What it means for the economy to 'shrink' - and how it affects our money

The Kilwinning business community has turned in a petition with almost 4,000 signatures to 'hypocritical' North Ayrshire Council in a bid to scrap their plans to introduce car parking fees.

A man left devastated by the deaths of three friends to suicide says an overhaul of mental health services is needed in Scotland to prevent future tragedies.

Energy customers in Scotland claiming certain benefits may be able to get £150 deducted from their electricity bill this winter through the Warm Home Discount scheme. The money is paid directly by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to energy suppliers between October, 2022 and March, 2023.

Greyhound racing has won a three-month reprieve after an animal welfare boss made a last-ditch visit to the country’s final operating track.

A 10-year-old Scots quadruple amputee is set to become the youngest ever athlete to compete in a top US surfing competition. Jade Edward will be representing Scotland in the ISA World Para Surf Championships in California as part of the first ever Scottish Para Surf Team - having only taken up the sport last year.

 

As Khloé Kardashian prepared for her first Met Gala appearance, it was the reality star’s weight loss that was on everyone’s minds.

Getting results. Kim Kardashian offered a candid look at the ups and downs of her weight loss journey for the 2022 Met Gala.

Standing by her man. Kelly Stafford opened up about husband Matthew Stafford being put on concussion protocol — and the dangers that come with playing professional football. 

Lindsay Lohan and her husband Bader Shammas got into the holiday spirit together as they made their red carpet debut at a screening for her upcoming Netflix film Falling for Christmas.The newlyweds put on a loved-up display at a celebratory fan screening with the cast and crew in New York on Wednesday.Falling for Christmas marks Lindsay's big Hollywood comeback and sees the beloved actress, 36, play an engaged heiress who loses her memory in a skiing accident before finding herself in the care of a hunky lodge owner (played by Chord Overstreet) and his daughter.  Ready for the mistletoe! Lindsay Lohan and her husband Bader Shammas got into the holiday spirit together as they made their red carpet debut at a screening for her upcoming Netflix film Falling for ChristmasLindsay looked exquisite in an elaborate dress decked out in festive beads and delicate white floral pattern.In contrast to her opulent dress, Lindsay opted for a more simple hairdo. She slicked her bold red tresses back into a clean ponytail that put the spotlight on her stunning complexion.Smokey eyes, dewy blush, and light pink lip gloss all helped bring out her natural beauty.

Jon Pardi lovingly caressed his wife Summer's blossoming baby bump at the CMA Awards red carpet Wednesday night as they expect their firstborn daughter.A cavalcade of industry luminaries flooded into the sprawling Bridgestone Arena in the country music capital Nashville, Tennessee.Among them was country star Jon, 37, who just seven weeks ago announced that his blonde ladylove is pregnant with their first child. Growing family: Jon Pardi lovingly caressed his wife Summer's blossoming baby bump at the CMA Awards red carpet Wednesday night as they expect their firstborn daughterThey went public with the pregnancy in People on September 21 and last month revealed the baby will be a little girl due in February.For his latest awards show appearance Jon was decked out in a head-to-toe black ensemble including his cowboy hat.

She plays a Victorian aristocrat in the Amazon Prime series The English set in the American West in the 1890s.And on Wednesday night, Emily Blunt pulled out all the fashion stops as she arrived for a special screening in New York City.The British actress, 39, looked sensational in a sleeveless shimmery dark red dress and tousled hair for the show's premiere at the Metrograph Theater in Manhattan.  The main attraction: Emily Blunt pulled out all the fashion stops as she arrived for a special screening of her Amazon Prime series The English in New York City on Wednesday nightBlunt showcased her cleavage in the sexy number that featured a peekaboo bodice.The dress fell to her ankles and she stepped out in a pair of shiny gold sandal heels. Her shoulder-length dark blonde hair was styled with a center parting and she accessorized with dramatic diamond earrings.

Liz Truss faces a tough clash with Sir Keir Starmer at Prime Minister's Questions today, having been forced to junk her entire economic strategy and with her leadership in peril.

New Chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivered an economic statement today to try and stabilise the markets.

Jeremy Hunt has announced the government will make a number of U-turns as he rips up the Government's mini-budget. He made the announcement during a televised address on Monday (October 17).

A day after President Joe Biden drew criticism from conservatives on social media for giving unsolicited dating advice to a young teen girl in California, the president is again in hot water for claiming the "economy is strong as hell." The comment came during a conversation with a reporter at a Baskin Robbins in Portland, Oregon, who asked the president if he had any worry about the strength of the U.S. dollar amid rising inflation. With a chocolate chip ice cream cone in his hand, Biden answered: "I’m not concerned about the strength of the dollar.

The Governor of the Bank of England has warned that interest rates may have to be raised even higher than initially expected to tackle inflation. Andrew Bailey said Bank officials will “not hesitate” to raise interest rates if necessary, while warning that a “stronger” response than previously anticipated could be required.

British Prime Minister Liz Truss will move to reshape her government’s economic policy after firing Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng and dropping key parts of her economic plan in response to market panic caused by the proposed "mini-budget."  "After the fallout from the mini-budget, the Prime Minister needed to take drastic action to calm the markets and save her job," Alan Mendoza, executive director of the Henry Jackson Society, told Fox News Digital. "Sacking the architect of the policy, while brutal, was the most logical way to restore confidence and give her some breathing space to regroup politically." "Once [Truss] reached that conclusion it was only a matter of time before she acted on it, as had she not, it would now be her head on the platter rather than his," Mendoza added.  The British pound dropped sharply after the government announced Kwarteng’s "mini-budget," a series of cuts to taxes intended to spur growth and fight record inflation.The program proved contentious, and Kwarteng did not explain how the government planned to fund the cuts and offset the costs.  "We need a new approach for a new era, focused on growth," Kwarteng told lawmakers in the House of Commons when he introduced the plan, which he argued would provide short-term help for homes and businesses in the face of spiking energy costs while trying to increase tax revenues in the coming years.  FILE - Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng arrives in Downing Street in London, on Sept.

Ian Blackford has accused Liz Truss of "ignoring the damage and the chaos" of her mini-budget that plunged the markets into turmoil due to her unfunded tax cuts.