It was an unlikely friendship – a member of a chart-topping boyband and the vice provost of one of the world’s leading universities.
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mum who lost her teenage son has started her own funeral care business in an effort to give added comfort to anyone grieving the loss of a child. Samantha Merrilees, 41, had her world shattered when her son Scott Martin took his own life on New Years' Day this year.
He was just 16-years-old. But the distraught mum-of-three has tried to channel her heartbreak in making sure Scott's death was not in vain and set up The Scott Martin Foundation in a bid to help children and young people struggling
.It was an unlikely friendship – a member of a chart-topping boyband and the vice provost of one of the world’s leading universities.
A Scots mum has issued a warning to other women after she was stalked and groped by a stranger while holding two young children.
A search has been launched for a missing Scots man who requires regular medication as police say it is 'crucial' he is traced.
A Scots mum has bravely spoken out on her miscarriage and said 'not knowing where her baby is now' is the 'worst pain of all'.
A young Scots mum has suffered horrific injuries including whiplash and severe bruising after being thrown from the bonnet of her own car during a terrifying robbery ordeal.
A young Scots mum had her leg amputated after being struck by a car while walking home from a party with a pal.
Police searching for a missing man on the Isle of Lewis have discovered a body in a remote river.
A man signed his own name for the first time in 20 years after a groundbreaking treatment to banish the violent shaking that dogged his life.
A Scot has been arrested at Prestwick Airport in connection with a probe into the trafficking of almost a quarter of a tonne of cocaine.
Thousands of pounds have been raised for the funeral of a 'beautiful' Scots mum after her sudden death.
Tributes have been paid to a young Scots mum who died after being hit by a car.
A Scots mum has spoken of 'still living with a death sentence' after she was diagnosed with incurable cancer.
A Scots mum was caught buying supplies of Dragon Soop and Mad Dog 20/20 for teenagers, including a 13-year-old girl.
A Scots mum has told how she believes her daughter, a cancer patient, caught a potentially fatal infection from water in a hospital at the centre of an inquiry.
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Loved ones of a young Scottish mother who sadly passed away from cervical cancer have paid heartfelt tributes after her tragic death.
cancer patients who now have 'no hope' in recovering amid catastrophic treatment delays caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Jackie Johnson, from Fife, has stage-four cancer of the oesophagus and has been told by medics there is no hope.
Edinburgh heard that during the nightmare attack Rigby was acting like it was a game and joking and laughing as his injured victim suffered.Advocate depute Stephanie Ross said that during the assault he made comments that he was going to kill Mr McLelland and that he could rape him if he wanted to.The two hour long terror ordeal finally ended after armed police forced entry to a flat in Edinburgh.Rigby (20) who has previous convictions, including for offences of disorder, admitted abducting and
spider outside of her home. Marieanne Killen found the critter lurking around the garden of her property in Musselburgh yesterday afternoon.