'They might...think they are here due to their sparkling personality and immense intellect...they are here because Scottish Conservative voters voted for them.' @RussellFindlay1 says @jamiegreeneUK @GrahamSMSP and @JeremyRBalfour should quit as MSPs after leaving @ScotTories

Bloomberg reporting US may ease tariffs on Scotch whisky

WATCH: 'Yes they talked about googly eyes on takeaway boxes'. Agriculture Minister Jim Fairlie says suggestions based on science were made at a recent 'seagull summit'. He accuses the Scottish Conservatives of not taking the issue seriously

WATCH: Tory MSP says people at 'seagull summit' were told to 'walk around waving their arms' to deter the birds. @Douglas4Moray says another suggestion was to 'draw eyes' on takeaway boxes, because gulls don't like being stared at. He demonstrates both actions.

NEW: SNP MSP says she's 'cross' a Seagull Summit is taking place today. Scottish Government is providing £100,000 to help councils tackle 'disruptive urban gull populations'. But Christine Grahame says there's 'so many more important things to talk about'

Hundreds turned out at Holyrood today, to push politicians to do more on climate change. @sccscot call it the biggest climate lobby event in Scotland. First Minister @JohnSwinney told us he's listening, and appreciates the government needs to do more

NEW: Police Scotland say they have not received any complaint over Douglas Ross’s claims against Jamie Hepburn

NEW: First Minister says he is 'considering these issues' after Douglas Ross claimed he was 'physically assaulted and verbally abused' by minister Jamie Hepburn. @Douglas4Moray alleges the incident took place after a debate on seagulls

EXC: Violent incidents reported in Dumfries & Galloway schools up by 450% in 2024/25 compared to 2019/20. On tonight's @ITVBorderRB we hear from teachers and unions about how staff are being 'bitten' - with some resorting to wearing protective gloves https://t.co/tpQZkO849A

Read more on the sacking of Ian Murray as part of Keir Starmer's reshuffle:

NEW: ''I'm a bit surprised Ian Murray has been sacked. I don't think he deserved that' John Swinney tells @TempletonKnight he'll work constructively with new Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander. But he suggests Ian Murray lost his job due to mistakes made by Keir Starmer

'You won't find me having a go at Anas Sarwar' New Reform MSP Graham Simpson, who defected from Tories, promises not to target Scottish Labour leader in election campaign. Reform UK previously ran an advert attacking Sarwar, which was denounced as 'blatantly racist'

NEW: First Minister John Swinney 'recommits' to the Scottish Government's target that, by March 2026, no one should wait more than 52 weeks for NHS treatment. Yesterday the Health Secretary appeared to downgrade the pledge, calling it an 'aspiration'

Here's what Finance Secretary Shona Robison said when announcing the March 2026 promise in last December's budget

NEW: Health secretary Neil Gray appears to downgrade Scottish Government promise that by March 2026 no one will have to wait more than a year for NHS treatment. He says March 2026 waiting times target is an 'aspiration'

NEW: A stark warning from Scotland's first Patient Safety Commissioner. Karen Titchener tells @KieranPAndrews the NHS is 'understaffed' and 'in bed crisis'. She says A&E and waiting times are 'imploding'. Full story: https://t.co/IpuvOGmKey

New Scottish Greens co-leader @Ross_Greer says he finds it 'very hard to imagine' his party doing a deal with Scottish Labour after #Holyrood2026. He accuses them of 'aping the latest Nigel Farage press release', but says there could be cooperation at 'local level'

South Scotland MSP Colin Smyth charged with possession of indecent images. https://t.co/KVxcGhi0t0

Police Scotland spox: “On Tuesday 5 August...officers executed a warrant at a property on Marchfield Avenue, Dumfries. A 52-year-old man was arrested and charged in connection with possession of indecent images. He is due to appear at Dumfries Sheriff Court at a later date.”

EXC: Labour MSP Colin Smyth has been suspended by the party Breaking news story which we’ll update as more information comes to light