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Head of Police Scotland cites strikes, constitutional uncertainty, crisis poverty and planned cuts to force as factors

NICOLA Sturgeon has hit out at the economic “incompetence” of the UK Government as she spoke of the £1.7 billion impact of inflation on the…

THE UK Government’s energy price cap must go much further if it is to prevent Scots being plunged into poverty, the SNP have said.

November 24 marks nine months since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began. Despite the expectation of the Kremlin – and many international analysts – Ukraine did not fall within days. It repelled Russia’s advance on the capital Kyiv, turned the tide on the battlefields and has now retaken half of…

Since 1980, migrants fleeing poverty, violence, and natural disaster have come here for refuge from an intolerant world.

The Government's Workforce Incentives Bill allows age pensioners to work and earn more. But it's left other welfare recipients in poverty.

The findings have prompted those behind the research to call for pupil premium funding – which is targeted at poorer pupils – to be protected.

Prescribing fruit and veg to people struggling with food affordability could prevent premature death and significantly reduce healthcare costs, experts said

South Africa is home to tens of thousands of small-scale fishers and fishing households. Some fish purely for consumption and subsistence, while others make up a small commercial sector.