Brave Scots boy born with bowels outside his body battles back from horror condition

heart attack to land her dream job.Samantha Nicol, 28, from Broughton in the Scottish Borders, fell from her horse almost six years ago and was trampled under its hooves.This caused a multi-tiered brain injury after which she had to learn how to write, walk and talk again.Then just three months ago, the caring woman had a heart attack at work as she helped move residents at Mansfield Care’s Peebles Care Home into the dining room for lunch.

suicide has opened up about his secret battle in a bid to help others and 'shake the stigma' around mental health challenges.Brian Smith had chosen the location where he wanted to 'end his life' not long after Scotland first went into lockdown in the spring of 2020.At breaking point, the 40-year-old thankfully didn't go through with it and reached out to the Samaritans and a local mental health charity. Knowing he needed more help, Brian, from Clydebank, West Dunbartonshre, admits he still has a

Glasgow’s first baby of the year, at 1.58am.But shortly after delivery the tot was whisked away to neonatal intensive care after being born with pneumonia.And instead of being able to take him home to meet his big brother Logan at the family’s Drumchapel home little Finn spent the next three days on CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure).Little Finn was born in the Queen Elizabeth Maternity Unit weighing 8lb 3oz - the exact same birth weight as Logan, 21 months.Lauren said: “We knew straight

mum 'the blue lines just appeared'.Mischievous Enrico Graham was put to bed with his big sister Eva at around 7.30pm last night and mum Tasha Allan allowed the pair to watch some TV before the went to sleep.But when the Cumnock mum-of-three went back up stairs a few hours later to check on them, she found her middle child sleeping soundly with her face covered in blue scribbles.Knowing it was the handiwork of the her cheeky youngest child, she asked him if he was the culprit, but he denied

River City actor Brian Cowan has died at the age of 58. The actor, who played Murray Crozier in the BBC soap is believed to have died of natural causes.

mum and her newborn baby were left fighting for their lives after they both developed a deadly infection during a traumatic labour. Sophie Goudie, 21, and her son Ledwan contracted sepsis after Ledwan became distressed in the womb forcing medics to deliver him via emergency C-section.

Mrs Brown's Boys is set for more legal drama as a second star allegedly prepares to sue after being sacked from the popular sitcom.Damien McKiernan, 54, who played Rory Brown, is taking legal action over claims of unfair dismissal, bullying and discrimination, The Daily Star Sunday reports.The actor, who left the show in autumn, is the second star in a week to launch a lawsuit against the show's creator and lead actor Brendan O'Carroll who plays Agnes Brown.Scottish actor Gary Hollywood, 41, who

rescuers who saved her from a freezing Scots peak after she fell and broke her leg. More than 35 mountain rescue and firefighters were scrambled to the Pentlands, near Edinburgh, at 2pm Tuesday to help Bronwen Morrison.

beach in Aberdeen today. Officers from Police Scotland were called to the Footdee, known as Fittie, area of the city at around 8.20am after the discovery this morning.

tragic Blake McMillan, who died aged seven in February of a rare genetic condition, is expecting a baby. Jenny Howe, 44, posted a picture of his pram on Facebook, and said she looked forward to using it again soon.

Daily Star Sunday reported. Scots actor Gary is reportedly also taking legal action against the BBC in the wake of quitting the programme in the autumn.In an interview, the 41-year-old told the newspaper: “I feel I wasn’t being paid equally and I wasn’t being given an explanation for decisions.“When I tried to resolve it, nothing was done.

MND after giving birth has lost her fight with the disease. Warrior Jennifer Bell, 28, was given just months to live when medics diagnosed her in March 2019.

Pride of Scotland surprise for the hero schoolboy.The 11-year-old, who saved his grandad’s life, met the presenter and magician at a London hotel and was awestruck when he magicked up a golden ticket inviting him to a VIP gaming experience.Stephen then led the youngster – who pulled his grandpa John Howe, 63, from a fast-flowing river after he suffered a bleed on the brain – to a room where he got to play a video game with his idol, YouTube gaming sensation Daz Black, aka Daz Games.Greg, from

Police have seized £44,000 worth of cocaine from a vehicle in a Scots town. Officers swooped in Maybole, South Ayrshire, during the pre-planned operation at premises on the town’s High Street on Tuesday morning.

boy had to go to school with fake eyebrows and moustache drawn on his face after an Elf on the Shelf prank backfired. Seven-year-old Steven McGhee's naughty wee pal, who he named 'Elf', drew freckles, a beard, a moustache and eyebrows onto his face as he slept - but in the morning the schoolboy was unable to wash it off.

Celtic on Quadruple Treble day. Leigh Griffiths was not surprised the skipper was into everything and leading from the front at Hampden.

education watchdog after pinching a pupil’s nose and causing it to bleed while trying to calm him down. James Walker McKenna admitted grabbing hold of the young boy’s nose during the incident at Dalry Primary School, Dumfries and Galloway, in May 2018.

Christmas present” she could ever receive.We told last month of the family’s fears for Amy as she lay in ICU at Glasgow’s Queen Elizabeth University Hospital following an urgent op to remove a tumour.Medics were worried about the amount of time it was taking the Shettleston teen to come round from the surgery and had broken the news that what was thought to be a benign tumour was cancerous.Now, five weeks on from the operation, Amy is awake and has given the thumbs up to her delighted mum.And

Scott Brown lifted a 12th domestic trophy in a row in a typical fashion after a series of running battles against Hearts. Neil Lennon 's side took an early 2-0 lead before being pegged back, and blew a 3-2 advantage in extra-time.

Neil Lennon faces a selection headache in midfield as questions remain over whether Scott Brown will be given the chance to complete the quadruple Treble. Some fans believe David Turnbull and Ismaila Soro should be given the opportunity in Sunday's Scottish Cup Final ahead of the Parkhead old guard with Tom Rogic also in the frame.