Closing a jail may help cut offending says Scotland’s prison watchdog David Strang
Closing a prison would be one of the best ways of cutting crime, according Scotland’s prisons watchdog. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16262426.Closing_a_jail_may_help_cut_offending_says_Scotland_s_prison_watchdog_David_Strang/
Scottish teachers move to war footing in battle for 10 per cent pay rise
TEACHERS are planning to take strike action within months as they move to a war footing in their battle for a 10 per...
Kenny MacAskill: The deification of Davidson belongs in a parallel universe
‘WHAT are little boys made of? Snips and snails, and puppy dog tales. What are little girls made of? Sugar and spice and...
Edinburgh votes to be first UK tourist tax city
THE Scottish capital is on the brink of joining popular cities like Venice and Barcelona by introducing a tourist tax. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16262501.Edinburgh_votes_to_be_first_UK_tourist_tax_city/
Campaigners insist plans to make sexism a hate crime don’t go far enough
SCOTLAND is set to become the first part of the UK to identify sexist and ageist comments as hate crimes amid a backlash...
CNN refuses to retract Morgan Freeman story in explosive legal letter
CNN’s lawyers have told Morgan Freeman they are willing to go to court after the actor demanded the network retract its report alleging...
Funding boost for Mackintosh tearoom restoration
A project to conserve and restore a complete interior by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and put it on display at the new V&A Dundee...
Dunes made of tiny frozen methane grains discovered on Pluto
Scientists have discovered dunes on Pluto made of tiny frozen grains of methane. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16263068.Dunes_made_of_tiny_frozen_methane_grains_discovered_on_Pluto/
North Korea official takes letter from Kim Jong Un to Donald Trump in Washington
Kim Yong Chol had talks with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in New York to try to salvage a summit between the US...
Giuseppe Conte to take the reins as PM as Italian stalemate ends
Italy’s president has asked politically inexperienced law professor Giuseppe Conte to be the premier who will head Italy’s first populist government. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16263073.Giuseppe_Conte_to_take_the_reins_as_PM_as_Italian_stalemate_ends/
