Honeymoon crash hero out of intensive care

A TEACHER who jumped in front of a car to save his new wife has been moved out of intensive care, almost a month after he was induced into a coma by doctors, in Italy.

John Tams, 31, suffered serious head injuries when he was thrown 30ft in the air by an out-of-control vehicle, while on honeymoon in Naples with bride Nicola. The craft and design teacher from Edinburgh also sustained facial injuries and a broken leg, pelvis and ribs, while Mrs Tams, 31, was left with four broken ribs.

A teammate from Real Maroon, a Hearts supporters' club, said: "John's out of intensive care and is undergoing a few operations to set things right.

"No timescale for coming home yet unfortunately, but things are definitely on the up." Mark Naysmith, a friend and teammate from Duddingston Athletic, paid tribute to Mr Tams on the team's website.

He said: "The progress he has made sums up his character, determined and never give up attitude".

In September, the footballers will take on a team of Hearts legends in a benefit match in the couple's home town Bonnyrigg.