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1. £1 billion Barlinnie replacement super jail won't be big enough to ease prison overcrowding

   Anas Sarwar warned taxpayers are paying for new jails which will not fix the problems in Scotland’s prisons.

2. SNP Health Secretary Neil Gray apologises to Lanarkshire patients for NHS waiting times

   EXCLUSIVE: NHS Lanarkshire is struggling to meet demand with almost 7,000 residents waiting more than a year for treatment.

3. Delivering a strong NHS and reducing waiting times is my guarantee to Scots

   In his regular column for the Record, First Minister John Swinney insists the Scottish Government's plan to reduce waiting times is working.

4. John Swinney to announce £25m more in NHS funding to reduce waiting times faced by Scots patients

   EXCLUSIVE: The extra cash will be shared across the nine health boards suffering from the biggest backlogs.

5. Horizon scandal postmaster who won 20-year fight for justice in new cancer battle

   Rab Thomson, from Alva, finally saw the embezzlement conviction that left his life in tatters quashed last year, but was diagnosed with cancer just months later.

6. Pupil attacks on school staff 'out of control' as some wear protective clothing

   Union leaders are calling on the Scottish Government to take action after revealing there has been a massive rise in assaults and abuse over the last year.

7. Scottish Labour Minister says £1bn SNP Government underspend is 'stab in the eye' for local councils

   Zubir Ahmed also accused the Scottish Government of eighteen years of "complete economic management".

8. The era of violent pupils facing no repercussions needs to end

   Record View says there need to be consequences, such as suspension or expulsion, for pupils who attack staff members.

9. Scots firm get red card from killjoy FA banning lionesses draught excluders

   StopperFC which sells novelty pillows received a compaint fron the English FA.

10. Nine-month-old baby dies in dog attack at home

    The dog has been seized and removed from the property by police.