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Sturgeon’s tax advisers against hike for top Scots rate

NICOLA Sturgeon is highly unlikely to raise the top rate of income tax again in this parliament, advice from her economic advisers has...

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Iain Macwhirter: Politicians need to stop trying to turn us all into victims

‘DEAR Misandrists. If you spread hatred against men, you should be worried. If we hear you, you’ll be reported. Yours, Police Scotland”. Could...

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Rosemary Goring: A smacking ban would truly make us a civilised nation

IT’S Christmas, and your wife is helping you cook the family dinner. She has a weakness for cranberry sauce, and sticks her finger...

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Scientists plot new flying drones based on dandelion seeds

FOR many they are one of the earliest memories of childhood and are associated with spreading seeds to far-off places. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16987245.scientists-plot-new-flying-machines-based-on-dandelion-seeds/?ref=rss

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May told by Brussels to come up with ‘concrete proposals’ to break Brexit impasse

THERESA May will today be called on by the EU27 to come up with new “concrete proposals” to break through the talks’ impasse...

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Love Island breast enlargement ads ‘irresponsible and harmful’

BREAST enlargement commercials which ran during breaks in the popular reality television show Love Island have been banned after the advertising watchdog branded...

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Campaign to raise £400k launched as Iona Abbey revamp takes shape

IT was established in the 1930s as a response to the Great Depression, a period of severe economic hardship that affected millions worldwide....

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Emails reveal teachers’ concerns over long hours and excessive workloads

TEACHERS have accused ministers of “rearranging deckchairs on the Titanic” instead of addressing the real problems facing Scottish education. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16986949.emails-reveal-teachers-concerns-over-long-hours-and-excessive-workloads/?ref=rss

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Threat to blockade Scottish Parliament unless landslide-hit A83 gets fixed

IT’S a vital lifeline snaking through one of Scotland’s most scenic landscapes. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16986794.threat-to-blockade-scottish-parliament-unless-landslide-hit-a83-gets-fixed/?ref=rss

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Scottish Power warned to keep prices down as it shifts to 100% wind energy

SCOTTISH Power has been warned against price hikes after announcing it will become the first major UK energy supplier to generate all its...