The Scotsman - 2017-12-22

• First Minister under attack after teacher recruitmen­t scheme stalls
• Belief: A Christmas story by Alexander Mccall Smith
• SFA risks losing out on O’neill after failing to make approach
• SPA head pushed for return of Gormley
• Last straw for village in UK first
• CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
• SCOTTISH PERSPECTIV­E
• Call for returnable deposits on bottles to help cut tide of plastic pollution
• Family of British mother held in Iran hopeful as case status changed
• Report upholds police complaints
• Former officers who leaked Green office porn details could face prosecutio­n
• Johnson issues warning to Russia
• Minister keeps job after sex toy report
• On RT branded ‘useful idiots’
• Cameron House hotel to remain closed indefinite­ly
• Maths ‘homework’ over Christmas for pupils
• E.coli-hit artisan cheese recalled again amid listeria fears
• Toys R Us staves off collapse after creditors agree to rescue talks plan
• Poundland in row over lewd elf campaign
• Amazon customer told of offshore fee for Ayrshire
• Renewables to set new record in Scotland
• Extinction fears for greenfinch­es as survey reveals massive declines
• Strong sales expected on Boxing Day
• Sturgeon’s warning over Hogmanay helpers
• Us-style class actions heading for Scotland as MSPS back change
• Fourth Edinburgh restaurant on the menu for Michelin-starred chef
• Sir Paul backs Mull of Kintyre charity
• Memorial for rail worker who tried to stop robbery
• Shoppers warned to avoid fake toys
• Stent treatment considered for over 85s
• Man who drove into crowd has drug and mental health issues
• Yugoslav war crimes tribunal closes down after nearly 25 years
• Scotland’s thriving life sciences sector in the money as investors start to pile in
• Half of Scotland is still owned by just 500 lairds-a-leaping as community buyouts stall
• Inside Transport
• This Christmas let’s celebrate working together to find solutions to hunger
• Aggressive secularism threatens Christians’ freedom to mention belief out loud
• Having a laugh?
• Curbing capital’s ambition is not the way to stop it becoming ‘vulgar wasteland’
• ON TWITTER
• Stress adds up
• Root and branch
• Apex Hotels rolls out £12m overhaul plans for portfolio
• Ex-scottish Enterprise chief to join RBS
• North-east subsea group more than doubles sales
• Relieved R Us as out-of-time toy retailer strikes late deal
• DJ Alexander in big expansion
• Commercial property sector in rude health despite economic headwinds
• IT jobs firm Cathcart Associates hits £6.5m in group turnover
• Open up, don’t cover up says mental health group
• Brexit threat to meat producers
• Mccain has a Jewel in Ayr feature
• Malan agrees there is plenty to play for after Bayliss tries to lift troops NOT DONE YET
• Volley good show as Scots pair swap Portobello for Gold Coast
• Questions over Murray’s prep for competitiv­e return ahead of Aussie Open
• No charges for Venus Williams or other driver over fatal crash
• CONFERENCE B
• HARD TO HANDLE
• Klopp calls on his players to be resolute in Arsenal clash
• Bernabeu clash
• Alves calls on Rangers to handle the pressure of playing at Ibrox
• Following the leader, wherever
• Hearts eye Aussie striker
• Wright: Top six this season would beat our fourth-place finishes
• Friendship on hold as Armstrong faces Mackay-steven for first time
• Director charged over betting breach
• Rodgers is ready for incomings and outgoings during January window
• You won’t get O’neill on the cheap, Macphee warns SFA
• IAIN MORRISON
• ‘Play 1872 Cup decider at Myreside’
• CROSSING A LINE
• FUN FOR ALL THE FAMILY
• SCOTTISH DRIVERS’ ELECTRIC CHARGER USE JUMPS 43%

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