'I won't be going anywhere' Brave Scots girl opens up on burning her suicide notes after gruelling mental health battle

freak accident by Ossian's Cave in Dunkeld on Monday night.
 The youngster was raced to Ninewells Hospital in Dundee but passed away a short time later.
Her devastated mum, Brooke Reid, 26, has now posted an emotional tribute on Facebook.
She told her friends in the public post:
 "As most of you are aware yesterday we had to say goodbye to our best friend, our life, our world, our everything."I stayed with Freya the whole night and most of today before she was taken away.
"Everyone tried their

pandemic on the frontline.With the NHS turning 72 on Sunday, they said the health service responded well under pressure, whether in Covid wards or with long-term patients cut off from visitors.They shone a light on life for staff and patients as Health Secretary Jeane Freeman penned a personal letter of thanks to everyone in the service, which is published in full below.Charge nurse Vicky Thomson, who works at Kelso Community Hospital in the Borders, said the impact of the virus has had a

SNP’s deputy leader at Westminster has stood down after struggling with her mental health during lockdown.MP Kirsty Blackman said she had made the “difficult personal decision” as she needed to prioritise her constituency and family.Blackman was first elected as the MP for Aberdeen North in 2015 and has been re-elected twice.Get all the top Scottish politics news sent straight to your Inbox by signing up to our Politics newsletter.We cover Holyrood, Westminster and local councils, with a current

Gary Faulds said he has been truly overwhelmed by the support he received from his fans after admitted he had declared himself homeless.Faulds, from Springburn, who has always been very open and honest with his life, became one of the most talked about names in Scottish comedy after posting hilarious Facebook live videos recorded from inside his car.He even landed a gig at the Hydro next year, and had many tour dates planned for 2020 which were cancelled due to Covid-19 leaving him in financial

preyed on vulnerable pupils at the school where he taught.Bruce Rankin abused one girl who was being bullied and another who was suffering from depression.Rankin, 61, of Strathaven, Lanarkshire, admitted charges of lewd and libidinous behaviour and indecent assault when he appeared at Hamilton Sheriff Court.He was jailed for 18 months in 2017 for abusing three girls, including two pupils at the Lanarkshire school where he taught.But that sentence was later quashed at the Appeal Court.He was

Renfrewshire woman has been left devastated after she handed over more than £21k to a fraudster she met through an online gaming app.The 61-year-old victim was taken in by a callous conman who claimed he would send valuable items if she transferred cash.The woman sent various sums of money totalling more than £21,000 abroad after falling for the sophisticated scam.It’s understood the innocent victim began chatting with a scam artist via an online gaming app.He offered up valuable items that he

heartwarming moment a Scots mum was reunited with her autistic son after 15 weeks apart. Julie Grant last saw Sean McGinley, 18, the weekend before the coronavirus lockdown came into force on March 23.

Livingston boss Gary Holt says he will have to ease the players back into training when they return on Monday - and likened the lay-off to an entire squad recovering from a long-term injury.The former Scotland international midfielder said: "These are unprecedented times and although all the lads have been on fitness programmes, which is great, it’s not the same as training.“When someone comes back from a long-term injury, you have to take things slowly.

drink-driver left his victim severely injured before fleeing the scene of the high-speed crash by driving on the wrong side of a dual carriageway.Tyre fitter Andrew Gentleman, who has two convictions for drink driving, was more than four times the limit when he caused the hit-and-run smash.The 52-year-old, who left four people – including two young children – needing hospital treatment, was still four times the limit nearly four hours after the accident.Gentleman, of Falkirk, admitted driving

hack to get thick and full eyebrows using just a bar of soap. The 'soap' trend for has been making waves among beauty bloggers on the quest for big, bold and beautiful brows.

rare blood cancer – which means she can’t meet any of her pals.Lonely Oliwia Labuda-Zarach was ­diagnosed with acute ­lymphoblastic leukaemia in November and now has to regularly attend chemotherapy appointments at hospital.In a double blow for the Aberdeen family, after her diagnosis Oliwia was admitted to the high dependency unit with inflammation in her brain known as secondary posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES).Her aunt Aleksandra told the Record of the eight-year-old’s

Ryanair staff sent a grieving widow a holiday voucher for her dead husband - after months of her trying to get a refund.Janis Mckay, from Moodiesburn, North Lanarkshire, was left heartbroken when her husband Marcus, 63, died suddenly from an aneurysm in February - just weeks before they were due to jet off to Malta.Relatives sent a copy of the dad’s death certificate to Ryanair to request a refund for the £355 Edinburgh flights and the family received a response saying they would be

two weeks in quarantine. British visitors will be allowed to enter Spain again from June 21 in a bid to revive the country's economy.

Police have issued an urgent appeal for help from the public to find a missing Scots teenager. Ross Gourley disappeared on Wednesday (June 17).

holiday to Portugal was cancelled due to coronavirus.Debbie Sailsman, from Cambuslang, kitted out her Peugeot 5008 with two mini TV screens, throws, toys and snacks to create the luxury movie theatre.The full-time mum, 37, said it took less than three hours to make the car boot cinema for her daughters Sienna, 10, and three-year-old Esme - and it gave her the 'first moment's peace' since lockdown began.Mum-of-two Debbie said she set up the movie-themed surprise as the family had been due to jet

health boss criticised for journeys between Orkney and his mainland home made FIVE trips during lockdown, according to a Freedom of Information response.Iain Stewart, chief executive designate at NHS Orkney, has racked up a £4,500 travel and accommodation bill since he took office on March 1.Orkney MSP Liam McArthur this week called on Mr Stewart to resign or “be removed.”NHS Orkney has stood by its new chief executive’s decision to travel.The FOI response from NHS Orkney indicates that Mr

plan for the reopening of a top Aberdeen hotel.The Chester Hotel, the AA four silver star hotel which is located in the west end of the city, announced the innovations as part of its plans for its outdoor areas which will reopen when the Scottish Government say it is safe to do so and create an exciting new alfresco dining offering.Subject to planning permission, a 20 metre open-sided marquee with a transparent roof will be erected over the car park area in front of 55 - 57 Queen's Road to

teenager who took her own life has offered support to three Scottish families rocked by suicide.Annette McKenzie, who lost her daughter Britney Mazzoncini after vicious online bullying, said 'I wish I had the answer' to help.It comes after three youngsters are believed to have tragically passed away within a few days.The stay at home mum from Pollok found her 16-year-old daughter dead on July 7, 2016 after overdosing on anti-depressants in her bedroom.Now she said her heart is 'broken even more'