Gareth JM Edwards

Jul 3, 2024 | dailyrecord.co.uk | Gareth JM Edwards

A heartbroken vet asked to put down a seven week-old Labrador puppy has shared his incredible response to the owners - and admitted the dog was now ‘his new son’. Veterinary surgeon Dr Oliver Reeve was shocked when the owners brought in Toby. The Labrador puppy weighed just 5KG and was so young he should never have been removed from his mother. Instead the owners carried him in to see Dr Reeve and asked that he be put to sleep.

Jul 1, 2024 | dailyrecord.co.uk | Gareth JM Edwards

Missing teen Jay Slater’s final phone call provided a vital "clue" that helped guide the major search, police have said. Jay, 19, has been missing since June 17 after he vanished in the remote Rural de Teno area of Tenerife while on holiday. His disappearance sparked a huge search operation and a massive online campaign but so far the teen has not been found. The apprentice bricklayer had been in Tenerife with friends for a three-day music festival.

Jun 11, 2024 | dailyrecord.co.uk | Gareth JM Edwards

A child abuser who targeted young girls during sleepovers at his Falkirk home has been jailed. Anthony Walker raped one child and used lewd, indecent, and libidinous practices towards all five victims between 1998 and 2007. The children were aged between six and 13 when the abuse began. Read more: Craft whisky distillery gets green light to call new malt 'Mary Queen of Scotch' The 61-year-old forced two of the girls to look at pornographic material before touching them indecently.

Apr 11, 2024 | dailyrecord.co.uk | Sarah Vesty |Gareth JM Edwards

A Scots biker is gearing up for an epic 3,225-mile challenge to raise funds for a prostate cancer charity in memory of his friend who died following a battle with the "silent killer". Wayne Clarke, an air traffic control officer at Aberdeen Airport, has been inspired to ride in memory of tragic pal Alan, who passed away in May last year. The 57-year-old began to feel unwell just months after taking early retirement. He was later diagnosed with stage four prostate cancer.

Mar 25, 2024 | dailyrecord.co.uk | Gareth JM Edwards

The mum of an Aberdeen man who died in jail has hit out after an investigation into his death was delayed again. Warren Fenty was 20 when he died from a drug overdose at Kittybrewster Police Station in the Granite City in 2014. His mum, Sharon Fenty, has been waiting nearly ten years to find out what happened. The inquiry into his death is now the one that has taken the longest in Scotland.