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Scottish Gin Society warned about linking alcohol with sex as adverts get banned
TEN Scottish Gin Society adverts have been banned by the regulator for linking alcohol with sexual success and for encouraging excessive drinking. ....
Scotland should have control over immigration and get more borrowing powers, says IPPR report
HOLYROOD should have control over immigration, have £15 billion more in borrowing powers and could get more tax powers as part of a...
May has ‘abandoned her promises’ to help just-about-managing families, claims TUC
THERESA May has been accused by the TUC of “abandoning her promises” to help ordinary families as its research shows they have been...
Scotland Yard to probe leaked dossier of anti-Semitism allegations against Labour members
SCOTLAND Yard is to investigate a leaked dossier of anti-Semitism allegations made against Labour members after a former senior police officer suggested many...
Sturgeon forced to correct road gaffe in speech
GREEN campaigners have called the Programme for Government a “mixed bag”, welcoming measures on electric cars and recycling, but lamenting progress on better...
Residents fear pollution from rig break-up yard
IT is a place of spectacular views and warm gulf stream waters which is home to seals, dolphins, porpoise and even the occasional...
Concern over children gambling make this not just another toy scare
The row over the ‘Vegas’-style slot machine toy on sale to children in Hamley’s is not the first time children’s toys have been...
MP’s call for Hamley’s to withdraw children’s toy that ‘normalises’ gambling
Glasgow toy store Hamley’s is being urged to remove a toy from the shelves which an MP believes could train children to gamble....
RCN’s Theresa Fyffe: Public should speak up to ensure NHS staffing levels meet all our expectations
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) in Scotland is launching a public campaign to ask for more for nursing so that patients receive...
SNP under fire as public satisfaction in schools, NHS and transport plummets
ALMOST half of all adults are not satisfied with Scotland’s schools, health service and transport. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16688231.snp-under-fire-as-public-satisfaction-in-schools-nhs-and-transport-plummets/
