Tax break for first-time house buyers branded ‘unfair’
TAX experts have cast doubt on the practicality of the Scottish Government’s £600 tax break for first-time home buyers, and warned it would...
Truck driver charged in Canada hockey team crash with 16 dead
Sixteen people were killed and 13 others injured. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16339582.truck-driver-charged-in-canada-hockey-team-crash-with-16-dead/
Minute’s silence held for Piper Alpha victims
The 167 men who died in the world’s worst offshore disaster were remembered at a service in Aberdeen. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16339581.minutes-silence-held-for-piper-alpha-victims/
Thai schoolboys not ready for underwater cave escape
They say they have not learned adequate diving skills in the few days since searchers reached the area where they are sheltering. ....
Judge weighs in on struggle surrounding Marvel’s Stan Lee
The private struggle over the care and legacy of Marvel mastermind Stan Lee has played out in a Los Angeles courtroom as lawyers...
Jodie Foster: We need to love our brothers and fathers in wake of Me Too
The actress said she thinks her child star status protected her from Hollywood’s abusers. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16339587.jodie-foster-we-need-to-love-our-brothers-and-fathers-in-wake-of-me-too/
Dame Barbara Windsor to host first programme since revealing Alzheimer’s
The actress will voice the first of a four-part series on BBC Radio 2. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16339585.dame-barbara-windsor-to-host-first-programme-since-revealing-alzheimers/
Drivers pay the price as airport parking charges soar
More than two-thirds of airports have raised their parking fees for drivers picking up friends or relatives this summer, a study reveals. ....
Widower gets life for murdering Scot
A widower has been sentenced to life in prison after fatally assaulting his Scottish housemate during a violent altercation at their shared seaside...
Irish Presbyterian schism after ties severed with Church of Scotland over same-sex marriage
Senior Presbyterians in Northern Ireland have taken the unusual step of issuing public opposition to their leadership’s decision to sever ties with the...
