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Rangers fan chief appointed to board as Llambias, Easdale and Leach suspended pending probe

Chris Graham of Union of Fans has been appointed as a non-executive director of Rangers.
Former SNP leader: Sturgeon should declare independence if UK votes to leave EU without Scots' backing

NICOLA Sturgeon should declare independence if the UK votes to leave the EU but Scots back staying in, a former SNP...
Sturgeon accuses Treasury officials of mounting pre-election partisan attacks against SNP

THE Treasury has been accused by Nicola Sturgeon of becoming "transparently party political" after Chief...
Glasgow's poor being priced out of improved Commonwealth Games facilities, MSPs told

THE poor are being excluded from new sporting facilities built to provide a legacy to the Commonwealth Games because...
Glasgow teacher deemed unfit to practice after sending "inappropriate texts" to female pupils

An English teacher who sent "inappropriate" texts and emails to two female pupils has been deemed unfit to...

Jeremy Clarkson suspended and Top Gear removed from the air

Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson has been suspended amid allegations of a 'fracas' with a producer.
In pictures: Nicola Sturgeon gets a sneak peek at new portrait

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said she is "very happy" with a new life-size portrait after getting a...
Hollywood star George Clooney lined up to speak at Scottish Business Awards
Back in the swim, the goldfish saved by surgeons in £500 operation
Young boy taken to hospital after being hit by a car in Glasgow's south side

A young boy has been taken to hospital after he was hit by a car in Glasgow's south side.
Jamaican-born academic: the perception that Scots are more tolerant of immigrants is a myth

The political perception that Scots are more tolerant of immigrants is "a myth", according to a distinguished...
Matheson: British Transport Police duties to be handed over to Police Scotland

Police Scotland will take control of law and order on the railways from British Transport Police (BTP) north of the...
Five people taken to hospital following M74 crash

Five people have been taken to hospital after a motorway collision.
Judy Murray: Davis Cup success shows appetite for tennis in Scotland

The "phenomenal success" of the recent Davis Cup tie in Glasgow shows the huge appetite for tennis in Scotland and...
ScotRail operator vows to compete with low fare budget airlines between Edinburgh and London

OUTGOING ScotRail operator, FirstGroup, is bidding to launch a low-cost rail service between Edinburgh and London to...
Scotrail staff to wear body cameras to boost security at stations

ScotRail has announced that train staff will wear cameras to boost security at stations and on busy routes.

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RSPB warns: Time running out for T in the Park organisers

10 March 2015

THE organisers of T in the Park may have just a few days left to protect rare birds at the event's new location...
Men charged over alleged shots fired at house

10 March 2015

Police investigating a report of shots being fired at a house have arrested and charged three men in connection with...
Crematoriums recycle metal left from cremations.

10 March 2015

EIGHT Scottish crematoriums have joined a scheme to recycle metal body parts such as pins and hip joints left over...

New look for Aberdeen's Music Hall revealed

10 March 2015

The first images of the revamp of one of Scotland's key music venues have been published as first steps are taken to...
Fans groups rep Chris Graham joins Dave King's Ibrox revolution as a board director

10 March 2015

CHRIS Graham of Union of Fans has been appointed as a director of Rangers.
Hollywood star George Clooney lined up to speak at Scottish Business Awards

10 March 2015
Scottish percussionist Glennie wins one of world's leading music awards

10 March 2015

The leading Scottish percussionist, Evelyn Glennie, has won one of the world's most prestigious music awards, the...
Woman dies after being crushed by a cow in farm tragedy

10 March 2015

A 62-year-old woman has been killed after being crushed by a cow while helping deliver a calf on Shetland.

