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All wild and shop-bought mussels tested in UK ingested plastics, study shows

More research is needed to understand the implications of digesting small levels of microplastics, scientists say. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16277731.All_wild_and_shop-bought_mussels_tested_in_UK_ingested_plastics__study_shows/

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Highland Spring to trial 100% recycled plastic bottle

Water brand Highland Spring is to trial the use of 100% recycled plastic bottles to help cut ocean pollution. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16277732.Highland_Spring_to_trial_100__recycled_plastic_bottle/

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Anti-Brexit campaigners seize on minister’s remark that second EU vote “possible”

ANTI-Brexit campaigners have seized on remarks by the UK Government’s Europe Minister that another EU referendum is “possible”. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16277361.Anti-Brexit_campaigners_seize_on_minister__39_s_remark_that_second_EU_vote__quot_possible_quot_/

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Nasa rover finds ‘building blocks for life’ on Mars

New Mars discoveries are advancing the case for possible life on the red planet, past or even present. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16277344.Nasa_rover_finds__building_blocks_for_life__on_Mars/

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Orphanage nun says abuse claims against her are lies

A nun who worked at a children’s home has told an inquiry she is sad that abuse allegations have been made against her...

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Nicola Sturgeon under fire as HIV charity faces closure

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has faced questions after an HIV charity faces closure following cuts to government funding. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16277351.Nicola_Sturgeon_under_fire_as_HIV_charity_faces_closure/

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Scots hillwalkers warned as midge population ‘explodes’

Record numbers of midges have emerged in recent weeks with many Scots fearing the “worst year ever” for them so far. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16277357.Scots_hillwalkers_warned_as_midge_population____explodes___/

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Scots nature reserve death ‘suspicious’ say police

POLICE are treating the discovery of a body in Angus as suspicious. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16277286.Scots_nature_reserve_death____suspicious____say_police/

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Facebook bug has switched millions of privacy settings to ‘public’

FACEBOOK has admitted that millions of users’ posts may have been public when they were posted as private. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16277293.Facebook_bug_has_switched_millions_of_privacy_settings_to__public_/

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Northern Ireland abortion law ‘incompatible with human rights legislation’

Northern Ireland’s strict abortion laws are incompatible with human rights legislation and need “radical reconsideration", the UK’s highest court has urged. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16277306.Northern_Ireland_abortion_law__incompatible_with_human_rights_legislation_/