8 h. ago Young people on disability benefits to get an extra £255 payment next week

Child Winter Heating Payments will be issued automatically to almost 45,000 young disabled people in Scotland.

Economics

18 h. ago Legendary sleeper train service launches new route linking major UK cities

People will be bale to easily access picturesque views of Scotland easier from the Midlands as the popular Caledonian Sleeper Train has announced a brand new route

Politics

22 h. ago London Palestine Action protest to go ahead despite Manchester synagogue terror attack

Scotland Yard asked for the demonstration to be postponed after two people killed on the holiest day of the Jewish calendar

Events

24 h. ago Storm Amy travel warnings issued for Scots as widespread disruption expected

Police Scotland and ScotRail have released guidance to keep people safe during the expected rain and high winds.

Events

28 h. ago The 'disgraceful' Scottish city centre that was named among ugliest in the country

"People used to come here from all over Scotland and northern England..."

Politics

3 d. ago Water is a precious resource and it's time we all saw it that way

Scotland must not ignore the lessons to be leaned from the people most affected by scarcity, says Stephen Slessor

Politics

3 d. ago Fugitive ‘people smuggler’ hunted over £85k ‘fraud plot’ against Scottish Premiership club

A FUGITIVE wanted by UK crime fighters over a people smuggling plot also faces claims he ripped off a top flight Scottish football club in an alleged building contract con. Goran Assad Jalal, 39, is on the radar of The National Crime Agency - Britain’s answer to the FBI - over allegedly shipping illegal immigrants...

Economics

4 d. ago New PIP update for people in Scotland still receiving DWP payments

Nearly half a million claimants are getting up to £749 every month through Adult Disability Payment.

Politics

4 d. ago Crucial winter heating payment deadline next week for nearly 900,000 pensioners

Pension Age Winter Heating Payment has replaced Winter Fuel Payments for older people in Scotland.

Economics

4 d. ago Affordability and looking further afield are key in the Scottish housing market

According to online property portal Zoopla, affordability is shaping more house buying decisions in Scotland, and people are looking further afield to find the right home.

Politics

7 d. ago Helene interrupted this town’s outdoor tourism makeover. How businesses are doing a year later

The mountain “gateway” town of Old Fort, North Carolina, was well on its way to achieving a major goal: to become a hot spot for mountain biking and all things outdoors

Politics

8 d. ago ‘Near impossible’ for poorer families to afford food and bills as UK faces decade of falling incomes, report warns

The findings will pile further pressure on the chancellor to scrap the two-child benefit cap long blamed for keeping children in poverty

Events

9 d. ago Extreme wildfire warning issued for all of Scotland as people urged to exercise caution

The guidance marks the first September warning since 2020.

Events

9 d. ago Almost 200 people living in Lanarkshire lose their lives due to alcohol new figures reveal

By council area, North Lanarkshire had the second highest number of deaths in Scotland with 101 people, while in South Lanarkshire 75 people lost their lives due to alcohol.

Politics

9 d. ago ‘You don’t get to aim big when you are somewhere small’: A teenager’s fight to end single use plastics on her Scottish island

Groundswell of support for ban propels campaign of Tabby Fletcher, 17, from her island home on Jura to parliamentTabby Fletcher, a 17-year-old from the Isle of Jura, off the west coast of Scotland, lives in what many people would probably assume is a pristine wilderness. Yet she regularly sees dead birds, their bodies entangled in plastic, among piles of waste washed up on the island’s beaches after powerful storms.“In January, we had Storm Éowyn,” she says. “Huge storm surges brought piles of plastic on to the beach close to my house. I saw dead birds wrapped in plastic. It was obvious from little bits inside their decomposing bodies they had eaten plastic. Continue reading...

Politics

9 d. ago Private investigator warns romance fraudsters 'from Scotland' targeting people online

Former journalist Derek, who works for Boothroyd Associated Ltd, says he has been inundated with clients from across the globe coming to him for help after losing their money.

Events

1 week ago People on disability benefits in Scotland will no longer get an assessment at review

New and existing claimants of Adult, Child or Pension Age Disability Payments may get a ‘client consultation’ instead.

Politics

1 week ago Scotland’s young people cannot afford a third decade of SNP – Bridget Phillipson

The UK Education Secretary was speaking during a campaign trip to Scotland on Sunday.

Politics

1 week ago Drag performer says 'toxic' Scots scene has been 'destroyed by recent drama'

"In the years since Drag Race UK launched in 2019, it’s been too toxic because so many more people want to do drag in Scotland and there are very few opportunities."

Events

1 week ago American man travels to Scotland for 'world's best chippy' and shares honest verdict

A viral and well trusted food reviewer travelled miles to get his hands on 'the best' fish and chips served on Scotland's coast at a family-run business that people cannot get enough of

Politics