Scots firefighter's English colleagues pay tribute to his mum after he missed funeral due to lockdown

firefighter has told how he was left barely able to walk five yards after being struck down by coronavirus. Local Senior Officer for Ayrshire, Ian McMeekin, contracted the virus at the start of lockdown and said the ordeal was something he "would never want to go through again".The 48-year-old also says that without the "outstanding" work of his GP, things could have been a lot worse.

Darkstar have shared the poignant video for their new single ‘Blurred’, with the clip paying tribute to the UK’s independent grassroots music venues.The video has been made in solidarity with the ongoing #SaveOurVenues campaign, which is aiming to protect those independent venues in the UK which are currently under threat due to the coronavirus-enforced live music shutdown.The clip for ‘Blurred’, which is taken from Darkstar’s June-released album ‘Civic Jams’, consists of Google Street View

pandemic.Holidaymakers eyeing up the popular boozy destination will be shocked at how it has been transformed into a ghost town.Ruairidh Mason, who moved from Edinburgh to Majorca five years ago, filmed empty sun loungers and vacant streets which are normally bustling with tourists.Magaluf's Punta Ballena party strip was closed in mid-July after boozed-up tourists caused carnage and flouted social distancing rules.Just a week later, the Scottish Government imposed a strict 14-day quarantine rule

stepped in to host “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Monday night and pulled the ultimate prank on the elderly when she interviewed them about herself without them knowing.The 24-year-old English pop star began the segment with a funny monologue before launching into the suitably named “Who-A-Lipa?” segment where she video called a few old folks.“A lot of my fans are young but I’m always trying to reach a wider audience, so I decided to reach out to some seniors,” Lipa said during the segment.

NEW YORK -- An English-language edition of “Le Consentement,” a French publisher's jarring memoir about her abusive relationship as a teenager with a prominent writer in his 50s, will come out next year. HarperVia, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, announced Monday that Vanessa Springora's “Consent” will be released in the U.S.

jail block has been locked down after a prison guard tested positive for Covid-19. An officer at HMP Low Moss prison, near Bishopbriggs, East Dunbartonshire, became unwell and tests yesterday have now confirmed that they have the virus.

Ethan Ross Bonnar was left with horror injuries after crashing through the abandoned Dairy Crest building in Totnes.The 22-year-old, originally from Dunoon, lay undiscovered inside the building for more than 24 hours before he was found sparking a huge emergency operation.Ethan who had been living in Torquay, Devon, suffered fatal brain fractures and was flown by helicopter from the scene as medics desperately tried to save him.He was brought to Derriford major trauma centre in Plymouth where he

drink from a petrol station in Scotland. The girl made the eye-brow raising road trip from England to up north after discovering a secret dessert bar going viral on social media.

cancer faces running out of money for a life-extending drug available in England at a fraction of the cost.Linzi Page, 37, has been forced to pay £1400 every three weeks for Avastin, a treatment unfunded on the NHS that is keeping tumours in her bowel, liver and lung at bay.The medicine is giving her precious time with son Calan, six, and three-year-old daughter Charlotte, after she was given two years to live in April 2018.But Linzi, of Burntisland in Fife, will soon no longer be able to pay

took his own life. Paul Quinn, 19, passed away around 1.30am on Thursday, July 30, from a drug overdose five weeks after a close friend had sadly died.

Amber Heard holds hands with her girlfriend Bianca Butti while going for a stroll around the Soho neighborhood on Thursday (July 30) in London, England.

was found dead at the Alexander Thomson Hotel on Glasgow’s Argyle Street just five minutes before paramedics were called to treat a 44-year-old woman, who later died at the scene.Police Scotland said the man’s death is not being treated as suspicious and the circumstances around the woman’s death are “unexplained” pending results of a post mortem.The deaths are not believed to be linked, but a senior member of the hotel’s security team yesterday defended staff and said they do everything they

Dr Hilary Jones may be enjoying a well-deserved break, but the Good Morning Britain medical expert is making sure his wife has the most amazing 50th birthday on Tuesday.READ: Everything you need to know about Dr HilaryTaking to his Instagram page, the 67-year-old doctor delighted his fans after he shared a rare throwback photo with Dee Thresher - from what appeared to be from their wedding day - to mark the special occasion.WATCH: Dr Hilary gives update on coronavirus breakthrough"Happy 50th

cancer after she claims doctors hesitated to investigate her mole last year.Katie Davidson, 24, who used to visit tanning salons four to five times a week for six years, asked medics at Crosshouse hospital to cut off a strange new spot growing on her leg in the autumn 2019 because it's appearance made her feel insecure.She had been visiting the dermatology department at the hospital for an unrelated cyst condition at the time. But Katie said doctors told her not to remove the mole because she

British music magazine Q is publishing its final issue on July 28. The beloved long-running monthly, which has been integral to U.K. rock and alternative scene, will cease publication after 34 years due to financial constraints caused by the coronavirus crisis.