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Video: Nine ‘Scots’ saved by Thai fishermen after burning yacht is hit by lightning
NINE British tourists, believed to be Scots, were saved by Thai fishermen from a burning yacht after it was struck by lightning during...
Medics ‘unsure’ about recommending vaping to cancer patients who smoke
NEARLY one in three health professionals would not recommend e-cigarettes to cancer patients who already smoke, despite official guidelines that they are much...
How a young Scots soldier’s Army career was left in tatters by arthritis
William Hall was an 18-year-old soldier on his first operational deployment serving in Afghanistan when an illness turned his whole life upside down....
Boxer Mike Towell ‘did not spar’ in weeks before fatal fight
Boxer Mike Towell was suffering from severe headaches and did not spar for almost three weeks in the lead-up to his final bout,...
Justice Secretary defends CPO use
HUMZA Yousaf has defended the increased use of community sentences, amid fears they are allowing criminals to continue offending. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17202930.justice-secretary-defends-cpo-use/
‘Thousands of jobs will go’ if new campaign succeeds in getting a grouse shooting ban in Scotland
THOUSANDS of Scotland’s rural workers will be put on the dole if a new campaign succeeds in getting a grouse shooting ban, gamekeepers...
Imam in unfair dismissal claim after whistleblowing on mosque
An imam is locked in a legal battle with officials at one of Scotland’s biggest mosques amid claims he was sacked for whistleblowing...
Scots jobs hammerblow concerns as French tyre firm feared to be shutting its Dundee plant
HUNDREDS of jobs are feared lost at a Scots Michelin plant amid concerns that the French tyre manufacturer plans to close it by...
Like father, like son: Heroes were badly wounded in world wars
A BLIND veteran who lost his hand to a sniper in a post-D-Day assault has discovered he lives in the same nursing home...
School music crisis as hundreds of tutors axed in the past decade
THE number of music instructors working in Scottish schools has plummeted to an all time low. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17203149.school-music-crisis-as-hundreds-of-tutors-axed-in-the-past-decade/
