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David Pratt: How Nicaragua’s revolutionary dream turned into a nightmare
I remember it as though it were yesterday. It was almost as if a scene from Graham Greene’s novel ‘Our Man in Havana,’...
Fashion designer Pam Hogg to create costumes for National Theatre of Scotland show
THE leading Scottish fashion designer Pam Hogg is to provide the designs for a major new production of Cyrano de Bergerac. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16263056.Fashion_designer_Pam_Hogg_to_create_costumes_for_National_Theatre_of_Scotland_show/
Angry parents facing 50% increase in nursery fees
Hard-pressed parents in Glasgow are shouldering huge hikes in nursery fees to help plug a £20 million funding gap . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16262671.Angry_parents_facing_50__increase_in_nursery_fees/
Shy prawns in the pink in food battle, say scientists
Prawns have personalities and cautious crustaceans do better in the battle for food, new research suggests. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16262304.Shy_prawns_in_the_pink_in_food_battle__say_scientists/
Ken Smith’s diary: Brush off; Hard to swallow; Boxing clever
Brush off . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16263052.Ken_Smith__39_s_diary__Brush_off__Hard_to_swallow__Boxing_clever/
Ian McConnell: Antidotes to corrosive corporate cost-cutting frenzy bring some relief
SOMETIMES, although sadly not very often, a comment from a business leader resonates, like the observation this week from a whisky boss about...
Closing a jail may help cut offending says Scotland’s prison watchdog David Strang
Closing a prison would be one of the best ways of cutting crime, according Scotland’s prisons watchdog. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16262426.Closing_a_jail_may_help_cut_offending_says_Scotland_s_prison_watchdog_David_Strang/
Kenny MacAskill: The deification of Davidson belongs in a parallel universe
‘WHAT are little boys made of? Snips and snails, and puppy dog tales. What are little girls made of? Sugar and spice and...
Scottish teachers move to war footing in battle for 10 per cent pay rise
TEACHERS are planning to take strike action within months as they move to a war footing in their battle for a 10 per...
Edinburgh votes to be first UK tourist tax city
THE Scottish capital is on the brink of joining popular cities like Venice and Barcelona by introducing a tourist tax. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16262501.Edinburgh_votes_to_be_first_UK_tourist_tax_city/
