The Scotsman - 2017-12-27

• Boxing Day snow makes up for late arrival of the white stuff
• £100 million per year spent on paying off council staff
• Hogmanay bosses back down over volunteers
• Fresh plans to tackle queues at new crossing
• Review of the Year Part2: Snap election, a terror attack, and Grenfell
• SCOTTISH PERSPECTIV­E
• ANSWERS TO YESTERDAY’S GIANT CHRISTMAS CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
• Debate over nationalis­ation of train service ‘meaningles­s’
• Hoax calls waste 30,000 ‘precious’ minutes for ambulance crews
• Scottish bargain-hunters lead sales surge
• Comic Jones set to star in new TV show
• Action star Vin Diesel announced as the biggest grossing film star of 2017
• Clegg ‘to receive knighthood for time as deputy leader’
• Osborne tells of his ‘gloom’ over EU vote
• Queen and a foul-mouthed matriarch win battle of box
• 828 campers reported for breaking new park laws
• Union urges action to protect school music tuition
• ‘Drug smuggler’ Briton jailed in Egypt
• Scottish Speakers’ Corner takes shape in Leith
• Peruvians protest after pardon is granted to former president
• Too close to call in Liberian election as counting continues
• Offering a fine spot to soothe weary travellers
• An army of health profession­als is deploying to help dementia patients
• Reforms mean a career in teaching will become a more attractive option
• Pay-offs inevitable as council services cut
• Inside Justice
• Good reasons to celebrate for Scotland’s food and drink producers
• Last festive season of ridiculous­ly cheap deals on alcohol a welcome gift
• Who’s obsessed?
• Overblown plans
• Tourism isn’t bad in itself, the problem is numbers and quality of what’s on offer
• ON TWITTER
• European markets crucial to success of British business
• Payment firm izettle eyes fresh UK deals
• Case highlights will dilemma
• Monitor initiative finds optimisati­on is the key
• Might Bite takes the crown with something to spare
• Warner no-ball blunder was ‘horrible’
• An energised Edinburgh ready for return fixture
• Waverley Cup goes back to Melrose courtesy of seven-try victory
• Camp will help select U18 team
• Majestic Kane is goalscorin­g king
• Berra resolved to swing derby pendulum back in favour of Hearts
• Strength in depth allied with size of squad is Dons’ passport to success, says Stewart
• Livingston back up to third after Sons victory
• ‘You can’t lose three games in a row as a Rangers player’ insists Holt
• Canning keen to close gap on form side Killie
• Bowman set to take some stick but beating Rangers is uppermost in his mind
• Griffiths back in scoring form as Celtic tighten grip
• Rodgers: We’ll do right by Moussa
• “There may be games when I will have to sacrifice myself for the team”
• Brown backs Berghan over head ‘stamp’

The Scotsman - 2017-12-26

The Scotsman - 2017-12-28