Mum hits out after young son walks out of school and 'runs across busy road'

Navigating the world as a child or young person can be a complex challenge to tackle; be it behavioural issues, mental health worries or perhaps a struggle to get an assessment for autism or ADHD, there are numerous obstacles that can present themselves while they’re growing up.

A mum who struggled to get into a dodgem car shed more than 100lb after doctors warned her that she was too fat. Stella Houliotis had struggled with her weight for years and her 12-year-old son Krish had never seen her slim.

A man has been rushed to hospital after being knocked down by a car on a busy Edinburgh.

Former prime minister Boris Johnson has announced he is joining broadcaster GB News.

a list of popular Halloween costumes called the ‘Frightgeist‘ released by Google Trends, Barbie came in at number one. Princess Peach made 13th on the list, while plenty of movie franchise characters also made the cut, with Marvel’s Spider-Man at number three and Netflix‘s Wednesday Addams at sixth place.Before the huge success of Barbie and Oppenheimer led to a sizeable uptick in UK box office numbers in July, The Super Mario Bros. Movie led the way with the most successful global opening ever for an animated film.It had less success with critics, who largely gave it low scores.

Wednesday has become one of Netflix‘s biggest hits in 2022, and the TV show is proving a popular choice for this year’s Halloween costumes.The show, which debuted at the end of last year, sees Jenna Ortega star as the titular Wednesday Addams. Soon after its release, it crossed 1billion hours viewed on Netflix within one month.

Mark Schilling Japan Correspondent Boys’ Love, or ‘BL’ as it is also known, was once a minor and lightly regarded type of Japanese manga catering mainly to female fans, delivering stories of handsome young guys falling in love with each other. Now its popularity has spread beyond Japan to much of East Asia and beyond, while metamorphozing into a film, TV and online genre with millions of fans. Just how big BL has become was evident in a Wednesday TIFFCOM seminar on the BL phenomenon in Thailand: Beyond Borders: Exploring the Global Appeal and Diversity of Thailand’s Boys’ Love Contents. The eleven speakers, including an official from the Office of Commercial Affairs, Royal Thai Embassy in Japan, vigorously pitched partnerships with Japanese content companies, which seemed to be a classic case of selling ice to Alaska’s indigenous inhabitants. Members of the packed seminar room might beg to differ, however.

Taylor Swift fans ain’t too pleased with her company at the latest Kansas City Chiefs game.

A Scots woman has shed three stone after being terrified she'd get cancer like her overweight mum.

Naman Ramachandran Trafalgar Releasing’s concert film “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” was on song at the U.K. and Ireland box office, debuting at No. 1 with £5.7 million ($6.9 million), according to numbers from Comscore.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor The second season of the tropical noir crime drama “Troppo” has completed production in Queensland, Australia, with Thomas Jane (“Boogie Nights”) and Nicole Chamoun (“Safe Harbour,” “On the Ropes”) reprising their roles as private investigators Ted Conkaffey and Amanda Pharrell. A director known for “The Expanse” and “Dark Country,” Jane also serves as a director for two episodes of Season 2.

A Scots schoolboy has been rushed to hospital after being struck by a car.

Bre Tiesi got real about her “intense” postpartum experience.

A Scots mum told how a horrific crash with her baby in the car triggered a wave of intense depression.

A clean-up operation is underway to remove 9,500 tonnes of debris from the A83 following heavy rainfall last weekend.

It’s not just fans who are upset with Kim Kardashian’s glowing remarks about Tristan Thompson! The NBA player has been accused of totally ignoring his eldest child, Prince, by his ex Jordan Craig’s sister Kai Craig!

Google has begun rolling out its major Android 14 software to Pixel phones, meaning Samsung Galaxy owners are to see a major update.

A pensioner has died after a horror three-vehicle crash on the A92 in Fife this afternoon. Emergency services rushed to the road, between Kilmany and Wormit, around 1.30pm on Tuesday to reports of a the collision.

The second season of Loki is right around the corner on Disney+, and fans have so many questions about what to expect.

A Scots couple say they were left ' battered and bruied' after they were 'knocked off' their motorbike at a roundabout.