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Argos to beef up tech team to better compete with Amazon
Argos is taking the fight to Amazon by hiring 150 tech specialists as the British retailer’s boss plans to go “head to head”...
Photograph archive gives glimpse of pre-NHS healthcare
More than 4,000 images recently discovered by Historic England show medical staff training, working and enjoying their time off. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16185347.Photograph_archive_gives_glimpse_of_pre_NHS_healthcare/?ref=rss
Chemically altered soil could be used to build homes in developing nations
Soil-based construction materials could provide strong and environmentally-friendly housing in developing countries, scientists say. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16185348.Chemically_altered_soil_could_be_used_to_build_homes_in_developing_nations/?ref=rss
Facebook revenue and user numbers increase despite data scandal
Facebook has reported strong financial results despite questions over its data privacy practices in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16185351.Facebook_revenue_and_user_numbers_increase_despite_data_scandal/?ref=rss
Anti-depressants and bladder drugs linked to increased risk of dementia
A study found that long-term use of certain anticholinergic drugs was associated with future incidence of the neurological disorder. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16185349.Anti_depressants_and_bladder_drugs_linked_to_increased_risk_of_dementia/?ref=rss
Stormont leaders trade blows ahead of talks with Karen Bradley
Stormont leaders have traded fresh blows in their ongoing blame game ahead of talks with the UK government. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16185350.Stormont_leaders_trade_blows_ahead_of_talks_with_Karen_Bradley/?ref=rss
Parents fail in 11th-hour legal bid to move Alfie Evans to foreign hospital
The parents of Alfie Evans have failed in an 11th-hour attempt to persuade judges to let them move the terminally-ill youngster to a...
Home Secretary regrets failing to see scope of Windrush scandal sooner
Amber Rudd has spoken of her “bitter regret” at failing to grasp the scale of the Windrush scandal sooner. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16185353.Home_Secretary_regrets_failing_to_see_scope_of_Windrush_scandal_sooner/?ref=rss
BBC footage of Sir Cliff Richard raid was intrusive, says ex-police chief
The former chief constable of South Yorkshire Police, David Crompton, has described BBC footage of the force’s raid on Sir Cliff Richard’s Berkshire...
Meghan’s attention turns to wedding after Anzac Day engagement with Harry
Meghan Markle may have carried out her last official engagement before the royal wedding – bowing out at Prince Harry’s side honouring New Zealand and...
