Audrey Nicoll’s Aberdeen South and North Kincardine seat had briefly been targeted by SNP colleague Stephen Flynn.

The Ben & Jerry’s and Magnum maker announced plans last year for a demerger of the ice cream arm as part of a major turnaround plan.

Two brothers have denied assaulting police officers in a disturbance at Manchester Airport. Footage of the fracas at the airport’s Terminal Two building on July 23 last year was widely shared online.

NHS boss Amanda Pritchard has admitted that “we’re not all brilliant performers at committee hearings” as she was asked about critical comments about her made by MPs.