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1. UK defence secretary resigns over military funding clash with Starmer citing 'rising threats'

   Healey said the funding package handed to him on Monday “falls well short of what is required”

2. NHS Lanarkshire launches new plan to support care-experienced young people

   The “corporate parenting” commitment details how the health board will meet its responsibility to uphold the rights, ensure the wellbeing and create and enhance the life opportunities of children, young people and adults who have experience of being in care.

3. Scots towns shocked after 'mini tornadoes' form after stormy weather

   Locals spotted the unusual phenomenon forming in the skies.

4. Boy, 11, dies five months after battery 'exploded' and started house fire

   Cole Leighton-Taylor, 11, suffered serious injuries in a house fire at his Clayton-le-Woods home on January 6 after a battery exploded, an inquest heard

5. 'Stylish' Home Bargains £17 laundry item looks like £80 John Lewis version

   The budget version has been sold out in all colours since February

6. Friends tried to save tragic schoolboy, 12, as he drowned in river, inquest hears

   An inquest into the death of Junior Slater, 12, who died after getting into difficulty in the River Ribble near Ribchester, Lancashire

7. South Lanarkshire Council flies the flag for Carers Week

   Carers Week runs from Monday, June 8, to Sunday, June 14.

8. Four-day hunt for inmate wrongly released as police urge offender to 'hand himself in'

   Police say John Lee Riley, 49, was serving a sentence for assault but was mistakenly released from HMP Altcourse on Monday

9. Urgent manhunt after inmate 'attacks guard and escapes prison van'

   People are being urged not to approach him

10. Tragedy of boy, 11, who died after entering river during May heatwave

    Mackenzie Swift was last seen entering the River Don in Doncaster