Bill: Last News

Dehumidifiers the latest must haves to keep condensation at bay while keeping heating costs low - and it turns out that they can also dry a full load of laundry.

The Scottish Government has shared a new update for more than 415,000 people on a low income who are due to receive a one-off payment for £50 to help with heating bills this winter. The new Winter Heating Payment will be administered by Social Security Scotland and replaces the £25 Cold Weather Payment delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

Demand for help with energy bills across the Citizens Advice network overtook support with universal credit and other benefits for the first time north of the Border, the organisation has said.

The first full blown House Oversight Committee hearing of the new GOP majority was focused on Hunter Biden, and the role that Twitter played in suppressing a bombshell New York Post story about the contents of a laptop purportedly owned by the president’s son.

VAR will be in operation at just two of the four Scottish Cup ties involving host Premiership clubs this weekend after Dundee United and Livingston failed to stump up the cash for the technology.

Alan Burrows revealed he snubbed approaches from several clubs – but jumped at the change to take charge at Aberdeen. The former Motherwell chief executive will take up the role at Pittodrie at the end of February, less than a month after announcing his departure from Fir Park after 15 years with the Steelmen.

Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships so we may receive compensation for some links to products and services.

The UK Government has rejected calls for a minimum weekly State Pension payment of £416 for all men and women over the age of 60. More than 34,250 people have signed an online petition asking for the current payment rates to be increased and the official age of retirement to be lowered back to 60.

A conman who hid a 20-year relationship to dupe taxpayers out of nearly £30,000 has been sent to prison for eight months. Graeme Dewar pretended he was living alone for years despite having a common law wife he operated joint bank accounts with.

The grandson of John Logie Baird visited Helensburgh last week, as preparations to mark 100 years of the television were stepped up.

A family facing an electricity bill of nearly £12,000 from Scottish Power are demanding answers about why they are being charged as much as £1500 per month for electricity.

Off-grid energy users waiting on the £200 Alternative Fuel Payment have started to receive the one-off lump sum from the UK Government, according to consumer expert, Martin Lewis.

A fan of money-saving guru Martin Lewis has told of how she cut her mobile phone bill by £575 by sending off just two texts.

Millions of families across the country have cut household spending and reduced outgoings in an effort to cope with the ongoing cost of living crisis which shows no sign of easing up despite extended financial support from the UK Government for 2023/24. The £400 Energy Bills Support Scheme is set to finish at the end of March, but the current £2,500 Energy Price Guarantee will rise to £3,000 from April 1 - easing some of the pressure of increased gas and electricity bills.

A fifth of parents in Scotland are feeding family members before themselves due to the cost-of-living crisis, research has found.

Energy giant BP has been branded “sickening" after posting record-breaking £23billion profits last year - while also scaling back its climate goals.

Lord Willie Haughey has claimed Celtic and Hearts were not hit with the same rule that saw Queen's Park thrown out of the Scottish Cup.

EXCLUSIVE: HBO is developing a series adaptation of non-fiction book Empty Mansions, about a wealthy recluse.

Loudmouth pundit Jason Cundy believes Ange Postecoglou 'would seriously consider' leaving the club for Leeds United in the summer – if the Whites were to stay in the Premier League.

The cost of living crisis squeezed household budgets to breaking point in 2022 and shows little sign of easing up this year as energy bills continue to rise and inflation remains in the double digits.

Michelle Pfeiffer started her week on Monday night with a glamorous look at the Los Angeles premiere for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.The 64-year-old blonde bombshell stepped out in a stunning black gown at the premiere, held at the Regency Village Theatre in Los Angeles.The actress - who recently opened up about stepping away from the Hollywood spotlight - was also seen cheerfully reuniting with her co-star Kathryn Newton.Pfeiffer stepped out in a stunning full-length black gown that fell to the red carpet, with her blonde locks flowing just past her shoulders.The Scarface star also accessorized with large gold hoop earrings and gold bracelets that went over the sleeves of her dress. Glamorous Michelle: Michelle Pfeiffer started her week on Monday night with a glamorous look at the Los Angeles premiere for Ant-Man and the Wasp: QuantumaniaShe was also seen excitedly reuniting with Kathryn Newton, who plays Cassie Lang, the daughter of Paul Rudd's Scott Lang/Ant-Man, in the sequel.Pfeiffer made her Marvel Cinematic Universe debut as Janet Van Dyne - the long-missing wife of Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) in 2018's Ant-Man and the Wasp. She returned as Janet Van Dyne in 2019's Avengers: Endgame before returning in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, which debuts in theaters February 17.The film will kick off Phase 5 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, followed by Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.