Topical and talking points

Gary Robertson brings you all the main issues from the world of politics and beyond.

A special programme to mark the opening of the seventh session of the Scottish Parliament.

Political analysis with David Wallace Lockhart, Lynsey Bews and Paul O'Kane.

Questions from party leaders to John Swinney, the first minister, on Thursday 25 June.

A paper trail of lies conceals the spending by a top political operator on luxury goods.

The story of Nicholas Rossi, the US fugitive who came to the UK with a new identity.

Can viral travel trends go hand in hand with responsible tourism?

Police race to find two missing teenagers who are struggling with their mental health.

Noor Nanji speaks to women who allege sexual misconduct by their former on-screen husbands

How AI slop is shaping what we see, what we believe and who we can trust.

A single mum from Scotland embarks on a whirlwind romance with a Ghanaian preacher.

Disclosure investigates financial allegations against a private care home operator.

Rahil Sheikh meets families and businesses feeling the economic impact of the Iran War.

In 1990, two men photographed an unidentified object above the Scottish Highlands.

What’s driving the drop in birth rates and should we be worried?

Faslane is home to the UK’s nuclear‑armed submarines, but why are they based in Scotland?

40 years since the Chernobyl disaster, a chance to see Michael Buchanan's 1996 report

In 1970, the Soviet Union begins construction of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.

Two years ago, XL bully dogs were banned. But attacks are still happening.

An investigation into the impact of the continuing cost-of-living crisis on everyday life.

How grieving parents forced the government to ban handguns after the Dunblane shooting.

Reporter Mark Daly investigates the beer company’s marketing and financial hype.

Richard Bilton investigates the rise of the robots and what it could mean for all of us.

Will assisted dying ever happen in the UK, and how would it work if it did?