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Iain Macwhirter: Why pragmatism and patience have to be the order of the day for SNP

HOPE is a cliché political leaders resort to when they have little of it to offer. The hopes of those tens of thousands...

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Putin reads Riot Act to head of Russian spy agency over bungled operations

A furious Vladimir Putin has given a dressing-down to the head of Russia’s military spy agency over its “deep incompetence” as it emerged...

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PM appoints UK Government’s first Minister for Suicide Prevention

THERESA May will today announce the appointment of the UK Government’s first Minister for Suicide Prevention as she marks World Mental Health Day....

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Scotland’s care system ‘manufacturing homelessness’, says review chief

Scotland’s care system at its worst is a “manufacturing plant for homelessness" according to the head of Scotland’s independent Care Review. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16971871.fiona-duncan-head-of-scotlands-care-review-says-care-system-manufacturing-homelessness/

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Convicted former UBS trader on his way to Scottish home after being freed from UK immigration centre

KWEKU Adoboli, a former trader convicted of fraud seven years ago who faces deportation to Ghana has been released and allowed to return...

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Brexit deal failure could stunt world growth, warns IMF

A failure to get a Brexit deal poses a risk to world economic growth, the International Monetary Fund has warned. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16971795.brexit-deal-failure-could-stunt-world-growth-warns-imf/

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Raab rules out ‘indefinite UK-wide customs union’ with EU to resolve Irish border impasse

DOMINIC Raab has “categorically" ruled out an indefinite customs union with the EU to resolve the Irish border impasse in the Brexit talks...

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SNP Finance Secretary Derek Mackay accused of ‘reheating’ flagship policy

FINANCE Secretary Derek Mackay has been accused of “reheating" a flagship policy pledge unveiled during the SNP’s conference. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16971584.snp-finance-secretary-derek-mackay-accused-of-reheating-flagship-policy/

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Scottish Brexit minister says SNP must wait for ‘right moment’ to call Indyref2

Mike Russell says party must wait until country are ‘persuaded, ready and determined to win’. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16971395.scottish-brexit-minister-says-snp-must-wait-for-right-moment-to-call-indyref2/

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Nicola Sturgeon: Indyref2 ‘clearly in sight’ but SNP must wait for ‘fog of Brexit to clear’

First Minister calls for patience in the party but says that she is ‘more confident than ever that Scotland will be independent’. ....