Independent and Green MSPs want a debate in the Scottish parliament over environmental action, following disappointing climate change news.

There are many important issues in public life right now, but for a large number of people in Scotland the future of football, the national game, is no small matter, says Simon Barrow. It is not just about sport, it is also about people, communities, hopes and dreams, culture and values. Put bluntly, who does (and who should) own a sport loved by hundreds of thousands? Whose interests are being served by the way it is presently being run?

An independent UK watchdog has recognised progress made by the Scottish Government in meeting climate change targets, but warns further challenges lie ahead.

A leading Scottish Catholic academic, commentator and Vatican adviser says the Cardinal O'Brien affair provides an opportunity for the Church to reform itself.