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1. Holyrood backs crackdown on Botox and fillers after ‘wild west’ warning

   MSPs have voted overwhelmingly to regulate non-surgical cosmetic procedures in Scotland, banning treatments for under-18s and requiring Botox and filler injections to be carried out by registered medical professionals.

2. US woman charged with murder after allegedly taking abortion pill

   A woman from Kingsland, Georgia has been charged with murder after she allegedly took an abortion pill and gave birth to an infant who died hours later at hospital

3. Assisted dying in Scotland law rejected by MSPs following emotional debate at Holyrood

   The defeat marks the third time that legislation to legalise assisted dying has been voted down in the last two decades.

4. Woman found guilty of murdering husband with 'poison cocktail'

   Utah mother Kouri Richins, 35, was convicted by a Summit County jury of killing her husband Eric with a lethal fentanyl-laced cocktail in March 2022

5. Serial killer Andrei Chikatilo raped and murdered at least 52 in killing spree

   Russian serial killer Andrei Chikatilo raped, murdered and cannibalised 52 victims in Soviet Union

6. Baby girl critically ill with meningitis as UK outbreak kills two

   Nine-month-old Nala-Rose Fletcher is in intensive care as health officials tackle unprecedented meningitis B outbreak in Kent with 15 confirmed cases

7. Two in hospital after lamppost crushes car in two-car crash in Aberdeen

   The Scottish Ambulance Service has confirmed that two people were taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary after the two-vehicle crash.

8. Airdrie and Shotts MP visits DHL’s logistics facility at Eurocentral

   During the visit, Kenneth Stevenson met with members of the DHL team, led by site manager Tom Gibb, and was given an overview of the operations carried out at the site, including their current distribution work for SSE.

9. Body found in sea in search for missing man who left notes to family

   Matthew Whale, 52, a car sales manager from Killay, Swansea, was found dead in the water off one of Wales' most popular beaches after leaving notes to his relatives at home

10. HMRC app helped thousands across Lanarkshire into work in 2025

    The organisation is reminding residents in the area starting a new job in 2026 to download the HMRC app for their essential tax and employment details.