Professor Sue Black at Wigtown: We should celebrate death as much as birth.
DEATH should be celebrated – as well as those who donate their bodies to science, the Wigtown Book Festival has been told. ....
Marianne Taylor: Corbyn’s final chance to do the right thing over Brexit
THERE has been much talk recently of last chance saloons. Theresa May visited multiple such joints last week as she tried to persuade...
Non religious pupils ‘could be excluded from Nativity plays’
THE Catholic Church has been accused of “threatening to isolate” pupils who withdraw from religious assemblies on faith grounds. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16898227.non-religious-pupils-could-be-excluded-from-nativity-plays/
Call for camper vans to be axed from cheaper ferry fares scheme
IT was introduced to make ferry travel cheaper and boost visitor numbers to Scotland’s remotest islands. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16898228.call-for-camper-vans-to-be-axed-from-cheaper-ferry-fares-scheme/
Mark Smith: The danger of ‘criminal’ flags and why I’ve changed my mind about the Union Jack
HERE’S a remarkable fact: the police in Scotland holds a list of flags which it could be a criminal offence to display in...
Obesity set to overtake smoking a leading cause of female cancers
Fresh calls have been made for a crackdown on the sale of junk food as research suggests obesity is set to overtake smoking...
Labour MPs hit out at ‘sinister’ actions of trade union chiefs in anti-Semitism row
LABOUR MPs have hit out at the “sinister” actions of trade union chiefs as the anti-Semitism row within the party showed no signs...
Laird not scheduled to speak at Labour Party conference, sources confirm
LESLEY Laird, the Shadow Scottish Secretary, is not scheduled to speak at this year’s party conference, Labour sources have confirmed. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16898028.lesley-laird-not-scheduled-to-speak-at-labour-party-conference-sources-confirm/
Leonard backs federal Britain to help rebuild Scotland
BRITAIN should become a federal state to help rebuild Scotland, Richard Leonard will argue today. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16898030.richard-leonard-backs-federal-britain-to-help-rebuild-scotland/
UK will not be dictated to by Brussels, insists Raab as Brexit talks enter final phase
BRITAIN “will not be dictated to” by Brussels in negotiations over its withdrawal from the EU, Dominic Raab has warned. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16898029.uk-will-not-be-dictated-to-by-brussels-insists-dominic-raab-as-brexit-talks-enter-final-phase/
