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1. Charity say volunteers ease pressure on new West Lothian mums struggling to cope

   Aberlour Children’s Charity has told how volunteer befrienders across the Lothians are protecting mothers suffering anxiety, depression and other mental health issues.

2. Perth councillors seek views on 'code of conduct' for buskers in city centre

   Perth and Stirling are the only Scottish cities not to have introduced a code of conduct for buskers, according to one local representative.

3. Rangers star Dujon Sterling fined after drink-drive crash while celebrating Celtic win

   Sterling, who had been in side that beat Celtic 3-1 at Parkhead on January 3, admitted a charge of careless driving when he appeared at Glasgow Sheriff Court on Tuesday.

4. Perthshire cops issue note for parents after kids found on former care home site

   Five youths were discovered at the vacant care facility in the Perthshire town - with police saying entering the building represents a "significant risk".

5. Remembering the children who died at hands of those who should have protected them

   Nicole Blain, 30, was convicted of the murder of her 19-day-old baby girl Thea in Greenock last week.

6. Housebuilder take part in Strathclyde Park clean-up

   The litter-pick formed part of the wider Barratt Redrow CleanUp, now in its third year, organised by the housebuilder’s charitable arm, The Barratt Redrow Foundation, in partnership with CleanupUK.

7. West Lothian town may soon have its own dental practice

   Blackburn residents have had to travel elsewhere- the nearest surgeries are in Bathgate- despite brand new facilities available in the local Partnership Centre.

8. Alligators in the bath and wolves in the garden - Scotland's most shocking exotic pet cases

   Scottish SPCA leads calls for a list of animals that can exist safely as family pets - and their manifesto wants to educate the public of creatures that are simply unsuited to kife alongside humans.

9. Two Brits arrested in Turkey and threatened with 30 years over 'drug haul'

   The couple were arrested at an airport in Istanbul while they were heading to their connecting flight back to London

10. Bristol 'explosion' victim named after ex-drug gang member allegedly 'detonated explosive'

    WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: The victims of the Bristol explosion have been named locally as Ryan Kelly and his ex-partner Joanne Shaw, after neighbours said Kelly allegedly arrived at the doorstep with a grenade