Smoking may increase risk of hearing loss, say scientists
Smoking is not only bad for the lungs and heart, it can also damage your hearing, research suggests.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16085234.Smoking_may_increase_risk_of_hearing_loss__say_scientists/
Amazon recalls portable chargers after reports of fires and burns
Amazon is recalling 260,000 AmazonBasics portable chargers after reports that they can overheat and cause fires or burns.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16085229.Amazon_recalls_portable_chargers_after_reports_of_fires_and_burns/
Council faces legal action over equal pay pension delay
ONE OF Scotland’s largest local authorities has been warned it will be hit with a legal claim unless it immediately honours pensions promises...
Iain Macwhirter: Springtime for Hammond but for us, the picture is chilling
IT’S springtime for Hammond.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16085237.Iain_Macwhirter__Springtime_for_Hammond_but_for_us__the_picture_is_chilling/
Professor Stephen Hawking dies aged 76
His family say they will “miss him forever”.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16085236.Professor_Stephen_Hawking_dies_aged_76/
Stolen tortoise found safe in Edinburgh park
A stolen tortoise has been returned to his home after being found in a park.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16085217.Stolen_tortoise_found_safe_in_Edinburgh_park/
Video: Britain’s Nato allies condemn ex-spy poisoning
Britain’s international allies, led by the US, have responded with condemnation over the nerve agent attack in Salisbury.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16085218.Video__Britain___s_Nato_allies_condemn_ex_spy_poisoning/
Babcock Rosyth to cut around 150 further jobs at Fife dockyard
Around 150 further jobs are to be lost at a dockyard in Fife, bringing the total to 400 since November.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16085220.Babcock_Rosyth_to_cut_around_150_further_jobs_at_Fife_dockyard/
New counter-terror ship officially named
The River Class Offshore Patrol Vessel was given the title Trent by its sponsor Pamela Potts.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16085219.New_counter_terror_ship_officially_named/
Oprah Winfrey ‘prepared to shine brighter’ in wake of Time’s Up movement
Oprah Winfrey has said she is prepared to “shine brighter” following the Time’s Up movement which has swept Hollywood.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16085223.Oprah_Winfrey____prepared_to_shine_brighter____in_wake_of_Time___s_Up_movement/
