Purple rain: Stunning lightning above Firth of Forth bridges caught on camera
IT is a once-in-a-lifetime split-second moment that photographers can only dream of as a stunning electric storm fills the night sky with purple...
Coins donated by peer to Glasgow University valued at £1.8m
A TORY peer who had lifelong passion for Scottish coins built up a collection worth more than £2 million, his will has revealed....
David Pratt: Why Putin’s army of spooks have set their sights on a tiny ex-Yugoslav state
IT is a reasonable bet that Donald Trump knew next to nothing about the tiny Balkans country of Montenegro before his recent meeting...
Kevin McKenna: We must to stand up to this new breed of right-wing hard men
WHEN the world of politics tilts a little on its axis and its trajectory is slightly altered we like to reach for neatly-packaged...
World’s longest-serving altar server dies aged 103
A MAN who held the world record as the longest-serving altar boy has passed away at the age of 103. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16383234.worlds-longest-serving-altar-server-dies-aged-103/
How slavery shaped Edinburgh’s New Town
IT is a slice of Georgian elegance in the heart of the Scottish capital, held up as a architectural masterpiece deserving of the...
Why Putin’s spooks have their eyes set on ex-Yugoslavian state
IT is a reasonable bet that Donald Trump knew next to nothing about the tiny Balkans country of Montenegro before his recent meeting...
Students are being left increasingly behind as lecturers chase lucrative research work
STUDENTS are left feeling like an “afterthought” at universities with lecturers concentrating on lucrative research than teaching, according to a student leader. ....
‘No basis for criminal action’ over RBS small business scandal, says Crown Office
THE Crown Office has said there is no basis for a criminal action over complaints about Royal Bank of Scotland’s treatment of small...
United Nations blacklists Scottish firms after international aid fraud
The United Nations has blacklisted Scottish “tax haven" firms after uncovering fraud in its global aid programme. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16383510.united-nations-blacklists-scottish-firms-after-international-aid-fraud/
