'What we are seeing playing out is...an internal power struggle between drug dealers, which is showing itself in a number of violent episodes.'
Transport secretary Mairi McAllan is currently delivering a statement on the renewed programme.
The cabinet secretary for transport Mairi McAllan is expected to deliver the ministerial statement to Holyrood.
Civil servants warned the transport secretary in 2018 that '2025 deadline would not be met' if it was privately financed.
Campaigner Laura Hansler says the government ‘knew they could never deliver and they refused at every turn to give the electorate the truth.’
Scottish Government figures show Highland Council has the worst school estate and curriculum for excellence performance in Scotland.
Cabinet papers show the earliest completion dates were 2032 for private finance and 2034 for traditional capital finance.
MSP Edward Mountain asked when there would be a statement with Geroge Adam conceding 'details' would emerge 'in the coming days.'
She says 'unfortunately, the UK government’s autumn statement delivered a worst-case scenario for Scotland.'
Ms Davies is currently chief officer of Argyll and Bute health and social care partnership will start work on April 1.
Leader Raymond Bremner says 'there are considerable opportunities to derive more income to support the overall work of Highland Council.'
The General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS) dismissed more than a dozen allegations as 'not proved'.
She say amid 'the challenge of the climate and nature emergency, the wellbeing economy approach is a great way to go.'
The parties separately underlined how Scotland was energy rich but fuel poor and demand action from the UK government
The Scottish Conservatives did the analysis and then lashed out at the 'appalling betrayal' due to the “pitiful, snail-paced progress'.
Chris Mather says it should be as good as 'Somerset House, a Saatchi Gallery, it is a Harry Potter all together wrapped up in one.'
He says 'the promised autumn update on a new timescale has been missed – as if we’re not already used enough to missed SNP A9 deadlines.'
She says 'if there are not enough jobs, not enough houses, unreliable transport and public services in these communities, people will not stay.'
One whistle-blower says 'I was feeling so fragile that I actually did not want to live any more.'
The SNP MP says the ‘Tories must not leave families in the cold this winter.’