Good morning – here are the top 10 news stories in Scotland this morning:
Coalition meltdown after Clegg gives up over Lords (The Herald)
Pass rate for Highers rises again amid suspicions of dumbing down (The Scotsman)
‘Donald Trump turbines’ off Aberdeen could get bigger (BBC Scotland)
Barriers signal end to rail crossing tragedies (Press & Journal)
‘Kangaroo Court’: Ex-Gers owner Murray in EBT blast at Regan and Doncaster (Daily Record)
Scottish parties gain from row over reforms (The Herald)
Scottish Parliament ‘has no legal right to independent referendum’ (Daily Telegraph)
SNP youth wing attacks Nato U-turn as ‘wavering in opposition to nuclear’ (STV)
Diamond Jubilee: Queen hosts final event (BBC Scotland)
London 2012 Olympics: Andy Murray distances himself from row over patriotism (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...