News
Volkswagen ads banned for encouraging irresponsible driving
The Advertising Standards Authority said the ads’ overall message was of reliance on the car’s safety features. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16390083.volkswagen-ads-banned-for-encouraging-irresponsible-driving/
Scientists spot collapse of world’s biggest king penguin colony
Mystery surrounds the dramatic fall in numbers of penguins on Pig Island in the South Indian Ocean. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16390084.scientists-spot-collapse-of-worlds-biggest-king-penguin-colony/
May in plea to Macron to back her Brexit offer
THERESA May is to break off from her summer holiday in Italy to hold talks with Emmanuel Macron in an attempt to persuade...
Hundreds protest against asylum seeker evictions
Hundreds of protestors took to the streets of Glasgow tonight to speak out against the eviction of up to 300 asylum seekers. ....
Eleven pumps battling huge fire at old North Glasgow hospital
FIREFIGHTERS are battling a large blaze at the old Stobhill Hospital in North Glasgow. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16389526.stobhill-hospital-fire-eleven-pumps-battling-massive-blaze-in-north-glasgow/
Staff crisis means Highland patients must travel to Tayside and Grampian for emergency radiology
PATIENTS in NHS Highland will be transferred to Tayside or Grampian for some emergency radiology procedures from next month when the region’s only...
Bankers escape reckoning again: Anger as RBS in the clear over small business scandal
A SCOTS business group fighting banking misconduct has expressed shock that nobody has been called to account over complaints about how Royal Bank...
Whitehall hits back, saying Commons committee’s take on Brexit and devolution ‘fundamentally’ flawed
WHITEHALL has hit back against a Commons committee report, which bolstered Nicola Sturgeon’s charge of a Westminster power-grab, claiming MPs had “fundamentally” misunderstood...
Upset Scots Labour councillor suspended over Israeli spy plot claim warns supporters to watch what they say
A SCOTTISH Labour councillor suspended after suggesting Israeli spies might be plotting against the party and interfering in British democracy has warned supporters...
Anger at 800 per cent hike in car parking charges at Scots mountain range
CLIMBERS have reacted with anger at an increase in car park charges at one of Scotland’s most popular hill walking routes which they...
