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1. Sheku Bayoh family call for inquiry to get back on track as new chair appointed

   The family of Sheku Bayoh say it is “time to restart the stopwatch” after Lord Colbeck was appointed chair of the long-running public inquiry into his death, urging a swift timetable to bring the process to a conclusion.

2. Actor John Alford jailed for eight-and-a-half years for sexual assault on two teenage girls

   Lawyers said that the former Grange Hill star “was fully aware of the girl’s ages, yet he chose to exploit them" before actor jailed for eight and a half years.

3. Assault victim to get compensation after assault at Hamilton home

   Craig MacNab claimed he lashed out because the victim had "behaved inappropriately" during a party.

4. British Military withdrawn from Qatar base after Trump's threats to Iran

   British military personnel and some US staff are being evacuated from the Qatar airbase which is the US's biggest in the Middle East

5. East Kilbride school 'adopts' the town's new train station for creative projects

   Artwork displays, gardening and seasonal decorations wil lhelp to connect the new station with the wider East Kilbride community.

6. Fire crews race to 'well developed' blaze at St Andrews University

   Emergency services were called to the new technology building on the North Haugh after the alarm was raised at around 2.25pm on Wednesday.

7. Killer's prison sentence almost doubled over what police discovered in his kitchen

   Police went to the house to arrest Steven Vonk over an assault when they made the discovery

8. Killer caught on CCTV stabbing unarmed man outside his home jailed for life

   Brian Ramsay was killed by drug-fuelled attacker Paul Menzies who fatally stabbed the unarmed father-of-three outside his home.

9. Wishaw MP hits out at Scottish Government's 'copy, paste, repeat' Budget

   Finance Secretary Shona Robison delivered the 2026-27 budget in Holyrood on Tuesday afternoon.

10. Postcode in Scottish city crowned 'coolest place to move to in 2026'

    The area has been named Scotland's trendiest neighbourhood for this year.