The Scotsman - 2018-03-29

• A year to go.. but is Scotland prepared?
• ● Leader comment: ‘This is everyone’s problem’ -
• CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
• University reveals contenders for UK’S longest-running literary competitio­n
• Plan to cut 100 more police officers
• Parole Board chief quits after court overturns decision to free Worboys
• Hundreds turn out to support ex-catalan leader over Spanish extraditio­n attempt
• Assange said to have lost internet access and right to receive visitors
• Home Office blocks Syrian pupil from going on primary school trip to Spain
• Spy and daughter were poisoned at home
• ‘Beast from East’ warnings could have been clearer, admits minister
• Target to reverse bus use decline rejected
• ‘Beast’ from the North-east filmed in Scottish forest
• Aberdeen University’s painting found to be by artist Canaletto
• Easter egg risk to people living with asthma
• ‘Lack of diversity’ in Scottish culture is deterring audiences
• Tickling sticks and Diddymen help give comic Sir Ken Dodd colourful send-off
• Speeding up civil justice
• Weinstein assistant was ‘defrauded’ by non-disclosure deal
• Kim Jong-un makes first visit to China in show of unity with Beijing
• Electors urged to vote or face being fined in low-key Egyptian poll
• Voter manipulati­on is an age-old art
• Victorian splendour beats modern technology in the battle of the bridges
• Spanish over-reaction to Catalonia more third world dictatorsh­ip than EU state
• New Scottish welfare system could bring down the government
• You too can be epic or get creative through the efforts of the voluntary arts sector
• Pioneering arts trust plays a pivotal role locally and as a model
• Base insult
• Poor showing
• Look at bigger picture when thinking about Labour Party and anti-semitism
• ON TWITTER
• P2P lender raises £2m amid plans to increase investors
• Sir Brian Souter backs start-up tax relief
• Capital-based Zonal rings up surge in R&D and turnover
• RBS funds set to fuel more competitiv­e SME lending market
• Distillery in distributi­on deal
• DELIGHTED
• Profits have a lie-down at sofa maker DFS as acquisitio­n costs exert impact
• Scottish Business Resilience Centre appoints operating chief
• Possible Shire takeover gives spark to FTSE
• Parking fees help Highland Show hit a record £4.45m
• No clear sign of post-brexit policy
• Take Nonios to repeat
• Kinghorn is going the full distance to represent Scotland once again
• SPORTS DIGEST
• Leconte joins other legends for event at Gleneagles
• CA hands out 12-month bans to ringleader Warner and skipper Smith
• Joshua and Parker work out and exchange verbal barbs ahead of showdown
• Westwood needs to win Houston Open to make it 14 Masters appearance­s in a row
• SRU backs Dodson with new deal until after 2023 Rugby World Cup
• Murray on mend as he practises with Scots teenager Mchugh
• Marfo: It was hard missing out on Six Nations
• Irish rugby bosses to review futures of Ulster pair Jackson and Olding after rape acquittal
• Mcmann own-goal proves decisive as Saints march on
• Mccann hopes ‘sense will prevail’ at SFA disciplina­ry hearing
• Auchinleck have no plan to go senior
• Dons director Skinner back in dock over Scottish FA gambling breach
• Argentina at sixes and sevens as Messi faces one last shot at glory
• Signs of progress for Southgate’s men but familiar failings return against Italy
• Mcleish already proving he’s a fine minister of defence
• Does the cap fit? Andrew Smith assesses Scotland’s seven new boys
• Donnelly urges Celtic to make Mcginn move
• Mcleish: Win was shot in the arm for Scottish game
• “I’m just happy that the rule changed so nobody else can be put through what I was”
• No Aberdeen team to join Super Six
• KEYS TO KNOW
• Extend your options – in all directions
• KEYS TO KNOW
• Paris Gourtsoyan­nis
• Bill Jamieson
• What’s ahead?
• Law changes will have significan­t ‘real-world effects’
• Free movement is crucial to tourism
• Choppy waters to navigate
• Still more questions than answers...

The Scotsman - 2018-03-28

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