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Date announced for payment of second cost of living instalment worth £324

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Date announced for second cost-of-living payment worth £324

Second payment of £324 will be paid out next month.

Aberdeen pensioner ‘flabbergasted’ after winning £730,000 on the People’s Postcode Lottery

North East & Tayside

'I'm most eligible bachelor' - 83-year-old wins £700,000 on lottery

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Dunfermline: Why are King Charles and Queen Consort in Scotland’s newest city?

Edinburgh & East

Dunfermline: Large crowd welcomes King Charles to Scotland's newest city

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Colin Mackay: I’ve never seen a U-turn like Kwasi Kwarteng’s at Conservative conference

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U-turn like no other - but Chancellor convinced he's on right road

Colin MackayPolitical Editor

Woman pronounced dead following dog attack at Liverpool home

UK & International

Woman pronounced dead at property following dog attack

3 hours ago

Emergency bill to freeze rents and ban evictions till march introduced in Scottish Parliament

Emergency bill to freeze rents and ban evictions till March introduced

5 hours ago

Dunfermline’s railway station set for name change to reflect city status after King’s visit

Edinburgh & East

Newest city's railway station set for name change after King's visit

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Prime Minister Liz Truss: ‘I’m proud to have lived in Paisley and I hope they’re proud of me’

Truss: 'I'm proud to have lived in Paisley, I hope they're proud of me'

Updated 10 hours ago

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Gym group Nuffield Health closes jacuzzis due to rising energy costs

Gym group closes spa pools to customers due to rising energy costs

10 hours ago

Teachers ‘picking up pieces’ of cost of living crisis amid ‘rise in pupils coming to school hungry’

Teachers 'increasingly offering food and money to pupils going hungry'

13 hours ago

Chair of inquiry into Scotland’s response to coronavirus pandemic announces resignation

Chair of inquiry into Scotland's response to Covid-19 pandemic resigns

13 hours ago

Scotland’s colleges offer warm spaces and breakfasts amid cost-of-living concerns

Colleges offer warm spaces and breakfasts amid cost-of-living concerns

18 hours ago

Scottish Government National Care Service Forum held for the first time in Perth

Scottish Government National Care Service Forum held for the first time

18 hours ago

Scottish NHS workers to begin voting in Unison strike ballot amid pay dispute

NHS workers to begin voting in strike ballot amid pay dispute

18 hours ago

Eilish McColgan says family made her triumphant return a special event after winning Great Scottish Run

Eilish McColgan enjoys family affair after Great Scottish Run triumph

1 day ago

Prime Minister Liz Truss admits mistakes over mini-budget but stands by tax-cutting plan

Truss admits mistakes over mini-budget but stands by tax-cutting plan

2 days ago

‘Humza Yousaf’s record-breaking failure is putting lives at risk’, says Labour

'Humza Yousaf's record-breaking failure putting lives at risk' - Labour

2 days ago

Latest in Glasgow & West

Empty council land in Glasgow’s West End could be sold to bowling and tennis club

Empty council land could replace 'severely dated' old tennis courts

5 hours ago

Van bursts into flames and ‘explodes’ on Great Western Road in Glasgow

Firefighters tackle blaze after van bursts into flames and 'explodes'

7 hours ago

Glasgow City Council allocate funding worth £600,000 to firms creating ‘Liveable Neighbourhoods’

Funding worth £600,000 allocated for redesigning Glasgow streets

7 hours ago

Concern growing for missing man from Bridge of Weir last seen at Loch Lomond three days ago

Concern grows for missing pensioner last seen wearing kilt near hotel

11 hours ago

Over 20,000 runners hit the streets in Glasgow to take part in Great Scottish Run

Over 20,000 runners hit the streets to take part in Great Scottish Run

1 day ago

Man charged over ‘armed robbery’ at shopping centre

Man charged over 'armed robbery' at shopping centre

1 day ago

Ten-year-old boy taken to hospital after being struck down by car on Dumbarton Road in Glasgow

Ten-year-old boy taken to hospital after being struck down by car

1 day ago

‘Not on our watch’: Support pours in for Glasgow St Albert’s Primary school targeted by racist abuse online

