What are the latest opinion polls telling us about the Scottish election?

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What the polls say

The political parties have been campaigning from Stranraer to Shetland to secure our votes on election day. So what are the polls telling us? Nicola Sturgeon’s party is currently on course to win a fourth term in office, but the question is whether that overall majority is possible.

'I don't work for Russia'

Meanwhile, a leading candidate in Scotland's newest party and former SNP MP has claimed she does not “work for Russia” despite producing and co-presenting The Alex Salmond Show on RT. Speaking to The Scotsman’s political podcast The Steamie, Ms Ahmed-Sheikh said she doesn’t “work for Russia Today” when asked for her opinion of Russian president Vladimir Putin.

Holidays

Overseas holidays. Remember them? Well why we're unlikely to see a mass return to foreign holidays just yet, the topic of international travel is high up the political agenda right now. Transport industry chiefs have called for Scotland to be part of a “uniform” UK approach to international holidays as the EU Commission recommended easing restrictions on non-essential travel from overseas.

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Sam Shedden