Low-income families to receive £160 cash boost this month and again before Christmas

Low income families across Scotland will benefit from a £160 uplift payment to be made before Christmas as part of the Scottish Government’s commitment to tackling child poverty.

Hundreds of emotional tributes have been paid to a Dundee makeup artist who died after having a heart attack.

A worried family has issued a desperate plea to a missing teen who was last seen on CCTV leaving her flat with two unidentified men.

The family and friends of a missing woman are increasingly concerned about her welfare as police appeal for help to trace her.

Plans for a 21st century village with almost 500 new homes in Dumfries are a step closer following a funding boost of nearly £1 million.

A father has told how his family were called in around four times to say a final goodbye to his cancer patient daughter as she fought an infection he suspects was linked to the hospital environment.

The family of a missing Scots man have issued a desperate plea for his return while describing his disappearance as 'out of character'.

Tens of thousands of unpaid carers will receive a double payment of the Carer’s Allowance Supplement this December under new legislation passed unanimously by the Scottish Parliament last month.

The Scottish Government has announced a £41million support package to help people struggling financially during the winter months.

Brendan O’Carroll is remembering a beloved Mrs Brown’s Boys crew member who has passed away from COVID-19 in recent weeks who had been with them from the start.The funny man has told how losing props master Dennis Knotts earlier this month, was like ‘losing a member of the family.’Dennis, who was from Glasgow and worked for BBC Scotland where Mrs Brown’s Boys is filmed, had been working with the crew for close to a decade.

Rishi Sunak has announced there will be £4.6 billion in extra funding for Scottish Government budget in Barnett Consequentials.

Detectives are probing more than 70 incidents linked to the violent turf war between the Lyons and Daniel organised crime gangs.

A devoted daughter has raised a huge sum for charity by running the London Marathon after being inspired by her brave Ayrshire dad who suffers from Motor Neuron Disease (MND).

A Scots dad rebuilt his family home ten months after it burned to the ground in a horror fire.

Three Scots families have been left with just the clothes on their back after a devastating toaster fire spread through a flat block.

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Legislation which will lead to increased financial support for more than 19,400 children and young people to help their families heat their homes this winter has been outlined in the Scottish Parliament.

Family and friends of a young Scots mum who tragically lost her life in an incident near the M9 have appealed for an applause at Ibrox in memory of the “loyal” Rangers fan.