The Herald (Scotland)

1 day ago | heraldscotland.com | Craig Meighan

A seagull watches from a street light in the city centre (Image: Matt Cardy) A Scotland-wide summit to tackle “deadly” seagulls must be held amid warnings someone could be killed, the Scottish Parliament has heard. Former Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross, who called a debate on the issue at Holyrood, warned that Scots risk losing their lives over the “growing problem” of “nuisance” gulls.

1 day ago | heraldscotland.com | Brian Beacom

But why anyone would wish to go there is as much as mystery as Stonehenge. Or Coldplay. Worthy Farm is a field of discombobulated dreams, one gigantic, 1100 acre-sized earache-inducing, invariably sodden slob fest, where you can feed your face from 300 international food stalls and pay three quid for a half pint of Coke - yet the fact no website can quote the number of bars of soap/Lynx  body spray sold over the weekend suggests far too few.

2 days ago | heraldscotland.com | Cameron Ritchie

Power has been generated at the site, about five miles to the south-east of the town, since 1988, with hundreds of people employed there. About 90% of the staff who work at the power station live within 40 miles of the site. Hotels, pubs, restaurants and more all benefit from the massive employer. Philip Mellor has been at the helm of the Dunbar’s Dunmuir Hotel for more than a decade. He said: “Obviously, you have got the local population who work at Torness.

2 days ago | heraldscotland.com | Rebecca McCurdy

It comes as a report by St Andrews University highlighted a number of failings, including children being trafficked from their homes. Efforts to assimilate Gypsy-Travellers into Scottish society were first documented in the 1800s. But it escalated with the Tinker Experiments from 1940s to 1980s, when Gypsy-Travellers were told their children would be removed if they did not leave their nomadic lifestyle for settlements.

2 days ago | heraldscotland.com | Rebecca McCurdy

More than 120 Labour MPs across the UK have backed the rebellion – despite Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner emphasising the UK Government will not “walk away” from the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payments Bill. Irene Campbell has become the latest Scottish Labour MP to speak out against the proposals, which would limit the eligibility threshold for PIP. Speaking to The Herald, the North Ayrshire and Arran MP said she signed the amendment on Tuesday evening.