The Scotsman - 2018-04-19

• Pupils ‘choosing subjects to avoid bills for their parents’
• Liver machine ‘can transform transplant lists’
• Kenny Macaskill: The Nasty Party is back
• Man jailed for deliberate­ly spreading HIV
• CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
• Artists carve out new name for themselves with sculptures-up-for-adoption scheme
• Prince Harry and Meghan Markle speak out in support of LGBT rights
• UK users to get opt-out for facial recognitio­n technology and ads
• Blackford unaware SNP consultant met Facebook data firm
• New research reveals link between number of alcohol outlets and crime
• ‘Gross betrayal’ if £1bn Royal Navy contract sent abroad, unions warn
• Government in heavy Brexit defeat as Lords insist on customs union
• May fights back in row over destructio­n of Windrush papers as cases mount up
• 7,600 deported to Commonweal­th nations since 2010
• Barbara Bush, matriarch of a US political dynasty, dies aged 92
• Report finds offshore wind turbines not so dangerous for seabirds
• Sturgeon says Brexit talks are close to the ‘end game’
• BBC journalist insists he ‘reported the facts’ on Cliff Richard story
• Former TA soldier found guilty of raping two women
• West Dunbartons­hire ‘worst area in UK’ for superfast broadband
• Petition for medicinal cannabis to be handed into Downing Street
• Blow for Salmond as Ofcom launches new probes into RT
• Reassuranc­e for anti-royal protesters
• MSPS give their backing to Scotland’s Turing Bill
• Top Scottish doctors ‘overwhelmi­ngly’ male
• Trump hails CIA chief Pompeo’s secret trip to meet Kim Jong-un
• Broken fan blade triggered events that led to plane death
• World leaving Scotland in its wake
• Specialist teachers now coping with three times the number of pupils in 2010
• Tough tactics by Macron risk a return to 1968-style civil unrest
• The scandal of state school fees
• Inside Health
• Unlocking Ambition programme a route for entreprene­urs to realise aspiration­s
• We need to work together to deliver inclusive, innovation­led growth in Scotland
• A prime minister’s hands can’t be tied by waiting for unlikely agreement at the UN
• ON TWITTER
• Windrush scandal
• Banking blues
• Product designer going global after sale to US company
• Rate rise in the balance as inflation slides
• Firms ramp up investment as confidence turns positive
• Base rates may well still rise in May despite inflation fall
• Food testing firm nets funding
• FINANCIAL HIT
• Union Square owner looks to call off tie-up with Braehead group
• Investor joy at surprise fall in cost of living
• NFU welcomes funding package after bad weather
• Exercise to test UK agencies’ reaction to foot-and-mouth
• Expect Gosden’s Lion to roar in Craven Stakes ahead of Guineas
• Nadal wastes no time in win over Bedene in Monaco
• SPORTS DIGEST
• Garcia is keen to move on quickly from his nightmare 13 at Masters
• Unificatio­n fight with Wilder is Hearn’s aim
• Smith set to take over as national selector
• Spanish players handed huge bans for abusing ref after disputed game
• Vigurs strikes to hand Caley fifth win on trot
• Ikpeazu signs on as Levein boosts his attacking options for the new season
• Ayr shine on the field but off it best not talk about promotion
• I paid my brother Justin £75,000 to hide sexuality
• Smalling and Lukaku on target as United get back to winning ways
• GOAL-GETTER
• Windass could go on to play in English Premier League, says Weir
• Union Bears plan silent protest for next game
• ‘To suggest Easter Road clash will be fixed is an an insult to both clubs’
• Silky skills /Former Old Firm duo plan good Ayr day
• Sutton: Ibrox is ‘toxic place’
• Glasgow flanker CALLUM GIBBINS is happy with a home Pro14 semi-final but warns the team has to improve mentally and physically.
• Barton is the new boss at Fleetwood
• Why a helping hand is not good news for all buyers
• KEYS TO KNOW

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