NHS facing 'humanitarian crisis' this winter without action on fuel bills

An OAP has told how she is planning to travel 12,000 miles to Australia to avoid an agonising death from terminal cancer.

Problems with patients being discharged from Forth Valley Royal Hospital without proper follow-up notes is just one sign of the incredible pressure the NHS is now under, a senior doctor has said.

Liz Truss has promised that she will “ride out the storm” and make sure that people will not face unacceptable energy bills.

A 23-year-old disabled woman may have to move in with OAPs at a nursing home as she can’t afford to pay for electricity to power her life-saving equipment.

A ‘missing’ poster has been issued for Douglas Ross over his absence from the debate over the cost of living crisis.

Older people in Stirling and Clackmannanshire are buying less food so they can save money to heat their homes as energy costs spiral, a charity has found.

A terminally ill mum told how she is now saving for winter fuel bills as well as her own funeral - and says the cold exacerbates pain from bone cancer.

The mum of a Scots teen with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) says she cannot talk about her son's deteriorating condition 'without fear or emotion' as it has left him unable to 'eat, drink or scratch his nose' unaided.

Nearly half of Tory voters want to renationalise energy firms to help the UK cope with the cost of living crisis, a new poll has found.

Desperate mum Helen Croly said the bombshell fuel hikes will make it impossible for her family to function properly through the winter.

The boss of Ofgem has urged the next prime minister to do more to help the country deal with the impact of October's energy price cap rise.

Nicola Sturgeon has renewed calls for an energy price freeze as she warned of a “looming disaster” if the price cap rise comes into effect in October. The Scottish First Minister is to convene a crisis summit with the leading energy companies ahead of Ofgem’s latest energy price cap announcement which is due on on Friday.

TV host Lorraine Kelly has praised NHS staff in Scotland who looked after her mum after she was rushed to hospital. Lorraine’s mum, Anne, who recently turned 80, was recently rushed to hospital in her hometown of East Kilbride, where the TV favourite grew up. Following Anne’s hospital dash, daughter Lorraine, 62, who recently spoke out about Deborah James’ funeral, took to Twitter to commend the NHS staff who took care of her mum.

Four million Scots risk being plunged into fuel poverty by January if energy bills rise as expected, a shock report has found.

People are proud of our NHS and proud of those that work for it. The ultimate expression of public thanks were evident during the pandemic, the outpouring of love and support was warmly received by all staff.

Scots could face gas and electricity bills totalling close on £5,500 a year by next April, according to the latest dire forecasts on energy prices.

Consumers have been urged to be on the lookout for new cost of living scams in Scotland as national ScamWatch Fortnight gets underway. This year’s ‘Read Between the Li(n)es’ campaign highlights the importance of remaining vigilant as fraudsters are using emails, texts and social media to prey on people of all ages.