Letters to the press, 20/05/22: When former principal teacher of social subjects Jenny Gilruth became transport minister in January she said it was an opportunity to “help Scotland become a world leader in achieving our goal to become net-zero by 2045″. I’m not sure if she was meaning carbon emissions or ScotRail journeys.”

Royal Navy aircraft carrier maintenance deal secures 300 jobs at Rosyth Dockyard – Daily Record

Letters to the press, 17/05/22: “The Scottish Government urgently needs to change its direction. The fact is that the political parties supporting the Union received far more votes than the independence supporting ones in the recent election. This was true also in 2014, with a huge turnout and in reality, this has not changed ever since”

Children living in Nicola ­Sturgeon’s constituency are poorest in the UK as investigation reveals poverty rate at 69 per cent – Daily Record

Number of cancelled ambulance calls rockets by 670 per cent in Scotland as patients make own way to hospital – Daily Record

Nicola Sturgeon admits it would be a ‘significant challenge’ to retrofit Scottish homes – Daily Record

Keir Starmer slams SNP over opposition to new nuclear power stations in Scotland – Daily Record

Nearly 20,000 teaching days lost to mental health absences across Dundee in three years – Daily Record

Stalker torment as one in three NHS staff ‘targeted by patients and colleagues’ – Daily Record

Suspected drug deaths in Dumfries and Galloway reach record levels – Daily Record