4 h. ago New figures reveal Perth and Kinross Council is owed £36.8m in unpaid council tax

Perth and Kinross Council is owed more than £36.8million in unpaid council tax according to new figures, which come weeks after councillors voted to hike council tax by 9.5-per cent.

Economics

18 h. ago Got a broken smart meter that's gone dumb? You could be quids

Damning official figures reveal that as many as 3.5 million smart meters are currently operating in 'dumb' mode.

Politics

22 h. ago Got a broken smart meter? You can now get £40 if it's not fixed in 90 days

Damning official figures reveal that as many as 3.5 million smart meters are currently operating in 'dumb' mode.

Economics

29 h. ago New figures reveal Dumfries and Galloway's property hot spots and not spots

Professional house buying firm Property Solvers have crunched the numbers to find out how long it takes homes to sell.

Politics

3 d. ago Figures reveal that almost 1,300 West Lothian apprentices are in training

The Scottish Budget allocated a further £100 million for the coming financial year

Politics

4 d. ago Shocking figures reveal UK spends double the defence budget on working age benefits

Analysis by The Independent has revealed the scale of Britain’s welfare bill to the taxpayer

Economics

4 d. ago Shocking figures reveal UK spends twice as much on working age benefits than defence

Analysis by The Independent has revealed the scale of Britain’s welfare bill to the taxpayer

Economics

6 d. ago Britain's biggest 'baby deserts' are revealed amid terrifying threat of 'underpopulation': Interactive map shows how many children women have in YOUR area

Alarming figures laying bare the 'baby bust' reveal some boroughs have seen a 60 per cent decline in women having children since 2013.

Events

6 d. ago Labour pledges to ‘tear down’ barriers after new figures reveal Brexit costing UK business £37bn a year

Exclusive: Billions of pounds worth of lost business with other European Union countries prompts calls to re-enter customs union and single market

Economics

6 d. ago Labour pledge to ‘tear down’ barriers after new figures reveal Brexit costing UK business £37bn a year

Exclusive: Billions of pounds worth of lost business with other European Union countries prompts calls to re-enter customs union and single market

Economics

6 d. ago Box office figures reveal extent of Disney's humiliation over 'woke' Snow White car crash

Box office figures for the opening day of Disney's live-action 'woke' remake of Snow White have been revealed with critics calling it a 'painfully muddle-headed affair.'

Events

7 d. ago Grim figures reveal scale of problem with Wales' 'economically inactive'

More than half a million of working age adults in Wales are not seeking employment

Economics

8 d. ago Scottish Baby Girl Names: Latest figures reveal the 13 most popular names in Scotland over the past year

There’s a new name at the top of the baby name table.

Politics

8 d. ago New figures reveal NHS staff in Ayrshire face lowest levels of violence in Scotland

Figures released under Freedom of Information laws have revealed that NHS staff in Ayrshire face less violent incidents than their counterparts in Orkney and the Western Isles.

Events

1 week ago New figures reveal more than 160 registered sex offenders in Dumfries and Galloway

Police Scotland has released data showing the number of registered sex offenders in each of the region’s postcode areas.

Politics

1 week ago Only around one in 200 criminals are sent to prison, new figures reveal

It is estimated that around 13 million crimes were committed in the year to September 2023 but only 71,000 jail sentences were given by judges or magistrates - the equivalent to 0.5 per cent.

Events

1 week ago Rachel Reeves doubles down on welfare and says ministers must get a grip of broken benefits system

Chancellor faces opposition to reform from within Labour as new figures reveal economy shrinking

Politics

2 w. ago Number of UFO sightings in UK plummets as cops reveal dwindling figures of reports

Only five reports of possible UFO sightings were made to the 43 police forces in England and Wales last year, compared to more than 400 in previous years

Politics

2 w. ago New police figures reveal more than 400 registered sex offenders living in Ayrshire

New data released by Police Scotland under Freedom of Information laws has outlined the number of registered sex offenders living in Ayrshire and where they call home.

Events

2 w. ago New police figures reveal number of registered sex offenders in West Dunbartonshire and Helensburgh

The latest figures published by Police Scotland have shown the number of registered sex offenders currently living in communities across West Dunbartonshire and Helensburgh.

Events