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SNP MP breaks gagging order to reveal ‘sexist bullying’ in former job
A SENIOR SNP MP has broken a so-called gagging order to speak out about the sexist bullying she says took place at her...
No-deal Brexit would tip UK into recession, warns S&P
A NO-DEAL Brexit would spark a recession as long as the downturn that followed the 2008 global financial crisis, credit ratings agency Standard...
Derek Mackay rebuffs calls to cut income tax on middle-class Scots
The SNP Finance Secretary is under pressure to lift the higher rate threshold next April after Philip Hammond announced he was raising it...
Mike Ashley closes Evans Cycles stores in rescue deal
Billionaire Mike Ashley has stepped in to buy struggling bike retailer Evans Cycles which result in half of the bike chain’s shops closing...
Research: Affluent pupils get head start in race for university
TEACHERS from schools in disadvantaged areas are engaged in a “battle” to persuade gifted pupils to apply to university, a study has found....
Poorest university students saddled with largest debts
THE poorest students in Scotland are leaving university with some of the largest debts, new figures show. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17189225.poorest-university-students-saddled-with-largest-debts/
David Mundell visits US to participate in Lockerbie commemorations
David Mundell is in the United States to visit Syracuse University which lost 35 students in the atrocity in 1988, and to take...
Scotland’s police chief admits ‘errors’ after tagged criminals evade justice
SCOTLAND’S police chief has admitted the force made mistakes and needs to improve after it emerged criminals avoided justice for years after breaching...
Quarrier’s Village resident says abuse ‘became a way of life’
The man described how his house parents at Quarrier’s Village in Renfrewshire in the 1960s would hit, push or shout at children habitually,...
May insists Chancellor’s give-away Budget not precursor to snap general election
THERESA May has rejected suggestions that Philip Hammond’s giveaway Budget was designed to pave the way for an early general election. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17188603.theresa-may-insists-chancellors-give-away-budget-not-precursor-to-snap-general-election/
