Top lawyer slams Scottish Government’s legal aid review amid fees row
A TOP defence lawyer has delivered a stinging condemnation of the recent review into Scotland’s legal aid system, suggesting the man behind it...
Alison Rowat: Scotland should view more tourists as a blessing, not a curse
A POSTCARD from Scotland. There we were, sitting on the milky sands watching a seal watching us. The only sounds to rival the...
Landmark legal victory in case of woman killed by second-hand asbestos on husband’s overalls
RELATIVES of a widow who died after being exposed to toxic asbestos dust from washing her husband’s work overalls have been awarded £247,000 damages...
Newsnight apologises over Imran Khan mix-up
Newsnight has apologised for showing footage of Pakistan bowler Wasim Akram instead of his former teammate-turned-politician Imran Khan. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16378791.newsnight-apologises-over-imran-khan-mix-up/
Narcolepsy sufferer splurges hundreds on useless items in sleepwalking sprees
A MAN with a brain disorder says he is trapped in a “nightmare” that sees him spend hundreds of pounds on shopping while...
May pledges post-Brexit farming industry ‘fit for the future’
BREXIT will produce a farming industry “fit for the future,” Theresa May will insist today as she visits the Royal Welsh Show in...
Scottish football’s child abuse investigation finds policies are “not fit for purpose”
A REVIEW into historic child sexual abuse in Scottish football has called for sweeping changes while finding that child protection policies are “not...
Scottish Government’s Brexit Bill ‘perfectly practical,’ insists Lord Advocate
HOLYROOD’s Brexit Bill is “perfectly practical,” the Lord Advocate told the UK Supreme Court and was backed up in his arguments by legal...
Letters withheld by Lord Carey ‘could have helped bishop sex abuse inquiry’
Letters withheld by an ex-archbishop of Canterbury “could have made a difference” to the investigation into disgraced bishop Peter Ball, a former senior...
Brexit blamed as number of EU teachers applying to work in Scotland plummets
A HUGE drop in the number of teachers from European countries applying to work in Scotland has sparked fears it will “only exacerbate”...
