Ahead of the Scottish budget, Finance Secretary Derek Mackay has been urged to give hard-pressed families an extra £5 a week. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17286077.child-benefits-top-up-could-lift-thousands-out-of-poverty/
By Brian McGuireDecember 9, 2018The Scottish Government will announce its Budget plans on Wednesday – but Greens say their preconditions for talks have not been met. ....
By Brian McGuireDecember 9, 2018The External Affairs Secretary says the PM’s draft Withdrawal Agreement will cause barriers to trade with the Netherlands. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17286078.brexit-puts-more-than-2-billion-of-exports-at-risk-says-fiona-hyslop/
By Brian McGuireDecember 9, 2018Education Minister Richard Lochhead will lead a delegation heading to Brussels. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17286081.scotlands-universities-remain-open-to-eu-students/
By Brian McGuireDecember 9, 2018The Finance Secretary has said he will have talks with other parties ‘in the weeks ahead’ after outlining his 2019-20 Budget on Wednesday....
By Brian McGuireDecember 9, 2018The singer performed four gigs in one night for the Sleep in the Park event in Scotland. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17286082.kt-tunstall-thanks-sleepout-fundraisers-for-solidarity-with-homeless/
By Brian McGuireDecember 9, 2018The Prime Minister has warned her MPs they risk crashing out of the EU without a deal, derailing Brexit entirely or handing power...
By Brian McGuireDecember 9, 2018Amy Macdonald and KT Tunstall will play Aberdeen, Dundee, Glasgow and Edinburgh at Sleep in the Park events. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17286086.singers-hit-the-road-as-they-perform-four-gigs-in-one-night-for-charity/
By Brian McGuireDecember 9, 2018Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd suggested that a Norway-plus Brexit could secure support from MPs. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17286087.amber-rudd-suggests-alternatives-to-mays-plan-if-brexit-deal-defeated/
By Brian McGuireDecember 9, 2018Research found extended periods of time in orbit do not negatively impact the body’s ability to fight infection. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17286088.spaceflight-does-not-compromise-major-part-of-immune-system-study-finds/
By Brian McGuireDecember 9, 2018