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Tributes paid to Oscar-winning director Milos Forman

TRIBUTES have been paid to Oscar-winning director Milos Forman who has died at the age of 86. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16160245.Tributes_paid_to_Oscar_winning_director_Milos_Forman/?ref=rss

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Police can now seize betting slips and casino chips from criminals

BETTING slips, casino chips and gaming vouchers are among a range of items police can now seize from criminals. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16160243.Police_can_now_seize_betting_slips_and_casino_chips_from_criminals/?ref=rss

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SNP conference to consider call to double paid paternity leave

PLANS to double paid paternity leave from two to four weeks are to be considered by the SNP conference. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16160139.SNP_conference_to_consider_call_to_double_paid_paternity_leave/?ref=rss

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The week in pictures: 30 photographs that made this week’s news.

A collection of the most striking images which captured news and topical issues across the UK and around the world this week. ....

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DJ Calvin Harris backs campaign to save fish factory

Dumfries-born DJ Calvin Harris has backed a campaign to save a fish factory he worked at before he was world famous. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16160147.DJ_Calvin_Harris_backs_campaign_to_save_fish_factory/?ref=rss

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SNP MSP James Dornan calls for funding cuts to bodies failing to tackle sectarianism under fresh plans to battle bigotry

SNP MSP James Dornan has called for government funding to be cut for organisations failing to adequately tackle sectarianism in Scottish society. ....

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Westminster’s voting system is “rigged against the workers”, says new report

THE UK’s voting system is “rigged against the workers” and leaves “large parts of the country to wither on the vine”, election experts...

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Former Labour first minister Henry McLeish backs indyref 2 within next five years after “fraudulent” 2014 case

FORMER First Minister Henry McLeish has said that voters in Scotland deserve a second independence referendum and he expects it could be “well...

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Fracking gas pipeline heralded by Ineos closed to prevent “catastrophe”

A FRACKING gas pipeline key to the “shale gas revolution” promised by Grangemouth petrochemical giant Ineos has been shut down by US safety...

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The Dirty Diary: Preparing for Jesus, stripping for yoga and fighting over a row of trees

It’s the end of the world as we know it . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16160157.The_Dirty_Diary__Preparing_for_Jesus__stripping_for_yoga_and_fighting_over_a_row_of_trees/?ref=rss