'He's left for the stars' Scots tot with rare tumour dies as devastated parents pay tribute

taxi driver has shed four stone after he was left embarrassed at struggling to fit into a suit to attend his mother-in-law's funeral. Billy Gray piled the pounds by munching on fast food, bakery snacks, and high calorie treats as he worked to build up his own business over the past few years.

homeless.Callum Coulson, 33, was left on the street after council officials ordered an ­evacuation of his Glasgow home.He was among dozens of people affected after council building standards officers and structural engineers ruled the tenement unsafe.The St Andrew’s ­Ambulance driver says he felt “abandoned” by the authorities as lockdown restrictions were reintroduced in the city and he was left ­struggling to find shelter.Council officials admitted only one person from the block of six

sexual and physical abuse that left them permanently injured and suicidal.Victims say they were regularly attacked by staff members at remote Fornethy House after being told they were going to a holiday camp.Detectives are investigating allegations of sexual and physical assaults at the girls-only facility which was run by Glasgow’s local authority in Kilry, Angus.Poorly youngsters from working- class families were taken to the school 90 miles from the city for “convalescent” breaks after it

tumour to “light up”, allowing her surgeon to remove more of it than would normally have been possible.Catherine, from East Kilbride, had been having headaches and, in agony, went to Hairmyres Hospital in April 2019.After a brain scan, she was shocked to learn her growing confusion and headaches were caused by the most aggressive type of nervous system tumour, a grade 4 astrocytoma.Catherine was transferred to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow.

accident.Philip McFadden was at a family BBQ in Kirkintilloch on June 20 when a mishap on a 6ft trampoline changed his life forever.The 36-year-old was playing with his niece shortly after families were allowed to meet outdoors for the first time since lockdown.He fell backwards on a trampoline causing him to smack his back on the ground.Philip, from Muirhead, instantly knew something was seriously wrong when he realised he couldn't move his legs.The debt management manager said: "I was trying

cops have told how they saved three people from a devastating house fire - minutes after watching four of their colleagues being injured in a street rammy. Constables Jordan Loughrey and Claire Coleman, both based at Paisley Police Station, have now been praised for their bravery by a senior Police Scotland officer.They had just finished responding to an incident in Belmont Road, Paisley, on Saturday, July 25, during which four of their colleagues were injured.A 20-year-old man was arrested in

Clydebank. Ross Gray was walking his nine-year-old rescue dog, Cathy when she slit her paw on smashed glass near a primary school in the Cochno area, at 5pm on Wednesday night.

EastEnders fans made an unusual discovery at a Scottish hotspot this week of a 'memorial plaque' to remember a soap character who was murdered 16 years ago.Soap fans will remember the iconic moment Janine Butcher pushed her husband Barry Evans over a cliff in a Hogmanay special back in 2004 and EastEnders fans will never forgot the scene which went down in soap history.Last night, a Scots resident took to Facebook group 'Scotland by the Roadside' to share her discovery of a memorial plaque to

Scots tot left his family hallway looking like a ‘murder scene’ after smearing melted red wax over the halls and carpet.Archie Lees had swiped one of his big sister’s makeup brushes and dipped it into a wax burner before ‘redecorating’ the room with fragrant red goo.Not content with just using a six-metre stretch of the wall, the one-year-old also flung dollops of wax onto the carpet at the family home in Fettercairn, Aberdeenshire.Mum Emma Smith first became aware that her ‘feral’ child was up

'national treasure' Caledonian pinewood forest as visitors have been warned to leave their barbecues at home. Images released by the Cairngorms National Park Authority (CNPA) show burned bushes and scorched trees as the blaze spread earlier today.

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

Scots lottery winner has just FIVE days to collect the jackpot – after claiming the prize but being unable to validate their ticket.The £57,879,670 EuroMillions cheque will go into the fund for good causes at midnight on Sunday if the winner cannot produce proof.A ticket holder came forward to claim the March 17 prize – with a ticket bought somewhere in Ayrshire – in April.It would instantly make them richer than World Cup winner Paul Pogba, who has an estimated £50million fortune, or One

couple who lost their dog in a horrendous house fire has raised over £12,000.Callum Martin, 30, and wife, Melissa, 29, from Balmedie, Aberdeenshire, were left devastated when a horrific fire took hold in their home and killed their beloved Luna on August 10.The couple were out having lunch when they received a phone call from a neighbour to say their house was up in smoke after an electrical fault in their kitchen took fire.Despite best efforts from firefighters, the couple's home could not be

The Scottish Sun : "It's a surprise doll so you can't see what it is when you purchase. There's a selection and it's just random the type of doll you get you get.

mum sought a second opinion.On June 1, doctors told Karen and Andrew Stirrat that their four-year-old son Caleb only had months left to live when his atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumour (ATRT) returned weeks after he had been given the all clear.Refusing to give up hope, the devastated Clydebank family searched for treatment for their son.Within days they found an oncologist in Manchester who agreed to put Caleb on a clinical trial - after the growth was removed.Glasgow Royal Hospital for Children

incredible tot, from Drongan in Ayrshire, looked the part as she used a stick to help her scale 3000ft Ben Lawers - Scotland’s tenth heighest munro - and neighbouring Ben Ghlas at the weekend, only asking to be put in her carrier on the way back down.Her proud mum Amy Boyd said: “She just kept saying ‘I made it to the top of this mountain’.

parents a Scots girl who died of a rare brain tumour have launched a charity in her honour. Aoife Kidd passed away on December 16 after a four-an-a-half year battle with a brain tumour.