Tourist influx sparks Edinburgh hotel expansion
EDINBURGH’S burgeoning popularity as a tourist destination has sparked a major investment in new hotel accommodation in the city. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/business_hq/16412704.tourist-influx-sparks-edinburgh-hotel-expansion/
Kevin McKenna: British establishment will use dirty tricks to stop independence
THOSE stalwart infantrymen of the grand old Duke of York’s hill-climbing regiment might understand how a modern Scottish nationalist foot-soldier might be feeling...
Eye doctor who left staff and patients ‘fearful and threatened’ struck off
AN EYE doctor has been struck off for a “sustained and repeated pattern of appalling behaviour” including stamping on a colleague’s Dictaphone, calling black...
David Pratt: How bombs made in Scotland are helping to fuel death toll in Yemen
They were returning from a picnic when death rained down on their school bus. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16412459.david-pratt-how-bombs-made-in-scotland-are-helping-to-fuel-death-toll-in-yemen/
Beast from the East then hot summer means poor shooting for grouse season
Scotland’s grouse estates are facing an exceptionally poor season this year after the Beast from the East cold snap and the recent heatwave...
One woman’s bravery saved 15 men from certain death
A storm was brewing when the William Hope steamer left Fraserburgh in October 1884. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16412487.one-womans-bravery-saved-15-men-from-certain-death/
Nuclear convoys and sports give police £4m windfall
Police Scotland is expecting a £4 million windfall from external organisations for protecting nuclear waste shipments and policing sporting events. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16412532.nuclear-convoys-and-sports-give-police-4m-windfall/
Call for inquiry into ‘jobs for the boys’ university principal appointment
FUNDING chiefs have been urged to investigate the “jobs for the boys” appointment of a new Scottish university principal. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16412133.call-for-inquiry-into-jobs-for-the-boys-university-principal-appointment/
Why men at 50 are catnip to women
A study published in the journal Science Advances this week found that men continue to increase in attractiveness until the age of 50....
‘Amazon tax’ plan to rescue UK’s decaying high streets
Scottish high street stores are pleading for tax relief after the Chancellor suggested he was planning an “Amazon tax” raid on online retailers....
