Science minister Lord Vallance, who rose to public prominence during the COVID pandemic, made his comments as drugs firms U-turn on planned UK investments.
A sheriff on Friday issued a warrant for the removal of the so-called Kingdom of Kubala, which has been camped near Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders for the past few weeks.
The parliamentary standards commissioner is investigating James McMurdock, who was elected as a Reform MP last year but suspended himself after allegations emerged over loans he claimed during the pandemic.
Hillsborough Law has finally been introduced to parliament, to the delight of campaigners who lost family members due to the tragedy in 1989. Here is all you need to know about the bill.
The 2004 murder of Alistair Wilson, 30, in the Scottish Highlands remains unsolved. A new team of Crown Office prosecutors and Police Scotland officers are working on the reinvestigation.
It would appear that pleas for aid, such as a COVID-style furlough scheme to preserve jobs, are not being considered at this stage of the crisis facing JLR and its supply chain.