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A new helpline has been created with the aim of supporting Scottish businesses and their bosses in coping with the coronavirus outbreak.

People living in Glasgow spend more on average on a night out than their counterparts from anywhere else in the country, according to a new set of figures.

As many as 46 million British adults could be in line for a payout from the financial services giant MasterCard after a tribunal ruled that a class action lawsuit could potentially be brought against the company.

More than 300,000 Scottish children are living in households that are close to the edge from a financial perspective.

A new research report has highlighted the extent to which many thousands of single parents throughout the UK struggle to escape poverty while bringing up their children.

Barry Ferguson, the former captain of Scotland’s national football team, has entered bankruptcy on a voluntary basis having become insolvent and unable to service some very substantial debts.

Issues with the UK government’s Universal Credit (UC) benefits system are causing significant debt and housing problems among thousands of individuals and families throughout the country.

Many thousands of Scots could be saving themselves considerable sums of money by swapping city centres for commuter towns.

In fact, according to a new study by the Bank of Scotland, there are many thousands of pounds to be saved by living in places such as Motherwell, Greenock and Arbroath, rather than Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen.

The law regarding car parking fines differs depending on where you have parked and who has issued the ticket. The local authority or police are generally responsible for managing public car parking areas, and tickets can be issued by parking attendants, traffic wardens, or police officers.

The Money Advice Service (MAS), which was set up in 2010 to provide information and guidance for people around the UK on a full range of personal finance issues, is to be closed down by the government.

Chancellor George Osborne is to confirm the planned closure of the service in his Budget speech on March 16th, with MPs having described the MAS in recent years as being “not fit for purpose”.

Prime minister David Cameron has announced details of a new government scheme designed to encourage low-level earners around the UK to save more money on a monthly basis.

The Help to Save initiative will make available bonuses worth up to £1,200 over the course of four years to anyone who is on a low income but manages to save up to £50 per month.

CashEuroNet, the company that owns and operates the payday lenders QuickQuid and Pounds to Pocket, has agreed to refund a total of £1.7 million to thousands of its customers around the UK.