A daily snapshot of the morning headlines and Parliamentary business
Good morning – here are the top 10 news stories in Scotland this morning:
Sports revolution call after Murray triumph (The Herald)
‘Absolute secrecy’ law for royals criticised by Information Commissioner (BBC Scotland)
£4m plan could teach childcare to parents (Press & Journal)
Sales struggled as Olympics was ‘major distraction from shopping’ (STV)
Accused ‘may have to choose jail if they can’t afford new legal aid fees’ (The Scotsman)
Scottish councils paying millions to block wind farms (Daily Telegraph)
Minister transport priorities wrong: Transform Scotland (BBC Scotland)
Andy Murray toasts epic US Open victory with bottle of Irn-Bru (Daily Record)
Teachers’ long hours fail to boost school standards (Daily Express)
£170,000 seats bill for ScotRail (The Herald)
Today’s Scottish Parliament highlights:
10.00: Auditor General for Scotland, Caroline Gardner, is among those set to give evidence before the Public Audit Committee this morning on her latest report ‘Managing ICT contracts’.
14.00: Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth will be today’s Portfolio Questions inside the chamber.
14.30: A Scottish Government debate is set to take place considering the Consultation on the Proposed Community Empowerment and Renewal Bill.
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...