The ferries fiasco has dogged Nicola Sturgeon’s Government for years, with islanders fed up with an unreliable lifeline service while the taxpayer faces escalating costs for vessels that still do not sail.
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Good morning Voornaam,

 

Welcome to your Friday morning news update from The Scotsman, delivered straight to your inbox. Here's a rundown of the biggest stories of the day so far.

 

Five key stories this morning:

- Ferries Fiasco: What are the key questions Nicola Sturgeon must answer?

- Opinion: Orkney and Shetland want more powers of their own, not SNP identity politics

- Analysis: The era of low interest rates and low inflation is over

- What is Scotland's oldest distillery?

- Rugby: Adam Hastings handed chance at 10 as Finn Russell return is ruled out

 

For plenty more news, sport, opinion and culture, check out our specialist Scotsman newsletters today.

 

Have a great day, and all the best for the weekend.

 

Joshua King

  
     
  Scotland's ferries fiasco: What are the key questions Nicola Sturgeon must answer?  
     
  The ferries fiasco has dogged Nicola Sturgeon’s Government for years, with islanders fed up with an unreliable lifeline service while the taxpayer faces escalating costs for vessels that still do not sail.  
     
Scotland's ferries fiasco: What are the key questions Nicola Sturgeon must answer?
     
   
     
 
RMT to stage ScotRail strikes every Friday and Saturday until Christmas
RMT to stage ScotRail strikes every Friday and Saturday until Christmas
 
     
     
 
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Tenders open for unique Hebridean longhouse on Jura: builders from the mainland offered once-in-a-lifetime job
 
A one-of-a-kind building contract to create a heritage home on an island off the west coast is up for grabs: could your firm make this family’s retirement dream come true?

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"It is a refrain we are all-too familiar with in the Highlands and Islands under SNP rule."
"It is a refrain we are all-too familiar with in the Highlands and Islands under SNP rule."
 
Should Orkney and Shetland vote for independence? You might be surprised to hear that the view from the SNP is a resounding “No”.
 
     
 
Bank of England analysis: The era of low interest rates and low inflation is over
Bank of England analysis: The era of low interest rates and low inflation is over
 
I’ve never been interested in cars and have always driven old bangers.
 
     
 
What is Scotland's oldest licensed distillery - Glenturret or Littlemill?
What is Scotland's oldest licensed distillery - Glenturret or Littlemill?
 
Whisky production in Scotland is thought to date back several hundred years to when invading Romans brought the art of winemaking to the country.
 
     
 
UK government accused of ‘collusion’ in Jagtar Singh Johal arrest as protesters target Downing Street
UK government accused of ‘collusion’ in Jagtar Singh Johal arrest as protesters target Downing Street
 
The husband of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has accused the UK Government of “collusion” over the arrest and detention of a Scottish man who was snatched from the street by plain-clothes officers while shopping with his wife in India's Punjab region in 2017.
 
     
 
Adam Hastings handed chance at 10 for Scotland as Finn Russell return is ruled out
Adam Hastings handed chance at 10 for Scotland as Finn Russell return is ruled out
 
Adam Hastings has been challenged to seize his opportunity at stand-off after being picked to start for Scotland for the first time in over two years.
 
     
 
Ange Postecoglou has no fears over Celtic rebuild amid prospect of squad break-up
Ange Postecoglou has no fears over Celtic rebuild amid prospect of squad break-up
 
The prospect of the current Celtic squad being broken up in the aftermath of this Champions League campaign doesn’t cause Ange Postecoglou to fret.
 
     
     
     
   
     
     
     
   
   
   
 
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