33 h. ago People in Scotland could see Council Tax reforms as new consultation launches

The public consultation on Council Tax will run until the end of January next year.

Politics

44 h. ago EasyJet to donate retired crew uniforms to help families struggling with school clothing costs

EasyJet has unveiled plans to donate thousands of retired crew uniforms in a bid to support British families struggling to deal with the rising cost of school clothing.

Politics

45 h. ago EasyJet turning old crew outfits into school uniforms to help struggling families

Budget airline easyJet has partnered with Level Trust, a Luton-based charity that works with local schools to provide uniforms to disadvantaged children, in order to donate retired crew outfits

Politics

5 d. ago Families struggling to afford food as calls for Universal Credit change rise

Almost one in seven households with children are struggling to afford food, new research has revealed

Society

5 d. ago Calls for free school meals change as UK families struggle to afford food

Families say they have been forced to cut back on healthy eating as the cost of living continues to squeeze budgets. The Food Foundation is now urging the government to do more to tackle food poverty

Society

7 d. ago Cut your Council Tax payment for next month without claiming a discount

Nearly half a million households in Scotland are receiving a Council Tax Reduction on their annual bill.

Economics

7 d. ago UK inflation stuck at 3.8%: What it means for interest rates, mortgages and pensions

“In the real world, many families are still struggling to make ends meet after three years of blistering price increases” – Kevin Brown, Scottish Friendly

Economics

7 d. ago NORMAN BAKER: Why should British families, struggling with the cost of living crisis, subsidise a self

Heaped in ignominy, banned from using those treasured royal titles, his world of murky secrets unravelling faster than a ball of string, there can be precious little comfort for Prince Andrew.

Events

1 week ago Carol Kirkwood 'reduced to tears behind the scenes at BBC' as she admits her smiley public image and private struggles are worlds apart

One of the BBC's most familiar faces has opened up about the private struggles she has faced off-air, which she says are world apart from her happy on-screen persona.

Politics

2 w. ago Stirling Council urged to halt 'tourist tax' plans until Scottish Government clarifies law

The Federation of Small Businesses has called for Stirling Council to either drop its plans for a 5-per cent overnight accommodation charge or wait until the Scottish Government clarifies the law.

Politics

3 w. ago Check for Council Tax discount of up to £850 to help bring down payments

Nearly half a million households in Scotland are receiving a Council Tax Reduction on their annual bill.

Economics

3 w. ago Council tax bills to rise for Scots after abolition of two child benefit cap by SNP Government

EXCLUSIVE: Up to 30,000 households could have their council tax bills recalculated because higher benefit payments will be treated as income.

Politics

3 w. ago Celebrity hair stylist reveals top tips for taming flat curly hair including £7 product

If you struggle with flat and curly hair, you may be all too familiar with worrying about turning your hair into a total grease ball - but celebrity hair stylist Nicola Harrowell has shared some of her top tips

Economics

3 w. ago Scottish Nationalists back unlimited council tax rises for second home owners

The SNP last night backed a Green amendment to the Housing (Scotland) Bill which will allow councils to more than double the amount of tax that second home owners pay.

Politics

4 w. ago Shona Robison pleads not to 'draw out drama' of delayed budget and makes huge council tax freeze hint

The Finance Secretary insisted she will not be “randomly taking an axe to services” as she came under pressure to offer more cash to under-pressure colleges.

Economics

4 w. ago Streeting vetoes Treasury VAT raid on private health that could have hit millions of families as Rachel Reeves desperate struggles for ways to raise tax

Health Secretary Wes Streeting moved to crush the idea being mooted within government amid fears it would have hit eight million families.

Economics

4 w. ago Where is House of Guinness filmed? From Penrhyn Castle in Bangor to Liverpool’s Stanley Dock

HOUSE of Guinness dramatises the scandals, secrets and struggles of one of Ireland’s most famous families. The series focuses on the fallout from Sir Benjamin Guinness’s death — here we take a look at the show’s shooting locations. Where is House of Guinness filmed?  House of Guinness is a sweeping historical drama from the mind...

Society

4 w. ago MSPs to vote on cutting 'unpayable' council tax debt to end 'cycles of poverty'

The Scottish Greens want the time limit for council tax arrears in Scotland to be brought in line with England.

Economics

4 w. ago Sick thieves steal cash from tragic Clutha pub funding hot meals for Glasgow families

The pub owner also runs the Clutha Trust, a charity providing fuel money and hot meals to struggling families, in memory of the Clutha victims.

Events

4 w. ago Scots could have council tax debt written off under plan to help struggling families

Households in Scotland are chased for missed local authority payments for up to 20 years - despite the equivalent rule in England being just six years.

Economics