Tragic Scots man dies after being knocked down by lorry while crossing road

eating four Chinese takeaways a week, her "go-to" dinner, and snacking on crisps and chocolate. She piled on the pounds after struggling with postnatal depression following the birth of her first daughter when she was just 15.

aftermath of the huge blaze at First Bus' Caledonia Depot in Cathcart Road in the south side of the city. Fire crews raced to the inferno when the alarm was raised at 12.30am on Wednesday.

breast cancer on Christmas Eve has vowed to make sure others affected by the disease are given the vital support they need.Samantha Millar, 29, was told she had the disease at the end of last year and would need to undergo chemotherapy and a double mastectomy.The charity volunteer and mum of an 11-year-old daughter was just 28 when she was given the news – it is uncommon for anyone under the age of 30 to be diagnosed with breast cancer.But Samantha, who joined the dedicated team at East

puppy farmers. William and Maureen Mackenzie wanted to bring a dog into their home to love but have been devastated by the death of Jack Russell Sandy who died just days after they bought him.

Scottish Borders. Emergency services raced to the scene at 4.20pm yesterday to the aid of the 54-year-old working at Crichness Law in the Lammermuir Hills near Cranshaws.

breast cancer aged just 34.Tragic Hayley Sutherland leaves behind two young daughters Jessie, 4, and Georgie, 2, and her partner Kyle following her death at the end of last month.An online fundraiser has been launched to help support the family through the difficult timeAnd at the time of writing a massive £16,935 has been brought in by friends, family and well-wishers.Devastated friend Lynsey Robertson told how Hayley had 'wanted to stay around' for the girls and how the former Dundee

smashed outside her home at the weekend. Karen Laidlaw woke on Sunday morning to find that her car, as well as her partners, had been targeted by vandals.

took her own life as friends rally to raise thousands of pounds in her memory.Tegan Johnston, 18, from Glasgow, passed away suddenly on March 10, with pals paying tribute to her “big smile and infectious laugh”.Friends and relatives gathered to remember the teenager - who celebrated turning 18 just last month - by letting off balloons and lanterns at Riddrie golf course on Sunday night.And the tragedy has sparked a crowdfunding campaign which has raised more than £4,000 in just a matter of

guilty of failing to keep a proper lookout.David Marr was in charge of the Vertrouwen trawler when it passed dangerously close to the James 2 in the early hours of August 6, 2017.The 54-year-old would have been able to see the lights on the small fishing vessel for six minutes before the accident if he had been paying attention, prosecutors said.Evidence also showed that Marr, from Peterhead, appeared to have been sending a Whatsapp message to a pal and using the ship’s laptop computer around

social media and branded it as "absolutely shocking" after she made the discovery in Larkhall on Thursday.In the picture, the needle can be seen lying on the pavement with the tip of the syringe uncovered.

teen who died after having heart surgery say the charity set up in his name helped them survive losing him.Zak Scott was born in April 1996 with a congenital heart defect called pulmonary atresia with Ventricular Septal Defect (VCD) - more commonly known as a hole in the heart.The Kilwinning youngster underwent surgery almost every year of his young life, culminating in an open heart operation on March 9, 2011, in what doctors at Glasgow's Yorkhill Hospital and his family thought would be the

hit by a van while crossing a Scots road.The 19-year-old was raced to hospital after the Renault Master vehicle hit her as she crossed Seafield Road in Ayr at around 4.10pm on Friday.Cops were called to the scene near the street's junction with with Racecourse Road.She was taken by ambulance to University Hospital in Ayr and then later transferred to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow.Hospital staff describe her condition as critical and say she is being treated for a head

Edinburgh mum Diana Meacock was horrified when her son Ollie made the discovery near their local Scotmid shop in Portobello.The child was on a playdate with a friend when they found the weapon near Bath Street.Diana, 25, says her son came running out of the bushes upset after finding the dangerous blade.She told Edinburgh Live: "We were out with one of his friends and we stopped at the shop for a juice and a snack.

Get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our Criminal Record newsletter.Police in Paisley are making an urgent appeal to trace a man missing following a road smash last week.David Roach, 32, is believed to have been involved in a road crash on Stanley Road, in the town, at around 9.20am on Saturday, February 27.

Scots road yesterday.Emergency services were called to the A980 at Raemoir in Banchory, Aberdeenshire, after the driver of a Mitsubishi Canter truck left the road at around 12.20pm.

DNA after he tried to chew through a piece of string attaching a charity box to the counter.Andrew Hollern, 37, smashed his way at night into the shop, in St Ninians, Stirling, and took nearly £3,400 worth of tobacco, cigarettes, cash, credit cards, scratch cards, mobile phones and a camera.He did not, however, manage to munch through the string, so did not get away with the charity tin.Falkirk Sheriff Court heard on Wednesday that a shop worker discovered the break-in when he opened up in the

pains forced surgeons to immediately remove his limb.Robert Inglis went to visit his doctor after suffering agony in his right leg.His GP then raised the alarm and sent him straight to hospital where medics worked to remove dangerous blood clots. The emergency surgery then saved Robert from Prestonpans, East Lothian but left him with a life changing disability, reports Edinburgh Live.

fire broke out near the A9.Shocked witnesses watched on as the blaze broke out out in Portgower in Sutherland, with police called to the scene around 12.30pm yesterday afternoon.Dramatic footage showed giant black smoke clouds fill the sky as flames ripped through bushes.The blaze, believed to be a wildfire, has now left 'lingering reek of burning' in the Highland village.It is not known at this time if anyone body has been injured due to the fire.One local said: "Quite an amazing sight so close