Portrait of the week: Scotland’s new First Minister, Prince Harry’s day in court and Amsterdam’s campaign against British men

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Humza Yousaf was elected leader of the Scottish National party, beating Kate Forbes by 52 per cent to 48 per cent after Ash Regan was eliminated; MSPs then elected him First Minister. Of 19 transgender prisoners in custody in Scotland, 12 began their transition ‘after their date of admission’, according to data obtained under Freedom of Information laws. The National Executive Committee of the Labour party voted 22 to 12 to bar Jeremy Corbyn from standing as a Labour candidate at the next election. The terrorism threat level in Northern Ireland was raised from substantial to severe, meaning an attack was highly likely. The Grenadier Guards who carried the late Queen’s coffin into St George’s Chapel, Windsor, were among those recognised in the Demise Honours list, in which the King made appointments to the Royal Victorian Order by his own choice. The Duke of Sussex visited the High Court to watch proceedings in a privacy case he has brought against Associated Newspapers.