Curtice: Brexit has made life tougher for Sturgeon and SNP
BREXIT has undermined support for the SNP rather than boosting backing for independence and made life harder for Nicola Sturgeon, the country’s leading...
Nicola Sturgeon interview: ‘Even as First Minister men try to explain politics to me’
IT’S an irony that doesn’t escape Nicola Sturgeon as we discuss gender equality in her Edinburgh office. St Andrews House, where we sit,...
Longest-serving female British Transport Police officer calls for more equality
Inspector Lynda Lang said issues faced specifically by women should be given more consideration.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16072892.Longest_serving_female_British_Transport_Police_officer_calls_for_more_equality/
Harry and Meghan visit Birmingham to support young women taking Stem subjects
It’s the latest leg in the regional tours the couple are undertaking in the run-up to their May weddinghttp://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16072891.Harry_and_Meghan_visit_Birmingham_to_support_young_women_taking_Stem_subjects/
Pothole-related callouts up 110 per cent following Beast from the East, says RAC
Breakdown recovery service says it saw a huge increase in callouts caused by thaw-related road damagehttp://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16072893.Pothole_related_callouts_up_110_per_cent_following_Beast_from_the_East__says_RAC/
MSPs launch inquiry into bank closures across Scotland
MSPs are to examine how to tackle the “relentless decline” of banks in Scotland as more than a third have closed since 2010.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16072894.MSPs_launch_inquiry_into_bank_closures_across_Scotland/
Female politicians back campaign to empower girls to lead
Nicola Sturgeon, Ruth Davidson and Kezia Dugdale are supporting the Citizen Girl campaign.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16072895.Female_politicians_back_campaign_to_empower_girls_to_lead/
What are nerve agents and how do they work?
Chemical weapons are now suspected of playing a part in the collapse of a Russian double agent and his daughter.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16072896.What_are_nerve_agents_and_how_do_they_work_/
Poisoned Sergei Skripal kept ties to Russian intelligence, fellow exile claims
The former double agent maintained ties with intelligence officers at the embassy of the country he betrayed, it has been claimed.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16072897.Poisoned_Sergei_Skripal_kept_ties_to_Russian_intelligence__fellow_exile_claims/
Bill to end period poverty receives 96 per cent backing in consultation
Labour MSP Monica Lennon has proposed the legislation at Holyrood in a bid to tackle the problem.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16072898.Bill_to_end_period_poverty_receives_96_per_cent_backing_in_consultation/
