Scottish child payment 'could be missed' by fifth of struggling eligible families

Donald Trump has failed to have his bid for “a thousand” houses at one of his Scottish golf courses included in a long-term development scheme.South Ayrshire Council is not considering proposals by the Trump Organisation among its plans for future building work in the area around the Turnberry resort.That’s despite boasts by the outgoing US president after he took over the site in 2014 that he “would have the right to build at least a thousand houses on Turnberry, if I wanted to”.But his hopes

biggest stars came together tonight to celebrate the country's music scene.For the first time in 22 years, the Specsavers Scottish Music Awards went virtual, hosting performances and big wins from the likes of Lewis Capaldi, Biffy Clyro, Amy Macdonald, Dougie MacLean, Texas and Wet Wet Wet.Hosted live by Edith Bowman from Glasgow's SWG3, the online broadcast saw the country's top musicians join forces to raise vital funds for charity Nordoff Robbins.Exclusive footage from Biffy Clyro was

Blantyre on Friday where they broke a statue of Saint Anthony. They escaped empty handed but the raid triggered outrage online.Police Scotland have now launched a probe into the sickening incident.

deerhound named after Caitriona Balfe's Outlander character has won the US version of Crufts.

exams for Higher and Advanced Higher should be axed next year. Education Secretary John Swinney has announced National 5 exams have been scrapped but those for Higher and Advanced Higher are still provisionally due to go ahead in May.

Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed In the last 24 hours there have been 969 fresh infections, bring to the total number of cases since the pandemic began in March to 93,155. The new deaths bring the total loss of life to 3,676.There are 1,099 people currently in hospital and 80 being treated in intensive care for Covid-19.

Edinburgh Zoo are celebrating the births of two critically endangered Scottish wildcat kittens.

It’s an American Thanksgiving tradition that one dog will rule them all, with the U.S. holiday serving as the date of the annual National Dog Show.

vote on the constitution. With the Nationalists currently soaring in the polls it means Boris Johnson could face huge pressure to allow an IndyRef2 to take place in the coming years - despite repeatedly saying he would not.

Scottish Government has announced. Both countries have been added to the restrictions list after a recent rise in the number of positive coronavirus cases detected.

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charity which has witnessed first-hand the impact Covid-19 has had on child poverty in Scotland today calls on political leaders to put more money in struggling families’ pockets.Save the Children has seen parents on the breadline as the effects of the pandemic ravage finances and leave kids without basic provisions.The charity has been delivering emergency grants to low-income families in seven local authorities in Scotland since April.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.The Scottish Government has agreed a cautious and limited relaxation of the rules on household meetings to support people over the Christmas period.A maximum of three households are to be able to meet in a “bubble” during a short window of time across the festive period.Households will be able to travel between local authorities and between the four nations during December 23 and 27 to form a bubble, and

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Michelle Ballantyne said she no longer felt like she fitted within the Tory group at Holyrood and would now sit as an independent list MSP for the south of Scotland.

five-tier system on Tuesday morning but the First Minister told MSPs in the Scottish Parliament this will be the only change. The majority of Scots remain in the first of three weeks of strict measures that have closed all non-essential shops and prevented travel to other areas.Sturgeon told MSPs that 41 deaths and 771 positive tests have been recorded in the past 24 hours.

worldwide beauty industry. Scot Jamie Genevieve is a much respected make-up artist, social media influencer, business woman and YouTube star with a worldwide following of millions and celebrity pals including Drew Barrymore and Rihanna.

Love Island's Laura Anderson stripped down to a bikini as she braved the outdoors on her Scottish staycation. The reality star took a trip to Loch Tay last week after ditching plans to holiday in Dubai due to lockdown restrictions.