Manhunt as terrified shop staff are robbed at knifepoint

A Scots shop owner has been handing out free 'sleeping pods' for homeless people in a bid to save lives this winter.

The latest figures from Social Security Scotland show that at the end of February, 2022 there were 124,081 people living in Scotland receiving additional financial support through Attendance Allowance. Across the UK, there are now more than 1.5 million people over State Pension age getting either £61.85 or £92.40 each week through the benefit.

MSPs are expected to pass controversial gender recognition legislation later today following a mammoth debate in the Scottish Parliament.

Terrified holidaymakers filmed themselves on the "scariest drive ever" after discovering the twisting narrow road to their Scottish holiday cottage was on a cliff edge that hangs over the sea.

Kezia Dugdale has accused opponents of gender reforms of using "populist tactics" as MSPs prepare for a mammoth nine-hour debate.

A talented schoolgirl singer wowed Christmas shoppers at St Enoch Square in Glasgow when she took a busker's microphone and began belting out tunes.

This is the heartwarming moment an elderly couple danced a waltz in front of delighted Christmas shoppers at a Scots shopping centre.

The UK’s “extreme” cold weather is set to subside amid surging temperatures on Monday.

The remarkable moment a group of locals lifted a car that was blocking traffic on a busy street in Edinburgh has been captured on video.

The heart-stopping moment a car went up in flames following a crash in Inverclyde has been captured on camera.

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.

Viewers of The Traitors were left "terrified" on Wednesday night after a scene filmed showed a church full of people wearing gold masks.

Snow has begun falling in northern Scotland,with some roads already blanketed and more blizzard conditions expected in the coming days. Photos from Moray show dangerous conditions on the A96 road between Keith and Huntly, with several inches of snow already on the ground.

Louise Blackwood was last seen in the Marleon Field area of the town at around 9.10am on Monday, December, 5.

A Scots woman has posted about her emotional reunion with family after a four-year trip abroad. Madison Frain surprised her relatives after returning home for Christmas from Australia, reports Edinburgh Live.

The latest figures from Social Security Scotland show that at the end of February, 2022 there were 124,081 people living in Scotland receiving additional financial support through Attendance Allowance. Across the UK, there are now more than 1.5 million people over State Pension age getting either £61.85 or £92.40 each week through the benefit.

The Scottish Government has announced that almost £60 million has been distributed to thousands of families with disabled children in the first year of a new devolved disability benefit. The latest official figures from Social Security Scotland show the families of nearly 44,000 children and young people were receiving Child Disability Payment in September this year.

Figures shared by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show that in February there were 22 million people across the UK claiming at least one benefit. That number includes nearly 12.5 million older people now 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.