Young Scot begged nurses to kill him after horror smash left him paralysed from neck down

highlands. Police have today confirmed that little Iain Mackay, from Wick, passed away at the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow after the smash on the A99.

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crash in Perthshire have paid tribute to a 'confident, bubbly' daughter whose 'smile lit up a room'. We told how a blue Vauxhall Corsa crashed on the A94 Coupar Angus to Forfar road, near Ardler on Sunday afternoon.

WW1.The message is among a wealth of handwritten treasures which will be on display at the newly reopened Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Museum at Stirling Castle.Private Vincent Collins, 18, of the 8 th (Argyllshire) Battalion wrote the last letter home to his parents in 1915, the night before his unit moved into the trenches.Tragically, Vincent was wounded on 4 October that year and died from his injuries.The note is in an incredibly fragile condition so to bring it to life the team has

Emergency services raced to the inferno in Dunoon town centre in the early hours of Friday morning. It's understood the fire took hold in a building on the town's Argyll Street.

Scottish Borders has been closed after a horror smash between a lorry and a car. Emergency services were called to the scene on the A699, near St Boswells, at around 7.15am on Tuesday, August 17.

iOS and Android.The road was closed for several hours as collision investigators conducted enquiries at the scene.Sergeant Scott Sutherland, of Police Scotland’s Road Policing Department, said: “Our enquiries so far have established an Audi motor car was on the road at the time of the incident, however, the driver may not have realised a collision has occurred."I am appealing to the driver of that car to contact us as we work to establish the full circumstances of the incident.“In particular, if

Falkirk’s Council’s Community Learning and Development initiative have launched 'History is Treasure' hunt in association with Young Scot. Young people across the town are being asked to start the treasure hunt at Wyndford Lock in Banknock today, the most Westerly point in the trail.

Everything is coming up Lil Nas X.

Ramin Setoodeh Executive EditorLil Nas X has already shown his acting chops in music videos for “Montero (Call My By Your Name)” and “Industry Baby.”  In this week’s cover story for Variety‘s Young Hollywood issue, the 22-year-old hip-hop star reveals that he plans to one day follow in the footsteps of artists such as Lady Gaga and Beyoncé by starring in movies.“Absolutely, that’s going to happen for sure,” Nas says.When asked what kind of acting he envisions for himself, Nas explains:

Love Island 's Shannon Singh has stripped off to launch a brand new body positivity campaign on social media. Shannon, from Fife, decided to create the new wellness campaign, #ILoveMine, and kicked it off by sharing a naked snap on Instagram.

Katie Thurston might not have shared her final pick with America just yet, but “The Bachelorette” is already gearing up to welcome another leading lady! On Saturday, Mike Fleiss, the executive producer of “The Bachelorette”, shared a photo of Michelle Young in a gym.

Katie Thurston might not have shared her final pick with America just yet, but is already gearing up to welcome another leading lady! On Saturday, Mike Fleiss, the executive producer of, shared a photo of Michelle Young in a gym. The 28-year-old teacher is posing in a black and white sports bra and leggings with a cart of basketballs and a hoop behind her.

Perth, suffered the delay in June at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee.The 21-year-old had been transferred there with abdominal pain after initially turning up at Perth Royal Infirmary for help.According to NHS Scotland stats, only 85 per cent of the 136,847 patients attending A&E in June were admitted, transferred or discharged within the Scottish Government’s ­four-hour target, leaving 20,466 people waiting for longer.Did you know you can keep up to date with the latest news by signing up to our

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