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The top stories you need to know today include the devastated mother raising awareness about bullying, the UK's third largest baby, and upcoming changes to Scotland's testing rules.
Here are the latest headlines from Scotland and beyond.
Grieving mum wants everyone to see harrowing image days before daughter's death
A devastated mother wants to publicise a picture of her 12-year-old daughter who died, to raise awareness about bullying.
Rachel Halliwell revealed her daughter Semina took her own life shortly after an interview with a police officer and died on June 12, last year, after spending four nights in hospital.
Before she died Semina a first year pupil at high school claimed she had been raped by an older boy who she said had groomed her over social media.
Now her heartbroken mum, Rachel, has released a photograph of Semina taken in hospital just days before she died, as she raised concerns over how police had handled her daughter’s case.
UK's third largest baby born weighing over a stone loves porridge for breakfast
A baby has been named Britain's third-largest newborn after he arrived weighing more than a stone - and is already the same size as his 16-month-old sibling.
Mum Cherrall Mitchell gave birth to the her son Alpha Stone Mitchell via C-section, on October 28, 2021, weighing in at a whopping 14lbs 15oz.
Now five-months-old, the baby boy is 1st 10lbs, with his parents crediting his growth to his hearty breakfasts of porridge, according to the Mirror.
Changes to Scotland's testing rules coming into force next week as LFTs to end
Changes to Scotland’s Covid testing programme will come into force from next week.
The advice for Scots to take routine lateral flow tests if they have no symptoms of the virus will drop from Monday, April 18.
Regular asymptomatic testing in workplaces and education settings - including schools and universities - will end on this date too.
Changes to Scotland’s Covid testing programme will come into force from next week.
State Pension petition calling for £380 weekly payments for every older person passes 30,000 signatures
A petition calling on the UK Government to increase State Pension payments to £19,760 per year, the equivalent to £380 each week, has received more than 30,000 signatures of support and is currently awaiting an official response from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
The suggested increase would bring State Pension payments into line with the recent rise on April 1 to the National Living Wage, which is now £9.50 an hour for people aged over 23 working a 40-hour week - the equivalent to an annual salary of £19,760.
Kim Kardashian calls Kanye West crying after son saw her sex tape on video game
Kim Kardashian can be seen in crying in the premiere episode of the family’s new Hulu series The Kardashians, as her leaked 2002 sex tape resurfaces.
The mum-of-four shot to fame in 2007 after an adult entertainment company, who reportedly paid $1 million for it, leaked the tape with ex-boyfriend Ray J online, writes The Mirror.
As the tape went viral, Kim and her family launched the first ever series of Keeping Up With The Kardashians and just recently they wrapped after 20 seasons.
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