'Not on our watch': Support pours in for school targeted by racist abuse

1 day ago

Traffic on M8 and M80 amid road closures, crash and repair works

Traffic on M8 and M80 amid road closures, crashes and repair works

1 day ago

Latest in Edinburgh & East

Terminal V: Edinburgh music event given go-ahead despite drug concerns

Dance music event given go-ahead despite drug concerns

2 hours ago

Edinburgh charity The Leith Collective launches coat exchange scheme as ‘season of crisis’ looms

Charity launches free coat exchange scheme as 'season of crisis' looms

12 hours ago

King and Queen Consort visit Dunfermline to mark city status awarded in Queen’s jubilee celebrations

King and Queen Consort visit Dunfermline to mark city status

18 hours ago

Cyclist treated for serious injury in hospital after hit and run involving van in East Lothian

Cyclist treated for serious injury in hospital after hit and run

1 day ago

Edinburgh council backs Seafield home despite fears over dogs barking and sewage smells

Council backs home despite fears over dogs barking and sewage smells

1 day ago

Family homes approved despite overdevelopment concerns near Gullane conservation area in East Lothian

Homes approved despite overdevelopment concerns near conservation area

1 day ago

Woman missing since Friday night ‘may be wearing pink jacket’ as police launch appeal to trace her

Woman missing since Friday night 'may be wearing pink jacket'

1 day ago

Man seriously injured after being struck down by car in Cowdenbeath in early hours

Man seriously injured after being struck down by car in early hours

1 day ago

Two men charged over ‘assault’ on Prince Andrew heckler on Royal Mile

Two men charged over Royal Mile 'assault' on Prince Andrew heckler

2 days ago

Latest in North East & Tayside

Plans to build 119 new homes in Aberdeen given go-ahead despite ‘major concerns’

Plans to build 119 new homes given go-ahead despite 'major concerns'

6 hours ago

Missing Peterhead teenage girls seen in Glasgow and Edinburgh found ‘safe and well’ by police

Missing teenage girls found 'safe and well' by police

9 hours ago

Enchanted Forest back in Pitlochry for the first time since the Covid pandemic

Enchanted Forest returns to 'create magic' after two-year Covid hiatus

2 days ago

Scotland’s first female bishop Rt Rev Anne Dyer fails to have suspension over bullying allegations overturned

Scotland's first female bishop fails to have suspension overturned

2 days ago

Only attend A&E ‘if condition is life-threatening’ public told as Aberdeen hospital faces ‘extreme pressures’

Public urged to only attend A&E 'if condition is life-threatening'

2 days ago

Biker left seriously injured after motorcycle car crash on A96 in Aberdeen

Biker left seriously injured after motorcycle car crash on A96

3 days ago

North Sea firms reassess security following Nord Stream pipeline blasts

North Sea set to ramp up security after Nord Stream pipeline blasts

3 days ago

Balmoral Estate in Aberdeenshire set to reopen to visitors following Queen’s death

Balmoral set to reopen to visitors following Queen's death

4 days ago

Motorcyclist taken to hospital after crash with car on A96

Motorcyclist taken to hospital after crash with car on A96

4 days ago

Latest in Highlands & Islands

Alcohol licences granted for new Co-op stores in Shetland despite concerns raised by NHS

Alcohol licences granted for new village shops despite NHS concern

7 hours ago

Council approves plans for new slipway for Tolstachaolais in Isle of Lewis in Outer Hebrides

Plans for new slipway for village in Outer Hebrides gets go-ahead

12 hours ago

Cat stows away in engineer’s van for 100-mile sea trip from Oban to the Inner Hebrides

Cat stows away in van for 100-mile sea trip to Inner Hebrides

14 hours ago

Rare single malt Macallan whisky up for auction at £110,000

Rare single malt Macallan whisky up for auction at £110,000

1 day ago

Man airlifted to hospital after crash between two motorcycles on A82 in Rannoch Moor

Man airlifted to hospital after crash between two motorcycles

2 days ago

Airport confirms cancellation of Palma Mallorca holiday flight from Inverness over contract row

Airport confirms cancellation of Palma holiday flight over contract row

2 days ago

Driver of heavy goods vehicle dies following crash on major road near Carrbridge in Highlands

Driver of heavy goods vehicle dies following crash on major road

3 days ago

Concern growing for Skye man missing after leaving dog with family almost two weeks ago

Concern grows for missing man who left dog with family two weeks ago

3 days ago

Renee MacRae’s sister urges killer William MacDowell to ‘tell us where the bodies are’

Renee MacRae's sister urges killer to 'tell us where the bodies are'

4 days ago

From our Journalists

Colin Mackay: I’ve never seen a U-turn like Kwasi Kwarteng’s at Conservative conference

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U-turn like no other - but Chancellor convinced he's on right road

Colin MackayPolitical Editor

Renee and Andrew MacRae: The murders that shocked the Highlands

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Renee and Andrew MacRae: The murders that shocked the Highlands

Kevin Scott

What’s On Scotland: That time Jack Dee offered me career advice – ‘go to Hollywood!’

