PEOPLE face the prospect of freezing or starving this winter amid the cost-of-living crisis, a charity has warned.

Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) said that soaring energy bills are driving “frightening” demand for advice on food insecurity.

The advice charity warned that it is already seeing a rise ahead of a “toxic cocktail” this winter of soaring energy bills, growing inflation and higher interest rates and raised concerns about how people will manage later in the year.