http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-newsHome News | Herald ScotlandenCopyright 2012 Herald & Times Group all rights reservedSat, 26 May 2012 15:25:02 PDTCopyright 2012 Herald & Times Group all rights reservednoHome News | Herald Scotlandhttp://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/tax-avoidance-official-to-quit-job.17699339http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/tax-avoidance-official-to-quit-job.17699339ONE of Britain's top public officials, who was allowed to avoid tens of thousands of pounds in income tax under a deal approved by Government ministers, is to stand down.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/congregations-driven-to-wall-by-insurance-costs.17666613http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/congregations-driven-to-wall-by-insurance-costs.17666613CHURCH of Scotland congregations are being "driven to the wall" by rising insurance premiums in the wake of unprecedented thefts from their historic properties.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/marathon-runners-warned-ahead-of-sizzling-weekend.17701808http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/marathon-runners-warned-ahead-of-sizzling-weekend.17701808EXPERTS have warned runners to take extra precautions ahead of tomorrow's Edinburgh Marathon as the Met Office predicts the May heatwave will continue over the weekend.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/aberdeen-fcs-stadium-move-delayed-by-a-year.17698715http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/aberdeen-fcs-stadium-move-delayed-by-a-year.17698715ABERDEEN Football Club's plans to move to a new multi-purpose stadium have been put back by at least another year because of a delay in land-sale agreements.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/farmers-fury-over-attacks-by-sea-eagles.17699101http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/farmers-fury-over-attacks-by-sea-eagles.17699101FARMERS and crofters up and down the west coast are increasingly complaining that sea eagles are taking their lambs.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/scot-is-held-after-pirate-music-inquiry.17702247http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/scot-is-held-after-pirate-music-inquiry.17702247A SCOTTISH man has been detained following a complex investigation into a multimillion-pound counterfeit music operation.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/baroness-carnegy-leaves-7m-fortune.17699307http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/baroness-carnegy-leaves-7m-fortune.17699307A PEER who became a figurehead for the Girl Guides in Scotland and devoted her life to helping young children has left £7 million.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/painting-makes-an-impression.17702285http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/painting-makes-an-impression.17702285AUCTION house painting specialist Charlotte Riordan admires a work by one of the UK's most renowned Post-Impressionist artists ahead of its sale.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/legal-case-anniversary-is-marked.17699315http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/legal-case-anniversary-is-marked.17699315MORE than 100 lawyers, legal officials and academics marched through Paisley town centre yesterday to mark the anniversary of a landmark legal case.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/super-size-queen.17702324http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/super-size-queen.17702324ABSEILERS were hard at work yesterday securing a giant photo of the Queen and Prince Philip ahead of the Royal Jubilee celebrations next weekend.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/prince-visits-first-scots-artificial-reef.17699450http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/prince-visits-first-scots-artificial-reef.17699450Prince Edward yesterday visited an ambitious community project to create the first artificial diving reef of its kind in Scot- land by sinking an old warship in the Sound of Mull.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/clubs-administrators-welcome-inquiry.17702359http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/clubs-administrators-welcome-inquiry.17702359RANGERS administators Duff & Phelps are being investigated by an industry watchdog over an alleged conflict of interest.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/the-hump-has-help-from-elvis.17699534http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/the-hump-has-help-from-elvis.17699534Engelbert Humperdinck will carry a lucky charm from Elvis Presley as he performs in the Eurovision Song Contest on BBC1 tonight.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/rangers-in-court-fight-over-signing-ban.17702435http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/rangers-in-court-fight-over-signing-ban.17702435RANGERS have gone to the Court of Session to fight a year-long ban on signing players over the age of 18, which manager Ally McCoist warned could cost his side a top six spot in the Scottish Premier League.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/murder-inquiry-launched-after-body-found-at-house.17699565http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/murder-inquiry-launched-after-body-found-at-house.17699565DETECTIVES have launched a murder inquiry into the death of a man who was last seen alive 18 days ago.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/federation-can-save-kirk.17701716http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/federation-can-save-kirk.17701716AT the General Assembly 10 years ago I was denounced eloquently by a minister who objected to a book I had just written.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/uk-elderly-are-among-worst-off-in-europe.17695223http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/uk-elderly-are-among-worst-off-in-europe.17695223Elderly people in Britain are lonelier and poorer than those in similar European countries, international research suggests.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/new-bbc-factual-and-arts-chiefs-to-be-based-in-scotland.17701761http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/new-bbc-factual-and-arts-chiefs-to-be-based-in-scotland.17701761The new heads of the BBC's factual and arts production have been named and will be based in Scotland.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/tributes-to-woman-killed-in-collision.17695225http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/tributes-to-woman-killed-in-collision.17695225TRIBUTES were paid yesterday to a pensioner killed when her car was crushed by a lorry in a motorway crash.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/nursery-school-children-contract-ecoli.17701804http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/nursery-school-children-contract-ecoli.17701804Nine toddlers are suspected to have been struck down by an E.coli outbreak at a nursery.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/young-professionals-target-urban-areas.17695489http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/young-professionals-target-urban-areas.17695489Young professionals are seeking urban hotspots to put down their roots, according to research.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/73m-for-nations-priciest-apartment.17695660http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/73m-for-nations-priciest-apartment.17695660SCOTLAND'S most expensive flat has gone on sale in St Andrews, with a price tag of £7.3 million and the "best view in golf".http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/councillor-in-landlord-row-quits-top-post.17701818http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/councillor-in-landlord-row-quits-top-post.17701818THE new Labour councillor exposed by The Herald as an illegal landlord has quit his top civic role amid mounting pressure for him to be stripped of the post.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/officers-investigate-stab-death.17701857http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/officers-investigate-stab-death.17701857INQUIRIES are continuing into the murder of a man who was stabbed as he walked home with a friend.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/royal-mail-posts-big-improvements.17698720http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/royal-mail-posts-big-improvements.17698720Royal Mail has delivered its best quarterly targets for first and second-class post for almost two years, figures out yesterday showed.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/first-time-buyers-use-tax-allowance.17702023http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/first-time-buyers-use-tax-allowance.17702023A RECORD number of Scottish first-time buyers took advantage of the lifting of stamp duty to get their foot on the property ladder by buying higher-priced homes, new research has found.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/scots-mother-tells-of-babys-gift-of-life.17698972http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/scots-mother-tells-of-babys-gift-of-life.17698972A Scots mother told yesterday how one of her babies died in her womb in order to save the life of his dying twin.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/woman-accused-of-25m-lloyds-scam.17702181http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/woman-accused-of-25m-lloyds-scam.17702181A former security chief at Lloyds Banking Group is to be prosecuted for a £2.5 million fraud.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/emins-joy-and-concern-over-show.17699053http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/emins-joy-and-concern-over-show.17699053Tracey Emin has spoken of her joy on the eve of the opening of a major exhibition in her home town, which provided the inspiration for many of her famous artworks.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/fire-debris-may-contain-asbestos.17702188http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/fire-debris-may-contain-asbestos.17702188Residents near a derelict school which was set on fire have been told to limit use of their gardens because debris from it may contain asbestos.nonadult