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Scotland’s papers: Harry’s Taliban kill claims and Perth fire victims

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As we enter a third day of revelations from Prince Harry’s memoir, the front pages continue to cover the claims. The Daily Record calls the prince “Dirty Harry” as it focuses on his claim he killed 25 people while serving in Afghanistan. The paper says “Army heroes” have criticised this admission, warning it had “piled risk” onto soldiers.

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The Scottish Daily Mail also looks at Prince Harry’s time in the Army, saying he is “putting lives at risk”. The paper claims that “former military commanders, pilots, aid workers and diplomats” condemned the remarks, while Afghans based in the UK were concerned for their safety, fearing the Taliban could “take revenge on them”.

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The Times focuses on the Afghanistan angle, reporting that a senior British army colonel accused Prince Harry of “betraying” the military. The paper also suggests the prince had wanted to cancel the book after visiting his grandmother last summer, but changed his mind.

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“Captain Wales and the missed drugs test” is the headline in The Scottish Sun, which claims that, when he was serving in the Army, the prince was allowed to leave an RAF base in Suffolk in 2011 just “after it was put in lockdown when random drug testers arrived”. The article quotes his team as saying he needed to go to London on “urgent palace business”, and adds that there is no suggestion that Harry had taken any drugs while in the armed forces, or that he deliberately avoided the test.

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The Daily Telegraph takes a different angle, quoting sources close to the late Queen who say Prince Harry’s repeated “ambush” of the Royal Family had a detrimental effect on the monarch’s health in her final year. The source claims the Queen hated confrontation and that attacks by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex “had an impact” on her frail condition.

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“All Harry has to do is call me” is a fresh take on the saga in The Scottish Daily Express. The paper says King Charles hopes his son will “end his personal anguish” by reconciling their differences. “[Charles] is a devoted albeit worried father, and naturally, wants this resolved”, a palace source claims.

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The Daily Star of Scotland offers a free “It’s not my fault” mask, for those who “don’t want to take any responsibility” for their actions. In what it calls a “Royal Bombshell”, the paper also reports on Prince Harry’s claims that he got frostbite in a tender area during a trip to the North Pole. “I nearly lost crown jewels”, the headline says.

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Away from the Prince Harry book scandal, The Courier leads on a local tragedy, naming the victims of a fatal hotel fire in Perth on Monday. Aberdeen sisters Donna Janse Van Renburg and Sharon McLean, and Keith Russell from Edinburgh were named by police. Donna’s dog Joey also died in the blaze, the paper reports.

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The Edinburgh Evening news also leads with the story, concentrating on Mr Russell, a 38-year-old father who lived in the city.

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The P&J focuses on the Aberdeen sisters who friends describe as “lovely ladies”. It also reports on alleged safety fears at the hotel, saying that three health and safety improvement notices were issued to owners in December.

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A Scotsman exclusive claims the SNP’s Hate Crime Bill will not be enforced until early 2024 at the earliest, more than three years after it was passed by MSPs. Setbacks around the rollout of Police Scotland’s new case management system is the central reason behind the failure to begin enforcing the Bill, with the IT project’s completion delayed by six months until the end of this year, according to letters obtained by The Scotsman.

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The Herald’s top story claims hundreds of Scots were admitted to hospital suffering from hypothermia during December’s bitterly cold weather, as households faced soaring energy bills. The paper has obtained figures from the Scottish Ambulance Service for callouts between 1 and 18 December.

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The i weekend claims a Chinese tracking device has been discovered hidden inside a British government official’s car. At the time of writing, senior Whitehall officials had refused to comment on the allegations. The paper also covers Nicola Sturgeon calling on the Scottish government’s resilience committee to respond to winter pressures on health and social care services.

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The National claims Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross is “raging” over a planned independence debate at Holyrood when parliament resumes.

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Residents in Vaila Place in Cadder tell the Glasgow Times they have demanded answers from Glasgow City Council after two workmen were caught on camera emptying a truckload of stagnant flood water outside their homes. They filmed the duo releasing gallons of “filthy brown fluid” onto a grass verge which is used as a play area by children.

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Aberdeen’s Evening Express leads on a rumoured sale of the city’s Bon Accord shopping centre. The front page claims the brother of “billionaire Asda owners” is in talks.

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The Weekend Telegraph leads with a stink at Dundee FC’s Dens Park stadium. A lifelong fan tells the paper he was told to sit on a filthy seat covered in pigeon poo.

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