Full list of HSBC branches closing next year - including Scottish locations

Christmas Day falls on a Sunday this year which means Boxing Day is on a Monday, however, the bank holiday status for that date has been moved to Tuesday, December 27. This means that benefits and payments from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) or HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) which are due on those dates will be made earlier.

Ncuti Gatwa has shared a sneak peek of his first day on set as the new Doctor Who.

The iconic Coca-Cola Christmas Truck Tour will make its way to Edinburgh for the first time in 2022.

Shoppers popping into town to get last-minute Christmas gifts have been warned that rail services are set to be severely disrupted.

Do you think that you live in a cool neighbourhood, with loads of fun places to go out, shop and stay in?

Scots waiting on Christmas deliveries may be hit with delays as popular courier DPD has announced that Royal Mail strike action will put extra pressure onto its operations.

Broadband speeds across the UK have been ranked - and there are huge differences between regions.

Aldi is selling the UK's cheapest fresh whole turkey this Christmas, which is good news for those looking to celebrate on a budget.

Basic and New State Pension payments will increase next year by 10.1% for some 12.5 million older people across the UK, including 992,052 living in Scotland. The honouring of the Triple Lock rule was confirmed last month during Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement and means that older people are set for an income boost from April, 2023.

Scotland is set to be blanketed in more snow this weekend as an ice cold Arctic blast moves across the country.

Phone calls and surfing the internet will be allowed on EU flights as of next summer, it has been announced.

The latest figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show that in May there were 936,766 people receiving weekly payments of £69.70 for Carer’s Allowance, including 81,682 living in Scotland. However, new research from the Carers Trust suggests that some unpaid carers are relying on loans and credit cards to help them pay bills during the cost of living crisis.

BBC 's The Traitors is going to be shown in the USA next year, it has been announced. The reality TV programme - hosted by Claudia Winkleman - is filmed in Ardross Castle in the Scottish Highlands and sees a team of players competing in a series of missions.

Falkirk Council's 'black box' collections - which accept glass, textiles and small electrical items - will come to an end next year, with the start of a national scheme, that will see people return bottles and cans for cash.

Christmas is just around the corner and for many households this will be a different sort of festive season as people try to cope with the ongoing cost of living crisis. Finances of even the most stringent of savers are being squeezed even tighter due to rising energy costs, soaring food prices and ever-increasing inflation.

Seventeen years after The Holiday was released, a sequel is said to be in the works. The festive classic, released in 2006, stars Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jack Black and Jude Law, with the feel good rom-com a must-watch for many every December.

The 14 happiest places to live in Scotland have been name by Rightmove as part of its 11th annual Happy at Home Index.

Israel’s Keshet-organized INTV is returning to Jerusalem next year after four years off, with Reshet boarding as partner.