ANDREW NEIL: The fall of Humza Useless means independence is dead for a generation. The only legacy of the SNP is decline and decay

The resignation of Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf is more than just the demise of a hapless nonentity who was never up to the job anyway.

QUENTIN LETTS: Hokey Humza's chin crumpled like a discarded crisp packet as he quit as First Minister

QUENTIN LETTS: It went on a bit and things became weepy towards the end. He'd had a wonderful time and was adamant he felt no ill-will to anyone.

CRAIG BROWN: The killer who wants to be Donald Trump's running mate

In her new book, Kristi Noem, the Republican Governor of South Dakota, who wants to become Donald Trump's running mate as Vice President, has revealed she once killed the family dog.

NRL kick offs: Dr John Mayhew, Roger Tuivasa-Sheck dismiss long kick-off debate following Moses Suli injury

The NRL has broken out into debate over an Anzac Weekend incident.

NADINE DORRIES: My encounter with King Charles that shows how he must feel about Harry's trip to Britain - and what I believe the Prince should do next...

Despite the deep scars inflicted by the rift in the Royal Family, I see Harry's upcoming visit as the perfect opportunity for him to reach out to his family.

DOMINIC LAWSON: As Rwanda plan sees migrants leaving UK for Ireland... Oh, the irony of Dublin now ruing the open border it and the EU both insisted on after Brexit. You'd need a heart of stone not to laugh

The past few days have been ones to treasure. I'm thinking of the fallout from the House of Lords' acceptance of the Government's scheme to give those arriving illegally a ticket to Rwanda.

DOMINIC LAWSON: Oh the irony of Dublin now ruing the open border it and the EU both insisted on after Brexit. You'd need a heart of stone not to laugh

The past few days have been ones to treasure. I'm thinking of the fallout from the House of Lords' acceptance of the Government's scheme to give those arriving illegally a ticket to Rwanda.

PETER HITCHENS: Ukraine's stuck in a stinking trench-warfare brawl. Why is there no push for peace?

Ukraine now has powerful new American missiles which can travel almost 200 miles. Funnily enough, neither Washington nor Kiev were too keen to make this fact public.

SARAH VINE: The rampage of the Household Cavalry steeds is a brutal reminder that nature can never truly be tamed - but that doesn't mean we should set them 'free'

Three soldiers and a cyclist were injured after the animals threw their riders and galloped off. The scenes were like a cross between that Lloyds Bank advert and a Quentin Tarantino movie.

RISHI SUNAK: Unlike Sir Keir I'm happy for Britain to lead the world in being tough on migrants, writes the Prime Minister

RISHI SUNAK: In the past ten days we have taken decisive action to make sure work always pays, to control our borders and to make us more secure at home and stronger abroad.

Amid talk of renationalising the railways, PETER HITCHENS' provocative view... The disastrous break-up of British Rail created chaos in the name of competition. And nothing Labour does will alter that

PETER HITCHENS: While designed to look like the return of British Rail, Labour's plan is nothing of the sort, but a lame acceptance that John Major's privatisation scheme utterly failed.

ANDREW NEIL: How Macron's France is plunging into a crisis and the warning for Britain

The French state's habit of buying its way out of repeated industrial strife is only one of many reasons why President Macron is finding it hard to get a grip on public spending.

ANDREW NEIL: Those who think the answer to our social ills is MORE welfare spending should take a look across the Channel at the stagnant growth in spendthrift France

The French state's habit of buying its way out of repeated industrial strife is only one of many reasons why President Macron is finding it hard to get a grip on public spending.

Free speech v hate speech: Victoria University postpones debate after student backlash

Event pushed back after fears it could be a platform for hate speech.

BORIS JOHNSON: Come on London! Time to kick out high-crime, high-tax, do-nothing Mayor Khan

Imagine your elation at the news. It's almost a week from now, round about midnight on Friday, and the cameras are crossing to City Hall, London , where the votes have finally been counted.

ANDREW NEIL: Not only is Cameron talking nonsense about Brexit and migration, his own catastrophic blunders in Libya and Syria have fuelled the crisis

Old habits die hard. When things go wrong in this country (as they do with monotonous regularity these days), it is still the default position of diehard Remainers to blame Brexit for all our ills.

The woman doing sign language at Humza Yousaf's press conference tapped her forehead. It may have meant 'this poor bloke's off his rocker', writes QUENTIN LETTS

QUENTIN LETTS: Humza Yousaf, Scotland's First Minister, is a collector's item. So wonderfully shifty! The lazy eyelids, the over-rehearsed concern, the self-glorification, the blazing insincerity.

How Prince Harry could face pitfalls after making the US his primary residence, writes EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE

EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Harry insists that the US is now his residence but specialist expatriate law firm Blevins Franks warns of the pitfalls.

I used to work for British Rail, so I can tell you how awful it was... Don't let anyone pretend nationalisation is some kind of panacea, writes ROSS CLARK

ROSS CLARK: Labour's plan to take rail franchises back into public hands might be popular with younger voters - but far less so among those of us who remember British Rail.

NANA AKUA: It's hard not to detect a whiff of racism in the peers who insist Rwanda isn't safe for asylum seekers

Unsafe, unwilling to tolerate ­dissent and ­unable to provide adequate protection to those who go there. This is how members of the House of Lords depict Rwanda

Donald Trump’s trial features fierce debate over what he can say: Five takeaways

New York Times: Trump’s lawyer harshly questioned as he tried to avoid contempt citation.