Kevin McKenna: Nicola Sturgeon must call a second referendum on independence now
THOSE who migrated to Yes before the 2014 referendum on Scottish independence had all encountered their personal tipping points. For many the process...
Tax break will hand boost to 12,000 first-time buyers
THOUSANDS of first-time buyers will be handed a tax break from the end of next month, it has been confirmed. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16236523.Tax_break_will_hand_boost_to_12_000_first-time_buyers/
Collaboration the only response to Ebola outbreak and wider crises facing DR Congo
I’m no stranger to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Over the years I’ve made numerous visits to this vast and tantalising country...
House of Lords ‘beyond a joke’ as new peers created
THE House of Lords has “gone beyond a joke”, campaigners have claimed, after nine new Conservative peers were created while the country was...
One-third of Shetland’s visitors are inspired by namesake TV series
NEARLY one-third of people who visited Shetland last year were influenced by TV shows like the BBC crime drama set in the isles....
Seven decades on, an old soldier remembers the battle of Monte Cassino
PROUDLY wearing his tartan trews, old Scottish soldier Alex Munro stood in the baking sunshine in Monte Cassino, in Italy, and cast his...
Protesters plan blockade to halt Glasgow ‘Trident showcase’ arms fair
CAMPAIGNERS are planning a series of protests including blockades from Thursday in a radical move to halt an arms fair they branded a...
Serial killer Dennis Nilsen’s body is released to next-of-kin
The body of infamous serial killer Dennis Nilsen has been released to his next-of-kin for a funeral after the opening of an inquest...
Royal wedding: Prince Harry ‘feeling great’ on eve of marriage to Meghan Markle
Prince Harry told well-wishers he was feeling “great” ahead of his wedding to Meghan Markle as he was joined by the Duke of...
Speaker Bercow under pressure after Commons outburst
COMMONS Speaker John Bercow is facing renewed pressure to quit after being accused of calling Leader of the House Andrea Leadsom “f***ing useless”...
