More children dying before first birthday in poorest areas of Scotland – STV News

Amazon Gourock closure is branded ‘scandalous’ by MSP – Gourock Telegraph

SNP members offered two routes to independence – BBC News

Quarter of 101 police calls go unanswered as Scots ‘put in danger’ – Aberdeen Live

Bed blocking is crippling Scotland’s NHS – The Spectator

Sunak looks to ‘strengthen’ relationship with Sturgeon on Scotland trip – STV News

Letters to the press, 12/01/23: “If Nicola Sturgeon thinks her Health Secretary Humza Yousaf is doing a great job, I shudder to think what she considers failure. His record is abysmal. He is out of his depth, so much so that the First Minister did not allow him to speak at the briefing”