It’s their first strike in two generations as doctors down tools in a dispute over their pensions. In other news: The consequences of the Eurozone crisis were laid bare today with a prediction from respected economic commentators that a collapse in the Euro could cost nearly one hundred and fifty thousand Scottish jobs. One man has died and another has been seriously injured after a crane collapsed in Glasgow city centre. The SNP has been accused of bowing to Chinese pressure over the visit of the Dalai Lama to Scotland. A husband and wife facing drugs charges in the United States have lost their five year battle against extradition. A committee of MSPs is to investigate the handling of the Legionnaire’s disease outbreak in Edinburgh. The number of people killed or injured on Scotland’s roads has fallen to a record low. The company at the centre of a North Sea gas leak has been sharing its experience with industry representatives at an event to improve safety offshore. A major Grampian Police initiative has now seized half a million pounds in drugs. And in sports: Aberdeen legend Willie Miller says he still doesn’t know why he was axed from the Pittodrie board. St Johnstone are understood to be in talks with Falkirk striker, Farid El Alagui over a possible move to McDiarmid Park. Royal Troon will host the 2016 Open Championship. Andy Murray has been seeded fourth for Wimbledon.
