News
Iain Macwhirter: Hard Brexit is dead, so why can’t we just lay it to rest?
“THIS was the week Brexit died”, declared the PM’s former adviser, Nick Timothy. It’s hard to disagree, even though it’s not clear what...
Three lives who still suffer the nightmares of hatred and repression
As the world tomorrow marks the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Foreign Editor David Pratt tells the stories of...
UK prepares for ‘constitutional logjam’ as Westminster faces Brexit standoff
WESTMINSTER is heading for a “constitutional logjam” amid concerns there is not a majority for any option to either leave the European Union...
Grace Millane murder probe: Detectives identify ‘location of interest’
A scene examination is under way on a countryside road on the outskirts of Auckland, police said. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17286076.grace-millane-murder-probe-detectives-identify-location-of-interest/
Child benefits top-up ‘could lift thousands out of poverty’
Ahead of the Scottish budget, Finance Secretary Derek Mackay has been urged to give hard-pressed families an extra £5 a week. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17286077.child-benefits-top-up-could-lift-thousands-out-of-poverty/
Budget talks with Scottish Government ‘can’t take place yet’, say Greens
The Scottish Government will announce its Budget plans on Wednesday – but Greens say their preconditions for talks have not been met. ....
Budget will defend public services, Derek Mackay pledges
The Finance Secretary has said he will have talks with other parties ‘in the weeks ahead’ after outlining his 2019-20 Budget on Wednesday....
Scotland’s universities ‘remain open to EU students’
Education Minister Richard Lochhead will lead a delegation heading to Brussels. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17286081.scotlands-universities-remain-open-to-eu-students/
KT Tunstall thanks sleepout fundraisers for ‘solidarity’ with homeless
The singer performed four gigs in one night for the Sleep in the Park event in Scotland. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17286082.kt-tunstall-thanks-sleepout-fundraisers-for-solidarity-with-homeless/
May: UK will be in uncharted waters if Brexit deal is rejected by MPs
The Prime Minister has warned her MPs they risk crashing out of the EU without a deal, derailing Brexit entirely or handing power...
