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Tory MSP: Rape clause is ‘fair’ as it means poor have fewer kids
THE welfare spokeswoman for the Scottish Tories has been denounced after claiming the ‘rape clause’ is fair because it stops the poor having...
MSPs back tougher rules on Airbnb landlords
LANDLORDS in Scotland are to be forced to obtain full planning permission to lease homes by the night on websites such as Airbnb....
SNP accused of ‘rank hypocrisy’ after condemning arms sales to Saudi Arabia
THE SNP has been accused of “rank hypocrisy” after condemning UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17004387.snp-accused-of-rank-hypocrisy-after-condemning-arms-sales-to-saudi-arabia/
May says Khashoggi killing suspects will be barred from UK
Anyone suspected of involvement in the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi will be barred from entering the UK, Theresa May has said....
Head of UK civil service resigns
Sir Jeremy Heywood has announced he is standing down as Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service to concentrate on his recovery...
Luxury cars smashed after transporter crashes into bridge
THOUSANDS of pounds worth of damage has been caused to luxury cars after a transporter hit a railway bridge. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17003688.range-rovers-and-jaguar-cars-written-off-after-transporter-collides-with-bridge/
Teach Mandarin, Urdu and Arabic to save language learning says report
A long term decline in the study of modern languages at school has sparked fears Scotland is becoming increasingly isolated in the world....
Law Society to be stripped of regulatory powers under proposed reforms
ARCH rivals the Law Society of Scotland and the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) have offered widely divergent responses to a proposal that...
Tory MSP admits ‘concerns’ over Universal Credit
A RISING star of the Scottish Tories has raised concerns about the roll-out of Universal Credit, warning it risks failing those most in...
SNP told to put fracking ban into law
SNP ministers have been urged to hurry up and ban fracking with a new law after entering the latest phase in a six-year...
