Almost six in ten people in Scotland believe decisions regarding North Sea oil and gas drilling licences should be handled by Holyrood rather than Westminster.

The Scottish government has ruled out introducing a Shetland Energy Act, colliding with local political promises and sparking debate over island resource control and fuel poverty.

Scotland's notional fiscal deficit narrowed to £25.3 billion, representing minus 10.9% of GDP, as record revenues outpaced public spending growth.