The Latest Breaking News from Scottish Government

Dumbarton pensioner slams Scottish Government after she was denied breast screening appointment

The 77-year-old contacted MSP Jackie Baillie after she was told she couldn’t have a mammogram due to her age.

Daily Record · Dec 9, 2022

East Lothian communities could share multi-million pound benefits from wind farms

Communities living next to renewable energy installations receive voluntary payments from the owners but new plans would see the funds split with some remaining in the community and the rest put into an East Lothian fund to support county-wide projects.

Edinburgh Live · Dec 9, 2022

West Lothian's air quality improvement could lead to removal of monitoring sites

Tens of thousands of pounds has been spent replacing testing equipment because of faults in the last year.

Edinburgh Live · Dec 9, 2022

Scottish investor challenges government to emulate Estonia

Early stage business backer says Scotland is missing out by neglecting industry expertise from its diaspora

Insider UK · Dec 9, 2022

'Staff cuts, council tax hikes and services slashed' as budget black hole widens by £10m in just four months

Councillors will have to consider cutbacks in staffing, hikes in the council tax and diminished services across

Daily Record · Dec 9, 2022

New £50 Winter Heating Payment will only go to people claiming certain benefits during qualifying week

The one-off payment replaces the £25 Cold Weather Payment from DWP.

Daily Record · Dec 9, 2022

DWP £25 Cold Weather Payments triggered by Arctic blast will not be paid to people in Scotland

A new one-off payment of £50 will be made to eligible households in February, 2023.

Daily Record · Dec 9, 2022

Green party boss Slater admits scathing report is a 'wake up call' for Scot Gov on climate change

EXCLUSIVE: In an interview with the Record, Lorna Slater conceded efforts to drive down Scotland's emissions weren't going fast enough.

Daily Record · Dec 9, 2022

'Warm banks' are an outrage - a failure of the welfare state and the Tory government

The existence of warm banks is also a damning indictment of the UK’s 21st century welfare state. A social security system should have compassion at its core, with the needs of children and families central.

Daily Record · Dec 9, 2022

Heartbroken Scots mum who lost son in drowning accident abroad hails success for her campaign

Julie Love's son, Colin, died off the coast of Venezuela in 2009 - and her 13-year campaign for more support has now paid off.

Daily Record · Dec 9, 2022