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MoD falls woefully short with homes plan for troops
The Ministry of Defence has fallen “woefully short” with its plan to meet the housing needs of troops, a new report has claimed....
Child raped by priest with help of nun, inquiry told
A former resident at a Catholic-run orphanage has told an inquiry she was raped by a priest and repeatedly abused by a nun....
May told by European business chiefs “time is running out” to get viable customs plan
TIME is running out for the UK Government to come up with a viable post-Brexit customs plan, leaders of some of Europe’s biggest...
Scottish civil service pay deal puts pressure on UK government
SCOTTISH Government civil servants have accepted an above-inflation pay deal, averting potential strike north of the border this summer. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16259461.Scottish_civil_service_pay_deal_puts_pressure_on_UK_government/
Scots council criticises union’s ‘summer of discontent’ strike threat over holiday cuts
A council has criticised warnings of a “summer of discontent" strike plan in East Dunbartonshire over terms and conditions cuts including slashing staff...
Bid to ban maps of Scotland which put Shetland in a box voted through Holyrood
A BID to stop public authorities using maps of Scotland where Shetland appears in a small box has been voted through the Scottish...
Hammond believes Britain needs a “new market economy”
A “new market economy” is needed to transform the model of Thatcherite capitalism and help the Tories win over younger voters, Philip Hammond,...
Rangers chairman says Celtic ‘conflict of interest’ issue was not made public
DAVE KING has hit back at the SPFL and insisted they would ‘welcome’ an independent review if they had ‘behaved properly’. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16259115.Rangers_chairman_says_Celtic__conflict_of_interest__issue_was_not_made_public/
Royal Mail ordered to resume daily deliveries to Highland homes
Royal Mail has been ordered to resume deliveries to homes in a tiny Highland settlement after more than three-and-a-half years. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16259208.Royal_Mail_ordered_to_resume_deliveries_to_remote_Highland_homes/
Child burial and cremations fees to be abolished
NO family in Scotland will have to pay to bury or cremate their child when local authority charges are abolished later this year....
