News

xriversidemuseum r
News

Universities issue warning over low applications from disadvantaged students

UNIVERSITIES don’t get enough qualified applicants from Scotland’s poorest communities to meet tough access targets, according to a new report. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16220999.Universities_issue_warning_over_low_applications_from_disadvantaged_students/?ref=rss

xriversidemuseum r
News

Rugby star’s estranged wife loses car attack appeal

The estranged wife of retired rugby star Simon Danielli, convicted of criminal damage a year ago, had the conviction affirmed on Friday after...

xriversidemuseum r
News

MacAskill says change is ‘overdue’ as committee backs votes for prisoners

Former Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill has urged the Scottish Government to change the law, as a Holyrood inquiry concluded all prisoners should be...

xriversidemuseum r
News

France wants Iran trade to go on after US bid to kill off nuclear deal

European countries should continue trading with Iran despite President Donald Trump’s decision to re-impose sanctions, France’s finance minister has said. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16221218.France_wants_Iran_trade_to_go_on_after_US_bid_to_kill_off_nuclear_deal/?ref=rss

xriversidemuseum r
News

May splits cabinet in bid to find Brexit customs plan

THERESA May has assigned two groups of ministers to thrash out post-Brexit customs plans after her cabinet slated two previous options drawn up...

xriversidemuseum r
News

Gift experience firm goes bust, leaving tens of thousands out of pocket

TENS of thousands of people are potentially out of pocket after a Scottish gift company has gone into administration. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16221093.Gift_experience_firm_goes_bust__leaving_tens_of_thousands_out_of_pocket/?ref=rss

xriversidemuseum r
News

Kevin McKenna: Royal wedding reminds us we celebrate unearned privilege and inequality

IN the nine-year period when Michael Martin, the former MP for Springburn, occupied the Speaker’s chair at the House of Commons we got...

xriversidemuseum r
News

Do not punish pupils over dirty uniforms, say parents

Schools told state of clothing could be sign of ‘raft of other difficulties’ . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16221096.Do_not_punish_pupils_over_dirty_uniforms__say_parents/?ref=rss

xriversidemuseum r
News

Volkswagen cars recalled over seatbelt concerns

Another VW Group-owned brand, Seat, is expected to announce its own recall for Arona and Ibiza models. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16221457.Volkswagen_cars_recalled_over_seatbelt_concerns/?ref=rss

xriversidemuseum r
News

Rockefeller art collection fetches a record £611 million at auction

Peggy and David Rockefeller’s lavish artworks and other treasures have set a new world record at a Christie’s auction as the priciest ever single-owner...