Rail upgrades ‘key to shorter Glasgow-London journey times’
Upgrades to Scotland’s rail network could boost plans to cut Glasgow to London journey times to just over three hours, a leading think...
Ken Smith’s diary: Bring a tear; In a flap; Shelling out
Bring a tear . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16254877.Ken_Smith__39_s_diary__Bring_a_tear__In_a_flap__Shelling_out/
Labour under pressure to remove controversial would-be candidate from shortlist
SCOTTISH Labour is under pressure to remove a would-be candidate from its shortlist after it emerged a judge once described him as “evasive”...
Scots firm launders cash used to pay US lobbyists
One of Europe’s most corrupt and authoritarian regimes used a Scottish firm to secretly buy influence in America, investigators say. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16254637.Scots_firm_launders_cash_used_to_pay_US_lobbyists/
EU’s absence from SNP independence blueprint dubbed ‘ghost at the feast’
THE European Union’s absence from the SNP’s long-awaited independence blueprint has been compared to the ghost at the feast that haunts Shakespeare’s guilt-ridden...
Glasgow hotel booking firm goes bust
GLASGOW-BASED online accommodation booking firm Hotel Connexions has gone into voluntary liquidation. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16254358.Glasgow_hotel_booking_firm_goes_bust/
Under-fire RBS chief says Post Office is ‘the best solution for community banking’
THE under-fire head of RBS has suggested the ‘in-decline’ Post Office is “the best solution" to fill the void from a series of...
Teachers ‘trained at home’ to help tackle school recruitment crisis
TEACHERS are to be trained at home under a new initiative to help solve Scotland’s school recruitment crisis. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16254478.Teachers____trained_at_home____to_help_tackle_school_recruitment_crisis/
STV boss Simon Pitts to give evidence to MSPs justifying job cuts
THE boss of STV is to appear before MSPs next week to justify swingeing job cuts at the broadcaster. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16254430.STV_boss_Simon_Pitts_to_give_evidence_to_MSPs_justifying_job_cuts/
Scotland’s murder rate back down to lowest in 40 years
Scotland’s murder rate fell back to 40-year lows last year just as reports of rape hit a new high . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16254615.Scotland___s_murder_rate_back_down_to_lowest_in_40_years/
