Lloyds Banking Group confirms more closures - with full list of Bank of Scotland branches axed

The next wave of high street bank closures is coming this month, with Barclays, Halifax and Lloyds set to close 48 branches in April alone. This includes one in Greater Manchester, but even more are set to follow later this year.

People on devolved benefits and payments administered and delivered by Social Security Scotland will see payment rates rise from Monday. It was announced in December the Scottish Government would uprate benefits by 6.7 per cent from April 1 for the next financial year - in line with Consumer Price Index inflation rate in September of last year.

Scotland is set to be blasted with 72 hours of snow with temperatures plummeting as we enter the summer months.

Dame Prue Leith is proud of her many links to Scotland. The Great British Bake Off judge has roots in Caithness and the Borders and is married to a Scots man who wooed her with some haggis.

National Trust for Scotland president Jackie Bird will speak at the Galloway members group meeting on Tuesday, April 2.

STV News will be pulled from the screens tomorrow as staff take to the picket line in a row over pay. Journalists across the country are to strike while they and their union are at loggerheads with their employer over their salaries.

Police have seized a machete, axe and a knife after detaining a group of youths in Glasgow.

Two men have been charged in connection with alleged £2m fraudulent banking schemes in Glasgow and Manchester. The pair, aged 36 and 45, were charged and will appear at Glasgow Sheriff Court at a later date.

Papa Johns is set to close 43 of its UK stores, including four in north west England.

Tackling poverty could become an even bigger priority for Dumfries and Galloway Council with the establishment of a group focused solely on this pervasive issue.

People living in Scotland are in a unique position as there will be 15 benefits and payments only available for those living north of the border by the end of this year. A pilot rollout of Carer Support Payment is already underway in Dundee City, Perth and Kinross and the Western Isles and will gradually replace all new claims for Carer's Allowance, delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

High street fashion retailer Ted Baker is set to go into administration - putting nearly 1,000 jobs at risk.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is set to issue an increase for all components of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) from April.

Wowcher's much-loved mystery holiday deal is back - and if you want to snap up a trip to a mystery location this year then you'll need to act quick.

Later this year, households with £5,000 in savings will be able to invest in a new type of ISA. The Government has confirmed the introduction of a new British ISA to encourage investment in UK companies and boost the City.

A new study has revealed the cheapest and most expensive areas in Scotland for a pint at a Wetherspoon pub.

Millions of people claiming their State Pension can look forward to an inflation-busting boost next month when payments rise by 8.5 per cent from April 8. Under the wages growth measure of the Triple Lock policy, those on the full New State Pension can expect an annual increase of £902, while those on the full Basic State Pension will see an uplift of £692.

Members of West Lothian’s Prostate Cancer Support Group have been highlighting the importance of getting tested early.

Ellise Shafer The nominations have been revealed for this year’s Olivier Awards, which celebrate the best in British theater. Among the acting nominees are Sarah Jessica Parker for “Plaza Suite,” Sarah Snook for “The Picture of Dorian Gray” and David Tennant for his turn as Macbeth.

Following the success of its 2023 series, the critically-acclaimed hit drama Shetland has been recommissioned by the BBC for two new series. A Silverprint Pictures production (part of ITV Studios) for the BBC, the double series commission - Shetland’s ninth and tenth - will film in locations on the Shetland Isles and across Scotland in 2024 and 2025.