Good evening and welcome to Tuesday's Daily Record headline briefing. The rundown keeps you up to date with the latest news from Scotland and beyond.
Today's top headlines include: Rent freeze announced for tenants in Scotland, car smashed outside home of alleged paedophile and Scots carer left skint after energy company swipe £3k from bank.
Here is everything you need to know to keep up to date.
Nicola Sturgeon announces rent freeze for tenants in Scotland as she warns of cost of living 'emergency'
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced a rent freeze for tenants during a statement to Holyrood today. The move is part of her Programme for Government, which was unveiled this afternoon. It comes after a campaign by Labour MSP Mercedes Villalba for a freeze.
SNP /Green Ministers refused to back the move earlier this year after it was tabled by Villalba. However, they have now changed course, with one source saying the Greens pushed for the freeze internally.
Car smashed outside home of alleged Scots paedophile after crowd clash with cops
A car was smashed outside the home of an alleged Scots paedophile after missiles were thrown at riot police in a heated stand-off with officers.
Police have launched a probe after the incident on Craigmore Street in Dundee at around 8.30pm on Friday September 2. Officers were called to reports of a gathering outside a property, believed to belong to a paedophile, on the street.
As locals protested, a picture showed a damaged vehicle at a property on the street. The back and side window of the car can be seen to be smashed with glass shattered on the ground as two police officers stand guard at the door of the home.
Scots carer left skint after energy company swipe £3k from bank in one day
A Scots social carer has been left skint after EDF Energy withdrew more than £3,000 in one day after he disputed his electricity bill. Adam McNaughton, from Cumnock, was left with just £5 to survive after the energy company charged him £3,282 last week.
The 41-year-old was transferred to EDF in May 2021, when his provider Green Network Energy went bust. He claims an inspector didn't attend his home to obtain an accurate meter reading for a year.
Adam, who lives alone and works away a number of nights per week, says EDF estimated his electricity usage and placed him on a fixed rate tariff of £76 per month. He disputed his tariff estimate as he believed it was too low, and requested an inspector attend his home for a meter reading, but EDF failed to send an inspector until June 2022.
Kenny Logan diagnosed with prostate cancer after wife Gabby urged him to get checked
Former Scots rugby star Kenny Logan has revealed that he has been receiving treatment for cancer after being diagnosed in February. Kenny appeared on BBC Breakfast today where he announced the news. The 50-year-old is married to TV presenter Gabby Logan, and he said it was her who urged him to go and get checked out.
Kenny said: "I was actually listening to one of the episodes about menopause about women and their hormones falling off a cliff. As I was going through this in my head, and I thought 'what about me', 'what is happening to me', and Gabby said that I should go and get checked."
How long PIP payments really last and maximum award length to expect for a long-term condition
Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is a benefit for people aged over 16 and under State Pension age with a disability, long-term illness or mental health condition who need help completing daily tasks inside their home or getting around.
The latest statistics from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show there are now nearly three million people in the UK, including some 313, 620 living in Scotland, receiving financial support of between £24.45 and £156.90 each week through PIP - the benefit is paid every four weeks so this amounts to between £97.80 and £627.60 every payment period.
How much PIP you will be paid depends on how difficult it is for you to carry out certain everyday tasks including preparing and eating food, washing and getting dressed, basic toilet needs and moving around.
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