Heavily pregnant Scots woman forced to stand outside hospital for 40 minutes for midwife appointments

heart attack has told how a neighbour rushed him to hospital – after an ambulance failed to arrive. Michael Heafey, 62, said that had it not been for the quick actions of his wife Grace, 63, and neighbour Joan Ralston, who bundled him into a car, he wouldn’t have survived.

Forres this afternoon. Emergency services raced to to Greshop Road around 3pm after a young woman, believed to be in her twenties, was struck by a vehicle.

dog who come into care to be reviewed after 30 years.The Scottish SPCA says the Dangerous Dogs Act forces them to put down any Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino and Fila Brasileiro or American pit bull that it comes across, regardless of the animal's temperament or suitability for adoption.The charity says the bill, which came into force on August 12 1991, is "not fit for purpose".They insist parts should be scrapped so dogs are judged on "deeds not breeds", meaning dogs would be put down only if

hospital.Police, paramedics and fire crews were called to the scene on the A95 near Boat of Garten, Inverness-shire, at around 5.30pm on Tuesday. The stricken lorry had come to a rest partially down a slope at the side of the Keith to Aviemore road.

assaulted by a man in a terrifying attack at a Scots beauty spot at the weekend. The 17-year-old was attacked by a man at Barcraigs Reservoir, near Johnstone, around 8pm on Saturday August 7.

Fife car park. Police were called to the 'disturbance' at 3am on Saturday morning at the car park between Shetland Place and Orkney Place in Kirkcaldy.

Emergency services raced to Shetland Place and Orkney Place in Kirkcaldy following the disturbance which happened shortly after 3am on Saturday, August 7.

Scots road. Emergency services raced to the scene on Stonefield Road in Blantyre, South Lanarkshire around 5.50pm on Friday August 6.

takeaway. A group can be seen getting into a heated altercation outside Papa Jaffer's Ephesus eatery on Great Junction Street in Leith on the outskirts of Edinburgh at around 10.40pm on Wednesday, August 4.

Edinburgh at the weekend.One of the world's top stunt cyclists, Danny was filmed showing off his skills on the streets of the capital pulling off an epic gravity-defying stunt in typical cool effortless fashion.In the thrilling clip, the legendary bike star can be seen clearing a set of ten steps near Edinburgh University at George Square, while on his bike.Propelling himself upwards he clears the first nine steps before rotating 180-degrees and landing his back wheel perfectly on the final

Scots burn. Emergency services were called out to rescue the man after he fell into water in the Burn of Boyne at Scotsmill Bridge on the B9139 near Portsoy in Aberdeenshire.Coastguard, fire service and police all attended the incident after the alarm was raised at about 10.50am on Saturday morning.

Scots motorway. Emergency services raced to the scene on the M77 on Saturday afternoon following reports of a one-vehicle crash.Glasgow Live reported that traffic was brought to standstill as a section of the road was shut down by police.

Lanark mum-of-three, who has incurable Huntington’s disease, is on cloud nine after ticking off the most daring challenge on her bold bucket list so far.

the vaccine's safety was "overwhelming" and helped protect both mothers and their unborn children. The Scottish Government and public health officials have previously sought to reassure pregnant women when it comes to vaccination over fears spread on social media that it could harm fertility.

vaccine programme means a Scots student may miss her brother’s wedding because of quarantine exemption rules. Giulia Calabrese, who attends St Andrews University, had one of her Covid jags in Scotland and the other in England.

police and the SSPCA after spotting two dogs locked inside a car on one of the hottest days of the year. The woman, who asked to remain anonymous after the dogs' owner allegedly became aggressive towards her, said she was worried the poor pets might die.

paedophile hunters vigilante group gathered outside a property in EdinburghA video was shared online of a mob of protesters standing outside the house in Great Carleton Square last night.Police attended the address at around 9pm and arrested a 40-year-old man in connection with indecent communications.The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was accused by the group of speaking inappropriately to who he thought were 12 and 13 year old girls.The footage shows a huge crowd waiting for cops

coronavirus pandemic, which has left many learner drivers in limbo. As a result, many learner drivers have been unable to book theory tests as centres continue to deal with a major backlog.

beauty student's face rapidly became bleeding sores which were extremely hard not to scratch.Within a couple of months bleeding sore patches had spread all over her face and the then 17-year-old felt so self conscious she couldn't bear for people to look at her.Treatments provided by specialist doctors didn't help, and she became so low she stopped going out - and even avoiding going to class.In desperation the distressed teenager took to YouTube to search for a cure for her skin condition in