A 41 year-old man has been arrested and charged after a flat was allegedly torched in Ayrshire. The alleged early-hours attempted murder bid took place on Russell Drive in Ayr at around 4.30am on Saturday, September 10.
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The top stories you need to know today include ways to cut energy bills used by the washing, a Scottish mum living 'off-grid' due to soaring energy costs, and Peter Andre fans hailing his daughter as 'the most beautiful girl in the world'.
Here are the latest headlines from Scotland and beyond.
As energy bills are set to skyrocket, households are looking for any way to shave even the smallest amounts off their bills.
Ofgem today confirmed and 80 per cent rise in the energy price cap, sending households' average annual fuel bills from just under £2000 to a soaring £3549 from October 1. The news has shone a light on how much it costs to run basic home appliances, with some being more costly to operate in the long term.
In fact, one important household item - the washing machine - can hike up your energy bills significantly due to its use of electricity.
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A woman has chosen to live in her tower block home “off-grid” because of crippling fuel bills.
Carol Chambers, 47, is thought to be among thousands of people already without electricity as energy costs soar. She was cut off by her supplier and has opted to use solar power, candles and blankets to get through the winter.
Carol has spent around £200 on a “survival pack”, including power banks, solar panels and solar lamps and a camping stove. She plans to brave the cold Scottish winter and has no intention of trying to get her supply reinstated.
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Peter Andre 's fans have dubbed his daughter Princess 'the most beautiful girl in the world' after he shared a series of pictures of her while on holiday in Cyprus.
Taking to Instagram, the Mysterious Girl singer, 49, gushed over his eldest girl,
A 41 year-old man has been arrested and charged after a flat was allegedly torched in Ayrshire. The alleged early-hours attempted murder bid took place on Russell Drive in Ayr at around 4.30am on Saturday, September 10.
A Scots mum who was left raging after a house was built so close to hers she could chap her neighbour's door from her bathroom window has been told by the council the property is 'closer than it should have been'.
A Scots mum was diagnosed with a brain tumour after going for a routine eye test.
A Scots mum turned her life around and lost a whopping seven stone after being too embarrassed to take photos with her daughter.
The family of an Annan mum killed in a horror crash have slammed the justice system after the driver responsible for her death was jailed for four years and four months.
An OAP has told how she is planning to travel 12,000 miles to Australia to avoid an agonising death from terminal cancer.
Sepsis is a dangerous complication that could happen to someone with an infection. The condition claims the lives of five people every hour in the UK.
A Scots mum whose daughter died of a “silent killer” is warning people of the symptoms of sepsis that claims the lives of five people an hour in the UK.
A Scots man has been reported missing from his home as police officers carry out "extensive searches" to trace him.
An Edinburgh mum has issued a warning after revealing that her young son's sore stomach turned out to be the silent killer Sepsis. Mum-of-two Katy Graham has shared her harrowing story after nearly losing her youngest son Shay to the condition.
An urgent search has been launched for a vulnerable Scots man who has been reported missing.
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.
A Scots mum and her young son had a lucky escape after their car went up in flames just off the M8.
Police have issued a new desperate plea for information over a vulnerable Glasgow man who disappeared two weeks ago.
Desperate mum Helen Croly said the bombshell fuel hikes will make it impossible for her family to function properly through the winter.
A Scot who filmed a sex attack on a woman then sent her the video has died in jail.
Police are searching for a missing Scots man who was last seen on Friday evening.
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A wheelchair-bound Scots mum says she has been left suicidal after being forced to ‘bum shuffle’ around just two rooms in her home due to inadequate council housing. Danielle MacArthur woke up to discover both her legs were suddenly paralysed in October 2019 before later being diagnosed with Functional Neurological Disorder.
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