Rocketing energy bill rises will be "devastating blow" to West Dunbartonshire residents, says MP

A Dumbarton mum has spoken of her agonising five hour wait for help after her six-year-old daughter stopped breathing.

An “unfathomable” decision to slash £2million of funding for West Dunbartonshire’s most deprived children has been slammed as new stark figures revealed the attainment gap is widening.

died in August last year aged 58 after a battle with lung cancer, was remembered by close friend Bailey in a post on Twitter.Sharing a photo of them both on Wednesday (February 16), Bailey wrote: “Six months since we lost Sean. Miss him everyday.”Six months since we lost Sean.

Lisa Nandy has slammed the government's levelling up strategy, likening it to a feudal system in which the north has to go 'cap in hand to a group of masters' in Westminster 'who determine what happens in our own lives and our community'.

Residents in West Dunbartonshire can now download an app created by Police Scotland to tackle domestic abuse and gender-based violence.

US comedian Bog Saget died from an accidental blow to the head, his family said in a statement. The Full House star was found dead on 9 January in a Florida hotel room after he had performed in the state as part of a stand-up tour the night before. In a statement, the Saget family said: "The authorities have determined that Bob passed from head trauma.

A money-saving expert has discovered a simple kettle trick that can reduce your annual energy bill by hundreds of pounds.

Scotland’s Energy Secretary has warned of a “real risk” people could die in the months ahead with the country facing its highest hike in fuel bills yet.

Households face paying hundreds more for their energy bills from April as prices continue to soar.

Record-high energy prices will mean the end for some nursing homes in Greater Manchester, a care manager has warned.

Martin Lewis has been praised by viewers for challenging Chancellor Rishi Sunak about support measures the UK Government has announced to help millions of households across the country cope with the “sickening” rise in energy prices coming in April.

The government will help around 28 million households this year, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has said, as energy bills skyrocket.

The £693 rise in energy bills this April will be a “hammer blow” for Scottish households, consumer campaigners and politicians have warned.

The energy price cap will rise by 54 per cent from April this year, Ofgem has announced.

More than £200 million of funding is expected to come to the Scottish Government from the UK Treasury to offset the huge rise in energy bills.

Millions of households will feel the cost of living crisis intensify today as an announcement is made on the soaring energy price cap.

Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor“The Sound of Philadelphia,” a documentary on the 1970s “Philly Soul” sound and its masterminds Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff and Thom Bell, is coming from Warner Music Entertainment, Warner Chappell Music, and Imagine Documentaries, in partnership with Jigsaw Productions, the companies announced on Wednesday. The lushly orchestrated but soulful sound — exemplified by songs like “Love Train” by the O’Jays, “If You Don’t Know Me Now” by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, “Me and Mrs.