Good morning – here are the top 10 news stories in Scotland this morning:
Cutbacks send summer childcare costs soaring (The Herald)
Scotland in recession: Alex Salmond looks to London to rescue Scotland’s economy (The Scotsman)
Revealing report calls for new shows to help revitalise Scots theatre scene (The Herald)
Co-op to buy 632 Lloyds bank branches (BBC Scotland)
Alcohol minimum pricing: SNP alcohol policy faces legal challenge from whisky industry (The Scotsman)
Two Scotrail trains hit landslips following heavy rain (BBC Scotland)
Brussels cash snub for Buchan energy scheme (Press & Journal)
Outrage as figures reveal 17 kids under the age of 10 were caught carrying knives in Scotland last year (Daily Record)
SNP considers trading share in nuclear arsenal (The Herald)
The Scottish Parliament is in its summer recess
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...