Ferret Underground: Sheku Bayoh, Trident patrols, Scots language

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The family of Sheku Bayoh have spoken out about their “anger” and “dismay” over the behaviour of Gordon Jackson, one of Scotland’s most senior lawyers, who they believe was the legal representative apparently watching a football match during the inquiry into Bayoh’s death.

The inquiry chair, Lord Bracadale, opened the day’s session by dressing down legal representatives for “inappropriate” and “disrespectful” behaviour. The inquiry is investigating the circumstances of Bayoh’s death while being restrained by six police officers in Kirkcaldy in May 2015.