The Herald says that Tesco stores in Scotland are set for Christmas shortages with disruption to online orders also likely after staff voted to take industrial action in a dispute over pay.
Government scientific advisers believe infections of the Omicron strain in Britain are doubling every three days, causing increasing concern over how fast the variant is spreading, reports The Times.
The i says Omicron is continuing its “march” across the UK as cases “jump” by 23 in a day in Scotland with the three new health boards reporting their first cases of the new variant.
Public health experts have said that a third of all colds are in fact Covid, warning that many people are “unaware” they are spreading the virus because they do not realise they have it, reports the Metro.
The Daily Telegraph leads with comments from Deputy First Minister John Swinney, who has urged Scots to test themselves every time they leave the house, as Scotland becomes the UK “hotspot” for Omicron cases.
The Scotsman says the destruction of trees across Scotland during Storm Arwen could be on a par with the impacts of the most destructive storm to hit the UK in the past 300 years, according to the forestry industry.
The Daily Record pictures the prime minister dressed in a police uniform under the headline “PC Clod”, the newspaper saying that a “desperate” Boris Johnson is churning out the “same old Tory policies” on drugs.
The National uses the same picture of Mr Johnson with the headline “Bent copper spotted”, saying that a “man accused of holding secret illegal Christmas parties” has been pictured “out and about” in full police gear.
The Daily Mail says a whistleblower has exposed how Afghan rescue flights were hampered by a “work from home” culture in Whitehall, with officials “refusing” to do overtime to deal with emails from Afghans desperate to flee the Taliban.
The Bank of England has warned that Britain’s “bleak” cost of living crisis is set to worsen with inflation likely to rise above 5% next spring, reports the Daily Express.
The Sun accuses Prince Harry of being “Mr Nonsense” as the “mega-rich” Duke of Sussex was mocked for telling anyone unhappy with their work to quit.
The “ages-old mystery” of eternal youth appears to have been solved after scientists found an injection made from grapes could extend life by up to a decade, according to the Daily Star.
The Courier says a Perthshire shop owner has been threatened and “bombarded” with online abuse after she gave one of her traditional clootie dumpling puddings to the prime minister at a food and drink market at 10 Downing Street.
A Covid outbreak which includes some infections with the new Omicron variant has been traced to a music event staged by the Royal British Legion in Nairn, reports the Press and Journal.
The Glasgow Times says new figures have shown that serious crime is falling in the city.
Council bosses in Aberdeen have been accused of “cancelling Christmas” after a promised January pay rise was delayed, reports the Evening Express.
The Evening Telegraph says a police investigation is being held following “very concerning” allegations that children took drugs at a Dundee School.
A series of 8,000-capacity shows are to be held in a circus tent in Edinburgh next summer with performances by Madness, Biffy Clyro, Snow Patrol and Fatboy Slim, reports the Edinburgh Evening News.
