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Ofgem energy price cap plan 'sells consumers down the river' claims Martin Lewis

Ofgem energy price cap plan 'sells consumers down the river' claims Martin Lewis
THE ENERGY regulator's plans to review the price cap on fuel four times a year will make consumers worse off, experts have warned.

Councillor George Redmond

Breaking Labour group leader on Glasgow city council ousted by rival after swift contest

Boris Johnson facing protesters as he arrives for talks with Stormont leaders

Boris Johnson facing protesters as he arrives for talks with Stormont leaders

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar makes a speech to party candidates and activists after the local council elections on May 5. Scottish Labour finished second to the SNP.

Glasgow city council Labour group to hold leadership ballot today

SNP Health Secretary Humza Yousaf

SNP ministers criticised for 'appalling' £6.6m spend on NHS spin doctors

Census staff to visit stragglers as deadline looms

Census staff to visit stragglers as deadline looms

Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross in the Holyrood chamber. File pic,

PREMIUM Douglas Ross accused of 'nasty politics' over 'personal' attack on John Swinney

A demonstrator throws back a teargas canister at the police during an anti-government protest in Bogota, Colombia, July 20, 2021, as the county marks its Independence Day. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)

Police Scotland defend sending officers to Colombian capital

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar

PREMIUM Sarwar insists Labour 'toxicity' gone and party on route back to potential government

Sturgeon uses DC speech to call for 'sustainable approach to energy security'

Sturgeon uses DC speech to call for 'sustainable approach to energy security'

No administration has been formed on Edinburgh City Council

Threat to SNP's radical vision for Edinburgh blamed on Labour 'ignoring democracy'

Sturgeon defends US trip after 'indy tour' jibes

Sturgeon defends US trip after 'indy tour' jibes

Tory minister tells people struggling to pay bills to work more hours or get a better job

Tory minister tells people struggling to pay bills to work more hours or get a better job

Muslim Uighurs pray at the Jame Mosque where over 10,000 people attended Friday afternoon prayers during Ramadan, 13 October 2006 in Hotan, in China's far west Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region in Central Asia. (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J.

Uighur county in China has highest prison rate in the world

Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson talks during the parliamentary debate on the Swedish application for NATO membership, in Stockholm, Monday, May 16, 2022. Sweden's lawmakers debate about applying for NATO membership, paving the way for a historic

Swedish legislators debate joining Nato as attitudes change

Fewer than half of all Scots want to keep the monarchy

Fewer than half of all Scots want to keep the monarchy

UK changes to Northern Ireland Protocol 'fundamentally undermines' peace process

Changes to Northern Ireland Protocol 'fundamentally undermine' peace process

Michael Gove tells House of Lords to consider relocating to Edinburgh

Michael Gove tells House of Lords to consider relocating to Edinburgh

Jeremy Hunt refuses to say if Boris Johnson's an 'honest man'

Jeremy Hunt refuses to say if Boris Johnson's an 'honest man'

'Stink of corruption growing' over SNP ferry fiasco

'Stink of corruption growing' over SNP ferry fiasco

Ukraine victorious as Italy thwarts Russian attempts to hack Eurovision

Ukraine victorious as Italy thwarts Russian attempts to hack Eurovision

President Sauli Niinistö announced Finland would apply for Nato membership

Finland confirms application for Nato membership

Millionaire Tory peer says sacked civil servants can find work in farming

Millionaire Tory peer suggests sacked civil servants can find work in farming

Sister of Sheku Bayoh says Scotland is a racist country

Sister of Sheku Bayoh says Scotland is a racist country

Revealed: How SNP votes slumped on Scottish islands amidst lifeline ferry crisis

PREMIUM Revealed: How SNP votes slumped on Scottish islands amidst lifeline ferry crisis

SNP accused of failing advanced dementia patients over £50m care costs

SNP accused of failing advanced dementia patients over £50m care costs

Slains Castle, also known as New Slains Castle is a ruined castle in Aberdeenshire. It overlooks the North Sea from its cliff-top site 1 kilometre east of Cruden Bay. The core of the castle is a 16th-century tower house, built by the 9th Earl of Erroll.

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First Minister Nicola Sturgeon starts a two day visit to the United States tomorrow.

