Good morning – here are the top 10 news stories in Scotland this morning:
Online porn blamed for rise in sexual violence (The Herald)
George Osborne makes £550m fuel tax U-turn (The Scotsman)
Trams will help cut Edinburgh’s carbon footprint (Holyrood)
Fears of new referendum question row (The Herald)
Ravenscraig project to progress with £10m for M8 link (BBC Scotland)
Dying cancer-stricken girl stranded in Mexico cleared to fly home (STV)
Son prays for a breakthrough as forensic team begins search of garden for missing teacher Ellen Ruffle (Daily Record)
Scottish independence: ‘Huge budget deficit’ for go-alone Scotland (The Scotsman)
Inquiry examines the process of taking children into care (BBC Scotland)
Legislation to create single police and fire forces set for final vote (STV)
Today’s Scottish Parliament highlights:
- 10.20: The Police and Fire Reform Bill, which is set to see Scotland’s eight regional police and fire services merged by April next year, will reach its final vote today following Stage 3 proceedings.
- 17.15: A debate led by Labour MSP Patricia Ferguson will consider the impact of cuts on creativity amid increasingly pressed funding for the further education sector.
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...