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Cancer expert calls for health warnings on beer, wine and spirits
A CANCER expert said alcohol labels should carry health warnings like cigarettes packs, as Scotland became the first country in the world to...
Theresa May ducks questions on her future as Windrush row rages on
Theresa May has dodged questions about her own future in the wake of the Windrush scandal and deportation targets row as Labour turned...
Thousands of Scotland’s tax haven firms face being struck off
THOUSANDS of secretly owned Scottish firms face being shut down under a major UK Government drive to tackle money-laundering by Vladimir Putin’s oligarch...
Nicola Sturgeon: ‘I am determined that Scotland will win our battle with alcohol misuse’
TODAY, the eyes of the world will once again be on Scotland as we implement a minimum price for alcohol of 50 pence...
Botched leisure centre sparks concerns over Scotland’s construction industry
A REPORT into a botched building project hit with £19 million of repair costs has condemned Scotland’s construction industry, suggesting it is plagued...
Chatroom offers a lifeline for those with drink and drug demons
Out of the blue, a chat window opens up. Alain, a worker with the charity Addaction in Dundee is talking to Sarah, a...
Scientists are thinking again about the way stars are born
The underlying reasons as to why a star eventually grows to a specific mass has puzzled experts for some time. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16195501.Scientists_are_thinking_again_about_the_way_stars_are_born/?ref=rss
Chris Deerin: Politics has become one long exercise in damage limitation
IT’S really not such a big deal any more, this quitting thing, is it? Or at least it doesn’t feel like a big...
Hundreds of sex, drugs and gun ‘crimes’ slip through the cracks
Crown drops 850 charges after police time barred for filing their reports late . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16195480.Hundreds_of_sex__drugs_and_gun____crimes____slip_through_the_cracks/?ref=rss
Genetic test may lead to more effective chemotherapy for deadly breast cancer
An aggressive form of breast cancer responds better to non-standard chemotherapy when the patient has BRCA mutations, a study found. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16195513.Genetic_test_may_lead_to_more_effective_chemotherapy_for_deadly_breast_cancer/?ref=rss
