Good morning readers. How has your week been?

Welcome to your Thursday morning news update, brought to you by The Scotsman. 

Here are 5 of today's top headlines

• Politics: Scottish Government warned over three-year backlog for murder and rape trials
• Heritage: Highland Games introduces female-only events to beat 'intimidating' atmosphere
• Harry Styles: When he is on stage at Murrayfield, who is his support act and likely setlist
• Football: Hibs' extraordinary Celtic win: Red cards, howler and stunner set up Hearts tie
• TV: Who is the favourite to replace Phillip Schofield and be the new host of This Morning?

Thanks for reading, more headlines are below.

Graham Falk