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Latvian gang jailed for money laundering
Four Latvian men who formed a “highly sophisticated” transnational serious organised crime syndicate which specialised in money laundering and fraud have each been jailed...
Aberdeen University lowers ‘poor student’ target
It was a policy designed to ensure pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds who did not traditionally go to university were helped up the ladder to...
Victory declared as ‘damaging’ oil transfer plans in Firth are sunk
Residents of a small coastal village have declared victory in their bid to stop potentially harmful transfers of millions of tonnes oil which could...
NHS Scotland ‘too reliant’ on locums to fill doctor vacancies
CONSULTANT vacancies in NHS Scotland are nearly twice as high as official statistics suggest, and a “heavy reliance" on locums is being overlooked...
David Mundell: Nicola Sturgeon could go on post-Brexit trade missions with Theresa May
The prospect of Theresa May going on post Brexit trade missions with Nicola Sturgeon has been raised after David Mundell insisted that businesses would...
Parliament has ‘won back control,’ say MPs, after May suffers three Brexit defeats in Commons
PARLIAMENT has “won back control” of Brexit, MPs have declared, after it inflicted three humiliating defeats on Theresa May’s embattled administration. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17276141.uk-parliament-has-won-back-control-say-mps-after-theresa-may-suffers-three-brexit-defeats-in-commons/
Bishops agree to child safety audit of church
SCOTTISH bishops have agreed to an independent audit of measures brought in to try to prevent a recurrence of abuse within the Catholic...
Gang jailed for money laundering
FOUR Latvian men who formed a “highly sophisticated” transnational serious organised crime syndicate which specialised in money laundering and fraud have each been...
Councils should house asylum seekers, say academics
COUNCILS should be given the job of housing refugees and asylum seekers as they would do a better job of it than private...
Scottish Tory MSP urged to distance herself from fox hunting group
A SENIOR Scottish Tory MSP is facing calls to “firmly distance herself" from a fox hunting group at the centre of a police...
