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1 week ago | 
dailyrecord.co.uk | Iona Young |Elizabeth Hunter
The couple began the process to freeze embryos and start IVF - but as lockdown hit, they were forced to pause their plans. A first-time mum has credited walking 30,000 steps a day for her Amazon delivery job for successful IVF at the age of 44. Joanna Forrester first heard about freezing her eggs years ago - but it wasn't until moving to the USA for work at age 33 that she began to consider the idea seriously.
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2 weeks ago | 
dailyrecord.co.uk | Elizabeth Hunter |John-Paul Clark
Brian Innes stepped up as son Kieran's vital organ was functioning at just ten per cent. A father has given his son a "second chance" at life after donating his kidney. Brian Innes, 63, was devastated when his son Kieran, 27, was diagnosed with Stage 5 kidney disease in 2022. Kieran, from Livingston visited, St John's Hospital's emergency department after experiencing impaired vision, high blood pressure, and an intense headache.
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3 weeks ago | 
dailyrecord.co.uk | Elizabeth Hunter
The couple "jumped up and down" with happiness at the result - with the Bubbly boasting a 'light and fruity taste'. A couple who created Scotland's first 'champagne' from an old potato field have had their first glass - and say it has a 'light and fruity taste'. Lorna and Trevor Jackson planted 1,000 vines in 2016 after several warm summers due to global warming gave the vines a chance to grow.
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3 weeks ago | 
dailyrecord.co.uk | Elizabeth Hunter
Lauren Baird "didn't appreciate the terrible consequences her actions had caused. She panicked when she was stopped by the police". A mum has been jailed after she dragged two police officers along the road when she drove off after giving them a false name. Lauren Baird, 43, put the lives of the constables in danger when she fled at speed in Aviemore, Scotland. Inverness Sheriff Court was told the officers challenged her about the inaccurate information she gave at 10.35pm on July 10, 2023.
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3 weeks ago | 
dailyrecord.co.uk | Elizabeth Hunter
Healthcare worker Connie Bulloch, 28, has now shed five stone after hearing other success stories. A woman who lost five stone while on Mounjaro says weight management used to be "like a full-time job."Healthcare worker Connie Bulloch, 28, from Cambuslang had struggled with her weight for years - but after undergoing an unrelated operation last March and gaining a stone and a half, she was desperate to find a solution.
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1 month ago | 
express.co.uk | Elizabeth Hunter
Father-of-two diagnosed with terrifying disease after losing an appetite for his Christmas dinner (Image: SWNS)A father-of-two was diagnosed with cancer after his children noticed he lost his appetite for Christmas dinner. Jim Delaney, 66, had noticed subtle signs leading up to the festive period, including unexplained weight loss, tiredness, and back pain - but on Christmas, his adult children, Emer and Kealan, 27 and 31, noticed something was seriously wrong.
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1 month ago | 
dailyrecord.co.uk | Elizabeth Hunter
Ronnie was told he needed a blood test but would have to wait two weeks for it. At her wit's end, Beth's mum Anne took Ronnie to A&E. A devoted stepfather has passed away from cancer - after his symptoms were initially dismissed as constipation. Beth Hunt, 42, a nurse from East Calder, lost her beloved stepfather Ronnie Haston to myeloma in April 2024, just two weeks after he was admitted to hospital. Ronnie, who was just 68, owned a hearing devices business, and had always been active and healthy.
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1 month ago | 
dailyrecord.co.uk | Alexander Smail |Elizabeth Hunter
The adorable animals hatched last week. Edinburgh Zoo has welcomed the first penguin chicks of the year. The zoo shared adorable photos of the youngsters. On Thursday, May 1, the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland revealed that the first penguin chicks of this year's breeding season have hatched. The chicks were born to Gentoo penguin couple Muffin and Mittens. One of the chicks pictured was born at Edinburgh Zoo on April 24, following an incubation period of between 34 and 37 days.
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2 months ago | 
dailyrecord.co.uk | Alexander Smail |Elizabeth Hunter
A dwarf rabbit in Scotland has been photographed looking after newborn chicks. The adorable images have been shared ahead of Easter this weekend. Skip is a one-year-old dwarf mini lop rabbit who resides at Auchingarrich Wildlife Park in Perthshire, with staff describing him as "loving cuddles". The animal has recently become close with a group of chicks that were born just three days ago. In the photographs, the five chicks can be seen playing with Skip.
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2 months ago | 
scottishdailyexpress.co.uk | Elizabeth Hunter |Ben Borland
A woman was hospitalised after she was poisoned by sewage while swimming in the sea off the Scottish coast. Shelley Sim took a dip with her swim group to celebrate a friend's birthday – but woke up the next morning with stomach pains and fatigue. Her GP told her to go to the hospital urgently, where she remained for five days due to severe gastroenteritis and dehydration.
