Review over how Rangers is run after Dave King makes £10.8m shares offer over ‘forced takeover’
A WIDE-RANGING review of operations at Rangers FC has been launched after chairman Dave King was forced to bid £11 million for 70...
Scrutiny of literacy and numeracy at worst level in 60 years, warns academic
SCOTLAND has no reliable method of monitoring the performance of schools in literacy and numeracy for the first time in almost 60 years,...
Charities Enable and Sense Scotland in ‘merger’ to save £10m and avoid social care crisis
TWO of Scotland’s biggest charities are to pool their efforts in an effective merger which aims to save more than £10m and allow...
Bed blocking has cost Scotland’s NHS £360 million in three years
BED blocking has cost Scotland’s NHS more than £360 million over the last three years, sparking claims the health service is being mismanaged.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16129708.Bed_blocking_has_cost_Scotland__39_s_NHS___360_million_in_three_years/?ref=rss
Tom Gordon: Time to see if SNP’s growth commission worth the wait
IT was one of the most memorable, if hardly reassuring, remarks made by Nicola Sturgeon when she announced a second referendum just over...
‘I hear Boston in the Fall is nice!’ says Herald competition winner
HERALD reader Elizabeth Caldwell has enjoyed a belated 78th birthday present courtesy of her favourite newspaper after winning flights worth £3000 to any...
Pioneering business rate reforms begin in Scotland tomorrow
THE first wave of reforms to Scotland’s business rates system comes into effect tomorrow, with the emphasis on stimulating the economy and cutting...
Burnham: firefighters did nothing wrong in arena terror response
Firefighters have nothing to apologise for over the delayed response to the Manchester Arena terror attack, says the Mayor of Greater Manchester.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16129719.Burnham__firefighters_did_nothing_wrong_in_arena_terror_response/?ref=rss
How the wartime RAF created modern Scots flying
The war was just weeks old. Britain – and its Royal Air Force – was braced for an aerial attack that never quite...
Scientists’ body warned against income tax hikes, documents show
SCIENTISTS warned hiking income tax for Scotland’s highest earners risked damaging their sector and repelling top talent.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16129723.Scientists__39__body_warned_against_income_tax_hikes__documents_show/?ref=rss
