Martin Compston and Midge Ure among stars to appear in Still Game farewell
Singer Amy Macdonald is also pencilled in for a role in the final series of the BBC comedy. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16590634.martin-compston-and-midge-ure-among-stars-to-appear-in-still-game-farewell/
Venezuela hit by 7.3-magnitude earthquake
The tremor interrupted a pro-government rally in Caracas. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16590628.venezuela-hit-by-73-magnitude-earthquake/
Trump labels Manafort conviction ‘a disgrace’
However the US president remained silent on former personal attorney Michael Cohen’s guilty pleas to felonies including campaign finance violations. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16590629.donald-trump-labels-manafort-conviction-a-disgrace/
Madonna attacked for ‘self centred’ Aretha Franklin tribute
Madonna has been widely criticised for her tribute to Aretha Franklin at the MTV Video Music Awards, during which she talked about her...
Danny Boyle quits new James Bond film due to ‘creative differences’
Danny Boyle has quit as director of the next James Bond film “due to creative differences", the production team has announced. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16590000.danny-boyle-quits-new-james-bond-film-due-to-creative-differences/
EU will legislate to force removal of terrorist propaganda
The European Union has lost patience with technology companies and will legislate to force them to remove terrorist propaganda from their services. ....
Hague warns rule change to benefit Johnson could “swamp” Tory Party with hard Right entryists
BENDING leadership rules to favour Boris Johnson would risk “swamping" the Conservative Party with entryists, causing long-term damage, Lord Hague has warned. ....
Scotland faces ‘perfect storm’ of weekend transport chaos
A “potent cocktail” of transport chaos is set to hit Scotland this weekend as the west coast rail line to London is cut,...
Cheer for Chancellor as borrowing figures show largest July surplus for 18 years
PHILIP Hammond has been given cause to celebrate as official figures showed the UK Government logged its largest July financial surplus since 2000....
Star Wars actress Kelly Marie Tran tells of racist and sexist abuse
Star Wars actress Kelly Marie Tran has spoken for the first time about the racist and sexist abuse she received online after her...
