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Grave of forgotten Scots hero who helped abolish slavery finally marked

HE’S the unsung Scots hero who played a pivotal role in consigning slavery to the history books. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16995475.grave-of-forgotten-scots-hero-who-helped-abolish-slavery-finally-marked/

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Kevin McKenna: We don’t need a second EU vote. But we do need indyref2

A NIGGLING feeling of disquiet emerges when Remainers offer their reasoning for a second referendum on leaving the EU. Some insist that the...

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Tories should attack PM rather than civil servants, former mandarins say

Civil servant Olly Robbins has faced attacks over the way he is handling the Brexit negotiations. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16996253.tories-should-attack-pm-rather-than-civil-servants-former-mandarins-say/

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Britain under pressure as Saudis arrested over death of journalist

Jeremy Hunt had earlier warned there will be ‘consequences’ for the UK’s relationship with Saudi Arabia if it was found the journalist was...

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Scottish Tory MPs could vote down Budget as tempers flare over extending Brexit transition

SCOTTISH Conservative MPs could vote down the Chancellor’s Budget if the UK Government “betrayed” Scotland by including fishing rights in an extended transition...

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Sir Nick Clegg appointed to ‘exciting new adventure’ as Facebook’s global affairs chief

SIR Nick Clegg is looking forward to an “exciting new adventure” after landing the lucrative role as Facebook’s head of global affairs and...

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Pupils don’t run a mile, and that’s why Daily Mile is a success

Getting pupils to run a daily mile has been a success, according to researchers, despite the fact that most schools don’t do a...

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40,000 assaults on public sector workers are “tip of the iceberg” union warns

Parking attendants, care workers, nurses and teachers were assaulted more than 40,000 times last year for simply doing their jobs, according to the...

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Cable: Brexit is a betrayal of the younger generation by the older generation,

Vince Cable, the former leader of the Liberal Democrats, will today deliver a scathing critique of Brexit, describing it as a betrayal of...

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Brexit ‘can’t be soft,’ says Barnier, insisting there is no added value in Britain leaving EU

THERE can be “no soft Brexit” for Britain, Michel Barnier has insisted, as he claimed the UK’s decision to leave the European Union...