Scots parents tell of heartbreak after son's 'tonsillitis' turned out to be cancer

Sam Heughan has been named Drama Actor of the year in the annual Gold Derby TV Awards for his performances in Outlander season 5.The Scots actor, who plays Jamie Fraser in the hit show, took home the accolade at the awards which celebrate the best television that aired during the June 2019 through May 2020 season.Sam beat the likes of Jason Bateman (Ozark), fellow Scot Brian Cox (Succession) and Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul) to take home the title. Posting on his Twitter account, Sam thanked

accident.Philip McFadden was at a family BBQ in Kirkintilloch on June 20 when a mishap on a 6ft trampoline changed his life forever.The 36-year-old was playing with his niece shortly after families were allowed to meet outdoors for the first time since lockdown.He fell backwards on a trampoline causing him to smack his back on the ground.Philip, from Muirhead, instantly knew something was seriously wrong when he realised he couldn't move his legs.The debt management manager said: "I was trying

parents have been left confused over the new Rule of Six restrictions which say children can mix at school - but outside of school can only mix with one other household. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced that new measures came into force on Monday, which say no more than six people form two households can meet socially, either indoors or outdoors.

Scots tot left his family hallway looking like a ‘murder scene’ after smearing melted red wax over the halls and carpet.Archie Lees had swiped one of his big sister’s makeup brushes and dipped it into a wax burner before ‘redecorating’ the room with fragrant red goo.Not content with just using a six-metre stretch of the wall, the one-year-old also flung dollops of wax onto the carpet at the family home in Fettercairn, Aberdeenshire.Mum Emma Smith first became aware that her ‘feral’ child was up

Robert Kelbie after being fitted for a new floral suit. The Gypsy King and hardman Kelbie were at Forbes Tailoring in Glasgow with Fury's brother, Love Island star Tommy earlier this week.

SPIDER BITE left her tot needing emergency surgery for a 'tangerine-sized abscess'.Emily-Jane Stuart had been at a funfair when she is believed to have been bitten by the eight-legged creature while playing on the slides, initially leaving a pin-prick-sized sore on her arm.The six-year-old carried on enjoying her day but her mum Ashley Simpson, 26, noticed a bright red sore rapidly spreading across her skin two days later.Soon the bite had turned into a bulbous blister that would not pop and

climbing near Peterhead two weeks ago after police called off the search for the missing teacher. Owain Bristow is believed to have suffered a tragic accident while he was on a sea cliff at the Bullers of Buchan.

couple who lost their dog in a horrendous house fire has raised over £12,000.Callum Martin, 30, and wife, Melissa, 29, from Balmedie, Aberdeenshire, were left devastated when a horrific fire took hold in their home and killed their beloved Luna on August 10.The couple were out having lunch when they received a phone call from a neighbour to say their house was up in smoke after an electrical fault in their kitchen took fire.Despite best efforts from firefighters, the couple's home could not be

daughter's first birthday after a long battle with cancer.Jolene Patrick was told just weeks after giving birth in August last year that her triple negative breast cancer had returned for a second time and had already spread to her lymph nodes, liver, ribs, lungs and bones.The 31-year-old from Stenhousemuir, Falkirk, fought the disease but sadly lost her fight on August 22, the same day her 'miracle baby' Emmeline turned one.Jolene's devastated husband Alan said he will never understand why his

parents are being urged not to take part in a sick new TikTok challenge which sees them encouraging children to mock people with disabilities. The 'New Teacher Challenge' has been doing the rounds on the social media platform and has been slammed by disability activists.The trend has racked up more than 100 million views.

brain tumour have paid heartfelt tributes to their 'kind and sweet boy' as he 'left for the stars'.Heartbroken Jonnie and Devon Peek, from Edinburgh, have announced that their two-year-old Dax died on Monday after battling acoustic neuroma/vestibular schwannoma.Little Dax had only been diagnosed with the disease in March after the youngster was vomiting and could no longer walk in a straight line.Now in tragic posts on Instagram, the pair said he had been freed from his fight with the

incredible tot, from Drongan in Ayrshire, looked the part as she used a stick to help her scale 3000ft Ben Lawers - Scotland’s tenth heighest munro - and neighbouring Ben Ghlas at the weekend, only asking to be put in her carrier on the way back down.Her proud mum Amy Boyd said: “She just kept saying ‘I made it to the top of this mountain’.

sex club has reopened after closing its doors during lockdown. Dundee's Club Kudos, which calls itself 'the only 7 day alternative lifestyle club for the Gay, Bi, BDSM and Swinger community in East Scotland', has thrown open its doors once again.

Hospital, were smashed in the early hours of Sunday morning. Cancer patients had their appointments cancelled at the facility after the charity was forced to cancel their slots.

Eat Out to Help Out scheme - and then whinged on social media when staff refused. The man was eating alone at Eglinton Diner and Fish Fry in Saltcoats, North Ayrshire, when he ordered eight meals - one to eat, and seven to take away, in a bid to get them at half price.

terminal cancer.And when finally diagnosed she only discovered how serious her condition was by reading notes left discarded on her bed by a nurse.Jackie Johnson, 50, has stage four cancer of the oesophagus and has been told by medics there is no hope for her.

jail.Scott McAllister and his accomplices were arrested by police following evidence from a supergrass.The 46-year-old was behind the plot to bring shipments of Class A and B drugs, which also included cannabis and amphetamine, north of the Border from Liverpool.McAllister, from Cumbernauld, was jailed for 14 years and four months after admitting trafficking offences at the city’s Crown Court.But while fellow Scots gang members have been transferred to prisons closer to home, McAllister’s

ecstasy tablets – but no trace of alcohol was found.The Mackies, of Biggar, Lanarkshire, believe Greg was killed after his soft drink was spiked.The first year film and TV media student was anti-drugs.

Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish have been spotted filming in a coastal village in the East Neuk of Fife.

Boris Johnson’s staycation at a £1200-a-week Highlands cottage have been revealed. Fiancee Carrie Symonds shared a series of photographs which showed the Prime Minister carrying baby son Wilfred in a sling while out on a walk.  Another family pic showed 32-year-old Carrie holding her young son in front of the water near their holiday cottage in Applecross.The couple were joined by their rescue dog Dilyn who accompanied the family on several enjoyable walks in the surrounding countryside.