Dame Judi Dench among writers and stars to appear at Boswell Book festival in 2018
DAME Judi Dench, the acclaimed actress of stage and screen, is to be appear at the eighth running of the Boswell Book Festival...
Spaceport law comes into effect today
NEW UK laws which could make Scotland the forefront of the British space industry receives Royal Assent today, creating the potential for high-skilled...
Fears as ‘invisible’ dads written out of their chidren’s lives
Divorced or separated fathers are missing out on time with their children because a “data desert” is blinding policy makers, according to new...
ANALYSIS: Does the 2018 EIF programme plot a course to a new kind of Edinburgh International Festival?
NEXT year, when, as it looks likely, the UK will leave the EU, was due to be Fergus Linehan’s last at the Edinburgh...
Prosecutors prepare for controversial Football Act’s historic repeal
PROSECUTORS have been told to stop using a controversial law aimed at tackling sectarianism at football ahead of its historic repeal today.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16088677.Prosecutors_prepare_for_controversial_Football_Act__39_s_historic_repeal/
Ban on diesel and petrol cars from 2040 ‘lacks sufficient ambition’
The ban on the sale of new conventional diesel and petrol cars from 2040 “lacks sufficient ambition” and should be brought forward, MPs...
Scottish Government’s emergency Brexit Bill passes second stage
The Scottish Government’s emergency Brexit legislation has passed its second stage at Holyrood after 11 hours of scrutiny.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16088591.Scottish_Government___s_emergency_Brexit_Bill_passes_second_stage/
Harper Lee estate sues over Mockingbird Broadway version
The estate of To Kill A Mockingbird author Harper Lee has filed suit over an upcoming Broadway adaptation of the novel, arguing that...
Wrapping premature babies in plastic bags ‘as good as incubators’
PLASTIC bags are as effective as incubators in preventing hypothermia in premature and low birth-weight babies, according to research presented in Glasgow.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16087096.Wrapping_premature_babies_in_plastic_bags__as_good_as_incubators_/
Teens bombarded with junk food ads ‘twice as likely to be obese’
TEENAGERS bombarded by junk food adverts are much more likely to be obese according to the largest survey of its kind to link...
