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‘It was like being with an old friend in their death throes’: David Pratt leads tributes to Glasgow School of Art

Students and academics, lovers of the arts, admiring tourists or simply proud Glasgow folk – the School of Art is so important for...

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PROFILEThe fearless investigative journalist who has told America many “important and unwanted truths”

ON November 24, 1983, the then Vanity Fair editor Tina Brown attended a lunch in London, thrown by Henry Kissinger and his wife...

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Government in row over appointment of “neglect of duty” police chief to miners’ strike review

A retired detective who had a “neglect of duty” complaint upheld against her is now an advisor to a review into the role...

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SNP-supporting tycoon Brian Souter criticises wealthy for being “narcissistic” and “self-obsessed”

HE is one of the country’s most successful businessmen and his family is estimated to be worth nearly £1billion. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16295755.SNP-supporting_tycoon_Brian_Souter_criticises_wealthy_for_being__quot_narcissistic_quot__and__quot_self-obsessed_quot_/

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SNP Government “centrepiece” education bill may depend on support from the Tories

APPROVAL of flagship Scottish Government legislation on overhauling schools is likely to depend on support from Ruth Davidson’s Conservative MSPs. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16295757.SNP_Government__quot_centrepiece_quot__education_bill_may_depend_on_support_from_the_Tories/

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‘This is a very sad day in the city’: First Minister visits scene of Glasgow School of Art fire

SCOTLAND’S First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has visted the site of the Glasgow School of Art blaze and has vowed to provide support needed in...

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Video: Fire incident commander unable to comment on cause of devastating inferno

A blaze that ripped through Glasgow’s renowned School of Art has been largely contained after causing “extensive" damage to the historic building, the...

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Scottish Labour governing body rejects revised coalition deal with the Tories in Aberdeen

SCOTTISH Labour has rejected a fresh bid by rebel councillors in Aberdeen to keep a coalition deal with the Tories. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16295506.Scottish_Labour_governing_body_rejects_revised_coalition_deal_with_the_Tories_in_Aberdeen/

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‘I hope O2 ABC is not overlooked’: Fans and artists remember iconic music venue in wake of devastating fire

In the wake of a fire which has devastated the Glasgow School of Art, music artists and members of the public are urging...

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Kevin McKenna: World Cup is predatory, materialistic and amoral. And I love it

THE World Cup is the planet’s long-awaited festival of friendship and neighbourly goodness. President Vladimir Putin certainly thinks so. In his opening speech...