Prosecutors demand death sentence for Florida school shooting suspect
Prosecutors will seek the death penalty for Nikolas Cruz, the suspect in the fatal shooting of 17 people at a Florida school.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16085228.Prosecutors_demand_death_sentence_for_Florida_school_shooting_suspect/
Trump arrives in California amid protests over border wall
President Donald Trump has inspected the prototypes for the “big beautiful border wall” he wants to build to separate the US from Mexico.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16085227.Trump_arrives_in_California_amid_protests_over_border_wall/
Career average move works against councils in equal pay disputes
WHEN they agreed back in 2013 that benefits from the Local Government Pension Scheme should be calculated on a career-average basis, councils across...
Analysis: Renewed focus on exams raises likelihood of ‘teaching to the test’
THE latest broadside to be aimed at Scotland’s reformed Curriculum for Excellence is that it has increased the stresses faced by pupils.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16084348.Analysis__Renewed_focus_on_exams_raises_likelihood_of____teaching_to_the_test___/
Scots fire chiefs blast “unacceptable” 3000 deliberately started fires in two months
FIREFIGHTERS had to deal with nearly 3,000 fires started deliberately last year with the majority causing major damage in fields, refuse and countryside.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16084373.Scots_fire_chiefs_blast__unacceptable__3000_deliberately_started_fires_in_two_months/
Ken Smith’s Diary: A sweater; Final thought; Monster bet
Wednesday musings from The Diaryhttp://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16084559.Ken_Smith_s_Diary__A_sweater__Final_thought__Monster_bet/
Camley’s Cartoon on Wednesday, March 14
Framed prints of Steven Camley’s cartoons are available by calling 0141 302 6210.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16084561.Camley_s_Cartoon_on_Wednesday__March_14/
Specialist teacher numbers fall despite rise in dyslexia and autism
THE number of specialist teachers trained to support vulnerable pupils has slumped to a new low, according to official figures.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16084212.Specialist_teacher_numbers_fall_despite_rise_in_dyslexia_and_autism/
Parents ‘paying for counselling’ to help pupils cope with stress
PARENTS are paying for counselling for their children to help them cope with the pressure of school exams, a conference was told.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16084301.Parents____paying_for_counselling____to_help_pupils_cope_with_stress/
Jail paired Muslim inmate with racist cellmate
PRISON officers left a non-smoking Muslim prisoner to share a cell with a racist inmate, who was also a smoker, for two weeks,...
