Poverty activists urge ministers to roll out new Child Payment as more Renfrewshire families live below the breadline

mountain with his daredevil antics caught on camera by a Glasgow snapper. Tim Howell, 31, was videod leaping from the 4,000ft peak of An Teallach in the northwest Highlands by photographer Hamish Frost.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterFraudsters offering scam holidays at Ayr's Craig Tara Holiday Park have sparked a police alert.It follows reports of fake lettings being flogged to the public at the popular park.We revealed yesterday how one Scots mum spent £250 on a non-existent caravan break for her disabled mum.Cops are now warning the public to be on their guard amid a rise in "fake online adverts" offering rentals that do

coronavirus confirmed in Scotland in the last 24 hours - the highest rise in cases since May 16. But Nicola Sturgeon is urging Scots to take the increase in "context" as they are linked to the current outbreak at a Coupar Angus chicken factory.

Ian Murray is “over the moon” after becoming a dad for the very first time. The Scottish politician shared the exciting news that he and long-term partner Mariam had welcomed the new arrival on Thursday night.

Low-income families with a child under six will be able to apply for £10 per child, per week to assist with living costs from November, with payments to start from the end of February 2021. Communities Secretary Aileen Campbell announced the update as part of a statement to Parliament on the Child Poverty Second Year Progress Report.

Lockerbie bombing will today begin an appeal bid to clear his name.Lawyers for Abdelbaset al-Megrahi’s relatives want judges to let them review secret files being withheld by the UK Government after more than three decades.The appeal will get underway after the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission (SCCRC) referred the case to the High Court in March, ruling a possible miscarriage of justice may have occurred.Aamer Anwar, the solicitor who made the SCCRC application on behalf of Megrahi’s

12 years of a life sentence.Jahche Broughton is making a bid for freedom after being locked up for battering Karen Aim to death with a baseball bat in January 2008 as she visited Taupo on a trip around New Zealand.After he was sentenced, Karen’s family vowed to fight to keep Broughton behind bars for his whole life.Two years ago, her dad Brian said he would campaign against any bid for freedom “for the safety of the public in New Zealand”.He added: “If he’s released, he’ll be 26 and that is just

Stonehaven rail tragedy. The three minute memorial will be held at 7pm on Sunday, August 16, following the tragic ScotRail train accident earlier this week.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterScotland has recorded another 47 confirmed coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours - with one in Ayrshire.Latest figures from the Scottish Goverment show a total of 19,173 have now tested positive across the country since the pandemic began.The figure for cases in the NHS Ayrshire and Arran health board region is now 1,286.No deaths have been recorded in Scotland in the last 24 hours.

Love Island in 2018, and it certainly paid off. Despite having her heart broken by Wes Nelson, Laura made it all the way to the final with Paul Knops, finishing the show as a runner-up behind Jack Fincham and Dani Dyer.Since leaving the villa, Laura has kept herself in the spotlight, racking up over 1.5 million followers on social media.

Businesses in West Lothian are being encouraged to get their staff walking more.The walking charity Paths for All is inviting organisations of all shapes and sizes to set-up their own bespoke walking challenge to keep their workforce active and connected to their colleagues as Scotland eases out of lockdown.During May, over 4000 furloughed and home workers participated in the charity’s Step Count Challenge, with over 90 per cent of participants saying the motivation of the challenge helped them

NHS heroes deserve to have their pay looked at, say Scottish Labour. The party called for talks ahead of a planned protest by health and social care workers in Glasgow today.

Nicola Sturgeon has been urged to rethink the reopening date of gyms in Scotland amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Scottish Government announced last week that the reopening date for gyms will fall on September 14.

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pub too often after alarm at a rise in coronavirus cases.                         Around half of the latest positive cases of Covid-19 were among people in their 20s and 30s.                         Today launched the Eat Out to Help Out scheme as thousands of restaurants in Scotland have signed up to provide a 50% discount on food and non-alcoholic drinks.

Love Island star Anton Danyluk has suffered an unfortunate hamstring injury following a freak accident.The 25 year old, who starred on the 2019 series of hit ITV2 show Love Island, is currently lapping up the sun in Ibiza, however prior to his holiday, the Scottish reality star endured a bad hamstring injury.Taking to Instagram, Anton, who split from girlfriend Bella Hassan last year, penned to his 1.1 million followers: "This was painful! Now you all know why I'm off the cardio..." Get