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The average household bill is set to rise by 149 pounds a year from October, under the energy price cap rise. Picture: PA

Energy bills to rise for millions as Ofgem lifts price cap

Jamie Ritchie with then Scottish Rugby Union president Rob Flockhart after winning his first Scotland cap against Canada in 2018. (Picture: SNS Group / SRU Gary Hutchison)

Ritchie on his Lions dream and why he doesn’t hunt muffins any more

Vet prescription fees could be capped as CMA launches an investigation

Henrietta Talbot is a director and rural business specialist, Davidson Chalmers Stewart

Legislative requirements threaten rural communities - Henrietta Talbot

Energy bills are set to get cheaper from April

Ofgem energy price cap April 2024 - what it means for you

Jeremy Clarkson has issued a warning after his bottles of Hawkstone Cider have been recalled

Jeremy Clarkson’s cider brand recalled as bottles ‘could explode’

Calls for price cap on baby formula as prices soar

The £2 bus fare scheme as been extended for another three months

Government extends £2 bus fare scheme to help travellers

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt addressed the House of Commons with his Spring Budget 2023 on Wednesday - Credit: Getty Images

Key announcements from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget 2023

A cap on Scottish students is 'reducing opportunity', an education expert has said.

Cap on Scottish students resulting in a 'reduction of opportunity'

Texel sheep in the judging ring at the Royal Highland Show in Ingliston.Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

Sturgeon says indy Scotland would have greater say in agricultural policy

EU farmers are set to receive a one-off emergency payment to help cover increases in costs.

Emergency payment for EU farmers

A homeowner turning down the temperature of a gas boiler.

Ofgem propose plans that could drastically alter energy price cap

Edinburgh and Benetton players line up for a minute's applause in memory of Siobhan Cattigan, the Scotland Women's international whose death at 26 was announced this week. (Photo by Paul Devlin / SNS Group)

Edinburgh Rugby takeaways: Things we learned from bonus point win over Benetton

Farmers to win £337m loans

Bell rings the changes at STFA

STFA chair, Christopher Nicholson

Lease restrictions could hamper tenant farmers

The Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo Unity flies high above New Mexico on its way to the edge of space (Picture: Patrick T Fallon/AFP via Getty Images)

Billionaires' 'Space Race' is a grotesque display of wealth – Laura Waddell

Farming - Time to refocus after end of CAP

Jeremy Moody of the Central Association of Agricultural Valuers

Magic climate change route for farming policy

A poll of 1,016 Scots found that money concerns impacted the sleep of 55 per cent of those aged between 16 and 34 who had debts.

More than half of young adult Scots in debt lose sleep over their finances

Farming: Technology is key to transforming post-CAP agriculture - Andrew Arbucki...

Scotland will move to a new rural subsidy payment system after 2024. (Picture: Scott Barbour/Getty Images)

Public interest key to billionaire land subsidies – Martyn McLaughlin

The Duke of Buccleuch's firms have received nearly £5m in EU subsidies since the EU referendum.

Leading aristocratic families paid £14m in EU subsidies since referendum

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum's firm received more than a quarter of a million pounds in EU funding. Picture: Alan Crowhurst/Getty

Dubai ruler and Russian oligarchs among recipients of nearly £7m in subsidies

JK Rowling's company, which owns swaths of land at Shepherdscleuch in the Scottish Borders, received more than three quarters of a million pounds in EU subsidies last year. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

JK Rowling's forestry firm paid more £750,000 in EU subsidies

The Common Agricultural Policy has been a lifeline to Scottish agriculture for decades, but debate is raging over a new system of subsidies. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Analysis: Future of rural subsidies in Scotland remains unclear

Lord Palmer's Manderston estate, which includes a 109-room country house with the world's only silver staircase, received more than £400,000 in subsidies. Picture: Ian Rutherford

Peers across Scotland paid nearly £3m in EU subsidies since Brexit vote

Alister Jack, the secretary of state for Scotland, has a shareholding in a firm which received more than £350,000 in EU subsidies since 2016. Picture: Leon Neal/Getty Images

Revealed: £2.8m in EU subsidies received by Tory politicians in Scotland

Scottish farmers may stick with EU route on policy

Benefits to be capped for thousands of struggling families - here's why

Andrew Stark, Land Use Policy Officer, RSPB Scotland

Agriculture Bill at Holyrood now can be strenghtened to help planet – Andrew Sta...