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'Go to Hollywood!' - that time Jack Dee offered me career advice

Laura Boyd

What’s on Scotland: The Proclaimers on 500 Miles, turning 60 and their latest album Dentures Out

The Proclaimers on 500 Miles, turning 60 and writing a lockdown album

Emma Cameron

Latest in Entertainment

Motsi Mabuse reflects on ‘traumatising’ experience growing up in South Africa

Motsi Mabuse reflects on ‘traumatising’ experience growing up in South Africa

14 hours ago

Boris Johnson was a character right for satire, says Simpsons’ producer

Boris Johnson was character right for satire, says Simpsons’ producer

2 days ago

Lewis Capaldi in line up of British talent appearing on US festive Jingle Ball tour

Lewis Capaldi in line up of British talent appearing on US festive tour

2 days ago

What’s on Scotland: The Proclaimers on 500 Miles, turning 60 and their latest album Dentures Out

The Proclaimers on 500 Miles, turning 60 and writing a lockdown album

3 days ago

Ed Sheeran’s request for US copyright lawsuit to be dismissed is denied

Ed Sheeran’s request for US copyright lawsuit to be dismissed is denied

3 days ago

Long-awaited Hocus Pocus sequel hits Disney+ with stars Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy

Hocus Pocus returns as long-awaited sequel hits Disney+

3 days ago

Edinburgh theatre to be named in honour of Sir Ian McKellen after record-breaking Hamlet run

Scots theatre named in honour of Sir Ian McKellen after Hamlet run

4 days ago

State-of-the art television studio opens in Glasgow

State-of-the art television studio opens in Glasgow

4 days ago

What’s On Scotland: That time Jack Dee offered me career advice – ‘go to Hollywood!’

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Latest in Sport

Rangers midfielder Tom Lawrence ‘out until after World Cup’ after sustaining new injury

Rangers midfielder Lawrence 'out until after World Cup' over injury

6 hours ago

Kevin van Veen happy with Motherwell’s new style despite lack of points

Van Veen happy with Motherwell’s new style despite lack of points

8 hours ago

‘Not safe for our health’: Iga Swiatek unhappy with tennis schedule as she pulls out of Glasgow event

Swiatek blasts 'unsafe' schedule after pulling out of Glasgow event

12 hours ago

Motherwell appoint former Ross County manager Stuart Kettlewell as new development coach

Motherwell appoint Stuart Kettlewell as new development coach

12 hours ago

Aberdeen managerJim Goodwin full of praise for team after 4-1 win over Kilmarnock

Jim Goodwin full of praise for threat posed by goal-happy Aberdeen

13 hours ago

Greg Taylor hails ‘important’ win over Motherwell but says Celtic ‘can perform better’

Taylor hails 'important' win but says Celtic 'can perform better'

14 hours ago

Hearts boss Robbie Neilson issues red alert ahead of Fiorentina visit

Hearts boss Robbie Neilson issues red alert ahead of Fiorentina visit

1 day ago

Cameron Norrie pulls out of Japan Open after positive Covid test

Cameron Norrie pulls out of Japan Open after positive Covid test

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Eilish McColgan breaks British 10km records at Great Scottish Run

Eilish McColgan breaks British 10k records at Great Scottish Run

2 days ago

Latest in Politics

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Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng to speak at Conservative Party conference after tax U-turn

Chancellor speaking at Conservative Party conference after tax U-turn

8 hours ago

Liz Truss’s personal phone number ‘for sale on the internet’

Liz Truss’s personal phone number ‘for sale on the internet’

1 day ago

Nadine Dorries lashes out at Liz Truss for ‘throwing chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng under bus’

Truss 'throws Kwasi Kwarteng under a bus' over tax cut for richest

2 days ago

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng faces calls for inquiry after champagne do with financiers

