Scots tot, 2, has life-saving transplant op during lockdown after gran donates kidney

Ayrshire more than doubled during lockdown.Crime stats show that 273 instances of fraud were recorded in the region between April 1 and June 30 this year.This huge increase means that fraud is up from 116 during the same period last year.Police Scotland say the rise reflects a national increase in fraud which is increasingly cyber-enabled as criminals take advantage of new technologies to profit from their victims. But officers say the Management Information data published today for Ayrshire

PAISLEY DAILY EXPRESS: Live news as it happens Scotland’s walking charity Paths for All is sharing inspirational stories that encapsulate the physical and mental benefits walking has had on those coping with a variety of challenges during lockdown.The charity hopes the ten moving tales will encourage people to keep walking and convince others to take up walking every day.Inspired by the famous digital photography project, Humans of New York, the campaign brings to life stories of love,

bride has called on a Glasgow organisation to help make her wedding dreams come true.The 34-year-old, who is currently receiving palliative care in hospital, is desperately trying to organise her big day for August 26 and is in need of urgent donations.The woman from Leith, Edinburgh, asked Wedding Wish Makers to help her get a hold of her dream princess style wedding dress in a size 24-26.Due to having the wedding outside, the couple are also in need of a marquee for up to 30 people.They are

police warning has been issued after a man was attacked by an intruder in the bedroom of his Tillicoultry home. The victim had been asleep at his property in the High Street when he was woken up by a stranger at around 2.20am on Saturday.After being disturbed, the bungling housebreaker assaulted the 44-year-old man before fleeing from the scene on foot.He was wearing dark coloured clothing and was seen carrying a white carrier bag.

Love Island in 2018, and it certainly paid off. Despite having her heart broken by Wes Nelson, Laura made it all the way to the final with Paul Knops, finishing the show as a runner-up behind Jack Fincham and Dani Dyer.Since leaving the villa, Laura has kept herself in the spotlight, racking up over 1.5 million followers on social media.

lockdown.Seven-year-old Chloe Lennon has modelled for fast food giant McDonald's and high street store River Island, without even leaving her house.

dance moves to his gran. Student Scott Whitelaw thought the leg jump move would bring a smile to Marion McCoulloch’s face at her Glasgow home.

NHS heroes deserve to have their pay looked at, say Scottish Labour. The party called for talks ahead of a planned protest by health and social care workers in Glasgow today.

TikTok baby prank. More than 14,000 people have liked the viral clip after Stewart McGonigle captured the stunt on camera.

baby owl will be starting a Scottish 'owl school ' next week as it learns how to become fully grown. The six-week-old spectacled owl will be taught how to walk, hop, bounce, flap and finally fly, which it will finally do at 12 weeks old.

John Swinney after receiving her exam results claiming she has been penalised for the school she goes to. Eva Peteranna, 17, says her dreams of being a medic could be at risk after she was given a disappointing set of results.

hit by a car has raised more than £13,000 to give her 'the send off she deserves'. Robyn Knox, 3, was seriously injured after being hit by the Nissan Micra in Townhill, near Dunfermline, on Monday morning.

hospital following two suicide attempts.Paul Quinn, 19, passed away from a drug overdose around 12.30pm on Thursday, July 30, having been taken to Wishaw General Hospital on two separate occasions the evening prior.Paul had been feeling low following the death of a friend five weeks earlier.Mum Christine Cunningham says her son, from Glasgow's Cardonald, was initially found lying on the street around 4pm on Wednesday and had to be resuscitated before being taken for treatment.

Brexit referendum.Richard Cook is facing renewed scrutiny over who stumped up the cash for the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) ahead of the 2016 vote.In a new book by journalist Peter Geoghegan, former Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy blasted:“With the passage of time this scandal only grows in importance.

cancer faces running out of money for a life-extending drug available in England at a fraction of the cost.Linzi Page, 37, has been forced to pay £1400 every three weeks for Avastin, a treatment unfunded on the NHS that is keeping tumours in her bowel, liver and lung at bay.The medicine is giving her precious time with son Calan, six, and three-year-old daughter Charlotte, after she was given two years to live in April 2018.But Linzi, of Burntisland in Fife, will soon no longer be able to pay

Outlander  fans who can't get enough of stars Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish are in for a treat this year, as the pair unveil a new book and TV show.The hit Starz show that features the duo as Jamie Fraser and Dougal MacKenzie, is currently waiting to begin filming for season six with the shooting schedule currently put on hold due to the coronavirus outbreak.Thankfully, Sam and Graham have been only too happy to take up the slack with their new travelogue project.Inspired by Outlander, the

missing for five days have been found "safe and well". Heather Fraser, 29, and son Jack Meldrum, from Sauchie in Clackmannanshire, were reported missing on Monday, July 27.

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kidney dialysis and almost died from painful infections now faces an agonising wait to find out if he can get a lifesaving transplant. Lucas Webster is currently undergoing gruelling kidney dialysis treatment three times a week, with each session lasting four hours.

funeral was blown away by colleagues touching gesture. Aggie Dennis was heartbroken after strict Covid-19 restrictions in April meant he couldn't travel to Wiltshire, South-West England and say goodbye himself.