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Taiwan president accuses China of challenging cross-strait “peace and stability”

TAIWAN’S president has accused the People’s Republic of China of seriously challenging peace and stability in the region through “military coercion” and a...

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Lord Kerr: prejudiced Little Englanders are hemming Scotland in

THE man who wrote the European Union’s now infamous Article 50 has warned prejudiced “short-sighted Little Englanders” are hemming in Scotland. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16974604.lord-kerr-prejudiced-little-englanders-are-hemming-scotland-in/

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Corbyn: May’s end to austerity pledge ‘big Tory con’ if public sector spending not increased

THERESA May’s grand pledge that the age of austerity is over will be a “great big Conservative con” if she fails to boost...

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May to hold Brexit meeting with inner Cabinet after Barnier says deal ‘within reach’

THERESA May is set to chair a meeting with her inner Cabinet of senior ministers today after Michel Barnier said a Brexit deal...

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Market forces or broken system? The Scottish fishing quotas conundrum

Sailing majestically under Tower Bridge, it was the flagship trawler that played a central role in Nigel Farage’s Brexit flotilla during the referendum campaign....

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Call for consumer helpline to get Scots out of fuel poverty

MINISTERS have been urged to support the setting up of an official consumer helpline to help take Scots out of fuel poverty. ....

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Scots heritage quango sued over “poisoning” of hundreds of ancient trees

SCOTLAND’S heritage organisation is being sued for more than £150,000 in damages for “poisoning" hundreds of ancient trees. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16974745.scots-heritage-quango-sued-over-poisoning-of-hundreds-of-ancient-trees/

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Keep it in the family: the £500m fish quotas carve-up

Five wealthy families control one third of Scotland’s lucrative fishing quotas, helping them to amass personal fortunes of more than £500 million, research has...

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Newer and younger? BBC Scotland offers first glimpse of its new digital channel

THE BBC’s new digital channel for Scotland is to make a serious pitch for the attention of Scottish youth. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16973992.newer-and-younger-bbc-scotland-offers-first-glimpse-of-its-new-digital-channel/

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Flash flood kills at least 10 including two Brits on Spanish holiday island

DEVASTATING flash floods in Majorca have claimed the lives of at least ten people, including a British couple. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16974693.flash-flood-kills-at-least-10-including-two-brits-on-spanish-holiday-island/