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No 10 says PM’s preferred customs option still on table despite Cabinet colleague’s criticism
DOWNING Street has insisted Theresa May’s preferred solution to the Brexit Irish border impasse remains on the table despite being dismissed by a...
Scottish broadcaster John Beattie knocked off bike by driver blinded by strong sunlight
SCOTTISH broadcaster John Beattie was knocked off his bike this morning by a driver who was blinded by strong sunlight. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16312366.scottish-broadcaster-john-beattie-knocked-off-bike-by-driver-blinded-by-strong-sunlight/
Justin Webb turns air blue with Jeremy Hunt name blunder
A presenter on BBC Radio 4’s flagship Today programme blundered by pronouncing the surname of Cabinet minister Jeremy Hunt as “C***". . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16312377.justin-webb-turns-air-blue-with-jeremy-hunt-name-blunder/
Speaker Bercow tells his critics: I will not quit
A defiant John Bercow has faced down his critics by insisting that he has “no intention of going anywhere". . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16312472.speaker-john-bercow-tells-his-critics-i-have-got-absolutely-no-intention-of-going-anywhere/
LABOUR CALLS FOR RAIL PUBLIC OWNERSHIP ‘AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE’
Jeremy Corbyn has insisted train companies need to be put under public ownership as soon as possible as Labour launched a Rail Mayhem...
Johnson defends missing Heathrow vote: ‘My resignation would have achieved absolutely nothing’
BORIS Johnson has defended his decision not to resign over his opposition to the UK Government’s plan for a third runway at Heathrow...
NHS staff to be offered minimum 9% pay rise
Nurses, midwives and paramedics are to be offered a minimum 9% pay rise over the next three years. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16311845.nhs-staff-to-be-offered-minimum-9-pay-rise/
Travel: Northern Portugal – An unsung region that will have all the family howling at the moon
Christmas is far enough in the past to make another family get together seem like a delightful idea and the hunt begins for...
Cycle paths plan to bust Highland tourist route jams
AN off-road network of cycle paths is to be built across the Highlands “to ease the ever-increasing visitor pressure” on tourist routes such...
Charity steps up debate on rewilding
They were once the great predators of Scotland – before their habitats were destroyed and they were hunted to extinction in the UK....
