Travel chaos as passengers suffer five-hour trip after ferry breaks down
Nearly 300 passengers endured more than five hours on CalMac’s flagship ferry yesterday after it broke down. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16406978.travel-chaos-as-passengers-suffer-five-hour-trip-after-ferry-breaks-down/
Homebase to press ahead with further store closures
Homebase is set to press ahead with a second wave of store closures that could see up to 80 DIY outlets shut, putting...
Choir conductor who abused boy at cathedral is jailed
A WORLD-renowned conductor who abused a boy who saw him as a “surrogate father” is back behind bars. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16406849.choir-conductor-who-abused-boy-at-cathedral-is-jailed/
Nasa probe to unlock mysteries of the sun
Nasa is set to launch a spacecraft on a scorching journey towards the sun, with an aim to offer the closest-ever glimpse of...
British Gas customers face ‘infuriating’ new price hike
British Gas customers still on the company’s standard variable tariff (SVT) have been urged to switch to a cheaper deal or face an...
SNP indy plan implies ‘15% spending cuts’, says expert
THE SNP’s blueprint for independence would extend Tory austerity, and fails to factor in the rising cost of health and social care, one...
Union considers strike ballot over ‘broken promises’ in Glasgow City Council equal pay dispute
UNION bosses have said they will consider industrial action ballots after criticising Glasgow City Council for breaking promises on settling equal pay claims of...
MSP Jenny Marra says £90k payment to former Tayside boss ‘inappropriate’
AN MSP said NHS Tayside must explain why they handed “such a huge severance payment" to disgraced former chief executive Lesley McLay, amid...
Davidson backs calls for Johnson apology
Ruth Davidson, the former leader of the Scottish Conservatives, has publicly supported calls for Boris Johnson to issue an apology over his remarks...
SNP demands Labour MSP retracts health board ‘smears’
THE SNP has leapt to the defence of a financially incompetent health board that is trying to hide the cost of paying off...
