Scots boy with rare heart condition who defied incredible odds wins award
A boy with a rare heart condition who has defied all odds to survive has been honoured with a special Young Heart Hero Award. Before he was born, Reuben Foster…
Princess Beatrice torn between important Royal Family role and dad amid Prince Andrew row
Princess Beatrice is often praised for balancing her busy career with her charity work, particularly in supporting those with dyslexia, a condition she has personal experience with from her own…
Bela Karolyi, gymnastics coach who mentored Nadia and Mary Lou and courted controversy, dies at 82
Bela Karolyi and wife Martha trained multiple Olympic gold medalists and world champions in the U.S. and Romania, including Nadia Comaneci and Mary Lou Retton. WASHINGTON — Bela Karolyi, the…
Scots predator who ruined young women’s lives in campaign of terror unmasked
Scotland’s most prolific online predator can be unmasked for the first time after a campaign of terror that wrecked a string of young women’s lives. Andreas Gkertsos, 23, was a…
Scots teen helped snare one of world’s most prolific online sex offenders
A Scots teenager helped snare one of the world’s most prolific online sex offenders who was jailed last month for 20 years. Alexander McCartney, 26, from Northern Ireland, admitted 185…
Glasgow hospital bosses failed to report 4 new cases of bird poop related infections
Health bosses failed to tell watchdogs about new patient infections linked to bird poo at a hospital where two others died with the bug. Four patients became infected with Cryptococcus…
Scots sword used in historic battle fetches more than £300k at auction
A spectacular sword presented to a Scot for his role in battle has fetched over £317,000 at auction. The gold-inlaid steel tulwar was owned by Tipu Sultan, known as the…
Head of Rape Crisis Scotland cleared over data breach complaints
The head of Rape Crisis Scotland, who offered up phone numbers of survivors, was cleared over complaints that her actions amounted to a data breach. In September, Chief Executive Sandy…
SNPs Stephen Flynn told MSP of plans to take her job just hours before announcement
SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn told his colleague he planned to take her job just hours before announcing it to the public. Aberdeen South MP Flynn, who has been tipped…
US campaign group says Scots prosecutors failed to investigate Trump’s golf course financing
Scotland’s most senior prosecutor has failed to respond to a letter from American lawyers demanding an investigation into the financing of Donald Trump’s Scottish golf courses. It comes after a…