Good morning - here are the top 10 stories in Scotland this morning:
Unionist parties meet to plan defence of the United Kingdom (Holyrood)
New group wants more powers for the Scottish Parliament (STV News)
Sun reveals Salmond’s preferred referendum date as 18 October 2014 (Guardian)
‘Postcode lottery’ over childcare in Scotland (BBC Scotland)
SNP group leader: Glasgow council is seen as predatory (Herald)
Donald Trump could give evidence on wind farms before Holyrood committee (STV News)
Trump: I was betrayed by Salmond over wind turbines (Herald)
Committee system “closed down” by SNP, says Lamont (Holyrood)
Finally, Scotrail passengers to get wi-fi on the train (Holyrood)
Labour holding crunch talks to discuss ‘brawl’ MP Eric Joyce’s future (Scotsman)
For a full roundup of Scottish Parliament events, check out the official Business Bulletin
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...