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A guide to Scotland’s islands: did your favourite make the list?
IT is inaccessible for most of the year and there are only one or two boatmen willing to make the voyage. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16173208.A_guide_to_Scotland_s_islands__did_your_favourite_make_the_list_/?ref=rss
Kevin McKenna: Catholic leadership’s great betrayal over shocking sex abuse of children
IN 1976 in North Ayrshire the destinies of two children briefly kissed one afternoon and then spun off into different universes. A little...
Timber from cargo ship will take months to clear
Timber washed from cargo ship is clogging up Scottish beaches . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16174401.Timber_from_cargo_ship_will_take_months_to_clear/?ref=rss
Hungary’s slide towards authoritarianism should be cause for concern among Europeans
Hungary is a troubled place right now. The country’s increasingly authoritarian political system might not be making much in the way of headlines...
Gaelic-only school make English speakers “second-class” citizens, says former headteacher
A bitter row has broken out over the opening of the Isle of Skye’s new pupils who speak Gaelic . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16174356.Gaelic_only_school_make_English_speakers__second_class__citizens__says_former_headteacher/?ref=rss
MP backs contraceptive pill for problem seagulls
SCOTS coastal towns are considering testing the use of a contraceptive pill to quell the growing menace of seagulls. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16174531.MP_backs_contraceptive_pill_for_problem_seagulls/?ref=rss
Testing of Scottish five-year-olds ‘should be scrapped’
TESTS for pupils in the first year of primary school should be scrapped, campaigners have said. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16174380.Testing_of_Scottish_five_year_olds__should_be_scrapped_/?ref=rss
Dr Peter Bennie: doctors in Scotland ‘under pressure like never before’
DOCTORS in Scotland are “under pressure like never before" amid shortfalls in funding and rising vacancies, a leading medic has warned. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16174511.Dr_Peter_Bennie__doctors_in_Scotland__under_pressure_like_never_before_/?ref=rss
ScottishPower told £63 rise in bills is “unjustifiable”
SCOTTISHPower has come under fire for an “unjustified" £63 rise in energy bills for almost one million customers. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16174690.ScottishPower_told___63_rise_in_bills_is__unjustifiable_/?ref=rss
SNP deputy race gets personal ahead of first hustings
THE pro-referendum candidate in the SNP’s deputy leadership race has accused his main rival of failing to offer the party’s members “anything" on...
