MSPs warn of “impasse” on laws needed for Brexit
RELATIONS between the Scottish and Westminster parliaments have hit rock bottom because of Brexit, which is straining devolution to breaking point, MSPs warn...
Patrick Harvie: End ties to arms trade to mark First World War centenary
THE Scottish Government and the Royal British Legion should sever all ties with the arms trade to mark the centenary of the end...
Iain Macwhirter: ‘Tartan tax’ won’t be causing high-earning Scots to pack up and head south
A TARTAN tax … a penalty for aspiration … a tax on being Scottish. The Scottish Conservatives have been doing their best to...
Kidney cancer patient: Symptoms ‘were like having a heavy cold for five years’
BY the time Donald Marshall was diagnosed with kidney cancer, the tumour was so large it was pushing against his lungs and leaving...
Budget 2018: Pressure on Mackay as Scots hit by National Insurance rise
Middle-class taxpayers in Scotland are set to be hundreds of pounds a year worse off under plans for a rise in National Insurance...
Revealed: CalMac’s ‘disastrous’ decade of ferry cancellations and delays
FERRY operator Caledonian MacBrayne has presided over nearly 130 cancelled or delayed sailings each week for over a decade new figures reveal. ....
Anger over Kremlin’s honour for Scots arts benefactor
Vladimir Putin has sparked yet another Scottish political row by announcing a major honour for tycoon Sir Angus Grossart. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17189934.anger-over-kremlins-honour-for-scots-arts-benefactor/
Security supervisor murdered in “shocking” Lanarkshire violence is identified
POLICE investigating the “shocking" murder of a building site security supervisor in North Lanarkshire have yet to establish a motive. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17189821.security-supervisor-murdered-in-shocking-lanarkshire-violence-is-identified/
Gig economy workers in demand for fair treatment
Workers from Scotland’s gig economy have called on Glasgow City Council to do more to protect them from exploitation. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17189473.gig-economy-workers-in-demand-for-fair-treatment/
Thousands saved from illness by football in Scotland every year, says UEFA study
PLAYING football prevents around 5000 mental health and over 8000 cardiovascular disease cases in a year, according to a new study by European...
