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1. Scots urged to prepare emergency kits with 12 items as Storm Chandra looms

   The newly named storm is to bring more grim weather to Scotland - and Scots should be prepared

2. Hamilton residents sought as guide dog foster carers

   Trainee guide dogs at the organisation's Hamilton base need loving homes for evenings and weekends and volunteers to do the daily "school run"

3. West Lothian to review bulky uplift services in bid to tackle 'garden dumps'

   Councillor Maria MacAulay won backing without opposition to a study of a “ problem that has not gone away”.

4. 'Devastated' victim awoke to footballer's 'very serious sexual assault'

   The victim later discovered a video in which the man appeared to joke about the assault with friends

5. Husband and wife puppy farmers banned from keeping animals after cruelty case

   Stephen and Hazel Hamilton avoid jail despite churning out production line of badly bred pups - investigators suspect their cruel methods were used for many years

6. Jury retires in rape trial of Scots ex-Spandau Ballet singer Ross Davidson

   Jurors are considering their verdicts in the rape trial of former Spandau Ballet singer Ross Davidson, who denies raping a woman in London and attempting to rape and sexually assault another woman in Thailand.

7. Detectives appealing for information after blaze at Motherwell property

   Around 12.55am on Sunday, January 25, officers were called to a report of a fire set at the door of a property in Valley View.

8. Devious fraudster admitted 'I'm going to jail' after inventing fake employees in £500k scam

   Viktorija Lukjanova, 36, created bogus workers and forged time sheets to defraud agricultural company East Lothian Produce Ltd.

9. Nicola Sturgeon and John Swinney 'avoiding' giving evidence on Queen Elizabeth University Hospital scandal

   Scotland's largest health board caused a political storm after claiming it faced unspecified "pressure" to start admitting patients to the QEUH just days before the 2015 general election.

10. Gordon McQueen's family call for 'football to do more to protect players'

    The family of former Scotland defender Gordon McQueen have called for urgent action to make football safer after an inquest found that repeatedly heading the ball was “likely” to have contributed to the brain injury that played a role in his death.