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1. Optical illusion tricks brain into seeing something else in black and white image

   An optical illusion has left people stunned as it tricks their brains into seeing something else in the black and white image – but only if you do one essential thing

2. 'I tried Pret's new Christmas menu - and learnt a valuable lesson'

   The coffee house giants have not held back on the Christmas goodies

3. The AA makes big change to its breakdown cover for some UK vehicles

   The AA has launched a new breakdown cover for electric vehicles, which includes roadside repair or recovery to a charging point

4. Best winter walks in Scotland 'to combat SAD' and lift your mood

   "Spending time outdoors at this time of year can lift your mood"

5. Scots Come Dine With Me star to trek 50 miles in heels as Mrs Claus in memory of sister

   Garry MacDonald hopes to raise cash for the young family of his sister Helen, who passed away aged 37 last year.

6. Jail death of sex attacker who went 'shopping' for victim to be probed

   Wieslaw Piotrowski, 62, died on February 12, 2022, at HMP Perth.

7. Assisted dying terrifies me and MSPs must think again about supporting it

   Writing for the Record, Scottish Labour MSP Pam Duncan-Glancy explains why assisted dying proposals leave her terrified

8. Scots student who feared not seeing another Christmas urges support to find cure

   Joscelyne Kerr, 20, from Kinross, was diagnosed in 2023 with an ultra-rare and aggressive brain cancer, the first recorded case of its kind in Scotland.

9. Cost of Police Scotland's Operation Portaledge hits half a million

   New figures released by Police Scotland under Freedom of Information show the cost of their crackdown on gangland violence codenamed Operation Portaledge has cost the force more than £500,000.

10. Rachel Reeves needs to put cutting household energy bills at forefront of budget

    Record View says if the government doesn't bring gas and electricity bills down, voters will wonder if Labour are serious about the cost-of-living crisis.