The mum of a young woman who died in custody says the family now faces having to pay thousands of pounds to have a voice during a probe into her death.
28.06.2023 - 03:51 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A grandad had a huge growth on his nose cut off privately because he was afraid his granddaughter wouldn’t want him in her 18th birthday photos.
Thomas Stevenson, 69, a retired driver who used to work at the petrochemical complex in Grangemouth, began developing rhinophyma five years ago.
The disfiguring condition kept getting worse and he asked the NHS to get it removed but he got so fed up waiting for a procedure that he went private.
Thomas said: “My granddaughter was approaching her 18th birthday and I just knew she wouldn’t want me in the photographs.”
Rhinophyma is a very visible nasal deformity caused by the proliferation of sebaceous glands and underlying connective tissue, which affects mostly older white men. It leads to severe swelling, lumps and redness of the skin.
Although accepted by friends and family, Thomas found it uncomfortable being stared at by strangers.
After being given antibiotics, he asked the NHS to help fix the problem in 2020 and was finally referred to an outpatient clinic in April 2022 but no treatment was offered.
He was placed on a waiting list but was told in August that year that NHS Lothian could not help him at that time.
At another clinic in February this year he was informed that no procedures for rhinophyma were being offered, meaning he would stay on the list with no idea when, or even if, treatment would take place.
He said: “In relative terms I was lucky. My nostrils started closing up but I didn’t have any real difficulty breathing.
“With disfigurement, people stare. Kids were the worst – they just can’t help being honest.”
Rhinophyma is a disfiguring but treatable condition that gives sufferers a swollen red nose.
The nasal deformity sees the nose become red, swollen at the end
The mum of a young woman who died in custody says the family now faces having to pay thousands of pounds to have a voice during a probe into her death.
A woman claims she was left bald and covered in painful blisters after paying £1300 for botched hair extensions at a Scots salon.
Love Island was back on Tuesday night as the recoupling was looming despite the islanders being blindsided as they were pulled around the firepit.
An SNP MP has slammed the UK Government for "undermining" Scotland's proposals to decriminalise drug possession for personal use.
Scotland faces an “emergency” amid a “critical lack of capacity” of social housing, a report has warned.
A Scots mod has celebrated her 100th birthday with an identical Lambretta scooter from her riding days. Jessie Clark, from Aberdeen, was reunited with the model she and her husband John used to travel the country on to mark her centenary.
The heartbroken girlfriend of a Scots teenager who died after being crushed by a quad bike while on holiday on a Greek island has paid tribute to her 'best friend' as he's pictured for the first time.
Tributes have flooded in for a Scots teenager who died after being crushed by a quad bike while on holiday on a Greek island.
Prince Harry skipped his father King Charles' Scottish Coronation and instead attended a fourth of July parade in the US which he took his daughter Princess Lilibet along to.
Prince William and Kate Middleton tagged along to Scotland for an event honoring King Charles III as the new monarch and Queen Camilla.William, Charles and Camilla all donned traditional royal garb, while Middleton looked stunning in a long blue coat — to go along with her blue heels and blue hat — at a ceremony held Wednesday at St. Giles' Cathedral.
Emily Longeretta The Salinger siblings are coming back together. Lacey Chabert and Scott Wolf are set to co-star has brother and sister once again in Hallmark Channel’s “A Merry Scottish Christmas.” The movie is set to air on the network’s Countdown to Christmas programming event. The film, written by NBC Correspondent Andrea Canning and author Audrey Schulman, follows estranged siblings Lindsay and Brad as they travel to Scotland at Christmas to reunite with their mother Jo (Fiona Bell) and “a big family secret is revealed.” Chabert and Wolf previously starred together as Claudia Salinger and Bailey Salinger, respectively, on Fox’s “Party of Five,” which aired from 1994 to 2000. Neve Campbell and Matthew Fox co-starred in the family drama.
A Scottish Government-led group is considering plans for an “extension tax” to boost town hall coffers.
Lewis Capaldi has broken his silence following his performance at Glastonbury on Saturday and has announced that he will be taking a break from touring 'for the foreseeable future'.
SAG-AFTRA leaders painted a sunny picture of their ongoing negotiations in a video released over the weekend, saying the talks have been “extremely productive” and promising to reach a “seminal deal.” But according to multiple sources with knowledge of the dynamic in the negotiating room, the sides remain far apart on a range of key issues. With just a few days left before SAG-AFTRA’s current contract expires on Friday, some are privately predicting that talks will be extended beyond the June 30 deadline, though such a move has not formally been broached in the negotiating room with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.
Coronation Street star Samia Longchambon has shared why she took some time away from the cobbles to challenge herself in a new show. The actress, who plays Maria Windass in the ITV soap, revealed back in April that she is one of the celebrities taking part in the next series of Cooking With The Stars.
Glastonbury revellers have another jam-packed day of music ahead of them on Saturday following a sensational opening night at Worthy Farm. Friday night saw the likes of Arctic Monkeys, Wizkid and Hot Chip top the bill after thousands of music fans enjoyed a sunny day at the 51st edition of the festival.
A grandad has been left "battered and bruised" after a bin lorry allegedly ploughed into the side of his motor. Peter Lewis, from Peterhead, was rushed to the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary after being pulled from his wrecked car on Thursday morning.
Taylor Swift fans were left delighted after the American singer-songwriter revealed she would be adding Scottish dates to her The Eras Tour.
Shortly after the latest Love Island series kicked off, it was revealed that Islanders Ella Thomas and Tyrique Hyde already knew each other from outside the villa. However, in an awkward turn of events, the encounter clearly wasn’t a memorable one for Tyrique as he claimed he couldn’t remember it. Tyrique, 24, is a semi-professional footballer who originally hails from Essex and currently plays as a midfielder for East Sussex club Lewes FC.
Young Prince William and Prince Harry were seen with their father, King Charles, in a sweet throwback snap shared by the Royal Family to celebrate Father's Day on Sunday.The Princes are in their early teens in the photograph, which looks like it could have been taken at Balmoral, the Royals' Scottish estate, frequented yearly by them over the past century or more. King Charles – then Prince Charles – could be seen donning a kilt, which is traditional Scottish dress, with a green jumper, socks and a sporran.