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1. Four horrifying words uttered as first woman to die in 'suicide pod' ended her life

   The first woman to die using a Sarco 'suicide pod' in a Swiss forest was reportedly found to have unexplained strangulation marks on her neck, as Swiss prosecutors raised the possibility of intentional homicide – though no charges were ever filed

2. 'I sold my £4.5million Omaze mansion after just one summer'

   Grandmother June Smith won a £4.5 million Omaze mansion in Cornwall but chose to sell it after one family summer – and the windfall changed her entire family's lives forever

3. NHS Lanarkshire launches new online wellbeing resource

   Hosted on the Lanarkshire Mind Matters website, A Moment for Your Mind is a new suite of ultra-brief videos.

4. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor update as police probe sexual offence claims

   Thames Valley Police have appealed for witnesses to come forward

5. Dog owners warned to act ahead of May Bank Holiday over 'fatal' risk

   People across the UK have been issued the urgent message

6. "Horrifying" Lawyers fighting for women mutilated by contraceptive jab reveal 40 Scots victims

   The Record became the first to highlight the plights of multiple of victims left with bulging eyes, sight loss, epilepsy and brain tumours earlier this year.

7. Scottish Labour official issues brutal verdict on Anas Sarwar after election hammering

   EXCLUSIVE: Linda Clarke, a member of Scottish Labour's governing body, has hit out at Sarwar and his deputy Jackie Baillie.

8. Cost of Scotland's Line of Duty team soars - but who are they and what do they do?

   The Daily Record looks at the work of Police Scotland's anti corruption unit in routing out rogue officers and bringing them to justice

9. Outlander's Caitríona Balfe slammed by Shotts locals after star brands town an "armpit"

   Caitriona Balfe - who played Claire Fraser alongside Sam Heughan in the historical Highland drama - branded the town of Shotts her 'worst location shoot'.

10. Labour wakes up to the need to make working families better off

    After damaging early mistakes that left voters poorer and Scottish Labour struggling, Rachel Reeves’ new package of family-friendly measures shows the Government has finally realised improving living standards must come first.