Friday's Scottish front pages

Scotland's newspapers have declared an SNP win - even before the first results have been returned.

Published 5th May 2016

Scotland's newspapers have declared an SNP win - even before the first results have been returned.

The Scottish Sun leads with the headline "Just Like Nat - Nic pulls it out the hat".

The National predicts that Nicola Sturgeon is "set to win her mandate".

The Scottish Daily Mail also predict an SNP victory, adding that Ruth Davidson's Scottish Conservatives face a "battle" against Kezia Dugdale's Scottish Labour for second place.

The Scottish Daily Express predict that Nicola Sturgeon and the SNP have "swept to a historic third term" at Holyrood.

Friday's Herald describes Nicola Sturgeon as "triumphant" and predicts that the Tories and Labour are "neck and neck".

And The Scotsman are being slightly more cautious with their prediction, claiming that the SNP are "on course for victory".