Two in five people struggling with debts have no money left by end of the month

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Covid Five. First team trio Bongani Zungu, Nathan Patterson, Calvin Bassey and kids Dapo Mebude and Brian Kinnear were given six match suspensions earlier in the week.

coronavirus cases. Currently, only essential retailers - such as supermarkets and pharmacies - are allowed to open during lockdown.

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financially challenging for thousands of households across Scotland and as we settle into the new financial year, many will be looking to the future and thinking about how to make savings in 2021. Experts at Hitachi Personal Finance have looked at five easy steps everyone can take to cut everyday costs and bills ahead of the 2021/22 financial year starting on April 6.

campaign. SNP leader and First Minister Nicola Sturgeon took on her rivals in the BBC Scotland clash which took place just days into the campaign.

missing Scots woman who vanished in Fife. Lisa Donaldson, 37, has not been seen since leaving an address in the Hilton Court area of Rosyth at around 2.10 pm on Friday March 26.Police Scotland say extensive enquiries are underway to locate Lisa, adding that she has links to the Kirkcaldy and Glenrothes areas.

transplant, he struggles even to play with his two young children.Without a transplant, the electrical engineer will not get any better.However, from today, his chances of finding a match should increase with the introduction of the opt-out law for organ transplant.Christopher, 40, from Edinburgh, was diagnosed just seven months ago with stage five kidney disease but he is already on the national transplant waiting list.He explained: “It was quite a shock – I had been to the doctor with a sore

Fife. The pedestrian was struck at a zebra crossing in Trondheim Parkway in Dunfermline on Thursday morning.

staycations are now firmly on our minds. A recent study in the US found that exposure to flowers can boost mental health, and with us all having spent a full winter indoors, the chance to get out and reconnect with nature should be top of our plans.

tourists from the end of this month. The Spanish Government imposed a complete ban on people travelling in from the UK in December after details of the more-transmissible ‘Kent variant’ of coronavirus emerged.

drink-driving at five times the legal limit failed in a bid today to have her case heard in secret. Lucinda Knowles, 55, pleaded guilty to driving a Renault G-Scenic Dynamique on March 6th (2021) with excess alcohol.

Kimberly Darroch believes was linked to water at the hospital. At First Minister’s Questions, Sturgeon said she “completely sympathised” for a FAI with the call after being pressed by Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar.

Love Island through Tinder for the first time. The popular dating app has teamed up with the hit ITV2 reality show ahead of its long-awaited return to our screens later this year.

Scotland this year have been revealed, with the average houses price reaching under £65,000, according to new data.New research by Zoopla, the UK’s most comprehensive property destination, has confirmed the most affordable towns and cities for buyers in the UK - along with what areas have seen the biggest improvements.Towns in historic Ayrshire dominate the rankings, with Kilbirnie and Cumnock coming in first and second place, with the average house prices in these areas £76,303 and £77,414

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's explosive tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey was aired in the US last night, with the couple opening up about their experiences within the Royal Family.Due to be aired in Scotland at 9pm on STV, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex dropped a series of bombshells in the no-holds barred chat - but there are still plenty of questions that remain unanswered.Meghan tearfully confessed she was suicidal, accused an unnamed family member of being concerned about how dark

Morrisons is helping customers upgrade their evening meals in March with a tasty new three-course dine-in deal for two.The ‘Best Dine in for Two’ offer includes a choice of main course, side, dessert and drink for just £12, so while dining out may still not be an option for Scots due to current lockdown restrictions, staying in just became a bit more appealing.Customers can choose from mains like The Best Shorthorn Steak Pie or The Best Vegan Moussaka, to sides including The Best Maris Piper

crash forced police to shut down a busy Scots road.Emergency crews raced to the smash on the A91 at Stratheden in Fife after the alarm was raised at 5.40pm on Friday.Cops shut off the busy road in both directions for around an hour, with the incident occurring on a fast straight, close to the Quaker Oats factory.The road was eventually cleared by 7.05pm.Images of the crash emerged online with a photo on the Fife Jammers' Facebook page showing officers on the scene.One person was taken to

crash has forced police to shut down a busy Scots road.Mercy crews raced to the smash on the A91 at Stratheden in Fife after the alarm was raised at 5.40pm.Cops remain on the scene of the incident that happened on a fast straight, close to the Quaker Oats factory.The road is currently closed in both directions.Images of the crash emerged online with a photo on the Fife Jammers' Facebook page showing officers on the scene.It is unclear if there are any injuries as a result of the crash.Police