Scientists search for differing secrets of friendship across the generations
We’ll get by with a little help from our friends, according to The Beatles, but just how and why do we form those special bonds, which can last a lifetime?
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Military historians and professional peace-makers on how to ensure the Christmas Day does not plunge into festicuffs
PRESENTS under the tree, twinkling lights and a loving family sharing a happy, relaxed day of Christmas cheer...well, two out of three’s not bad.
Scots cancer blogger building a Magic Kingdom of memories for her sons to explore
WHEN she was diagnosed with a rare terminal cancer, Pamela McBride’s first thought wasn’t treatment – it was her children.
Get that man out of our grave: Family fight to remove in-law’s ashes from plot saying he has no right to be there
A FAMILY are fighting to get an in-law’s ashes removed from a grave claiming he has no right to be there.
Scots mum and daughter flee nightmare in Australia to be reunited with family
A MUM has told how she fled Australia with her daughter in fear of her violent partner.
A year on from losing her dad, columnist Mandy Rhodes reflects on a good life, a terrible loss and and aching grief
THERE'S a scrap of paper in my drawer at work that has “petit pois” scrawled across it in capital letters. It’s nothing, just a scribbled reminder, a shopping list. It is precious beyond words.
20,000-1 illness adrenoleukodystrophy taught Renfrew man to cherish his family moments
WHEN Michael Conway first felt a strange tingling in his right arm and noticed he was shuffling his feet back in 2009, doctors were stumped.
Scots have an average of 21,000 living relatives, according to new study
THE average Scot has around 21,000 living relatives, with most completely unknown to them, a study suggests.
Nearly a third of retirees still financially supporting family members
‘The farm meant so much to dad and, when we lost him, we wanted to take it on’: Daughters step up after father dies in tractor tragedy
EKING out a living from the land on remote, windswept Shetland is tough for even the most experienced farmer.
Seven-fold surge in grandparents claiming pension boost for looking after grandchildren