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Gender-neutral passports challenge reaches High Court

A campaigner is going to the High Court to challenge the Government over gender-neutral passports. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16166417.Gender_neutral_passports_challenge_reaches_High_Court/?ref=rss

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Beautician’s ‘baby scan nails’ become global sensation

A talented beautician from County Durham has captured worldwide attention with her unique nail art creation, turning a customer’s baby scan into a...

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Costa to recycle as many coffee cups as it sells by 2020

THE UK’s largest coffee shop chain has pledged to recycle as many disposable cups as it sells by 2020 in an effort to...

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Secrets of the Leith-built Gunilda revealed beneath the waves

SHE was built as a rich man’s plaything but sank through his folly and has rested for more than a century on at...

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Sex attack church elder banned from being alone with women

A church elder who carried out numerous sex attacks on elderly parishioners has been banned from being alone with women. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16164998.Sex_attack_church_elder_banned_from_being_alone_with_women/?ref=rss

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UK Armed forces “woefully” short of vital skills

WARNINGS have been sounded that the UK’s armed forces are “woefully" short of the skills and manpower needed to face modern threats to...

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Analysis: There is clear evidence growing up in poverty undermines attainment

Analysis by John Dickie . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16165267.Analysis__There_is_clear_evidence_growing_up_in_poverty_undermines_attainment/?ref=rss

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How will Iran react to US airstrikes on Syrian?

And so the fallout from the US-led airstrikes on Syria continues. While chemical weapons inspectors were finally allowed into the Syrian city of...

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Ken Smith’s Diary: Stamp it out, Of her own accord and Last straw

Wednesday musing from The Diary . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16165878.Ken_Smith_s_Diary__Stamp_it_out__Of_her_own_accord_and_Last_straw/?ref=rss

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Experienced diver dies in tragic accident

AN UNDERWATER photographer who had recently reignited his passion for diving has died following an accident off the west coast of Scotland. ....