Scottish Green MSP Andy Wightman says an estate agency in Edinburgh is demanding a buyers premium and calls for the morality of the practice to be looked into.

The first minister says she is happy to look into the matter and agrees that the matters should be devolved.

She says fees charged by estate agents should be transparent and clear.

SNP MSP Graeme Day asks the first minister to join him on welcoming the appeal decision on the development of offshore wind.

Ms Sturgeon says she welcomes the judgement and she hopes that developments can now continue.

Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale says 44% of SNP MSPs have actively encouraged Stuart Campbell, including 10 government ministers.

Ms Dugdale says leaders have a duty to stand up against abuse.

She asks if the first minister will order her politicians to denounce Wings Over Scotland

Ms Sturgeon says this is a ridiculous line of questioning.

She says she unequivocally condemns abuse of any kind.

The first minister says this is a smokescreen because Ms Dugdale can't control her councillors in Aberdeen.

Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale says she and the first minister met Brendan Cox, the husband of the late Jo Cox.

Ms Dugdale asks if the first minister agrees there is no place for homophobia like that used by a blogger against Oliver and David Mundell's family.

The first minister agrees and says that kind of abuse is unacceptable.

Ms Dugdale says this was a remark by Stuart Campbell for Wings Over Scotland.

She says the writer has written to her via a lawyer demanding £10,000 for comments she wrote in the Daily Record.

The Labour MSP calls for condemnation of Wings Over Scotland.

The first minister says she has already condemned what was written.

She says she condemns anybody who uses abuse on social media and she says the abuse against her would make people's hair curl.

Ms Davidson says: "What a lot of waffle."

The Scottish Conservative leader says it is her duty to ask these questions.

She says 70% of schools can't offer S4 pupils the subjects they want due to the lack of teachers.

Ms Davidson says there is a "teacher recruitment crisis" and the first minister has "fallen asleep at the wheel on education".

Ms Sturgeon says there are teacher recruitment challenges around the world.

The first minister says there are record higher passes and record advanced higher passes and record amounts of people going into posivitve destinations

She says we seeing the beginning of the closing of the gap between the richest and the poorest.

The Scottish Conservative leader says Teach First operates successfully in 40 countries but not here and says there are 4,000 fewer teachers than when the SNP came to power.

Ms Sturgeon says she is clear about the challenges in teacher recruitment and says there is increase in intake to teacher training.

Ms Davidson raises the Teach First programme which does not operate in Scotland.

The first minister says she has met Teach First to look into this.

She says discussions will continue with the GTCS, local authorities and schools in how to address teacher recruitment issues.

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Last week, MSPs on Holyrood's education committee heard a raft of concerns from Scottish teachers about their training and the strain they are under.

Trainee teachers said they were graduating without sufficient skills to teach maths to primary seven pupils.

And more experienced staff warned of "overwhelming" strain, warning many will not stay in work to the age of 67.

Education Secretary John Swinney said it was important teachers were trained well and supported within schools.

First Minister Nicolas Sturgeon begins proceedings by saying Teresa May is ducking tonight's leader's debate, which she is attending.

Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson says there are not enough teachers and asks about retention.

Ms Sturgeon says the government will continue to address the challenges in teaching.

Mr Stevenson says he welcomes the £1bn invested in the north east and asks about environmental concerns over plans in Inverurie.

Economy Secretary Keith Brown says he is aware of concerns and they will be taken into account.

Tory MSP Finlay Carson says that the Scottish government is failing the inshore fishing industry despite devolution.

Mr Yousaf says that Mr Carson has a "brass-neck" and that all fishing powers should be devolved to the Scottish government.

Transport Minister Humza Yousaf says the government is committed to the fishing industry and that it is supporting projects on the west coast.

Mr Yousaf says the strategy for inshore fisheries will help sustain a more profitable sector.

Ms Forbes says the changes to the minimal landing sizes for lobsters differs on the west and east coast causing a competative disadvantage and asks if the minister will meet with fisherman to discuss it further.

The transport minister says this is a result of an in depth consultation and the measures are supported by th vast majority of fisherman.

He says Rural Economy Secretary Fergus Ewing is meeting with fisherman.

SNP MSP Kate Forbes asks how the government is supporting the fish catching industry on the west coast.

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A major redevelopment of Glasgow's Queen Street Station has been given formal approval.

The work will include provision for longer trains and capacity for the station to handle increased passenger numbers.

Scottish ministers have signed a Transport and Works Scotland (Taws) order to allow the "major facelift" to go ahead.

Work at the station will cost more than £100m and should be completed by 2019.

SNP MSP Bruce Crawford asks whether the government will provide an update on progress with the Edinburgh Glasgow Improvement Programme.

Transport Minister Humza Yousaf says despite attempts to get assurances from the UK government it has provided no promise that it won't bargain away Scotland's fishing industry during Brexit negotiations.

Mr Yousaf says this presents concerns.

The transport minister says the Westminster government made promises over the fishing industry and that the Scottish government will stick up for the Scottish fishing industry.