Government urged to do more as cost of living crisis deepens following latest energy price cap rise announcement

A somber step forward. Prince Charles is now king of the United Kingdom after the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, at age 96 on Thursday, September 8.

Mogwai have announced details of a winter UK tour that will kick off in December.The four-piece will head out on a run of Scottish dates in December, before continuing the tour through England and Wales in February 2023.The tour will feature tracks from the band’s 2021 album ‘As The Love Continues’ “as well as classic Mogwai tracks from their innovative career”, according to a press release.Mogwai will be supported on the England and Wales legs of their tour by Brainiac, who have reformed 25 years after the tragic death of their singer Timmy Taylor.Tickets for the tour will be available via a pre-sale at 10am tomorrow (September 7) before a general sale will then commence at 10am on Friday (September 9) – tickets will be available to buy here.

A 23-year-old disabled woman may have to move in with OAPs at a nursing home as she can’t afford to pay for electricity to power her life-saving equipment.

The managing director of under-fire train operator Avanti West Coast has stepped down from his role, it was confirmed tonight. Phil Whittingham will leave his position on September 15 to 'pursue other executive leadership opportunities'.

A ‘missing’ poster has been issued for Douglas Ross over his absence from the debate over the cost of living crisis.

Livingston have announced the signing midfielder Stephen Kelly from Rangers.

Older people in Stirling and Clackmannanshire are buying less food so they can save money to heat their homes as energy costs spiral, a charity has found.

Millions of households across Scotland and the rest of the UK are preparing for a shift in seasons which will force everyone to tighten their spending and put an even tighter squeeze on budgets as energy bills are set to rocket by more than 80 per cent from £1,971 to £3,549. Ofgem announced the new energy price cap on August 26 and it will come into force on October 1.

The Osmonds and Six have wrapped up their Manchester theatre shows following successful legs in the city - and September is set to be just as exciting, with four incredible shows set to take to the stages of the Opera House and Palace Theatre.

Nearly half of Tory voters want to renationalise energy firms to help the UK cope with the cost of living crisis, a new poll has found.

Martin Lewis has made an urgent plea to the government and future prime minister as households prepare to brace for the increased energy price cap in winter.

Household face paying an estimated £3,549 per year from October for average use of gas and electricity - equating to a devastating 80 per cent rise in energy bills in a move that will deepen the soaring cost of living crisis even further for millions of people.

Ofgem announced on Friday (August 26) that the energy price cap will rise to £3,539, resulting in an 80 per cent rise in bill costs.

Regulator Ofgem today announced that the typical household energy bill will hit £3,549 a year from October 1. This is a huge increase on the current energy cap of £1,971 for the average household.

Martin Lewis has called the new energy price cap "devastating" and has warned that "lives will be lost", as rising costs will put vulnerable people at risk.

Households are set to find out later today how much they will be paying for their energy bills in October when the price cap is announced.

Exam appeals are set to be "severely delayed" when staff from the Scottish Qualification Authority (SQA) go on strike next month over pay.