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Call for action over school safety fears
Scottish schools have dealt with nearly 150 safety incidents in the last two years, new figures show. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17220959.call-for-action-over-school-safety-fears/
Iain Macwhirter: It is difficult to prove the case against the Scottish verdict
‘NOT guilty, but don’t do it again”. That was how some lawyers used to refer to the “not proven” verdict in Scottish criminal...
Transparency concerns as UK Government withhold documents in Brexit legal battle
The UK Government has been accused of operating “under a cloak of secrecy" in its bid to thwart a legal case which could...
ScotRail gives “shocking” responses to complaints, say consumer group
Britain’s “broken" rail complaints system has led to ScotRail failing to deal with passenger concerns effectively and failing to treat customers with basic...
Post-Brexit system of Scots farming subsidies that rewards green practices is urgently needed, warn charities
A REFORMED “coherent" post-Brexit system for rewarding farmers which encourages sustainable practices is urgently needed or the nation will be compromising ‘brand Scotland’...
Kapow! Glasgow revealed as “cradle of comic books”
IT is a medium which has become part of the wallpaper of the world, its colourful characters splashed across everything from lunchboxes to...
Historian criticises quango over failure to protect slice of Scottish Catholic history set for the bulldozer
It’s a piece of Scottish Catholic education history that is set to be bulldozed to make way for a park. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17221327.historian-sir-tom-devine-criticises-quango-over-failure-to-protect-slice-of-scottish-catholic-history-set-for-the-bulldozer/
Theresa May faces growing backlash as draft Brexit deal finally reached
THERESA May is facing a growing backlash after it was confirmed a Brexit deal has finally been thrashed out following months of painstaking...
Investigation: Obscure Scottish firm takes control of an entire Asian nation
Uzbek TV says billionaire Alisher Usmanov – once named as Britain’s richest man – is helping to rebuild his country with huge investments....
Big Noise youth orchestras should expand into Edinburgh and Borders, says new chairman
THE new chairman of the Big Noise youth orchestra scheme has said he would like to expand it into Edinburgh and the Borders....
