Scots hit by huge rise in fraud offences
SCOTS have been hit with a huge rise in financial crime and a police chief has admitted that technological advances have made it...
UK agrees multi-million pound deal with Nigeria to combat Boko Haram terrorists
A multi-million pound deal to boost efforts to crack down on Islamist extremists in West Africa has been agreed between Britain and Nigeria....
Strike ballot over pay for Scottish university lecturers
LECTURERS from universities across the UK are to be balloted on strike action in a row over pay. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16606611.strike-ballot-over-pay-for-scottish-university-lecturers/
Talk of hard-Right infiltration of Tory Party branded ‘bonkers’
FEARS that the Conservative Party is being infiltrated by ex-Ukippers intent on swinging any future leadership election towards a hardline Brexiteer have been...
No decision yet from SFA over whether to stick with Hampden
SCOTTISH football’s governing body has put off a decision on whether it will stick with Hampden or move to Murrayfield. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16606494.no-decision-yet-from-sfa-over-whether-to-stick-with-hampden/
Scots firms save £32m after appealing controversial business rates
MORE than 4,000 businesses across Scotland have had around £32 million knocked off their tax bill following last year’s business rates shake-up. ....
Barnier blinks, saying EU is prepared to give Britain a bespoke Brexit deal
MICHEL Barnier has accepted that the EU27 will have to offer Britain a bespoke Brexit deal in the first significant sign of flexibility...
May urges Corbyn to address claims of anti-Semitism within Labour after Sacks attack
THERESA May has piled yet more pressure on Jeremy Corbyn over claims of anti-Semitism against the Labour leader, saying he “needs to respond...
It’s ‘pragmatic’ Chequers Plan or no deal, Lidington tells French business leaders
IT’S Theresa May’s Chequers Plan or no deal, David Lidington, her effective deputy, has told French business leaders in a blunt message. ....
Fishermen warn of ‘turbulence’ post Brexit after boats clash in English Channel
DRAMATIC scenes of Scots and French fishermen clashing in the English Channel may be a sign of things to come after Brexit, it...
