Good morning – here are the top 10 news stories in Scotland this morning:
Ferry staff threaten to strike if key routes are privatised (The Herald)
‘Out of touch, incompetent and boring’ – voters’ verdict on Scottish Labour (The Scotsman)
Borders heroin overdose reversal kit level fears raised (BBC Scotland)
‘Dreadful’ manufacturing figures raise fears of deepening recession (The Scotsman)
Fresh attempt to cut number of city marches (The Herald)
Olympics: Team GB hopes for more medals as Sir Chris Hoy gets on his bike (STV)
Edinburgh Art Festival ‘most ambitious’ (BBC Scotland)
Scots play leading roles as Team GB rack up medals (The Herald)
Council chief loses £100k in scam and is rewarded with ‘obscene’ £500k payoff (Daily Record)
Scottish retail sales drop more than the rest of the UK in ‘difficult’ year (STV)
The Scottish Parliament is in its summer recess.
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...