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1. Mum killed in mystery house fire explosion had to be identified using DNA technology

   One police officer said he had never seen 'a residential property so extensively destroyed'

2. North Lanarkshire Schools Pipe Band drummers turn out in record numbers at World Solo Pipe Band Championships

   The event attracted some of the finest young drumming talent from across the globe, including competitors from Scotland, Ireland, Canada, the USA and Australia.

3. Train chaos as Glasgow Central line disrupted by overhead wire damage

   People travelling to work and school have faced problems this morning with Network Rail Scotland and ScotRail issuing updates on the issues.

4. Boy killed on level crossing walking to school 'probably distracted by mobile phone'

   Jaiden Shehata was walking to school in January when he was hit by a train travelling at 50mph, and his family are heartbroken by his passing.

5. 'I saw MH370 plane disappear and I know what happened to missing plane'

   The Malaysia Airlines flight 370 vanished as it travelled from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on March 8 2014. It remains aviation history's biggest puzzle and most fatal incident to date

6. Dad's horror death after being buried alive in tiny wooden box in woods

   Stephen Small was a media mogul and the grandson of Len Small, who served as the governor of Illinois between 1921 and 1929 - but his life was cut tragically short after a kidnapping plot

7. Student 'torn apart by wolves' after ignoring 'final' warning

   Kenton Carnegie was on a university placement when he was mauled to death while out for a walk in Canada

8. Killer murdered man then ate his brain and eyeball in a cemetery

   WARNING - GRAPHIC CONTENT: Tyree Smith, dubbed the Connecticut Cannibal, butchered homeless man Angel Gonzalez with a hatchet and ate his brain and eyeball in 2011

9. Update given on South Lanarkshire Council's school transport cuts

   Councillors on the Education Resources committee today (November 18) were told of the progress of the changes which came into force in August

10. Donald Trump signs bill to release Epstein files after 'obstructing its release'

    The bill forces the Department of Justice to release all files and communications related to Epstein, as well as any information about the investigation into his death in a federal prison in 2019, within 30 days.