Brendan Rodgers’ sudden and acrimonious departure from Celtic has occurred at the worst possible time for them. Hearts may never have a better chance of winning the league since their last triumph in 1960. This is why it all matters, writes Kevin McKenna.

In no particular order, these were the major political and social events unfolding across Scotland this week.

The Herald reported that the UK's second biggest local government pension fund, serving hundreds of thousands of Scots staff, has breached the law in a £1.7 billion public pension scandal.

Elsewhere, it was reported that a military barracks in Inverness is to be used to house asylum seekers. A Labour MP, Joani Reid held the Scottish Government partly responsible for the spiralling cost of housing asylum seekers in hotels.

All of these stories have a compelling human element where real lives are being tossed around in ferment of political decision-making. In the grand scheme of what........

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