This is how much the 15 top earners in Scottish councils earned in 2017-18

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But planning for the golden years is crucial. 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Sport Update W1XGqD12YHxdrW6z-93d5pRL5_0/*W7dQdCt5gQTyDW9bjV5T4d6lDd0/5/f18dQhb0S3-R2p44bJVX3rJN1vZQ3FN4_21BMH2nN6W42dvJy7JHXqWW5XZKhD3ZnxKbW7rjL902bfc94W3M2J0L4Mz9psW54k6tk2pc2BtN4qGv6Dh8H4rW6YddMJ3w9952W2d5p7D8jTqfpW6MgtbK6wFsz0W8hkY427pNt1lW1d78Dv2mBKPSVQ-1w73XR98FMQ9jnNVrlDsW3PqBY01FcpD_W49-Zxk7NzFH-N4TGdssxGw06MDDHNQ73m5rN1Rx_d8qYSKbW6mk9yH4TsprlW7jFK_T301qQSW6LD8h_3XZbrmW1PwSPv7lQwz9MhXyJbwFF78W8BCG1x3nxqw3W2wZP_t6n8HGGW7pCv_38FpQ5zVxqpLp38ycXBW8_YJ5P3kFqFbVyVDpw6D_MNhW5rdjKR7DQdXRF91cCCqcKybW8XFm2V7bgcBDW4Llc509hypj0W8qkZfC4q-5mRW7RHyLV3n7998W2TgFWG8jkKljVhs3K06__C6DW3DLcBJ1-Yj7XW6QvQGS5stl42W6FYhBs2Gkv5BW3vhn2D3LMFkfW28wQy53PyR3VW6qgGG21hL0XGW3V6scc7YPZ2CW4w65D395MHN0W2rMJcV3Y3jn9W1dQ_l73sWMWlW3DSr-D4mNFKvW7L_YsZ7qN_1JW3w4fkx8Llt9JW96lDsL7dh-cpW5S9ZX17pxw5SW1jRv5Z6_SCcT111 [Scotland 1 – 0 Brazil: Kim Little gives Scots boost ahead of World Cup](W1XGqD12YHxdrW6z-93d5pRL5_0/*W4V2jjP94p_r2W1pR7C65hQglX0/5/f18dQhb0S3-R2p44bJVX3rJN1vZQ3FN4_21BMH2nN6W42dvJy7JHXqWW5XZKhD3ZnxKbW7rjL902bfc94W3M2J0L4Mz9psW54k6tk2pc2BtN4qGv6Dh8H4rW6YddMJ3w9952W2d5p7D8jTqfpW6MgtbK6wFsz0W8hkY427pNt1lW1d78Dv2mBKPSVQ-1w73XR98FMQ9jnNVrlDsW3PqBY01FcpD_W49-Zxk7NzFH-N4TGdssxGw06MDDHNQ73m5rN1Rx_d8qYSKbW6mk9yH4TsprlW7jFK_T301qQSW6LD8h_3XZbrmW1PwSPv7lQwz9MhXyJbwFF78W8BCG1x3nxqw3W2wZP_t6n8HGGW7pCv_38FpQ5zVxqpLp38ycXBW8_YJ5P3kFqFbVyVDpw6D_MNhW5rdjKR7DQdXRF91cCCqcKybW8XFm2V7bgcBDW4Llc509hypj0W8qkZfC4q-5mRW7RHyLV3n7998W2TgFWG8jkKljVhs3K06__C6DW3DLcBJ1-Yj7XW6QvQGS5stl42W6FYhBs2Gkv5BW3vhn2D3LMFkfW28wQy53PyR3VW6qgGG21hL0XGW3V6scc7YPZ2CW4w65D395MHN0W2rMJcV3Y3jn9W1dQ_l73sWMWlW3DSr-D4mNFKvW7L_YsZ7qN_1JW3w4fkx8Llt9JW96lDsL7dh-cpW5S9ZX17pxxwJW1jRv3h5vcbFR111) Kim Little’s solitary goal was enough to sink Brazil as Scotland secured a third win in four matches. 