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Police reveal that an 85-year-old Edinburgh woman

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attacked in her home was stabbed and possibly sexually assaulted.

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The quickie degree, a trial to speed up university courses

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The revellers head home and the clean up begins as T In The

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Next for the world champions is Scotland as the two sides meet

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Teams with a high expectation on them are more easy to beat. They are

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more vulnerable and it might be an opportunity for us.

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Extra police patrols are in operation in the Morningside area

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of Edinburgh after an elderly woman was stabbed and possibly sexually

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The attack happened on Friday afternoon and the 85-year-old victim

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is in a critical but stable condition in hospital.

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The incident is being treated as attempted murder.

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It was in this far -- quiet area of Morningside that the woman was

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attacked on Friday afternoon. Her husband had gone to the local shops

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and when he returned he found his wife lying on the floor with life

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threatening injuries. We can confirm from her injuries that she has

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certainly been stabbed and there is evidence of blunt force trauma to

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the lady and she may have been the victim of a sexual assault. The

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police want to trace a man who was seen outside her home on Friday

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afternoon. He is described as average build and 18 to 30 years old

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with short dark hair and there could be a totally innocent explanation

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for him being there but we are keen to trace him and eliminate him from

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the enquiry. The events have shocked people living here. We do not know

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much about it but we are keeping our fingers crossed that she is OK. It

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is usual and quite terrifying for the older people. Police say attacks

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like this are rare and they have brought in extra officers to provide

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support. They are to reassure the community and also if anyone has

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seen or heard anything suspicious over the last week, no matter how

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trivial, they can speak to officers on the street and they can let us

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know what may be important in the investigation going forward. As they

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police continue their enquiries the victim remains in a critical goal --

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critical condition in hospital and police are warning people here to

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always ask for identification from anyone who calls at their door.

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A Scottish university is about to start a major trial

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of a scheme to allow students to get their degrees more quickly.

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Abertay University will give students doing certain courses

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the chance to complete their degrees in three years instead of the

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traditional four, by dramatically reducing the length of holidays.

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Our education correspondent Jamie McIvor's been finding out more.

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Graduation day at Abertay University in Dundee. It is the end of four

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years of hard study. In years to come it will be possible for some

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students to get their degree more quickly if they want to. The idea is

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to let students complete four years of study in just three by having

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shorter holidays. In our usual programme students study from 30

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weeks a year as in other universities but if students study

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for 45 weeks a year, they will still have holidays but they will be able

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to progress more quickly and graduate sooner but the experience

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week by week and hour by hour is exactly the same. These two people

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studied together but they disagree what they would have done. I think

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it gives students the ability to get into the workplace earlier and I

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think that would be beneficial -- beneficial to the University of the

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student. I liked having the long summer because you can go away and

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get experience in different fields. The trial has implications for the

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university staff as well. We are working with the staff in terms of

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preparing them for the changes and we think it is absolutely feasible

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that we can do this and we are keen that they maintain their research

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and it is more about how we manage the workload and the expectations.

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This is not the first time three-year degrees have been mooted

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but it is going to be the most widespread trial of the idea and the

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University may then extend it to other subjects.

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We met the former soldier who lost his legs in Afghanistan

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who's power lifting in the forthcoming Commonwealth Games.

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In sport, Scotland can beat the World Cup Champions, Germany.

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That's according to the former Scotland manager who

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And Lynsey Sharp admits her fifth place finish in the Diamond League

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has taught her a lesson for Glasgow 2014.

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The clean up has been underway all day at Balado in Kinross-shire after

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it hosted its last T In The Park music festival. 85,000 music fans

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were there over the three days but police say crime levels were low

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with fewer arrest than last year. Andrew Anderson reports.

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As the rain started to fall on a Balado, so did the silence. The

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music was over for another year. The T In The Park tented village

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deserted. One tent seems to be making its own way home. The last of

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85,000 music fans were saluted -- slowly drifting away. Good memories

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of this music Festival and the last on these fields. It is a fantastic

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place to have it and it has always been good but we are looking forward

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to next year because it is going to be big and have the castle there and

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it will be really beautiful but it will be missed. Yes, it will be.

