Increase in financial support for patients given infected blood
Thousands of people were infected with Hepatitis C and HIV through blood transfusions and blood products in the 1970s and 1980s. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17253316.increase-in-financial-support-for-patients-given-infected-blood/
Briton seeks China state TV ban over forced confession
Peter Humphrey filed a complaint against China Central Television and its international division, China Global Television. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17253319.briton-seeks-china-state-tv-ban-over-forced-confession/
Tijuana mayor declares ‘humanitarian crisis’ over caravan migrants
Juan Manuel Gastelum said the Mexican government has provided little assistance for 5,000 Central American migrants who have arrived. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17253318.tijuana-mayor-declares-humanitarian-crisis-over-caravan-migrants/
Queen of Soul’s Detroit mansion sells for £234,000
Aretha Franklin died of pancreatic cancer in August . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17253323.queen-of-souls-detroit-mansion-sells-for-234000/
Michael Buble fends off Mumford & Sons to claim fourth number one album with Love
The Canadian’s album sold just 8,500 more copies than the folk-rocker’s Delta. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17253321.michael-buble-fends-off-mumford-sons-to-claim-fourth-number-one-album-with-love/
England manager Gareth Southgate to brave the wilderness with Bear Grylls
The pair will tackle extreme landscapes in the UK in an upcoming special. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17253324.england-manager-gareth-southgate-to-brave-the-wilderness-with-bear-grylls/
Scottish Government gives £300,000 aid to Mali
The cash will provide life-saving support such as food and water for displaced people in the crisis-hit African nation. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17253303.scottish-government-gives-300000-aid-to-mali/
Scottish ministers urged to scrap Westminster’s two child cap and rape clause
Labour leader Richard Leonard wants SNP ministers to use almost £70 million from the budget to mitigate the changes. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17253302.scottish-ministers-urged-to-scrap-westminsters-two-child-cap-and-rape-clause/
Revealed: Scotland’s top performing state secondary schools
Three of the schools in the top five are in East Renfrewshire. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17253304.scotlands-top-performing-state-secondaries-revealed-in-new-guide/
Arlene Foster: EU withdrawal text not in NI’s long-term interests
The country would inevitably begin to diverge from its largest market, the rest of the UK, the DUP leader will tell her party...
