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What the Scottish papers say

A Rangers fan pictured being bitten by a police dog in the Manchester riots is a convicted murderer, according to the Scottish Sun and the Daily Record.

Luke Mitchell has failed in his bid to overturn his conviction for the "truly evil" murder of his 14-year-old girlfriend Jodi Jones, reports The Herald.

The Scotsman claims that farming is to blame for 25% of Scotland's greenhouse gas emissions, a new report has revealed.

The Daily Mail features a story accusing power giants of price-fixing on gas and electricity, causing householders to be overcharged by more than £400 a year.

A Dundee man has died following a massive heart attack despite the desperate efforts of his wife and 10-year-old daughter to save him, says the Courier.

The Press and Journal interviews the family of a stab victim who was taken to hospital with serious wounds to his neck, chest and legs.

The country began its recovery from the credit crunch last night as the economy showed the first significant signs of improving, reveals the Daily Express.

The former Archbishop of Canterbury has broken a year long government news blackout to appeal directly to the group holding five "forgotten" British hostages who were abducted in Baghdad last May, says The Times.




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