Average energy bills set to fall as Ofgem announces new price cap

Scots have been warned to be extra cautious around open water this summer as figures reveal the rate of drowning deaths is more than double the UK average. Last year, Scotland recorded 47 accidental drownings, compared to a total of 236 across the UK, according to data from the National Water Safety Forum.

The sun shone brightly as Edinburgh became Erasburgh and Taylor Swift fans descended en masse to Murrayfield Stadium for the first of her three sell out gigs in the capital.

Each year, two solstices take place - the June solstice and the December solstice.

A die-hard Scotland fan is set to miss the opening two matches of Euro 2024 holed up in a dark German cell.

Gardeners can get a four piece patio furniture set for under £100 thanks to a new Wowcher deal.

Dalbeattie branch of the Royal British Legion Scotland is to stage a special event in the town to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day.

Snow has fallen in Scotland in a complete weather transformation just two days after glorious sunshine hit the country over the weekend.

The Scottish high street is set to lose both a New Look and M&S, as both retailers are included in a list of stores set to close over the coming weeks.

Blossoms have shared details of a new album, ‘Gary’, and dropped the summery title track. Find out more details below.Announced today (June 3), the forthcoming LP will mark the fifth studio album from the English indie rock group, and the long-awaited follow-up to 2022’s ‘Ribbon Around The Bomb’.It is set to arrive on September 20, and produced by the frequent collaborator James Skelly of The Coral, alongside Jungle’s Josh-Lloyd Watson.

Nurses are set to declare a “national emergency” today, warning NHS patients are dying in hospital corridors.

A former politician has told how she threw off the shackles of party politics and cut the crime rate in her area.

As part of the “World Outlander Day” celebration, Starz has set the premiere for the second half of Outlander Season 7 for Friday, November 22. New episodes will drop weekly on Fridays at midnight ET on the Starz app, Starz streaming and on-demand. On linear, new episodes will debut at 8 PM ET/PT on Starz in the U.S.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter The second half of “Outlander” Season 7 has set its premiere date at Starz. The final eight episodes of the season will premiere on Nov. 22.

EXCLUSIVE: Producer Daniel Bekerman, whose Donald Trump movie The Apprentice just premiered in competition at Cannes to strong notices, has set his next feature Knight’s Camp, a dark comedy starring Judy Greer (13 Going on 30, Ant-Man) and Sophia Lillis (It, Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves).

Anas Sarwar has said his party’s green energy revolution will create nearly 70,000 jobs in Scotland.

Energy bills are set to fall once again this summer, with Ofgem announcing today (May 24) that the average household bill will drop by seven per cent, from £1,690 per year to £1,568 from July 1. But financial guru Martin Lewis has called the price cap "a nonsense" as he gave his verdict on the move.

Scottish households are still paying hundreds of pounds a year more for energy despite a new Ofgem price cap- will see the average bill fall by around £122 per year.

Graham Norton is taking a well-earned break after Eurovision with a holiday in New York - and the TV presenter has been spotted out with his rarely-seen husband Jonathan 'Jono' McLeod.The pair married in 2022 after meeting six years prior, with the wedding taking place at Bantry House in Graham's native Cork, Ireland. Speaking on The Project, Graham explained that they married in Ireland to be closer to his 91-year-old mother Rhoda Walker. "I got married this year and we had our wedding party near to where my mother lives in Ireland just so she could come," he said.

Passengers have been told how to secure their airplane seat at the best price amid warnings airfares will continue to rise.

A Scots schoolgirl was left battered and bruised after a vicious attack by a gang who tried to set her hair on fire.