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Poorest pupils face postcode lottery over exam results
PUPILS in some disadvantaged communities perform more than twice as well at school as their deprived counterparts elsewhere in Scotland, new figures show....
Scots Tory MP accused of trivialising Saddam horrors on Iraq visit
A SCOTS Tory MP has been accused of gross insensitivity after joking about Saddam Hussein in Iraq while condemning chemical weapon attacks by...
ScotRail investigate sleeping train driver allegation
SCOTRAIL have launched an investigation into allegations that a driver fell asleep at the controls of a train heading to Edinburgh. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16165789.ScotRail_investigate_sleeping_train_driver_allegation/?ref=rss
Iain Macwhirter: Get set for an all-or-nothing constitutional power struggle
AND so it begins. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16165876.Iain_Macwhirter__Get_set_for_an_all_or_nothing_constitutional_power_struggle/?ref=rss
Secret SNP meeting with data firm stuns party’s MPs
THE SNP is at the centre of a hypocrisy row after it emerged the party failed to disclose its contact with controversial data...
Ministers urged to ban the sale of energy drinks to children
Ministers have been urged to ban the sale of energy drinks to children – as one MP branded them “highly dangerous" to under-16s. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16166421.Ministers_urged_to_ban_the_sale_of_energy_drinks_to_children/?ref=rss
The Waco cult siege still stirs up huge interest even after 25 years
The curious keep coming. They turn onto a gravel road 10 miles east of Waco and pass through a black gate leading to...
President Trump says Korean peace talks have his blessing
A meeting between North Korea’s Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in is expected in next week. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16166422.President_Trump_says_Korean_peace_talks_have_his_blessing/?ref=rss
One person dead after emergency landing in Philadelphia
The Federal Aviation Administration says the flight from New York to Dallas made an emergency landing after the crew reported damage. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16166423.One_person_dead_after_emergency_landing_in_Philadelphia/?ref=rss
Kirsty Maxwell: Family of woman in fatal Benidorm fall appeal to witnesses
THE family of a Scots woman who died following a hen party in Spain appealed for two potential witnesses to come forward last...
