Video: Frenchman bids to be the first to swim the Pacific Ocean
FRENCH swimmer Ben Lecomte has set off on a 5,500 mile record attempt to cross the Pacific Ocean. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16271214.Video__Frenchman_bids_to_be_the_first_to_swim_the_Pacific_Ocean/
Dream post-Brexit deal for fishermen ‘worth an additional £540 million’
A DREAM deal for fishermen after Brexit would be worth an additional £540 million to Scotland and create 5,000 jobs, new research suggests....
Aston Villa suspends Scots chief executive as club faces tax crisis
KEITH Wyness, the Scots businessman who is chief executive of Aston Villa has been suspended as the club faces being served with a winding...
Doctor in Tayside decapitated baby case poses ‘no risk to patients’
A MEDIC at the centre of a botched delivery which saw a premature baby decapitated in the womb “does not present a risk...
Holyrood politicians to undergo mandatory sexual harassment training
SENIOR cabinet ministers – including Nicola Sturgeon – are set to be among hundreds of Holyrood staff to receive mandatory training on sexual...
Bloody Scotland line-up to feature Irvine Welsh and Val McDermid
Authors Denise Mina, Val McDermid and Irvine Welsh are in the line-up for Scotland’s crime-writing festival, it has been announced. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16269228.Bloody_Scotland_line-up_to_feature_Irvine_Welsh_and_Val_McDermid/
Small-scale fishing vessels killing thousands of sea turtles
Tens of thousands of sea turtles are caught each year by small-scale fishing operations off South America’s Pacific coast, new research shows. ....
Patsy Kensit: Turning 50 was wonderful and exciting
Actress Patsy Kensit has shared her positive outlook about ageing, saying that turning fifty was “a wonderful, huge step and so exciting”. ....
Missing student’s relatives told of body find
The family of a student who went missing more than two months ago has been told of a body being discovered. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16267454.Missing_student_s_relatives_told_of_body_find/
Are our devices listening to us?
Last week, a family from Portland, Oregon chose to disconnect their beloved Amazon Alexa, despite relying on it for lights, security and various...
