Good morning Voornaam It's definitely starting to feel like summer now. Enjoy the warmth and get the coffee brewing as we talk you through the biggest news from across Scotland. Kicking off with our top story today - Half of Scots believe Hate Crime legislation should be repealed, poll shows. A poll by Savanta for The Scotsman found that only 36% thought the Hate Crime Act should remain law. The new poll found men (56 per cent) were more likely to believe the Hate Crime Act should be repealed than women (43 per cent). Those aged 55 or over were also substantially more likely (62 per cent) to think the Act should be repealed than those aged 16 to 34 (34 per cent). In other news, demands are being made for high number of new-born deaths to be debated in the Scottish Parliament. The Scottish Government commissioned Healthcare Improvement Scotland to carry out a review after there was a higher than expected number of deaths involving new-borns in both March 2022 and September 2021. Over to sport now, and if you fancy watching Scotland in action at Euro 2024, but can’t get to Germany in person. Here are a host of the fan zones and locations where you can enjoy the action at home. Keep up with updates, news, sport, culture...well, everything really, with our daily live blog . Have a really spectacular day. From, The team at The Scotsman. |