New fuel poverty figures reveal over 600k Scots households struggling to heat their home

Scott Brown lifted a 12th domestic trophy in a row in a typical fashion after a series of running battles against Hearts. Neil Lennon 's side took an early 2-0 lead before being pegged back, and blew a 3-2 advantage in extra-time.

coronavirus being detected. It comes as the whole of the UK faces tighter restrictions over the festive period and in the weeks that follow.

Neil Lennon faces a selection headache in midfield as questions remain over whether Scott Brown will be given the chance to complete the quadruple Treble. Some fans believe David Turnbull and Ismaila Soro should be given the opportunity in Sunday's Scottish Cup Final ahead of the Parkhead old guard with Tom Rogic also in the frame.

car and fleeing the scene.Cara McCarthy, 24, was left in “hysterics” when a black car being driven erratically ploughed into her Audi, near Barrhead, East Renfrewshire - leaving both vehicles badly damaged.Police are still hunting the occupants of the Vauxhall Omega - who ran off without trying to help Cara and left the wrecked car at the scene.Cara, from Barrhead, said: “They didn’t try to communicate with me at all.

St Mirren face Livingston in the semi-final early next year and Goodwin said: “I said to the players after the game they have beaten two big clubs in Scotland in Aberdeen and Rangers and there is no point doing that if you are not going to go all the way. “I am not saying we are going to win the cup but we genuinely believe we can.

was set on fire on the driveway of their home, which sources said was the property of one of three men accused of Williamson’s murder.A 50-year-old woman, her 49-year-old husband and two teenage girls, aged 17 and 13, were inside the property in Ferniegair, near Hamilton, when the vehicle was set alight.The blaze spread to the front door of the house before emergency services, including police and two fire engines, reached the scene just after 1.35am on Saturday.Debris from the burnt-out vehicle

immunisation programme in its history. This week the first jabs were carried out by the NHS in a huge breakthrough as the fightback against the C ovid-19 pandemic begins.

coronavirus scams being used by fraudsters across the country. Both the Test and Protect scheme and the support fund for self-isolation have been used by criminals trying to steal people’s personal information, according to evidence collected by Trading Standards Scotland.

Martin Lewis has urged those who receive the Winter Fuel Payment to check their details after the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) confirmed to MoneySavingExpert.com that it had sent out more than 60,000 letters with incorrect information. The Winter Fuel Payment is a UK-wide benefit that helps people born on or before July 5, 1952 to pay their heating bills.

Covid-19 pandemic to buy sex posted almost 1600 adverts on a classifieds website in Scotland.An investigation found 43 punters looking for street prostitutes, with many hoping to take advantage of “cheap and desperate” women thrown into poverty by coronavirus.Among 1550 men offering to pay for sex were those looking for “single mums” or pregnant women impoverished by the pandemic.There were also depraved requests for “young girls”, “rape play” and “damaged” women.The adverts appeared on

healthy schoolboy was diagnosed with life-threatening bone marrow failure after he bruised his knee in a fall from his bike. Doctors say Cory Prosser’s condition could have proved fatal if left untreated.

Scottish Government has published a full list of frontline healthcare and social workers that are eligible for the new £500 grant. Nicola Sturgeon announced details of the one-off payment during her keynote speech to the SNP’s virtual party conference yesterday.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Pressure is mounting on health chiefs accused of blanking the medical needs of a village that now has a town-sized population.The creaking Bishopton Health Centre is the only surgery in the booming area.There has been a seven-year stalemate to get the 43-year-old flat-roofed building off Greenock Road replaced.The delay is despite BAE Systems pledging £1million for a new multi-doctor surgery and donating its

Scottish Labour Party has called on the SNP government to use all its powers to tackle the poverty crisis caused by the covid pandemic.The plea came as the Joseph Rowntree Foundation reported that 230,000 children are currently living in poverty in Scotland and theAberlour Child Care Trust has recorded a 1000 per cent surge in demand for urgent assistance.Elaine Smith MSP, the Scottish Labour poverty spokeswoman, said the figures should galvanise the Scottish government into action.She said:

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Only people who live, work or attend school in Johnstone are being asked to take part in the mass Covid-19 testing scheme.Scotland’s first mass testing centre for people with no symptoms of the virus is set to open in Johnstone Town Hall on Wednesday.The pilot project will see up to 12,000 people tested for the virus over the following seven days.Now Renfrewshire Council has confirmed it will only be locals

Aberdeen skipper reckons it doesn’t make sense that some areas down south will allow up to 4000 supporters to return to stadiums from December 2 while the majority of fans here are locked out.SPFL chief executive Neil Doncaster has made a public plea for the Scottish government to follow England’s lead to avert a financial disaster which could kill clubs.

Perthshire town fell through. PKC had pledged £383,000 from its £2 million Town Centre Fund to develop an improved civic space for events and markets at Pitlochry’s Memorial Garden.