UK and Scottish governments must help cost of living crisis, says Anas Sarwar

A senior figure at HS2 has been poached by the billionaire Issa brothers as they pledge a 'laser-focus' on helping their staff and customers through the cost of living crisis.

Work to help tackle the cost of living is top of the agenda for a group of community leaders.

Married couples and those in civil partnerships are being urged to say ‘I do’ to the Marriage Allowance. At the height of the summer wedding season, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is reminding couples about the allowance, which allows married couples or people in civil partnerships to share their personal tax allowances.

The UK has the financial strength to get through the cost-of-living crisis, Boris Johnson has said. The outgoing Prime Minister said investments were making the UK “fit for the future” and the country would get through the current “pressures” on living standards.

Nearly half of Tory voters want to renationalise energy firms to help the UK cope with the cost of living crisis, a new poll has found.

Interlinked fire alarms that are required by law were not installed in the last Scottish Government building until six months after the deadline had passed.

Prince William and Kate Middleton are facing backlash as the pair move their family over to Windsor in the coming weeks.The Cambridges are moving from Kensington Palace to Adelaide Cottage with their three children, Prince George, nine, Princess Charlotte, seven, and Prince Louis, four — with the family aiming to get settled in at their new home before the next school year begins. Adelaide Cottage sits in Windsor's Home Park, a private 655 acre royal park which is managed by the Crown Estate, with William and Kate being given permission to live in the 19th century, four-bed cottage by Queen Elizabeth II.

The boss of Ofgem has urged the next prime minister to do more to help the country deal with the impact of October's energy price cap rise.

A big spike in power bills is due when regulators at Ofgem announce the revised energy price cap on Friday.

A consumer watchdog has warned that if the government doesn't increase the energy bill discount it could risk pushing millions of households into financial uncertainty.

Scotland is more likely to become independent if Liz Truss becomes prime minister, according to a new opinion poll across the UK. The Panelbase poll for the Sunday Times shows that Truss is almost as unpopular in Scotland as Boris Johnson.

Keir Starmer’s route to Downing Street runs through Scotland and a study published this week shows Labour could win back half the seats it held at the next general election.

Keir Starmer has demanded an early recall of the Commons to tackle soaring energy bills as Labour warned the country is “on the brink” of a winter crisis. The Labour party has written to caretaker Prime Minister Boris Johnson, as well as the two Tory leadership contenders, in a plea to recall MPs to thrash out a plan to freeze the expected hike in power bills.

A Conservative councillor in Falkirk says he is now backing Liz Truss to become the next Prime Minister because of her determination to "hold the Scottish Government to account".

Homes in rural Scotland that rely on heating oil instead of on-grid gas or electricity would benefit from Labour’s plans to freeze the energy price cap, Rachel Reeves has said.

Anas Sarwar has slammed people who attempt to conflate the campaign for Scottish independence with the partition of India.

Households all across the UK are bracing for their energy bills to skyrocket in October among predictions that they could reach as high as £5,300.