The Scotsman - 2019-12-30

• ‘Literary giant’ Alasdair Gray dies
• Proposal for Edinburgh congestion charge to get a ‘fresh look’
• Celtic 1 Rangers 2: Gerrard hails win as his best ever
• £500m support for Scots farmers
• Edinburgh sticks with Underbelly
• Scotland must not descend into blaming foreigners
• CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
• Ready Steady Cook goes green – a sustainabl­e overhaul for show’s revamp
• ‘Botched centralisa­tion’ puts special constabula­ry at risk
• Almost 100 police are investigat­ed for speeding in four years
• SNP council deputy launches defence over foreign trip anger
• Background checks for childcare hit by delays
• SNP hit out at ‘complacent’ MOD over Trident convoy safety lapses
• Anger over ‘complete disaster’ of Honours data breach
• Pupil headbutt among £105k in payouts for school assaults
• Parkinson’s often missed by GPS, new study shows
• Niece supported by centre named after famous uncle
• Forgotten mountainee­rs to scale new heights
• Stars of stage, screen and politics: The notable names we have lost in 2019
• Trend sees sharp rise in numbers employed in financial sector
• Drug related deaths soar, Hong Kong protests and Europe snatch Solheim Cup
• Knifeman wounds five in attack at rabbi’s Hanukkah gathering
• Sydney’s NYE fireworks will go ahead to ‘show resiliency’ amid fires
• World cannot sit by amid Iran’s murderous crackdown on protests
• We need to return to truths of how numbers really work
• Turbulent 20s follow the chaos of 2019
• Is Hollywood edging ever closer to ghost actors, asks Alastair Stewart
• Needed protection­s for most vulnerable For most vulnerable
• Supreme Court brings uncertaint­y to alienation
• Protect your brand – but be clever about it
• Better land use
• Design flaws in Curriculum for Excellence were obvious from very beginning
• ON TWITTER
• Uncut Gems seems set to dazzle and sparkle like a diamond
• Superb scale-up of intimate drama a soaring triumph
• Demand for ‘more coherent’ policies to protect retailers
• Firms’ outlook plunges to recession levels
• Buoyant times, but cautious optimism called for
• Property adviser praises efforts of 13 staff promoted in Scotland
• Maximising property returns
• Leith-based comms firm makes foray into retail
• Keeping memories of loved ones alive
• Professor John Brown OBE
• NOW & THEN
• Changing gender bias in NFUS likely to meet resistance
• I will do it did it well at Kelso
• RACE RETURNS
• Cockerill eyes bigger picture after thrilling derby win
• K SPECIAL
• “I know it was the right decision to come to Hearts” Stendel buoyed by power from Tynecastle stands
• MAN BY MAN: CELTIC
• Hampden misery gave Rangers faith that they could handle Celtic
• Manner of victory suggests Old Firm tide is on the turn
• Dyer urges Kilmarnock board to resolve managerial vacuum after fifth loss in a row
• Brown: ‘We need to learn because that’s the second time they’ve outplayed us’
• Relief for Wright but frustratio­n that his Saints failed to take more than a point from the game
• Raith finish the year on top after a free-scoring day in Methil
• Rice hails Accies comeback as ‘the best performanc­e I’ve seen since I came here’
• Livingston bring Hibs back down to earth
• Play-off contenders bunching up beneath United after string of away wins
• Mane strikes to tighten Liverpool’s grip on title
• City have luck on their side as second-half brace clinches victory
• Captain Root frustrated as England fightback falls well short of target
• Australia take unassailab­le series lead as Kiwis burnt by bowling firepower
• ‘Takeover talk’ driving Du Plessis

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