Scots scientist who thought ear wax was causing tinnitus learns brain tumour to blame

coronavirus, health bosses have confirmed. The staff from Kettle Produce in Balmalcolm, Fife, have mild symptoms and are currently isolating at home - as are those who came into close contact with them.

Dundee has soared to 45. Health chiefs confirmed that more residents at Parker House have caught the bug, as hundreds of others remain in self-isolation.

son of a Scots mum killed in a deliberate house fire says his unborn baby has been robbed of the gran she will never know.

pregnancy increases the risk of having a child with behavioural problems, Scots mums have been warned. According to new research, exposure to flavoured e-cig chemicals in the womb leads to hyperactive offspring.

eye test for a new pair to reveal a giant deadly brain tumour. Beth McKendrick Rafferty, 14, who has worn glasses since she was a toddler, was blighted with 'stabbing' headaches and assumed it was a sign she needed her prescription upgrading.During a routine eye appointment at Specsavers, Beth, then 12, passed the reading tests with flying colours so was baffled by what was causing the crippling pain.

tumour to “light up”, allowing her surgeon to remove more of it than would normally have been possible.Catherine, from East Kilbride, had been having headaches and, in agony, went to Hairmyres Hospital in April 2019.After a brain scan, she was shocked to learn her growing confusion and headaches were caused by the most aggressive type of nervous system tumour, a grade 4 astrocytoma.Catherine was transferred to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow.

pervert was snared by cyber crime cops for possessing child sex abuse images after he accessed sick videos and photos through WhatsApp.

Husband and wife Joy and Brian Wilson are sticking together through thick and thin.The couple, from Ayrshire, have shed more than seven stone between them after ditching takeaways and junk food.Joy, 55, suffers from a neurological condition and relies on 71-year-old Brian, who is her carer.When both their weight crept up to nearly 15 stone, they knew they had to make a change to ensure their quality of life.Joy said: “I knew my weight was going up and up, and it wouldn’t stop unless I done

John Swinney has said that all exams are expected to go ahead next year after they were cancelled during the pandemic. The politician told the National Parents Forum of Scotland that the SQA was planning to run a ‘full diet’ in 2021.

asked to part through her work.

coronavirus.Bosses at the Bellshill plant on Sholto Crescent in the Lanarkshire town confirmed the workers had tested positive for Covid-19 over the past 10 days and said six other employees are now awaiting test results.The workers who have been in contact with the positive pair are now self isolating and will receive full pay whilst they are off.A spokesperson for the company said: "Over the last 10 days two people at our Bellshill bakery have tested positive for COVID-19 and are currently

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

Scots lottery winner has just FIVE days to collect the jackpot – after claiming the prize but being unable to validate their ticket.The £57,879,670 EuroMillions cheque will go into the fund for good causes at midnight on Sunday if the winner cannot produce proof.A ticket holder came forward to claim the March 17 prize – with a ticket bought somewhere in Ayrshire – in April.It would instantly make them richer than World Cup winner Paul Pogba, who has an estimated £50million fortune, or One

Covid-19 spreads between households has warned the killer bug will impact on our lives for another three years.Professor Hendrik Streeck has said spikes such as those seen in Scotland in recent weeks are inevitable for the foreseeable future – and said the public should get used to it.The leading German virologist has said hopes of a vaccine are not guaranteed and people must prepare to alter their everyday life – claiming he believes we’ll still be battling the virus in 2023.A ban on visiting

Limmy has revealed he is quitting TV for good to focus on streaming. The comedian told fans that he will focus exclusively on streaming via his Twitch channel.

mum sought a second opinion.On June 1, doctors told Karen and Andrew Stirrat that their four-year-old son Caleb only had months left to live when his atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumour (ATRT) returned weeks after he had been given the all clear.Refusing to give up hope, the devastated Clydebank family searched for treatment for their son.Within days they found an oncologist in Manchester who agreed to put Caleb on a clinical trial - after the growth was removed.Glasgow Royal Hospital for Children

Covid-19. The cases were detected at Parkdale Care Home in Perthshire.

Tesco workers have tested positive for Covid-19. Staff members at the Livingston distribution centre in West Lothian are said to be self-isolating at home.