From next April, the Conservatives will increase the personal allowance for pensioners in line with the Triple Lock by introducing a new age-related allowance—a tax cut of around £100 for 8 million pensioners.
A&E waiting times at the Borders General Hospital are the second worst on record, according to new statistics.In September this year, only 59.8% of people were seen within four hours, the SNP’s target treatment time.The monthly figure has only ever been worse once before in March 2023 when