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US Army whistleblower Chelsea Manning barred from entering Australia
US Army whistleblower Chelsea Manning will not be allowed to enter Australia for a speaking tour scheduled to start on Sunday, her tour...
Scots presenter of Desert Island Discs takes a break due to illness
KIRSTY Young, the Scots host of Desert Island Discs is to take a break from the show because she has a form of...
Teachers accuse councils of ‘procrastination’ over pay
COUNCILS have been accused of “procrastination” over pay negotiations. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16609516.teachers-accuse-councils-of-procrastination-over-pay/
Officers ‘ordered to stand aside’ as protesters felled Confederate statue
A police chief assisting with crowd control during a university protest told his officers to stand aside as protesters tore down a century-old...
Ex-police officer Roy Oliver jailed for shooting black teenager
A white former police officer has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after being convicted of murder for shooting an unarmed black...
SSE and Npower merger provisionally cleared by regulator
THE COMPETITION watchdog has provisionally given the green light to Perth-based SSE and the owner of Npower to merge their operations to create...
Five women from different fields detail their experiences in business
Networking remains a cornerstone of professional success, but for women in business, it carries an added layer of significance. Beyond the obvious benefits...
We must not deter women from raising allegations, says Sturgeon
NOTHING must be done to make it harder for women to come forward with sexual harassment allegations in the future, Nicola Sturgeon has...
UK Supreme Court rules denying widow’s allowance to unmarried mother is illegal
THE UK Government is facing calls to change the law on bereavement benefits after a Supreme Court victory for an unmarried mother-of-four. ....
Scotland’s ambition is to be at the forefront of social and technological progress
This weekend the world will be one month into its ecological overdraft for 2018. Earth Overshoot Day, the point at which we consumed...
