TikTok fined £12.7m for allowing a million children under 13 on app

The latest figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show that in August last year there were 956,448 people receiving weekly payments for Carer’s Allowance, including 83,196 living in Scotland.

Kate Middleton "didn’t want to be" at Balmoral Castle when the Queen died, but was instead with her children, a royal expert shared.The late Queen Elizabeth died at Balmoral Castle on 8 September 2022 at the age of 96, just a few months after celebrating her Platinum Jubilee, she was the longest-reigning British monarch. While Prince William went to Balmoral Castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland when the Queen passed, his wife, Kate Middleton stayed at home with her three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.

A former Tory Scotland Secretary is under investigation by the parliamentary standards watchdog over his use of stationery. David Mundell is under investigation by Parliament's standards commissioner Daniel Greenberg for his use of "Use of facilities [stationery] provided from the public purse".

A stressed out ambulance assistant was forced to take his bosses to court in a row over an unpaid £15 meal allowance. Gerald Paton, who has worked for the Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) for more than 30 years, says they racked up months of legal bills before agreeing to pay up.

The mercury could soar to 16C (61F) over the Bank Holiday Weekend, the unofficial threshold at which Scottish men are allowed to remove their shirts in some comfort.

Andy Murray has shared rare snaps of his children after he jetted off to Marbella for a family holiday with his wife, Kim Sears. The professional tennis player took to Instagram to share some highlights from his trip away which involved a training week and getaway with his team and family. In the post shared on Thursday with a series of snaps Andy, 35, wrote the caption: "Just finished a great training week/holiday with my team and family at @puenteromanoresort in Marbella.

More than 81,000 people in receipt of Carer’s Allowance received an extra payment for £245.70 in December 2022 as part of a unique benefit only available in Scotland. Carer’s Allowance Supplement is a devolved payment delivered twice each year to eligible claimants.

Media mogul and former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was admitted to intensive care at a hospital in Milan on Wednesday and is in serious but stable condition according to local media. 

Scots who have always dreamed of pop stardom can now record and release their own music with a brand new app.

TikTok has been fined £12.7M ($15.9M) by the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for several breaches of children’s data protection law.

More than 81,000 people in receipt of Carer’s Allowance received an extra payment for £245.70 in December 2022 as part of a unique benefit only available in Scotland. Carer’s Allowance Supplement is a devolved payment delivered twice each year to eligible claimants.

Fans have been left delighted as Ken Bruce made his way back onto the radio waves weeks after he signed off from his BBC Radio 2 show for the last time last month after more than 40 years at the organisation.

Holly Willoughby is fiercely private when it comes to her family life with very little known about her life away from the camera. It is not very often fans see the This Morning host with her telly producer husband Dan Baldwin and she also doesn't share photos with her children.

Stacey Solomon couldn’t hide her delight on Sunday as she shared a series of photos from her holiday to Abu Dhabi alongside her family. The Sort Your Life Out star is currently enjoying a well earned break and it marks the first time she has enjoyed a family holiday with husband Joe Swash and their five children since prior to the pandemic.

A man who pled guilty to shooting a protected bird of prey on a country estate has been fined.

A sexual predator who targeted four children aged under 10-years-old in a string of historical abuse has been jailed.

Stretched NHS Forth Valley is facing a huge £40million funding gap for 2023/24 and could be forced to cut beds.

Humza Yousaf is under pressure over the shocking case of a 10-year-old boy who has waited years for mental health treatment to start.

A Scots family who went to see Annie at the Edinburgh Playhouse have said that stewards made them "feel like children" after telling them off for miming during the performance.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has shared details of a new ‘private beta trial’ for Attendance Allowance claimants. The service is currently only being offered to 60 people each week who start a new claim for the State Pension age disability benefit through certain channels.