Cross-party taskforce at Holyrood set up to to tackle sectarianism
NEW laws to crack down on sectarian hatred in Scotland are set to be examined by a cross party group at Holyrood following...
DEA agents who hunted down Pablo Escobar on route to Scotland
IT’S the TV show that has the world hooked on its high-octane mix of ultra-violence, sex and drugs. Now the two American undercover...
‘I lost £100,000 in just three months on the puggies’ … why gambling in Scotland is spinning out of control
IT’S lunchtime in a bookmaker’s in Glasgow’s Saracen Street but none of the punters are taking a break to eat. Television screens are...
A tale of alpacas going to uni, Michael Martin’s underpants, and Florist Gump
BORN TO RUN – AND RUN . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16207852.A_tale_of_alpacas_going_to_uni__Michael_Martin__39_s_underpants__and_Florist_Gump/?ref=rss
Burlesque and the new sexual revolution
“ONE of my key feelings,” says Lou Safire (Lucifer, get it?) – a, tattooed bear-like figure who does burlesque dance acts, sometimes on...
TUC leader praises young Scots campaigners Better Than Zero for battling zero-hours contracts and poor work conditions
THE leader of the UK’s trade union movement has praised “brilliant” campaigns against zero-hours contracts by young Scottish workers. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16207853.TUC_leader_praises_young_Scots_campaigners_Better_Than_Zero_for_battling_zero-hours_contracts_and_poor_work_conditions/?ref=rss
Call to strip liquor licences from bad employers
BARS and restaurants employing workers on zero hour contracts should be banned from serving alcohol, campaigners say. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16207856.Call_to_strip_liquor_licences_from_bad_employers/?ref=rss
Mum forced to move school and home over transphobic bullying as teachers warn more needs to be done to tackle it
ENDEMIC bullying against transgender pupils in schools is forcing young people to the brink of suicide, teachers have warned. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16207857.Mum_forced_to_move_school_and_home_over_transphobic_bullying_as_teachers_warn_more_needs_to_be_done_to_tackle_it/?ref=rss
Top SNP deputy contender: I’ve sympathy for EUref2 vote
An SNP Cabinet Secretary who is standing to be his party’s depute leader has said he has a “degree of sympathy” for a...
Gentle Johnny … the forgotten Scots safe-cracker who became Churchill’s secret weapon against the Nazis
He was a notorious Scots safe-cracker who became a secret weapon in the war against Hitler. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16207861.Gentle_Johnny_____the_forgotten_Scots_safe-cracker_who_became_Churchill__39_s_secret_weapon_against_the_Nazis/?ref=rss
