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Strictly’s Susannah Constantine: Throwaway comments from judges are pointless
She has also said she is standing firm on what she will or will not wear on the dancefloor. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16950892.strictlys-susannah-constantine-throwaway-comments-from-judges-are-pointless/
Chief Secretary to the Treasury accused of having ‘misled’ MSPs on air tax
Liz Truss made comments that were ‘untrue’ when she gave evidence to a Holyrood committee, a spokesman for the Scottish Finance Secretary said....
Boris Johnson fires broadside at Theresa May as Tory conference begins
Boris Johnson has lobbed a political hand grenade at Theresa May as the Tory conference begins, branding her Brexit plan “deranged” and “preposterous”....
Future shock: Noah’s Ark wasn’t fiction … and neither was Waterworld
“KEVIN Costner should have stuck to making westerns,” sneered critics of Waterworld. Certainly, cinemagoers who paid to see the big budget flop would...
Thousands join march for all-Ireland abortion services
The March for Choice demonstrators made their way through Dublin’s main thoroughfares. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16950874.thousands-join-march-for-all-ireland-abortion-services/
Government orders social media safety guidelines over child mental health fears
The UK’s chief medical officer has been instructed to begin preparing official guidance on safe time limits. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16950872.government-orders-social-media-safety-guidelines-over-child-mental-health-fears/
Sir Richard Branson reaches top of Mont Blanc after gruelling charity trek
Sir Richard Branson has reached the summit of Mont Blanc as he completed the final stage of a 2,000km trek across Western Europe....
Health Secretary writes to EU workers at NHS Scotland over Brexit fears
Jeane Freeman MSP said she understood the situation would be unsettling for staff. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16950866.health-secretary-jeane-freeman-writes-to-eu-workers-at-nhs-scotland-over-brexit-fears/
Tories to set out plans for ‘open government’ approach
The party said it is highlighting how it will govern and accused the SNP of being ‘secretive’. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16950867.tories-to-set-out-plans-for-open-government-approach/
Iain Macwhirter: She’s a useless Prime Minister, and Chequers made little sense, but at least Theresa May understood the problem
I’M struggling with a new and disturbing emotion: a creeping sense of sympathy for Theresa May. Yes, I know. She’s a Tory and...