Have you seen some odd pictures on your Instagram feed recently? (Photo: Shutterstock)

Instagram 'Until Tomorrow' trend explained

Scotland star Stuart Hogg is widely tipped to be Stuart McInally's successor as captain of the national side. Picture: Stu Forster/Getty

Big decisions on Six Nations squad could make or break Gregor Townsend

Scotland's farmers are under threat by Brexit, it was claimed today, as no-deal preparations were stepped up by the UK government.

Brexit branded an 'unprecedented threat' to Scotland's farmers

Its difficult to relate to those from further afield just how electric the experience of seeing the Proclaimers play live in Edinburgh is, Dave writes. Picture: Bill McBurnie

The Proclaimers at Edinburgh Castle review: ‘An electric experience’

Clive Phillips, Head of Land & Rural Business at Brodies LLP

Ad Feature What does Brexit mean for the UK's rural sector?

The Proclaimers at Edinburgh Playhouse

Music review: The Proclaimers, Playhouse, Edinburgh

The timber industry has a chance to reinvent itself after Brexit.
Picture: Allan Milligan

Stuart Goodall: Wood stands to benefit from root and branch agricultural reform

Farmers should be paid subsidies on the basis of how well they look after the environment (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Jonny Hughes: SNP needs some of Gove's vision for countryside

20 per cent of calls to 070 numbers involve some form of fraudulent activity. Picture: contributed

Cap on 070 numbers will help protect callers from fraudsters

Social influencers are to be told how to ensure they follow guidelines.

Advertising body to publish guide for 'social influencers'
The advertising watchdog is to publish a guide for the YouTube generation of 'influencers' in a bid to crack down on them falling foul of the rules while promo...

Michael Gove to be quizzed by MSPs on Brexit

Only 40 per cent of Britain's contribution to the CAP is returned to our farmers. Picture: Neil Hanna

William Loneskie: Thinking caps on now the end of the CAP's in sight

Farming needs 'effective and practical leadership at every level', said Jeremy Moody. Picture: Johnston Press

Farming leaders urged to adapt and grasp Brexit nettle

Fergus Ewing says the Government is 'working hard' to complete the remaining payments. Picture: Toby Williams

One in ten farmers still waiting for support cash

Earlier this week it came to light that the Scottish Government had contacted the European Commission (EC) to seek a four-month extension to the deadline. Picture: Stuart Cobley

UK success could save Scottish farmers over CAP payments

Nicola Sturgeon visits the Scotlands Rural College contingent at the Royal Highland Show yesterday. Picture: Alistair Linford

Farmers '˜fed up' with Scottish Government over CAP payments

Nicola Sturgeon has questions to answer over the Scottish Government's failure to properly administer CAP payments to farmers.

Leader comment: Farming fiasco raises question of capability

Michael Gove, Ruth Davidson and David Mundell at the Royal Highland Show. Picture: Greg Macvean

SNP accused of failing '˜hard-pressed farmers' again

Rural economy secretary Fergus Ewing had pushed for support levels to be sustained until at least 2025. Picture: Toby Williams

Farmers urged to prepare for brief post-Brexit transition

The Sustain group believes there should be no 'top-down' UK farming policy. Picture: Michael Gillen

Politicians urged to use Brexit to boost farmers

'Powers over agriculture policy and funding should be returned to Scotland,' said Fergus Ewing. Picture: John Devlin

Fergus Ewing defies Brexit talk to press for CAP reform

The elephant in the room is not on any lists - for now. Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto

Why Scottish farming is listing but not sinking

Being freed from having to decide land use policy by the European Union's Common Agricultual Policy will open up opportunities for improvement. Picture: Bethany Clarke/Getty Images

Jonny Hughes: Time to re-think our use of land

If the IT system was a tractor, it would have been returned to the dealer for a refund, said NFU Scotland president Andrew McCornick. Picture: Contributed

Scrap Â£180m farm payments system, urges NFUS president

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