Breaking the News - Jamie MacDonald, Jo Caulfield, Kim Blythe and Stephen Buchanan

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Des and the teams break up the week's big news. Including: the dispute between Holyrood and Westminster over the bill for Trump's visit to Scotland, a heist at the Louvre Museum in Paris, changes to some of the nation's favorite biscuits, a new threat to Scotland's green spaces, late-night talk show host Jimmy Fallon’s visit to Royal Deeside and more.

Lead Writer: Elaine Malcolmson

Additional material: Chris Ballard, Jennifer Walker, Barry Dunstall, Archie Keen, Nathan Cowley, Gregor Paton, Mike Shephard, Cooper Mawhinney Sweryt, Rebecca Bain & Alex Garrick Wright, Duane Roft and Jon Paisley.

Producer: Chris Quilietti
Senior Producer: Lauren Mackay
Series Producer: David Flynn
Researcher: Jodie White
Script Editor: Keiron Nicholson

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Published on Friday, 24th October 2025.

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