Donald Trump is back in the White House and the world is braced for what comes next. As he eyes up taking over the continent from North Pole to Panama, how will Russia react? And crucially, are we exposed to increased risk of sabotage in our waters around the Atlantic and North Sea coasts? We also look closer to home on the future of mental health support for new mums, and how institutions such as Dundee’s Carseview are performing for those in need. And why do governments keep spending money on reports they don’t want to read, like charging motorists to drive in Aberdeen?

The polls are in, and it’s grim reading for Keir Starmer.

Reform are on the rise, and the SNP shows no sign of rolling over for Scottish Labour.

As Scottish Secretary Ian Murray wonders aloud if the public like honesty after all, we look at the tough road ahead.

We also take a look inside Donald Trump’s mind and wonder what’s in store for us after his inauguration this month.

And is it really true he’s the one making the case for oil and gas jobs in Scotland?

The team returns for a new year to consider what the big stories will be.

Budgets take centre stage, including alarm over university finances and the NHS. Money can be found for a broken mountain railway in the Cairngorms, so why not everywhere else? And will our politicians find a way to respond to Donald Trump and social media doomscroller-in-chief Elon Musk?