Ukrainians living on Scots cruise ship say it 'is better than we could have dreamed'

A wheelchair-bound Scots mum says she has been left suicidal after being forced to ‘bum shuffle’ around just two rooms in her home due to inadequate council housing. Danielle MacArthur woke up to discover both her legs were suddenly paralysed in October 2019 before later being diagnosed with Functional Neurological Disorder.

A man who has been left in agony and bleeding from his backside after an operation to treat a burst appendix says he has been left in a "living nightmare" as medics struggle to determine the cause of his symptoms.

Anas Sarwar will today call for an emergency rent freeze to be implemented as soon as MSPs return from their summer break next month.

Households all across the UK are bracing for their energy bills to skyrocket in October among predictions that they could reach as high as £5,300.

Consumers have been urged to be on the lookout for new cost of living scams in Scotland as national ScamWatch Fortnight gets underway. This year’s ‘Read Between the Li(n)es’ campaign highlights the importance of remaining vigilant as fraudsters are using emails, texts and social media to prey on people of all ages.

Make no mistake, the cost of living crisis is a national emergency on the scale of the pandemic. People are facing the worst fall in living standards since the war. Millions of people are already struggling and it’s going to get worse as summer turns to winter.

Labour is set to call for the energy price cap to be frozen at its current level of £1,971 as UK households struggle to pay their bills.

A man who lives alone on an abandoned estate is refusing to move homes - despite all eight blocks of flats around him soon to be knocked down. Nick Wisniewski, 66, is the last man standing on 'Britain's loneliest street' after around 200 residents moved out in December.

A Bolton-born dad, who was heavily involved in charity work, was found dead at home after worrying about, debts, the cost of living, and a lump in his neck

On the hottest day of the year, five adults and two children are packed inside a semi-detached house in Radcliffe. It's gone 5pm but the temperature is still a sweltering 30C.

The family of a missing Dundee woman have said they are facing the ‘hardest days of our lives’ as they desperately appeal for help to find her. Sharon Hutchison was last seen on Saturday, July 30, in the Provost Road area of the city, but has failed to make contact since.

Britons will have to wait several weeks before the Government reveals further support to combat soaring inflation, amid fresh questions over the whereabouts of Boris Johnson.

More than 7.2 million cost of living payments for £326 landed in bank accounts across the country between July 14 and 31. However, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) announced last month that some payments may be delayed and has now updated guidance on GOV.UK for claimants who think they might be missing a payment.

A trucker who destroyed his then-lover's home by reversing his articulated lorry into the front of her house was jailed for 10 years on Wednesday.

An urgent search has been launched for a missing Scots man last seen two days ago. Police are trying to locate Peter Paterson who has been reported missing from his home in Wishaw.

Guests at a Scots holiday park have slammed the “disgusting” state of the “luxury” apartment they paid a £126-a-night to stay in.