Charity calls for broadband 'social tariffs' to help make internet access more affordable

drug today agreed to hand over more than pounds 200,000 to settle proceeds of crime actions. Eric Reid, 48, was jailed for five and a half years for his role in turning out tablets containing the psychoactive substance Etizolam while his co-accused Scott McGaw, 35, was sentenced to five years imprisonment.

Sarwar will call for the SNP to fill the gap as the cost of gas and electricity is due to rise steeply within days.The energy price cap will increase by £139 to £1277 on October 1 this year leaving 150,0000 Scottish pensioners living in poverty facing a desperate choice.The push from Labour comes after it was revealed that a woman in her 90s starved to death, the first fatality from lack of food recorded in Scotland for at least 20 years.Sarwar will tell conference that the Scottish Parliament

charity watchdog. The Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) is to meet bosses of Wellbeing Scotland next week as part of an official inquiry.

iOS - Android However, the party's motion was voted against by those in parliament. He told Lanarkshire Live : “The refusal of the SNP-Green Government to back a swifter return to more normal, face-to-face GP appointments in Lanarkshire is extremely disappointing.

colleague and racially abused him by calling him “Gerry Adams”, a court martial heard. Scots trooper Declan Coutts and colleague Maxwell Nicholls allegedly harassed fellow soldier Tpr Scott Alexander, with slurs about the IRA and “car bombs” and comparing him with ex-Sinn Fein president Adams.

First Minister will address the Scottish Parliament about the high level of covid cases across the country as hospitalisation remain at an alarming level. Cases have surged over the last month-and-a-half after the majority of lockdown restrictions were lifted on August 9 on Scotland's 'Freedom Day'.Sturgeon and other government ministers have urged people to practice good personal hygiene in a bid to halt the surge in cases of the deadly virus.

Nicola Sturgeon announced earlier this week that she was calling in the Army to help deal with the ambulance crisis as pressure mounts on the service.

behind bars for the rest of their lives. Teenager Dean Ryan and his older brother Steven were convicted of killing the 34-year-old Glasgow procurator fiscal in 1994.

First Minister faced tough questions from MSPs in the Scottish Parliament over the current situation. The crisis comes as the NHS attempts to recover from being hit hard by the covid pandemic with many services struggling to cope with the virus and normal health concerns.

Sky Broadband is down is Scotland leaving thousands unable to connect to the internet. Customers have reported issues across Edinburgh, Glasgow and the central belt with many unable to use the web.

pressure points in the service - an action already taken in parts of England.The SNP leader spoke out following reports that a frail pensioner found collapsed at his home in Glasgow died following a 40-hour wait for an ambulance.Relatives of Gerard Brown, 65, said they had been told the delay cost the former engineer his life.

The chairman of Prince Charles’ charitable foundation has resigned after reports the organization was offered a donation of more than 500,000 pounds ($692,000) from a Russian banker seeking British citizenship.

Prince Charles’ charitable foundation has resigned after reports the organization was offered a donation of more than 500,000 pounds ($692,000) from a Russian banker seeking British citizenship.Douglas Connell stepped down Wednesday after the Sunday Times alleged that Charles wrote a letter to thank the businessman, Dmitry Leus, for the offer last year.

SNP Health Secretary said people should think twice before calling 999 for a paramedic due to the current pressures on the NHS. While he pledged any additional cash that could be found would be spent trying to ease the pressure on the health service, the Health Secretary conceded it "will be a challenging autumn and winter".In light of that, he said people should consider whether it is "absolutely critical" for them to call for an ambulance.

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Billy Connolly's 'Wee Big Yins' lego figures have raised almost £10,000 for a Scots children's charity. The tiny figurines of the comedy legend were specially created by Buchanan Galleries for the Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity.

SNP conference, the First Minister said she would lay out her revised case “openly and honestly” and repeated her call for indyref2.She said: “Nothing will fall into our laps.

Craig Gordon has another FOUR years left at the top after the Scotland number one produced derby heroics to shut out Hibs. The 38-year-old threw back the years with a string of stunning saves - equalled by his opposite number Matt Macey - as the two goalkeepers came up with towering performances at Tynecastle.The goalless draw means both sides missed the opportunity to go top having entered the weekend as joint leaders.

Get the latest top news stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletterA leading sight loss charity says people in West Lothian are waiting too long for treatment for eye conditions.Sight Loss Scotland and Sight Loss Veterans say people in the NHS Lothian health board area waiting longer than weeks due to the impact of the pandemic.The charity, which has a Sight Loss Veterans rehabilitation centre at Wilkieston, says although progress has been made since the height of the pandemic,