The Scotsman - 2018-05-18

• Shrinking exam choice for Scottish pupils ‘ a scandal’
• Salmond signals his return to politics
• Markle village gears up for its day in the sun
• Feature: The making of Scotland’s first indie pop musical
• Brian Wilson: How the SNP is now turning truth on its head
• Matt Allan turns a few heads in the new Audi Q2
• CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
• Doors open ready for residents in charity’s pioneering village for homeless people
• Heroic bus driver stopped ram- raid thieves from escaping with store ATM
• Peer loses his appeal to have money fight settled north of the Border
• Britain to be sued by European Commission over air pollution
• Doubts raised over Trump ‘ profits’
• New ‘ backstop’ plan to stop hard border in Ireland as May denies delay to Brexit
• Home Secretary presses EU leaders to provide clarity on position of British expats
• Scots worried about impact of leaving EU on food prices, travel and the NHS
• Praise for tough £ 2 cap on ‘ crack cocaine’ betting terminals
• New gadget to flag up risky head knocks on rugby field
• Anger as Culloden housing scheme given approval
• Anger over MSP’S message to Celtic fan
• 9,000 new staff needed to fulfil vow to double childcare
• Capital to cut down on clutter as advertisin­g boards receive the axe
• Vote demanded on idea of ‘ urban forest’ for Princes Street Gardens
• Hogmanay tickets hiked up to £ 30
• ‘ Routine’ blood test could let diabetics cut out insulin jabs
• Astronaut Tim Peake reunited with capsule after flight to the stars
• From street life to high life – Benson’s best goes on show
• North Korea slams ‘ incompeten­t’ South as border tensions simmer
• Trial vaccine sent to Congo as new Ebola outbreak reaches city
• Beware the Wicked Wizard of West
• On the side of the angels – sale of fantasy sports business could benefit start- ups
• Inside Transport
• We must recognise that people can change – not just lock them up in jail
• Ovarian transplant­s can give birth to ethical questions over meaning of fertility
• There’s no crisis
• Think bike
• History teaches us that yesterday’s terrorist can become today’s political leader
• ON TWITTER
• Glass half full?
• Edinburgh asset management firm Tcam taken over
• Data rules likely to hit mailings next week
• Mothercare pushes ahead with closures as profit slides
• Engie looks to power up in Scotland after hiring boss for regenerati­on unit
• Indigovisi­on heads to the black
• Asda takings rise for a fourth quarter
• If you do business with Iran, beware of the US
• Scotland’s quality of life biggest draw as place to launch and run a business
• Aberdeen’s Xodus Group inks £ 5m of field developmen­t work
• Oil price rally lifts FTSE to record high
• NOW & THEN
• COURT CIRCULAR
• Network Rail criticised after cattle hit by train
• Transparen­cy could open up new pig and poultry markets
• Let the battle commence in Braveheart
• Edmund edged out in epic tie- breaker
• SPORTS DIGEST
• Kinnings joining European Tour is ‘ massive coup’
• Drysdale on course to end run of missed cuts as Detry delights home fans in Belgium
• Grange aiming for continenta­l glory and a boost to Scotland’s ranking
• Early attack pays off as Bennett wins at Imola
• Rennie picks Warriors team on form not reputation SQUAD SPIRIT
• Graham hopes to emulate father’s feat with Falcons
• Giggs still sore over cup final ‘ goal’
• Hazard ‘ magic’ will be key to Chelsea victory at Wembley says Fabregas
• New deal ties Guardiola to City for three more years
• ‘ I don’t like lots of rules, the players know what’s expected’ PARTY TIME
• Hopkin hoping his ‘ patched- up’ side can get over the line at Firhill
• ‘ A lot of Motherwell’s critics haven’t even seen us play’
• Cadden ‘ speechless’ as Mcleish adds winger to squad for Scotland tour
• Rodgers plots route to glory… and a rare open- top bus journey
• Ntcham reveals he flies a personal coach over from Paris for ball work
• Livingston 2 Partick 1 / First- leg play- off win puts Lions in driving seat
• Tierney not for sale - yet
• “Can I run faster? I don’t know but it will be exciting to see what a bit more time will deliver”
• Stick to what you do best, Russell told
• THE CAR IN FACTS
• ONE IN TEN DRIVERS HAS FALLEN ASLEEP AT WHEEL
• S60 IS FIRST VOLVO TO DITCH DIESEL

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