The last episode of “The Late Show” with Stephen Colbert airs Thursday. While its cancellation carries the stench of suspected political interference for many fans, its conclusion also comes at a moment of change for the classic television format. wapo.st/4uQn9GW

Here it is, Scotland's World Cup squad! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #BBCFootball

FIFA has announced that Shakira, Madonna and BTS will headline the half-time show during the World Cup final on July 19. "It gives the fans what they want as we surely get to hear Shakira’s “Waka Waka”, the soundtrack of the 2010 World Cup, live. "It has been stuck in our heads for 16 years like the noise of those vuvuzelas and I’m OK with it." For the full story and analysis from @CaoimheSport, click the link to read for free 🆓 bit.ly/4nrDYWn

Ian Davidson, the former Labour MP now helping Reform, once suggested gaming the Holyrood electoral system by standing Labour candidates in constituencies and Co-op Party candidates on the list. Labour leaders rejected it as undemocratic. (These days for indy fans it's the norm.)

The most unpopular PM in history has brought the second most unpopular PM in history back to help him. Bizarre.

Turnout in Falkirk West is 52.3% - that's down from 62.2% five years ago.

LIV Golf Mexico City is underway. At the top of the broadcast, Arlo White says the reports of LIV's imminent demise "were greatly exaggerated." David Feherty: "This generation has spawned a bunch of fast typists that consider themselves to be experts. Evidently they're not."

Thank you for your decades of service to the British comics industry @BarrieEditor1 – you will be very much missed: downthetubes.net/in-memoriam…

An incredible 52-year journey comes to an end. Following extensive consideration, BBC Sport has made the difficult decision to say goodbye to Football Focus at the end of this season. First broadcast in 1974, Football Focus is a testament to the brilliant team who have worked on it over the years and, of course, the audience. The programme has been a staple of the BBC’s football coverage for decades, providing fans with interviews, analysis and stories from across the game ahead of the weekend’s fixtures. But changing audience behaviours mean fans are now increasingly consuming football content in different ways and we need to respond appropriately as we face difficult decisions around how the licence fee is spent. Fans are accessing discussion, highlights, analysis and news through digital platforms and on-demand viewing and as viewing habits continue to evolve, it is right that BBC Sport adapts how it brings football coverage to the widest audiences across television, radio, online and to its extensive social platforms. BBC Sport boasts a strong football rights portfolio and is set to significantly expand its digital output this year growing content across BBC platforms, as well as a bold new slate of exclusive shows on YouTube. Featuring fresh formats, big personalities and more frequent, always-on content tailored for digital audiences, the expansion will bring fans closer to the game than ever before delivering more high-quality, accessible and engaging football coverage at scale. We will release further details on these plans in the coming months.

Les Kellett's old house (now a housing estate) has been renamed after him.

Lord Mandelson facing £300 fine after urinating in street. news.stv.tv/world/lord-mande…

Condorman (1981) is fascinating. Disney attempted a James Bond/superhero rival starring Michael Crawford (yes, Frank Spencer from Some Mothers Do ’Ave ’Em). It didn't fly, but it has moments of brilliance: Henry Mancini's score, the locations, Oliver Reed, and this Porsche chase