What the Scottish papers say

The Daily Record reports that a pensioner who was carrying out some DIY sparked a murder hunt after a power saw chopped off his finger, sending it 100ft into a neighbour's garden.

The paper also reports on Scotland's Chris Hoy winning a gold medal in cycling at the Olympic Games in Athens.

The Scottish Daily Mirror says that flying Scot Chris Hoy made his childhood dream come true as he lifted Olympic Gold.

The Courier reports that rebel Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's gunmen have removed their weapons from the revered Imam Ali Shrine in Najaf in a step aimed at ending the two-week uprising.

Motorists could be paying £4 for a gallon of petrol after fresh attacks in Iraq sent oil prices soaring to record highs, according to The Herald.

A Scots mum dumped her 12-year-old son with tourists in Turkey - then fled with her local lover, says The Scottish Sun.

The Scottish Daily Express says that holidaymakers have been warned they could be charged up to £100 just to speak to a travel agent.

The Scotsman says that a former police officer who spent nearly four years in jail for a rape he did not commit, says he knows who the real culprit is.

The widow of a Scottish sporting hero is being forced to sell his precious football medals to keep her home, according to the Scottish Daily Mail.