Good morning – here are the top 10 news stories in Scotland this morning:
Darling’s No campaign launch lambasted by First Minister (The Herald)
BT to roll out superfast broadband to 150,000 homes (BBC Scotland)
IT meltdown could cost RBS millions (The Herald)
Travellers miss flights due to Royal Highland Show chaos (The Scotsman)
Better Together campaign launch: Scots face ‘biggest decision’ (The Scotsman)
Early start on £3bn project to upgrade A9 from Inverness to Perth (BBC Scotland)
Rangers in crisis: Fraud Squad launch probe into Craig Whyte’s Ticketus deal during takeover (Daily Record)
Scots LulzSec hacker admits breaking into the CIA (The Scotsman)
Hundreds protest outside new home of convicted rapist Robert Greens (STV)
Health committee calls for greater clarity on health spending (Holyrood)
Today’s Scottish Parliament highlights:
- 14.00: Steps to preventing homelessness among young people will be explored by the Equal Opportunities Committee with Transport Minister Keith Brown and Mario Gibbs, Team Leader Homelessness for the Scottish Government set to deliver evidence.
- 14.00: The Public Petitions Committee will consider, among other things, a call from Nairn McDonald MSYP on additional funding for sport facilities and a minimum level of sport facilities.
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...