Scots two-year-old twin needs life-saving double lung transplant after being diagnosed with rare disorder

swimmer was saved in a dramatic rescue after struggling in the water this afternoon. The alarm was raised at around 4pm after a bystander spotted someone in trouble at an Aberdeen harbour.

East End of Glasgow but never realised it would one day help save his life. His mental health spiralled in 2018 after a horrific succession of seven deaths in the family, the breakdown of his relationship and being told he had lost a child.

Alan Cumming told Harry Potter producers to 'f*** off' when they offered him the chance to be part of the franchise. The Scots actor, 56, was in the running to play Professor Gilderoy Lockhart in the second film but turned down the offer, citing a pay dispute as his reason for refusal.The role eventually went to Cambridge thespian Kenneth Branagh, but not before producers also had their eye on Madonna's ex-boyfriend Rupert Everett.

court as a witness. Scott Bennett, 40, is alleged to have been threatened by Andreas Garifalou, 34, and John McDuff, 37, in Strathaven, Lanarkshire.

Falkirk was struck by the vehicle on the M876 in the town at around 12:20am on Wednesday August, 4. The young dad was rushed to Forth Valley Royal Hospital by medics, but sadly he couldn't be saved and died a short time later.

historic Scots building was hit by vandals. The B-listed Finavon Doocot, off the A90 at Findavon, was targeted with graffiti sometime between last Tuesday and Wednesday.

UK Government must have a plan to roll out coronavirus vaccines to 16 and 17-year-olds following suggestions experts were about to approve the move. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon stated that she was "veering towards expecting" the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) to outline updated guidance for young people having the coronavirus jab.

Police have launched an appeal to trace a missing 13-year-old in Aberdeen. Ellie Willox was reported missing from the Byron area of Northfield in Aberdeen at 3.30am this morning, August 3.

inflatable dinghy.Laura Gallagher had been looking forward to an afternoon at the beach when she arrived at Thorntonloch beach, in East Lothian, at 3pm on Saturday, July 17. The 31-year-old was joined by her husband Kern, 34, their sons Nathan, seven, Jamie, four, and their friends Sarah and Robert Keenan and their son Findlay, also seven.The group had been splashing aboutin the water alongside the light craft which initially had the three boys sitting in it.

pervert who thought he asked an underage girl to send him her underwear and love letters is to be supervised for three years.Stewart Henderson sent naked selfies to what he believed was a 14-year-old named Daniella online.However the Facebook profile was fake and controlled by a vigilante group based in England who then filmed the 53-year-old and exposed him on the social media site.The group confronted Henderson at his home in Barrhead, East Renfrewshire.Henderson told the adult decoy that he

sex with me”. Asim Akram, who runs the Thriller Griller food outlet, left the teenager “horrified” after making the sick proposal over Snapchat.

PAISLEY DAILY EXPRESS: Live news as it happensCops are now appealing for witnesses to the incident, which happened at around 7.30pm near the treeline on the course’s 12th hole.A Police Scotland spokesman said: “An 18-year-old man was seriously assaulted by three youths within the grounds of Barshaw Golf Club on Wednesday evening.“He sustained a head injury which required hospital treatment in the attack.“We are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed the incident to come forward.He added: “We

Kinross on Monday morning, where the man in question then ran off towards a nearby golf course.

Scots waterway taking the horror total of deaths in the last 24-hours to SIX.

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horror weekend for swimmers and young sunseekers.