Scotland's papers: BBC presenter scandal and NHS waiting times
Claims that a BBC presenter has paid a teenager for sexually explicit photos dominate many of Sunday's front pages. The Scottish Sun on Sunday reports that the BBC star stripped to his underwear for a video call with the young person. Their mother told the paper that she saw the presenter "getting ready for my child to perform for him".
The BBC is "under fire" as it has been accused of mishandling an investigation into the presenter, reports the Sunday Telegraph. The paper says senior Conservative MP Caroline Dinenage said she was concerned the BBC had taken a long time to investigate the allegations. The Telegraph's front page also features a picture of former chancellor George Osborne at his wedding to Thea Rogers.
The Scottish Daily Mail says the scandal facing the BBC has "deepened" as several stars were falsely accused on social media of being the presenter alleged to have paid £35,000 across three years to the young person. On Saturday, former home secretary Priti Patel said the BBC's treatment of the complaint was "derisory", the paper reports.
Meanwhile, the Sunday Post reports that some Scottish patients have been waiting up to seven years for NHS treatments. A freedom of information request revealed waits of months and years for people across the country, the paper says.
The Scottish Greens have suggested an agreement over a Scottish independence referendum would be necessary for any future power-sharing deal with Labour. Green MSP Ross Greer said opposition to another vote would be a "significant barrier", the Herald on Sunday reports. It comes as polls suggest the SNP, who are currently in a power-sharing agreement with the Greens at Holyrood, could face significant losses in the next Scottish election.
The Sunday Post leads with a report on a teenage girl who says her alleged rapist was able to avoid prosecution and a possible criminal conviction. Kaitlyn Ward, who told the paper she was attacked aged 14 by 16-year-old boy, says he was sent to social work meetings and did not face a trial.
The Sunday Times leads with criticism of the Scottish government's plan to pilot juryless trials for rape cases to help tackle low conviction rates. Former Supreme Court judge Lord Hope of Craighead told the paper it would contradict "the most basic principle of judicial independence".
The Scotland on Sunday says the country's "intentionally acclaimed" salmon industry could be under threat from climate change following the hottest June on record. The paper warns of an "explosion" in the number of fish deaths before harvest this year.
Airlines services between Scotland and London are "almost broken", MPs have warned. The Sunday National reports the Scottish Affairs Committee has urged British Airways and easyJet to provide assurances following a series of delays and cancellations.
The Scottish Sunday Express says banks have been accused of putting security at risk by refusing to do business with the Ministry of Defence. The MoD has launched a probe after dozens of military companies complained that they were denied banking services because of the nature of their work, reports the paper. It says the growth of environmental, social and governance policies - which urges firms to invest "ethically" - has been blamed.
