The first day of the Holyrood inquiry into the bungled handling of complaints against Alex Salmond features on the majority of the front pages. The National leads with Leslie Evans, the permanent secretary to the Scottish government, telling the inquiry she wanted to "apologise unreservedly to all concerned for this procedural failure".
The i also has this apology on its front page, with Ms Evans claiming that despite the errors, investigating the complaints was "the right thing to do".
The timing of when Nicola Sturgeon first became aware of the allegations against her predecessor is the focus of the front page of the Daily Express.
The Herald carries comments from opposition MSPs urging Nicola Sturgeon to "come clean" about when she was first told about the allegations.
The Scotsman features testimony from Ms Evans where she revealed she told Ms Sturgeon about alleged concerns about Mr Salmond months before an official probe was launched.
The Scottish Daily Mail also focuses on the timeline of when the first minister knew about the allegations made against Mr Salmond.
The Daily Telegraph reports that until Ms Evans gave evidence, it was thought the first Ms Sturgeon knew of any allegations against the former first minister was when the official probe got under way.
The Times reports that the Metropolitan Police have dropped an investigation into complaints from a woman about Alex Salmond.
Elsewhere the Daily Record focuses on a 26-year-old man shot dead in Blantyre, South Lanarkshire in what police are describing as a targeted attack.
A man who gave the daughter of Taggart and Holby City star, John Michie, drugs at a music festival and filmed her as she died has had his conviction for manslaughter overturned, The Scottish Sun reports.
The Courier raises the prospect of a local lockdown in the Coupar Angus area after a spike in coronavirus cases linked to an outbreak at a chicken factory.
The Press and Journal reports that a 65-year-old man has been charged in connection with the death of another man in Inverness.
A sports centre breaking the ban on indoor games of squash makes the front page of the Aberdeen Evening Express.
The Edinburgh Evening News splashes with the conviction of a bus driver who caused the death of a couple after driving dangerously on to the other side of the road in West Lothian.
Criticism of the state of the former What Every Woman Wants building in Glasgow makes the front page of the Evening Times.
The death of an eight-year-old boy from an asthma attack makes the front page of Dundee's Evening Telegraph.
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