Protected cultural quarters in cities ‘would help protect live music venues’
CREATING protected cultural quarters in Scotland’s cities would help preserve its struggling live music scene, campaigners have suggested.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16056865.Protected_cultural_quarters_in_cities___39_would_help_protect_live_music_venues__39_/
Government review rejects pleas to raise legal aid fees
THE CHIEF executive of the Carnegie UK Trust, Sarah Davidson, has delivered a sharply critical assessment of Scottish legal aid lawyers, accusing them...
Rise in air travel ‘makes mockery’ of Ryanair’s tax cut claims
FIGURES showing a boom in air travel “make a mockery” of Ryanair’s claim it was forced to close its Glasgow Airport base due...
Ireland on shutdown over expected blizzards
The snow storms will move in from the south of Ireland as the day continues.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16057520.Ireland_on_shutdown_over_expected_blizzards/
Picasso portrait sells for record sum
The 1937 artwork was previously in a private collection.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16057521.Picasso_portrait_sells_for_record_sum/
Ovarian cancer shortens life by two decades, says charity
The odds are stacked against ovarian cancer patients, Ovarian Cancer Action said.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16057522.Ovarian_cancer_shortens_life_by_two_decades__says_charity/
Fewer drivers caught using mobile phones after tougher rules introduced
Around 39,000 fines were issued to drivers from March to December last year compared with 74,000 during the same period in 2016, police...
Tony Blair urges EU reform to halt Brexit
The ex-prime minister will call for measures to address concerns on immigration, claiming reforms could sway British voters in a second referendum.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16057526.Tony_Blair_urges_EU_reform_to_halt_Brexit/
Kirsty Maxwell: Family of woman in fatal Benidorm fall ‘feel lost, confused and abandoned’
MPs want families to receive more support if a loved one dies abroad in suspicious circumstances.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16057527.Kirsty_Maxwell__Family_of_woman_in_fatal_Benidorm_fall____feel_lost__confused_and_abandoned___/
Analysis: Phoney war is over, now the stress is really on May’s government
FOR a draft treaty spanning 188 pages, the European Commission’s proposed solution to the Northern Ireland border issue is distilled into a single,...
