Scots pensioner with twisted spine could die in agony waiting for surgery

A man who died in a horror house fire on Halloween has been named by police. Peter Scott, from Brydekirk, Annan, tragically died in the incident on Monday, October 31.

A pensioner died in a horror car crash near Kelso at the Scottish borders.

A woman told how she was inspired to become a nurse after her mum died from a brain tumour - just two years after being diagnosed.

Work should be carried out to establish if nursery workers switching employers poses a risk to the Scottish Government ’s flagship childcare, MSPs have said.

King Charles could 'strip' Prince Harry and Meghan Markle of their titles if their Netflix documentary is too damaging to the monarchy, royal author Tom Bowers claims. Mr Bower said the King may extend the ban to the couple's children, Archie and Lilibet, despite the late Queen's refusal to do so.

A husband burned his wife with hot tea and choked her until she was unconscious after discovering she was having an affair. Garry O'Donnell pounced on Rhona O'Donnell after returning from work early claiming he had "good news".

A search operation has been launched to trace a missing Scots schoolboy.

A teenager who went deaf in his right ear after emergency surgery to save his life has become the first person in Scotland to get a revolutionary hearing implant.

Scots cops have issued an appeal for information to trace a missing man from Lanarkshire who may have travelled as far afield as Glencoe.

A nine-year-old girl has been rushed to hospital after a car flipped on its roof in a Scots town.

A pregnant woman who feared having to give birth in a Spanish prison after being jailed for failing to pay a fine has returned home to Scotland.

A pensioner has been left fighting for life after being 'hit by a car' in Inverclyde. The 90-year-old was allegedly struck by a Suzuki Splash car on Union Street, near Kelly Street in Greenock shortly after 11am yesterday.

Halloween is celebrated on every year on October 31 all over the world, with with many countries having their own spooky traditions.

Health experts have issued an urgent warning about food poisoning as a "worrying" number of Scots are eating food that has gone off.

An evil dad who murdered his infant son to get revenge against his ex has lost a sentence appeal bid.

Scots DJ Hannah Laing has been going from strength to strength all year from gigs at TRNSMT and Creamfields and is now taking the plunge to focus on music full-time.

An injured tortoise was found abandoned in a cardboard box dumped on top of a bin in a Scots village.

River City actor Gayle Telfor Steven is joining a cast of rising Scots talent for pantomime season this year.

People in the UK have been warned to prepare for planned blackouts this winter.

Scotland’s poorest people are 74 per cent more likely to die from cancer than the better off, a damning report has shown. Figures published yesterday by Public Health Scotland showed the huge inequality in deaths from the disease over the last decade.