Kwarteng faces calls for inquiry after champagne do with financiers

2 days ago

Handling of ferry service timetable disruption an ‘omnishambles’, say Lib Dems

Only 16 days when ferry timetables operated as scheduled, stats reveal

2 days ago

‘That isn’t me’: Image of Bank of America president Bernard Mensah used instead of chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng

'That isn't me': Image of Bank of America boss used instead of Kwarteng

3 days ago

Scottish Government requests ‘urgent’ meeting with chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng

Scottish Government requests 'urgent' meeting with chancellor Kwarteng

3 days ago

Scottish councils using CCTV cameras made by Chinese firm linked to human rights abuses

Councils using CCTV made by Chinese firm linked to human rights abuses

3 days ago

Councils required to tighten rules on short-term rental properties

Councils required to tighten rules on short-term rental properties

3 days ago

Latest in UK & International

‘Set for life’: National lottery player wins £10,000 a month for 30 years

'Set for life': Lottery player wins £10,000 a month for 30 years

2 hours ago

MoD: Royal Navy frigate in North Sea ‘to protect cables’ after Nord Stream attacks

Navy ship in North Sea 'to protect cables' after Nord Stream attacks

4 hours ago

Young Tory chairman steps down after calling Birmingham ‘a dump’ as investigation launched

Young Tory chairman steps down after calling Birmingham 'a dump'

7 hours ago

Kwasi Kwarteng acknowledges ‘tough’ day after U-turn over 45p tax rate plans

Kwarteng acknowledges ‘tough’ day after U-turn over 45p tax rate plans

8 hours ago

Quality Street to axe plastic wrappers on chocolates in bid to become more environmentally friendly

Quality Street announce plans to axe plastic wrappers from chocolates

13 hours ago

Sarah Everard’s killer Wayne Couzens due back in court over flashing charges

Sarah Everard’s killer due back in court over flashing charges

15 hours ago

At least 174 reported dead after stampede at Indonesian football match at Kanjuruhan Stadium

At least 174 reported dead after stampede at Indonesian football match

2 days ago

New image of King Charles III with Camilla, Queen Consort and Will and Kate, the Prince and Princess of Wales

New image of King Charles with Queen Consort Camilla, William and Kate

2 days ago

Man charged with murder of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel in Liverpool

Man charged with murder of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel

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Today's Top Stories

Date announced for payment of second cost of living instalment worth £324

Explainer

Date announced for second cost-of-living payment worth £324

Aberdeen pensioner ‘flabbergasted’ after winning £730,000 on the People’s Postcode Lottery

North East & Tayside

'I'm most eligible bachelor' - 83-year-old wins £700,000 on lottery

Dunfermline: Why are King Charles and Queen Consort in Scotland’s newest city?

Edinburgh & East

Dunfermline: Large crowd welcomes King Charles to Scotland's newest city

Colin Mackay: I’ve never seen a U-turn like Kwasi Kwarteng’s at Conservative conference

Insight

U-turn like no other - but Chancellor convinced he's on right road

Colin MackayPolitical Editor

Woman pronounced dead following dog attack at Liverpool home

UK & International

Woman pronounced dead at property following dog attack

Emergency bill to freeze rents and ban evictions till march introduced in Scottish Parliament

Emergency bill to freeze rents and ban evictions till March introduced

Dunfermline’s railway station set for name change to reflect city status after King’s visit

Edinburgh & East

Newest city's railway station set for name change after King's visit

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Douglas Ross says Kwasi Kwarteng made the right decision to U-turn on tax plans

Ross says Chancellor made the 'right decision' to U-turn on tax plans

New Scottish poverty from Joseph Rowntree Foundation report paints ‘bleak picture’ of society in crisis

New poverty report paints ‘bleak picture’ of society in crisis

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp expects ‘proper fight’ against Rangers in Champions League clash

Liverpool manager Klopp preparing for 'proper fight' against Rangers

Kwasi Kwarteng announces major U-turn on 45p tax rate plans

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Kwasi Kwarteng announces major U-turn on 45p tax rate plans

Glasgow one-bed flat at £900 per month draws 500 applications overnight amid student housing crisis

More than 500 students apply to live in one-bed flat for £900 per month

Tayside Mountain Rescue call-outs double as more people take to the hills on bikes

North East & Tayside

Rescue call-outs double as more people take to mountains on bikes

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