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1. Scotland's Crime Queens: Glasgow matriarch headed fraudster family that preyed on pensioners

   Matriarch Shameem Ali Mohammed was up to her neck in the ill-gotten gains.

2. Balaclava-clad e-bike gang rampage through Edinburgh traffic in shocking footage

   A driver who witnessed the incident claimed the gang crossed through traffic against the lights and deliberately sprayed his vehicle with dirt.

3. Defence cash must protect Scottish jobs as well as Britain’s security

   Record View says with global tensions rising, defence spending should support skilled shipbuilding and engineering jobs in Scotland rather than overseas.

4. "Celtic after party chaos is worst I've seen - and I've worked with world's most notorious criminals"

   Brian Anderson, who has captured some of the world’s most notorious criminals and riots in the UK and Europe, put himself at the heart of the violence on Saturday night.

5. Gang war cops buckle under pressure of violence as days off cancelled to tackle feud

   Figures released by Police Scotland under Freedom of Information show that more than 700,000 officer days off have been cancelled in the last six years.

6. Madeleine McCann’s parents ‘disappointed’ over Channel 5 drama

   Kate and Gerry McCann said they were not consulted about a new true crime programme focusing on the investigation into their daughter’s disappearance.

7. Huge blaze tears through Glasgow home as thick black smoke seen for miles

   Fire crews remain at the scene in Summerston after flames ripped through the roof of a terraced property on Wednesday evening.

8. Campervan crashes into sea off Skye slipway as RNLI races to rescue

   Lifeboat volunteers were scrambled after a campervan plunged into the water at Kylerhea Narrows

9. Girl 'kidnapped and threatened with a knife during a seven-hour ordeal'

   The 15-year-old girl reported being threatened with a knife during seven horrifying hours

10. Wishaw butcher strikes gold at Scottish Craft Butcher Awards

    James Chapman (Butchers) Ltd achieved recognition in the Ribeye Steak category.