Stephen Naysmith
Herald Scotland
United Kingdom
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JK Rowling accused of bigotry over tweet claiming 'sex is real'
JK Rowling has been accused of bigotry after she tweeted support for an academic who was forced from her job for saying men cannot 'turn into' women. → Read More
Services tackling homelessness ‘broken beyond repair’
Scotland's system for tackling homelessness is “broken beyond repair” according to a homelessness charity, with disconnected services and a… → Read More
Minister admits some trans rights reforms may have gone too far, as consultation launched on gender
Some organisations may have unintentionally made women feel less safe, while trying to acknowledge the rights of trans people, the Scottish… → Read More
£2.4bn plan to use Scottish renewables to hit climate targets
SCOTLAND can help the UK achieve net zero carbon emissions by connecting renewable energy sources to the national grid, but it will cost at least… → Read More
Lower drink drive limit has 'not devastated pubs' in Scotland
The introduction of a lower drink drive limit has not had the devastating impact on the financial viability of pubs the industry has claimed,… → Read More
Gas supply could be restored within two days, relieved residents told
Relieved householders who feared they would be without domestic gas for up to five days were last night told most could have supplies back within 48… → Read More
Concern after court rules attending Gaelic school ‘not in girl’s best interests’
A court has ordered that a girl should be sent to a mainstream school rather than a Gaelic medium one, after ruling that her welfare trumped her… → Read More
Water over the bridge: How rising sea levels will hit our famous sites
THEY are among Scotland’s best-known tourist landmarks and transport hubs → Read More
Natural heritage body ‘sorry’ for killing island’s 300 beech trees
AN environmental organisation has apologised after deliberately killing hundreds of trees on an island in Loch Lomond. → Read More
Conservative source in threat to Channel 4 over ice 'stunt'
A Conservative Party source appeared to threaten Channel 4 with a review of its licence last night after Boris Johnson was represented by an ice… → Read More
Belated honours for Scots footballer who helped win the world cup – for Italy
THE only Scottish footballer to win a World Cup, Rose Reilly is described as one of our country’s greatest players. → Read More
Who are the leading players as court hears case against Alex Salmond?
LADY DORRIAN, who is expected to preside over the Salmond prosecution, is the first woman in 692 years to be appointed Lord Justice Clerk, as… → Read More
Alex Salmond accused of sexual offences against 10 women
ALEX Salmond has appeared in court over a series of alleged sex crimes against ten women. → Read More
Charities and businesses review relationship with Prince Andrew
Buckingham Palace announced that the Duke of York is to step back from public life ‘for the foreseeable future’ last night, as reverberations… → Read More
Baroness Helena Kennedy: Prince Andrew 'would risk arrest' if he speaks to FBI about Epstein
PRINCE Andrew would face possible arrest if he flies to America to help police investigating the crimes of Jeffrey Epstein, a leading Scottish… → Read More
I insulted the Clash – and my insults won (a trip to New York)
When Neil Spencer, then editor of the New Musical Express, rang Louise Bolotin on the payphone in her Edinburgh digs to tell her she was going to… → Read More
Court case could make Scotland's children's hearings system fair to siblings at last
In a moving blog for the Stand up for Siblings campaign group, Helen Sharon Johnston wrote about her childhood. → Read More
Anger as Glasgow City Council scraps Lord Provost's Burns Supper for second year
Glasgow's Lord Provost’s Burns Supper is to be scrapped for the second year running. → Read More
Scottish charity backs MPs' call to decriminalise drugs
A leading addiction charity has backed the decriminalisation of drugs in Scotland and claimed the UK Government's objections to ‘safer… → Read More
Public health emergency declaration call over Scotland's drugs deaths crisis
MINISTERS have been told to declare a "public health emergency" over Scotland's drug deaths crisis and create "safe… → Read More