Hospital readmissions within 30 days rise by a fifth
The number of patients experiencing an emergency readmission to hospital within 30 days of previously leaving hospital has risen by a fifth in seven...
Three million hours of home care ‘lost in three years’
Too many older people are living in misery as they are left waiting for months to receive care in their own home, a...
Frankie Boyle hunts football hooligans in Russia ahead of World Cup
Frankie Boyle travelled to Russia to explore the myths and stereotypes surrounding the country before it hosts this summer’s World Cup. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16263061.Frankie_Boyle_hunts_football_hooligans_in_Russia_ahead_of_World_Cup/
David Pratt: How Nicaragua’s revolutionary dream turned into a nightmare
I remember it as though it were yesterday. It was almost as if a scene from Graham Greene’s novel ‘Our Man in Havana,’...
Viking raid helped secrets of the Picts rise from the ashes
AS the Vikings sailed away, they probably thought they’d done a good day’s work. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16262103.Viking_raid_helped_secrets_of_the_Picts_rise_from_the_ashes/
Fashion designer Pam Hogg to create costumes for National Theatre of Scotland show
THE leading Scottish fashion designer Pam Hogg is to provide the designs for a major new production of Cyrano de Bergerac. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16263056.Fashion_designer_Pam_Hogg_to_create_costumes_for_National_Theatre_of_Scotland_show/
Angry parents facing 50% increase in nursery fees
Hard-pressed parents in Glasgow are shouldering huge hikes in nursery fees to help plug a £20 million funding gap . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16262671.Angry_parents_facing_50__increase_in_nursery_fees/
Ken Smith’s diary: Brush off; Hard to swallow; Boxing clever
Brush off . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16263052.Ken_Smith__39_s_diary__Brush_off__Hard_to_swallow__Boxing_clever/
Shy prawns in the pink in food battle, say scientists
Prawns have personalities and cautious crustaceans do better in the battle for food, new research suggests. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16262304.Shy_prawns_in_the_pink_in_food_battle__say_scientists/
Ian McConnell: Antidotes to corrosive corporate cost-cutting frenzy bring some relief
SOMETIMES, although sadly not very often, a comment from a business leader resonates, like the observation this week from a whisky boss about...
