First victim of trans rapist Isla Bryson says it is 'impossible' her attacker is no longer a man

A disheartened mum has revealed how losing nine stone after having bariatric surgery has left her feeling more 'broken' than she did before. Sami Mannings had ballooned to over 27 stone before she underwent weight loss surgery in Lithuania in November 2021 to 'fix' herself, the Liverpool Echo reports.

Hundreds of Glasgow residents have attended a candlelit vigil for transgender teen Brianna Ghey in the city centre tonight.

Nicola Sturgeon has ended her silence following a press conference this morning where she announced she would resign as First Minister of Scotland.

Nicola Sturgeon has announced her intention to resign as Scottish First Minister after nearly 10 years in the role.

The Hundred Acre Wood has seen some pretty unsettling things over the years. A honey jar shortage. Rather blustery days. The omnipresent threat of a Heffalump.

A 19-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with the death of another teenager in Edinburgh.

Heartworms has announced a collaboration with Airfix, to launch the first ever music artist-inspired starter kit.The singer-songwriter and NME 100 alumni, who is signed to cult indie label Speedy Wunderground, announced the collaboration earlier today (February 13) on Instagram.“CONFIDANTES! I was lucky enough to collaborate with my favourites @officialairfix to design my own Heartworms limited edition Spitfire,” she wrote.“It’s Airfix’s first ever music-artist inspired starter kit and to be designed onto my most treasured war plane is beyond comprehension.”The musician made the announcement alongside a short animation (see below), writing that there would be “more news to come”.A post shared by Heartworms (@heartwormsband)Speaking to NME last year, Heartworms (real name Jojo Orme) discussed her journey to getting signed and her influences and interests, which include military history.“The Heartworms image is entirely her own, however, and her sense of control and self-determination shines through in every photographer of Orme,” NME‘s Max Pilley noted in the feature. “Her personal fascination with military history plays into that discipline – Orme has just taken a volunteering role at The Royal Air Force Museum in Hendon – but it is the same resolve that stirred her into acing her college course.”Last month, Orme announced details of debut EP ‘A Comforting Notion’, sharing new single ‘Retributions Of An Awful Life’.“The song itself lyrically is deeply unsettling, I wanted it to come alive in action,” she said in a statement about the track.

findings, 48% of U.S. adults report they have a monthly cable or satellite TV subscription while the slim majority viewers turn their attention to streaming services.

A Scots pensioner who tragically died after allegedly being knocked down by an off-road motorbike in Glasgow has been named by police. David Gow was walking on Balmore Road at around 6.15pm on Sunday, February 12, when a collision is alleged to have taken place.

A pregnant mum who was sexually assaulted only minutes after she had dropped off a child at nursery said the ordeal has changed her life.

The partner of Nicola Bulley has recalled the moment he realised something was badly wrong as the search enters its third week.

A pensioner who died after being hit by a bus in Edinburgh has been named by police, as his family released a touching statement.

Police have released a CCTV image of a man they are hunting after a woman was attacked at a Renfrewshire pub.

Scots cops have charged a "transgender" butcher of the disappearance of a schoolgirl who vanished for more than 27 hours in the Borders.

The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) has shared the first pictures of two new koala joeys born last year at Edinburgh Zoo.

Nightclub images have been released of two wanted men after a serious assault in a Glasgow venue last year.

For Liam Fox, Saturday’s trip to Tynecastle must have felt like a particularly cruel exercise in testing the Dundee United coaching staff to breaking point and beyond. Call it a character building experience. A day when blow after thudding blow eventually saw the visitors crumple to the turf, their pride intact despite a defeat that left them stuck to the foot of the Scottish Premiership table.

A woman whose brother strangled their mother to death has criticised the Scottish Government for failing to close a legal loophole which has let him control his victim’s £500,000 estate for eight years.

A female cyclist who died in hospital after being knocked off her bike on a rural road in the Highlands has been named by police.

Dangerous winds are battering Scotland this week in a stormy spell that could be followed by snow.