Scotland - The Daily Record

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1. Deadly Nipah virus symptoms explained as docs warn '75% of patients could die'

   No cases of Nipah virus have been reported in the UK but health officials are warning people to be aware of the symptoms.

2. Rutherglen Town Hall events will celebrate town's 900th anniversary

   Rutherglen Comedy Workshop and folk music are part of the Rutherglen 900 celebrations.

3. Latest job stats across South Lanarkshire are welcomed

   South Lanarkshire Jobcentres are gearing up for a busy and exciting year.

4. Surge in sexual misconduct claims at Scots universities as more than 600 reports made against students and staff

   Campaigners described the number of allegations made against students and staff across the country's 19 higher education institutions as 'deeply troubling'.

5. Lyons mob boss Eddie Snr issued chilling firebomb threat as gang war heats up

   The A-Team gang has threatened to torch Steven Lyons' dad's home in Cumbernauld.

6. Scots braced for huge council tax rises as local authorities 'struggling to cope' with cost pressures

   Scotland's 32 local authorities face a budget gap of £1 billion at a time they are planning to reveal council tax rates for the year ahead.

7. Police task force given £9m to tackle Scotland's shoplifting epidemic

   The Scottish Government have given police £9million over the next three years to target the organised crime groups behind Scotland's shoplifting epidemic

8. Hero Scots chef pulls man to safety after car smashes into tree and bursts into flames

   Neil Williams, from Edinburgh, was first on the scene of a terrifying crash just off the A90 at around 7.25pm on Tuesday.

9. Dad's headaches 'due to stress of wife's pregnancy' turned out to be brain tumour

   Paul Hutchinson, 31, is desperate to make memories with his family after cancer treatment stopped working and he was given just two years to live.

10. Valuable lesson in protecting pupils after Fettes College allowed abuse to last decades

    Record View says no matter how well-qualified or respected, those who care for our kids must always put children’s safety and wellbeing first.