what it means for the Bute House Agreement.

Five stories to start the day

- McAllan admits ‘taking cars off road tomorrow’ would have kept climate target intact

- Scotland News Live: Scottish councils facing 'unprecedented pressures' caused by UK asylum policy | cost of living crisis impacting sports participation

- Holyrood committee backs 'necessary' abortion buffer zones bill at stage one

- How India's politicians are using AI to reach voters in the world’s most populous country

- Rangers enigma emerges as unlikely hero as 'serial loser' starts things off to pile more woe on Hearts

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Have a brilliant day.

Josh