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Scots firm launders cash used to pay US lobbyists
One of Europe’s most corrupt and authoritarian regimes used a Scottish firm to secretly buy influence in America, investigators say. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16254637.Scots_firm_launders_cash_used_to_pay_US_lobbyists/
EU’s absence from SNP independence blueprint dubbed ‘ghost at the feast’
THE European Union’s absence from the SNP’s long-awaited independence blueprint has been compared to the ghost at the feast that haunts Shakespeare’s guilt-ridden...
Glasgow hotel booking firm goes bust
GLASGOW-BASED online accommodation booking firm Hotel Connexions has gone into voluntary liquidation. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16254358.Glasgow_hotel_booking_firm_goes_bust/
Teachers ‘trained at home’ to help tackle school recruitment crisis
TEACHERS are to be trained at home under a new initiative to help solve Scotland’s school recruitment crisis. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16254478.Teachers____trained_at_home____to_help_tackle_school_recruitment_crisis/
Under-fire RBS chief says Post Office is ‘the best solution for community banking’
THE under-fire head of RBS has suggested the ‘in-decline’ Post Office is “the best solution" to fill the void from a series of...
STV boss Simon Pitts to give evidence to MSPs justifying job cuts
THE boss of STV is to appear before MSPs next week to justify swingeing job cuts at the broadcaster. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16254430.STV_boss_Simon_Pitts_to_give_evidence_to_MSPs_justifying_job_cuts/
Andrew McKie: Italian turmoil shows it is Brussels, not the voters, which gets the final say
ROME may be eternal, but it often seems as if Italy is provisional. Its current turmoil, which has the president, Sergio Mattarella, facing...
Scotland’s murder rate back down to lowest in 40 years
Scotland’s murder rate fell back to 40-year lows last year just as reports of rape hit a new high . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16254615.Scotland___s_murder_rate_back_down_to_lowest_in_40_years/
Trump honours ‘America’s greatest heroes’ on Memorial Day
US President Donald Trump visited Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day, describing the hallowed grounds as “sacred soil” and paying tribute to “the...
Today show presenter recalls ‘humiliating’ sexual harassment as young journalist
Broadcaster Martha Kearney has recalled the “humiliating” sexual harassment she encountered as a young journalist as she shared her hope for the #MeToo...
