Scots households face £208 million bill for council tax ‘super hikes’
New analysis indicates local authorities across the country are preparing to send bills skyrocketing next year, with some considering rises as high as 17%.
New analysis indicates local authorities across the country are preparing to send bills skyrocketing next year, with some considering rises as high as 17%.
Manu Sharma, who shot dead a woman for refusing to serve him a drink, is seeking to make a fortune from Scotland's lucrative whisky trade.
Greggs? Working class. Buckfast? Working class. The ruthless exploitation of humanity and the natural world until exhaustion or collapse? Middle class.
Self-confessed big kid Sean Batty, the popular STV weather presenter, has combined his love of Christmas and meteorology to write his first children’s book.
The first clue came in a phone call. While her father was in hospital, Fiona Barrett overheard her mum Joyce telling her aunt Lena that the kids should visit him before his condition worsened.
Being Kim Wilde, it turns out, is better the second time around.
Scotland is renowned for being a friendly nation, so why are so many people feeling isolated? Around one in ten people suffer from loneliness and we think that is far too high.
That’s why we want to establish Scotland’s Big Braw Community.
We are calling for politicians, businesses, charities and individuals to unite in a bid to halve chronic loneliness by 2030. We have already held a round table event at the Scottish Parliament, bringing together many of the nation’s most influential people.
All have backed our bid – and we will be outlining many more strands to our campaign in the weeks and months to come. We will also let you know how YOU can play your part.