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Government drift means it will be 'too late' to help poor with energy bills, warns Brown

Government drift means it will be 'too late' to help poor with energy bills, warns Brown
GORDON Brown has warned a “vacuum” at the top of the Government means it will soon be “too late” to help the poorest with their energy bills when they rise in October.

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PREMIUM Scots airline receives claim from ex-world darts champion after losing his bags

'For god's sake do something': Food rationing fury as islanders blame CalMac ferry cancellations

PREMIUM 'For god's sake do something': Food rationing fury as islanders blame CalMac ferry cancellations

'I did not do anything wrong': Taxman took £300,000 from ex-Celtic star's bank account

PREMIUM 'I did not do anything wrong': Taxman took £300,000 from ex-Celtic star's bank account

Mr McKeague vanished in September 2016 on a night-out in Bury St Edmunds at the age of 23.

Family and friends attend memorial service for RAF gunner Corrie McKeague

Robert Cameron matched five numbers and the bonus ball last Saturday

Glasgow man scoops £1m on Lotto after following late mother’s advice

The First Minister broke her silence on the increasingly acrimonious statements coming from Conservative Party leadership hopefuls

Nicola Sturgeon dismisses "wannabe" Rishi Sunak's jibe he would 'stop SNP in their tracks'

Bank of England governor denies being 'too slow' to fight inflation

Bank of England governor denies being 'too slow' to fight inflation

MacAskill criticised for saying Lord Advocate an Indy 'apostate'

MacAskill criticised for saying Lord Advocate an Indy 'apostate'

Tens of thousands of older Scots 'face fuel poverty' over move to review energy prices every three months

Tens of thousands of older Scots 'face fuel poverty' over move to review energy prices every three months

Over 200,000 Scots homeowners face huge mortgage hikes

PREMIUM Over 200,000 Scots homeowners face mortgage bombshell

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PREMIUM 'Simply unacceptable': Anger as CalMac moves vital Mull ferry to support stricken Outer Hebrides isles

RoslinCT is expanding laboratory and manufacturing space at its facility at Edinburgh BioQuarter

Scottish gene therapy specialist in deal to create a global player

Silverburn Shopping Centre in Glasgow Picture: Colin Mearns

Scots still reluctant to hit the shops

Optima’s chief executive, Alan Crawley

BGF backs Edinburgh data consultancy Optima Partners to tune of £2.3m

The figures were down for the second week in a row after rising for seven straight weeks

Coronavirus infections drop for second week

Sunak caught boasting about moving cash from 'deprived urban areas' to Tory heartlands

Sunak caught boasting about moving cash from 'deprived urban areas' to Tory towns

Puffins breed on the island

Island nature reserve reopens to visitors as fears of bird flu outbreak fade

Council chiefs meet for talks as workers prepare to strike over pay

Council chiefs meet for talks as workers prepare to strike over pay

Community secures ‘historic’ £2m buyout to expand nature reserve

Liz Truss is challenged by an audience member over her tax cuts pla

Truss says recession 'not inevitable', Sunak says Tories must 'get real and fast'

Starmer guilty of multiple MP code of conduct breaches

Starmer guilty of multiple MP code of conduct breaches

Scotland's Pauline Wilson (right) and Rosemary Lenton celebrate winning gold

Scotland celebrate four gold medals in four hours including 'oldest winner' in Commonwealth Games history

Former Scottish Secretary Mundell backs Truss to 'face down' Sturgeon

Former Scottish Secretary Mundell backs Truss to 'face down' Sturgeon

A Scottish Conservative council convener steps down from role before 'bad behaviour' no confidence vote

Scottish Conservative council convener steps down from role before 'bad behaviour' no confidence vote

Council leaders say Scots Gov must stump up more money to stop strikes and school closures

PREMIUM Council leaders say Scots Gov must stump up more money to stop strikes and school closures

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Former Rangers directors in the mix for major housing projects worth £115m at two Greenock sites

MV Hebrides Source: YouTube (Andrew Ditton)

PREMIUM Backlash over CalMac 'no-shows complaint' as two lifeline ferry routes remain shut over safety issue

The tiny community acted when their shop faced closure.

