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.

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

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