Scottish teachers reject three per cent pay offer
SCOTTISH teachers have rejected a pay offer of three per cent arguing it fails to value the important role of the profession.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16119767.Scottish_teachers_reject_three_per_cent_pay_offer/?ref=rss
Lord Patten warns over Brexit impact on Northern Ireland
Tory former Cabinet minister Lord Chris Patten has said he does not want Northern Ireland to go back to the days of “shooting...
Scottish ministers to ‘raise concerns’ over arrest warrants in wake of extradition row
SCOTTISH ministers are to raise concerns over the use of European arrest warrants in the wake of the attempted extradition of an ex-Catalan...
Attempt to secure anonymity for rape accused in civil case is refused
AN ATTEMPT to grant a man acquitted of rape anonymity in a civil case brought by his alleged victim has been rejected.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16119582.Attempt_to_secure_anonymity_for_rape_accused_in_civil_case_is_refused/?ref=rss
‘Uninhabited’ Amazon was home to up to a million, study finds
PARTS of the Amazon previously thought to have been almost uninhabited were actually home to thriving populations of up to a million people,...
Public less afraid despite slight rise in estimated crimes
THE estimated number of crimes in Scotland rose fractionally last year for the first time in almost a decade, while police approval ratings...
RBS buys software firm in first acquisition since financial crisis
The decision comes weeks after the bank reported its first profit in a decade.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16119097.RBS_buys_software_firm_in_first_acquisition_since_financial_crisis/?ref=rss
Salisbury nerve agent attack decontamination could take months
The Government has given £1 million to help support businesses affected by the cordons sealing off part of the city centre.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16119104.Salisbury_nerve_agent_attack_decontamination_could_take_months/?ref=rss
MSPs told of neurology ‘recruitment crisis’
Patients with conditions such as Parkinson’s and multiple sclerosis are being affected by the use of locums, a Holyrood committee heard.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16119107.MSPs_told_of_neurology____recruitment_crisis___/?ref=rss
Boris Johnson apologies for ‘frankly sexist’ comment in the Commons
The Foreign Secretary drew the wrath of Speaker John Bercow after referring to Emily Thornberry as ‘Lady Baroness whatever’.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16119119.Boris_Johnson_apologies_for____frankly_sexist____comment_in_the_Commons/?ref=rss