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Firefighters spend second night working on Glasgow School of Art fire

Firefighters remained at Glasgow’s historic School of Art for a second night as they work to completely extinguish the fire. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16295884.Firefighters_spend_second_night_working_on_Glasgow_School_of_Art_fire/

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Plans to increase weeks off work for paternity leave would help 17,000 families in Scotland

Around 17,000 families in Scotland would benefit from an increase in paternity pay and leave, according to Labour. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16295886.Plans_to_increase_weeks_off_work_for_paternity_leave_would_help_17_000_families_in_Scotland/

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Angela Haggerty: Stop letting kids think they’re stupid if they don’t go to university

THE value of university education was back in the news earlier this week after a group of young Shetlanders told the Education and...

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How did we determine the weather pre-digital age?

THERE’S a storm coming. I can feel it in my throbbing temples and in the oppressive, muggy heat that’s been building all day....

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Future shock: Behind the dark matter of Albert Einstein’s lurid racism lies a bitter irony

IT was out of character when the aloof, distant, emotionally unavailable Albert Einstein gifted his wife some artwork. She knew better than to...

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Minister urged to act over gender balance on ScotRail board

TRANSPORT Minister Humza Yousaf is facing calls to force ScotRail to adopt quotas to ensure that half its board members are women. ....

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FIFA to Final Fantasy, Mario Bros to Minecraft: the computer games that changed the world

LAUNCHED in Japan in June 1978 – 40 years ago this month – Space Invaders can justly claim to be the computer game...

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Scottish Government shocked by Nicaragua deaths and abuses of human rights

THE Scottish Government has said it is “shocked” by the “needless loss of life” in Nicaragua. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16295825.Scottish_Government_shocked_by_Nicaragua_deaths_and_abuses_of_human_rights/

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Bad memories, old wounds and poor taste – who said charity begins at home?

STANDING ON CEREMONY . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16295827.Bad_memories__old_wounds_and_poor_taste_____who_said_charity_begins_at_home_/

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Alex Salmond says he urged Ian Blackford to adopt more disruptive tactics ahead of SNP Commons walkout

ALEX Salmond says he was behind the SNP’s dramatic mass walkout at Westminster. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16295828.Alex_Salmond_says_he_urged_Ian_Blackford_to_adopt_more_disruptive_tactics_ahead_of_SNP_Commons_walkout/