Good morning – here are the top 10 stories in Scotland this morning:
Patients with months to live ‘could request death drug from their GP’ (Scotsman)
Scottish fines shouldn’t be paid to Treasury says MSP (STV News)
Threat to top credit rating in separate Scotland (Scotsman)
‘Bog standard’ Scottish schools criticised (BBC Scotland)
Thousands still without power after weather problems continue (STV News)
Windy cleaners: Massive clear-up operation under way as Scotland faces £250million bill (Sun)
Eleventh-hour rush by Scots to study at ‘home’ universities (Scotsman)
Call for child abuse counselling scheme to be extended (Herald)
Hearts finally pay players December wages hours after being handed SPL ultimatum (Daily Record)
North tees up for boom with top tourism events (Press & Journal)
The Scottish Parliament is in recess until next week.
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...