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Scotland - The Daily Record

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  1. The UK Government faced a backlash from trade unions after it was revealed a £200m contract to build supply vessels for the Royal Navy would go overseas.
  2. Michael Beaton, 35, was mistakenly struck by a car driven by 'best friend' Richard Mullan before the man they were chasing attacked him with machete.
  3. Three men were found injured outside a property on Balloan Road in the city on Friday, with two now having been charged with murder.
  4. East Calder Medical Centre was built to serve approximately 4,500 to 6,000 patients. It is now serving around 16,000 patients, with projections approaching 20,000 as the community grows.
  5. Professor W Gordon Mackay, known as Gordie, took up his role on January 5.
  6. Two-year-old James Bulger was murdered by Robert Thompson and Jon Venables in 1993, when they were themselves just children.
  7. The 1271 squadron will have been at its current location in the town’s Torphichen Street for the past 60 years.
  8. The historic former coaching inn once counted famous Scots like Iain Banks as regulars.
  9. The average cost of a house is just £134,700.
  10. Drug dealer Jay Conway cried as he was jailed for 15 months following the death of his 16-year-old girlfriend, Lennix Hughes.