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1. Music fans baffled as Scottish health website is top result in search for 1969 classic

   Neil Diamond fans were baffled after searching for the lyrics to 1969 classic Sweet Caroline, only for the top result to be the website of a Scottish health body

2. Vegetarian care home resident 'served meat then survived on dry cheese sandwiches for months'

   Ann Moulds said her 93-year-old mum’s dietary requirements were not respected after she went to live at the Howard House Care Home in Kilmarnock.

3. Jailhouse hounds trained to sniff out illegal drugs honoured for vital role behind bars

   Two talented inmates at Glasgow’s Barlinnie jail spent three weeks working on stunning statues dedicated to the prison’s pooch patrol, made entirely out of scrap metal.

4. Drug driving overtakes alcohol as biggest safety threat on Scots roads, figures say

   Data shows more motorists were caught drug driving – despite police carrying out five times as many breathalyser tests as drug tests.

5. Prison officer involved in Allan Marshall custody death sacked over inmate assault claims

   Kevin O'Hara - who was involved in the brutal restraint of Allan Marshall who died in a coma four days later - was sacked over claims another prisoner was assaulted, the Sunday Mail can reveal.

6. John Swinney blows £1m taxpayers' cash 'arguing men can be women' in legal cases

   The Scottish Government has blown the sum defending three legal actions brought by feminist campaigners For Women Scotland (FWS), the Sunday Mail can reveal.

7. Dozens of children charged with rape allowed to avoid criminal court appearances

   New data, released under Freedom of information, revealed 58 charges of rape were refereed to the Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration (SCRA) in just two years.

8. Friends who saved man from subway tracks nominated for Pride of Scotland award

   The brave pals leapt to the rescue of the passenger at Glasgow’s Kelvinhall station after he stumbled off the platform just seconds before the next subway train was due to arrive.

9. Ex-SNP councillor deemed unfit to stand trial found helping run successful campervan business

   Michael Cullen is now actively working on a thriving camper van conversion business despite previously claiming to be too ill to stand trial, the Sunday Mail can reveal.

10. Andrew police whistleblower urges detectives to probe donations to King's stately Scots home

    Anti-monarchist campaign group Republic’s CEO Graham Smith is now demanding a criminal probe is include cash given to the King’s 18th century mansion Dumfries House in the East Ayrshire.