Nicola Sturgeon joins tributes to former Glasgow City Council Labour leader Malcolm Cunning

The Government will set out how it intends to help businesses with soaring energy costs during the cost of living crisis next week, it's been confirmed, together with a vow to backdate any payments if needed.

After a difficult two years under coronavirus restrictions, struggling to cope with the rising cost of living and soaring energy bills, hospitality venues across the region are about to face another setback, with events cancelled ahead of the Queen’s funeral on Monday.

Seven out of 10 pubs could close this winter unless they get urgent government support to combat soaring energy bills, Parklife and Warehouse Project founder Sacha Lord has said.

Liberation reports that people close to the Franco-Swiss director have confirmed that he died today (September 13).The filmmaker is known for movies including Breathless (1960) and Contempt (1963), which pushed cinematic boundaries.Godard’s films showcased handheld camera work, jump cuts and existential dialogue that revolutionised French cinema and filmmaking in the 1960s.As Reuters writes, Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs filmmaker Quentin Tarantino is often cited as one of a more recent generation of pioneering directors who were initiated by Godard and his Paris-based contemporaries.Godard was born into a Franco-Swiss family on December 3, 1930 in Paris’s plush Seventh Arrondissement. His father was a doctor, his mother the daughter of a Swiss man who founded Banque Paribas, then an illustrious investment bank.Edgar Wright (Hot Fuzz, Baby Driver) has paid tribute the late filmmaker, saying that he was “one of the most influential, iconoclastic film-makers of them all”.“It was ironic that he himself revered the Hollywood studio film-making system, as perhaps no other director inspired as many people to just pick up a camera and start shooting.”RIP Jean-Luc Godard, one of the most influential, iconoclastic film-makers of them all.

Liz Truss's visit to Scotland to accompany King Charles around the UK following the death of the Queen went by without incident, however there was one slip. The Prime Minister was spotted giving First Minister Nicola Sturgeon a 'cold' stare during a service of prayer and reflection at St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh.

A landlord says pubs, bars and customers are effectively facing a 'tax on socialising' with the ever-rising cost of energy forcing boozers into passing on price hikes to the paying public.

death.Truss was elected earlier this year to succeed Boris Johnson, after he bowed to public pressure and resigned. In a speech on Monday, Truss took a moment to pay tribute to Johnson, saying “You were admired, from Kiev to Carlisle.” Following that statement, Truss was met with a long pause before the room lightly applauded — something Oliver took great joy in making fun of.“OK, a couple things there.

Prince Andrew will be allowed to wear his military uniform at his late mother the Queen's lying in state vigil - but not at her state funeral.

The latest Council Tax Reduction figures show that in March 2022, the scheme supported 462,670 households across Scotland, compared to 496,580 in March 2021. The total weekly income written off by local authorities was £6.829 million, compared to £7.328 million for the same period last year.

King Charles III and Camilla, Queen Consort, have flown to Edinburgh ahead of the late Queen's coffin procession.They boarded a plane to Edinburgh at RAF Northolt in Hillingdon, west London. Charles and Camilla waved at dozens of members of the public as they arrived in a Rolls Royce with a police escort at about 11.15am on Monday.The 96 year old Queen Elizabeth II passed away "peacefully" at Balmoral Castle, Aberdeenshire on Thursday, 8 September, before her coffin was taken to the throne room of the Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh, where members of the public could come to pay their respects.

King Charles III acceded to the throne last week following the passing of his mother Queen Elizabeth II.

Martin Lewis has revealed the new prices of gas and electricity charges due to affect millions of homes and families.

Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on the 8 of September, plans have been put in place in the days leading up to her funeral as King Charles and his Queen Consort, Camilla step into their new royal roles. Over the weekend the Queen’s coffin arrived at the royal residence in Edinburgh after a six-hour journey from Balmoral.The coffin remained in the Throne Room at the Palace of Holyroodhouse allowing staff were able to pay their final respects.

Steak restaurant Hawksmoor has been a mainstay of Manchester's culinary offering since the doors of its Deansgate site opened in 2015.

The Queen's coffin has begun its journey to Edinburgh after leaving Balmoral Castle where she passed away.

The Queen’s coffin has begun its journey to its final resting place as it travels from Balmoral to Edinburgh. Draped with the Royal Standard of Scotland and with a wreath of flowers on top, it has remained at rest in the Balmoral ballroom so that the late monarch’s loyal Balmoral estate workers can say their last goodbyes. The oak coffin was lifted into a hearse by six of the estate’s gamekeepers, who have been tasked with the symbolic gesture, ready for a six-hour journey to Edinburgh.The Queen was played out of Balmoral by her piper.

When Ruby Chiege came home from school one afternoon in agony, her mum Debra assumed it was just growing pains. But just 24 hours later, their lives were thrown into turmoil – ultimately leading one family member to make a great sacrifice.

In the midst of the cost of living crisis, where we live and what we pay for our homes has become a huge talking point. With rent costs and house prices skyrocketing, people are more eager than ever to find out what they can afford to buy or rent on today's property market.

A man has been forced to wash himself in his garden using a bucket after his power was cut off over a £17,000 energy bill dispute. Nick, who did not want to give his surname, claims he is also no longer able to cook and has been living off cold or pre-prepared food since his gas and electricity was disconnected several weeks ago.

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A tenant has been forced to shower with a bucket in his garden after his power was cut off in a £17,000 wrangle over energy bills. The 36-year-old, who will be named only as Nick, claimed his gas and electricity had been disconnected, meaning he also could not cook and lived off mostly cold or pre-prepared food.

Campaigners and politicians in Greater Manchester have reacted with anger after Liz Truss announced she was to allow fracking  to return to the UK. The PM has scrapped a 2019 ban on the fossil fuel extraction process as part of a wider energy bills strategy.

UPDATE, 1:16 PM: Just under a year after it all started, Miramax and Quentin Tarantino have pulled the plug on their legal face-off over Pulp Fiction NFTs

A pensioner has been left 'fed up' after a housing association put a metal railing around her bungalow that blocks access to her own garden. Paul Griffen says she has been unable to enjoy the large grassed area outside her property on the Rochdale Borough Housing managed estate ever since she moved in.

With households across the country gearing up for one of the most expensive winter periods in history, many will be looking for ways to keep warm while keeping costs low at the same time.

Amid the new Prime Minister's announcement that an emergency energy support package will be implemented from winter, many households may be concerned about how it will affect previously announced support.

JULIA Roberts and George Clooney reunite on the red carpet more than two decades after Ocean's 11. George, 61, and Julia, 54, produce and star in Ticket to Paradisem which premiered in Leicester Square last night.

A Greater Manchester Police officer has appeared in court charged over a Boxing Day crash which left a boy paralysed. Sarah De Meulemeester denied causing serious injury by dangerous driving before a district judge at Liverpool Magistrates' Court this morning.

reports The Mirror . The proud dad continued: "So proud. A wonderful moment for the whole family and anyone that has had this kids back through it all.

THIS Morning has been slammed by viewers for interviewing a food bank worker just minutes before asking fans to use a £2-a-minute phone line to call in. The ITV daytime show came under fire after it offered up a competition to win £100,000 - which required viewers to text or call in for a fee. Fans of the show were left furious after the competition was announced seconds after an interview with a food bank worker.