The Herald - 2017-12-22

• SNP attacks Kremlin for meddling in UK politics
• Pupil power brings about village ban on plastic straws
• MPs back bottle deposit-and-return scheme to turn the tide on waste
• Sticky situation in shinty world as court clears player of pitch assault
• McCartney gives thumbs up to charity’s bid to boost Kintyre
• Pro-choice groups back Government plans for abortion pill at home
• Ex-police watchdog bosses called on to explain ‘shocking’ payments
• Rare bird of prey found at Cowal may have been deliberate­ly killed, say police
• Sturgeon accused of breaking promise to prioritise education
• RT television station is an informatio­n weapon and part of Russian military strategy against all its rivals
• POLITICS
• Season of goodwill to all? Not at First Minister’s Questions it seems
• Green sacked after ‘police vendetta’
• Minister’s departure yet another blow for May
• Canadian denied her dream job to teach Gaelic at island school
• Author warns tourism and hotels are turning capital into ‘vulgar wasteland’
• Hero shot dead trying to stop robbery is honoured
• Satellite maker over the moon as Swedish rivals buy firm for £26m
• Cameron House closed indefinite­ly as investigat­ion into fatal fire continues
• Aberdeen director faces betting charge
• Patients over 75 wanted for heart trials
• Trump’s bullying stance will, in the end, get him nowhere
• Is it a bad thing that our politician­s are such a dozy lot?
• Help ease teachers’ burdens so they can do their jobs properly
• Rules are rules, but common sense should play a part
• Pupils ask questions of us all with straw campaign
• Let us have a fair veto on wind farm plans
• The decision to allow abortion pill at home must be stoutly defended
• From ashes to dashes
• Nineteen hurt as driver rams into shoppers in busy Melbourne road
• Deal tries to avoid US government shutdown
• Four dead, seven missing as Philippine­s ferry capsizes in stormy seas
• Ian Simpson
• Whiley: At noisiest band’s gig, I stood by speaker
• Learning about the soil would be celebratio­n of its importance to all of us
• LIFESTYLE & ARTS
• ‘Santa rally’ sees FTSE-100 soar to new heights
• Hundreds of small firms join legal action against Clydesdale Bank
• Ecosse hails R&D investment as it pledges internatio­nal expansion
• Study will investigat­e increasing land available for new entrants to farming
• Apex Hotels reveals plan for £12m upgrade programme

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