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Scotland - The Daily Record

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  1. Dr David Smith, a social psychology expert at Aberdeen’s Robert Gordon University, said that extremist views targeting young men must be central to a society-wide discussion to ­properly dispel them.
  2. Police union leaders warn shrinking real-terms pay has resulted in scores of Scots officers having to turn to food banks due to cash shortages, mirroring trends in other parts of the UK.
  3. Suzanne’s Law, named after murder victim Suzanne Pilley, came into force last week and means parole boards will now have to consider whether killers refused to reveal the whereabouts of their victims’ remains.
  4. The call comes amid an ­explosion in the number of autism and ADHD cases being ­diagnosed, while 28,000 youngsters are on waiting lists for assessments.
  5. Prof Simon Parson of Aberdeen University has campaigned tirelessly for newborns to be screened for spinal muscular atrophy.
  6. Social Justice Minister Shirley-Anne Somerville has said if re-elected in May her party will step in to end the scandal of people being left to die in grinding poverty.
  7. Council figures seen by the Sunday Mail show a record 9337 people and 3367 kids living in temporary acommodation.
  8. A quarter of people are afraid of losing their home in the next five years as charity Crisis demands radical action from politicians.
  9. This quaint pub in the Granite city dates its roots back 300 years - and it's our very first Pub of the Week
  10. For Women Scotland has called for all activities to cease until a review ordered by First Minister John Swinney into the SNP party’s complaints procedures is concluded.