New measures considered to help jurors follows trials
FLOWCHARTS, simpler language and advance notice of the legal issues involved could soon be used to help jurors in Scottish criminal trials. ....
More than £1m in funding for artists and companies in latest Creative Scotland spending round
MORE than £1m in arts funding, including cash for writers, artists, musicians and festivals, has been announced by the nation’s main cultural funding...
Demand to lift jail threat hanging over rape survivors
MSPs will today urge Scotland’s prosecution service to change a controversial policy which could see rape victims jailed for refusing to testify about...
Fresh light cast on the brave Scots who survived the bloody Battle of Dunbar
THEY survived defeat at the hands of Cromwell’s New Model Army and a forced march south to a brutal confinement which cost the...
Ken Smith’s Diary: Blanket excuse; Ruddy hell; Amber gambler
Blanket excuse . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16195466.Ken_Smith__39_s_Diary__Blanket_excuse__Ruddy_hell__Amber_gambler/?ref=rss
Camley’s Cartoon: Home Office calls for Sajid Javid
Framed prints of Steven Camley’s cartoons are available by calling 0141 302 6210. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16195468.Camley_s_Cartoon__Home_Office_calls_for_Sajid_Javid/?ref=rss
Church treasurer jailed for 18 months after embezzling £70,000
A church treasurer who embezzled more than £70,000 from her local church has been jailed for 18 months. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16195472.Church_treasurer_jailed_for_18_months_after_embezzling___70_000/?ref=rss
Cancer expert calls for health warnings on beer, wine and spirits
A CANCER expert said alcohol labels should carry health warnings like cigarettes packs, as Scotland became the first country in the world to...
Thousands of Scotland’s tax haven firms face being struck off
THOUSANDS of secretly owned Scottish firms face being shut down under a major UK Government drive to tackle money-laundering by Vladimir Putin’s oligarch...
Theresa May ducks questions on her future as Windrush row rages on
Theresa May has dodged questions about her own future in the wake of the Windrush scandal and deportation targets row as Labour turned...
