Removing the £20 Universal Credit weekly increase could create an 'income crisis' in Scotland

universities failed to reduce capacity in halls of residence, despite knowing the need for physical distancing to stop the spread of coronavirus. An investigation by the BBC has found that the Covid -19 outbreak in student halls was “an accident waiting to happen”.

Nicola Sturgeon’s plea not to travel south of the border to watch the Old Firm match at English pubs.

link.“I was inundated with emails and calls from local constituents in Hamilton and across Lanarkshire. We organised a virtual meeting at two hours notice, and over 100 people took part.“A change to the guidance was necessary to avoid baby classes closing altogether.

benefits after lying about living with her partner.Kirsty Benn failed to tell the Department of Work and Pensions she was living with Mark Campbell at her home in Wallyford, East Lothian.The 35-year-old was called in for an interview by DWP staff and lied about staying with him under questioning.The Daily Record and Sunday Mail have always been at the forefront when it comes to reporting crime in Scotland.But did you know all the ways you can stay informed of the top crime and courts

child poverty in Scotland has been exposed in scandalous new figures showing a rise almost everywhere in the past five years. Only one council area managed to improve - by just less than one percent - while the rest of the country saw young people fall further behind.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Thousands of people living in Motherwell and Wishaw who were receiving Universal Credit in the month of May were subjected to deductions totalling over £200,000.New figures have revealed that 3900 people in the Westminster voting constituency had a total of £215,000 deducted at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.Motherwell and Wishaw was found to be the eighth worst hit constituency in Scotland, with an

Ayrshire has recorded a new record for the amount of coronavirus cases reported in one day.

Police have issued a plea for information in the search for a missing woman in Dundee.Tayside police are looking for Lisa Mitchell who was last seen in the area close to Ninewells Hospital at around 2.30pm yesterday, October 9.She is described as 5'5", of average build, with blue eyes and long purple hair.When last seen, she was wearing pyjama bottoms, a black hooded top and a black medical moon boot.Officers from Police Scotland say they are becoming increasingly concerned for Lisa as she has

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Today marks the 104th year that the Erskine charity has been caring for veterans.The first wounded veterans admitted to the Princess Louise Scottish Hospital for Limbless Sailors and Soldiers arrived on October 10, 1916.A total of 13 patients came through the doors of the pioneering hospital when it opened over a century ago. They came from throughout Scotland to the newly opened hospital, to be fitted with

Click here for more news from the Airdrie and Coatbridge AdvertiserA total of 1054 new cases of Covid-19 were recorded across Scotland in the past 24 hours, with 195 or 18 per cent of those being recorded in the NHS Lanarkshire area.The figure is an increase of 254 on the previous day and represents a positivity rate of 13 per cent among all new tests.Mr Docherty, who is NHS Lanarkshire’s director of public health, said: “We know this is a really challenging time but we can only suppress this

tuition fees. MP Douglas Ross, the new leader of the party, said the previous position put to voters at two elections is now being reassessed.

Universal Credit next spring. Citizens Advice Scotland worked out 80% of people who had asked for help with "complex debt" would be unable to pay their way after the cut in March.

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universities have seen large numbers of students testing positive since they returned to campus. Institutions told learners they weren't allowed to socialise with anyone outside their accommodation over the weekend.

Covid-19 lockdown restrictions. International student Reese Chamberlain, 18, was told that he would receive three meals per day while isolating.

Edinburgh University’s Pollock Halls shot the footage in the early hours of Saturday morning, September 26.Footage shows scores of students close together filing back into Lee House at around 2am yesterday.It came as officers from Police Scotland were called to the same campus on Friday night to break-up a number of parties.The student, calling themselves @pollockprisoner on Twitter, said of the fire alarm: “It was just crazy because no one tried to keep them socially distanced.“The residents