Cabin crew ‘exposed to greater cancer risk’
Flight attendants are more likely to develop several forms of cancer than the average person, a landmark study of more than 5,000 members...
Victoria Pendleton reveals depression battle
Former Olympian Victoria Pendleton has said she feels “psychologically and physiologically damaged" since having to pull out of a Mount Everest climb attempt...
Doctors: ‘Allow e-cigarettes on hospital sites’
Smokers should be permitted to use e-cigarettes on NHS sites, leading doctors have said. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16313076.doctors-allow-e-cigarettes-on-hospital-sites/
Melvyn Bragg: UK is becoming a stupid country
Television and radio presenter Melvyn Bragg has warned the UK is becoming a “stupid country" in an attack on what he sees as...
Scots journalist gets support after rap over ‘misleading’ claim Israel killed ‘lots of Palestinian kids’
PALESTINIAN journalists have moved to support BBC journalist Andrew Marr after he was found guilty of breaching editorial guidelines for commenting during his...
Education Bill ‘shelved’ over lack of support at Holyrood
THE Scottish Government is preparing to shelve flagship legislation intended to give more power to schools, claims suggest. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16313325.education-bill-shelved-over-lack-of-support-at-holyrood/
NHS Scotland must aim higher than ‘very low bar’ of doing better than England, doctors told
MOST doctors in Scotland believe NHS services have deteriorated in the past year and fear that inadequate resources are jeopardising the safety and...
How a comet played a key role in dating battle for the border
SEVERAL years ago, NASA – the National Aeronautics and Space Administration agency, in Washington DC – received an interesting request. Could it help...
Andrew McKie: Yes, immigration is a good thing
I SOMETIMES wonder why we call them “leaders”, when the evidence suggests that most politicians are remarkably slow to catch up with popular...
SNP steps up call for Sewel convention to become law
THE SNP Government will today ramp up its demand to have the Sewel convention made legally binding, as it appeals to other parties...
