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1. Cops hunt thief after WWII drawings worth £500k destroyed after van stolen and set ablaze

   A thief stole a van in Livingston, and set it on fire, destroying 1,500 WWII-era drawings worth around £500,000, as part of the Royal Engineers Museum archive.

2. Brits urged to make key heart check in NHS 'Spotify Wrapped' message

   The NHS provides a calculator on its website to help people determine one thing

3. Two Scottish Tesco stores to give away free Christmas trees this weekend - with one catch

   Scots can find out how and where to bag a Christmas tree for free just below.

4. SNP donations dry up as John Swinney's party receives £2,584 this year

   New figures have been published by the Electoral Commission.

5. Men snared by cops outside Hilton hotel charged in connection with guns and dirty cash

   Four men are expected to appear at Glasgow Sheriff Court on Thursday.

6. Santa made special appearance at East Kilrbide school's Christmas fayre

   Councillor Gladys Ferguson-Miller was also there to assist him.

7. Stacey Dooley's 'hideous' tinsel-covered Christmas tree divides opinion

   One person claimed it is the "worst" Christmas tree they've ever seen

8. Scots to receive water cremations when they die in first new funeral process for century

   "These regulations, if passed by parliament, will give an option for people interested in alternatives to burial or cremation for the first time in more than 100 years."

9. Caledonia Gladiators launch unique new VIP experience in aid of kid's charity

   Costing £1000 per person, the extraordinary tickets give basketball fans the chance to experience the game like no other with a courtside box, a personal butler on hand and an overnight stay at the nearby luxury Crossbasket Castle with transport arranged between the venues.

10. Twisted 11 word explanation serial killer Joanna Dennehy gave for murders

    Joanna Dennehy, the Cambridgeshire 'ditch killer' who murdered three men across a 10-day spree in March 2013, was handed a whole life order for her horrific crimes