Banks ‘failed to engage with communities’ as they closed branches
BANKS failed to engage with communities as they presided over the widespread closures of hundreds of branches across Scotland, a Holyrood inquiry has...
Junk food crackdown planned to improve Scotland’s diet
MINISTERS are planning a crackdown on junk food to address Scotland’s stubbornly bad diet and complement previous curbs on smoking and alcohol. ....
‘We invested our life savings in top-end housing scheme… and lost everything’
CLAIRE Wilkinson and Paula Tatters love Bellside Brae. After all, they paid for it. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16328698.we-invested-our-life-savings-in-top-end-housing-scheme-and-lost-everything/
Cranes move in and workers ready to remove the Mack piece by piece
IT has stood at the heart of the city for more than a century acting as a testament to its designer’s genius, regularly...
Tributes paid after ‘original’ Bay City Roller Alan Longmuir dies from mystery bug
TRIBUTES have been paid to Bay City Rollers guitarist Alan Longmuir, who has died aged 70, after falling ill while on holiday. ....
Temporary GPs charging as much as £1,400 per day in Scotland
TEMPORARY doctors are charging as much as £1,400 per day to plug staff shortages across Scotland. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16328316.temporary-gps-charging-as-much-as-1400-per-day-in-scotland/
Campaigners warn against delays in Scottish defamation reform
SCOTTISH ministers have been warned that delaying proposed defamation laws “risks giving cover to wealthy and powerful interests”. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16328718.campaigners-warn-against-delays-in-scottish-defamation-reform/
Building inspections ‘regularly failing’ to identify widespread fire safety defects
INSPECTIONS by builders and authorities are “regularly failing” to identify widespread fire safety defects in new buildings across Scotland. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16328360.building-inspections-regularly-failing-to-identify-widespread-fire-safety-defects/
Joe Jackson buried in same LA-area cemetery as son Michael
Jackson family patriarch Joseph Jackson has been buried in the same Southern California cemetery as his late son Michael. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16328720.joe-jackson-buried-in-same-la-area-cemetery-as-son-michael/
Poll finds people oppose self-declared gender by 3-to-1
ONLY one person in five supports transgender people being legally allowed to self-declare their new gender without the approval of a doctor. ....
