New drugs strategy will divert drug users away from prosecution
The law-enforcement section of the Scottish Government’s new drugs strategy will recommend diverting more problem users away from prosecution if they’re caught in...
PROFILE: Former US intelligence head on Russia, Trump campaign – and having to tell Obama about the Edward Snowden leaks
EIGHT years ago James R Clapper, the top intelligence official at the Pentagon, wrote to Barack Obama when the President was considering whether...
Bon appétit: 10 foods that will kill you … and save your life
FOR hungry Britons looking for a healthy and nutritious breakfast, the advice was “go to work on an egg”. At least it was...
Ron McKay’s Diary: Dope tests, flat trouble, costly mistakes and legal battles
Clean up your act SFA . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16252702.Ron_McKay__39_s_Diary__Dope_tests__flat_trouble__costly_mistakes_and_legal_battles/
Lesley Laird poised to become Scottish Labour leader
SHADOW Scottish secretary Lesley Laird is poised to become the party’s deputy leader in Scotland. Laird is the only declared candidate ahead of...
Campaigners hit out over asbestos in schools
SCOTLAND is lagging behind the rest of the EU on stripping out asbestos from school buildings, campaigners say. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16252704.Campaigners_hit_out_over_asbestos_in_schools/
Posh and easy through the decades: A history of how M&S wooed us all
LAST week, Marks & Spencer announced that it is to close 100 stores by 2022. In a world of fast fashion and sophisticated...
The war in Europe that refuses to go away
IT’S going on five years now since the barricades started going up in Donetsk. Back then just off Pushkin Boulevard in the heart...
STV boss under pressure to rethink restructure after he admits it could impact on quality
STV boss Simon Pitts has admitted a restructure at the troubled broadcaster could impact on quality of its news programmes. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16252707.STV_boss_under_pressure_to_rethink_restructure_after_he_admits_it_could_impact_on_quality/
Split in church over rescue plan will lead to more ‘radical’ reforms
THE number of Church of Scotland presbyteries could be dramatically reduced in a “radical” new rescue plan aimed at shoring up support and...
