Dog dies after flight attendant has it placed in overhead storage
A dog has died on a United Airlines flight from Houston to New York after a flight attendant ordered the animal be put...
West Lothian Council plans to cut instrument tuition
CHILDREN who play string or percussion instruments look set to lose their free school tuition as a struggling council forces through budget cuts.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16084606.West_Lothian_Council_plans_to_cut_instrument_tuition/
Edinburgh museum is first in UK to be available on Google arts website
The National Museum of Scotland can now be viewed by anyone in the world on Google Maps.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16084577.Edinburgh_museum_is_first_in_UK_to_be_available_on_Google_arts_website/
SNP MP urges ministers to allow legal drug consumption rooms
Ministers have been urged to back legal drug consumption rooms in a bid to help end the “damaging” status quo for addicts and...
Half of species at risk from climate change in nature-rich areas
Carbon emissions rising unchecked could lead to 50% of species vanishinghttp://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16085205.Half_of_species_at_risk_from_climate_change_in_nature_rich_areas/
Plan for schools to ensure pupils mix with children from different backgrounds
Schools whose pupils come from a single ethnic or religious community could be required to ensure they mix with children from other backgroundshttp://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16085207.Plan_for_schools_to_ensure_pupils_mix_with_children_from_different_backgrounds/
Scottish retail sales rise for Valentine’s Day
Winter clothing discounts and Valentines gifts spurred a rare rise in Scottish retail sales in February.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16085208.Scottish_retail_sales_rise_for_Valentine___s_Day/
Equality watchdog says many children ‘condemned to start life in poverty’
The Equality and Human Rights Commission found Government reforms would hit women, ethnic minorities and disabled people.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16085209.Equality_watchdog_says_many_children____condemned_to_start_life_in_poverty___/
Ministers urged to act on national agency in safeguarding EU exchange scheme
Scotland received nearly 21 million euros in Erasmus+ funding last year, the highest ever allocation.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16085211.Ministers_urged_to_act_on_national_agency_in_safeguarding_EU_exchange_scheme/
Millennial railcards sell out within hours after crashing website
New millennial railcards have sold out within hours of being released after “unprecedented demand”.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16085212.Millennial_railcards_sell_out_within_hours_after_crashing_website/
