Dear Voornaam,

 

With Met Office warnings covering much of the country and the prospect of snow and plunging temperatures in the coming days, thoughts may well be turning to the summer holidays.

With that in mind, our Transport Correspondent Alastair Dalton has a focus on Scotland's busiest airport Edinburgh, and specifically the baggage problems which have beset it for the past two summers. He reports today on the frustration of airport management - bags are the responsibility of airlines’ handling agents - and the fears the problems may not be resolved in time for the summer.

There is also positive news too, however, as the airport is ramping up spending to cope with expected record passenger numbers in 2024, followed by expansion of the departure lounge and then a major change to its layout.

You can read his piece and watch us discuss it on the Scotsman's daily video bulletin here

Meanwhile, our politics team has been looking ahead to debate beginning on the highly controversial Scottish Budget in Holyrood tomorrow. Rachel Amery has a guide to the controversies and everything else you need to know here 

Elsewhere today, if you have been missing a fix of Nordic Noir for a while, take a look at Arts Correspondent Brian Ferguson's look ahead to filming beginning in Edinburgh on Netflix's Department Q. Its cast includes Scots stars Kelly Macdonald, Shirley Henderson, and Mark Bonnar, and already smells like a hit

 

Have a great evening 

 

Alan