 | | | Sam Shedden | | Engagement Editor |
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Good morning, It's Friday at last. I hope, despite the somewhat dreich conditions, you have had a good week. We start today revisiting Kenmure Street in Glasgow which was host to extraordinary scenes yesterday. I say "revisit" as I covered events there in a quick breaking alert newsletter on Thursday, you can sign up to that here. Nicola Sturgeon has said the Home Office needs to ask “itself hard questions” after mass protests took place over the detention of men in Glasgow. It was the people of Pollokshields vs the UK Border Agency and the former won the day as the two detained Indian men were released. If Nicola Sturgeon wants to avoid another five years of "paralysing stasis in Scotland’s constitutional debate", she must act decisively over an independence referendum, argues columnist Joyce McMillan in today's opinion section. Agree of disagree we encourage all readers to have their say in the comment section. Our next story is bound to warm even the most cynical, world-weary hearts. This video shows the moment a young disabled girl watched Scotland's first permanent wheelchair-user take her oath at Holyrood. Her mother wrote: “I thought I'd capture this moment of emotion from Katie today. I heard sniffing noises, I thought she was crying. She was watching Pam Duncan-Glancy take her oath over and over." A touching example of why representation of disable people in the public sphere is so important. To holidays now, or perhaps 'staycations'. If you're looking to escape the city you could do a lot worse than this B&B which was named fourth best-rated bed and breakfast in the UK and Europe and sixth in the world. Torlinnhe Guest House joins 14 other UK B&Bs in the list, including Ivybank Lodge in Blairgowrie, which was named seventh in the UK in the romance category. Don't forget, to gain unlimited access to all our exclusives, breaking news, in-depth coverage of Scottish politics, agenda-setting opinion and more take out a digital subscription with us. Subscribe today and support our journalism from just £3 a month. Thanks for reading, Sam Shedden | 
