| Good morning Voornaam, It's the end of the working week, but there remains plenty happening on the news front. So get yourself a coffee or cup of tea as we bring you all the very latest happening both here in Scotland, the rest of the UK and abroad. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has “urged all parties to step back” after Israeli strikes targeted Iran’s nuclear programme. Israel launched strikes on Tehran early today, targeting the country’s nuclear programme and rekindling fears of a full-scale conflict. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has warned Israel should expect “severe punishment” in response. Closer to home, the academic community is mourning the death of Sir Geoff Palmer - the professor and human rights campaigner who has been described as an "intellectual giant” following his passing at the age of 85. Read more here. | 
