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Good morning – here are the top 10 stories in Scotland this morning:
Minimum alcohol price in Scotland to be set at 50p a unit (Guardian)
Scottish teacher and NHS pension payments exceed £1 billion (Daily Telegraph)
Helicopter had engine failure just weeks ago (Press & Journal)
Oil workers refusing to fly on Bond helicopters after North Sea ditching (STV News)
Four Royal Alexandra Hospital vomiting bug patients die (BBC Scotland)
Alex Salmond: Scotland and Norway can contribute greatly to Europe’s ambitions for green energy (Daily Record)
Migrant staff ‘abused’ by Scots firms (Herald)
Hardest job in politics: Lesley Hinds takes charge of Edinburgh trams (Scotsman)
Future of Scottish regiment names ‘back in melting pot’ (Daily Telegraph)
Carbon capture leak simulated in sea off Sco...
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[caption id="flickrImage_1" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Nicola Sturgeon MSP © by theSNP"][/caption] The Scottish Government has named its preferred minimum price for alcohol as 50p per unit. In announcing its proposed unit price the Scottish Government says has taken into account an inflation rise of around five per cent since the previous 45p per unit price was proposed in 2010. Under the proposals the minimum price of 50p would remain for a period of at least two years following implementation in order to allow the market to react and settle to the minimum price. Thereafter, a biennial policy review will be conducted to de...
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Good morning. Here are the top 10 stories from around Scotland today. 1. Minimum alcohol price to be set in Scotland (BBC Scotland) 2. Megrahi survival is insult to families, says Cameron (Herald) 3. Fuel errors cost Scottish police thousands (BBC Scotland) 4. Sir Tom: Stop the scare stories over referendum (Herald) 5. Scottish independence: Abolishing Holyrood should be option - Tam Dalyell (Scotsman) 6. Rangers in crisis: New owner Charles Green admits he's mad to buy Ibrox club for a quid (Daily Record) 7. SNP’s minimum pricing plans of 50p ‘hands big stores £155m’ (Scotsman) 8. 500,000 to lose disability benefit (Daily Te...
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Good morning - here are the top 10 stories in Scotland today: Reasons to be thankful as helicopter crew and rescuers pull off textbook mid-ocean operation(Press and Journal) U-turn on fighter jet could give Moray base surprise boost(Scotsman) Flights suspended after North Sea helicopter ditches(BBC Scotland) D-Day for referendum consultation(BBC Scotland) One in seven mothers of fat children realise their offspring are overweight(Daily Telegraph) David Cameron taking 'personal interest' in Scottish regiment names(Daily Telegraph) Scottish independence: SNP accused of skewing referendum via pop-up(Scotsman) Westminster cuts behind deci...
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Good morning - here are the top 10 stories in Scotland today: 1. City garden project under threat after Labour move (Herald) 2. Philip Hammond to face angry MPs over Scottish regiment names (Daily Telegraph) 3. Scotland braces itself for public sector walkout over pension reforms (STV) 4. Edinburgh trams: city faces three-year wait for answers to debacle (Scotsman) 5. Referendum debate boost to Scotland's brand image (Herald) 6. Reform of Lords clouds Queen's Speech (Herald) 7. National police force to be endorsed by MSPs (BBC Scotland) 8. Alex Salmond refuses to give up 'gold-plated' pension like Cameron and Brown (Daily Telegraph) ...
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