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Andrew McKie: Yes, immigration is a good thing
I SOMETIMES wonder why we call them “leaders”, when the evidence suggests that most politicians are remarkably slow to catch up with popular...
How a comet played a key role in dating battle for the border
SEVERAL years ago, NASA – the National Aeronautics and Space Administration agency, in Washington DC – received an interesting request. Could it help...
Call to toughen electoral law against online abuses
EVERY part of the UK needs to toughen its law to guard against overseas interference in elections and make online campaigning more transparent,...
SNP steps up call for Sewel convention to become law
THE SNP Government will today ramp up its demand to have the Sewel convention made legally binding, as it appeals to other parties...
Business rate reform could endanger listed buildings
PLANS to levy business rates on vacant listed buildings could lead to an increase in “illegal demolitions”, the Scottish Government has admitted. ....
Scrapping Trident need not cost Scottish jobs, new study shows
THE Faslane-based nuclear weapons deterrent could be disarmed without leading to massive job losses, according to an independent report published today. The study,...
Clark underlines Whitehall rift with thinly-veiled rebuke to Hunt over Airbus
GREG Clark, the UK Business Secretary, has underlined the rift within Whitehall over Brexit by issuing a thinly-veiled rebuke to a senior Cabinet...
Scots pupils get posture lessons after rise in back pain referrals
SCOTS teenagers are getting ‘posture’ lessons following concerns about a rise in physio referrals for back pain and concerns about childhood obesity. ....
BREAKING: MPs approve Heathrow expansion plan
MPs have supported the Heathrow Airport expansion by 415 votes to 119, majority 296. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16313439.breaking-mps-approve-heathrow-expansion-plan/
MPs clear £14bn Heathrow expansion plan for take-off as opponents pledge court challenge
THERESA May’s £14 billion plan to extend Heathrow has been cleared for take-off, helped by more than 100 Labour MPs backing the move...
