5 d. ago Reserves diminishing for Renfrewshire Health and Social Care Partnership as financial pressures made clear

Finance chiefs sounded the alarm over financial sustainability of integration joint board as its budget passed.

Events

5 d. ago Laura Anderson's Dundee footballer boyfriend branded 'a**hole' and told he 'needs help' in rude note left on car

Love Island's Laura Anderson's partner - Dundee footballer Clark Robertson - was called out for his driving skills, as the star shared the rude note left on his car with her 1.5 million social media followers

Politics

6 d. ago Spring statement live: Rachel Reeves poised to reveal more welfare cuts to plug budget black hole

Starmer faces Badenoch at PMQs ahead of Reeves delivering spring statement to MPs

Economics

6 d. ago Spring statement live: Rachel Reeves set to slash benefits further to plug £1.6bn budget black hole

UK’s budget watchdog warned last week’s reforms would save over £1bn less than forecast

Economics

7 d. ago Care home workers to meet with ministers after feeling ‘abandoned’ during Covid

It follows a recent poll where GMB members working in private care homes said things had either stayed the same or worsened since covid.

Politics

8 d. ago £1.5m needed to plug budget hole left by halting East Renfrewshire social care fees

Introducing means-tested £20 per hour fees for non-residential care – which includes ‘social supports’ like help with shopping or going to the cinema – was planned to boost income.

Economics

2 w. ago Kym Marsh supported as she pays emotional tribute after being left with 'huge hole' in her life

The former Coronation Street star was flooded with messages of love and support as she paid an emotional tribute

Politics

2 w. ago ‘Your blood runs cold’: the anguish parents feel after a daycare worker commits a sexual offence against a child

With nearly 2,000 investigations into incidents at NSW childcare centres since 2020 and one provider’s response under investigation, parents are grappling with lingering questionsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastEvery time Anna drops her two-year-old at daycare and her child cries as she leaves, she feels a pang.Anna’s concerns go beyond the normal wrench most parents feel when leaving a distressed child at care or school.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

Society

2 w. ago I haven’t told my parents I have cancer, as I fear they will say something hurtful | Ask Annalisa Barbieri

The diagnosis may have brought up feelings of anger and unfairness about the care you didn’t receive as a child. Could your brother offer you solace and support?• Every week Annalisa Barbieri addresses a problem sent in by a readerLast year, I was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. I have told a few people, but not my family, other than my brother, and I don’t know if I should. They live abroad.I have a lot of unresolved childhood issues, which I’ve mostly been able to put aside. But the diagnosis is making it harder to deal with the hurt, resentment and unfairness of it all. Continue reading...

Science

2 w. ago Roman Kemp feeling 'pressure' from dad Martin as he admits he 'doesn't care anymore'

Roman Kemp has opened up about the pressure he feels to keep going and admitted there are times when he reaches breaking point and feels like he doesn't care

Events

3 w. ago Community councillor resigns after taking aim at Renfrewshire Council on social media

Terry McTernan is one of four understood to have quit Ferguslie Community Council in recent days.

Politics

3 w. ago Nearly one in five UK care workers feel unsafe while on shift, survey finds

Exclusive: ‘Wake up call’ as healthcare workers detail abuse and harassment amid fears of global staff shortages

Politics

3 w. ago Inside Europe's £670bn arms race spending spree as threat of WW3 with Russia looms

US President Donald Trump's demands of NATO alllies prompts massive European boost in future firepower - backed by the UK - to fill the gaping hole left by America's likely disengagement

Economics

3 w. ago Community councillor 'stands by' comments about Renfrewshire Council on social media

Terry McTernan published a post on Facebook in response to the news that Renfrew Community Council had been suspended.

Politics