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Margaret Taylor: Focusing on politics does equal-pay women no favours
THERE’S nothing like a bit of industrial action from public sector workers to bring chaos to a city. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17000533.margaret-taylor-focusing-on-politics-does-equal-pay-women-no-favours/
Essay writing in school exams ‘test of how fast you can write’
TRADITIONAL exams that rely on essay writing don’t suit all pupils and should be given a revamp to make them fairer, according to...
Smoking in pregnancy linked to ‘worrying’ thyroid changes in baby
Smoking or being overweight during pregnancy can lead to “worrying changes” in the development of an unborn baby’s thyroid, potentially increasing their risk...
May urged to withdraw with from Tory MP who used ‘violent language’ against her
THE Conservative Party whip should be withdrawn from the Tory MP who used “violent language" to describe a possible coup attempt to unseat...
Brexit: May fails to reassure Scots Tories over fishing
SCOTTISH Tory MPs have not been reassured by Theresa May’s insistence that the fishing industry’s concerns will be at the “forefront of our...
Scots priest attacked during Orange march asks whether such parades should ever go past Catholic churches
A PRIEST who was allegedly attacked during an Orange Order march has called for council action over whether parades should be allowed to...
Fangs for the memories: Dracula’s Scots roots are unearthed
He is the legendary undead vampire who is normally associated with Transylvania but a new book claims that an author really got his...
Cheesemaker accuses Scots food regulator of ‘visceral hatred of raw milk’ as dairy shuts down
AN AWARD-WINNING handmade cheese business has shut down production and is to close next year partly blaming over-regulation by Food Standards Scotland caused by...
Police alert as Scots strip club protest organiser suffers offensive sexist abuse
POLICE are looking into a complaint that an organiser of a protest against a planned opening of a strip club in a Fife...
Scotland still an unequal nation, rights watchdog warns
Scotland remains a unequal society blighted by deep unfairness, with little improvement over the last three years, according to the UK’s equalities watchdog....
