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1. Communities 'will pay the price if another 1000 prisoners are released early' warns senior cop

   Chief Superintendent Rob Hay's warning comes as the Scottish Government is preparing to release another 1000 prisoners by April – the third emergency measure in just over a year.

2. One worker killed and dozens hurt in accidents at controversial fish farming firm

   Documents released through freedom of information reveal 50 workers hurt - one fatally.

3. A Scots' hypnobirthing quest to help women take control of labour has gone global

   Registered midwife Lynsey ­McGillvray has already coached more than 2000 couples and, after working with online influencers, her business now has clients as far afield as Japan.

4. Donald Trump blames low life expectancy in Glasgow on poor economy

   “You would think that you would live forever....at the same time, they have a hard life economically. You know, there’s not great economics there.”

5. Mum of rape victim who took her own life after being forced to hold up underwear in court blasts ruling

   During the 17-year-old victim was told to hold up the thong she was wearing the night she was attacked to the jury.

6. Sir Billy Connolly receives lifetime achievement award at a film festival in Florida

   The Big Yin had an audience at the Key West Film Festival in fits of laughter as he made a hilarious speech after being honoured and joked about the terrible trousers his wife made him wear for the event.

7. Scottish Labour source calls for Keir Starmer and "puppet master" Morgan McSweeney to leave No. 10

   Senior party figures fear defeat in the Holyrood election unless there is a change of leadership.

8. Rape victims cannot suffer or be subjected to degrading ordeals in court

   Sunday Mail opinion says shocking case rightly prompted calls for changes to the way rape victims are treated and since then there has been slow progress towards better protection for victims.

9. Hundreds of parents forced to pay for ADHD diagnosis and treatment as NHS won’t fund it

   Desperate families are shelling out thousands to go private for neurodiversity assessments and ongoing medication.

10. Scot suing housing association over claims mould ridden flat has destroyed his health

    Tony Blair, who has been diagnosed pneumonia three times, says his bouts of ill health and worsening asthma have come after he moved into his Glasgow flat, owned by Queens Cross Housing Association, in 2017.