'Mutant' worm gives hope to Scots family struck down by very rare cancer

mum says she 'cried for days' after being stuck in hospital for nine days alone with her new baby under strict Covid rules.Jenna McFarlane said she felt lonely and isolated after giving birth to her baby son Caleb during lockdown because coronavirus restrictions meant her family were refused entry to the ward see her or the new baby.The 26-year-old first time mum is now backing the #butnotmaternity campaign and calling for less restrictions on expectant mothers and maternity wards.Jenna's

cancer patient had part of her leg removed and rushed to another hospital for radiation treatment and then sent back to doctors to be reattached in a rare surgical procedure.Jan Ritson's left tumorous shinbone was cut out at the Golden Jubilee Hospital and sent on a 20-minute journey to Glasgow’s Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre in a sterile container.After being treated, her shinbone was then returned to doctors at the Clydebank hospital where Jan was still on the operating table under a

Halloween by dressing up in a different costume every day after guising was banned amid covid fears.Seven-year-old Chloe Lennon, who has Down's syndrome loves to play dress up so convinced mum Jade to let her don a different costume every day in the lead up to October 31.Chloe kicked off her creative visions by transforming into Maddie, the young dancer from popstar Sia's Chandelier video, which is one of the Irvine youngster's favourite songs.She then took inspiration from one of her favourite

coronavirus restrictions ease. Glasgow finds itself in tier three of the Scottish government's covid restriction system with fans unlikely to return until the council area reaches at least tier two.

Dumfries and Galloway Care Home after testing positive for coronavirus. It is understood “more than 30” people had been affected by a Covid-19 outbreak at the Fleet Valley Care Home in Gatehouse of Fleet.

Love Island star Camilla Thurlow has given birth to her first child with Jamie Hewitt.The Love Island couple announced their wonderful news on social media as Jamie shared a gorgeous glimpse of their newborn daughter.Sharing three adorable images of their new little family, the pair revealed they have named their precious little girl Nell.He wrote: "Nell Sophia Jewitt, 6.5 lbs, 27/10/2020 4.32am"After all of life’s ups and downs I can honestly say this morning brought on a monumental change of

Outlander star Sam Heughan has just made the day of his army of fans. The popular Scots actor has given his phone number out to followers on his social media platforms - and is asking them to send him a wee text.

Cancer Research shop leaving behind a trail of destruction.Volunteers were devastated when they found that raiders had smashed their way into the shop before clearing the shelves.They have to wait until a full deep clean is carried out before they can properly count the cost and assess the damage.Between closing on Friday (16 Oct) and the following morning, thieves in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, broke down the shop’s back door before going through the till, store room and shop.One volunteer

lockdown completely alone as she battled breast cancer but she still managed to pass her exams – and has been named Student of the Year.Samantha Currie, 37, even found time to cut off her own long hair, before undergoing chemotherapy, which she donated to the Little Princess Trust to make wigs for child cancer patients. The remarkable mum of two spent 14 weeks apart from her beloved sons Max, five, and Robbie, 10, which was a painful separation.

Domino’s is calling on Scots to nominate outstanding key workers who go above and beyond for their local communities and giving them a chance to get their hands on free pizza for them, their household and their colleagues for a whole year. As the UK faces further lockdown restrictions, Domino’s wants to recognise the efforts of all the ‘Local Legends’ keeping their communities going.

coronavirus which concerned staff are blaming on ineffectual PPE.Nurses in Scotland, apart from those dealing with patients requiring aerosol- generating procedures such as ventilators, are only issued with surgical masks.They have been denied access to the higher grade FFP3 masks which properly protect the wearer.Now nurses at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley have voiced fears about their safety following the outbreak of the virus on ward 23 – an orthopaedic ward – and ward 27 – a

terror at the top of Dundee ’s 33-metre big wheel as it spun backwards after a battery failure.

Halloween -themed freak-fest. Mum-of-three Jolene Biggins has forked out thousands over the years building up her menagerie of the macabre in Barrowfield, Glasgow.

hospital. Maureen Nicholson was just 64 when she passed away after fighting a chest infection at Glasgow Royal Infirmary last month.

Livingston, gave an update via social media on the pair, who take the number of kittens born this year to three, and revealed their names.The zoo team stated that they have both been health checked and microchipped and revealed their names - Arran and Jura.Speaking for the zoo, supervisor Adele Copland said: "We are delighted with the birth of another two male Scottish wild cat kittens here at FSZ.

dementia 'wouldn't have survived' had a 'life-changing' pod not been installed in their garden just before lockdown.We told how Reece Mitchell, from North Kessock, Ross and Cromarty, was struck down with CLN2 type Batten disease in early 2018.

bogus online fundraiser trying to raise cash in the name of their tragic loved one. Tragic Kieran Paul Murray died in hospital on Friday morning after being found seriously injured on an East Dunbartonshire road on the outskirts of Glasgow on Wednesday night.

Covid-19 tester at one of Scotland’s main test sites - has tested positive for the killer bug. The steward at the Glasgow Airport testing facility - dubbed a “shambles” by fellow workers - has been struck down with the virus triggering widespread panic among other staff at the site.

Scotch whisky is set to fetch an eye watering £30,000 at auction. The Dalmore whisky, in a cardboard presentation case with a stopper was distilled 94 years ago, and is due to go under the hammer at auction house Christie’s.