Swinney rejects committee’s concerns about meetings with ‘named persons’ witnesses
EDUCATION secretary John Swinney has told MSPs that there was nothing improper about approaches made by his officials to those due to give...
Anger over Topman T-shirt with inadvertent Hillsborough reference
A T-shirt by Topman has sparked a twitter storm by Liverpool fans over its “sick” design inadvertently referencing the Hillsborough Disaster.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16091499.Anger_over_Topman_T_shirt_with_inadvertent_Hillsborough_reference/
Mane event as lions get fire safety drill at safari park
A PRIDE of lions was put through a fire safety test in a rare exercise at their safari park.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16091483.Mane_event_as_lions_get_fire_safety_drill_at_safari_park/
At least four dead in Florida bridge collapse
Four people have been found dead in the rubble of a collapsed South Florida pedestrian bridge in south Florida where the frantic search...
Students occupy university to support striking lecturers
STUDENT activists from Glasgow University have occupied the institution’s Senate Room in solidarity with striking lecturers.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16091484.Students_occupy_university_to_support_striking_lecturers/
Leo Varadkar to meet Mike Pence as row emerges over golf course ‘intervention’
The Taoiseach is later set to raise gay rights issues with US vice president Mike Pence as a controversy rages over an Irish...
Yellow weather warnings issued as most of England likely to see snow
Temperatures are poised to tumble as the bitter blast could bring up to 5cm in some partshttp://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16091492.Yellow_weather_warnings_issued_as_most_of_England_likely_to_see_snow/
SNP MP makes parliamentary bid to end “grievous injustice” for Syrian refugees
A bid to end a “grievous injustice” facing refugees and help reunite family members fleeing war and persecution will be made in the...
Peers seek to break Brexit Bill impasse with dispute mediation structure
PEERS have tabled changes to the UK Government’s Brexit Bill to avoid a “constitutional collision” and establish a system that could seek to...
Judges under fire over ruling which means no business rates cut over Scots oil downturn
A PANEL of judges have been criticised following an appeal court ruling that means Scots businesses should not receive a business rates cut...
