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1. Top posts available at organisation that supports unemployed in South Lanarkshire

   Routes to Work South (RTWS), an arms-length external organisation of South Lanarkshire Council, has launched the recruitment drive.

2. Scotland set for 26C heat surge on Friday as 8 counties set to sizzle

   The Met Office has forecast temperatures could surge to 26C on Friday, with 38 counties across the UK expected to hit 20C or above during the warm spell.

3. Killer family who executed rival in violent attack jailed for 66 years

   Mohammed Khan, 22, was beaten, stabbed and stamped on before dying in hospital

4. Funding boost from council Wish List for Lanarkshire Rape Crisis Centre

   Lanarkshire Rape Crisis Centre provides practical and emotional support to survivors of sexual violence from age 12 and older.

5. King Foods Aberdeen collapses into administration with all 40 staff made redundant

   Foodstore Limited, trading as King Foods, has been supplying a range of food products to hotel and retail catering outlets primarily across the north east of Scotland, Stirling and Edinburgh

6. President Trump lifts whisky tariffs in major boost for Scotland

   The Republican President praised the role of the King and Queen as he announced the news on social media.

7. Plymouth bomb disposal as 1,200 homes evacuated amid 'stay away' warning

   The WWII bomb will be detonated in situ on Friday as it cannot be safely moved, authorities have confirmed

8. Man denies murder as jury shown footage of Preston Davey at home

   A jury at Preston Crown Court has been shown videos of 13-month-old Preston Davey at home with Jamie Varley, who denies murdering the child

9. Sandyholm store gives £2005 towards £235k Dobbies’ Alzheimer’s Research appeal

   The charity was chosen for the firm’s national charity partnership due to its strong resonance with Dobbies’ communities, customers and colleagues.

10. Scottish SPCA’s Lanarkshire centre inspires fundraising journey of volunteer Kirsten

    Kirsten MacQuarrie, a chartered librarian, was working at Blantyre Library when she adopted her late dog Gypsy from the charity in 2016.