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Women cyclists ‘overcame barriers’ with convertible skirts
VICTORIAN female cyclists developed convertible skirts to tackle social barriers, according to an academic. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16160852.Women_cyclists__overcame_barriers__with_convertible_skirts/?ref=rss
New bid launched at UN to probe use of chemical weapons
THE United States, France and Britain have launched a new bid at the United Nations to investigate chemical weapons use in Syria that...
Ken Smith’s Diary: Taking your time; Dodgy driver; Gift of the gab
Monday musings from The Diary . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16161210.Ken_Smith_s_Diary__Taking_your_time__Dodgy_driver__Gift_of_the_gab/?ref=rss
Camley’s Cartoon on Monday, April 16
Framed prints of Steven Camley’s cartoons are available by calling 0141 302 6210. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16161215.Camley_s_Cartoon_on_Monday__April_16/?ref=rss
Study suggests taking painkillers during pregnancy can harm baby
PREGNANT women could be putting the fertility of future generations at risk by taking every day painkillers such as paracetamol. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16160836.Study_suggests_taking_painkillers_during_pregnancy_can_harm_baby/?ref=rss
Scots academics held back by sexism, book claims
A new book has warned women in Scottish Universities are being held back by an old boys network and claims leading institutions are...
“Social life on Uist is so much better than in Glasgow,” say young residents
PUBS may be few and far between, nightclubs even rarer. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16160786.___Social_life_on_Uist_is_so_much_better_than_in_Glasgow_____say_young_residents/?ref=rss
Young ‘returners’ helping to reverse the depopulation trend on islands
They sit almost as far west as you can go without hitting America; a cluster of islands with white sandy beaches, tiny crofts...
Fearful politicians told to speak up or UK faces ‘cliff edge’ Brexit
Some of Scotland’s leading thinkers have warned a failure by the political class to speak out against Brexit is send the country hurtling...
Syrian refugee Munir Emkidah: “When the regime is killing civilians like this, the whole world is responsible”
Munir Emkidah is a Syrian refugee and former human rights activist who fled to the UK after war broke out in 2012. ....
