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We spoke to economist and director of the Fraser of Allander Institute at the University of Strathclyde, Mairi Spowage, and asked her what impact will the increase of interest rates have on inflation.

In Scotland, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has issued what she has called “strong guidance”  to counter the threat of the Omicron variant. 

We spoke to Scotland’s National Clinical Director, Professor Jason Leitch.

There has been some good news for Scottish beavers, who have been culled in record numbers in recent years. 

Scotland’s First Minister has urged people to make an “extra effort” to take lateral flow tests before they socialise or even go shopping in crowded places during the festive period.

So how much has actually been achieved in the fortnight of COP26 negotiations and announcements? Our climate reporter Simon Roach has this analysis.

Boris Johnson has hailed what he called the “game changing” agreement at the end of the COP26 climate summit, saying humanity was now heading in the right direction. 

We are joined by climate scientist Prof Saleemul Huq, at his 26th Cop conference as adviser to the group of Least Developed Countries, the 46 countries who are most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. And we are also joined by Jennifer Morgan, executive director of Greenpeace.

Here are some of the details of what areas of dispute seem to have been resolved, and what is still up in the air, as negotiations in Glasgow at COP26 near their end.

“The world is willing us on to be bold, we will succeed or fail as one.”

Glasgow might have thrown open its doors to the rest of the world here at COP26, but in reality the sheer struggle with visas, vaccinations and intercontinental travel have stopped some people getting here at all.

We spoke to the former President of Ireland, Mary Robinson. She is now chair of The Elders, a group of world leaders working for human rights, peace and the transition to a low-carbon future.

Former US President Barack Obama took to the COP stage to declare that the US is ready to lead the world again in fighting climate change, after helping to navigate the Paris agreement in 2015

We were joined by two climate activists, Joycelyn Longdon who founded the group Climate in Colour, and Xiomara Acevedo from Colombia.

At COP26 in Glasgow, it’s officially Youth Day, but you didn’t need to be inside the conference walls to see that.