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1. Teen driver jailed for 10 years after brother watches sibling die in crash

   Kiran Hanson was 'driving like an idiot' and 'like he had a race car', witness told court

2. Highly contagious disease no longer 'eliminated' in UK as vaccine warning issued

   An urgent vaccination alert has been issued, after the World Health Organisation (WHO) warned that the disease has been 're-established' in Britain

3. Scots urged to prepare emergency kits with 12 items as Storm Chandra looms

   The newly named storm is to bring more grim weather to Scotland - and Scots should be prepared

4. Hamilton residents sought as guide dog foster carers

   Trainee guide dogs at the organisation's Hamilton base need loving homes for evenings and weekends and volunteers to do the daily "school run"

5. West Lothian to review bulky uplift services in bid to tackle 'garden dumps'

   Councillor Maria MacAulay won backing without opposition to a study of a “ problem that has not gone away”.

6. 'Devastated' victim awoke to footballer's 'very serious sexual assault'

   The victim later discovered a video in which the man appeared to joke about the assault with friends

7. Husband and wife puppy farmers banned from keeping animals after cruelty case

   Stephen and Hazel Hamilton avoid jail despite churning out production line of badly bred pups - investigators suspect their cruel methods were used for many years

8. Jury retires in rape trial of Scots ex-Spandau Ballet singer Ross Davidson

   Jurors are considering their verdicts in the rape trial of former Spandau Ballet singer Ross Davidson, who denies raping a woman in London and attempting to rape and sexually assault another woman in Thailand.

9. Detectives appealing for information after blaze at Motherwell property

   Around 12.55am on Sunday, January 25, officers were called to a report of a fire set at the door of a property in Valley View.

10. Devious fraudster admitted 'I'm going to jail' after inventing fake employees in £500k scam

    Viktorija Lukjanova, 36, created bogus workers and forged time sheets to defraud agricultural company East Lothian Produce Ltd.