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W1XGqD12YHxdrW6z-93d5pRL5_0/*VhrfTm3GFK0wW5FlvLL70Rhbt0/5/f18dQhb0S1Wd2WJLfhV1x9ZB5VSl4RW1Dlqrj2rhXZpN2RlNrSQBxPRW7b0hR96T6gvpW1FzHVR4nv09NW5D3CJ-8QCqJtW16cv0J6BsHxCW2CswlG8NS8hJW8RccdJ2XCPNlW4qDGrt933Bk1W6zCdxD6fPZ52W8-tW-r7yM-BrW4S2mCG6sTnZFW3jG8QX7pYLkWV5hysN6hwG06W1xn_PK2rRbxmN5qh_85m4Lc8W5K6qCC2P1wKFW1qtzWW3RTRycW1MKVs81w5K5lMM4g8QC7H3LW5bz5QX25NgRzW4QhZB06fwQx1W9fbmxf2GBgGcVVL1FS1M8H82W5-tQj458Nd_1W6-JQRB3LhVt4W7nzH9c8STJ5KW62Vv7C2Cn2psW6F8wNT1VKQ3MVTmlCz39F0GBVRRXtn88c2fwW4JjxDb70fWdCW1gy6fk2b08jWW13vmyS8NbNRYW1htSnN6vMhtvW7vqfsb2bH6ySW5DPn3h8fY9NNW2NC-Cf1T7SscW22ZsRv1Gh_YqW8_Gzw_8DKK8DW3Y2blR43w4zYN2QRBb5SgDTwW27npN_5J_3zxW1Hw7gg1Lq6lXW3FSCqF1TtV95N7DxtxXDWfpbN3KjdgnRDrP9W2gjMRP6p278ZW5LLWhj8DBZgBW5pHtmj3V46V_W7GT1tS889kBtN3trBMvgGF-hW59wTk69lRp3ff92T5_g03 [All 42 SPFL grounds as seen from the sky](W1XGqD12YHxdrW6z-93d5pRL5_0/*W8mnBh_1XqVCMW4ftz8T1y_XDn0/5/f18dQhb0S1Wd2WJLfhV1x9ZB5VSl4RW1Dlqrj2rhXZpN2RlNrSQBxPRW7b0hR96T6gvpW1FzHVR4nv09NW5D3CJ-8QCqJtW16cv0J6BsHxCW2CswlG8NS8hJW8RccdJ2XCPNlW4qDGrt933Bk1W6zCdxD6fPZ52W8-tW-r7yM-BrW4S2mCG6sTnZFW3jG8QX7pYLkWV5hysN6hwG06W1xn_PK2rRbxmN5qh_85m4Lc8W5K6qCC2P1wKFW1qtzWW3RTRycW1MKVs81w5K5lMM4g8QC7H3LW5bz5QX25NgRzW4QhZB06fwQx1W9fbmxf2GBgGcVVL1FS1M8H82W5-tQj458Nd_1W6-JQRB3LhVt4W7nzH9c8STJ5KW62Vv7C2Cn2psW6F8wNT1VKQ3MVTmlCz39F0GBVRRXtn88c2fwW4JjxDb70fWdCW1gy6fk2b08jWW13vmyS8NbNRYW1htSnN6vMhtvW7vqfsb2bH6ySW5DPn3h8fY9NNW2NC-Cf1T7SscW22ZsRv1Gh_YqW8_Gzw_8DKK8DW3Y2blR43w4zYN2QRBb5SgDTwW27npN_5J_3zxW1Hw7gg1Lq6lXW3FSCqF1TtV95N7DxtxXDWfpbN3KjdgnRDrP9W2gjMRP6p278ZW5LLWhj8DBZgBW5pHtmj3V46V_W7GT1tS889kBtN3trBMvgGF-hW7wPRx-9kZQZyf7q3xkY03) What does your football ground look like from the sky? And finally... W1XGqD12YHxdrW6z-93d5pRL5_0/*W1SMQsJ4WJdLNW4W58pv8zdvg-0/5/f18dQhb0S1V229cySrM1K6pzVqJCRW8bDmmw2F6_88N87M0Gc83BrJW8L8Z6N5xNRk-W7Tz15r6PKjpyW6z7hd76TQjRKW7g91yT5v-kJ0W2qzyKH33rgf8W3CGgkp62KmG7W8kMJbc86-BLtW8r3kLN94CqrSW4Hc9CF3dqzpRW7Xcm7q7_CHf0W5rF4WX60pslJW47gyCY4nQTK8VkB9yP1RM6nkW35-03T4W_2PHN15hRvJKCrZgW1vXXY724lBWKV6fd8-5kcn1rV4FKTl8Yx0jKW6tgB_k4VvB8HN7rp6Q3GSkQTW7F3RpW225NYwW1nb6st54nTpbW9bPrMh6FrTmSN70y_xHMggwCW3GlNsK7yW6hhW48fG_n6GlFQbVP_qXp3JRqpnW5zVsyC1x_42jW3pclFK5SGYccW8-9nqJ14TJ7sW66nJPj3cVWczW13Kk_D6xbvFrW7S2j1G2ygpSRW7BG8s795VTG-W4MC7zG2dzshHW50dZX08-P40CTTZs76dftK9W7n1B5s8vqt7lW4hjTpf7Q6w34W23N-dG5MxsMSVjtYfV91gYB2W8ykqJK7mkTJ1W726-D66YQMfNW43RK0Y6n-hwRW4h1tlW2p0Pk2W28XvYc2_W_NdW3HNVrj4wfW2NW6xF7xx9jXffVW5fw06w19329sW98-4Y37rsC3HW7qN-fr2hjMvbW6DdBy02DNLpZf6cdwn011 [The Victim: when does it start, who is in the cast and what is it about?](W1XGqD12YHxdrW6z-93d5pRL5_0/*W7wVhy77DWsKPW3S2-_v5NYKW50/5/f18dQhb0S1V22f8ZKCLC4mhQvfgWW22GsGL3jF_X3N1KH57WRqwDBW4nJDT43XNjBdW1HxpXM85RlMkW6-G0Cr7br0-dW13rKy-1ttVM9W7blpd94QQ5PFW41vh1b5NlK2QW7hC5lN8Nx9ZHW8W5jD-5xH20-W2JwHT45CtGjyVLc6vz9ltMlgW7fngHX64lwwbW5jfBjy52t5wJN1kPZ0sR96LNW5Wj-nZ1RGPbfW1kqFHC2nN4lpW1ttRFM4HP_H5W4-n49d1HSP8lN61bbqx_nb4tMkV-sZSZckyW888yjW2_Yyd4W6tY1B15GM6slW31spd82zW9R0W5ZDlvN6dx9wLW8nJcvC2lvrP8W1CN2Gh7T6WWHN5kSkZM7GrYvW1lJkVj1xQ0t-W90KsnG3s-_ynW7JMLmj8lGRlbW19wTjx6MszMrN5snFhpnLg2BW93FQRd9gZ11jW2BDLsp53_P0fW98SJL23MK37hW4pRqF_7GT6wxW604bDR5y1hLNW4JzKwM3pW8tvW7RxH5G6q5ZdxW80H4HG4l4z08N1Qvx74tvMq3W7CtXSx6KLx9WN4msV9yflFbyW2LS1b46FXdqZW2NHtxv6G4Z96W6z5Tlq1fmHx4M8XMdbWnq0wW96sVvp1nSfP2W8hPwMB565PKwW6ZD4nT7MVsghW43QKYm88-0qPW4GwLvc9czz17W20rkY63Z4C05f4JCbKs11) A Scottish four-part legal thriller starring Kelly McDonald, John Hannah and James Harkness will air on BBC 1 tonight. [See all the day's news here](W1XGqD12YHxdrW6z-93d5pRL5_0/*N6gHHy5tpDM5W5gHqxQ2trvFS0/5/f18dQhb0Sq5B8YHrG2W2t-R90511QLbW5sr2wc2RgV00W2Pjyrb56xnYNW5r8vwP3mm44rW5y5Lkw1sLJxWW8s4pCp1nPLDMW81gM8-7d-tJnVQJ99n8tsM4xN60Wpy78q5GvW5Dk60d5mfh5DVm1nXn4R6kKYW567bYV5lKvt_W5420y54L8V-zVp8LJh5D8zFFW6bVylv1TcntwW1njMtB6H5KWVW6RFd6h52YlfxW3_8mpl9fgwMTN4fdscMKppgyW1gsM3k33KJTPW7v52kd7LJQT3W8gFwTF1CBXptW6dvt8L54W6_SW2SvH3j8jhwL4V601vb2dJvtdW4NpXft2dYG-9Vtfn8b1Cyy_ZV6p2CR4c2HV2W7svkW92Q26sHW7HLQh411x56pW4y0pdL1R_xdRW5KbfSw6dwdxGW771cvz7lbVPyVdTX7P4YmRL-MfTlLH1KsX1W1KzlDn7vfMSdW7bqXyY5KZd56W2btnrJ4f_tQFW3yGsSb1ny5pjW6v9TwQ3ShZ92W2fLc3Q8ctXpkW3qL67Y86nXR5N65wd96cj8HHM-nv609ZLcYf1bzfjT11) You received this email because you are subscribed to newsletters from The Scotsman. Update your [email preferences]( to choose the types of emails you receive or [Unsubscribe from all future emails]( JPIMedia Limited, a company registered in England and Wales, with registered number 11573611. 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