A look at some of the stories inside today's edition.

* Exclusive: Conclusion of Port OAP's 'buried body' trial

* House blaze was 'targeted attack' police confirm

* Grants system to face overhaul

* New ferry tender agreed

* Attainment gap shock exposed in new report

* Spango Valley retail park link

* Parents in a spin over quirky fitness classes

* School placing rules latest

* 120 new homes to be built in £7m development

* £40k boost for history project

* Picture special: Rotary club raises cash at church event

* Local solicitors branch out to Covent Garden

* Row erupts over rises in Council Tax

* Final call for popular Greenock bingo boss

* Cowan's EU pledge

* Days Gone By Extra: Picture special walk down memory lane

* Chain Reaction: Provost Moran writes for the Tele

* Sport: Oliver relishes old Gers link-up.

* Sport: Port fighter says bout will be worth the wait