Brave Scots boy who saved grandad's life honoured with Pride of Scotland award

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

Covid-19 rules after having a potentially life-saving operation cancelled due to rising cases.Claire Monaghan was diagnosed with oestrogen positive breast cancer in January last year before undergoing gruelling courses of chemo and radiotherapy.The 47-year-old writer also had a double mastectomy after discovering she had the BRCA2 gene which increases her risk of developing the disease again.The mum-of-three was due to have her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed on January 7 but health chiefs

baby was left fighting for survival after swallowing faeces twice during labour. Newborn Jude O'Neill began a battle for life seconds after entering the world on November 10 at Ayrshire Maternity Unit.

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

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A Scots pet owner was left horrified after his dog found a sex toy in the snow.Cameron Grant was walking his dog Kaiser, a German short-haired pointer, in New Cumnock Ayrshire with a friend and his dog.The 27-year-old was left shocked when Kaiser pulled a large pink sex toy from the snow.Cameron was stunned by the bizarre find on Farden Avenue and shared images with local residents.He said: "I was out with a

school has called for the immediate return of pupils to the classroom while branding Covid restrictions on kids “the stuff of nonsense”.Rod Grant, who runs the Clifton Hall School in Edinburgh, penned an impassioned plea entitled “children no longer matter” and said youngsters were fast becoming lockdown’s “collateral damage”.The head claimed he had seen a dramatic spike in pupils self harming and contemplating suicide at his Newbridge school, which charges almost £13,000 a year for seniors, and

babies to miscarriage, a Scots couple who feared they'd never have children have finally become parents. Carly McKenna and Gary Nelson from Bothwell, South Lanarkshire, were over the moon when son Connor was delivered by emergency caesarean section and arrived weighing a healthy 7lb 8oz early in the morning.

coastguard volunteer after losing two of the most important people in his life.Jamie, from Burra, Shetland, says not being able to save the lives of Charlie, who died in April 2015, aged six, and his dad Leslie, who passed away in 2014, made him want to help save the lives of others.The father-of-four, whose dramatic night time cliff rescue was captured on film, saw him honoured with the Emergency Services Award in our People’s Oscars.He said: “This award is for Charlie and my dad.

lotto winner from Scotland has scooped a bumper £1.8m festive payday after their numbers came in on the EuroMillions. Bosses announced they received a claim for the EuroMillions prize draw December 11 from West Lothian.

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.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.When Dame Laura Lee was invited to Clarence House earlier this month she never imagined she would find herself rummaging around down the back of the royal sofa.The mum-of-three was shocked when HRH The Duchess of Cornwall told her she had won a Pride of Scotland Award and dumbfounded when told the trophy was hidden behind the couch cushions.Laura, 54, who is the driving force behind cancer charity Maggie’s,

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.

boy is inspiring others with his battle back to fitness after suffering a horror stomach condition. Brave Darragh Shaw underwent multiple operations after he was born with his bowel outside his body.

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.

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.

Help to Save bonus payment, each receiving an average of £367 in time for Christmas, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has announced.  Help to Save is the UK Government backed saving scheme that launched in September 2018 to help those on a low income save up to £50 a month in a secure savings account. For every £1 saved, people can earn a bonus of 50 pence, over four years.

Gordon Ramsay popped up on the screen to tell her she had won a Pride of Scotland award.A further surprise was in store for the schoolgirl when one of her favourite bands - The Vamps - jumped out to present her with her trophy.Jenny, 17, from East Kilbride, who has raised nearly £500,000 for charity, admits she got the shock of her life. She said: “I’m usually quite good at sussing out surprises but I honestly had no idea what was happening.

In September 2019, the UK Government pledged an extra £200m towards new MRI and CT scanners.At the time the UK had the lowest number of both CT and MRI scanners per capita among the EU15 and G7 countries - less than a third of that in Germany.Dr William Ramsden, a vice-president at the Royal College of Radiologists, said: “There are two issues there - first of all we have an aging equipment base."When you have aging equipment, it’s more susceptible to break down, it needs more maintenance."Also