Vulnerable Scots households to receive £1000 for cost of living crisis

More than eight million households across the UK will receive a cash payment from July to ease the rising cost of living pressures, as the Work and Pensions Secretary Thérèse Coffey sets out detailed plans today.

A Scots prisoner serving over four years for slashing a fellow inmate from mouth to ear has been found with another homemade weapon behind bars.

A portion of fish and chips now costs £12 in some areas of the UK thanks to the ongoing cost of living crisis.

A 'vulnerable' man with dementia has been reported missing from Inverclyde amid police concern for his welfare.

Thousands of elderly people could end up with £1000 fines and a criminal record because of Scotland’s census chaos, according to a leading ­charity.

A historic occasion! Prince Charles, Prince William and Princess Anne inspected the British troops on Queen Elizabeth II’s behalf, in which they received their first salute.

Police have released a CCTV image of a missing Scots teenager's last known sighting.

A leading money switching service has spoken out following the government's new plan to knock hundreds of pounds off energy bills for homeowners. .

A man has been seen riding a metal giraffe outside a Scots entertainment centre in a dangerous stunt.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a string of new measures aimed at helping millions of households across the country deal with the soaring cost of living. It comes as the UK faces record-high levels of inflation and rapidly rising energy and gas bills, forcing many households and families to fall into poverty.

A dad whose hands were left unusable by scleroderma has been given a new lease of life after what is believed to be the world’s first double hand transplant for the condition.

Monkeypox has halted court proceedings in Scotland as a key witness is believed to have contracted the disease.

An ex-soldier who survived a high-profile helicopter crash has been jailed for six years after police seized a £1m heroin haul.

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An independent think tank founded by former Tory leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith has called on the government to provide an £700 emergency cash boost to help poorer families struggling under the pressures of soaring household costs.

Martin Lewis has revealed his 12-point plan to survive the crippling cost of living crisis after sounding the alarm for yet more eye-watering bill hikes.

On July 8, James Bay will release his first studio album in over four years. The lengthy gap between his last LP Electric Light and upcoming record Leap is something James neither anticipated nor wanted, though it certainly informed the eventual narrative of his work.

Cops are at risk of burnout as they struggle to cope with the soaring demand of mental health callouts, MSPs have been warned.