Russian fighter shot down in Syria
A RUSSIAN Sukhoi-25 fighter jet has been shot down in a rebel-held area in Syria’s north-western province of Idlib.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16063577.Russian_fighter_shot_down_in_Syria/
Teaching union leader issues fresh strike warning
THE president of Scotland’s biggest teaching union has warned a strike in schools is increasingly likely due to a dramatic slump in staff...
Judges and sheriffs abstain from 100 cases over potential conflicts of interest
JUDGES and sheriffs have abstained from around 100 court cases over potential conflicts of interest, fuelling calls for a register of interest for...
Norway: the system of judicial transparency campaigners envy
SUPPORTERS of a mandatory register of interest for judges look to Norway for a workable model.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16063585.Norway__the_system_of_judicial_transparency_campaigners_envy/
Firefighters’ leader says cuts and a “postcode lottery” has led to deaths
A “postcode lottery" over response times to emergency fire call-outs in different parts of the country has cost lives, a leader of Scotland’s...
Life on Mars: how new drugs could make astronauts more resistant to cancer-causing cosmic rays
SCIENTISTS are set to reveal new drugs which could make astronauts more resistant to cancer-causing space radiation during lengthy missions to Mars.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16063589.Life_on_Mars__how_new_drugs_could_make_astronauts_more_resistant_to_cancer_causing_cosmic_rays/
Carillion collapse shows free market failure says union leader
THE collapse of construction giant Carillion shows the failure of a “reckless obsession with the free market,” a union leader has said.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16063590.Carillion_collapse_shows_free_market_failure_says_union_leader/
Aristocrat Tory MSP in bid to derail Scottish Government plan on compulsory purchase of land
A multi-millionaire Tory MSP is trying to scupper Scottish government plans to extend the compulsory purchase of land for sustainable development.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16063592.Aristocrat_Tory_MSP_in_bid_to_derail_Scottish_Government_plan_on_compulsory_purchase_of_land/
Call for Government crackdown down on unfair or illegal employment practices
THE UK Government has been urged to commission a study into the extent of unfair or illegal employment practices in Scotland.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16063593.Call_for_Government_crackdown_down_on_unfair_or_illegal_employment_practices/
Italy goes to the polls in the shadow of Mussolini
ITALIANS go to the polls today in a long-awaited General Election. Violent, ugly and unedifying have been the key characteristics of the election...