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1. Criminal Record: Thug admits machete ambush on Mark Richardson's pal and drug mule snared

   Criminal Record has brought together a round-up of today's biggest crime stories.

2. Scottish politics today: Greens propose massive rise in welfare spending

   The Record brings you its regular 5pm round-up of the day's Scottish politics news.

3. North Lanarkshire hotels claim finalist berths in national awards event

   The Tudor Hotel in Airdrie and the Best Western Moorings Hotel in Motherwell were announced as finalists in the Prestige Hotel Awards Scotland.

4. Brothers used 'high level of violence' in airport brawl with armed police, court hears

   Mohammed Fahir Amaaz and Muhammad Amaad both deny assault occasioning actual bodily harm

5. Microsoft to shut down app with over 10 million users next month

   Regular users of the app will need to make a change in how they operate

6. Evil thugs laughed after murdering dad in brutal street attack

   Simon Roberts, 38, and Sean McKie, 37, pounced on Malcolm McCandlish, 43, in Irvine, Ayrshire, in September 2024.

7. Man who killed student in drug deal gone wrong bragged 'I stabbed him fully'

   The killing occurred after a drug deal gone wrong at a London train station

8. Pet retailer looking for sites in two Scottish cities as part of massive UK expansion plans

   Find below where the retailer is eyeing up locations for a new store.

9. Man convicted over attempted murder of cop hit by stolen Mercedes in Edinburgh

   Thomas Malone, 29, struck a constable with a stolen Mercedes at a Shell garage on Stenhouse Road, leaving the officer seriously injured during a dramatic late-night incident.

10. Airdrie driver badly hurt when his car ploughed into back of lorry on motorway

    David Crossan, 22, recovered from his injuries but landed in the dock at Hamilton Sheriff Court this week.