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Decision to give free TV licences for the over-75s should not be made by the BBC says Gordon Brown

The decision over whether to continue providing free TV licences for the over-75s should not be made by the BBC, former prime minister...

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Edinburgh nightclub evacuated over gas fears

Firefighters were called to a nightclub in Edinburgh over gas fears. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17302411.edinburgh-nightclub-evacuated-over-gas-fears/

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Commuter chaos as signalling problem disrupts ScotRail services across country

The fault at Perth has disrupted services between Glasgow Queen Street and Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Inverness and Perth before 7am this morning.  . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17302435.travel-chaos-as-signalling-problem-disrupts-scotrail-services/

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SSE and Npower call off merger blaming Government price cap and “challenging market conditions”

Energy giants SSE and npower have called off their merger, blaming “challenging market conditions" and the Government’s price cap. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17302439.sse-and-npower-call-off-merger-blaming-government-price-cap-and-challenging-market-conditions/

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Marianne Taylor: Don’t waste your energy feeling sorry for Theresa May

THE season of goodwill is upon us and this year I have vowed to strive for serenity. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17301782.marianne-taylor-dont-waste-your-energy-feeling-sorry-for-theresa-may/

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Clampdown on nuisance callers

COMPANY directors whose firms plague people with unsolicited nuisance calls will be held personally liable if their company breaks the law, according to...

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Parent councils join forces to oppose ‘damaging’ school cutbacks

Hundreds of parents from across Fife have joined forces to fight school cuts. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17302235.parent-councils-join-forces-to-oppose-damaging-school-cutbacks/

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Paul Gray: NHS Tayside boss’ £91k pay-off ‘good value for money’

THE outgoing chief of NHS Scotland has defended a pay-off which saw the disgraced former boss of NHS Tayside bank £32,000 more than...

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Flag expert: ‘The use of the Union Jack has never been so positive in Scotland’

IN A place that’s full of the past, there is an interesting sign of the future. Philip Tibbetts, vexillologist at the Court of...

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Mark Smith: First the Royal family, then the Scottish Government – how Meghan Markle could help end an inglorious Scottish tradition

THIS isn’t the kind of column in which I hand out relationship advice but imagine for a minute that it was. Imagine too...