Botched cosmetic surgery epidemic as Scots fall victim to rogue surgeons during Covid-19 Zoom boom

Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) is calling for action as new figures show over 600,000 homes in Scotland are in fuel poverty. Scottish Government figures released on Tuesday show almost one in four, some 613,000 households in Scotland, were in fuel poverty in 2019.

healthy schoolboy was diagnosed with life-threatening bone marrow failure after he bruised his knee in a fall from his bike. Doctors say Cory Prosser’s condition could have proved fatal if left untreated.

gastric band burst through her stomach following a private operation.Christina Adamson, from Paisley, was left with sepsis when a severe infection set in weeks after undergoing the weight-loss procedure at Ross Hall Hospital in Glasgow.The 35-year-old told how she feared she would never see her sons again after she was taken in for emergency surgery when the £6000 procedure she had saved years for went horribly wrong.Now recovering at home, the mum said she feels lucky to be alive and wants to

family are heartbroken after being told a vital operation that would stop their daughter from choking might also kill her. Claire and Martin Greenwood's daughter Jessica, 11, has a rare genetic disorder which means she is unable to swallow and is at constant risk of choking on her own saliva.

coronavirus outbreak at a Scots nursing home branded “weak” for its Covid-19 response. Mavisbank Care Home in Bishopbriggs, near Glasgow, confirmed the deaths and said 11 staff members and seven residents remain positive for the virus following an outbreak in recent weeks.

teacher smacked one of his pupils on the bottom with a ruler as he carried out repeated sex attacks on her over a two year period. James Skelton Smith, 58, admitted sexually assaulting the girl, who was aged between 14 and 17, on several occasions.

PlayStation5 from 'greedy scammers' on internet selling sites. Jamie Laurie is telling parents "not to give in" to  re-sellers who he says only bought the console with the purpose of making profit.The eagerly-anticipated PlayStation5 went on sale on Thursday, but millions were left disappointed after stocks sold out everywhere.Most of the consoles were sold on pre-order while others were snapped up as soon as they were relaesed.

Perth and Kinross who lost their life during the COVID-19 pandemic has launched.

emergency surgery to remove a brain tumour.Amy Hendry, 17, has been unconscious in ICU in a Glasgow hospital for 11 days after telling mum Christine Campbell she couldn’t look up earlier this month.And her family yesterday received the shattering news that what they thought was a benign tumour is now cancerous.Heartbroken Christine, from Shettleston, has been by her daughter’s bedside every day, playing her favourite music and letting her hear her friends’ voices on the phone.And with medics

killed by her vicious ex-boyfriend during a horror three day ordeal has spoken out. Molly O’Connor was punched, kicked, strangled and emotionally blackmailed by serial abuser James Stewart over the course of their three-month relationship.

M8 road crash has been identified as a 43-year-old man. The family of the man, who is from the west of Scotland, have been informed of his death after he died at the scene of the crash around 8.45pm on Thursday November 19.

Police have hailed the brave victim of a twisted Scots sex beast who tried to rape a vulnerable woman  just days after being released from prison. Revolting William Belk was caged for life at the High Court in Edinburgh after carrying out a horrific sexual assault on a 47-year-old who has learning difficulties.

Covid-19 researchers - predicts red zones of infection across Scotland.It means that those areas are projected to have the country’s highest infection levels on December 6th.Imperial College London's research and interactive map also suggests infection rates will remain alarmingly high in many parts of Scotland.It shows that 13 authority areas have a 75%-100% chance of being a hotspot next month.Researchers from Imperial College London define a hotspot as a local authority where there are more

farmhand was thrown from a speeding quad bike and suffered fatal injuries after crashing into a baby cow. Ian Pollock was using the vehicle to herd a mother and its newborn calf back to a dairy shed on Kilhenzie Farm, near Maybole, Ayrshire, in May 2018.

babies she’s delivered – only that it runs into ­thousands.June, 69, trained as a nurse in 1969 and has been a midwife since 1974.The majority of her career has been in Glasgow, firstly at Belvedere Hospital then the city’s Southern General and more recently in the communities of Pollokshields and Govan.Celebrating 50 years of nursing and midwifery, June said: “Looking back, it’s been such a privilege to look after so many women at such a special time in their lives.“Women are remarkable and

rape claim has demanded justice.The holidaymaker says she was attacked by a hotel worker in Famagusta, Cyprus.However, officers failed to act on a statement she gave them about the alleged assault.The childcare worker has told how she has been left “shocked” and “frustrated” by the police force’s claims she did not make a formal complaint.The 18-year-old, who lives in Midlothian, contacted Police Scotland in the hope that they could investigate.They have passed evidence and statements to their

NHS are pleading for new Covid-19 vaccine volunteers to participate in a clinical trial. The Tayside health board and the University of Dundee need hundreds of Scots to sign up as they search for a coronavirus cure.

COVID-19 lockdown. Scottish-born Allana Allard was over the moon when she and her Aussie husband Tim, 31, discovered they were going to become first-time parents back in October, 2019, The 29-year-old from Davistown, New South Wales, Australia, said she and Tim had been trying to have a baby for just two weeks before discovering a positive result on a home pregnancy test.

Barlinnie, Glasgow, with drug addictions are crammed - seven at a time - into a portakabin before they are taken to get methadone, the source revealed.The source said conditions were “inhumane” during a pandemic and had created a “reservoir of infection where the virus is able to run wild.”The Scottish Prison Service confirmed the Portakabin was being used as a waiting room but said Covid-19 safety guidelines were being observed.Our source said: “Folk are taken from their cells to get the

Long Covid patients.Thousands of Scots are suffering what’s been described as the “slow motion car crash” of Long Covid, with no prospect of treatment.None of the 14 health boards in Scotland are offering dedicated Long Covid clinics despite calls for Scotland to follow NHS England’s £10m pledge for specialist facilities.An investigation by BBC Scotland has revealed the plight of those suffering Long Covid.The broadcaster reports how estimates suggest as many as 6,000 people in Scotland could