Jeane Freeman wins top politician award for bringing renewed focus to NHS
Health Secretary Jeane Freeman has been named The Herald Scottish Politician of the Year for the twin achievements of ushering in a devolved social...
May under siege in Commons from Tory Brexiteers as she tries to sell her Brexit plan
THERESA May’s task of selling her Brexit plan to MPs in the coming days seems impossible after senior Tories mauled it in the...
Bitter Brexit battle breaks out as Sturgeon accuses May of ‘selling out’ Scotland’s fishermen
A political battle over Brexit and fishing rights took place at Holyrood and at Westminster with Nicola Sturgeon accusing Theresa May of “selling...
Mental health campaigner vows to fight on after award win
Gillian Murray has been named The Herald’s Public Campaigner of the Year for her tireless fight to secure an independent review of mental health...
Police arrest ‘person of interest’ after Ayrshire hospital health worker stabbing
POLICE are hunting a woman who went on the run after stabbing a female community support worker in the grounds of an NHS...
The Scot who is set to become ‘the first female host of Question Time’
FIONA Bruce has been offered the job of replacing David Dimbleby as the host of BBC One’s Question Time, according to reports. ....
Analysis: Westminster’s moment of truth and the uncertain way ahead
ANDREA Leadsom, the Commons Leader, is due in the next few days to tell the UK Parliament and the country when the real...
FMQs sketch: Nuclear whiner
IT was all needle at FMQs. Jackson Carlaw wanted to know why pensioners weren’t getting their fancy-dan flu jabs. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/17242406.fmqs-sketch-nuclear-whiner/
Man appears in front of Sheriff charged with Coupar Angus murder
A man has appeared in front of a sheriff charged with murder and attempted murder after a 10-year-old boy died and an eight-year-old...
Police hunt woman after worker stabbed in Ayr hospital car park
Emergency services rushed to Ailsa Hospital in North Ayrshire at around 10am on Thursday after a 42-year-old community support worker was attacked outside...
