Voters can judge me in 2031 if I miss child poverty target – Swinney - The First Minister has made tackling poverty a key ...

UK aid spending lacks clear priorities and often isn’t value for money, watchdog warns - Aid spent on supporting refugees and asylum seekers in the UK – up to a fifth of the total budget – diverts ...

In Scotland, 87 of the 90 LHA rates are expected to fall below this level, with estimates suggesting around 45,000 households, including approximately 31,000 children, could be impacted.

Brighton and Hove City Council has launched a new review to help make the city fairer and is seeking an independent chair to lead it.

Chancellor says she is ready to help households with rising costs but stops short of setting out specific steps ...

SCOTLAND’S First Minister John Swinney has announced £5.8 million for child poverty groups ahead of a new strategy being ...

The Daily Record has led the way in exposing Scotland’s drug death scandal. In 2017, when politicians and civic leaders looked the other way, we exposed how an explosion in fake “street valium” was ...

Water bills will go up again on April 1. Pensioners like Judith are already feeling the pinch, rationing showers and laundry loads.

Paralympians competing in Milano-Cortina Winter Paralympic Games face a greater challenge than Olympic counterparts to make start line.

Watchdog urged to clamp down on heating oil costs after 1.7m UK homes hit by soaring bills - Prices have doubled since the US ...

Some 9 million UK adults have been turned down for 10 or more jobs in the past year, as a new report warns of a growing ...