Crime & Courts

Police investigate sheep rustling in Aberdeenshire

10 March 2015

Police are appealing for witnesses following a serious sheep rustling incident which saw the theft of 31 sheep from...
Financial adviser stole £465,000 from elderly couple

7 March 2015

A FINANCIAL adviser has been jailed for stealing nearly half a million pounds from a frail 91-year-old woman and her...
Family had been an 'ideal match' for teen killer

6 March 2015

Police chiefs face fresh allegations of secrecy over role of armed officers

6 March 2015

POLICE chiefs are facing fresh allegations of hiding information from the public after it emerged that armed...
Police chiefs face fresh allegations of secrecy over role of armed officers

6 March 2015

POLICE chiefs are facing fresh allegations of hiding information from the public after it emerged that armed...
Boy confronted mother over his real father days before killing foster carer, FAI hears

5 March 2015

A BOY who stabbed his foster carer to death had confronted his mother over the identity of his real father just days...
Scriptwriter fined after foul-mouthed outburst on plane

5 March 2015

A LEADING script-writer lost the plot onboard an aircraft and the air turned blue when he was told there was no...
Family of Scots caddy killed in US car crash welcome four-year sentence for drink driver

5 March 2015

THE family of a Scot who was a caddy to some of the world's biggest golf stars have welcomed the jail sentence given...

Health

Hundreds to benefit as Hepatitis C "cure" approved for use on the NHS in Scotland

10 March 2015

HUNDREDS of NHS patients in Scotland with a chronic form of Hepatitis C are to benefit from a life-saving pill.
Rugby doctors call for change in public perception of concussion injuries

9 March 2015

THE long-term impact of sport-related concussions can "no longer be ignored", according to the Scotland...
Thousands of cancer patients 'struggling with care'

9 March 2015

THOUSANDS of Scots diagnosed with cancer are unable to eat, wash or leave the house on their own, according to a...

Offer women physio first not surgery, says new campaign

9 March 2015

CONCERNS that women are being put forward for potentially risky surgery when they could have been helped by a...
Scottish doctors calls for tougher rules on junk food and alcohol advertising

8 March 2015

The NHS in Scotland has been left to pick up the pieces of a culture of excess promoted by junk food firms and...
Peanut dust in homes 'causes allergies'

7 March 2015

SCOTS scientists have helped crack the mystery of why some children develop peanut allergies without ever eating a...
NHS 24 call centre system "not working," says doctor who helped create the service

6 March 2015

A DOCTOR who helped set up health service phone line NHS 24 is demanding its call centres are "dismantled...
Herald Living Wellbeing: How to get a good night's sleep without snoring

6 March 2015

SNORING doesn't just ruin sleep, it strains relationships too.

Education

Academic: 'medicine is just plumbing, for God's sake'

10 March 2015

A TOP academic has compared the medical profession to plumbing, as he questioned why students need outstanding...
Schools warned over cuts to computing science

10 March 2015

SCOTTISH schools which have dropped computing science are under pressure to save the subject.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon meets parents who want to run their local Catholic school

9 March 2015

PARENTS fighting to take a closure-hit Catholic primary school into community control have held talks with First...

Pupils "pressured" into deciding a career too early

9 March 2015

PUPILS as young as 13 are being asked to choose their future career path when they are often unsure what they want...
Vote of no confidence in chair of crisis college

9 March 2015

THE chairman of a crisis-hit college which suspended its principal is facing pressure to resign from national...
Edinburgh University tops table of animal testing

9 March 2015

EDINBURGH University has conducted scientific research on more animals than any other institution in the UK,...
Warnings over Chinese 'propaganda' in Scottish schools

9 March 2015

SCOTTISH children are at risk of hearing Chinese "propaganda" in schools, a human rights group has warned...
Scottish University under fire after Principal's girlfriend given consultancy job

8 March 2015

THE University of the West of Scotland has been forced to defend its hiring procedures after the Principal's...

Transport

ScotRail operator vows to compete with low fare budget airlines between Edinburgh and London

10 March 2015

OUTGOING ScotRail operator, FirstGroup, is bidding to launch a low-cost rail service between Edinburgh and London to...
Options unveiled for A9 upgrade near Dalwhinnie

9 March 2015
Billion pound benefit of cutting air passenger tax

9 March 2015

SLASHING the tax passengers pay for air travel would generate an additional £1 billion for the Scottish...

