Tributes paid to 'pure soul' Scots boy with spina bifita after unexplained death as appeal launched for adapted coffin

Edinburgh. Emergency services were called to the scene on Kidlaw Close in the Liberton area of the capital at around 6.05am on Sunday.

found dead in a Milngavie home on Sunday morning.A 26-year-old man and 20-year-old woman found within a flat on Station Road have been named locally as Gerry Mooney and Bethany McManus.Police are probing the sudden deaths and are currently treating them as "unexplained".Locals said they were shocked to hear of their passing and described Gerry as a quiet neighbour.One woman who lives on the street said she was walking home when she noticed four paramedics rushing into the flat block.Residents in

smash on a Scots street saw a car flip onto its roof this afternoon. The single vehicle collision took place at around 3pm in Kirkcaldy.

Paige Doherty 's loved ones paid tribute to the murdered Scots schoolgirl five years on from her brutal death.  The 15-year-old was brutally killed on March 19, 2016 after being stabbed 61 times by deli worker John Leathem in Clydebank and slashed a further 85 times.

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

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.

burned when another inmate mixed sugar with boiling water and threw it at him.Shaun Dunn claimed he was getting his revenge in first because he feared Rickie Tait was planning to target him in Perth Prison.Michael Sweeney, prosecuting, said: “Rickie Tait had been in the prison since November 2018 and was in cell 28 with another prisoner.“Shaun Dunn was a prisoner at the time.

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

Prestwick, South Ayrshire, gave her doting dad Jamie a dressing down over 'not washing his hands' this week.The tot's lecture was caught on camera as management consultant Jamie joked his daughter could apply to be one of the National Clinical Director Jason Leitch's understudies.Jamie, 41, wrote on social media: "Nicola Sturgeon, heard about Jason Leitch recruiting for understudies."Please find enclosed another candidate application."Little Rosie donned her bright pink stethoscope before

Tik Tok for his brilliant street parties during lockdown to keep neighbours entertained. Paolo Bardelli took to the street every Thursday night with his DJ gear to spread some laughter and give people something to look forward to.

attack in Perth. A shocked neighbour told of seeing her lying “in heap on the floor”.

village park.Dorella Brodie was discovered in the Kinneddar Park area of Saline, around five miles from Dunfermline in Fife, at 4.50pm today.Cops were responding to concerns for the 57-year-old who disappeared on Tuesday.Tragically she was pronounced dead at the scene.Dorella had gone missing on Tuesday with search parties launched to find her.A missing person's post online said she had left her home walking off with a rucksack.Close relative, Campbell Brodie, posted a hearbreaking update on his

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

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

Whitburn, West Lothian, was released on bail and returned to Scotland.But he failed to attend his 2017 trial but was found guilty and given a 10-year prison term.McLean was only extradited to begin his sentence in January last year.Now the young woman’s family have hit out after he lodged an appeal which means she faces having to return to Greece to give evidence.Her mum, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, said: “I never thought I’d ever say this about another human being but I wish he

husband put down a 'green carpet' instead of astro turf in their garden.Pauline Tremble, 54, 'didn't have the heart' to tell Andy, 61, to get rid it after he unveiled his hard work in the garden.The couple from Irvine forked out for the material after bargain lover Andy spotted it on eBay.But it wasn't until he rolled it out that Pauline noticed it was 'rough as sandpaper' and feared someone might 'lose half a leg' if they fell on it.Pauline said: "I don't have the heart to tell him to lift it,

hillwalker who got lost on a mountain in thick fog has been recovered thanks to rescue dogs.A major operation was launched last night after the rambler became disorientated while descending Am Faochagach, in the north west Highlands.Dundonnell Mountain Rescue Team received a call at around 9pm from Police Scotland reporting the walker had got lost amid the poor visbility.The team of 18 rescuers including dog handlers were then mobilised to search for the missing party.However, it wasn't until

prison boss will face a disciplinary probe after this damning photograph showed him enjoying a lockdown-busting cup final party as he watched St Johnstone win the Betfred Cup. Forbes McKillop, deputy governor at tough Glenochil Prison, ignored social distancing rules despite the Scottish Prison Service estate being ravaged by Covid and hundreds of staff hours being lost to self isolating.

Glasgow.The 61-year-old was badly hurt after his white Honda CB650 collided with a grey Ford Kuga on Monday, February 22.Emergency services were called to the scene on Royston Road, near the entrance of the British Car Auctions site, at around 4.15pm.The biker was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital but tragically lost his fight for life two days later.The driver of the car was uninjured.Police Scotland confirmed the bike rider’s tragic death and are asking for any witnesses who

Boris Johnson.Melanie Henry, 32, from Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, left five-year-old son, Angus, to play while she took a work call and returned to find he'd chopped off his blonde locks with a pair of children's scissors.Teacher, Melanie, has been working from home as well as keeping an eye on Angus and his siblings, Struan, nine, and Piper, four.After friends and family pointed out Angus' resemblance to the Prime Minister during the first lockdown, this time, the schoolboy decided to take