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1. North Lanarkshire Weekly Chat Cafés hailed as fantastic example of community bonding project

   Delivered by Community Learning and Development (CLD) Adult Learning and Resettlement, they are designed to complement existing ESOL provision while creating welcoming, informal spaces where learners can practise spoken English.

2. Can a member of the royal family go to jail after Andrew's dramatic arrest?

   Disgraced Andrew Mountbatten Windsor has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct, raising questions about whether members of the royal family can actually go to prison

3. Jehovah's Witness banned from meetings after sexually assaulting two members

   Elder Stephen Daniel, 70, collapsed in the dock after he was convicted - and banned for a decade from attending meetings.

4. Campaigners crank up pressure over controversial plans to use Ayrshire mansion house for drug and alcohol rehab centre

   Campaigners claim the current proposals to make interior ‘alterations’ to Townend House in Symington go ‘far beyond’ listed building consent criteria.

5. Rab C Nesbitt star Gregor Fisher 'no longer recognised' after weight loss

   Gregor, 72, says only locals in his supermarket connect him to the alcoholic Glaswegian street philosopher.

6. King Charles could face abdication pressure after Andrew Mountbatten Windsor arrest

   It comes after disgraced Andrew Mountbatten Windsor was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office this morning

7. Andrew arrested LIVE as police swarm Sandringham estate to arrest ex-prince on his birthday

   Officers have arrested the former prince at his temporary residence this morning

8. West Lothian shopkeeper threatened with blade before robber flees with cash

   The man entered a premises on Baillie Street in Whitburn on Wednesday morning at around 5.05am.

9. Detectives appeal for information after child robbed in Coatbridge park

   The 12-year-old boy was in West End Park when he was approached by a man, threatened and robbed of his electric bike.

10. New development launched in West Lothian town

    CCG Homes has officially launched sales at The Sidings in Linlithgow, bringing 18 contemporary two-bedroom apartments to the market and appointing well-known local estate agent Halliday Homes as their sales partner.