Gran set to become first Scot to receive iPad controlled bionic limbs

Douglas Barton, 57, was diagnosed with anal cancer in January and given 12 to 18 months to live. The painter and decorator's last wish was to marry his sweetheart Sharon Brown, 48.

Sam Heughan and his Outlander co-star Graham McTavish are inviting fans to take a road trip round Scotland with them. The pair have dropped their first advert for new  TV show 'Men in Kilts', which is described as a "love letter to Scotland".

tied the knot in a special ceremony in a high dependency unit of a Scots hospital as the groom awaits an important organ transplant. Staff at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary managed to organise the celebration in just two days for patient Rory Wilson, 24, to marry beloved girlfriend Rebecca Macadam.

blind after a planned op was postponed is hoping to see her family at Christmas - as her daughter starts fundraising for private surgery.Terrified Kathryn Nicoll, 64, from Whitburn, West Lothian, woke up two weeks ago to find her sight gone after developing cataracts.Devoted daughter Laura Grant, 35, began fundraising for an operation which could cost £5,000 privately in hopes it could happen before Christmas - and nearly £1,000 has been raised.Bus driver Laura said: "If we can raise enough

coronavirus by posting online videos for the over-60s.Dot Bremner hosts a daily Dancercise with Dot session from the garden of her home in Elgin, Moray.She set herself the challenge of dancing every day this month to raise money for charity North East Sensory Services (Ness), which  supports 6,500 people in North-east Scotland who have vision or hearing loss.Dot, who is partially sighted and almost completely deaf without a hearing aid, toured the region before the virus outbreak to run dance

Aberdeen have the strength in depth to deliver without a band of big names. The Dons were missing eight players for Sunday’s 4-0 defeat to Rangers with Niall McGinn, Jonny Hayes, Dylan McGeouch, Scott Wright and Marley Watkins out through injury.

Scottish Conservative leader insisted he was "in it to win it" when asked if he had any chance of ousting Nicola Sturgeon in May 2021.

smash that shattered so many lives.Out of picture, three men lay dead or dying.Two others, including Aberdeen-born expat Scott Gordon, 49, were maimed.Six hundred yards away, the driver whose car ploughed into six cyclists on a Sunday morning ride was slumped by the side of her Ford Mondeo, head down, her tattooed arms and hands dripping with blood.Mavi Sanchez, 31, had spent the night partying, was four times the drink-drive limit and had taken cocaine.But now, three-and-a-half years on, she

drunk grandmother has left a neighbour with permanent scars after slashing her with a Stanley blade. Constance Blyth, 57, lashed out at next door neighbour Leigh Clark with the sharp work tool during an argument in October last year.

Fraudsters claimed there had been suspicious activity in victims' accounts and said a cop would call at their home to collect their bank card or to take cash for safe keeping.

Lewis Capaldi hilariously told fans to "buy their gran a sea bass for Christmas" as he gave his dad's fishmongers a shout-out. The Scottish singer was back on his Instagram stories providing his followers some much-needed entertainment - and this time he was joking about fish.

dementia, was visited at the Aspen Hill Village care home by her policewoman daughter Denise Hobbs.Owners of the home in Leeds said they were evicting the 78-year-old - who is originally from Stirling - because Denise breached visitation policy by trying talk to her frail mother through an open patio door, according to The Mirror.Denise told the Daily Express: “My mum is being evicted just because I love her and want to see her."The care home have denied any suggestion that Elizabeth is being

straight to your inbox every day, freeScott McTominay is targeting headed goals as a key area in which he can improve and says his Manchester United captain is leading the way for him to learn.McTominay admitted Harry Maguire's aerial prowess is something he can copy at United.The midfielder has enjoyed a memorable week away on international duty with Scotland, helping his country qualify for a first major tournament in 22 years with a Euro play-off victory over Serbia on penalties.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterAnother 56 people have tragically died from COVID-19 in Scotland with 1,357 new cases of the disease diagnosed.The Scottish Government released new data this afternoon as part of its national COVID-19 daily briefing.Scotland's death toll from the virus is now 3,244 while three of the people who died in the last 24 hours were from the NHS Ayrshire & Arran region.However, data from the National

straight to your inbox every day, freeScott McTominay is gearing up for an interesting face-off with his Manchester United team-mates after helping Scotland reach the European Championship finals.The Scots beat Serbia on penalties in their qualifying play-off final in Belgrade on Thursday night to book a place at next summer's rearranged tournament.It is the first time Scotland have reached a major finals since 1998 - and they will be in a group with England, along with Croatia and the Czech

A heartbroken family have hit out after their beloved mother allegedly suffocated to death at a Scots hospital after her oxygen tube became detached.  Jean Wingate was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital on November 1 after becoming breathless at her Glasgow home. The 76-year-old, who had COPD and diabetes, was diagnosed with pneumonia and later tested positive for coronavirus.

straight to your inbox every day, freeScott McTominay has admitted he is enjoying playing in a three-man defence for his country as he prepares for a huge game with Scotland.