UK Supreme Court rules denying widow’s allowance to unmarried mother is illegal
THE UK Government is facing calls to change the law on bereavement benefits after a Supreme Court victory for an unmarried mother-of-four. ....
Scotland’s ambition is to be at the forefront of social and technological progress
This weekend the world will be one month into its ecological overdraft for 2018. Earth Overshoot Day, the point at which we consumed...
Union says ‘nasty, vindictive’ Salmond undermining civil service
ALEX Salmond has been accused of “nasty, vindictive” behaviour and undermining the civil service by the union boss representing the Scottish Government’s most...
Chef Mark Greenaway announces closure of his Edinburgh New Town restaurant
IT began as a mouth-watering proposition a little over five years ago when television chef Mark Greenaway decided to strike out on his...
Paul Sweeney: Make Clyde shipbuilding great again
SCOTLAND’S last commercial shipyard Ferguson Marine is limited to building ships of around 100 metres due to the constrained size of the shipyard....
Scotland’s only flying banker clocks up 11,000 miles
A WOMAN known as the Flying Banker has been honoured after 30 years of serving remote customers – a job which has seen...
Queensferry Crossing improves journey reliability in first year – analysis
The Queensferry Crossing has improved the reliability of journeys across the Firth of Forth in the year since it opened, according to new...
Sturgeon told to end Salmond conspiracies by her MPs and MSPs
NICOLA Sturgeon is to address her MSPs and MPs face-to-face tomorrow for the first time since the crisis over Alex Salmond and sexual...
Shortlist revealed for The Herald’s Diversity Awards 2018
SMALL companies, community groups and multinational corporations from across Scotland have all been shortlisted for the 2018 Herald and GenAnalytics Diversity Awards. ....
Education looms large in the future for Nicola Benedetti: “My plans are ambitious”
SHE is one of Scotland’s finest musicians, an award-winning violinist feted in concert halls across the world. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16607679.education-looms-large-in-the-future-for-nicola-benedetti-my-plans-are-ambitious/
