Roseanne Barr condemned as stars react with disgust to ‘racist’ comments
The comedian compared a former Barack Obama adviser to an ape. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16257400.Roseanne_Barr_condemned_as_stars_react_with_disgust_to____racist____comments/
Holyrood set to create new island law
A new law to help Scotland’s islands is set to be passed at Holyrood. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16257403.Holyrood_set_to_create_new_island_law/
Drink-filled teenagers ‘terrorise’ Scots seaside trippers
FAMILIES travelling to the seaside on one of the hottest days of the year have told how hundreds of drunken youths “terrorised” passengers...
Modern music programme linking Glasgow and Berlin to be part of Festival 2018
GEORGE Square in Glasgow is to be the home of a series of cultural events surrounding the city’s European Championships this summer. ....
Athenian public forum comes to Glasgow
THE “latter-day equivalent of the Athenian public forum” is being staged in Glasgow on Friday, as the Bank of England seeks the public’s...
Call for ban on cartoons to promote junk food
Cartoon characters should be banned from promoting junk food to improve childhood obesity rates, a leading group of MPs has suggested. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16257386.Call_for_ban_on_cartoons_to_promote_junk_food/
Complaints about high-cost credit reach highest level
The number of complaints about high-cost credit has reached its highest level on record, raising concerns about how lenders treat vulnerable consumers. ....
Robbie Williams’ underground swimming pool plans objected to by Jimmy Page
Singer Robbie Williams’ plans for an underground swimming pool have been postponed after objections from Led Zeppelin guitarist and neighbour Jimmy Page. ....
Senior Tory urges PM to allow free Commons vote on abortion law in N Ireland
Dr Sarah Wollaston, who chairs the Commons health committee, rejected the view that reform was a devolved matter. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16257389.Senior_Tory_urges_PM_to_allow_free_Commons_vote_on_abortion_law_in_N_Ireland/
Grenfell inquiry hears powerful tributes from victims’ relatives
On the sixth day of commemoration hearings tributes were paid to 13 victims, and some of their parting words shared. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16257390.Grenfell_inquiry_hears_powerful_tributes_from_victims____relatives/
