The Herald - 2016-02-15

• Funding cutbacks threaten global status of universiti­es
• Take Me Out with a piano, please
• Crackdown on people trafficker­s along the west coast
• DAVID TORRANCE ON MONDAY
• MAN OF LETTERS AND MUSIC
• Questions for Court Service over ‘jokes’
• Fears over drug driving
• I & H Brown expansion
• Skiers hit by van raid
• Army’s culture ‘different since soldier deaths’
• Wintry weather set to continue for large parts of country
• Bear attack survivor ‘booted beast in face’
• Lottery delivers as a winner bags jackpot
• Death of woman at flat treated as murder by police
• The true colour of Van Gogh is revealed
• Den-makers protest to save green space
• Scientists investigat­e dementia link to loss of hearing
• Tributes paid to the ‘Glaswegian Surrealist’ who has died aged 60
• Leslie cleared over sex assault claims
• Increase in families forced to live on low incomes
• Salmond ready to take on Farage over EU
• Pressure for visa ban U-turn amid fears of skills shortage
• Mundell joins drive to forge link with African gas hub of the future
• Third of Scots want second referendum
• Swinney heads to London in bid for fiscal deal
• Free Church Moderator defends BBC presenter ‘pilloried’ for Christian views
• ‘Infighting’ revealed at key SNP branch by secret tape
• Fast-fire sketches aim to put women in limelight
• Cyclists gear up for Holyrood showdown over legal liability
• Medical college archives shed light on ‘quackery’
• Man with terminal illness in battle for support
• New tax ‘on track’ to match income forecasts
• Paterson makes his mark as a true man of the arts
• Concert to remember Govan gal who fought against evictions
• Pressure on Constance as time is running out for victims
• Daughter still angry at MoD 10 years after Nimrod crash
• Industry under fire for drinks deposit opposition
• Tributes to band killed after car plunges 80ft into canal
• Goodwin to give evidence in RBS shareholde­rs’ case
• Firms face a battle to avoid job losses over living wage
• Appeal of grouse shooting stays high
• Scientist: Gravitatio­nal waves discovery forced lab lockdown
• Call to reveal student loan firm findings
• ‘Inexperien­ced’ police watchdog board facing big changes
• Iceland is voted best for online service by customers
• Supreme Court showdown
• Israel sees sectarian partition of Syria as ‘inevitable and preferable’ solution
• When it can be so hard to accentuate the positive
• Why are today’s young people so prepared to close down debate?
• It is time rectors were in place across higher education sector
• We should recognise that Westminste­r covers rather a big fiscal gap
• We need to know true cost of publicly funded tuition
• Scientific rigour must be revived
• Troubling times ahead if squeeze on university funding continues
• ON THIS DAY
• Marine protection project is a substantia­l threat to fishing economy
• Jimmy Bain
• Leonard White
• Singer serves dishes that keep the customer satisfied
• Quartet in a solar system far ahead of the rest
• Growing demand for green burials is an income source for farmers
• Better to be safe and sorry – with a helping hand from some new legislatio­n
• Oil and gas companies are told they need to innovate
• Say cheese

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