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Arctic monkeys brought this T In The Park to a close and it was an

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emotional event. Next year these fans will be heading for the other

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side of Perthshire. Concerns about an underground oil pipeline at

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Balado have forced the move. There were people in the campsite saying

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they loved it here which we thought it was great and thousands of people

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were shouting it at same time and the local community have been

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fantastic and there are a lot of great friendships and relationships

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that we have built up and we we almost everyone here and it has been

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a great home and we would like to thank the community for letting it

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be at home for the last 18 years. As the clear up operation began the

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police said they were happy with the fans. It has gone exceptionally well

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and the crowd came to this last event here with a great attitude and

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we can only praise the behaviour of the people who have been here. It is

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farewell to Balado and T In The Park believe the new venue will be just

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as good for the fans and the bands. A look at other stories from the

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across the country: A reactor in East Lothian has

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stopped producing power due to an unplanned outage. EDF energy said

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the reactor went off-line this afternoon. The unit is expected to

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remain unavailable until next week. The spokesman said there were no

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safety, health or environmental impacts.

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A man has been taken to hospital with serious leg injuries after an

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accident at an industrial estate in Aberdeenshire. The accident happened

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at hunting oil services and ambulance and fire crews were called

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out. Staff at Scotland's largest bus

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company will receive an extra ?120 from their employer for their

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contribution to the hosting of the Commonwealth Games. Each of the

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staff will receive the one-off payment providing they worked their

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rostered shifts throughout the event. The sum was agreed through

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unit in -- union negotiations. A consultation on developments in

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the Loch Lomond and natural Park has closed today after the deadline was

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extended. The park says that the current infrastructure cannot cope

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with pressure and it is planning to update the infrastructure to see it

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through the next 20 years. -- Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park.

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The athletes in Team Scotland are now going

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through their final preparations for the Commonwealth Games,

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Amongst them those who will be taking part in the para sports is

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former Royal Engineer Micky Yule who lost both legs while serving

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He is competing in the power lifting and after coming

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fifth in the world championships this year, he is very focussed

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In 2010 a roadside bomb robbed Micky Yule of his legs but not his

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competitive spirit. Four years ago at this time I was in an intensive

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care unit because I had just got injured in Afghanistan and I washed

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-- watched the World Cup final from intensive care and I was trying to

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catch some of the other Games in there so it has gone full circle.

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The Commonwealth Games is a very significant milestone. This might be

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the end of the beginning so it is the end to getting overall of your

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injuries and a rehab and the surgeries and now it is moving on to

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getting on with your life and better stuff. Mickey is from muscle bra and

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he was powerlifting when he had his own legs but the level of training

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he did then and now just does not compare. I am working a lot harder.

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It means that all of my lifts have gone up from what I used to lift

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when I was able-bodied to what I am lifting now with my disabilities. It

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is probably about 30 kilograms more. He is thinking more about Glasgow

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and hopefully Rio than hell but I do not think it is a big day in my

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life, it is an annoying day and not the best AI and going to have, I am

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sure I will have better but I do not dwell on it too much. There is too

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much going on to start thinking about and too many things to

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achieve. Micky Yule will have to keep this focus and concentration on

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to start thinking about and too many things to achieve. Micky Yule will

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have to keep this focus and concentration longer

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With just over a week until the Commonwealth Games there

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are still tickets available for some of the most sought-after events.

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The Glasgow 2014 website shows tickets still for sale for

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a number of medal sessions including the men's and women's 100m finals.

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Organisers say additional tickets were made available after final

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confirmation from tour operators, participating nations and sponsors.

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They say it is a small percentage of the overall capacity.

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With just nine days until the start of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow

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we'll continue our look at some of the Scottish athletes who've

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Every night this week we'll feature one athlete from across a range

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Tonight we hear from the hurdler whose face appears

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Poster girl Elidh Child says the thought of competing in these

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Our Games reporter Jane Lewis caught up with her in her adopted home

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than Bath is an English city boasting Georgian architecture and

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picturesque landscape, hinting to past industry. The Roman baths

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attract millions of visitors every year but this world-class athlete

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has not been among them, despite living here for three years. I moved

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here to train with Malcolm Arnold and be with the squad of hurdlers

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that he has their and he coached Colin Jackson to his success and he

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has world champion, and Olympic champion and world record holders so

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he is the for hurdles. I know we are in Bath but wherever you go in

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Glasgow you are the poster girl. It is really nice that people are

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getting behind the Games. Being a poster girl comes with pressure but

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it just happened for me. Hopefully I can make everyone proud. He started

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as a swimmer, why not go down the swimming route? You had to train

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twice a day, first thing in the morning and if anyone knows me I am

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not the best morning person. At the time I was having more success in

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the athletics so I love the swimming and I still try to go swimming as

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often as I can and I love to watch it but I do not think I would have

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been as good. I think I have had a lot more success in athletics and I

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would have in swimming. In terms of what you dream about four Glasgow

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2014, do you let yourself daydream? I want to go there and run to form.

