Scots toddler's life saved after receiving six blood transfusions as a newborn

A Scots mum whose little boy had to undergo three blood transfusions has spoken of her 'happiness and relief' after he was allowed home from hospital in time for Christmas. Rico Thompson, seven, was diagnosed with Stage 4 chronic kidney disease shortly after he was born and spent his first few years in and out of hospital.

NHS Lothian bosses have apologised to the family of a patient who had to wait six hours on an ambulance and then suffered a fatal heart attack.

A former Royal Marine was killed in a horror accident after being struck on the head while cutting down a 120ft tree, a sheriff has ruled. Christopher Moses, 37, was working as a tree surgeon in the village of Rhu near Helensburgh, West Dunbartonshire.

Diversity star Ashley Banjo has announced that he's split from his wife Francesca after 16 years.

The son of a man found dead in a Glasgow flat has paid tribute, saying his dad had a 'heart of gold'. Gavin Mclean died at the property in Aberfoyle Street, Haghill, at 3am on Tuesday, December 20.

A Scots man has been charged with drug offences after £4.4million worth of cocaine was seized from a pick-up truck on the M25.

A Scottish family on holiday in Belfast say they are desperate for news of their young puppy Coco, who bolted during a dog walk in a nearby country park.

A Scots gran nearly fainted after she scooped £200,000 on Clyde 1's Cash Register. Eileen Tonner, from East Kilbride, correctly guessed the five-figure sum on Friday as she sat down to an early Christmas dinner with her two sisters, Ann and Janet.

A bogus workman conned unsuspecting customers out of nearly £70,000 by failing to carry out large-scale projects in their homes.

The heartbroken dad of tragic teen Grace Handling is ramping up his campaign for a law change targeting drug dealers. Stewart Handling will directly lobby law chiefs undertaking a review of homicide laws.

Former patients of a disgraced surgeon are set to protest at a hospital where his botched operations left them with life-changing conditions.

Scots influencer and businesswoman Amy Moore has left her fans wowed as she looks 'absolutely sensational' at a party in Glasgow.

A teenage killer stabbed a young man in the heart during a row and felt "horrible" after doing so, a court has heard.

John Swinney has hit back at the suggestion Scotland will become a "less attractive" place to live and work following tax rises in the Budget.

Plans for a massive new oil field off the Scottish coast have been thrown into doubt after a watchdog demanded answers on emissions targets.

Sea shanty singer Nathan Evans has announced he's expecting a child with his wife Holly in sweet Christmas post.

A Newton Mearns cul-de-sac has once again been transformed into Glasgow's most festive street to help raise money for charity.

A barber who called his salon Prov-City after the US city he grew up in has been subjected to an eight-month campaign of sectarian abuse. Graffiti has been daubed on the door of Stuart Pelletier’s salon and stones thrown at the ­window, and he has been subjected to abuse by strangers, who believe he is an IRA sympathiser, shouting: “C’mon the Provos.”

A young boy who was left deaf in one ear after being hit by a car as a small child has wowed crowds at Scotland's busiest train station with his amazing piano skills.