Labour will find increases in the state pension age are unacceptable, just as cuts to the Winter Fuel Allowance, personal independence payments and universal credit are — it needs to change direction immediately, writes PCS general secretary FRAN HEATHCOTE

I TOOK the PS Waverley — the world’s last sea-going paddle steamer — to Dunoon last weekend.
Built in 1946 and now restored to her original condition, this marvel of engineering is taken to even greater heights by the fact one can see the huge piston rods in action when passing the engine room.
Cruising down the Clyde, industrial relics gave way to greenery as Sunday roasts were served up on board.

CONRAD LANDIN offers a guide to the diverse shows at Edinburgh Art Festival