A daily snapshot of the morning headlines and Parliamentary business
Good morning – here are the top 10 news stories in Scotland this morning:
Scots doctors break ranks on pensions strike ballot (The Herald)
Whooping cough vaccination for pregnant women in Scotland (BBC Scotland)
Europe lining up to fight SNP booze bid (The Scotsman)
Politicians speak out on budget cut tidal wave set to swamp Scotland (Daily Record)
Wind taken out of SNP’s renewable energy plan (Daily Express)
Scottish civil servants get ‘golden goodbyes’ worth up to £250,000 (Daily Telegraph)
Patient donations not for parties, NHS rules (Press & Journal)
Scots soldiers receive honours for bravery and service in Afghanistan (BBC Scotland)
Charity calls for action on loneliness ‘epidemic’ among elderly Scots (STV)
Scotland’s Carers Parliament a UK first (Holyrood)
For full details of all current and upcoming Scottish Parliamentary business, check out the official Business Bulletin.
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...