Judo star Stephanie Inglis has been able to stand for the first time since her horror motorbike accident.

Ms Inglis, 27, suffered severe injuries when her skirt became trapped in the motorbike's wheel, pulling her off while on her way to work as a teacher in Ha Long, Vietnam.

She was induced into a coma after the accident in May and flown to a hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, for treatment.

But after emerging from her coma last week, the Commonwealth Games silver medallist from Inverness returned to Scotland to continue her recovery.

Ms Inglis was initially only given a one per cent chance of survival by doctors after suffering her injuries.

But her sister Stacey revealed that her doctors at Edinburgh's Western General Hospital are astounded with her progress.

Ms Inglis was able to speak for the first time since the accident last week, while she was also able to eat and drink by herself for the first time since waking up.

Now she has stood the first time.

However it is unlikely the star will be able to return to the family home for several months.

Stacey said on Sunday: "I've not seen her much today but she has been progressing every single day. It's really good progress.

"I think she was standing today. She has been getting physio every day.

"She is speaking in a whispery voice. She is very, very quietly talking.

"The doctors are amazed with the speed of her recovery. It's almost impossible, the rate she is going. It has been such a rollercoaster journey."

Stacey is unsure when her sister will be able to finally return home.

She added: "We are not sure at the moment. I think we will hear more tomorrow.

"I think she will be down in Edinburgh for a few months."

Ms Inglis' parents, Robert and Alison, have thanked well-wishers and donors who have raised more than £300,000 to pay for her medical bills, as her travel insurance had expired.