The Scotsman reports that the Scottish licensed trade industry has warned that up to two-thirds of pubs and bars will not be able to reopen in April because of ongoing Covid restrictions making them “financially unsustainable”.
The Metro says Prince William’s and Prince Harry’s “very different” tributes to their grandfather, the Duke of Edinburgh, puts them “words apart”.
The Sun also features the two princes’ “contrasting” tributes, with Prince William talking of a “century of life defined by service” and Prince Harry saying he was the “legend of banter, and cheeky right ’til the end”.
The Duke of Cambridge has also pledged to “get on with the job” of supporting the Queen in his tribute to his “extraordinary” grandfather, reports the Daily Telegraph.
The Daily Express says Prince William took a “leaf out of Prince Philip’s book” in his tribute, vowing to get on with the job and putting royal service and duty first “as his grandfather would have wanted”.
“You’ll never walk alone ma’am” is the headline on the front page of the Daily Mail, the newspaper saying that senior royals are coming together to ensure the Queen is accompanied by a member of the family on future public engagements.
The Herald says that the co-leader of the Scottish Greens, Patrick Harvie, is facing a “backlash” for his “pathetic tribute” to the Duke of Edinburgh, following his death last week aged 99.
Ministers are considering a plan to “mix and match” booster jabs for the Covid vaccine to provide better immunity, reports the i newspaper.
The National says the UK government has taken legal action over Scots children’s rights legislation, claiming MSPs have gone beyond their powers, in a “jaw-dropping” assault on devolution.
The “devastated family” of stab death victim Scott French are calling for the “controversial” not proven verdict to be abolished, reports the Daily Record.
The Daily Star says it wants to see Line of Duty hero Martin Compston as the new James Bond after a “thrilling shootout” in the latest episode.
“Dodgy directions” from a passer-by left the driver of a 40-foot lorry carrying underground pipes stuck at the top of Dundee Law for four hours, reports The Courier.
The Glasgow Times says cyclists have hit back in the “cycle lane wars”, with activists fighting to install “crucial thoroughfares” in the city.
The Findhorn Foundation community in Moray has vowed to rebuild after a “devastating fire” reduced two of its oldest buildings to ashes, reports the Press and Journal.
The Edinburgh Evening News says a union chief has called on the general manager of Edinburgh Trams to pay back his £49,000 bonus to show “solidarity” with workers furloughed during the pandemic.
A family has thanked the “brilliant” team at the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary who cared for a mother who died of Covid-19, reports the Evening Express.
The Evening Telegraph says police are investigating the sudden death of a 36-year-old man who was found dead in a Dundee flat.
