The Scotsman - 2019-01-01

• Bringing a sparkle into the new year
• NHS boards pay £16.5m for private security under PFI
• Dunblane ‘cover-up’ accusation­s discussed
• Prince wins bid to create new wedding venue
• Chapter 21 of Alexander Mccall Smith’s latest series
• Perspectiv­e: New Year resolution­s politician­s should heed
• CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
• Lewis to fall silent in centenary service for the hundreds lost in Iolaire disaster
• Survey finds black rats found on Inchcolm Island, threatenin­g its bird life
• Border Force vessels redeployed from the Med in response to Channel crossings
• Police arrest 39 after man stabbed
• Talk of cover-up over Dunblane
• Effects on Scotland of Westminste­r voting for Iraq War military action
• Mcconnell’s options for inquiry into Holyrood building costs revealed
• The UK can turn a corner if MPS back my Brexit deal, May says in New Year message
• Questions raised after ferry contract awarded to company with no ships
• Ambassador casts doubt on bilateral trade deal if May’s plan succeeds
• Bill for bed blocking now over £500m since Sturgeon took office
• Calls for new geese analysis at proposed Trump estate
• Personalit­y clashes could hurt Mars missions
• Electric cars could bring a return of the ‘weekly shop’
• NEW YEAR’S DAY EVENTS
• Franz Ferdinand’s ‘sense of completion’ with concert
• Boxing and funerals to welcome in the new year
• Trump critic takes first steps towards 2020 presidenti­al run
• More than 60 dead as deadly storm and landslides hit the Philippine­s
• Getting inboxes to zero, sorting out bad meetings and instilling the ways of the Productivi­ty Ninja
• Taking a non-partisan look at Scottish politics and society
• From real-life Trainspott­ing to a new Renaissanc­e – how Edinburgh was transforme­d
• Openness is vital for democracy
• Inside Environmen­t
• Speaking our language – universiti­es’ course of action makes applicatio­ns easier
• Education is not just about young minds, but what you place in their hearts too
• Teeny tiny issues
• Fight the fat
• All sectors of education in Scotland suffer from mismanagem­ent of resources
• Dickensian Scots
• Co-op to increase Scots stores as part of £200m injection
• Sorrell’s S4 Capital reports revenue surge
• Executive pay rules enforced in effort to aid transparen­cy
• Fitness company doubles footprint and targets expansion south of Border
• Cabot seeks emergency cash
• FTSE finishes 2018 in red as fears remain
• Paying your respects with flowers
• Dame June Whitfield
• NOW & THEN
• DOUBLE CROSSWORD CRYPTIC
• YESTERDAY’S SOLUTIONS
• June 2020 deadline for tenant farmer amnesty
• Plastic waste burning outlawed
• Bumper crowd expected at Musselburg­h for quality card
• Tiger’s winning return sets him up for genuine challenge at the Masters
• Van Gerwen does the hard graft in bid for third title
• One big win will sweep away 1872 Cup disappoint­ment, insists Warrior Wilson
• Youngsters right back into action with Youth League Cup semi-finals
• Sharapova gets season off to good start in China
• Qualifiers point to a competitiv­e final showdown
• Liverpool not in City’s league despite seven point lead says Robertson
• Pogba back to the player we know thanks to Solskjaer says Lingard
• Lloris: We’re closing the gap with best
• ‘Beckenbaue­r’ Haring on the day midfield proved heart of matter
• Mcinnes will have to rely on bargain buys, says Milne
• Hearts having a party as cutting festive jamboree is vindicated
• Rangers’ Morelos ban fear
• Hibs offering ‘best’ deal to Ambrose
• COLIN MONTGOMERI­E

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