New fall in sightings of frogs and toads
Sightings of frogs and toads in gardens have declined as ponds vanish, survey results from tens of thousands of households suggest. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16303564.New_fall_in_sightings_of_frogs_and_toads/
Children travelling to school by car exposed to twice as much pollution as those who walk
CHILDREN driven to school by car are exposed to twice as much traffic pollution as pupils walking along busy roads, research reveals today....
Ghostly forests spring up all over Scotland as moths get set to fly
THEY are the ‘ghostly’ forests of cobwebbed trees whose spectre haunts woodlands throughout Europe. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16303135.Ghostly_forests_spring_up_all_over_Scotland_as_moths_get_set_to_fly/
Doddie Weir charity donates £100,000 to MND patients
A charity founded by former Scotland rugby international Doddie Weir has donated £100,000 to support people with motor neurone disease (MND). . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16304692.Doddie_Weir_charity_donates___100_000_to_MND_patients/
Humza Yousaf seeks advice from think tank advocating public railway monopoly
TRANSPORT minister Humza Yousaf has sought advice from a think tank which advocates turning the railways into a state-run monopoly as he considers...
‘Rights’ fear over residential care for disabled people
Plans to force disabled people into residential care when support costs become too dear breach human rights, it has been claimed . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16304732.__39_Rights__39__fear_over_residential_care_for_disabled_people/
MSPs demand urgent overhaul of economic strategy
MSPs have demanded an urgent overhaul of the Scottish Government’s economic strategy. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16304735.MSPs_demand_urgent_overhaul_of_economic_strategy/
Scotland facing loss of key EU workers after Brexit
SCOTLAND is likely to lose out on vital low-skill EU migrant workers after Brexit, with the agriculture, care, construction and hospitality sectors hardest...
Davidson says baby gifts sign of progress on gay rights
RUTH Davidson has revealed she has been inundated with baby clothes from well-wishers, describing it as a sign of how far society has...
William McIlvanney’s son, Liam, in the running for the literary prize which bears his father’s name
THE son of the late Scottish writer William McIlvanney is in the running for the prestigious literary prize that bears his father’s name....
