Scottish ministers urged to scrap Westminster’s two child cap and rape clause
Labour leader Richard Leonard wants SNP ministers to use almost £70 million from the budget to mitigate the changes. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17253302.scottish-ministers-urged-to-scrap-westminsters-two-child-cap-and-rape-clause/
Revealed: Scotland’s top performing state secondary schools
Three of the schools in the top five are in East Renfrewshire. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17253304.scotlands-top-performing-state-secondaries-revealed-in-new-guide/
Arlene Foster: EU withdrawal text not in NI’s long-term interests
The country would inevitably begin to diverge from its largest market, the rest of the UK, the DUP leader will tell her party...
May heads to Brussels for Brexit talks as Gibraltar row rumbles on
Theresa May’s meetings with Donald Tusk and Jean-Claude Juncker come before a summit of EU leaders on Sunday. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17253301.theresa-may-heads-to-brussels-for-brexit-talks-as-gibraltar-row-rumbles-on/
Theresa May to embark on Brexit tour amid ‘gongs for votes’ row
Theresa May is to set to come to Scotland as part of a planned grand tour of the UK to sell her Brexit plan...
Scots back new laws to allow people to self-declare gender
Most Scots back plans to reform the law so that people can self-declare their gender, according to the findings of a landmark public consultation....
Nicola Sturgeon: Feminism is ‘not a choice – it’s common sense’
The debate over how to define feminism has raged for decades, and for two well-known, strong and successful women the answer is clear...
New concerns after internet firms and security services are criticised for UK terror attacks failings
CONCERNS have been raised about how Britain’s streets are being kept secure after internet firms, MI5, the Home Office and counter terrorist police...
Family ‘upset’ as hunt continues for woman responsible for Ayrshire hospital health worker stabbing
POLICE searching for a woman who stabbed a health worker in a hospital car park are appealing for potential dashcam footage. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17245345.family-upset-as-hunt-continues-for-woman-responsible-for-ayrshire-hospital-health-worker-stabbing/
Ministers launch ‘national discussion’ on plans to usher in tourist tax
PLANS to charge tourists an extra £5 a night have been modelled by Scottish ministers as they continue to examine the case for...
