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Ken Smith’s Diary: Hats off; Flight of fancy; Over the line

Thursday musings from The Diary . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16392339.ken-smiths-diary-hats-off-flight-of-fancy-over-the-line/

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Mackintosh 150: Last chance to see poignant showcase of architect and designer’s genius

SINCE a second fire engulfed and all but destroyed Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s architectural masterpiece, Glasgow School of Art, the feeling of loss has...

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David Pratt: Putin’s ‘dogs of war’ increase Russian influence in land of diamonds and gold

It’s an obscure and sinister story, played out in inaccessible places by shadowy figures. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16392018.david-pratt-putins-dogs-of-war-increase-russian-influence-in-land-of-diamonds-and-gold/

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Research shows that Neolithic Orcadians may have been killed in massive tsunami

IT was twenty times the size of Scotland and is believed to have crushed a wall which linked Britain to Europe and ensured...

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Failure to prosecute NHS Ayrshire deaths ‘like Gosport scandal’

PROSECUTORS in Scotland “do not have a clue how to deal with suspicious deaths in healthcare", campaigners have warned after the Crown Office...

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TV Review: The Real Marigold Hotel

The Real Marigold Hotel . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16392292.tv-review-the-real-marigold-hotel/

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Crofters step up their David v Goliath windfarm battle with £5million at stake

THEY are four remote streets with a handful of houses among them standing amid the harsh windswept environment of the islands. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16392143.crofters-step-up-their-david-v-goliath-windfarm-battle-with-5million-at-stake/

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School tests for five-year-olds leave pupils ‘shaking and crying’

PRESSURE is mounting on ministers to scrap “distressing" school tests for five-year-olds before the start of the new term. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16392052.school-tests-for-five-year-olds-leave-pupils-shaking-and-crying/

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Alison Rowat: Should any woman confront an aggressor on the street?

THOUGH pop culture bombards us every day with images of fictional violence, there is something about seeing the real thing that brings on...

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Dementia is now leading killer of women in Scotland

DEMENTIA and Alzheimer’s disease are now established as the leading cause of death for women in Scotland, overtaking heart disease, according to official...