‘Golden year for goldfinches’ in annual garden bird survey
Favourable weather conditions helped boost numbers of goldfinches and other small garden birds spotted in an annual survey, the RSPB said.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16120811.___Golden_year_for_goldfinches____in_annual_garden_bird_survey/?ref=rss
Government plans ‘deposit return scheme’ to cut plastic bottle waste
Consumers could face paying a deposit on drinks bottles and cans which is repaid when they hand them in for recycling, under Government...
Megabus £1 fare ads banned
Megabus ads offering fares from £1 have been banned after the firm admitted as little as one seat per coach was available for...
Teenagers to get meningitis B jab in new trial
Thousands of teenagers are being offered the meningitis B vaccine as part of a trial to see whether it could prevent the spread...
Israel apartheid debate in Glasgow cancelled over Labour anti-Semitism investigator presence row
A UNIVERSITY debate over whether Israel is an apartheid state was cancelled following a dispute over the appearance of David Collier, the blogger...
Scots’ woes over how Brexit will affect them ‘are increasing’
SCOTTISH consumers are getting increasingly concerned about how the result of Brexit will affect their pocket, according to new research.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16120126.Scots__woes_over_how_Brexit_will_affect_them__are_increasing_/?ref=rss
May warns Putin: UK will use “every capability” to defend itself
THERESA May has threatened to use any means necessary – including “cutting-edge military resources" – to warn off Russia from further aggression as...
Police Scotland alerted to “shocking and vile” ‘Smash a Fenian Day’
AN MSP has reported plans for a violent “Smash a Fenian Day" described by transport minister Humza Yousaf as "shocking and vile" to...
May says London and Edinburgh “edging closer” to deal on Brexit Bill
LONDON and Edinburgh are “edging closer and closer” to securing a deal that avoids a constitutional crisis over the UK Government’s flagship Brexit...
Glasgow theatre boss calls rival venue staff “vultures” for Sauchiehall Street fire ‘cash in’
THE general manager of Glasgow’s Pavilion Theatre has described a rival venue’s staff as “vultures" for attempting to ‘cash in’ on their plight...
