Good morning – here are the top 10 stories in Scotland this morning:
UK faces sharpest drop in income since 70s (Scotsman)
300,000 public sector workers in Scotland on strike (Scotsman)
Labour MSPs give up pay as they stay away from Holyrood (Scotsman)
Gay marriage could wreck independence, claims ex-SNP leader (Scotsman)
Revealed: Fireman was hurt during massive Glasgow blaze as £500k appliance’s ladder malfunctioned (Daily Record)
Scottish minister warns Britain against following Canada’s example on separation referendum (Montreal Gazette)
Brown accused MoD over radiation on beach (Herald)
ScotRail drivers issue strike warning over extra shifts (BBC Scotland)
Rangers confirms Craig Whyte had company director ban (BBC Scotland)
Campaigners bid to save Scotland’s industrial past (Herald)
Paris Gourtsoyannis
Paris joined Holyrood in September 2011, and became education correspondent in May 2012. Born in Canada into a Greek family, and raised in Belgium, he came to Scotland in 2005 to study at the University of Edinburgh, where he was involved with award-winning student publication The Journal. Before working at Holyrood, Paris contributed to the Edinburgh Evening News, the Guardian and Guardian Local, and interned at think-tank Demos. His beat takes in all areas of Scotland's education and skills sector, including early years, adult learning, and employability...