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1. Teen who murdered 'lovely and happy' teaching assistant mum is pictured for first time

   Tristan Thomas Roberts, 18, appeared at crown court to plead guilty to murdering his mother Angela Shellis

2. Cannabis worth £7.1m found in derelict Scots school as cops make seven arrests

   Cannabis with an estimated street value of £7.1million was found at the former Wick High School.

3. Prolific housebreaker back to his old ways shortly after being freed from prison

   Mathew Currie and an accomplice were spotted on CCTV before they forced entry to a flat in McClurg Court, Motherwell.

4. Cops 'find cannabis cultivation' in Fife home days after 'knife and hammer gang raid property'

   A property in Glenrothes was searched by police days after an alleged armed robbery by a masked gang.

5. 'Gunman' forces primary school into lockdown as armed police swarm street

   Armed police responded to reports of a man with a possible handgun outside a UK school as the children and parents were placed in lockdown

6. Groundsman ‘had blood on him’ when body found, murder trial told

   David Campbell, 77, is accused of murdering Brian Low, 65, with a shotgun near Aberfeldy.

7. Teenager arrested after 'attempted murder' of teacher at comprehensive school

   Officers were called to Milford Haven Comprehensive School

8. Coatbridge builder's yard plans approved by North Lanarkshire Council

   The application, from PP Builders and Sons, related to a site in Rothesay Crescent where is used as a yard and also houses a storage building, planning permission for which was sought in retrospect.

9. Stirlingshire cancer patient thanks hospice for chance to write own story

   Yvonne Gillies is receiving palliative care treatment for liver and bone cancer - but has praised the work of Strathcarron Hospice staff for helping her hit some milestones.

10. Major commuter road through West Lothian set to close for two months

    The A70, road running out from Balerno and skirting the Pentland Hills through the rural south of West Lothian is undergoing resurfacing at one of its highest points.