The SNP leader believes Scotland could be independent by the end of 2030 – and wants to run in the 2031 elections to be the country’s leader.

House price growth is proving strongest in parts of the market less exposed to higher borrowing costs, Rightmove said.

The widow of a rugby star who died from motor neurone disease is “incredibly grateful” to people who recently raised more than £2 million to find better treatments for the degenerative condition.

The research found more than half of constituencies have at least two parties within five points of each other.