Storm Callum set to batter Scotland with 80mph winds
Scotland is bracing itself for a severe weather event as Storm Callum prepares to make its presence felt across the country. Forecasters are...
SNP accused of granting ScotRail ‘licence to fail’
SCOTRAIL has been granted a year-long reprieve from meeting performance targets, a move Labour has branded as a “licence to fail.” This decision...
Strikes loom as teachers urged to reject “derisory” pay offer
TEACHERS are being urged to reject the latest pay offer – bringing the likelihood of school strikes a step closer. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16977686.strikes-loom-as-teachers-urged-to-reject-derisory-pay-offer/
Fire-ravaged Glasgow School of Art facing construction delay
Bad weather has been blamed for the works’ completion date being pushed back. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16977517.fire-ravaged-glasgow-school-of-art-facing-construction-delay/
Cannabis oil available on prescription from NHS next month
Doctors will be able to prescribe cannabis products to patients in England, Wales and Scotland. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16977109.cannabis-oil-available-on-prescription-from-nhs-next-month/
Scottish couple killed after taxi swept away in Majorca flash floods
Anthony and Delia Green, from Moffat, Dumfries, died along with cab driver Juan Silero. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16977021.scottish-couple-killed-after-taxi-swept-away-in-majorca-flash-floods/
SNP ministers warned they cannot duck local tax debate
THE SNP Government can no longer duck a debate about overhauling local taxation, Scotland’s most senior councillor has warned ministers. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16976616.snp-ministers-warned-they-cannot-duck-local-tax-debate/
Children were sexually abused and assaulted at orphanages, abuse inquiry rules
The Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry found that kids suffered “emotional, physical and sexual abuse" abuse at Smyllum Park in Lanark and Bellevue House...
Gordon Brown says second Brexit vote is ‘only way to sort out the problem’
The former prime minister predicts the UK will not be ‘wholly out’ of the EU by up to 2022. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16976429.gordon-brown-says-second-brexit-vote-is-only-way-to-sort-out-the-problem/
Dead dog found in canal with legs tied together
The Scottish SPCA was alerted to the grim discovery in Falkirk when the body of the spaniel-type dog was taken to a local...
