Call to toughen electoral law against online abuses
EVERY part of the UK needs to toughen its law to guard against overseas interference in elections and make online campaigning more transparent,...
Business rate reform could endanger listed buildings
PLANS to levy business rates on vacant listed buildings could lead to an increase in “illegal demolitions”, the Scottish Government has admitted. ....
Scrapping Trident need not cost Scottish jobs, new study shows
THE Faslane-based nuclear weapons deterrent could be disarmed without leading to massive job losses, according to an independent report published today. The study,...
Clark underlines Whitehall rift with thinly-veiled rebuke to Hunt over Airbus
GREG Clark, the UK Business Secretary, has underlined the rift within Whitehall over Brexit by issuing a thinly-veiled rebuke to a senior Cabinet...
Scots pupils get posture lessons after rise in back pain referrals
SCOTS teenagers are getting ‘posture’ lessons following concerns about a rise in physio referrals for back pain and concerns about childhood obesity. ....
BREAKING: MPs approve Heathrow expansion plan
MPs have supported the Heathrow Airport expansion by 415 votes to 119, majority 296. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16313439.breaking-mps-approve-heathrow-expansion-plan/
MPs clear £14bn Heathrow expansion plan for take-off as opponents pledge court challenge
THERESA May’s £14 billion plan to extend Heathrow has been cleared for take-off, helped by more than 100 Labour MPs backing the move...
Police alert as as ‘up to 60 youths’ are ‘involved in an Edinburgh fight’
POLICE officers have swarmed on the Portobello area of Edinburgh following reports of up to 60 youths fighting. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16313395.police-alert-as-as-up-to-60-youths-are-involved-in-an-edinburgh-fight/
“Orwell would have loved this book”: Loki wins prestigious literary prize
IT has been described as a “savage, wise and witty tour-de-force" by JK Rowling, and has been one of the most talked-about books...
England fans warned over anti-Euro chants ahead of ‘Brexit derby’ against Belgium
ENGLISH football’s governing body could be fined if England fans are caught singing offensive pro-Brexit chants during Thursday’s match against Belgium. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16313340.england-fans-warned-over-anti-euro-chants-ahead-of-brexit-derby-against-belgium/
