Good morning – here are the top 10 news stories in Scotland this morning:
IT weapon to fight crime scrapped at cost of £8m (The Herald)
ScotRail wins West Coast rail franchise as union warns of job cuts and fare increases (The Scotsman)
Scottish trading figures suffer July dip (BBC Scotland)
No mandate exists for second question on more devolved powers, says Westminster committee (Holyrood)
EuroMillions winners’ amazing love story revealed as couple were brought together by a wrongly dialled phone number (Daily Record)
Scottish universities offer places to fee-paying foreigners only (Daily Telegraph)
Journalism schools join STV in local television bid (Holyrood)
Former Fife Labour MEP Alex Falconer who was friends with Gordon Brown dies (STV)
Scottish people’s DNA study could ‘rewrite nation’s history’ (The Guardian)
Edinburgh Festival Fringe: Festival stars hope for ticket boost after poor opening (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...