Audrey Nicoll’s Aberdeen South and North Kincardine seat had briefly been targeted by SNP colleague Stephen Flynn.

Two brothers have denied assaulting police officers in a disturbance at Manchester Airport. Footage of the fracas at the airport’s Terminal Two building on July 23 last year was widely shared online.

The Ben & Jerry’s and Magnum maker announced plans last year for a demerger of the ice cream arm as part of a major turnaround plan.

NHS boss Amanda Pritchard has admitted that “we’re not all brilliant performers at committee hearings” as she was asked about critical comments about her made by MPs.