Parents of disabled teen left "devastated" by respite centre closure

babies to miscarriage, a Scots couple who feared they'd never have children have finally become parents. Carly McKenna and Gary Nelson from Bothwell, South Lanarkshire, were over the moon when son Connor was delivered by emergency caesarean section and arrived weighing a healthy 7lb 8oz early in the morning.

Police have warned drivers to be on the lookout after two car mats with nails punched through them were left on a busy Scots road.

dog outside his home.David MacLeod, who has been delivering to the man for six years, was shocked to find a public cry for help outside the customer’s West Kilbride home.It said that his Jack Russell Cairn has recently died due to cancer and he “did not feel well” without him.He added that he was in search for a new companion and was willing to 'pay £30' for a new pet.Dad-of-two David, who works for Iceland, was left completely saddened by the message and set off on a hunt for a new dog to live

New Year babies weren’t as quick as normal to make their first appearance. The first baby thought to have been born in Scotland in 2021 arrived at 12.19am at Wishaw General Hospital but no details were available about the tot yesterday.

homeless by the corornavirus pandemic, has released a single to help rough sleepers and those battling mental health issues. Gee Ritchie was gearing up for his 'busiest year yet' under the guise of drag act, Gina Gee, before Covid-19 put Scotland's entertainment industry on ice.

Police have appealed for witnesses after a man was left with broken glasses when he was allegedly by a motorist in a Boxing Day attack in a Scots city. The man is said to have been set upon at around 2pm on December 26, 2020, in Dundee, by a man driving a blue Vauxhall Zafira.

baby’s grave. Laura Santiago Mcginness went to visit her tragic daughter Paige Santiago days before Christmas at The Auld Aisle Cemetery, in Kirkintilloch, to find ornaments smashed and the edging ripped out.

Edinburgh, learned of his tragic death on Christmas morning at around 2am.

direct to your inboxPrince Charles and wife Camilla have shared a Christmas message with fans - but nobody is allowed to comment on it, after a social media backlash.The pair took to Twitter to share a photo of themselves and a festive message on their Clarence House account.Their message read: "Wishing you all a happy Christmas and here’s to a better New Year!"  This snap was taken earlier this year by a member of the royals' staff at Birkhall, their home in Scotland, reports the Express.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A family in Lothian are celebrating today after receiving the best Christmas gift they could have hoped for.First-time parents Kim, 33, and Donald Dallas, 32, from Edinburgh welcomed a very special delivery during the wee small hours of Christmas morning.The tot who hasn't been named, is known as baby Dallas.He was born at NHS Lothian's Birth Centre, part of the Simpson’s Centre for Reproductive Health at

Social distance concerns were raised after Edinburgh-bound Scots were crammed onto an overcrowded bus after an issue with an EasyJet plane. After arriving at Bristol airport for an essential work trip on Monday, Colette Walters and her colleague Cieran Fisher were set to fly to the capital at 7am.

Celtic 's shackles as he declared it's given his stars a "huge psychological lift". The Parkhead side have turned their focus to a Premiership recovery mission after defeating Hearts in Sunday's Scottish Cup Final.They sit 16 points behind leaders Rangers having played three fewer games.

bomb squad has been called to a busy Scots call centre after the discovery of a ‘suspicious package’.The alarm was raised at the Tesco Customer Engagement Centre in Dundee shortly after 10am on Monday.Police locked down the surrounding roads including the city’s Kingsway as a precaution.Staff were also been evacuated from the building ‘as a precaution’ while emergency services dealt with the ongoing incident.A spokesperson for Police Scotland said:"We were made aware around 10.10am on Monday, 21

Christmas aged just three-months-old.Devastated Stephanie and Craig Simpson from Banchory, Aberdeenshire said goodbye to their infant daughter Peggy-Mae last Saturday after she passed away after being born with rare chromosome condition Trisomy 13.The condition affects around one in 25,000 babies and doctors told the couple  that little Peggy-Mae would only live between seven and ten days when she was born on September 9.The young couple, aged 26 and 25, will spend Christmas without their

horror bike crash are planning a special birthday surprise they hope will cheer him up in his recovery battle Keiran Lamond was rushed to the ICU at Dundee's Ninewells Hospital in October after falling off his bike and hitting a lamppost while not wearing a helmet. The 14-year-old, from Blairgowrie, Perthshire, fractured his skull in the horror accident.

caught out by the trail of prints he left on the freshly varnished bar. Daniel Sweeney also admitted spitting on a police officer and he was ordered to carry out 120 hours unpaid work in the community today.

car and fleeing the scene.Cara McCarthy, 24, was left in “hysterics” when a black car being driven erratically ploughed into her Audi, near Barrhead, East Renfrewshire - leaving both vehicles badly damaged.Police are still hunting the occupants of the Vauxhall Omega - who ran off without trying to help Cara and left the wrecked car at the scene.Cara, from Barrhead, said: “They didn’t try to communicate with me at all.

Cambuslang councillor has written to the Scottish Government to demand it does more to kick-start the local economy.

Iain Stirling and Laura Whitmore have announced they are expecting their first child together next year.The couple, who married in secret during lockdown, are set to become first-time parents as they broke the exciting pregnancy news to fans on Instagram.It comes as the pair managed to tie the knot in secret last month, celebrating their love with a tiny Dublin ceremony in line with coronavirus rules.The Scottish Love Island host, 32, and the Irish TV presenter, 35, are gearing up to welcome

Paisley after a 'worrying' incident involving her daughter and two strangers. Natasha McCotter was walking with her toddler, Rowan, in Glenburn, when she noticed a couple watching them at 1.30pm on Monday.