Two people airlifted to hospital after four injured in dangerous dog attack

Trains are to service Ayr for the first time in more than two months in a major boost for the town ahead of the Christmas period.

Two people are in hospital and a third has been left injured after an alleged dog attack in Edinburgh.

A seventh person has been arrested and charged after a police officer was "injured by a brick" during large-scale disorder in East Ayrshire.

A teenager suffered serious head injuries after being hit by a tram in Oldham town centre. The 19-year-old was taken to hospital after being knocked down at King Street Metrolink stop on Tuesday morning.

Vaping in Scotland is on the rise.

A driver has been rushed to hospital after a crash between a broken-down bus and a van on a busy road today,

The Scottish Government recently announced a new devolved disability payment designed to provide additional financial support for people of State Pension age will not include a mobility component. However, it has also confirmed the new benefit will not include any face-to-face assessments as part of the application process.

It is estimated Chronic Pain Syndrome affects one in five people across Scotland and is defined as persistent pain that carries on for longer than 12 weeks, despite medication or treatment. It can also affect people living with other long-term conditions, such as diabetes, arthritis, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome and back pain.

Healthcare workers should be trained in ‘pre-death grief’ while supporting families of dementia patients, according to new guidance.

A new devolved benefit replacing Carer’s Allowance for people in Scotland is set to launch in three council areas from next week. People in Dundee City, Perth and Kinross and the Western Isles will be able to make a new claim to Social Security Scotland for the Carer Support Payment from Monday, November 20.

Children's charity, Aberlour, has launched an appeal because its Urgent Assistance Fund is dangerously low and will run out by Christmas.

Detectives are appealing for information after a 75-year-old man was seriously assaulted in a “cowardly” attack.

Thousands of unpaid carers across Scotland are set to receive a one-off payment next month for £270.50. The December payment of the Carer’s Allowance Supplement is only available to eligible claimants living in Scotland who were in receipt of Carer’s Allowance, delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), on October 9, 2023.

A man who evacuated from a town in Iceland after earthquakes put the region on alert for a volcanic eruption said he fears he might never see his home again.

A woman has been rushed to hospital after being struck by a car in Fife this morning.

A little girl has been left in constant agony for two years after she used a hot tub.

A road smash on the M8 caused traffic chaos on the motorway this afternoon.

A new online petition is calling for the points system used to determine whether or not someone is eligible for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) to be revised to enable more people with health conditions to benefit from additional financial support of up to £691 every four-week pay period.

Social Security Scotland have announced that one-off payments of £235.70 have started going out to around 29,000 disabled children and young people across the country. The annual Child Winter Heating Payment is unique to Scotland and designed to help families of disabled young people under the age of 19 with higher fuel costs over the colder months.

Scottish Labour will use a Holyrood debate to push the Scottish Government to back its new deal for working people.