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1. Calderglen Park is Lanarkshire's 'tap' attraction for Scottish Water

   The venue made the nation's top 20 spots for using the network of Top Up Taps.

2. Russia issues WW3 threat to UK as British paratrooper killed in Ukraine

   Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has warned that the Kremlin will respond to any hostile steps including deployment of European military contingents in Ukraine.

3. Mum turns home into festive time capsule with 60 years of decorations on show

   Lisa Watts has built a massive collection of over 1,000 decorations over three decades but says she has only spent £3,000 - as all of her decs are thrifted from charity shops and car boot sales.

4. Scots grooming-gang survivor says meeting with Swinney still leaves major concerns over review

   Taylor met the First Minister today but remains worried the Scottish review into grooming won’t be fully independent.

5. SNP justice secretary Angela Constance faces calls to resign for misrepresenting grooming gangs expert

   One Labour MP accused Constance of "doubling down on excuses she knew to be false and incomplete".

6. East Kilbride Camera Club's monthly competition focused on landscapes

   Andy Stark agreed to judge the entries and gave a wonderful critique of the 68 images that were submitted.

7. CCTV shows killers buying fuel at petrol station before burning mum and three kids to death

   A mum and her three young children were killed when their home was torched in a revenge attack, after two men were caught on CCTV calmly filling a fuel canister before setting the house ablaze.

8. West Lothian family 'shaken' as huge branch crashes onto car during Storm Bram

   Michal Dohnal was travelling home with his wife and toddler on Monday, December 9, when the frightening incident occurred at around 6.30pm.

9. South Ayrshire sports heroes honoured during glittering annual bash

   The annual South Ayrshire Sports Awards celebrated those who make a positive impact in schools and communities across the South Ayrshire region.

10. Festive feel to Linlithgow and District 41 Club's latest meeting

    Members were treated to high octane entertainment by their very own Al Campbell who ran a cocktail class entitled “Dazed and Infused”; it could equally have been “Cocktails from Your Kitchen”.