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13 authors for Man Booker Prize long list announced

The long list features six UK authors and two authors from Ireland. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16373001.13-authors-for-man-booker-prize-long-list-announced/

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Abbamania sweeps UK albums chart after Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again release

This week also sees Now 100 on course to become 2018’s fastest selling album. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16373020.abbamania-sweeps-uk-albums-chart-after-mamma-mia-here-we-go-again-release/

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NHS 24 boss joins board of Big Noise orchestras

THE chief executive of NHS 24 has joined the board of the charity which runs Scotland’s Big Noise youth orchestras. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16373024.nhs-24-boss-joins-board-of-big-noise-orchestras/

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Glasgow to enter talks over commissioning hub with Channel 4, after losing out on National HQ bid

GLASGOW is to enter into negotiations with Channel 4 over providing the location for a commissioning base, after losing out in its bid...

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Unions make fresh call for railway policing merger to be scrapped

The UK’s three largest rail unions have joined forces with Labour in a renewed bid to stop the merger between the British Transport...

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BBC plans to provide a ‘fantastic showcase’ of talent from Edinburgh festivals

Paul Merton, Chelsea Clinton and Nicola Benedetti are among those who will feature in the BBC’s coverage of the Edinburgh festivals this year....

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Scottish spaceport a reason to reject independence, MPs hear

Scotland’s planned spaceport is a reason to reject independence, MPs have heard in a Westminster debate on strengthening the union. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16373090.scottish-spaceport-a-reason-to-reject-independence-mps-hear/

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Douglas-Home was not told of Blunt spy scandal

Prime minister Sir Alec Douglas-Home was kept in the dark about one of the biggest spy scandals of the Cold War because his...

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How John Major’s government hid the cost of Black Wednesday

The efforts of John Major’s government to disguise the vast scale of the operation to prop up the pound in the Black Wednesday...

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John Major ticked off for cliched speeches

He may have risen to the highest office in the land but John Major soon found out that his officials were not afraid...