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Downing Street drama, Hearts and Dr Gavin Francis—Best of the Week
The best bits from the past seven days of the BBC's Scottish news podcast.

Mental health doc: Anxiety keeps us safe
Author and GP Dr Gavin Francis on whether our unhappiness is over-medicated.

Politics Show: Streeting's letter, Q Manivannan and ‘Swinney-ism’
Political analysis with Natalie Higgins and David Wallace Lockhart.

How data-driven Hearts breached the Old Firm
Has Tony Bloom’s investment helped club’s title tilt?

Can Rayner, Streeting or Burnham win Scots back?
And the Downing Street heckler.

How long have Starmer and Sarwar got?
PM says he will prove doubters wrong amid calls to quit.

Where it went wrong for Anas Sarwar
Scottish Labour suffered its worst ever Holyrood election result.

Pubs, vapes and knife crime—Best of the Week
The best bits from the past seven days of the BBC's Scottish news podcast.

Swinney reaches out - but gives Reform cold shoulder
And Martin reflects on hosting a marathon Scottish election results show.

How the SNP won the Scottish election
What the results mean for Labour, Sarwar and independence.