The Scottish First Minister (FM) Nicola Sturgeon has revealed plans for a £224m energy-efficiency scheme.

The initiative will help around 28,000 people heat their properties.

Warmer Homes Scotland will install measures such as insulation, heating and domestic renewables in households identified as fuel poor over the next seven years.

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Ms Sturgeon said: "Through this scheme, the Scottish Government will deliver the best possible help to thousands of people who are blighted by fuel poverty, struggling to keep their homes warm and pay their energy bills.

"Warmer Homes Scotland is tailored to give vulnerable households living in fuel poverty access to measures to make their homes more energy efficient.

"Since 2009, we have allocated over half a billion pounds to make Scotland's homes more energy efficient, which has helped over 700,000 households reduce their fuel bills."

(LM/CD)