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High-profile SNP candidate in ‘cronyism’ row
AN SNP by-election candidate singled out for praise at the party’s conference is at the centre of a cronyism row after claims she...
Landslide closes A83 as heavy wind and rain cause travel chaos across Scotland
The A83 is closed in both directions, leading to a 60-mile diversion, after a landslip at Rest and Be Thankful in Argyll and...
Tasers “more humane’ than beating people, police tell Yousaf
TASERS would be more humane than the standard police batons used to “bludgeon people into submission”, officers have told the Justice Secretary. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16970377.tasers-more-humane-than-beating-people-police-tell-humza-yousaf/
New laundering warnings on Scottish shell firms
ONE of Europe’s leading money- laundering experts has warned there may still be major scandals to come with Scotland’s limited partnerships or SLPs...
Scots councils invest £20m to modernise library service
OVER £20 million has been invested by local authorities in public libraries in the last 18 months, new figures show. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16969100.scots-councils-invest-20m-to-modernise-library-service/
Neil Mackay: Let us stand together against the scourge of toxic masculinity
THERE is something very sick with my sex – something very wrong with men. When you think of a violent sexual offender, a...
Five-fold spike in workers taking employers to tribunal
The number of workers in Scotland taking employers to task over unfair pay and conditions has seen a five-fold increase after the UK...
Why pensions, not poisonings, define Vladimir Putin’s Russia
IT is the issue that gives us real insight in to the rule of Vladimir Putin. And it has nothing to do with...
Margaret Taylor: Ditching the RBS name would be a kick in the teeth for all of us
TEN years on from the near-collapse that wiped out loyal employees’ shareholdings, paralysed the business ecosystem that had built up around it, and...
Sturgeon’s message of hope bids to heal rift on Indyref2
NICOLA Sturgeon will today insist an independent Scotland offers an oasis of optimism in the face of Brexit chaos as she tries to...
