The big story in most Scottish publications is the historic vote by nurses to strike for the first time in their battle for better pay. The Herald calls it a “disaster”, quoting Health Secretary Humza Yousaf’s description of how it will affect the NHS in winter. image caption, The Scot underlines the importance of the poll result and says a strike by nurses before the end of the year will mean canceled appointments and scheduled surgery. It notes that this is the first time in the RCN’s 106-year history that nurses have voted for industrial action. image caption, “On the brink” is how the Daily Record sees the NHS with this latest development. He also points to canceled appointments and reports that the nursing union is saying “enough is enough”. image caption, i is ahead with strikes likely to take place before the end of the year. It also claims the action will result in a disruption of up to six months. He says the nurses’ union RCN cites low wages and staff shortages as the main reasons for the decision. image caption, Nurses will strike “within weeks”, reports The Times, which says lives will be on the line if the action goes ahead. It also depicts potential US presidential candidate Ron DeSandis, who fared well despite a disappointing night for Republicans in the US midterm elections, where the predicted “red wave” failed to materialize. image caption, The Daily Telegraph reports that around 30,000 nurses are expected to leave, leaving Scotland’s NHS facing an “unprecedented crisis”. It reports that unions say nurses have been “pushed to the sidelines”. image caption, The Scottish Daily Mail takes aim at Humza Yousaf over the strike and record waiting times, calling him the “disaster minister”. The paper claims he is “sticking to his job” after 30,000 nurses voted to strike. image caption, “Humza is to blame” agrees the Scottish Daily Express, saying politicians and health unions have joined forces to lay the blame for the impending nurses’ strike at the door of the Scottish Government. image caption, The result of the strike at local hospitals is the lead in the Edinburgh Evening News, which looks at how Edinburgh Royal Infirmary will cope. He says hundreds of procedures could be cancelled. image caption, Similarly, The Courier focuses on Tayside, reporting that nurses in every health board in Scotland have voted in favor of action. He notes that the latest pay offer from the Scottish Government is a flat increase of £2,205. image caption, The National’s front page reports that the BBC has been accused of producing a “deeply flawed” report on the level of abuse MPs receive on social media. image caption, The “food bank crisis point” in the Metro is related to record numbers of people now using food banks to make ends meet during the cost of living crisis. The paper says 320,000 people turned to food banks for the first time in the six months to September. It also states that milk is now considered a “luxury” item by some families. image caption, The Evening Express follows a recent story about a child who can walk out of nursery school undetected with a story about the local council stepping up school security. image caption, The P&J, reports how a widow told a court her husband collapsed and died of a heart attack after a row with neighbors turned violent. image caption, Another court story makes the front of the Evening Telegraph, involving a woman who threatened staff at a Lidl store with a glass jar of Nutella. image caption, A campaign to improve conditions at an Easterhouse shopping center is being run by the Glasgow Times. Dozens of protesting traders have walked out of The Lochs shopping center amid claims calls to meet their landlord have been “ignored” and the center is “ruining”. image caption, Friends star Jennifer Aniston’s ‘secret IVF battle’ is front page in the Scottish Sun. She spoke for the first time about her unsuccessful attempts to have a baby. In an interview with US magazine Allure, Aniston said she tried “everything”, including IVF, to have a baby with ex-husband Brad Pitt.

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