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Budget 2018: Pressure on Mackay as Scots hit by National Insurance rise
Middle-class taxpayers in Scotland are set to be hundreds of pounds a year worse off under plans for a rise in National Insurance...
Revealed: CalMac’s ‘disastrous’ decade of ferry cancellations and delays
FERRY operator Caledonian MacBrayne has presided over nearly 130 cancelled or delayed sailings each week for over a decade new figures reveal. ....
Anger over Kremlin’s honour for Scots arts benefactor
Vladimir Putin has sparked yet another Scottish political row by announcing a major honour for tycoon Sir Angus Grossart. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17189934.anger-over-kremlins-honour-for-scots-arts-benefactor/
Security supervisor murdered in “shocking” Lanarkshire violence is identified
POLICE investigating the “shocking" murder of a building site security supervisor in North Lanarkshire have yet to establish a motive. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17189821.security-supervisor-murdered-in-shocking-lanarkshire-violence-is-identified/
Gig economy workers in demand for fair treatment
Workers from Scotland’s gig economy have called on Glasgow City Council to do more to protect them from exploitation. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17189473.gig-economy-workers-in-demand-for-fair-treatment/
Thousands saved from illness by football in Scotland every year, says UEFA study
PLAYING football prevents around 5000 mental health and over 8000 cardiovascular disease cases in a year, according to a new study by European...
McDonnell rebuffs criticism from Labour colleagues on retaining Tory tax cuts
JOHN McDonnell has brushed off criticism from senior Labour figures after he made clear that a future Labour Government would support Philip Hammond’s...
Anger as trains to dump human excrement on Scotland’s tracks again
UNIONS have said they are appalled that high-speed trains being brought into service in Scotland will dump human waste onto train tracks. ....
Former policewoman settles £1m Hampden horse fall damages case
AN ex-mounted police officer who was suing for £1m damages after her horse fell on her while on duty at a Hampden cup...
IFS warns no-deal Brexit could lead to ‘another prolonged period of austerity’
A no-deal Brexit could lead to “another prolonged period of austerity,” the UK’s foremost economic think-tank has warned. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17189745.ifs-warns-no-deal-brexit-could-lead-to-another-prolonged-period-of-austerity/
