Good morning – here are the top 10 news stories in Scotland this morning:
Revealed: Rangers boss Ally McCoist had his phone hacked by the News of the World (Daily Record)
Call for inquiry over Scottish Enterprise chief’s new role (The Herald)
Scottish independence: John Swinney spells out ‘fresh start’ vision (The Scotsman)
Aberdonians savour their golden moment (Press & Journal)
Boarding ‘puts patients at risk’ (BBC Scotland)
Laptop containing thousands of customers’ bank details stolen from Glasgow City Council (Holyrood)
Legionnaires’ outbreak: second company ordered to clean up (Daily Telegraph)
Leveson Inquiry: Brooks and Murdoch lied to inquiry – Gordon Brown (The Scotsman)
Dundee City Council criticised by new information commissioner (STV)
‘Grow crops on unused land’ call (BBC Scotland)
Today’s Scottish Parliament highlights:
- 09.30: Members of the Justice Committee at Holyrood will this morning consider the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Bill, which is set to see eight existing regional police forces and fire brigades merged into a single unit by April 2013, at Stage 2.
- 10.00: Children’s charities including, among others, Kibble Education and Care Centre and Parenting across Scotland, will provide evidence as part of a round-table discussion conducted by the Education and Culture Committee.
- 14.00: MSPs sitting on the Equal Opportunities Committee will consider a petition calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to scrap gender-specific school uniforms.
For full details of all current and upcoming Scottish Parliamentary business, check out the official Business Bulletin.
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...