Good morning – here are the top 10 news stories in Scotland this morning:
Police call for mafia-style crackdown on gangsters (The Herald)
Scottish independence: Alistair Darling warns ‘no way back’ after split (The Scotsman)
Scottish ministers accept recommendations on female offenders (BBC Scotland)
SDS chief executive hits back at modern apprenticeship critics (Holyrood)
London 2012: Unsold Hampden ticket problem for Olympics (BBC Scotland)
Nearly one in four Scots witness drink-fuelled violence against children (STV)
Parliament needs ‘culture change’, says Marwick (Holyrood)
Family of cancer girl Olivia Downie pray she’ll survive flight home as air ambulance stands by (Daily Record)
Dalai Lama fulfils a dream by singing Auld Lang Syne (Press & Journal)
Relaunch for plastic carrier bag ban (Holyrood)
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Alan Robertson
A graduate in Politics and Journalism from the University of Strathclyde, Alan joined the Holyrood team as a reporter in May 2012 fresh from finishing his studies. Alan spent four years in student media, the last of which helping to launch the award-winning Glasgow Journal as Managing Editor, and continues to work part-time as a sub-editor in sport for the Sunday...