Friday will be the first time the Bill has been debated and voted on in its entirety since last year’s historic yes vote.

Jon Waring, 57, has already handed in his notice at Devon and Cornwall Police where he has worked as a radio operator for 16 years.

Concerns had been raised the cash from fines on water companies would not be ringfenced for schemes such as river restoration.

Five beaver kits have been born in Cairngorms National Park for the second year in a row – after a 400-year hiatus. The kits have been captured on camera at two separate sites in the park, in the ...