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1. Festive fun for whole family at East Kilbride's National Museum of Rural Life

   The East Kilbride attraction will host Festive Weekend on December 6 and 7 with support from players of People’s Postcode Lottery.

2. Former UKIP leader in Scotland denies taking payments from Russia to make pro-Putin statements

   David Coburn, who served as an MEP for five years, was previously forced to apologise after he compared Humza Yousaf to convicted terrorist Abu Hamza.

3. Meghan Markle branded 'hilariously egotistical' following awkward moment

   Meghan Markle has been caught up in some controversy after her friendship with cosmetics mogul Victoria Jackson was revealed - with the businesswoman said to have hosted Meghan and Prince Harry

4. Commuters hit with train delays as Glasgow line blocked amid ongoing incident

   The line remains closed off.

5. Burnside Scouts celebrate successes at annual event

   Young Leaders with all sections at 113th Glasgow (Burnside) Scouts were among those honoured at the group's annual general meeting

6. Mum left 'completely shocked' as menopause symptoms turn out to be leukaemia

   Caroline Sweeney was fit and active when she began feeling unusually tired — weeks later she was told she had an aggressive blood cancer.

7. 'World's smartest man' claims to know what happens when you die – and it's chilling

   Chris Langan, who claims to have an IQ of between 190 and 210, believes death may not be the end and says his mathematical theory can prove the existence of God, the soul and an afterlife

8. Twins battered pal and “left him for dead” in cocaine-fuelled attack

   Keiron and Jordan Lewis turned on lifelong friend Curtis Williams at a house viciously beating him until he lay in a pool of blood.

9. Man choked to death after eating live cockroaches in gruesome competition

   Edward Archbold, 32, died after choking during a cockroach-eating competition at a Florida reptile store

10. Man trapped upside down in cave made horrifying noise with his dying breaths

    John Edward Jones, 26, became trapped in Utah's Nutty Putty Cave in 2009 after crawling head-first into a narrow passage with no escape, leading to a desperate rescue attempt