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1. TV Licence cancellation rules mean you can stop £174.50 payments for six reasons

   A TV Licence currently costs £174.50 a year for anyone viewing live television or BBC iPlayer, but the fee is increasing in April

2. 'I visited Scottish shopping centre abandoned 20 years ago and couldn't believe what I found'

   Five Sisters Freeport Shopping Village in West Calder opened in 1996 with designer brands like Calvin Klein and Versace but closed in 2004 after nearby rival outlet caused footfall to decline

3. NHS ibuprofen alert over 'tummy pain'

   People have been advised to watch for symptoms indicating potential key side effects

4. Scots teen trapped in bedroom after 30 brain surgeries pleas for normal life

   Aimee Nicholl, 17, from Glasgow, is bedbound by agonising symptoms linked to a brain condition that she has lived with since she was born. She will travel to specialists in London where her family hope she can return to a nromal life through treatment.

5. Tax-dodging Shetland council boss "reduced to tears" by public support

   Shetland Islands Council convenor Andrew Manson claims harsh treatment by HMRC and Insolvency Sercice - and vows to carry on as councillor despite unpaid £178,000 bill

6. Mum left partially blind 'by contraceptive jab' fears she will be locked out of compo claim

   Around 11 women in Scotland could miss out on compensation after being told their London-based lawyer may be restricted to claims south of the border.

7. 'My dad was like a zombie' Glasgow dementia ward closed down amid opiates probe

   The family of George Maguire, 91, say he quickly descended into near catatonic state soon after admission to Stobhill Hospital where he was given unprescribed opiate medicine.

8. Sandi Thom favourite to record Scotland's official 2026 World Cup song

   Aberdeenshire singer Sandi Thom is hoping her new song, I’m Proud to be from Scotland, could be the country's new World Cup anthem.

9. Prime Minister Keir Starmer must resign for Labour's sake after atrocious by-election

   Gorton and Denton defeat proves the UK Government needs leadership, says Record View

10. RAF and police mountain rescue team help hillwalker stuck on ridge for 20 hours

    In total, 30 mountain rescue personnel were on the northeastern slopes of Sgurr Fiona at the height of the operation.