What the Scottish papers say

SNP leader John Swinney delivered his most outspoken comments since he was elected leader of the Scottish National Party, when he urged activists to "tell the Brits to get off", writes The Scotsman.

Also on the party's leadership contest, The Herald says John Swinney effectively routed his challenger on the day he took on the fringes of his party and won.

The Courier tells how a Perthshire man who tortured a boy with live electric cables was jailed for three years.

The Scottish Express reports that a US defence agency has been spying on a tiny Scottish whisky distillery because spies thought it was brewing up chemical weapons.

In showbiz, Kylie Minogue has called in the police after getting a deluge of threats from a stalker, according to The Scottish Sun.

John Leslie's love affair with Abi Titmuss looks to be over, claims The Daily Record.