Long school summer holidays ‘relic of the rural past’
LONG school summer holidays date back to a time when pupils were needed to help out on farms and should be scrapped, a...
RBS Chief Executive faces grilling over branch closures
ROSS McEwen, the Chief Executive of Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), is under intense scrutiny as he prepares to face a grilling from...
Drama at the heart of funding crisis in Creative Scotland
IT IS ONE of the pillars of Scotland’s cultural landscape and the lifeblood of dozens of arts companies across the nation. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16210189.Drama_at_the_heart_of_funding_crisis_in_Creative_Scotland/?ref=rss
Newspapers risk being ‘shackled’ by new laws on press freedom
NEWSPAPERS risk being “shackled” by new laws which would see them landed with huge legal bills every time they are sued, whether or...
Chris Deerin: Why we should follow the example of this mighty Scottish lion of the Union
“At the end of a shift, the streets would be filled with thousands of hurrying men, nearly all of them wearing cloth caps…...
Scottish ‘myth-making’ hides country’s racism problem
THE idea that the Brexit vote showed Scotland was more open and tolerant than England is a “misleading fantasy” that masks the country’s...
Pensioner assaulted and robbed in his home by ‘good Samaritan’
An elderly man who fell in the street in Fife was assaulted and robbed in his home by a “good Samaritan" who went...
In pictures: Vogue chief Anna Wintour opens heavenly Met Gala
Anna Wintour has kicked off the star-studded and heaven-looking Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16210199.In_pictures__Vogue_chief_Anna_Wintour_opens_heavenly_Met_Gala/?ref=rss
Deliveroo spends £10m on driver insurance but stops short of extra benefits
Deliveroo is spending £10 million to equip 35,000 riders with free accident insurance, but said further benefits risk classifying self-employed workers as staff....
Donald Trump to announce intentions on Iran nuclear deal in hours
Donald Trump will announce whether he will pull the United States out of the Iran nuclear deal on Tuesday evening. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16210200.Donald_Trump_to_announce_intentions_on_Iran_nuclear_deal_in_hours/?ref=rss
