Scotland's papers: 'Demons of depravity' and PM's 'broken deal'
Many of the papers lead on the gang of men and women in Glasgow who were found guilty of abusing children after a trial that is believed to be the largest prosecution of a child abuse ring in Scotland. The Scottish Sun described the seven members as “demons of depravity”. The five men and two women were part of a gang of drug addicts who terrorised four youngsters including a baby over a seven year period, according to the paper.
The Metro also uses the word depravity to describe the actions of the gang. It reports that the court heard how the primary-school children were given alcohol and cocaine before being sexually humiliated and raped in groups.
Six of the seven mugshots make the front page of the Glasgow Times. According to the paper, a detective revealed more than 1000 lines of inquiry were looked at by police.
The Scottish Daily Express says the children were violently assaulted multiple times between April 2012 and June 2019. However, claims of witchcraft and seances at the flat were dropped during a harrowing nine-week trial, the paper reports.
The aftermath of Suella Braverman's sacking as home secretary makes the front page of the Scottish Daily Mail. It focuses on Ms Braverman accusing Rishi Sunak of betraying her and the nation.
Ms Braverman also appears on the front of the Daily Telegraph. The paper pulls a quote from Mrs Braverman's letter in which she says: "I must surely conclude now, you never had any intention of keeping your promises."
The Times goes with the headline "PM lied to me and betrayed Britain" after the ex-home secretary released a three-page letter following her sacking. In the letter she claims Rishi Sunak never had any intention of stopping small boats in the channel, the paper reports.
The Scotsman says Ms Braverman's attack on her old boss risks sparking a civil war within the Conservative party. The paper says her suggestion that Mr Sunak only became prime minister because of her, will send ripples through the party.
A cystic fibrosis patient makes the front page of the Daily Record after claiming lives will be lost if the NHS stops giving Kaftrio treatment to children. Hailey Mann made her plea as health chiefs want to stop giving the £100,000-a-year medication to new patients, according to the paper.
The National leads with a call from the SNP's Westminster leader Stephen Flynn for politicians to back a ceasefire in Gaza. An amendment put forward by the SNP calling for "all parties to agree to an immediate ceasefire" is likely to be voted on at the end of the King's speech debate in the House of Commons later, the paper reports.
The amount of plastic being recycled in Scotland has fallen over the last decade, with just over 5% being dealt with internally, the Herald reports. The paper says data from the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency shows most of the country's plastic waste is recycled in other parts of the UK and Europe, despite ambitious targets set by the Scottish government.
A woman who avoided jail after she threatened her ex and his partner, racially abused three people and bit and spat at police officers in Inverness makes the P&J front page. The paper says Kimberly Fraser, 40, carried out her violent crime spree over an 18-month period.
The Courier leads with a Tayside teacher who admitted causing the death of a popular Brechin biker after “carelessly” pulling out of a junction. Jonathan Marsh was killed after becoming trapped under the wheels of Angela Addis’s car in November 2022, the paper reports.
Edinburgh is set to become the first city in the UK to ban pavement parking, the Edinburgh Evening News reports. The paper leads on new Scottish government legislation which will mean drivers in the capital will face £100 fines for parking on pavements, at dropped kerbs or for doubling parking. It says the legislation is due to come into effect in January.
The Evening Telegraph leads with Dundee Winterfest moving to a new location and slashing its opening times for 2023 after two years at Slessor Gardens. It says it is not clear where the new venue will be.
