The aftermath of the first day of the biggest rail strikes in decades drives many of Wednesday’s headlines. The Times Scotland reports that the Prime Minister is ready for a strike “deadlock” until the “last months”, believing that the government must win the battle with the railway unions. Boris Johnson fears a drop in wage demands would lead to 1970s-type inflation, while the RMT union says it is preparing for a war of attrition, the paper said. Image caption, The Scotsman reports that ScotRail was forced to cancel hundreds of more trains on Wednesday and Friday due to the negative impact of rail signaling strikes this week. Image caption, The Scottish Daily Express notes that the RMT leader blamed the prime minister for the damaging dispute between the unions and the government. The newspaper accuses Mick Leeds of leading the revenge of the “class war” after criticizing Boris Johnson and blaming the “old Latin and Greek speakers” for the strike. Image caption, At least 25 Labor MPs ignored a warning from the party leadership as they joined the strikers on Tuesday, the Scottish Daily Mail reported. He also has a photo of Scottish Labor leader Anas Sarwar meeting striking railway workers outside Waverley Station in Edinburgh. Image caption, “Stopped in its tracks” is the title of The Scottish Sun. The newspaper reports that many commuters chose to work from home to avoid amputation shortages, while rush hour traffic in the early morning was busier than normal on highways. Image caption, The Daily Record reports that the Tories have been accused of lying after blaming union leaders for the railway dispute. Image caption, The first three days of a planned strike by railway workers could cost the economy 50 50 million, according to Scotland’s Daily Star. Image caption, Meanwhile, a government plan to break the railway strikes is questionable, according to i. The paper says it understands that a change in the law to introduce minimum service levels would take about six months for parliament to pass, but ministers are determined to move forward to limit the impact of future industrial action in other areas. Image caption, Government pensions and benefits are set to rise in line with double-digit inflation, the Telegraph reports, despite the government telling railway workers to accept cuts. The newspaper reports that the Ministry of Finance confirmed on Tuesday that the pension triple lock will be restored after its cessation during the Covid pandemic – raising the annual payment above £ 10,000. Image caption, The “golden age pensions” states the Metro, which notes that the increase was promised on the same day that the government encouraged “restraint” by the railway workers who left due to the offered 3% salary increase. Image caption, SNP ministers have warned that 1, 1.3 billion in public funds could be diverted from front-line services as part of ambitious plans to set up a National Care Agency, according to the Herald. The daily says that the Minister of Health insisted that the reform of social care would be “the most ambitious public service reform” since the founding of the NHS after World War II. Image caption, Nicola Sterzon will present the Scottish Government’s “roadmap” in a second independence referendum next week, according to The National. The newspaper reports that it will make a ministerial statement to Holyrood on the plans on Tuesday, June 28 at 14:20, with a post of questions and answers from the MSPs to follow. Image caption, The Press and Journal reports that the Highland Council Licensing Committee has agreed to an emergency review of taxi fares. The newspaper reports that the request came from dozens of taxi companies operating throughout the region, which say they are struggling with rising costs and shortages of drivers. Image caption, A huge expansion of free street theater and entertainment at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe is set to be released this year in a bid to ensure a better crowd spread across the city center, according to the Edinburgh Evening News. The newspaper reports that an official Fringe walk route will also be set up between the Royal Mile and St James Quarter, via The Mound, Princes Street Gardens and St Andrews Square, to ease congestion and encourage festival-goers. to visit different locations. Image caption, The Courier leads the news that a horse had to sleep after being found in a “skeletal” condition near a remote farmhouse in Perthshire. The newspaper reports that the horse named Destiny became seriously ill after being allowed to eat deadly dry sugar beets. SSPCA inspectors found another horse starving in the same field near Methven. The owner appeared in court in Perth Sheriff on Tuesday and admitted to causing unnecessary pain to both horses. Image caption, A man is to be tried on charges of letting another man seriously injure his attacker with an onion, according to the Evening Express. The newspaper reports that Usama Indrisi allegedly attacked the man by throwing an onion at him, which hit him in the head. Image caption, An Angus woman whose battle with Parkinson’s disease prevents her from attending major concerts says it would be a lifelong dream to meet Beyoncé’s idol at one of the star’s upcoming “intimate” concerts in the UK, says Evening Telegraph. Gwen Denholm, 55, tells the newspaper her love for the star’s music saved her life during a mental health battle.

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