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1. Police officer jailed for sexually assaulting vulnerable single mum

   Patrick Banks, 42, was jailed for three years by a judge at Sheffield Crown Court

2. Police issue 'do not approach' warning after man escapes secure hospital in Greenwich

   Metropolitan Police are searching for 46-year-old Menelik who absconded from staff during an escorted visit near Deptford station and is believed to have links to Streatham and Brixton

3. Scottish Water announces temporary lane closure of Airdrie's Towers Road

   The closure will run from April 6-17 and iis for the completion of "essential water mains replacement works".

4. Patient raises NHS Tayside gynaecology delays as some forced to wait 18 months

   As of the end of February 2026, some women faced a 76-week wait for an urgent appointment and a 108-week wait – over two years – for a routine gynaecology outpatient appointment.

5. 'Bloodied machete' found near scene of robbery after crashed car abandoned

   A man was arrested and charged after police were called to a report of a robbery on Kintillo Drive in Knightswood on Tuesday.

6. Joint project sees long-awaited repairs to Perthshire bridge finally completed

   The full repair of the Luncarty Bridge has been required since part of the bridge was damaged in 2019 - with the complexity of the project leading to delays.

7. Reform UK's Glasgow press conference shows they are one trick ponies with little to say

   Daily Record Political Editor Paul Hutcheon was left unimpressed with Malcolm Offord's media event in Scotland's largest city.

8. Criminal Record: Steven Lyons' empire 'crumbling' and garden dug up in hunt for missing teen

   Criminal Record has brought together a round-up of today's biggest crime stories.

9. Hamilton college kids help three charities with Supernova Kelpies 5k challenge

   More than 100 members of the school community participated in the fun run.

10. Former Prince Andrew and Peter Mandelson major update as CPS issues Epstein statement

    The Crown Prosecution Service has confirmed it is providing early investigative advice to police carrying out inquiries into Lord Peter Mandelson and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's links to Jeffrey Epstein