STUC gets another £730k from taxpayers
THE umbrella group for Scotland’s trade unions is to receive £730,000 of public money for a new building, adding to questions about its...
Scottish waste firm stripped of NHS contract after stockpiling body parts
A Scottish firm contracted by the NHS has been stripped of its contract after stockpiling hundreds of tonnes medical waste, including human body parts....
Scots player buys five garden centres
MIDLOTHIAN-based Dobbies is acquiring five garden centres in England from sector stablemate Wyevale. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/business_hq/16969763.scots-firm-dobbies-buys-five-garden-centres-from-wyevale/
High-profile SNP candidate in ‘cronyism’ row
AN SNP by-election candidate singled out for praise at the party’s conference is at the centre of a cronyism row after claims she...
Landslide closes A83 as heavy wind and rain cause travel chaos across Scotland
The A83 is closed in both directions, leading to a 60-mile diversion, after a landslip at Rest and Be Thankful in Argyll and...
Tasers “more humane’ than beating people, police tell Yousaf
TASERS would be more humane than the standard police batons used to “bludgeon people into submission”, officers have told the Justice Secretary. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16970377.tasers-more-humane-than-beating-people-police-tell-humza-yousaf/
New laundering warnings on Scottish shell firms
ONE of Europe’s leading money- laundering experts has warned there may still be major scandals to come with Scotland’s limited partnerships or SLPs...
Scots councils invest £20m to modernise library service
OVER £20 million has been invested by local authorities in public libraries in the last 18 months, new figures show. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16969100.scots-councils-invest-20m-to-modernise-library-service/
Neil Mackay: Let us stand together against the scourge of toxic masculinity
THERE is something very sick with my sex – something very wrong with men. When you think of a violent sexual offender, a...
Five-fold spike in workers taking employers to tribunal
The number of workers in Scotland taking employers to task over unfair pay and conditions has seen a five-fold increase after the UK...
