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Polar bear shot dead after attacking cruise ship guard

A polar bear has attacked and injured a guard who was leading tourists off a cruise ship on an Arctic archipelago. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16384678.polar-bear-shot-dead-after-attacking-cruise-ship-guard/

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Three killed in New Orleans shooting

Three people have been killed and seven injured in a shooting in New Orleans. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16384626.three-killed-in-new-orleans-shooting/

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Future shock: We should be alarmed at how well prepared the super-rich elite are for imminent apocalypse

IT’S not only mad dogs and midges that bite the hands that feed them, but spooked academics too. Eminent US professor Douglas Rushkoff,...

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Profile: Nasa at 60

EVERYONE who watched the TV coverage of the first landing on the Moon, in July 1969, has indelible memories of that day. Ed...

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New Health Minister backs Frank’s Law campaign for free care for under-65s

THE widow of a former footballer who has fought a campaign for free personal care for under-65s has won a reassurance from Scotland’s...

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Allowing children to express gender identity does not harm children. Repression does

When clothing manufacturers first realised a century ago that they could sell more by gendering the colours of children’s clothes, they declared that...

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The decluttering conundrum: how modern life has got in the way of the quest for order

THE story of Western consumerism is usually told as a winter’s tale. Every Christmas, shocking statistics about our profligate spending habits are gathered...

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Top doctor appeals to dementia patients to donate their brain after death

AN internationally renowned doctor has appealed to dementia patients to donate their brain after death to advance vital research into the causes of...

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Comment: Scotland needs to attract people to live and work here – UK immigrations policies are having the opposite effect

Inward migration is crucial to Scotland’s growth and prosperity. People who choose to make Scotland their home provide a vital contribution to our...

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Ron McKay’s Dirty Diary: A date with a Prime Minister, a trip with a terrorist and a call to account – now that’s a cause worth getting naked for

AN EVERYDAY TALE OF PAKISTAN PRIME MINISTERS . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16384547.sunday-herald-diary-a-date-with-a-prime-minister-a-trip-with-a-terrorist-and-a-call-to-account-now-thats-a-cause-wo/