Scotland - The Daily Record

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1. Keir Starmer ignores Donald Trump as UK Government set to legally ban new North Sea oil licenses

   Labour's 2024 general election manifesto included a commitment to ban all new exploration in the North Sea.

2. Former holiday park worker jailed after attempting to murder baby

   The baby girl is now brain damaged and partially blind after the 2023 attack.

3. M&S confirms Aberdeen branch that 'is not viable' to close after a decade

   The closure will mark another part of the retailer's ongoing UK-wide store rotation programme.

4. TG Jones store closure confirmed as Ayr High Street suffers fresh blow

   TG Jones, formerly known as WH Smith, is to be axed in a cost-cutting measure by the firm’s owners Modella Capital.

5. New £17.3m St Kevin’s Community Hub in Bargeddie officially opens

   Welcoming space where local families can learn, connect, grow and thrive together.

6. Brighton beach updates: Bodies of three women found in sea off popular spot

   A coastguard helicopter and multiple police vehicles are at the scene at the beach front in Brighton with an investigation underway to confirm the identify of the three women

7. New fat loss pill 'saw 1 in 4 users lose over 10pc body weight in four months'

   More than a quarter of obese people taking a daily pill version of the weight loss drug responded swiftly to the treatment

8. Stirling tenant hits out at housing association over mould issues at property

   The property - which has been adapted for his needs with Becker’s Muscular Dystrophy - has been subject to an independent report calling for action on the conditions.

9. 'We looked at salt in high street sandwiches - one was similar to five McDonald's cheeseburgers'

   Action on Salt and Sugar found that one in 10 shop-bought sandwiches exceed the salt and calorie health targets, with almost half carrying a red 'high' salt warning

10. Young man, 24, plunged to death from bridge after 'losing £3k in casino'

    Michael Heath 's loved ones had 'no cause for concern'