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Were our World Cup woes really Steve Clarke's fault?
Scotland's head coach resigned after another group stage exit.

28/06/2026—Best of the Week
The best bits from the past seven days of the BBC's Scottish news podcast.

‘It’s a wild west’ - Rise of the online sperm donors
And former MP Hannah Bardell on her IVF experience.

Politics Show: Could Sarwar be next to go?
Political analysis with David Wallace Lockhart, Lynsey Bews and Paul O'Kane.

Andy Burnham (in his own words) on indyref2
And what the Makerfield MP wrote in his 2024 book ‘Head North’.

Does anyone know why Peter Murrell did it?
Ex-SNP chief exec sentenced to five years for embezzlement.

Starmer’s off – but can Burnham save Scottish Labour?
And the new campaign to end the party’s ties to UK Labour.

By-election bonanza – results reaction
Labour’s Andy Burnham has won the Makerfield by-election.

Ivan McKee: I'm not the ‘Minister for Cuts’
Public Sector Reform Secretary on savings, services and tax cuts.

Politics Show: Big by-elections preview pub quiz
Political analysis with Natalie Higgins, Lynsey Bews and Justin Bowie.