Scotland to play 'important' role in UK's coronavirus recovery, says Rishi Sunak

SNP is re-elected. On Saturday, she set out a number of policies designed to help families during the coronavirus pandemic and recovery.

Dundee United chairman Stephen Thompson which denied him a Scottish Cup winners’ medal in 2010. Whatever the reason - and despite the quip about his former Tannadice paymaster - the frustration of missing out on the final with a broken toe sustained in the semi still resonates heavily.

Lisa Riley's 'Emmerdale' wedding dress is inspired by 'Bridgerton' and 'RuPaul's Drag Race UK'. The 44-year-old star's character Mandy Dingle is set to get married to gambling addict Paul Ashdale (Reece Dinsdale) next week, and she's opened up on the pop culture inspirations behind her gown.

NHS workers have been offered a 'substantial' pay rise after an 'exceptionally challenging year'.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced 'our NHS staff deserve more than applause and 1% is not enough' after putting a 4% raise on the table.If accepted by staff, would be the most generous National Health Service pay uplift anywhere in the UK.The pay rise will benefit 154,000 NHS employees including nurses, paramedics, allied health professionals, as well as domestic, healthcare support staff,

Jimmy McCulloch had ­broken records with a No1 at 15 and he was in Wings – one of the world’s biggest bands. He rubbed shoulders with the likes of Paul McCartney, Pete Townshend, Harry Nilsson and David Cassidy.

The BBC and Amazon have signed up The Crown’s Claire Foy and WandaVision star Paul Bettany to headline the long-awaited second season of A Very English Scandal.

Scottish Government’s  £500 bonus to NHS workers like porters, catering staff and cleaners. The government announced in December that all  health  and social care staff would receive the bonus as a thank-you for their hard work during the pandemic.

Get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our Criminal Record newsletter.Police in Paisley are making an urgent appeal to trace a man missing following a road smash last week.David Roach, 32, is believed to have been involved in a road crash on Stanley Road, in the town, at around 9.20am on Saturday, February 27.

Gordon Ramsay has had plenty of controversial moments over the years.The foul-mouthed celebrity chef is known for his fiery attitude both in and out of the kitchen and certainly isn't afraid of voicing his opinions.The Scottish TV star, 54, has shown a strong hatred to non-meat lovers and has gone to war with vegetarians on countless occasions.He has upset famous faces with his views on eating meat - and even claimed his worst nightmare would be if one of his kids announced they were

direct to your inboxAs part of today's new budget announcement, chancellor Rishi Sunak updated the UK on duty tax on both alcohol and fuel.Many people had expected the cost of alcohol and fuel to rise after the Budget.However, Rishi has now announced that all alcohol duties will be frozen - news which will be welcomed by millions of people in the UK.The Chancellor also announced that "the planned increase in fuel duty is also cancelled."Rishi Sunak told MPs: “I can confirm that the planned

Rishi Sunak has outlined his Budget to MPs in the Commons on Wednesday as the government seeks to recover from the huge financial cost of the pandemic.The Chancellor said it has fundamentally altered our way of lives and the Budget was intended to be a three-part plan to protect jobs and livelihoods of British people.The Covid-19 support package amounts to £352 billion of support.He said: "Coronavirus has caused one of the largest, most comprehensive and sustained economic shocks this country

contactless card payment limit will rise from £45 to £100 from Wednesday, March 3 in an effort to boost the retail sector and help protect jobs.However, shoppers may not be able to take advantage of the increased limit until firms make changes to their systems.The changes have been set out in Wednesday's Budget and will see the legal single contactless payment limit more than double.

direct to your inboxRishi Sunak will unveil the 2021 Budget today.The Chancellor will set out the UK government's spending plan in his annual statement. Last night, it was revealed he would be revealing an extension to the furlough scheme until the end of September.

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