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1. 'Liar!' Mum blast son's killer over claims she was wrongfully found guilty of murder

   "It felt as though we got a bit of justice when they were sentenced and now it feels as though that is being ripped away from us."

2. Marathon a day challenge for Stirlingshire man for hospice in memory of mum

   He is to take on a 420 mile run over 17 days from Kirk Yetholm in the South of Scotland to Cape Wrath in the north.

3. Neo-Nazi leader jailed for 15 years over Santa poison plot and hate crimes

   Michail Chkhikvishvili, 22, from Georgia, known as 'Commander Butcher', has been sentenced to 15 years in prison

4. SNP veteran Kenny Gibson pledges to make Holyrood 'less dull' after being elected Presiding Officer

   The former councillor for the Mosspark ward in Glasgow has now risen to become the figurehead for the Scottish Parliament.

5. Evil torture killer who filmed dying victim in Ayrshire house jailed for life

   Jordan Honeyman sent a chilling video of himself naked and smeared in his victim's blood during the frenzied attack.

6. Plans for West Lothian to introduce parking charges for drivers across county

   Councillors across the nine wards which cover the county are being briefed on the questionnaire which will form the basis of the plan for parking charges.

7. Sarah Ferguson recalls 'terrifying' experience behind palace doors in unearthed interview

   In a resurfaced 1994 interview, the Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson opened up about her royal life – including the moment she first walked through the doors of Buckingham Palace

8. West Lothian lawyer to chair fund dishing out £20m of Westminster cash

   Eric Lumsden was chosen from six candidates as an independent chair of the new Neighbourhood Board.

9. Crack West Lothian trading standards team seizes over 10,000 illegal cigarettes

   Sgt Jamie Duthie said in a report to councillors on the Whitburn and Blackburn Local Area Committee: “Community officers, in collaboration with WLC Trading Standards attended at numerous locations in an effort to target the sales of illicit tobacco.

10. Scots sports star Eilidh Doyle gives expert advice and support to pupils at Airdrie school

    The retired 400m hurdler, sprinter and Scotland’s most decorated track and field athlete has been working with S3 youngsters at Caldervale High to help build confidence, resilience and a positive mindset.