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Church to open £1.3m coffee shop and community hub
IT APPOINTED the first openly gay minister in Scotland and boosted its numbers within a year, now one church in Aberdeen is celebrating...
Bees at risk from foreign honey trap
For centuries, they have clashed with and repelled repeated foreign invaders from Vikings to the mighty Roman Empire. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16218487.Bees_at_risk_from_foreign_honey_trap/?ref=rss
Farmers fear losing sheep if lynx are returned to UK
Plans to let lynx loose in the south of Scotland could scare away more tourists than they attract, environment chiefs have been warned....
Boost fitness and run Daily Mile globally, study suggests
Governments around the world should consider introducing school fitness scheme The Daily Mile to improve the health of children, new research suggests. ....
Seven years for ex-soldier who shook baby girl to death
A former soldier who shook an “innocent, defenceless" baby girl to death has been jailed for seven-and-a-half years. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16218603.Seven_years_for_ex-soldier_who_shook_baby_girl_to_death/?ref=rss
Warning over lack of access to Advanced Highers for poor pupils
SCHOOLS in Scotland’s most deprived communities are far less likely to offer pupils a full range of the country’s most prestigious qualification. ....
Glasgow submits its ‘audacious’ bid for the new Channel 4 headquarters
GLASGOW’S bid to land Channel 4’s new national HQ says the city has an “audacious belief in its own creativity." . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16219050.Glasgow_submits_its__audacious__bid_for_the_new_Channel_4_headquarters/?ref=rss
Bright pupils ‘should be fast-tracked to university’
BRIGHT pupils should be fast-tracked into a university degree to avoid duplication of study and extra cost, according to a new report. ....
Kenny MacAskill: Scots are no different to the English in attitudes to race
AS is often said Scotland can have four seasons in one day, but it’s not just the weather that’s mercurial. For some folk,...
Door is still open for deal on post-Brexit powers, Scottish ministers told
THE door is still open for Scotland to sign up to a last-minute deal on post-Brexit powers, Theresa May’s de facto deputy will...
