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Criticism is mounting of the Scottish Government's policy of giving 73% of all households £150 to address the cost of living crisis

The SNP has said the “burden” of additional Brexit and Covid-19 checks require additional funding for Trading Standards Scotland

West Lothian Council revealed their budget which includes a three per cent rise in council tax

Council leader Derek Milligan had championed a rise of 4.7% arguing it was the equivalent of an extra £1.27 a week for households but opposition councillors disagreed.

Opposition parties called on health secretary Humza Yousaf to get a grip on the situation.

The latest figures from Public Health Scotland showed a quarter of people were not treated within the four-hour target time.

The Prime Minister tried to play down the huge rift between himself and the Scottish Conservatives on a visit to Fife yesterday.

Boris Johnson did not say if free testing would be scrapped during a visit to Scotland on Monday.

Reducing the number of pupils who qualify for school travel, charging for brown bin collections and cancelling fireworks displays and Christmas lights switch-ons have also been suggested on a list of 47 cuts presented to councillors last week.