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Budget: Derek Mackay freezes income tax rates, widening gap with rest of UK
FINANCE Secretary Derek Mackay has frozen income tax rates in Scotland – widening the gap north and south of the Border. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17293526.budget-derek-mackay-freezes-income-tax-rates-widening-gap-with-rest-of-uk/
Leigh Griffiths allowed time out to deal with ‘ongoing issues’ in personal life
CELTIC manager Brendan Rodgers has revealed the striker Leigh Griffiths will be “out of football for a little period of time" to deal...
No 10 drops hint Theresa May not fight next General Election
NO 10 has suggested that Theresa May will not use any victory in this evening’s leadership confidence vote to insist that she stays...
Life expectancy for Scots men in most deprived areas 13 years lower than least deprived parts
Life expectancy for men in Scotland’s most deprived areas is 13 years lower than in the least deprived parts, an official report outlines....
Ian Blackford: ‘This Government is a farce, the Tory party is in chaos and the Prime Minister is a disgrace’
Ian Blackford has called on Theresa May to resign as he described the Tory government “a farce" during Prime Minister’s Questions. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17293022.ian-blackford-calls-for-theresa-may-to-resign-at-pmqs/
Judge awards Donald Trump lawyers almost $300,000 in Stormy Daniels case
A California federal judge yesterday awarded attorneys for President Donald Trump nearly $300,000 in fees following a failed defamation claim brought by porn...
Police officers warn of ‘catastrophic’ impact of Brexit
POTENTIAL civil disorder and transport chaos mean Scotland needs up to 900 extra police officers to maintain public safety through Brexit, the officers’...
French police name Strasbourg shooting suspect as manhunt continues
French police have identified a 29-year-old man suspected of killing two people in a shooting near a Christmas market in Strasbourg. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17292904.french-police-name-strasbourg-shooting-suspect-as-manhunt-continues/
MSPs to receive a pay increase from April next year
MSPs will receive a pay increase of 2.3% from April next year, it has been announced. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17292973.msps-to-receive-a-pay-increase-from-april-next-year/
Scotland needs 900 more police officers to cope with Brexit, MSPs told
Scotland needs up to 900 more police officers to cope with Brexit, MSPs have been told. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17292823.scotland-needs-900-more-police-officers-to-cope-with-brexit-msps-told/
