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Slavery museum to be set up in Glasgow
GLASGOW is on the brink of marking its role in the slave trade with a major commemoration of its past. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17200039.slavery-museum-to-be-set-up-in-glasgow/
From Scots Chamonix to community on its knees: the race to save Cairngorm Mountain
It was to be Scotland’s answer to the Alpine glamour of the likes of Val d’Isère and Chamonix. And for a while Cairngorm’s...
Donald Trump and the battle for America’s soul: David Pratt on the mother of all Midterms
The US goes to the polls on Tuesday after an election campaign characterised by racism, anger, fear and a hope for change. Foreign...
Union boss: schools could close early over teacher pay dispute
A trade union leader has said the bitter row with the SNP Government over a pay rise for teachers could lead to schools...
Almost half of UK holidaymakers want tourism tax
A £2 levy per night could raise £570 million per year. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17199963.almost-half-of-uk-holidaymakers-want-tourism-tax-survey-finds/
460 assaults on Scottish ambulance staff recorded since 2015
Scottish Ambulance Service staff have been subjected to 460 verbal and physical assaults since the beginning of 2015, according to figures. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17199965.460-assaults-on-scottish-ambulance-staff-recorded-since-2015/
May’s Armistice centenary tribute to First World War dead’s ‘immense sacrifices’
The Prime Minister will join Emmanuel Macron in France to commemorate the fallen. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17199964.theresa-mays-armistice-centenary-tribute-to-first-world-war-deads-immense-sacrifices/
Rate of workers in Scotland paid less than the Living Wage is below UK average
Research shows 19% of workers in Scotland were paid less than the Living Wage, compared to 22% in the UK as a whole....
Charles took William and Harry litter picking during school holidays
The Prince of Wales ‘does live the way he advocates’, the Duke of Cambridge reveals in a documentary to mark his father’s 70th...
Sturgeon urges UK Government to ‘come clean’ on Brexit’s cost to the NHS
The First Minister was speaking ahead of a speech at the National Cancer Research Institute Conference. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17199968.nicola-sturgeon-urges-uk-government-to-come-clean-on-brexits-cost-to-the-nhs/
