“Confusion over SNP indyref elections” is the title of i. The newspaper reports that John Swinney, Scotland’s first deputy minister, has made a correction after confusing the Scottish government’s claims that he could win a mandate for independence in the next general election. Mr Swinney told the BBC on Wednesday morning that the SNP only needed to win a majority in Scotland’s Westminster seat in the next election to be mandated to negotiate independence with the UK government. However, speaking to BBC Breakfast on Wednesday morning, shortly after Mr Swinney’s interview, Nicola Sturgeon said the SNP needed a majority of all votes in Scotland to secure the mandate. Image caption, The Scotsman reports that a new poll shows that Nicola Sturgeon’s scheduled date for a second independence referendum does not have the support of a majority of Scots. The paper reports that 53% of Scots said no poll should be conducted, with only 40% supporting Sturgeon’s timetable. Image caption, The leader of the SNP in Westminster said that “there is no case for the Union” as he insisted that a referendum will be held next year, reports The National. The newspaper quoted Ian Blackford as telling the Commons: “Scotland has already paid the price because it is not independent. Westminster governments did not vote to impose policies we do not support. “We voted for and implemented deep austerity cuts. Unlike our European neighbors, who have higher income equality, lower poverty rates and higher productivity. Why not Scotland?” Image caption, Police in Scotland will withdraw “any goodwill” after being offered a “cheap” αύξηση 565 salary increase, according to Metro. The newspaper reports that the Scottish Police Federation said members would claim payment for any overtime they were ordered to work. Image caption, The Courier reports that the 150th Open championship in St Andrews will be struck by a police protest over the fees. The newspaper reports that the President of the Scottish Police Federation said that the development of the police at The Open and other major events will not be like the last 10 years, as the police will not start their shifts early or will not receive radio equipment. at home when their duty ends. Image caption, The Times is leading to a “troop increase” in NATO in former Soviet Union states bordering Russia. The daily says that the member states agreed on a “new strategic concept” as a plan to set the goals of the defense alliance for the next decade, which he described as the “most remarkable development” of the NATO summit in Madrid. Image caption, In a royal story, the Scottish Daily Express says the Prince of Wales “will never again” receive large cash donations to his charities. A senior royal source told the newspaper that “times have changed”, after Prince Charles had accepted 2.58 million pounds from the former Prime Minister of Qatar. Image caption, The Scottish Daily Mail also leads to a story of Buckingham Palace, saying the findings of an investigation into whether the Duchess of Sussex who was bullied by staff members have been “substantially buried”. The newspaper reports that the royal aides admitted that their findings regarding the allegations that Megan Markle “expelled” two “injured” aides will never be made public. Image caption, Scotland’s largest health council is facing multimillion-pound compensation for failed maternity births, according to The Herald. The newspaper reports that the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde said that 80% of the 0 280 million allocated to the new claims concerned 14 ‘high-value’ cases of ‘maternity adverse events’, which caused damage to either mother or baby. The health council said 100 extra claims were settled last year with 27 27m in payments. Image caption, Nurses say Scotland’s hospital wards have been turned into “hell on earth” due to the growing number of staff suffering from Covid, according to the Daily Record. The newspaper reports that the NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde, Scotland’s largest health council, has 749 Covid staff absences as infection rates rise across the country – and in at least three cases, a nurse has been left in charge of an entire ward. Image caption, No. 10 is worried that the prime minister is facing a “kangaroo court” for investigating whether he misled Parliament for a party on Downing Street, the Daily Telegraph reports. The daily says that Boris Johnson’s allies have accused the House of Commons Committee of relying on “evidence from rumors” to allow people to testify anonymously, prompting the prime minister to refuse to resign if he is found to have misled lawmakers. Image caption, Dame Deborah James’s friends urged the public to push her BowelBabe chapter to over 10 million £ as the ultimate “thank you”, reports the Scottish Sun. This comes after the 40-year-old activist, blogger, broadcaster and former teacher died after receiving end-of-life care for bowel cancer at home. Image caption, The press and the newspaper report that a court heard that a police officer lost his memory for six months after he was hit on the street with his head. The newspaper reports that the police officer was attacked in Inverness by Thomas Stewart, 27, after he was called to face a disturbance caused by Mr. Stewart. The officer has been fired twice since then and remains in light duty. Image caption, Edinburgh tram boss Lea Harrison is at the center of another pay dispute after receiving a 16% increase in his .000 150,000 salary, plus a £ 16,000 bonus, according to the Edinburgh Evening News. The newspaper reports that union leaders called the pay deal “disgusting” when it said that some tram staff members were being forced to use food banks due to low pay. Tram workers are voting in labor for wages that could lead to a staff strike during the Fringe. Image caption, The Aberdeen City Council leadership team has been accused of “sabotaging the city’s recovery” after scrapping plans for the Union Street sidewalk, the Evening Express reports. Image caption, Families in Dundee are outraged by Dundee City Council’s decision to ax their public fireworks, the Evening Telegraph reports. The newspaper reports that all public fireworks displays in Dundee’s Baxter and Lochee parks have been canceled for the foreseeable future, after a study conducted by the emergency services revealed that the premises are no longer suitable for large gatherings. The free events bring crowds of around 25,000 people to each screen. Image caption, The Daily Star reports that NASA scientists have been “confused” by craters that have appeared on the Moon. Under the headline “You can’t park it there, man!”, The newspaper’s “extraterrestrial correspondent” Michael Moran reports that the mysterious impact craters remained after a rocket crashed.

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