Former SNP official backed by Humza Yousaf quits party to join Labour – Daily Record

Labour accuses SNP of ‘failing’ businesses in Scotland by ‘choking’ opportunities – Daily Record

Over 9,000 Inverclyde residents are on NHS waiting lists – Greenock Telegraph

Alarming new report reveals huge rise in drug-related hospital admissions in Lanarkshire – Daily Record

Jenny Gilruth would like a gold star, please – Holyrood Magazine

NHS Ayrshire and Arran pays £100m for delayed discharge – Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald

Scottish classrooms ‘becoming like pressure cookers’ – TES Magazine

Michael Matheson faces fresh calls to quit as NHS in Scotland continues to struggle – Daily Record

Nicola Sturgeon accused of ‘hijacking devolution’ as she ‘pretended to be PM of independent country’ – GB News

First minister urged to sack leadership of NHS board amid ‘corporate homicide probe’ – Sky News