Grieving Scots parents issue spiked drink warning for uni students after son's tragic death

mum who almost choked to death when she was a baby has thanked the hero Asda worker who saved her 26 years ago. Jodie McLaughlin, 27, had stopped breathing in Asda carpark in Blantyre when George Barclay sprung into action to save her.

Sam Heughan has been named Drama Actor of the year in the annual Gold Derby TV Awards for his performances in Outlander season 5.The Scots actor, who plays Jamie Fraser in the hit show, took home the accolade at the awards which celebrate the best television that aired during the June 2019 through May 2020 season.Sam beat the likes of Jason Bateman (Ozark), fellow Scot Brian Cox (Succession) and Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul) to take home the title. Posting on his Twitter account, Sam thanked

parents have been left confused over the new Rule of Six restrictions which say children can mix at school - but outside of school can only mix with one other household. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced that new measures came into force on Monday, which say no more than six people form two households can meet socially, either indoors or outdoors.

horror collision has been jailed for three years. Stephen Jones was at the wheel of a E.M.

Wanderers man has now penned a two-year deal with the Turkish second division side, the club announced on Twitter.

missing for four days said his disappearance is totally out of character. George Thomson was last seen leaving his home in the Douglas area of Dundee on Thursday afternoon.

Nicola Sturgeon has issued a stark warning about coronavirus cases as new lockdown restrictions are introduced in parts of Scotland today.The First Minister took to Twitter this morning to urge Scotland to follow new restrictions currently implemented in council areas and new rules which apply across Scotland on Monday.She warned positive Covid-19 cases are on the rise in the West of Scotland and asked people not to let others into their homes or visit friends and family inside their homes.As of

John Swinney has said that all exams are expected to go ahead next year after they were cancelled during the pandemic. The politician told the National Parents Forum of Scotland that the SQA was planning to run a ‘full diet’ in 2021.

mental health support in Scotland after her daughter took her own life, leaving four young children behind.Linda Broadhurst spoke out about the pain of losing her “amazing and kind” daughter Emma Watson, 32, to suicide just 10 months ago in a bid to help other families.The gran, 57, from Larkhall, and Emma’s children - aged between five and 14 - are receiving daily support from Lanarkshire-based charity FAMS (Families and Friends Affected by Murder and Suicide) to deal with their grief.But Linda

pub crawls as health officials struggle to keep on top of the rapid spread of Covid-19. The First Minister made the direct plea on the day new restrictions on movement were extended from Glasgow across most of west central Scotland.

SPIDER BITE left her tot needing emergency surgery for a 'tangerine-sized abscess'.Emily-Jane Stuart had been at a funfair when she is believed to have been bitten by the eight-legged creature while playing on the slides, initially leaving a pin-prick-sized sore on her arm.The six-year-old carried on enjoying her day but her mum Ashley Simpson, 26, noticed a bright red sore rapidly spreading across her skin two days later.Soon the bite had turned into a bulbous blister that would not pop and

serial killer Dennis Nilsen spoke of his remorse for his grisly murder spree – and felt guilty for smiling.His terrible crimes have been made into new ITV drama Des, starring David Tennant, which will begin next week.In a 2014 letter from his cell at Full Sutton prison in Yorkshire, he discussed a visit made to US jail Alcatraz and wrote: “Well you say it costs $15 to visit Alcatraz."The price of my permanent visit to Full Sutton has been much higher than that – in terms of the cost of the lives

greenhouse so he could continue working and still protect his family.David Young, from Caithness in the Highlands, knew how important it was to remain at work while the battle raged against coronavirus but he was also aware of the possible dangers of transmitting the virus – so he moved out of the family home into the greenhouse in his garden to allow him to continue working throughout the pandemic.His incredible commitment to his job was one of hundreds of stories being told on Friday to

Glasgow’s Buchanan Street to protest the treatment of refugees in the city.Stand Up to Racism organised the demonstration after what they described as a “very dark year for refugees” which saw a number of vulnerable people lose their lives.Campaigners called for the Scottish Government to step in and break immigration laws imposed by the UK Home Office in a bid to protect the lives of vulnerable asylum seekers.It comes after the deaths of both Mercy Baguma, 34, and Adnan Olbeh, 31, who both lost

missing airman Corrie McKeague has said that police have been unable to reassure her that bones found in bin bags in a Suffolk river are not her son's. Nicola Urquhart said she was "trying to keep a sensible head on" after the discovery of human remains in the River Stour in Sudbury on August 27.Mr McKeague, of Dunfermline, Fife, was 23 when he vanished on a night out in Bury St Edmunds, around 16 miles north of Sudbury, on September 24 2016.

parents are being urged not to take part in a sick new TikTok challenge which sees them encouraging children to mock people with disabilities. The 'New Teacher Challenge' has been doing the rounds on the social media platform and has been slammed by disability activists.The trend has racked up more than 100 million views.

brain tumour have paid heartfelt tributes to their 'kind and sweet boy' as he 'left for the stars'.Heartbroken Jonnie and Devon Peek, from Edinburgh, have announced that their two-year-old Dax died on Monday after battling acoustic neuroma/vestibular schwannoma.Little Dax had only been diagnosed with the disease in March after the youngster was vomiting and could no longer walk in a straight line.Now in tragic posts on Instagram, the pair said he had been freed from his fight with the

battle of his young life. Three-year-old Archie was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, a cancer of the while blood cells, in March, after it was first thought he had a bad case of tonsillitis.