Energy bills most common issue Scots seek help with from Citizens Advice

Some 900,000 households can now apply for another £400 towards their energy bills from the government.

HBO Max. The streamer announced on Thursday that “Welcome to Derry” has been ordered to series, with “It” and “It: Chapter Two” director Andy Muschietti onboard to executive produce and direct multiple episodes.

Naman Ramachandran ITV has revealed first-look images for crime drama “Six Four,” starring Kevin McKidd (“Grey’s Anatomy”) and Vinette Robinson (“Boiling Point,” “Sherlock”) as leads Chris and Michelle O’Neill. The four-part drama, inspired by the bestselling novel “Six Four” by Hideo Yokoyama, is created by BAFTA Scotland-winning screenwriter, Gregory Burke (“Black Watch”). Set primarily in Glasgow, the series is a story of kidnap, corruption, betrayal and a search for the truth, when Chris and Michelle O’Neill’s teenage daughter goes missing. Serving police detective, Chris (McKidd) is provided with a startling revelation about an infamous, unsolved case that once divided the police when a local girl called Julie Mackie disappeared. Now, reeling from the news that his own daughter has gone missing, Chris is approached by a journalist who tells him that fatal mistakes were covered-up in Julie’s disappearance. Revisiting the case, Chris uncovers a series of errors, corruption and unbridled ambition.

The latest UK Government figures suggest that almost a third of Scottish households with a prepayment meter have not yet redeemed their energy rebate vouchers. More than 867,000 vouchers were issued in Scotland under the government’s £400 Energy Bills Support Scheme (EBSS) between October and December last year.

The UK Government has confirmed that the £400 Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Funding (EBSS AF) is currently in its pilot phase and is accepting live applications in some pilot local authority areas ahead of a nationwide rollout next week. Energy and Climate Minister Graham Stuart MP said this is helping to “refine the end-to-end user journey before full scheme launch”.

M&S Energy customers are being switched to another company as the firm has announced that it's shutting down.

Parents say they have been left devastated after a popular nursery in Tameside has been forced to permanently close.

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An SNP MP has called for action after a Glasgow resident was forced to move out his home due to a pre-payment meter error which more than doubled his energy costs. Glasgow Central MP Alison Thewliss asked the UK Government to help her constituent Justin Valmassoi who had been "ignored and let down" by his energy provider Utilita.

The UK Government has shared new updates on how the £400 Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Funding (EBSS AF) will be administered and delivered, in response to written queries from several MPs. The application portal is expected to open on or before February 27, 2023.

The owner of a popular Dumbarton pizzeria has hit out at energy companies over putting local businesses out of business, as he admits that he is ‘up to his eyeballs in debt’ as he tries to ‘innovate’ out of it.

Emergency services rushed to a Scots riverbank on Saturday after a woman got into difficulty trying to retrieve her pet dog.

For the BBC, spooky mystery format The Traitors is the gift that keeps on giving.

Peacock has renewed the reality show competition The Traitors for a second season.

A guest used a sophisticated scheme to con a major chain hotel out of more than £13,000 in a single night.

The UK Government has announced that the Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Funding application portal will not open this month as previously planned, instead the online hub and telephone helpline is expected to be up and running by Monday, February 27, 2023.

A man is saving hundreds of pounds a month after giving up living in a conventional house and moving into a tiny eco-home he built himself in a garden.

Households with a wood burning stove say that they have been reaping the benefits of an affordable gadget from Amazon that helps to distribute heat through the home.

An old documentary featuring one of Scotland's most deprived council estates has resurfaced online nearly 40 years after it was filmed.

A 'lifeline' animal rescue charity drowning in expensive bills could be forced to put dogs to sleep and close its door if they don't raise enough money. The All Bullie Charity Rescue currently has 35 dogs in its care after launching in 2016 to help bull breeds with behavioural issues across the UK.