Edinburgh City Council begin work on new cycle corridor

9 March 2015

WORK will begin today on a scheme designed to foster a family-friendly cycle route in Edinburgh.
Scotrail awards for eco-friendly drivers

9 March 2015

TWO train drivers have been recognised for their skills at "eco-driving" on the country's railway network...
Call for England to follow in Scotland's footsteps and reduce drink drive limit

9 March 2015

PRESSURE is growing on Ministers south of the Border to follow in the footsteps of Scotland and lower the drink-...
MEP hits out at "worrying" employment practices among budget airlines as report warns pilots and passengers being put at risk

9 March 2015

A DAMNING report which warned that the growth in zero-hours contracts for pilots was putting passengers at risk...
Scots designers behind world's largest airship to deliver prestigious Glasgow lecture

7 March 2015

IT is the largest airship in the world, offering military surveillance to the US Army and soon to be deployed in...

Environment

Cyprus base bird trapping 'soars'

9 March 2015

THE number of songbirds being illegally trapped and killed at a British military base on Cyprus has reached record...
Is it cannibalism? Is it Scottish shipping? Mystery over seal 'corkscrew' deaths sparks row between conservationists and government

8 March 2015

THE mystery surrounding the spate of 'corkscrew' seal deaths in Scottish waters has spilled over into a war of words...
Battle over building on Cairngorm National Park pits government against environmentalists

8 March 2015

A Scottish Government decision to allow more houses to be built on a woodland in the Cairngorm National Park is...

Gamekeepers warn land reform will herald job loses on estates

6 March 2015

Proposals to end the rate exemptions enjoyed by sporting estates for deer stalking and shooting will sacrifice over...
Call for wave energy body to be based in Western Isles

3 March 2015

The new body charged with developing Scotland's wave energy technology should be based in Lewis and not in Inverness...
MoD denies it has doubled exclusion zone in submarine testing area

2 March 2015

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) strenuously denies it has already unilaterally doubled the size of a restricted sea...
The Duke and the Minister

1 March 2015

The Energy Minister, Fergus Ewing, was the subject of a complaint to the First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, in...
Sturgeon urged: investigate your Energy Minister's decisions for UK's largest private landowner

1 March 2015

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is being asked to investigate the conduct of her own Energy Minister Fergus Ewing...

World News

French sports stars killed in helicopter crash

10 March 2015

Two helicopters carrying French sports stars filming a popular European reality show have crashed in a remote part of Argentina, killing 10 people, including two Olympic medal winners and a sailing champion.
Burma police attack student protest

10 March 2015

Hundreds of police and hired thugs charged at students in Burma protesting over a new education law today, pummelling them with batons and then dragging them into trucks, ending a week-long stand-off.
Civilian dies in bomb attack

10 March 2015

A civilian was killed and 24 police conscripts injured when a suicide car bomber targeted a police compound in Egypt's volatile Sinai Peninsula.

US ambassador leaves hospital after knife attack

10 March 2015

The US ambassador to South Korea, Mark Lippert, has left a South Korean hospital after five days of treatment because of a knife attack by a man screaming about Korean unification, vowing not to change his "open and friendly" approach to diplomacy.
Threat to contaminate New Zealand infant formula

10 March 2015

Suspected environmental activists have threatened to contaminate infant formula milk in New Zealand, the world's largest dairy exporter, in an attempt to halt the use of an agricultural poison on pests such as rats and possums.
Boston blast victim recalls bloody aftermath

9 March 2015

Moments after being blasted into the air "like a rocket" in the Boston Marathon bombing, nurse Jessica Kensky saw her husband's leg had been blown off and leaped into action, struggling to put a tourniquet on him, she has testified.
Putin reveals Crimea plot

9 March 2015

Russian President Vladimir Putin has described a secret meeting with officials last year when Russia decided it would take Crimea - the Black Sea region that Moscow annexed from Ukraine last March.
Merkel urges Japan to face wartime past

9 March 2015

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, referring to Germany's own experience, has reminded Japan of the need to squarely confront its wartime past but also signalled that neighbouring countries must do their part to achieve reconciliation.

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