Salmond pulls out of appearance at Holyrood committee

Alex Salmond was expected to appear at a Holyrood inquiry investigating the mishandling of harassment complaints against the former first minister tomorrow, but in the last few moments we’ve found out he is not going.

There’s been legal wrangling over a lot of evidence that’s been submitted, and in Nicola Sturgeon’s latest interview, she’s denied all the claims that have been made against her.

It’s just the next chapter in this extraordinary tale of friends turned foes.