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Connecting smartphones and cars can make self-driving vehicles of the future safe, says Ford boss
Ford is rolling out handsfree, in-car support for mobile navigation app Waze in April.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16053816.Connecting_smartphones_and_cars_can_make_self_driving_vehicles_of_the_future_safe__says_Ford_boss/
More than 400 schools shut as Scotland set for ‘highest level snow warning’
A red weather alert means a high potential of ‘widespread damage’, travel and power disruption and risk to life.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16053817.More_than_400_schools_shut_as_Scotland_set_for____highest_level_snow_warning___/
Six people sacked from BBC charity for sexual misconduct over past 10 years
The revelations come amid the fallout from the Oxfam sex abuse scandal.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16053818.Six_people_sacked_from_BBC_charity_for_sexual_misconduct_over_past_10_years/
Disruption expected to continue as more snow forecast overnight
Three weather warnings for snow are in place for Wednesday.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16053819.Disruption_expected_to_continue_as_more_snow_forecast_overnight/
Whisky industry in good spirits for year ahead
The Scottish Whisky industry is predicting a bumper year following record numbers visitors to distilleries across the country.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16053811.Whisky_industry_in_good_spirits_for_year_ahead/
Syrian strikes continue despite ‘humanitarian pause’
Shelling and artillery fire has continued in Syria’s besieged rebel-held enclave of Eastern Ghouta, despite a “humanitarian pause" established on Tuesday to allow...
Inspectors aim for improvement with closing elderly care homes seen as a last resort
It is rare for the Care Inspectorate to apply to have a care home closed.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16053806.Inspectors_aim_for_improvement_with_closing_elderly_care_homes_seen_as_a_last_resort/
Ken Smith’s Diary: Pulling the wool; Sinked in; Horsey crowd
Wednesday musings from The Diaryhttp://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16053796.Ken_Smith_s_Diary__Pulling_the_wool__Sinked_in__Horsey_crowd/
‘Real rock ‘n’ roll swindle’ hits Scotland with £1300+ Rolling Stones tout tickets three days before general sale
TICKET touts have begun offering briefs for the Rolling Stones in Scotland for over £1300 a shot – three days before they go...
East Renfrewshire care home closure “essential”, claim inspectors amid concerns over elderly residents’ safety
ELDERLY residents in an East Renfrewshire care home were left in pain without medicine, by untrained staff, who sat on their phones rather...
