PLUS: Noel Edmonds is back. The "metaphor hammer" of Danny Boyle's new killer virus movie. And the world's worst big football tournament, live!
PLUS: Why is Reform doing well in Scotland? Tributes to Deacon Blue's "lynchpin". And it's fixtures day for Scottish football's top flight
PLUS: Royal Highland Show opens in Edinburgh amid farmers' concerns | Nursing watchdog's "serious" failings | Tough ties for Scottish clubs in Europe
PLUS: Lots of reaction to a day of future-gazing at Scotland 2050 | SNP has cost Glasgow billions, says minister | A huge EuroMillions winner
PLUS: Trump leaves G7 as Middle East hostilities escalate... and the railway workers who built secret homes in stations
Columnists divided on Israel's attack. PLUS: Swinney plans two speeches to quell SNP disquiet | Golf and F1 offer weekend sporting thrills and spills
PLUS: Can we trust Boeing again? Scotland's best restaurants, listed. And all your TV, movie and sporting picks for the weekend
Military leaders and top scientists among dead | PLUS: what caused the Indian plane disaster? How to fix "broken" Britain. And smart tyres.
PLUS: Commentators have little love for the spending review, the music world remembers Brian Wilson, and Trump is jeered at the opera
But cuts also lurk in Rachel Reeves' Spending Review - all is explained. PLUS: why we're all hoarding cash, and a difficult night for England's footballers
PLUS: Health chiefs warn over Scotland's "deteriorating" health | What's Trump doing in LA? | Scotland striker bags hat-trick
PLUS: Unrest in LA overnight, Scottish bus drivers go on strike, and an instant classic of a tennis final