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© Shutterstock / Rawpixel.com Covid-19 has left a trail of debt across Scotland. A free national debt advice service has been launched to help people around Scotland who are struggling with their finances. The moneyadvice.scot service from Advice Direct Scotland (ADS) is for anyone struggling to meet their current financial commitments. It comes after a new opinion poll by Survation revealed more than one-third of Scots are worried about paying their monthly bills over the next year. The poll also found 32% of Scots are concerned about being able to afford living costs such as food and cloth...

People are worried about being able to afford essential bills in the coming year. Picture: PA The furlough scheme has been providing employers with 80 per cent of a worker’s salary up to a cap of £2,500 a month. But under the first stage of a gradual scaling back introduced on Thursday, employers must continue to pay 80 per cent of salaries to qualify for the scheme, but they will receive only 70 per cent of that sum from the government, meaning employers have to find 10 per cent of the wage bill themselves. From August until the end of September, when the scheme ends, employers will have ...

Woman targeted in sick Amazon Prime scam as Scots cops arrest man The victim was coaxed into downloading malware that gave the crook access to her bank details. The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our daily Criminal Record newsletter.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscr...

Fresh calls for four day working week in Scotland to 'boost staff morale' Charities and Unions have pointed to similar schemes running in Spain, saying it could be a winner if it was introduced here in Scotland. Updated UK, Essex, Harlow, elevated view of a woman working from home in her garden using a laptop computer (Image: Getty) Don't miss any of Glasgow Live's biggest stories - sign up to our daily email newsletterInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign me up now When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your informa...