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News / Poverty

Scotland facing ‘humanitarian crisis’ as cost of living soars
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Edinburgh & East

Scotland facing 'humanitarian crisis' as cost of living soars

2 months ago
Fifth of Scottish children ‘offer pocket money to help with Christmas’ Action for Children survey finds
Scotland

Fifth of Scottish children ‘offer pocket money to help with Christmas’

2 months ago
Heated ‘warm banks’ for those struggling with soaring energy costs open across Edinburgh
Edinburgh & East

'Warm banks' for those struggling with energy costs open across Edinburgh

2 months ago
Speyside High School in Aberlour takes action to help pupils as Moray food bank use doubles
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North East & Tayside

School takes action to help pupils as food bank use more than doubles

2 months ago
Supermarkets urged to sign up to Which? accessible shopping pledge amid cost of living crisis
Scotland

Shops urged to make food more affordable amid cost of living crisis

3 months ago
Over 200 warm banks in operation across Scotland as fuel poverty rises ahead of winter
Scotland

Over 200 warm banks in operation as fuel poverty rises ahead of winter

3 months ago
How to find a ‘warm bank’ in your local area as fuel poverty increases ahead of winter
Scotland

How to find a 'warm bank' in your local area as fuel poverty increases

2 months ago
‘We have buried so many people because of austerity’, says Star Project charity boss
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Glasgow & West

'We have buried so many people because of austerity', says charity boss

4 months ago
Teachers ‘picking up pieces’ of cost of living crisis amid ‘rise in pupils coming to school hungry’
Scotland

Teachers 'increasingly offering food and money to pupils going hungry'

4 months ago
Greater number of Scottish households struggling with cost of living than rest of UK
Scotland

'Greater number of Scots' struggling with cost of living than rest of UK

4 months ago
More than 40% of over 50s living in fuel poverty as some sacrifice food to make bills
Scotland

More than 40% of over 50s in fuel poverty as some skip food to save

4 months ago
Single parent families feel ‘forgotten about’ amid cost of living crisis, warn Scottish charity
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Scotland

'I skip meals and scrimp on heating so I can pay the mortgage'

5 months ago
EIS teaching union calls for urgent roll out of universal free school meals to tackle cost of living crisis
Politics

Teaching union calls for urgent roll out of universal free school meals

5 months ago
People struggling with cost-of-living crisis reveal impact of latest energy price cap rise
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Scotland

'I'm petrified' - people at the sharp end of soaring energy costs

5 months ago
Number of charity users more than doubles amid cost of living crisis
North East & Tayside

Number of street charity users soars amid cost of living crisis

8 months ago
Doubling Child Payment ‘may not be enough to hit poverty target’
Politics

Doubling Child Payment ‘may not be enough to hit poverty target’

1 year ago
Anti-poverty coalition calls for doubling of child payment
Politics

Anti-poverty coalition calls for doubling of child payment

1 year ago
Youth-run cafe has helped teen ‘to be a good person again’
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Edinburgh & East

Youth-run cafe has helped teen ‘to be a good person again’

2 years ago
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Scotland beat England at Twickenham in Six Nations opener to retain Calcutta Cup
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Scotland beat England at Twickenham to retain Calcutta Cup

Pensioner in hospital after being hit by bus near Haymarket station in Edinburgh
Edinburgh & East

Pensioner in hospital after being struck by bus near city centre

Emergency services continue search for man who fell in water at Victoria Quay in Leith, Edinburgh
Edinburgh & East

Search ongoing for man who 'fell into water' near government building

Peterhead Kirk Street residents evacuated after ‘wilful’ fire caused by gas leak broke out in early hours
North East & Tayside

Residents evacuated after gas leak causes 'wilful' fire to break out

Midlothian Council: Free school music lessons, libraries and Christmas lights face spending cuts
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Edinburgh & East

Free school music lessons face axe under council's budget plans

The King’s Theatre urges audiences not to ‘out-sing’ performers during run of musical The Bodyguard
Glasgow & West

Theatre urges audiences not to 'out-sing' performers during musical run

CCTV images released as police probe serious assault with intent to rob on King George V Bridge in Glasgow
Glasgow & West

CCTV images released as police probe serious assault with intent to rob

Latest in Edinburgh & East

Concern growing for missing Dunfermline man last seen carrying camouflage rucksack
Edinburgh & East

Concern growing for missing man last seen carrying camouflage rucksack

Plans to replace Leith ‘pride bridge’ move forward despite possible £1m cost
Edinburgh & East

Plans to replace 'pride bridge' move forward despite possible £1m cost

Edinburgh nursery owner waded through water to get children to safety amid floods in Kirkliston
Edinburgh & East

Nursery owner waded through water to get children to safety amid floods

Driver in hospital after ambulance on emergency call crashes into car in Falkirk
Edinburgh & East

Driver in hospital after ambulance on emergency call crashes into car

Rush for Beyonce Renaissance World Tour tickets see Edinburgh hotel prices soar ahead of Murrayfield concert
Edinburgh & East

Hotel prices soar as thousands try to secure Beyonce presale tickets

Pensioner dies in hospital after colliding with cyclist on Blackness Road, Linlithgow
Edinburgh & East

Pensioner dies in hospital after colliding with cyclist on street

Residents to have say on major transport shake-up to help Edinburgh become net zero
Edinburgh & East

Residents to have say on major transport shake-up for Edinburgh

Popular Videos

Six Nations: Scotland set to take on England at Twickenham in Calcutta Cup clash
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Sport

Calcutta Cup: Everything you need to know as Scotland take on England

Scottish Licensed Trade Association pubs and restaurants call for Scottish Government support
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Politics

Pubs and restaurants face 'tidal wave of economic challenges'

Cladding: Residents at Lancefield Quay, Glasgow, call for action to make their fire-risk homes safe
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Glasgow & West

Cladding: Residents demand action to make fire-risk homes safe

What’s On Scotland: Hamza Yassin and Jowita Przystal from Strictly Come Dancing
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Home is where the hard graft is for Strictly star Hamza

Emma Cameron
‘Waking watch’ patrol introduced at fire-threat Lancefield Quay apartment complex in Glasgow
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Glasgow & West

'Waking watch’ patrol introduced at fire-threat block of flats

Family seeking asylum fear broken system after being evicted from Coatbridge property and left homeless
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Glasgow & West

Family seeking asylum left homeless after 12-hour ordeal

Featured Articles

Milk caps: Why supermarkets such as Sainsbury’s, Aldi and Waitrose are ditching coloured lids?
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Why are supermarkets ditching coloured lids on milk bottles?

What’s On Scotland: Hamza Yassin and Jowita Przystal from Strictly Come Dancing
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Insight

Home is where the hard graft is for Strictly star Hamza

Emma Cameron
Solitary cottage with ‘beautiful’ sea views in Thurso hits market for £150,000
Highlands & Islands

Solitary cottage with 'beautiful' sea views hits market for £150,000

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