The Scotsman - 2016-08-04

• Drivers facing crumbling motorways as budgets cut
• Celtic progress in Europe as Dembele strikes late penalty
• Bank of Scotland to close 23 branches
• Scots pay most for childcare in summer
• CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
• THE WEATHER
• Thar’s gold in them thar Highland hills as firm mines precious metal for first time EXPERT VIEW
• M-ways bear brunt of budget cuts while standards vary sharply across country
• Rate cut joy for borrowers as recession fears intensify
• Scots spending more time online than in bed... but there is hope
• Fringe chief vows to build new bridges after Brexit vote
• Brain family told to leave the UK after deportatio­n deadline expires
• More armed police to be deployed in London
• Monitoring of school bullies vital, Swinney told
• Robert the Bruce’s historic hill to face public inquiry
• Passengers ‘feared for lives’ after bus driver drove into floodwater
• ‘£25k credit card spending spree’ woman facing trial
• Supermarke­t offers should be healthier says Which? survey
• Man sent to jail for putting neighbours at risk in flat blast
• Emirates flight with 300 on board crash lands in Dubai
• Trump taunts senior Republican party leaders as splits widen
• Former communist leader elected Prime Minister Of Nepal
• City gearing up for a busy August
• Boycotts and bleating get in the way of the job of government
• Platform: Health
• Faith of our fathers can guide us
• Christians recognise that we need both reason and revelation to reach the truth
• Signs of cracks appear within Nationalis­t ranks as holiday season continues
• Power investment
• Access to justice
• ON TWITTER
• I like it not
• Sir Tom Hunter to press button on major online drive
• Devro warns of bloated US shake-up costs
• Next pledges to limit price hikes as costs of importing clothing mount
• HSBC warns of turbulence as it unveils mega buyback
• Rate cut looms after flurry of downbeat economic figures
• Office space sees high demand
• Aggreko hit by share drop as fall in demand for power sees profits slump
• Economy data sees Footsie end day in red
• COURT CIRCULAR
• New campaign launched to battle rural crime
• Pig sector brings home the bacon
• Appleby’s Frontiersm­an is one to keep track of in Sandown handicap
• Ali and Ballance ensure third Test is evenly poised after tough first day
• Ryder Cup adds to incentive for golfing ‘Little and Large’
• Armitstead: I’ll hold my head high
• It’s been a rollercoas­ter ride to Rio but everything is falling into place
• Dawn starts pay off as Milne dream is realised
• Fulham accept bid from relegated Villa for Scots striker Mccormack
• Ozturk calls on Hearts to lay down a marker with two early wins
• New Buddies Sutton and Clarkson can have Saints marching again, insists Webster
• Question mark over Dundee’s Dens future CHEEK BY JOWL
• Marciano checks in at Easter Road after sealing season-long loan deal
• Long-ball team? I’ll take that as proof that we played well, says Aberdeen boss
• What a difference a year makes for Griffiths, a goal-getter on every stage £6m payday, but we never talked money says manager
• KEYS TO KNOW
• What Brexit means for the Scottish property market
• KEYS TO KNOW
• Read the contract with care to avoid deposit disputes

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