MSPs urge UK Government to help vulnerable Scots who lost thousands in pre-paid funeral plans

A new sighting has been confirmed of a man who disappeared from Fife on New Year's Day. Scott McLaren left his home in the Dollar Crescent area of Kirkcaldy around midday on Sunday, January 1.

Police are searching for a missing man who disappeared from Fife on New Year's Day.

Police say they are "increasingly concerned" for the welfare of a missing Scots man who drove off in his car in the early hours of New Year's Day.

Heavy flooding has left streets in Dumfries submerged in water after a danger to life warning was issued by the Met Office. Members of the public are being urged to avoid the Whitesands area due to heavy flooding as stormy conditions battered the country on Friday.

Firefighters in Scotland have been urged to vote in favour of strike action which could see fire stations across the UK temporarily closed.

Social Security Scotland is encouraging young people who are starting a new job to claim a unique cash boost which could help with additional costs. Eligible 16-24 year olds who are already receiving certain other benefits or Tax Credits can apply for Job Start Payment - a one-off payment worth £267.65, or £428.25 if the applicant is the main carer of children.

Police are asking members of the public in Renfrew to check their sheds after a pensioner was reported missing on Christmas Eve.

Nicola Sturgeon has urged Scots to consider how they can help others as the cost of living crisis has made "a very hard winter for many".

Police officers are urging people to stay safe and not to be complacent over the festive period.

The UK Government could block controversial plans to make it easier for Scots to change their gender despite MSPs voting in favour of the landmark legislation.

Police have renewed their appeal for information on a suspected hit and run in Falkirk which claimed the life of a woman. April Mitchell, from Dunipace, was struck by a car on the A872 at Avonside Drive around 12.30am on Thursday, 15 December.

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Janey Godley has urged fans to hold "loved ones close" this Christmas, as she prepares to undergo more chemotherapy.

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

Thousands of unpaid carers across Scotland received an extra payment of £245.70 on Friday, December 9. Carer’s Allowance Supplement is a devolved benefit paid twice a year to those in receipt of Carer’s Allowance on certain qualifying dates.