Hypocrites to play in Edinburgh

A TAYSIDE band is set for its biggest gig to date — playing at Edinburgh’s Hogmanay celebrations.

Josef Lawrence and the Hypocrites will be one of the bands performing during the torchlight procession on December 30, which officially kicks off the capital’s New Year’s Eve celebrations.

The procession will see thousands of people walk down the Royal Mile to Holyrood Park.

The Hypocrites, who are unsigned, originally got t o g e t h e r a t P e r t h ’s DIYRockShop when some of the youngsters were aged just 13.

The members come from across Tayside. Josef Lawrence, 17, i s from Kinross, Finlay Loveyy, 18, hails from Forteviot, Gray Pennock, 16, is from Tealing, and Elliot Miln, 17, and Calum Kennedy, 19, are from Perth.

Josef Lawrence and the Hypocrites will play a warm-up gig at The Green Room in Per th on December 29.

Stars including Rag ’N’ Bone Man and The Human League will perform i n Edinburgh on Hogmanay.

Jody Dailly, 18, vomits up to four times a day as a result of her endometriosis, which causes severe abdominal pain.

The Lochee teen says the condition is ruining her life and has forced her to give up numerous jobs and places on college courses.

Jody was first admitted to Ninewells Hospital in December 2015 and has made roughly 17 visits to the hospital since then, the latest of which was last Friday.

She claims she was first diagnosed with conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), gastritis and glandular fever, and has lost almost a stone in weight.

Endometriosis is a relatively common disease, affecting an estimated 1.5 million women in the UK.

It involves cells like the ones in the lining of the womb being found elsewhere in the body. It can cause period pain, bowel and bladder problems, chronic fatigue and infertility.

Diagnosing the condition can be difficult and time consuming. The symptoms of endometriosis are very similar to other conditions such as the ones Jody was first thought to be suffering from.

A surgical procedure known as a laproscopy — where a camera is inserted into the pelvis via a small cut near the naval — is the only definitive way to diagnose the condition.

Even though Jody underwent an operation in January to remove cysts caused by the condition, she has still been a monthly visitor to Ninewells.

Speaking to the Tele, Jody said: “I was at my cousin’s house after an engagement party and all of a sudden

A TEENAGER has described the debilitating disease that leaves her in almost constant pain and unable to lead a normal life.