Terminally ill Scots to get energy bills support in major Sunday Mail campaign victory

John Swinney set to announce measures in Tuesday's Programme for Government after our Lifeline for the Dying campaign.

Government sources have instead said targeted measures could be looked at if the price cap is hiked agains from January 1.

The Government is pushing ahead with an expansion of nuclear power capacity, aiming for it to supply a quarter of the country's electricity by 2050.

The Government is pushing ahead with an expansion of nuclear power capacity, aiming for it to supply a quarter of the country's electricity by 2050.

Andy Burnham stops short of pledging further help as gas and electricity prices due to increase by 4% in October Households are unlikely to receive further energy bills support before the October price cap, though more targeted measures could be looked at if there is a further shock in January, government sources said.