Scots stroke victim a 'prisoner in his own home' after feeling trapped in sixth floor flat for over a year

fire engulfed her garden says she is “crushed” that police have closed the case. Claire McGinley was asleep in her Chapelhill Road home with partner Mark and six-year-old daughter Everly when a neighbour banged on her door to raise the alarm at 4.30am on August 6.

dementia was left waiting more than 19 hours for an ambulance despite suffering symptoms of a stroke. Frail Joyce Meikle, 82, was unable to lift her leg and became unresponsive in her Rutherglen home after her health deteriorated through the night on Sunday, August 22.

highlands. Police have today confirmed that little Iain Mackay, from Wick, passed away at the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow after the smash on the A99.

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Scots racing pigeon took a wrong turn and walked into a pub in England some 148 miles from home. The Dumfries-bound bird turned up at The Black Swan Inn, in York on Friday after it was blown-off course by strong winds.

children’s home have branded an inquiry a “whitewash” after it said no lessons can be learned from the tragedy. Kirsty McGregor, 13, died three months after being taken into temporary care at Dunclutha Children’s Home in Dunoon, Argyll, in 2016.

Scots pub toilet has been branded a ‘wee mink’ by furious punters. Staff at the Duchess of Kirkcaldy bar and restaurant noticed the unusual theft on Saturday afternoon sparking an appeal for the artwork’s return.

NHS crisis. And exactly a week later 67-year-old Helena Walker was kept waiting eight hours for an ambulance before spending another eight hours on a trolley in a hospital corridor after a stroke.

WW1.The message is among a wealth of handwritten treasures which will be on display at the newly reopened Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Museum at Stirling Castle.Private Vincent Collins, 18, of the 8 th (Argyllshire) Battalion wrote the last letter home to his parents in 1915, the night before his unit moved into the trenches.Tragically, Vincent was wounded on 4 October that year and died from his injuries.The note is in an incredibly fragile condition so to bring it to life the team has

support others. Sharryn McKelvie desperately tried to revive son Rory at their home in Biggar, South Lanarkshire, when she discovered him lying lifeless in December 2017.

missing Midlothian man who has vanished from home. Police are searching for Steven Young, 50, who hasn't been seen since he left his home on Peacock Avenue, Bonnyrigg, at around 5pm on Monday, August 16.

wedding party. Stephen and Sherree Sutherland were heartbroken after hundreds of pounds went missing from a handbag at the bash in their Bonhill home.

python after 35 years at M&D's Scotland's Theme Park. Les Bishop, originally from East Kilbride, was visiting the attraction with his family while on holiday when he came face-to-face with the snake he last seen while in the RAF.The former RAF policeman instantly recognised the reptile, named Eric, who was the 14th Squadron's mascot at RAF Bruggen, Germany, where he served back in 1986.

iOS and Android.The road was closed for several hours as collision investigators conducted enquiries at the scene.Sergeant Scott Sutherland, of Police Scotland’s Road Policing Department, said: “Our enquiries so far have established an Audi motor car was on the road at the time of the incident, however, the driver may not have realised a collision has occurred."I am appealing to the driver of that car to contact us as we work to establish the full circumstances of the incident.“In particular, if

lightning during a walk. Sophie Pass, 33 and her partner Richard, 33, were on a wild swimming trip in the north of Scotland last week when huge thunderstorms broke out.

knife thug who was found with a makeshift weapon clenched between his buttocks has been ordered to carry out 120 hours unpaid work. John McCormack, 35, was serving a five-year sentence for a vicious knife attack when he was found with the weapon during a strip search in 2019.

Glasgow street had to be evacuated last night due to severe flooding. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service received numerous calls from concerned residents on Summerhill Road, Drumchapel, after heavy rain trapped them in their homes.

Paisley mum who ripped her sleeping child from her bed as a fire neared her bedroom has begged people with information to come forward. Claire McGinley was asleep in her Chapelhill Road home in Paisley with partner Mark and six-year-old daughter Everly when a neighbour banged on her door to raise the alarm at 4.30am on Friday.

iOS - Android A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 7.05pm on Saturday, 7 August, officers were called to a report of a three-year-old girl injured after falling from the window of a flat in Tulley Wynd, Motherwell.“Police and Ambulance attended and she was taken to the University Hospital in Wishaw, where staff describe her condition as stable.“Police enquiries are ongoing to establish the circumstances surrounding this incident.”