Demand for online energy advice rises 136% as temperatures plummet across Scotland

carried out by the armed forces. UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace confirmed the deployment of 98 soldiers over the next 28 days to identify and prepare suitable locations for NHS Scotland to administer the Covid-19 vaccine.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterThere have been another 1,753 new cases of coronavirus diagnosed in Scotland while the nation's death toll has tragically increased again.The latest sets of data have been published this afternoon by the Scottish Government as part of its national COVID-19 daily briefing.And they come as enhanced lockdown measures take effect across mainland Scotland from today.A further 78 patients, including

Cold Weather Payments have been triggered by a persistent drop in temperatures across Scotland. Those eligible will receive £25 to cover their heating bills, which is paid automatically by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) into their bank account.

drug deaths.The solemn gesture came as Labour’s health spokesperson Monica Lennon demanded an immediate £20 million package to fund residential rehab in Scotland.That sum, which would match the entire budget of the Scottish Drug Deaths Task Force, reflects the high cost if such treatment, which has been all but abandoned in Scotland in recent years.New drugs policy minister Angela Constance pledged to secure enough funding to bring Scotland’s shoddy rehab services - currently funding a meagre 22

Citizens Advice Scotland is encouraging people to ‘save your energy’ as the charity launches its Big Energy Saving Month 2021 campaign. The campaign launches amid dropping temperatures across Scotland, as well as concerns of increasing energy costs as more people stay at home to comply with increased coronavirus restrictions.

Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine will be widely available across the country on Monday.A team of more than 3000 trained vaccinators are on standby to deliver doses to those aged over 80, who will be contacted by their health boards.The latest rollout follows an announcement by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon who revealed that more than 110,000 Scots have already received the Pfizer jag.Scotland has an allocation of 533,640 doses of the Oxford vaccine for the month of January, which requires two jabs,

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterScotland's Covid death toll has risen by almost 100 in the last 24 hours with 1,865 new cases of the disease also diagnosed.The latest update was published this afternoon by the Scottish Government as part of its national COVID-19 daily briefing.A further 93 patients, eight from the NHS Ayrshire & Arran health board region, have died after contracting the coronavirus which means 4,965 people have

Rangers.The Israeli international and his family were targeted after he was sent off during the 1-0 loss at Ibrox on January 2.The 29-year-old's wife Bar Bitton posted screenshots of disturbing messages she'd received on Instagram which called for the couple to be "hung on the streets".Further abuse was also aimed at Bitton's children, with one blast reading: "F**k you and yer wains".Celtic have announced the matter has been handed over to Police Scotland and condemned the "faceless and

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterAyrshire hospitals are dealing with a record number of coronavirus patients, new figures show.Statistics released by Public Health Scotland reveal there are 201 Covid patients in the region  - the highest number since the pandemic began.That includes a further 11 virus-related admissions in the last 24 hours.A total of 11 deaths have also been confirmed as Ayrshire tries to get to grips with a

direct to your inboxA yellow warning for ice has been issued across Greater Manchester starting tomorrow as temperatures are set to plummet.The mercury will dip to minus 1 but with chilly winds making it feel like minus 3 in Manchester.In some places, temperatures could fall as low as minus 6.The Met Office has issued a warning covering much of the UK over the coming days.Wintry showers will move south from Scotland bringing rain and hill snow, forecasters said.In Greater Manchester, a yellow

BBC will launch TV and online lessons to help parents and children through lockdown. The whole of the UK was plunged in to another lockdown this week as the Scottish and UK Governments struggle to contain rising numbers of Covid19 cases.

weather warning has been issued for Scotland as temperatures continue to drop across the country. The warning for ice has been issued for large parts of south east and central Scotland from 4pm today to 11am on Wednesday.

Covid-19. Chief Constable Iain Livingstone was speaking after Nicola Sturgeon clamped down on the country’s lockdown rules.

coronavirus rules through a new online form released by Police Scotland. The force says that it has been experiencing an exceptionally high volume of calls regarding the pandemic since the outbreak in March last year.A new form has been launched to alleviate some of the pressure on 999 services to ensure that they are being used for emergency reasons only.

paedophile diamond thief wanted in the Caribbean has fled to Scotland after claiming he needed to get his false limb fixed. Predator Colin Kristensen has refused to return to the billionaires’ playground of Sint Maarten where he was convicted of abusing a six-year-old girl and looting jewels as part of a corruption scandal that rocked the West Indian paradise island.

recycling fund should be spent on tackling Scotland's rising rat numbers, the Tories said. The lump sum was announced back in September by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.

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