20 h. ago Scots pensioner couple lose legal fight against winter fuel payment cut

Peter and Florence Fanning took the UK and Scottish Governments to court to challenge their decisions on the controversial cut.

Economics

21 h. ago Scottish pensioners lose court challenge over winter fuel payment cuts after 'irrational' argument

Pensioners Peter and Florence Fanning had sought to challenge the decisions made by government ministers over the winter fuel payment.

Economics

21 h. ago Pensioners who challenged winter fuel payment decision in court lose case

Peter and Florence Fanning, from North Lanarkshire, lost their entitlement to financial support and became worried about paying their bills.

Economics

42 h. ago Who cares for the carers? Shocking pension gap leaves millions behind

As Scotland marks Carers Week, a stark new report reveals just how much unpaid carers are being left behind when it comes to saving for retirement — raising urgent calls for reform to close the growing pension gap.

Economics

3 d. ago Satanic Temple accuses Iowa officials of religious discrimination

The Satanic Temple's leader in Iowa is accusing state officials of religious discrimination against the group

Politics

3 d. ago Scottish Government refuses to rule out changes to pensioners’ winter payment

A spokesperson for John Swinney refused to rule out making changes in the wake of the UK Government’s U-turn on winter heating payments.

Politics

4 d. ago Winter fuel payment: Scottish pensioners could be worse off than those in England and Wales after U

The U-turn was confirmed on Monday by Chancellor Rachel Reeves.

Economics

4 d. ago Scottish pensioners could be worse off than those in England and Wales after winter fuel payment U

The U-turn was confirmed on Monday

Economics

4 d. ago Pensioner launches crusade to save local bank branch in protest with OAP pals

Evelyn Atkins was backed by dozens of supporters when she held a demonstration outside her Bank of Scotland branch in Moffat, Dumfriesshire.

Economics

4 d. ago Winter Fuel Payment: Labour restores 2025 allowance to millions of pensioners, eligibility

Older people are being urged to check if they qualify under new income rules ❄️

Economics

6 d. ago Pensioner dies after horror crash on Scots road as emergency crews race to scene

Emergency services raced to Blaeberryhill Road at Glenmore, in Whitburn, after the alarm was raised at around 5.55pm on Friday.

Events

9 d. ago Urgent search launched as pensioner goes missing on Scots island

Roderick (Roddy) MacPherson was last seen outside the Sligachan Hotel on Monday, June 2.

Events

2 w. ago When is Cameron Norrie vs Jacob Fearnley? Match start time and how to watch French Open live

The former training partners have now become opponents

Politics

2 w. ago Woman, 77, killed and two people in hospital after horror crash on Scots road

Pensioner killed and two people in hospital after horror crash on Scots road

Events

2 w. ago I'm still a virgin at 47 and I'm petrified to be intimate for this one reason

Andrew Brookman, 47, says he's been 'timid' his whole life and struggled with bullying, watching his parents argue and split up made him fear having a relationship

Politics

2 w. ago Ellie Simmonds: Should I Have Children? review – fails to properly tackle the stigma around disabled babies

The Paralympian’s thoughtful documentary about whether to become a parent is a compelling watch. But it doesn’t go far enough to address social prejudices around disabilityFor the makers of Ellie Simmonds’ new documentary, Should I Have Children?, the most powerful moment of the show is clearly supposed to be when she finds out why she was given up for adoption. It is emotional viewing: her birth mother speaks of her difficult circumstances (she had kept her pregnancy secret), the purely negative information she had been given about Ellie’s dwarfism, and, most poignantly, how she thought of Ellie every day in the decades before they met again. It is deeply moving, for Ellie and the viewer.For me, though, the most powerful moment is altogether less charged. It comes when Ellie visits David and Megan, whose pregnancy she follows after they are told their baby almost certainly has Down’s syndrome. We watch them grapple with the ramifications of the diagnosis including their fears for t...

Events

2 w. ago 'We've built this business up over 6 years but now I fear I'll have to watch it being torn down'

Samantha Theron's popular coffee shop business might be in the way of a plan to bring the town's bus and rail services together in one location

Politics

2 w. ago Blind pensioner lost part of finger after being brutally attacked with walking stick by conman

Thomas Restorick left Colin McLaughlin permanently disfigured.

Events

3 w. ago Female pensioner dies after Shetland cliff fall as emergency crews rush to scene

“Emergency services attended and a 70-year-old woman was pronounced dead. Her next of kin is aware.

Events

3 w. ago Mansion House Accord could change face of pension investments

Tom Barton says funds will still need to balance investment and risk after commitment to place assets in private markets

Economics