Over 50 patients waited at St John's A&E for over 12 hours in one week as staff struggle to cope

After the sad news that Grease actress Olivia Newton-John passed away, famous faces around the world have paid their tributes.

Scots have waited more than 1,000 days for mental health treatment as the NHS struggles to meet demand, new figures show.

A Scots grandad who was just six hours away from dying after developing sepsis has urged other sufferers to ‘never give up’. Mitch Stevenson began experiencing severe chest pains and was struggling to breathe at his home in East Lothian before being rushed to hospital by ambulance in March 2017.

Kilbarchan AAC star Jemma Reekie insists her second shot at Commonwealth Games glory has helped her quickly recover from her 800m hiccup.

Janey Godley has given fans an health update and revealed how she is coping after getting the all clear following a gruelling battle with ovarian cancer.

A dad-of-three who drowned off the coast of Scotland during a solo sailing holiday told his worried wife that ‘he’d be fine’ just hours before his body was found by a fisherman. Bryn Watkins was enjoying his ‘last sail of the season’ on his yacht - Athena 2 - when he began experiencing engine problems near the Isle of Bute on October 18 last year.

A lot of people, when asked what they would do differently if they could go back in time, insist “I wouldn’t change a thing.”

John Swinney has hit back at comments made by Liz Truss about Nicola Sturgeon being an "attention seeker" and that she should be "ignored".

A tanker full of wet cement toppled over and smashed through a railing on a busy Scots road today. The railing on Inverurie Road in the Bucksburn area of Aberdeen was destroyed after the truck broke free and spilled its contents onto the road and pavement.

Two new cast members have been announced for season 7 of Outlander and it appears the much-anticipated arrival of two characters from the books is on its way.

West Lothian Sky broadband customers were without internet for last night and most of this morning after a problem with the network.

More than 7.2 million cost of living payments for £326 landed in bank accounts across the country between July 14 and 31. However, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) announced last month that some payments may be delayed and has now updated guidance on GOV.UK for claimants who think they might be missing a payment.

John Oliver mocked Liz Truss, currently in the running to replace Boris Johnson as the UK’s prime minister, on Sunday night’s episode of HBO Max’s Last Week Tonight due to a tweet mourning sex offender Jimmy Savile.

An award-winning distillery on the now famous North Coast 500 is looking for people to join its team. North Point Distillery is offering three positions at their exciting base in Forss in Thurso.

Scots Lotto winner Jane Park has revealed that she is currently in hospital.

Schools could stay shut after the summer holidays and rubbish could pile high after council staff voted for strike action amid a pay dispute. Workers in the Unison trade union voted to reject a “measly” two per cent pay offer by local authority bosses.

A man has been hospitalised after catching a deadly fever with grim symptoms such as bleeding from the eyes.

Gloucestershire. What's more, a leading expert believes the nine-year-old, who is third in line to the throne, will eventually inherit the entire Cotswold's estate when he comes of age in nine years time. READ MORE: When Prince William and Kate finally waved goodbye to Prince Charles' plans for their Herefordshire homePrince Charles reportedly created a little childhood heaven in his garden at Highgrove House after his first grandson arrived.