Ford patents plans for a self-driving shopping trolley
THE struggle of carrying the groceries to the car after a trip to the supermarket could be about to get a lot easier...
Schoolboy, 15, who killed man with a single punch spared jail
A schoolboy who killed a man with a single punch was spared a custodial sentence on Friday after a judge called the case...
Only one-third of plastic food wrapping can be recycled
ONLY one-third of the plastic in packaging pots and trays for food bought by households can be recycled, local authorities claim. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16398023.only-one-third-of-plastic-food-wrapping-can-be-recycled/
Ministers ‘clarify’ booze crackdown amid confusion
MINISTERS are being forced to tidy up their flag-ship crackdown on cheap alcohol after confusion about whether it applies to wholesalers. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16398105.ministers-clarify-booze-crackdown-amid-confusion/
Mentors for pupils in care prove to be a great success
FOR Liam Murray school was simply a place to sit during the day. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16397932.liam-murray-how-a-school-mentor-and-a-picture-frame-changed-my-life/
Former Scots minister Tom Harris quits Labour after 34 years
TOM Harris, the outspoken former Glasgow MP and transport minister, has quit Labour after 34 years in the midst of the anti-Semitism row...
Why did good news about Scotland’s murder rate spark anger at media?
IT was the good news which sparked fury. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16397874.why-did-good-news-about-scotlands-murder-rate-spark-anger-at-media/
David Pratt: Army on the streets… dreams of better times on hold in Zimbabwe
IT WAS just a few months ago when I spoke with Joy Mviro. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16397843.david-pratt-army-on-the-streets-dreams-of-better-times-on-hold-in-zimbabwe/
‘I had more or less given up’: Blind man recounts clifftops ordeal on Iona
With a broken collar bone, three broken ribs, punctured lungs and a broken pelvis, Ged didn’t think he was going to survive. ....
New techniques shed light on who built Stonehenge
STONEHENGE continues to give up its 5,000-year-old secrets as new scientific research has revealed who built the world-famous monument. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16398033.new-techniques-shed-light-on-who-built-stonehenge/
