Good morning – here are the top 10 news stories in Scotland this morning:
Demand growing for fresh plan to kickstart economy (The Herald)
London 2012 Olympics: 70% of Scottish medallists state-educated (The Scotsman)
Nursing leader attacks hospital’s poor hygiene (Press & Journal)
Narcotics Inc: Father and daughter who flooded Scotland with drugs supplied by Scouse gang (Daily Record)
Edinburgh International Festival begins at Speed of Light (BBC Scotland)
Record ‘proves Alex Salmond kowtowed over Dalai Lama’ visit (The Scotsman)
Sir Chris Hoy rules out separate Scottish and British Olympic squads (Daily Telegraph)
Merger of police and fire services given Royal Assent (Holyrood)
Talks bid to avert ferry strike (The Herald)
Jim Sillars warns SNP rebels: Back Nato or harm Yes campaign (The Scotsman)
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...