A champion bagpipe player had to have all his fingers and toes amputated after he developed gangrene which nearly killed him. Mr Shilliday told the Daily Record: 'I knew it was serious when my fingers and toes started to change colour. But Mr Shilliday recovered after his amputations and has moved back to his hometown of Dungannon in Northern Ireland. Once the All-Ireland piping champion, during his recovery Mr Shilliday helped out at the Tullylagan Pipe Band of which he was a member. And Mr Shilliday has since performed with the world champion Shotts and Dykehead Pipe Band.

Source: Daily Mail September 21, 2018 15:17 UTC