DWP urged to amend weather payment rules to provide £25 every time extreme cold forecast for next day

A major recovery mission has been launched after the body of a 19ft Minke whale washed up on a beach in North Berwick. Members of the public have been urged to keep their distance after it washed up onto rocks at East Beach on Thursday evening.

Scots trying to claim a new disability benefit introduced by the SNP Government have faced a “brutal” knock back rate of 40pc.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced that people in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will be able to apply for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) entirely online from next year. New claims for PIP have been replaced in Scotland by Adult Disability Payment and are no longer processed by the DWP.

The Scottish Government is being asked to step in for a fourth time over plans for a windfarm in the Glenkens.

Stephen Flynn has announced a reshuffle of his frontbench team at Westminster as the SNP gears up for the general election campaign.

The latest figures show that during the 2022/23 financial year, some 5,300 people successfully challenged the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) over its initial decision not to award them Personal Independence Payment (PIP). Of that total, some 1,500 claimants have also been awarded at least one enhanced payment rate of either the daily living or mobility component of the disability benefit through the Mandatory Reconsideration process.

Autumn has arrived but that does not mean the possibility of summer-like weather has ended.

Off-duty officers and staff from the Scottish Police Federation, which represents rank and file ­officers, will descend on Holyrood on Wednesday to lobby ministers.

BBC Scotland has been urged to investigate its role in a murder trial which was abandoned when the key witness fled over the pressure of appearing in a documentary.

September has finally arrived, officially marking the end of meteorological summer and kickstarting autumn.

Now the new school term has started, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is reminding families to open a Tax-Free Childcare account to save up to £2,000 per child on their annual childcare bills. Families can use their Tax-Free Childcare account to pay for any approved childcare including holiday, breakfast and after school clubs, childminders and nurseries.

Better late than never eh? The kids might be going back to school next week, but it looks like we're finally about to get some sun.

Simplicity is often best when it comes to cooking, especially if it's the middle of the week and you don't fancy spending ages cooking in the kitchen.

A Scots gran who stole more than £1.5 million from her employer's business enjoyed expensive family holidays, bought new cars and set up savings accounts for her grandchildren, a court heard.

More than 34,000 people have signed an online petition calling for the State Pension to be paid to everyone in retirement at the same rate as the National Living Wage, despite an official response rejecting the proposal. According to map data on the petitions-parliament website, 34,062 signatures have now been recorded from every parliamentary constituency across Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Social Security Scotland recently announced that more people in receipt of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will start moving to the new Adult Disability Payment (ADP) over the coming months.

After a wet and mild summer, claims that Scotland and the rest of the UK may be in for an Indian Summer have been circulating.

There are 22 million people across the UK claiming at least one benefit from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). That number includes 12.6 million older people in receipt of State Pension payments, a contributory benefit only available to those of retirement age with at least 10 years’ worth of National Insurance Contributions.

Prince Harry is headed home. But will his wife be with him?!

The last bank holiday of the summer falls on Monday for people in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. However, it will also affect people in Scotland expecting payments from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) or HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) on that day.