Big six energy firms’ customer tariffs campaign ‘a total sham’
THE big six energy companies – under fire after a series of price hikes – are backing a Citizen’s Advice Scotland campaign to ensure customers are on the best tariffs.Scottish Gas have raised...
View ArticleSNP party conference: Nicola Sturgeon pledges to improve conditions for poor
DEPUTY First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced extra cash for housing and money to help 100,000 vulnerable people as she demanded the Chancellor change tack on the economyMs Sturgeon called on George...
View ArticleWest Dunbartonshire Council calls on Fido to clean up its dog mess
A LOCAL authority has launched a new weapon in the fight against dog dirt – a vacuum cleaner called Fido.West Dunbartonshire Council is the first local authority in Scotland to buy the “poovers” after...
View ArticleMS sufferer in vitamin D appeal
A MULTIPLE sclerosis sufferer has backed calls for the NHS to give free vitamin D supplements to all young children.Activists at the conference unanimously backed a plea for the health service to look...
View ArticleScottish independence: Fear of a Tory Westminster win ‘would boost Yes vote’
More than half of Scots would be likely to vote for independence if they believed the Conservatives would be returned to power in Westminster at the next general election, a new poll has found.The...
View ArticleEconomy tops agenda at British-Irish summit
GOVERNMENTS on both sides of the Irish Sea must work together to stimulate economic growth in Scotland, Ireland, and the rest of the UK, delegates at today’s British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly in...
View ArticleAnalysis: Why Alex Salmond put forward his nuclear submarine alternatives
The US and French facilities Alex Salmond refers to as a potential base for the UK’s four Vanguard-class nuclear missile submarines are the Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay in the state of Georgia and...
View ArticleMore powers for stadium tragedy IPCC inquiry
Labour will today call for powers to compel police officers to give evidence to an inquiry into the alleged Hillsborough cover-up.Amid fears that the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC)...
View ArticleCameron to set out crime plans
David Cameron will today announce a “rehabilitation revolution” under which virtually all prisoners will receive help turning their lives around and breaking the cycle of reoffending.As part of what...
View Article4 per cent of Scottish families suffer severe hardship
AROUND 24,000 Scottish families are now severely disadvantaged, new research has claimed.A report by the think-tank Demos, called “A Wider Lens”, said that 4 per cent of the total population of...
View ArticleRenewables ‘success’ on C02 figures
ELECTRICITY generated through renewable energy projects has displaced more than eight million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, according to new figures.Scottish Renewables said it is the...
View Article‘No evidence’ was found of BBC Jimmy Savile cover-up – Panorama
A PANORAMA documentary has failed to find evidence of a BBC “cover-up” over the decision not to air a Newsnight investigation into the Jimmy Savile sex abuse claims.The hour-long documentary lifts the...
View ArticleDrink-drive message not being heeded
Efforts to persuade UK motorists not to drink and drive appear to be failing.Last year, 6 per cent of drivers admitted to driving after having an alcoholic drink, with 6 per cent owning up to driving...
View ArticleMeerkats enjoying a taste of Halloween
Meerkats at a wild animal park are being given treats from pumpkin-styled feeding buckets for Halloween.The bright-orange buckets have been stuffed with their favourite snacks, including crickets and...
View ArticleOnline group eBay ‘avoided £50m in tax’
Online giant eBay has reportedly avoided paying nearly £50 million in corporation tax in the UK through legal accounting schemes.The auction and shopping group paid just over £1m in UK corporation tax,...
View ArticleGovernment tightens jobseeker guidelines
Jobseekers face losing benefits for three years under tough new rules introduced by the UK government today.People who refuse to accept jobs or voluntarily leave a job without good reason have...
View ArticleMan charged after car crashes in river
A MAN has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving after a mother of one was killed when a car containing five people plummeted into a river.Police said a 33-year-old from the Bristol area...
View ArticleWoman dies after stabbing attack
A 61-YEAR-OLD man has been charged with murdering a great-grandmother who was stabbed to death.Pamela Glen, also known as Turner, 61, was attacked at the flat where she lived alone in Darlington on...
View ArticleQuarter of MPs ride fares gravy train
More than a quarter of MPs has charged first-class rail travel to the taxpayer in the past year, according to latest figures.An analysis of MPs’ expenses found that 185 had claimed for first-class...
View ArticleMost Britons cannot name largest organ
It MAY be basic biology, but the majority of British people cannot name the largest organ in the body, according to a new survey.Three quarters admitted they did not know it was the skin, while almost...
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