Scottish Labour leader backs Corbyn position on anti-Semitism row
SCOTTISH Labour leader Richard Leonard yesterday defied members of his own shadow cabinet by declining to back an international code on anti-Semitism in...
SNP Government in row over presence of Lord Advocate at Cabinet meetings
THE SNP Government has been accused of breaking its promise on depoliticising the role of Lord Advocate after the country’s top law officer...
Tribunal judge: independence is a “philosophical” belief similar to a religion
A judge has ruled that Scottish independence is a “philosophical belief” similar to a religion, in a legal case involving a former SNP...
Scot linked to Brexit “dark money” donation faces call to give evidence to Westminster committee
A former Scottish Tory candidate embroiled in the row over a £435,000 “dark money” donation in the Brexit referendum could be summoned to...
SNP MP Mhairi Black: UK Government could “potentially” shut down Holyrood
ONE of the SNP’s rising stars has said she fears Westminster could “potentially” close the Scottish Parliament. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16399056.snp-mp-mhairi-black-uk-government-could-potentially-shut-down-holyrood/
Kirsty Strickland: It’s no wonder faith in the BBC is plummeting
THE BBC has weathered a PR nightmare this week. It was criticised by leading SNP figures and others after the YouTube channel of...
Bluebird returns to water more than 50 years after Donald Campbell’s fatal crash
The jet-powered boat successfully floated in a loch on the Isle of Bute in Scotland. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16398813.bluebird-returns-to-water-more-than-50-years-after-donald-campbells-fatal-crash/
Give us a sign: Wartime signal revealed by gorse fire in Co Wicklow
A Garda Air Support Unit crew have discovered an “EIRE” sign dating from the Second World War in Co Wicklow. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16398823.give-us-a-sign-wartime-signal-revealed-by-gorse-fire-in-co-wicklow/
Westminster is a club masquerading as a parliament, says SNP MP Mhairi Black
SNP MP Mhairi Black has delivered another scathing critique of Westminster, describing it is a club “masquerading itself" as a parliament. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16398785.westminster-is-a-club-masquerading-as-a-parliament-says-snp-mp-mhairi-black/
Red alerts for Portugal and Spain as heatwave hits near-record
Portugal and Spain have continued to swelter under an intense heat wave that has produced near-record temperatures in the southern European countries. ....
