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1. Robber struck twice at East Kilbride sports shop

   Cody Finnigan, 34, targeted the Nike store in Kingsgate Retail Park, East Kilbride, on May 16 and 18 last year.

2. Ash Regan makes final plea to MSPs to support plan to criminalise sex buying in crunch Holyrood vote

   EXCLUSIVE: The independent MSP urged her parliamentary colleagues "unite on principle to protect women and children, not look away from their sexual exploitation".

3. Rookie Scots boxer wins first ever fight at the age of 60

   Boxing beginner Waheed Sadiq defeated his 27 year old opponent in front of 500 people after getting into the ring for the first time at the age of 60.

4. Homeless crisis deepens in Glasgow as 30% rise in people being turned away

   Glasgow, which has been hammered by low housing supply and huge numbers of people presenting as homeless, has seen increases in all indicators, showing the crisis is deepening.

5. John Swinney vows to protect ‘vital’ disability support amid calls for £1bn welfare cuts

   The First Minister has pledged the SNP Government will not strip cost-of-living support from disabled people, hitting out at Tory plans to slash Scotland’s welfare budget and toughen benefit assessments.

6. Hammer and knife thugs storm Fife property in armed robbery

   Masked men armed with a hammer and a knife gained entry to a home in Glenrothes in a horrifying incident over the weekend.

7. Serious questions are rightly being asked about Starmer’s decision to appoint Mandelson as US ambassador

   Record View looks at the fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein files.

8. New report finds quarter of young Scots fear they will fail in life

   A survey by The King’s Trust reveals widespread anxiety among 16 to 25-year-olds about careers, the economy, and job security, with many feeling unprepared for the future despite most believing they can achieve their dreams.

9. Scots anti-immigration group branded 'racist' to stop protests amid 'mounting charges'

   Demonstrations have been held by protesters from the group "Dundee Patriots" at a number of locations across the city in recent months.

10. 'I'm a trans prisoner - here's what life behind bars is really like for me'

    Murderer Sophie Eastwood tells of her safety fears in a men's jail.