Ministers urged to provide school holiday ‘benefit’ and clubs to tackle hunger
FAMILIES on low incomes should receive a new “holiday benefit" to help pay for meals during the school break, while councils should set...
Glasgow student to help Nasa go back to the Moon
It was in 1969 that Neil Armstrong first stepped on the Moon and took his one “small step” that won the space race for...
“Quit drugs and avoid a criminal record”, say Scottish Tories
DRUG users should get one chance to take up treatment and avoid prosecution before feeling “the full force of the law” according to...
ScotRail accused of ‘planning for failure’ this winter
SCOTRAIL has been accused of “planning for failure” after announcing plans to confirm winter weather delays and cancellations a day in advance. ....
Up to half-an-hour on hold: Scots energy firms shamed over average customer wait times
SCOTS energy firms are amongst the worst offenders for keeping callers on hold the longest – with average wait times of up to...
May to visit Scotland this week, insisting her Brexit deal will ‘strengthen the Union”
THERESA May will visit Scotland this week to sell her Brexit deal, insisting it will “strengthen the Union" and "delivers for every corner...
Whisky could flow again at Dallas Dhu
FOR almost century its stills pumped out the finest of whiskies, until a drop in global demand for the water of life saw its...
Tourism helps two Scots areas beat the UK-wide pub decline trend
TOURISM is driving a rise in the number of pubs in the Highlands, bucking a UK-wide trend in the decline of the local....
Nasa probe makes successful landing on Mars
An American spacecraft has successfully reached Mars after almost seven months travelling through space, allowing scientists to understand more about the planet’s interior....
Donald Trump says Brexit deal ‘means UK may not be able to trade with US’
Theresa May’s hopes of getting her Brexit deal through the Commons have been dealt a major blow after US President Donald Trump said...
