Plans to introduce a new tax on workplace parking spaces in Scotland could force teachers to quit the profession by increasing their financial burden, the nation’s largest teaching union has warned.
Radio phone-ins tend to attract people with strong opinions and correspondingly little knowledge. Occasionally, however, they can act as valuable safety-valves about unfashionable subjects, writes Brian Wilson.
Nepotism and favouritism risk affecting the career prospects of officers working for Police Scotland, it has been claimed.
Three-year-old children do not need the substitute parent of their own tablet computer, writes Jane Bradley.
After SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford accuses the Prime Minister of “ripping up the Good Friday Agreement”, Brian Wilson suggests it is the SNP, Labour and the Liberal Democrats’ commitment to peace in Northern Ireland that will be tested in the coming weeks.
Plans to introduce an opt-out organ donation system approved by MSPs will not increase the number of donations, according to a researchstudy.
So, 2019 is the year. You’ve saved. Studied the specs, maybe even put the Houston Auto Show to work, taking the new models you’ve zeroed in on for test spins. Before you pull the trigger or limit your search to cars already in stock, did you know that purchasing that dream car can be interactive? (And, no, we’re not talking about filling out all that paperwork you must trudge through before they hand you your new car keys.) Some automakers know they have a cadre... Читать дальше...
The restored 1936 Ford Deluxe Cabriolet seemed to call out to Keith Randall at an antique automobile auction he was attending in Pennsylvania. Even though Randall had no intention of bidding on the car, he could not resist the appeal of the Cordoba Tan Ford with the Poppy Red pinstripes. Consequently Randall became the new owner of the car in October 2015. Some of the history that came with the car indicated that it was purchased as a basket case in Miami back in 1988. Читать дальше...
Smart watches have been banned at a Walsall school after reports of students videoing each other and using social media during lessons.
From McDonald's on Penn Road to Barnhurst Sewage Works, the 'King of the Internet' delved into the Black Country when he presented his podcast in Bilston.
A 12-year-old champion fundraiser who has raised £20,000 for various charities is being considered for an honour by the Cabinet Office.
Plans to create a world-class £50 million holiday venue near Bridgnorth have been backed by Shropshire Council's business department.
Out of darkness cometh light is the motto of Philip Barnard's home town. If only he had known how true that would become.
Almost 200 people have attended a concert at a Staffordshire school to honour the life of a former headteacher.
The sheep shearing competition at this year’s Staffordshire County Show will be the biggest yet, organisers have said.
Part of a council depot in Cannock could be sold off for housing.
Now the dust has settled and the fax machine has cooled down, it’s time to assess where the transfer window leaves the Baggies for the run-in.
Natalie Westoll, who is in her own words 80 per cent covered with tattoos, is a bit peeved that her body markings are standing in the way of her joining the police.
A THIRD of UK companies are planning to move their businesses abroad in the event of a no deal Brexit, a survey has suggested.
Authorities: Death of a homeless man in suburban Buffalo, New York, may be related to arctic cold blanketing much of the northern US.
Dublin TG4 All Star Sinéad Goldrick is still heartbroken after another failed bid for All-Ireland senior club glory with Foxrock-Cabinteely - but she is hungry to put things right with her county.
The thief cut open the bathroom window grilles to enter the branch around 2am, said the police, who are going through the closed-circuit television (CCTV) camera footage to identify him.
Watching Wolves brush aside West Ham last Tuesday night was like watching that other team. You know, the team with the really gifted players.
Israel riskiert nach Ansicht der Europäischen Union mit der Entscheidung, das Mandat der internationalen Beobachtermission in Hebron nicht zu verlängern, eine weitere Verschlechterung der "ohnehin prekären Situation". Das Mandat habe eine wichtige Rolle gespielt, um Gewalt zwischen Palästinensern und israelischen Siedlern in Hebron zu verhindern, hieß es laut Europäischem Auswärtigen Dienst (EAD).
Empire actor Jussie Smollett says he has been "consistent on every level" with the police during their investigation into what he says was a racist and homophobic attack on him.