NHS legal challenge backed by Stephen Hawking reaches High Court
A campaign group backed by the late Professor Stephen Hawking will begin its High Court challenge against Jeremy Hunt over plans to allow private...
New online tool launched to get children cycling in bid to tackle obesity
TV presenter Helen Skelton is a supporter of the campaign and is calling for more parents to get out on their bikes with...
Boris Johnson tells Theresa May to ‘get on with’ taking UK out of customs union
The Foreign Secretary said he wanted the UK to be free from the customs union as soon as ‘reasonably possible’. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16243493.Boris_Johnson_tells_Theresa_May_to____get_on_with____taking_UK_out_of_customs_union/
Reducing meat consumption and eating more veg may help prevent obesity
Cutting back on meat and eating more vegetables could help prevent obesity among the middle-aged and elderly, a study suggests. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16243494.Reducing_meat_consumption_and_eating_more_veg_may_help_prevent_obesity/
Cheap drugs that could prevent dementia after stroke to be tested in new trial
Hundreds of UK patients to take part in testing that could yield ‘huge breakthrough’. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16243495.Cheap_drugs_that_could_prevent_dementia_after_stroke_to_be_tested_in_new_trial/
New broadband advertising rules take effect
Providers can no longer advertise ‘up to’ speeds available to as little as 10% of customers. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16243496.New_broadband_advertising_rules_take_effect/
Longer GP appointments needed to tackle loneliness
Doctors are calling for an end to 10-minute GP appointments as part of a strategy to tackle Scotland’s “loneliness epidemic". . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16243497.Longer_GP_appointments_needed_to_tackle_loneliness/
Countries behind cyber attacks face being ‘named and shamed’ by UK
The UK will take “necessary and proportionate action” to respond to online interference in elections as part of the Government’s approach to policing...
I get it, Home Secretary tells police
Sajid Javid will use his first major speech since his appointment to offer an olive branch to rank-and-file personnel. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16243499.I_get_it__Home_Secretary_tells_police/
Legal firm acting for Manchester Arena family urges end to inquest delays
HM Senior Coroner for Manchester Nigel Meadows has said the full inquest could not be held due to the ongoing criminal inquiry. ....
