"Go to the toilet, go downstairs, make a green tea, go to the toilet, sniff a line.
The Scottish Government has announced plans forPensioners in Scotland in receipt of qualifying benefits, such as Pension Credit, will receive payments of £200 or £300 depending on their age, while other households will receive £100.
The Holyrood government had already planned to introduce a replacement universal benefit north of the border, but said the financial implications of Labour’s decision had forced it to delay this until late 2025.It has also announced some extra welfare funding for councils in the current financial year, as well as additional money forThree prisoners found hanging in their cells in the space of three weeks died in an "overwhelmed" jail, a jury has found.
Anthony Binfield, Rolandas Karbauskas and David Richards were inmates at HMP Lowdham Grange in Nottinghamshire in March 2023.An inquest that concluded at Nottingham Coroner's Court on Friday criticised "repeated failures" at the Category B jail, which was run by Sodexo at the time of the deaths.
The jury said failures in leadership and issues surrounding the first transfer of a prison between private companies in England and Wales, the month before the deaths, had been contributing factors.
The inquest heard Lowdham Grange had been previously run by Serco before it was transferred to Sodexo on 16 February 2023.This year she has been racking up the wins and is rarely out of the top two in her class.
Nellie said she loves winning because she gets "medals and trophies".It can be a tough watch for her dad as she reaches speeds of up to 55mph out on the track.
"My heart rate goes through the roof, it's knocking years off my life," said Chris."All sport holds some danger and she has had spills, but it doesn't put her off. She loves it."