Scots taxi driver to run entire West Highland Way in 24 hours for hospice charity

grieving family of a Scots tot who tragically passed away are raising money for the 'lifeline' team guiding them through their heartbreak.Ava Clearly was born with brain damage, severe heart, chest and lung problems and cerebral palsy at just 25-weeks-old in January 2018.Doctors initially weren't sure of the infant's prognosis as she spent the first 10 months of her life hooked up to a ventilator at University Hospital Crosshouse in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire.After a brave fight for almost two

outdoors? Maybe bagging a Munro at the weekend, hitting the trails on your bikes, or indulging in a spot of outdoor camping? Well, if you are, you could be the stars of a new ad campaign for a Scottish Nature c harity.

lorry fire and rescued a fellow motorist by pulling him out of the passenger window. Lee Metcalf has been hailed as a "true hero" after he saved a lorry driver on Monday afternoon on the M74 at junction 12, near Abington.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Business leaders welcomed indicative dates over lockdown easing as hairdressers, non-essential retailers, pubs, restaurants and cafes all prepare to reopen next month.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon last week outlined a route back to recovery which will include the stay at home message being replaced with stay local guidance from early April.Scotland-wide travel will again be permitted from April 26 with most

Pitlochry over the weekend.

Read more. Police are investigating the sudden deaths of a man and woman found in a East Dunbartonshire property.Officers were called to a property on Station Road, Milngavie, around 11.30am on Sunday morning.

George Robertson, 53, who was struck in West Lothian in September last year as he walked home.

high purity cocaine worth more than £3million is set to be jailed. Robert Stewart was seen stowing away two suitcases containing 143lb of the class A drug in the cab of his vehicle in London before driving north to Scotland.Police tracked his journey and recovered the cocaine when they stopped his lorry in May last year after he pulled into Hamilton Services in Lanarkshire.

dialysis patient who has battled through 21 operations, a kidney transplant and the Covid pandemic is proving to other kids there is life beyond renal failure.Daniel Cornet's parents' world crumbled when doctors discovered their unborn child had a problem with one of his kidneys.After Daniel was born he was whisked away by medics and faced a number of operations in his first few months.

Highlands during the early hours of this morning. Emergency crews raced to the one-vehicle crash on the A836 in Castletown’s Main Street.

driver is facing jail over a £50,000 crash after he drove so dangerously his car flipped through the air and smashed into a shop.Imran Akmal, 32, left his brother with a fractured spine after driving at double the 30-miles-per-hour speed limit and ploughing into Ferry Nice Foods.The street where the crash happened - Ferry Road, Renfrew, near Glasgow - had to be closed while officers investigated the smash.And the shop itself had to be closed for 33 days due to damage to the building.Paisley

car crash on a Scots road.The two car smash took place on the A941 just south of Rothes this afternoon.Emergency services raced to the scene after a Blue Peugeot 208 and a Black Peugeot 2008 collided.Did you know you can keep up to date with the latest news by signing up to our daily newsletter?We send a morning and lunchtime newsletter covering the latest headlines every day.We also send coronavirus updates at 5pm on weekdays, and a round up of the week's must-read stories on Sunday

puppy farmers who dropped her off lifeless on the doorstep of a Scots family. Little Skye was advertised for sale in Glasgow on Gumtree for £1000 and was bought by a family in Rutherglen.Mum Carolann Thomas, said the seller dropped the puppy off at their house on February 27 and everything seemed fine until they took Skye inside.She noticed immediately that the puppy was extremely underweight and could barely walk. Carolann said her paws and tail were covered in dog poo and urine burns.She told

van in East Renfrewshire sparking a huge emergency response.Motorists were stopped in their tracks on Eastwood Mains Road in the Williamwood area just after 8pm on Tuesday.Images show police officers on the scene in front of the vehicle which has been trapped.The tree appears to have fallen onto the front bonnet of the car, narrowly missing its windscreen.The incident happened amid strong winds and torrential rain that battered parts of the central belt.Officers closed the road to drivers to

Parents are being warned not to gather at school gates after dropping off kids in fears it could lead to a spike in Covid cases.From Monday all primary school children in Scotland will return to full time face-to-face learning and ahead of this, Scottish Government chiefs are urging parents to adhere to social distancing rules.Previously First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said the 'risk' of a rise in community transmissions comes from parents gathering at the school gates, as opposed to children

border collie puppy Karma for £1000 from a female seller on Gumtree last week.The 38-year-old, from Kilwinning, had saved up money to purchase the dog for her two daughters aged 15 and nine. But the family were left heartbroken when Karma began to defecate blood and died just hours later.

died in his arms just over six hours after he bought it. And heartbroken Richard Gray believes he and the tragic Border Collie called Bear were the victims of callous puppy farmers.

drunk to look after him.Police spotted the youngster and his mother wandering a Renfrew street at around 1.50am on Sunday, March 7 and stopped to check on them.After quizzing her about why they were out so late it was quickly discovered the woman, who is in her mid 30s, was heavily under the influence of alcohol.She became aggressive towards officers at the scene and began shouting and swearing at them.Police then took the young child to his relatives to be looked after amid concerns for his

speeding down a dual carriage way in and out of traffic at 50mph.A Scots couple were left stunned when the man overtook them before speeding off in front of other cars.James Irvine Pryce took a video from the passenger seat of his car on the Kingsway dual carriageway in Dundee on Saturday, March 6.The footage shows the e-scooter driver swerving in and out between cars and speeding at 50mph.James told the Record: “It was absolutely crazy.“My wife was driving and pointed out from behind, I