DWP blunder leaves Scots teen battling rare brain syndrome without benefits for months

dogs - and thousands of child abuse images - has been told he's made his final court appearance in connection with the case.Brian McCallion was sentenced to a Community Payback Order (CPO) after being found to have over 5,000 illegal images stashed on his computer and mobile phone.As part of the CPO, McCallion has regularly attended Community Payback Order Progress Review hearings at Paisley Sheriff Court.But this week a judge told him he no longer needed to attend the court for the hearings,

Police raced to the scene after the incident happened on Station Road in Callander at around 5.45pm on Sunday, April 25. Ambulance crews attended and three men who sustained serious injuries were taken to Forth Valley Royal Hospital for treatment.

UFO mystery.Malcom Robinson, of Strange Phenomena Investigations, has lived south of the border in England for 23 years but has now returned to his homeland looking to 'continue where he left off' in 1998.Malcom and local councillor Billy Buchanan hit the headlines back then with their investigations into sightings around Bonnybridge.The pair appealed to four prime ministers- David Cameron, Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and John Major- calling for an urgent probe into what was happening in the skies

Parkinson's disease has written book of poetry about the crippling condition during the Covid-19 pandemic. Mark Coxe from Buckhaven, Fife has lived with the condition that kills off brain cells for almost a decade.

mum left her daughter crying with laughter after making up her own phonetic alphabet, with O for Onion and N for Niagara Falls. Demi Cuthbertson, from South Lanarkshire, filmed her mum on the phone trying to spell out her surname while choosing random words.The 21-year-old asked 'does anyone else's mum make up their own phonetic alphabet' as she tried to contain her laughter while listening to the phone call.

Michelle Mone’s £25million mansion has won a payout after telling a tribunal of her shock dismissal by the Scots underwear tycoon.Deborah Wendy Lace, a former long-term employee of Baroness Mone’s billionaire husband Doug Barrowman at their Isle of Man estate, told of her “immensely upsetting” ­relationship with the ex-Ultimo boss.And she claimed the Tory peer’s “previous behaviour” had led to other staff employed during Barrowman’s previous marriage quitting or being dismissed.Lace was awarded

puppy owner has spoken of her devastation after her beloved pooch has been left blind in one eye due to a 'freak accident'. Seven-month-old Springer Spaniel Teazal, was impaled in the eye by a branch while playing in the family garden last Friday leaving her with a horror injury.

cancer is desperate for lockdown restrictions to lift so she can ‘say goodbye’ to everyone.Rebecca Broughton has been given the devastating news she only has months to live after medics revealed that her stage 4 triple negative breast cancer had spread to her brain just before Christmas.Despite going through hours of treatment, Rebecca, 27, has ‘accepted’ she is never going to win over her illness.The doting mum to one-year-old Rory and three-year-old Joseph and wife to supportive husband, Barry

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced that face-to-face services for some benefit claimants in Scotland will resume next week. In the latest edition of the LA Welfare Direct bulletin on the GOV.UK website, it states that “Jobcentre offices will be restarting face-to-face appointments over April 2021 for all customers who need to be seen by their work coach.” It goes on to confirm that these will start again in Jobcentre Plus offices across Scotland on Monday, April 26.

Campers who left behind a wrecked camping site at a Scots beauty spot have been slammed over their thoughtless behaviour. Local residents were forced to clean up the disgusting scene at Loch Tummel in Perth and Kinross, which was left behind on Saturday night.

Cancer battler Adeline Davidson, aged four, is on the road to recovery after her much-delayed bone marrow transplant finally went ahead. Parents Steph, 27, and Jordan, 28, endured a rollercoaster two years as ops involving three possible donors had to be cancelled because of medical complications.

housing plea to be moved. Kelly Baird struggles with a hike of 47 steps from the front door just to reach her parking space and the bus stop.Little Tyler Fallon is in a wheelchair and completely unable to move.His mum, 32, said: “I am at my wit’s end.“How anyone can think we can live here for much longer is beyond me.“This really is our stairway to hell.” The family of five are living in a two-bedroom flat on a hillside in Barrhead.

Stephen Glass and Allan Russell for the first time.And next week he’ll enter battle with the final part of the new Aberdeen management team – Scott Brown.The duo have crossed swords plenty of times in the past and Wednesday will be no different.

heart attack brought on by the tragedy. Rod McKie, 63, had his first cartoon published in The Sun in 1980, and was the youngest ever person to have a cartoon published in Punch magazine.Dad-of-three Rod died on March 26 a few days after suffering a stroke, with a brain haemorrhage causing his death.

battling a rare blood cancer for two years has finally received a life-saving stem cell transplant.But now Adeline Davidson has a new battle – trying to grow her hair back.The side effects of chemotherapy have caused problems with her oxygen levels and the embedding of the stem cells has been giving the four-year-old pains in her back, stomach and legs.But the only thing she is upset about is losing her lovely brown locks.

breastfeeding mum fears a hacker took control of her Wi-Fi baby monitor - and watched her and the child. Shocked Amie Broom says she's convinced a stranger was controlling the device at her home in Kirkwall, Orkney.

caged for six months. Stuart Lockhart, 49, was caught holed up at Stacey Murdoch’s house in Ferguslie Park - even though he was barred from going near her.

Scottish independence argument to one side and to focus on creating more jobs. The former Prime Minister has called for an end to " petty politicking " and for a job policy to be created to help the Scottish economy out of the pandemic.

Brian Matthews is bringing Steven Gerrard pints and coffees to Glasgow. The former Rangers youth coach and Glow reality star whose ex girlfriend Victoria Obahor tattooed a Celtic badge on his leg, has been out in Dubai where, he claimed he was training as an 'elite athlete' just like Neil Lennon's squad.