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1. Mum's sinister explanation for dropping kids off at school and then vanishing for 11 years

   Brenda Heist had dropped her children off at school in February of 2002 and then mysteriously disappeared; when she returned, there was a tragic reason as to why

2. Candy Man killer murdered teen victims after torturing and raping them for days

   WARNING: GRAHPIC CONENT - Dean Corll lured dozens of teenage boys - with the help of two other teens - into his various properties in Texas before carrying out his heinous crimes

3. Two men who set fire to an Airdrie social club narrowly avoid prison

   Gary McCormack, 62, and Matthew Smith, 33, admitted wilfully setting fire to a window frame at Moyhall in Aitken Street in June 2023.

4. 'Evil and inhumane' Grandad battered black and blue in horrific torture ordeal

   Gus Tierney, 68, was set upon by an unknown man who burst into his home and knocked him unconscious before stealing £700 in cash.

5. Scottish nature reserve hiring staff in 'exceptional opportunity' for wildlife lovers

   A dream job for anyone who wants to work in Scotland's beautiful wilderness.

6. Foreboding State Hospital that's housed some of Scotland's most violent killers

   Carstairs retains an unsettling aura, 80 years after it was build to accommodate “mental defectives”

7. OAP's bitter feud with English neighbours reaches dramatic end as tears shed in court

   Robert Kerr, from Biggar, Lanarkshire, was convicted of making a 'death sign' from his window amid a bitter dispute.

8. SNP must end cover-up culture and put victims first

   It is right that disgraced Jordan Linden was jailed and the SNP must learn from its attempted cover-up of the scandal, says Record View

9. Scottish election 2026: Voters head to the polls to decide who wins power at Holyrood

   A new poll last night showed the SNP’s lead tightening with support for Scottish Labour rising.

10. Inquest hears mum drowned waiting 'eternity' for 999 crew after falling between rocks on sea front

    An inquest has heard Saffron Cole-Nottage suffered a tragic fall where she landed head-first between rocks as a tide came rushing in