People can now buy new British Savings Bonds announced in Spring Budget

Over the last few days the sun has been shining down, giving us a dose of vitamin D and making us all a little more excited about the fact that spring is here and that warmer weather is on the horizon - despite is being relatively chilly outdoors. With the hotter temperatures around the corner, we're all yearning to update our wardrobes, putting our winter warmers and thermals to the back of the cupboard and retrieving our lighter layers that just scream spring.

The latest figures from Social Security Scotland show there are now 192,575 people receiving Adult Disability Payments (ADP), including some 109,385 existing claimants who have had their award for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) transferred from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to the devolved IT system.

Fontaines D.C. have shared their pummelling new single ‘Starburster‘ and announced details of their fourth album ‘ROMANCE’.

Following a tough few months that has seen mass layoffs, Canadian national broadcaster CBC has welcomed a one-year investment of CA$42M ($30.4M) from the federal government.

“Golden Bachelor” stars Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist are divorcing after three months of marriage.“This is breaking news. The ‘Golden Bachelor’ — the first couple from the ‘Bachelor’s’ latest franchise — have just announced they have split,” a shocked Carson Daly said on “Today” Friday.Turner, 72, and Nist, 70, revealed their split just hours earlier on “Good Morning America.”“What? Who would have seen that coming?” Roker, 69, guffawed to his co-host.

It has only been one month since the 96th Academy Awards ended, but this week it looks like the race for the 97th has (un)officially begun.

Welcome to ElectionLine’s A View From Abroad series, in which we speak with media figures who don’t live in America but keep a close eye on its politics. Every few weeks, these smart observers will provide a unique perspective on what promises to be a fraught and unpredictable campaign for the White House. This week, our interview is with Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel, the former BBC presenters who now host podcast The News Agents – USA.

More than one million people over State Pension age living in Scotland will be able to claim two new devolved benefits starting before the end of this year. Pension Age Winter Heating Payment (PAWHP) will be worth up to £300 per household and is set to replace the annual Winter Fuel Payment, currently delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

Timothee Chalamet is spending the day filming the upcoming Bob Dylan biopic!

Domino's fans have said the same thing after the popular pizza joint confirmed its latest lunchtime offerings.

Modest Mouse have been “tentatively” planning an anniversary tour to celebrate 20 years of their landmark album ‘Good News For People Who Love Bad News’.The band celebrated the album’s 20th birthday with a reissue and expanded edition featuring eight additional remixes from the likes of MGMT’s Andrew VanWyngarden (‘The View’), Jacknife Lee (‘Bury Me With It’), Dan the Automator (‘Float On’), and Justin Raisen (‘The Good Times Are Killing Me’).Now, Modest Mouse frontman Isaac Brock has told Rolling Stone in a new interview that he was hoping to tour the album with the original members of the band who played on the album.“It’s the only record where I can do a tour with all the living members, all the exact same members,” he said. This is the case because it is the band’s only record to not feature late drummer Jeremiah Green due to his temporary departure from the band.

A "wonderful" Scottish hotel is currently available to book for more than 60 per cent off.

A new high school planned for Littleborough that was supposed to open last year is now estimated to open in 2027.

A scheme worth one billion pounds is being offered by the UK Government to help more than 300,000 families across Great Britain heat their home for less this year. The Great British Insulation Scheme aims to help low income households save up to £400 on their annual fuel bills through new energy efficiency upgrades.

M3GAN – the murderous robot doll from the 2023 horror film of the same name – to your family; minus its killer intent.Replica doll manufacturer the National Entertainment Collectibles Association (NECA) has announced that life-sized replicas of the creepy robot from M3GAN are now available for pre-order. However, unlike the film it’s based on, NECA’s replicas won’t come with animatronics or any form of circuitry.Instead, the replica doll will be just that – a posable doll that ins’t capable of much else (and if you’ve seen the movie, that’s probably a good thing).

Wine lovers are “rushing” to Aldi to get their hands on a “supermarket first” wine that shoppers say is “a nice garden wine” to drink on summer days. Aldi has welcomed the special rosé-orange wine blend to its own-label range - and it costs £9.99.

A mum diagnosed with breast cancer has won a huge amount of money as she undergoes chemotherapy treatment.

XL Bully owners in Scotland are now able to apply for a special certificate that will allow them to keep their pets.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor “Long Live the Tyrant: Life and Times of Giancarlo DiTrapano,” a feature documentary about the independent book publisher, is being developed as an Italy-U.S. coproduction. DiTrapano is described by Ian Thornton, one of the film’s producers, as the “Basquiat of the New York literary scene.” The film is written by Guia Cortassa and directed by Cortassa and Vittorio Antonacci.

esports starting 2025. The course will cover topics such as “game design, esports event management, livestreaming, esports marketing, and analysis of competitive gameplay.”As reported by the BBC, the curriculum is being developed in partnership with esports professionals, and Professor Stuart Harmer claims the degree will offer students “a much-needed pathway that allows them an important progression into Higher Education in this industry.”The dean of the school of technology, business, and arts at Suffolk said, “We are thrilled to announce our plans to create one of the first esports undergraduate courses in the East of England”.To help the students, the university has invested in an esports lab featuring high-spec gaming machines so that the university can host its own tournaments and events.