The taxpayer spent £52.8 million on the transition between parliaments, including around £13 million on redundancy payments.

Pop producers Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman have received a blue plaque outside the “magical building” affectionately known as “The Hit Factory” where they created countless pop anthems.

The bodies of Mark Gordon, 36, and his six-year-old daughter Hope were found in West Calder on Monday afternoon.

Sir Stephen Powis has urged people to engage with the national conversation about the future of the health service.