Personal assistants in Scotland urged to sign up for £500 thank-you payment

“Pre-season has been good. We have a team mentality where everyone is supporting one another, even the boys who aren’t playing.“We have great options among the boys that came on for the last 10 or 15 minutes on Saturday.

to drop the £20 uplift to Universal Credit (UC) will leave vulnerable families struggling. UC payments were increased in the wake of the covid pandemic but Tory ministers now plan to remove this at the end of September – a move already branded “indefensible” by the Scottish Government.

iOS - Android The payment will help with the costs of starting a job including travel, new clothes or childcare.Young people are among those whose job prospects have been hardest hit by this pandemic, and Ms Haughey argues that it’s proper they should be supported to ensure they are at “the heart of the economic recovery from Covid-19.”People can find out more and apply through mygov.scot or by calling 0800 182 2222.Commenting, Clare Haughey MSP told Lanarkshire Live: “Getting a new job can be

link!Shoppers will be greeted in-store with a shopping list giving details of the products that are most-needed by their local food bank or FareShare regional centre, and are being encouraged to pick up an item as they shop to drop in special donation trolleys on the way out of the store.The supermarket giant will give a little extra help with top up donations of 20 per cent.Jim Burns, Director of Operations at FareShare Glasgow and the West of Scotland, said: "The items we receive will help us

“We are playing OK. We’re maybe just lacking that cutting edge.“We’ve also been hit with injuries in the last two games but I’m fairly confident we’ll have our strongest team out for the first game of the season.”

coronavirus restrictions. Instances of verbal abuses and no shows have been reported by almost all hospitality businesses across the country.

NHS Lanarkshir e Heather Knox described a dire situation with people visiting accident and emergency units on the rise leaving staff unable to cope. As a result of the increased pressures on services the health board may need to "pull back on some of our elective care services".A gold command meeting is expected to take place today where solutions will be identified in order to keep the situation under control as much as possible.

Home Energy Scotland has discovered that 70 per cent of Scots are concerned about fuel bills rising this year, with almost two thirds using more energy than usual during the first 12 months of the coronavirus pandemic. The research also found that half of Scots have noticed a worrying increase in their energy bills already, however, it’s worth noting that the Scottish Government has increased the level of support available to households.

parents that they could be entitled to a COVID-19 support grant if their child is sent home from school to self-isolate.If your child has been sent home because of an outbreak of coronavirus then you could be able to access a £500 payment that is available for those on a low income and those who are unable to work because of childcare.In Scotland, if Test and Protect tells you to self-isolate the Self Isolation Support Grant is there to help with the added cost or loss of income.The Money

Falkirk are being urged to be 'cautious' when booking holidays on the governments Green List. It means locals heading to the likes Malta and the Balearic Islands won't have to self-isolate for 10 days when they return to the UK.

Susanna Reid suffered an embarrassing slip of the tongue when she accidentally said the word "s**t" on Good Morning Britain on Wednesday. The gaffe occurred as the 50 year old innocently discussed Scottish football star Billy Gilmour missing out on Tuesday evening's Euros match following a positive Covid test.

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Scotland has recorded a weekend spike in the number of Covid patients being treated in hospitals across the country.Figures published by the Scottish Government and Public Health Scotland today show 158 people are currently being treated for the virus in the nation's hospitals compared to 128 on Friday.The rise comes as a further 1,250 new cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Scotland in the last 24 hours – including 112 in Ayrshire.Public Health Scotland say the national figure is lower

First Minister took to social media to thank the staff at the covid hospital in the SSE Hydro for helping with the vaccination programme. In her message Sturgeon also urged her fellow Scots to make sure they get their second dose of the jab when invited for an appointment.

assisted suicide in Scotland.

assisted dying bill through parliament this week.