Good morning – here are the top 10 news stories in Scotland this morning:
Leaders pledge Coalition will last five-year term (The Herald)
Scottish cabinet discussing gay marriage (BBC Scotland)
SNP opposition to NATO up for discussion (Holyrood)
Scottish charities call for smacking ban (BBC Scotland)
Joy at RAF Lossie over Dambuster squadron’s safe return (Press & Journal)
Fuel duty “not an environmental tax” says Treasury (Holyrood)
Police to cover for failure in Olympic security (The Herald)
Tycoon couple quit Scotland eight months after Florida nightclub toilet shame (Daily Record)
Eta terror chief opposes extradition bid (The Scotsman)
Deloitte report: Surge in British offshore drilling activity (BBC Scotland)
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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...