How the Budget affects Scots with £1.2 billion of extra spending and support for growth deals

Rangers side to FORGET being Invincibles – and focus on lifting the Scottish Cup. The Ibrox boss has told his players more silverware is his immediate priority despite their unbeaten league run going on the line at Parkhead this afternoon.

Old Firm clash. Supporters have even decorated the streets of Bo'ness with flags and a Steven Gerrard cut out in preparation for the derby day showdown with Celtic.

Steven Gerrard has sent his best wishes to Walter Smith and his family, as he reveals he spoke to the iconic manager just days before he was admitted to hospital. The Ibrox legend is recovering in hospital after an operation, with his old club confirming the news on Saturday.

Nicola Sturgeon is on course for an SNP majority of one in the Holyrood election opening the door to a constitutional showdown with Boris Johnson and fresh demands for a second referendum.The poll found support for independence is still on a knife edge with 47 per cent against separating from the UK with 46 per cent in support.Boris Johnson is expected to tell the Scottish Tory conference on Sunday that he will refuse permission for a second referendum even if the SNP wins a majority in May.John

cooking shows on TV is set to return to our screens this month.

spending plan put forward by Finance Secretary Kate Forbes was passed with support from Green and Lib Dem MSPs after she reached agreements with both parties on Monday.It will deliver a pay rise for public sector workers, an expansion of the free school meals programme for primary pupils, and free bus travel for those aged 21 and under.But Scottish Labour opposed the Budget after its call for social care workers to receive a pay uplift to £12 an hour was rejected as being too costly.The party

Kate Forbes revealed today she had struck an agreement with Green MSPs - meaning her Budget bill will pass when it goes to a vote on Tuesday.The Budget offers an £800 pay rise for public sector workers earning up to £25,000, and a two per cent increase for those earning over £25,000 up to £40,000.It will also provide pandemic support payments of £130 to households receiving Council Tax Reduction and two payments of £100 to families of children qualifying for free school meals.Free bus travel

Rangers are on the brink of bringing the Scottish Premiership title back to Govan.With a massive 21-point lead at the top of the table coupled with far superior goal difference it's all but impossible for Celtic to catch Steven Gerrard's side.Fans and players alike got the party started early yesterday at Ibrox as Rangers cruised to a 3-0 win over St Mirren, which coupled with any slip-up from the Hoops against Dundee United would guarantee 55.The pressure was on to end the dominance of their

Acute Respiratory Illness Centre (ARIC) in Hamilton after NHS Lanarkshire told them they could no longer bring their own face masks.They had previously been allowed to wear FFP3 masks - respirator masks which protect by filtering out tiny virus particles from the air - which they bought themselves.

shooting ranges next door – and claim the machine gun fire will destroy their calm haven.Monks at the Kagyu Samye Ling monastery say their “precious haven of peace and harmony” will be “caught in the noise of gunfire” and have asked the public to back their fight.The world-famous retreat, at Eskdalemuir in Dumfriesshire, has attracted thousands of visitors looking for ­spiritual guidance since it was founded in the 60s – including rock icon David Bowie.But leaders say two applications lodged

pandemic.