Good morning – here are the top 10 news stories in Scotland this morning:
Property: Hope for housing market as sales rise by 11% (The Scotsman)
Emissions rise blamed on cold weather (Holyrood)
Scottish retail sales ‘stagnate’ in June (BBC Scotland)
Terror plot accused ‘did not fund Stockholm bombing’ from Scotland (STV)
Olympic security firm may make Glasgow 2014 bid (The Herald)
Scots closing broadband gap on UK, Ofcom survey reveals (BBC Scotland)
It’s OK for parents to smack children – GP (Press & Journal)
FSA chief under fire over Libor talks with Barclays (The Herald)
Lord Robertson: Independent Scotland will need nuclear weapons to get into NATO (Daily Record)
Referendum on same-sex marriage ruled out (Holyrood)
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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...