William Wallace actor is helping campaign for a Scotland-wide Wallace Day
"Vote Wallace" message being shouted out in Glasgow city centre today (Thur) as an actor, dressed in full Braveheart regalia, encouraged people to back the Wallace
Horses ‘can read human emotions’
They combine facial expressions and voice tones to perceive our emotions, say psychologists
Dogs really can recognise how people are feeling – just from the look on their face
Research suggests that our four-legged friends know us even better than we do ourselves at times
Bin lorry driver caught this dramatic picture of a menacing storm brewing
Rich Renton, from Duns in the Scottish Borders, was driving with two colleagues on his usual collection route when the looming cloud caught his eye.
Pub man dresses as octopus to predict World Cup results
The tentacled fortune teller so far has a success rate of 64 per cent
Seneca Global Income & Growth – Cutting back on equities
Seneca Global Income & Growth - Cutting back on equities - Seneca Global Income & Growth Trust’s (SIGT’s) manager continues to expect a global recession in 2020, with a global bear market in equities in 2019. In anticipation, it laid out its strategy of gradually reducing the trust’s exposure to shares in ...
But who will pull the pints? Hospitality leader issues dire warning about impending workforce shortages
A hospitality leader has warned that there is likely to be severe workforce shortages in the industry unless action is taken. Kris Gumbrell, CEO of Brewhouse & Kitchen, says the loss of free movement will undoubtedly cause big issues in the hospitality sector which has a heavy reliance on European ...
Just one binge drink may damage sleep for the rest of your life
Scientists say knocking back beers, wine or spirits damages a gene that regulates shut-eye - potentially causing permanent insomnia
The Brexit undertones of the EU’s impending anti tax avoidance legislation
The European Union's move to end tax avoiding practices within its member states clashes all too conveniently with Britain's decision to leave the EU. The directive, which was presented by the Commission on 28th January 2016 and was adopted on June 20th of the same year, follows the Conservative-led Brexit ...