What the Scottish papers say

Latest news from Scotland
29 December 2013

SUNDAY POST:

UK DOORS WIDE OPEN TO EASTERN CRIMINALS

A wave of eastern European criminals could flood into the UK because of failures in cross border intelligence checks.

ALEX NEIL LABELLED "DESPERATE" OVER NO VOTE CLAIMS

Health secretary Alex Neil has been branded ridiculous after claiming a No vote in the referendum will result in Holyrood losing powers to Westminster.

SCOTTISH SUN SUNDAY:

POUR BLIMEY THERE'S MORE

Scotland is set to be battered by more wild weather - with another four 60mph storms this week.

WASTE PAPER

Most Scots reckon the SNP government is wasting our cash by touting their independence plans.

SUNDAY MAIL:

DON'T TAKE OUR LITTLE GIRL AWAY

Couple with learning difficulties reveal an agonising fight to keep their daughter nine years after her baby sister was taken from them.

DRIPPY NEW YEAR FOR PARTY PEOPLE

Scotland's big Hogmanay party is likely to beat the weather, although revellers have been warned they face getting drenched.

SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY:

QUANGO BOSS PAY PACKETS

One in three quango chiefs is paid more than Alex Salmond's £140,000 salary, according to new research which exposes the extent to which Scottish public life is dominated by publicly funded bodies run by state appointees.

PUPILS TAKING ARSENAL OF WEAPONS INTO CLASS

A terrifying arsenal of weapons is regularly being seized from school pupils in Scotland, prompting fears over violence in playgrounds.

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