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1. Gary Glitter 'on his last legs' with inmates believing he could die in prison

   The convicted paedophile is behind bars at HMP Channings Wood in Devon and is said to be nearly completely deaf, in a wheelchair and refusing to leave his cell

2. Car crashes into bus in Edinburgh as emergency services race to scene

   Emergency services were called to Morningside Road in the capital after the alarm was raised at around 4.30pm on Wednesday.

3. Gang of youths target car full of women at McDonald's in Edinburgh

   Footage appeared to show the group of around eight teenagers slamming the vehicle at the McDonald's restaurant on Telford Road in Edinburgh.

4. 'One of the greats' Tom Georgeson dies unexpectedly as tributes paid to BBC acting legend

   The Liverpool-born actor was famous for appearing in the BBC's Boys from the Blackstuff, Between the Lines and John Cleese and Michael Palin movie classic A Fish Called Wanda.

5. Teen girl jumps from Spanish hotel balcony after 'knife point sexual assault'

   The incident happened in Costa del Sol in a room at a resort in Torremolinos, Spain

6. Shamed rugby star Stuart Hogg releases online rant in 'fake news' claims

   The former Scotland captain, 33, was previously convicted over a five-year course of domestic abuse against ex-wife Gillian.

7. Shopkeeper 'shaken' after Fife shop trashed in early hours as cops hunt Audi gang

   Pav Kooner, 34, is owner of the Premier Store in Lochgelly which was hit half an hour after a similar incident on Burntisland High Street where an ATM was damaged.

8. Residents in North Lanarkshire reminded to register to vote in Scottish Parliament Election

   To vote, eligible residents must be on the electoral register by midnight on Monday, April 20.

9. Three died after car collided with HGV after driver took cocaine

   Scott Jeffery, 34, suffered fatal injuries after driving a Ford Puma head-on into a lorry on the A48 near Bonvilston in the Vale of Glamorgan while his passengers Lawrence Howells, 51, and Barrie John, 48, also lost their lives

10. Pensioner with cancer tied up woman, 95, and demanded money for his funeral

    Edwin Morrison, 81, admitted attempted robbery after strangling and tying up Mary Morgan in Little Hulton, Salford, Manchester Crown Court heard