Brexit preparation bill ‘could reach £2 billion by official date of leaving EU’
A think tank has found that austerity cuts in the civil service workforce have been reversed as departments recruit thousands to deal with...
Russia dismisses May’s ultimatum over chemical attack as “circus show”
MOSCOW has contemptuously dismissed Theresa May’s ultimatum over the Salisbury chemical attack as a “circus show in the British parliament”.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16082090.Russia_dismisses_May__39_s_ultimatum_over_chemical_attack_as__quot_circus_show_quot_/
Britain’s ‘unsafe’ debt must come down, Hammond warns
Philip Hammond has warned he will not relax his grip on the public finances, despite seeing “light at the end of the tunnel"...
Amber Rudd to chair emergency Cobra meeting in response to Salisbury attack
Investigators have been summoned for emergency talks on the crisis in Salisbury, where the fallout from a suspected nerve agent attack continues to...
Police chief awarded medal after undercover cop “neglect of duty” complaint upheld
A POLICE chief received a commendation for “distinguished service” months after the force upheld a complaint of neglect of duty against her.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16079142.Police_chief_awarded_medal_after_undercover_cop__quot_neglect_of_duty_quot__complaint_upheld/
Diners and pub-goers should wash clothes after possible contact with nerve agent
The advice was issued after traces of the substance were found in a pub and a Zizzi restaurant.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16079929.Diners_and_pub_goers_should_wash_clothes_after_possible_contact_with_nerve_agent/
Psychiatric patient had ‘vacant stare’ after pushing commuter onto Tube tracks
The victim was lucky not to have been killed, the Old Bailey heard.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16080895.Psychiatric_patient_had____vacant_stare____after_pushing_commuter_onto_Tube_tracks/
Anger over use of mosquito devices at railway stations
The Scottish Government has slated what it called “indiscriminate” mosquito devices installed at some railway stations to disperse young people.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16079767.Anger_over_use_of_mosquito_devices_at_railway_stations/
Number of Special Constables in Scotland plummets
THE number of Special Constables in Scotland has more than halved since 2013, new research shows.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16082463.Number_of_Special_Constables_in_Scotland_plummets/
A&E waiting times performance improves, despite the Beast From The East
Health Secretary Shona Robison has praised NHS staff for their efforts during the severe winter weather.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16083087.A_E_waiting_times_performance_improves__despite_the_Beast_From_The_East/
