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1. It's double the fun with two Hamilton Park Racecourse fixtures this week

   Events on Friday and Sunday, May 15 and 17, will bring together thrilling racing action, live music and Scottish entertainment.

2. Baby had ‘human bite mark’ on bum weeks before death, court told

   A picture taken from Jamie Varley's phone shows the mark, the court heard

3. Alex Murdaugh murder convictions overturned by South Carolina Supreme Court

   The South Carolina Supreme Court has overturned the murder convictions of disgraced lawyer Alex Murdaugh, who was previously sentenced to life in prison for the killings of his wife Maggie and younger son Paul

4. Parts of Scotland set to soar to 20C next week following cold snap

   Weather maps are predicting warmer weather is on the horizon after a chilly start to May.

5. Ian Watkins murder accused said 'This is what paedophiles deserve', court hears

   Rico Gedel, 25, is standing trial alongside Samuel Dodsworth, 43, at Leeds Crown Court — Gedel has told jurors that Dodsworth gave him a makeshift knife used to attack Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins in a brutal prison attack at HMP Wakefield

6. Take a tour of Rutherglen Library as part of town's 900th anniversary

   Rutherglen 900 have a number of things planned in the coming weeks.

7. Fire crews race to Glasgow caravan park blaze as smoke billows over west end

   Emergency services were called to Clydeholm Road in the Whiteinch area of the city after the alarm was raised shortly before 1.50pm on Wednesday.

8. Brit toddler, 2, 'snatched from mum' in Cyprus as police launch manhunt

   A large police operation is underway

9. Liverpool woman, 34, dies in Dubai as tributes pour in

   Desiree Golling, from Liverpool, is believed to have died suddenly while living in the United Arab Emirates, with heartfelt tributes flooding social media

10. Disappointment as Helensburgh not nominated for UK Town of Culture gong

    The UK Government recently launched the competition to allow communities to celebrate their places, with opportunities in three categories based on population size.