Nicola Sturgeon aims to strengthen relations with US during visit

US president Joe Biden pictured with First Miniser Nicola Sturgeon at a COP26 reception held at Kelvingrove Museum in Glasgow last November.

PREMIUM Washington expert attacks Sturgeon's Indyref2 push ahead of her US visit

A Give Way sign at Parliament Buildings at Stormont, Belfast, following the historic result at the weekend with Sinn Fein overtaking the DUP to become the first nationalist or republican party to emerge top at Stormont. Picture date: Monday May 9, 2022..

Iain Macwhirter: We need a Food Friday Agreement to unblock the Brexit border

David Pratt's Four Corners: 'Unexplained' fires in Russia might not be much of a mystery

David Pratt's Four Corners: 'Unexplained' fires in Russia might not be much of a mystery ...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson drinks from a cup as he talks to local business people after a regional cabinet meeting at Middleport Pottery in Stoke on Trent. Picture date: Thursday May 12, 2022. PA Photo. See PA story POLITICS Speech. Photo credit should

Michael Settle: Expect Boris' grand giveaway soon - and, highly likely, a General Election

Sam Ryder performing Spaceman at last night's Eurovision Song Contest in Turin

Green MSP accused of 'cheapening' UK Eurovision success with 'sad student politics'

There is growing concern over pupil misbehaviour in Scottish schools.

Pupil behaviour 'the worst it's been in years and driving teachers away'

Acing it: Lord Offord

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Glasgow Labour challenger 'confident' he has votes to replace Cunning

Glasgow Labour challenger 'confident' he has votes to replace Cunning

Alok Sharma: 'The window to meet Glasgow COP26 targets is closing fast':

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Alok Sharma: 'The window to meet Glasgow COP26 targets is closing fast':

Scottish Government Ministers have condemned the scenes at Abu Akleh's funeral

Updated Nicola Sturgeon and Humza Yousaf condemn Israeli police attack at journalist's funeral

PM fails to apologise face-to-face to Nazanin for blunder in her case

PM fails to apologise face-to-face to Nazanin for blunder in her case

Mass resignation over Labour byelection 'stitch-up'

Mass resignation over Labour byelection 'stitch-up'

DUP accused of 'shameful' blocking of Stormont

DUP accused of 'shameful' blocking of Stormont

Prime Minister Boris Johnson

PM faces national strike threat over plans to cut 90,000 civil service jobs

Rangan Chatterjee, c Chris Terry

Happiness could help Scotland shift sick man of Europe tag, says TV doctor

Glasgow Labour on brink of 'civil war' after councillor moves against leader

Glasgow Labour on brink of 'civil war' after councillor moves against leader

Auditor General Stephen Boyle (pictured, inset) has told MSPs he is concerned about developments at South Lanarkshire College in East Kilbride.

PREMIUM Auditor General hints at need for police probe into college fraud claims

Jeremy Hunt signals he's ready for Tory leadership run

Jeremy Hunt signals he's ready for Tory leadership run

Holyrood is a “very young” Parliament, it has “shown itself more than able to debate issues thoroughly”.

MSPs warned debates must remain respectful even when heated

Sources familiar with Mr Johnson’s Cabinet conversation said he told ministers to return the Civil Service to its 2016 levels

Boris Johnson wants to cut 90,000 civil servants 'to ease the cost-of-living crisis'

Ms Truss said Russian leader Vladimir Putin was ‘humiliating himself on the world stage’

Liz Truss: keep sanctions until all Russian troops have left Ukraine

A man impersonating North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un arrives as Prime Minister Scott Morrison leaves Extel Technologies manufacturing facility on Day 33 of the 2022 federal election campaign, in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, May 13, 2022. (Mick

Kim Jong-un lookalike disrupts Australian election campaign event

Background: Natalie McGarry and the search for the truth

Background: Natalie McGarry and the search for the truth

Jeane Freeman: Women For Independence were slated for calling cops on McGarry

Jeane Freeman: Women For Independence were slated for calling police on McGarry

SNP Housing Secretary Shona Robison

SNP extends Grenfell cladding scheme to cover more than 100 tower blocks

Swinney confirms he gave vital 'budget approval' to disastrous CalMac ferries deal

Swinney confirms he gave vital 'budget approval' to disastrous CalMac ferries deal