Desperate migrants are finding a new sanctuary on Europe’s shores
Lying semi-submerged in sand and seawater the small, deflated dinghies are testimony to a perilous passage. While hiking the coast of southern Spain...
NHS at 70: ‘At the beginning of the health service the only beds we were short of were beds for tuberculosis’
IN 1950s Glasgow, an argument over a fish supper led to life-threatening injuries for one hardened criminal. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16332619.nhs-at-70-at-the-beginning-of-the-health-service-the-only-beds-we-were-short-of-were-beds-for-tuberculosis/
Libyan dissidents convince court to prevent secrecy
A couple who recently received an apology from the UK Government over their rendition to the regime of dictator Muammar Gaddafi have won...
Psychiatry on the NHS: from overcrowded asylums to a shortage of beds?
IF you were mentally ill in Scotland in 1948, it is highly likely you would be confined to an asylum. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16332708.psychiatry-on-the-nhs-from-overcrowded-asylums-to-a-shortage-of-beds/
Bevan’s backroom boys: the Scottish civil servants who were true architects of NHS
ANEURIN Bevan is well remembered as the architect of the NHS in 1948. Less well known are the backroom staff who actually built...
Majority of Brits willing to pay more in taxes for better NHS
MOST people would be willing to pay more tax for a better NHS, a poll has revealed as the service marks its 70th...
Brian Beacom: Forget our national inferiority complex and let’s cheer on Engerland
WHAT’s the connection between England’s success against the Columbians (suggesting the path to the finals will be a gentle stroll across a flower-lined...
NHS at 70: ‘The life-saving liver transplant that means my husband is still here’
I’m at one of those monster truck shows with the kids, the kind where there’s lots of metal crunching and – rather appropriately,...
Alison Rowat: Chequers not the only game in town as ministers gather
IF anyone should take heart from England reaching the quarter- finals of the World Cup it is Theresa May. After all, if one...
Whitney Houston’s mother ‘unaware of abuse claims until documentary’
A new documentary claims Whitney Houston was a victim of sexual abuse as a child. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16334026.whitney-houstons-mother-unaware-of-abuse-claims-until-documentary/