Skye villagers buy up their local shop

Four in five Scots back minimum income guarantee, poll finds

Four in five Scots back minimum income guarantee, poll finds

Glasgow's Buchanan Street during lockdown. Figures show people in deprived areas were more likely to be fined for breaking Covid rules.

Covid: One in four lockdown fines issued in most deprived areas

Jag Grewal of Omega Diagnostics

Omega severs its last tie to former Alva HQ

Giorgio Cozzolino, OTG Ltd director, with MSIP’s chief executive Greig Coull

Another firm commits to Dundee’s Michelin Scotland Innovation Park

AlbaSense founder Professor Des Gibson, right, and Johnny Mone, head of business innovation at UWS Picture: Elaine Livingstone

New university spinout set to disrupt global sensor industry

Entries are now open for the inaugural Herald Top Employer Awards

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Truss says she won't apologise to Sturgeon after 'attention seeker' jibe

Truss says she won't apologise to Sturgeon after 'attention seeker' jibe

Sunak warns Truss could make looming economic storm even worse

Sunak warns Truss could make looming economic storm even worse

Eilish McColgan gold medal brings ‘a tear in the eye’, says Nicola Sturgeon

Eilish McColgan gold medal brings ‘a tear in the eye’, says Nicola Sturgeon

Charmaine O’Donnell, right, was grabbed by Jacob Foster, left, a stranger.

Man convicted of killing woman by pushing her off pier ‘for fun’

Davy Zyw with brothers Tommy and Sorely and friends Craig Paul, Ryan Brennan and Malcom Holwill.

High Five to tenacious Davy in epic bike trip for Doddie

Sarwar says Sturgeon should expect criticism after Truss's 'attention-seeker' jibe

Sarwar says Sturgeon should expect criticism after Truss's 'attention-seeker' jibe

Sarwar sets out plan to clean up Holyrood and end SNP 'culture of sleaze'

Sarwar sets out plan to clean up Holyrood and end SNP 'culture of sleaze'

Union warns 'significantly improved' pay offer needed to prevent strike that can shut Scots schools

Union warns 'significantly improved' pay offer needed to prevent strike that can shut Scots schools

EnQuest acquired BP’s stake in the Magnus field in 2018

EnQuest pays down debts as North Sea cash flow surges

Glenmorangie's Alba bottling plant in Livingston. Picture: Glenmorangie

Glenmorangie expansion plans continue with sustainable energy installation

Scots police for watchdog calls for shake-up on staffing management as officer numbers reach 14 year low

PREMIUM Scots police watchdog calls for shake-up as officer numbers reach 14 year low

AG Barr chief executive Roger White Picture: Stewart Attwood

Fizzing results from Irn-Bru maker AG Barr as the sun shines

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PREMIUM 'Shockingly bad management': Sailings cancelled on two lifeline Scots ferry routes for next two days over safety

Devro manufactures sausage skins and collagen casings Picture: Peter Devlin

Sausage skin manufacturer Devro’s ‘robust’ first half

JD Sports has named Régis Schultz as its new chief executive Picture: Yui Mok/PA Wire

Former B&Q executive Schultz takes helm at JD Sports

Four Scots areas have the 'worst internet connections in the UK' despite Scots Gov broadband scheme

PREMIUM Four Scots areas have the 'worst internet connections in the UK' despite Scots Gov broadband scheme

Small dams have been installed in the upper parts of the hills from which The Glenlivet distillery takes its water.

Dams being built to protect Scotland's 'Water of Life'

The Herald Digital Transformation Awards will take place on Thursday 25th August in Glasgow

Awards cast the net wide for top digital innovators

The most abused Scots footballer on Twitter in the English Premier League

The most abused Scots Premier League footballer on Twitter