The first minister faced questions from opposition party leaders and backbench MSPs at Holyrood

Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross raised concerns over temporary cuts to hundreds of ScotRail services due to a dispute with drivers over pay

The changes mean the last train on many routes will now be several hours earlier than before

Mr Ross said the government's handling of the dispute at the recently nationalised rail service had been "terrible" and asked how long it would take for services to be reinstated

The first minister said the timetable would return to normal "as quickly as possible"

Ms Sturgeon stressed the need to find a fair deal on pay for train drivers, but added that it must be affordable

Scottish Labour leader Douglas Ross asked the first minister whether this was what she had in mind when she nationalised ScotRail