Good morning readers.

Welcome to a brand new week. Here is your Monday morning news update.

These are the top 5 headlines from The Scotsman.

• Politics: Douglas Ross says it is 'absurd' for Nicola Sturgeon to claim resignation wasn't linked to probe
• Scotland: Here are the 21 populated islands in Scotland where fewest people live
• Columnists: Labour attack on Sunak displays worrying lack of judgement
• Football: Four things we learnt from Scotland's win over Australia - including Sam Kerr times two
• Travel: The worst airlines for flight delays revealed

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Graham Falk