UK benefits system 'least generous' in northern Europe claims SNP

UK benefits system 'least generous' in northern Europe claims SNP

The SNP has warned a planned cut to Universal Credit could plunge thousands more people into poverty.

Health Secretary under fire over NHS Lanarkshire's A&E waiting times

Health Secretary under fire over NHS Lanarkshire's A&E waiting times

Less than 67 per cent of patients in Lanarkshire’s three hospitals were seen within the four hour target

Boris Johnson signals Universal Credit uplift will end despite fears it will plunge thousands into poverty

Boris Johnson signals Universal Credit uplift will end despite fears it will plunge thousands into poverty

The Prime Minister insisted while on a visit to Scotland that the best way to tackle poverty was to help more people into work

UK weather: 36C heatwave from Europe could hit South West according to latest maps

The region and the UK as a whole has a swelter in store with the arrival of a "very hot pattern", the latest forecasts suggest

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North Lanarkshire parliamentarians clash over whether to extend furlough scheme

A total of 141,500 workers in Scotland were estimated to still being supported by the scheme at the end of June, a fall from the 175,300 at the end of the previous month.

Boris Johnson condemned after laughing about Mrs Thatcher closing coal mines

The Prime Minister responded with a laugh during a briefing with Scottish journalists