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1. Youth with huge machete seen walking through Edinburgh city centre

   The male was spotted on Rose Street at around 4pm on Friday as shocked passers-by looked on.

2. Siouxsie And The Banshees founding star Kenny Morris dies aged 68 as tributes flood in

   The post-punk music icon helped to launch the band in 1977 and played on their first two albums.

3. Haggis on the menu as East Kilbride pub gets set to celebrate Robert Burns

   Customers at The Hay Stook, in Princes Avenue, will be able to enjoy food and drinks to mark the occasion, including on Burns’ Night.

4. South Lanarkshire parents are urged to apply early for nursery places

   Applying by the February deadline ensures families are considered in the first round of allocations, giving the best opportunity to secure their first choice.

5. Glasgow high-rise blaze as emergency crews race to fire and public urged to avoid area

   Emergency services were called to a fire on the 15th floor of a block of flats on Wester Common Road in Hamiltonhill on Friday afternoon, with homes evacuated and crews still at the scene hours later.

6. Five men who took part in violent Hallowe'en 'riots' on Scots streets sentenced

   All were sentenced for their roles in what became known as the Kirkton Riots.

7. Sandie Peggie 'overjoyed' at trans ruling in Darlington nurse changing room case

   Nurse Ms Peggie was suspended by NHS Fife after complaining about having to share a changing room with transgender medic Dr Beth Upton.

8. Cops treating taxi fire as 'wilful' after black cab engulfed by flames in Glasgow

   Emergency services were called to Stronend Street in Possilpark, Glasgow, after the alarm was raised at around 2.35pm on Thursday.

9. Scottish Snowdrop Festival returns for 2026 with a Lanarkshire date

   It may still be winter, but Scotland is preparing to welcome back one of its most cherished horticultural traditions.

10. Is X down right now? Thousands of users report problems following Grok uproar

    X is down for thousands this afternoon