New £55 heating payment due this winter to help 400,000 people in Scotland with energy bills

A new easyJet holiday sale sale has been launched with cheap flights from Scottish airports and 'dream' package holidays now on offer to holiday-lovers.

It is never a normal “opening night” when it comes to the Toronto Film Festival which is offering numerous films including the much anticipated Hayao Miyizaki film The Boy And The Heron which is the key opening night gala, but there are others including two exceptional directorial debuts from celebrated veteran stars Kristin Scott Thomas and Patricia Arquette making it all a very memorable kickoff for TIFF on many fronts.

Humza Yousaf has said the number of schools identified with dangerous concrete has risen to forty.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced that people in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will be able to apply for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) entirely online from next year. New claims for PIP have been replaced in Scotland by Adult Disability Payment and are no longer processed by the DWP.

Millions of households across Great Britain are at risk of becoming ill because they are not switching on their heating when it is cold, a consumer watchdog has warned. A Which? survey of 4,000 people found high energy bills had led to almost nine in 10 households (85%) trying to cut back on their energy usage, while nearly half (46%) said they had not turned their heating on when it was cold last winter.

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People caught in possession of nitrous oxide could soon face up to two years in prison.

Scottish ministers have been aware of the risks of collapse-prone concrete since last summer, Shirley-Anne Somerville said, as she pledged to be "open" with the public on concerns.

Comedian Eddie Murphy and Tracee Ellis Ross star in holiday comedy Candy Cane Lane. In addition to Murphy and Ross, the film also stars Jillian Bell, Ken Marino, Nick Offerman, Robin Thede, Chris Redd, D.C. Young Fly, and Anjelah Johnson-Reyes.

An estimated 850,000 people of State Pension age could still receive cost of living payments worth up to £599 due before Spring 2024, even though they are not currently claiming one of the qualifying means-tested benefits, or know when the eligibility periods are. The next cost of living payment is worth £300 and is due to be paid sometime this Autumn to those on income-related benefits, including Pension Credit.

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) recently announced that it will start writing to thousands of older people this month who may have been underpaid their State Pension due to missing information on their National Insurance (NI) record. The issue affects mostly women in their 60s and 70s who may have Home Responsibilities Protection (HRP) missing from their NI record.

Millions of households across Great Britain are set to receive the next instalment of the £900 cost of living payment support, worth £300 this Autumn, with a further £299 due next Spring. No confirmed details about a payment window or the qualifying period have been announced by the UK Government yet, despite widespread online speculation.

New Look customers say they are stocking up on a £9 top in multiple colours as it 'doesn't need ironing' and 'goes with everything'. Fashion fans say the budget New Look top can be paired with almost every outfit for work or casual wear, and it's 'super soft', too.

The Scottish Government recently announced that a new devolved disability payment designed to provide additional financial support for people of State Pension age will not include a mobility component. However, it has also confirmed that the new benefit will not involve any face-to-face assessments as part of the application process.

Attendance Allowance is a benefit delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) for people of State Pension age who need help with personal care or supervision due to an illness, disability or mental health condition. A successful claim for the benefit is worth either £68.10 or £101.75 each week, depending on the level of support someone needs.

People who live in flats or one-bed houses will generally end up worse off this winter than last - while people in bigger houses could be better off, according to new analysis. It comes after Ofgem revealed the latest energy price cap, which will come into effect from October this year.

More than 65,000 homeowners across Great Britain took advantage of an easy side hustle last year which netted them up to £1,000 of much-needed tax-free income, with many earning significantly more. At a time when most people are feeling the impact of rising costs across all sectors, astute homeowners have increasingly searched for alternative ways to bring in extra cash, with renting out a spare car parking space proving a particularly popular hit.

Energy bills are set to fall for millions of households in a matter of months after Ofgem confirmed its new price cap.

The last bank holiday of the summer falls on Monday for people in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. However, it will also affect people in Scotland expecting payments from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) or HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) on that day.

Dax Shepard is being open and honest with his feelings of financial insecurity.