Only two in 300 mothers in Scotland having a home birth
FEWER than one in a hundred mothers in Scotland are having home births despite repeated statements that the option should be routinely available....
Visa refusal denies US teacher her dream Scottish job
MEAGHAN Farrell’s has always dreamed of travelling from her home in America to work as a teacher in Scotland. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16598523.visa-refusal-denies-us-teacher-her-dream-scottish-job/
How Scotland helped forge South Africa’s first non-white politician
THEY were just eighteen. She was a machinist from a family steeped in early Scottish socialism. He was a middle-class student with no...
Nicola Sturgeon under pressure to suspend Alex Salmond amid allegations
NICOLA Sturgeon is under growing pressure to suspend her friend and political inspiration Alex Salmond “with immediate effect” after police confirmed they are...
Two dozen drivers caught speeding near school during one lunch break
Police warned that such motorists are putting the lives of children at risk. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16598793.two-dozen-drivers-caught-speeding-near-school-during-one-lunch-break/
500 people confirmed ill in US after eating McDonald’s salad
McDonald’s stopped the sale of salads at 3,000 restaurants last month until it could find a different supplier. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16598794.500-people-confirmed-ill-in-us-after-eating-mcdonalds-salad/
Robin Leach, British presenter of US lifestyle show, dies aged 76
The gaudy show became wildly popular, but never with critics. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16598795.robin-leach-british-presenter-of-us-lifestyle-show-dies-aged-76/
John McCain stopping medical treatment for brain cancer
The senator, who would be 82 next week, has been away from the Capitol since December. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16598797.john-mccain-stopping-medical-treatment-for-brain-cancer/
Plastic bag charge reportedly set to rise
Currently shops that employ more than 250 people have to charge at least 5p per bag. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16598771.plastic-bag-charge-reportedly-set-to-rise/
Corbyn defends ‘Zionists’ comment as Tories report him to standards watchdog
The Labour leader said he described pro-Israel activists as Zionists in the ‘accurate political sense and not as a euphemism for Jewish people’....