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I want my fastest race of the year to be on that track. All those

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minerals will hopefully fill you with something. Good luck. Thank you

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very much. Cheers. Now some news just coming into us tonight. At

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around 1030 Jean Campbell was seen on CCTV walking her dog to Crown

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Hill Park. She never made it back to her flat which was nearby. The next

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morning her husband came home from his night shift. He went to look for

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her as she was not in the flat. He found his wife's body in the park.

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Their dog was still there. Police say she had died of Ireland to

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death. The case featured twice on the BBC Crimewatch programme. During

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an appeal last month the police said her family had been devastated by

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the loss of a wife, mother and grandmother and they deserved

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answers. This evening two men appeared here at Glasgow Sheriff

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Court. Paul Ward was charged with the murder of Jean Campbell and

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22-year-old Thomas Leydon was accused of attempting to convert the

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course of justice. Neither made any plea or declaration and both are

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being held in custody. It is back to sport now and we just have a little

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bit of football. Germany thought they had met their biggest challenge

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but worst to come. They have no idea what lies ahead,

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who could it be? Scotland can beat

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the new world champions. So says a man who knows what it's

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like to win against Germany, After their victory over Argentina

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last night, the World Cup winners' next competitive match is in

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September against Gordon Strachan's If you are looking for a German

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football top, you may have to act fast. This store in Glasgow expects

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to sell out tonight. It has captured the imagination and they may not

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have the megastars like Lionel messy or Cristiano Ronaldo but the

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Scottish people appreciate the way they have played the game. The

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reason this name on this shirt is proving popular might be something

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to do with a special goal last night on a specially Asian. Working it in

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and a chance. Mac he has scored for Germany. Germany are the champions

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of world football and their next competitive match is Scotland. My

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friend is going to Germany just for the atmosphere of the match because

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it will be some reception and it will be an amazing stadium. I am

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looking forward to it. We have a past record of beating current world

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champions on their own turf so I think we can go there and do it. I

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think we will win 2-1 against Germany. Not so fanciful if you

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remember Germany hosting a thin 1999. The man who masterminded that

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when is tipping Scotland to cause another upset. I genuinely think we

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will get at least a draw. There might be a bit of complacency

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setting in after that result and the expectation, teams when there is

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expectation on them are more easy to beat. I will take that point. Eat is

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not wrong in saying that. Scotland are past masters at beating world

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champions, most famously England in 1967 and the latest edition of

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football's oldest international fixture has been confirmed for

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Celtic Park in November. It would be great to get a bit more

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of that. Celtic have travelled for their Champions League qualifier. It

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is the first competitive match in the season and the first time at the

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health for Ronnie and John. We are looking forward to this and we want

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to be there. We want to be on the big stage. We want to take care of

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the team tomorrow night but it will not be easy, it never is at the

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start of the season. We will look forward to it because it is a good

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challenge. A chance of a first major for Monty. Colin Montgomery has been

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invited to next year's US Open having just claimed the US senior

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title in a play-off. Luke Patience and his partner Elliot

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Willis have won the European Championships in Athens. They built

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up an unassailable lead over their rivals and took a title with a day

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to stare -- spare in the event. The world athletes have started

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arriving for the Commonwealth Games. The sports village in Aberdeen is

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now home to team Cameroon and the Africans are training in the

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north-east before moving into the Games Village for 2014.

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There are more sports stories plus all the latest news 24 hours a day

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on our website. Talking of the Commonwealth Games,

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the UK and European 800m champion Lynsey Sharp says she is determined

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to run at her best in Glasgow, despite revealing she'll need this

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surgery this autumn. And she admits she's learned

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a lot after finishing fifth at this weekend's Diamond League

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meeting at Hampden. Here's our Commonwealth Games

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reporter, Lisa Summers. It was a strong line-up for the 800

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metres final. Lynsey Sharp has been in top form. She smashed her

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personal best and got under two minutes less than two weeks ago and

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she was a fraction away from that this weekend but the end result was

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a sixth place. I was disappointed straight after the race but after

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looking at it back it really wasn't as bad as I first made out. She is

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fighting an infection in her Achilles heel that will leave her

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needing surgery in the autumn. It has been a chronic infection so I

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have to dress it every day and put a silver dressing inside it to keep it

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open so that the infection has somewhere to get out because if it

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closes over it will swell up. At night I have to put a vacuum

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dressing on it which literally sucks out the infection. Today she is

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giving a masterclass to aspiring athletes in Edinburgh. Turn and go

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the other way. She will run in the Madrid this weekend before returning

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to Scotland and Hamdan for the Commonwealth Games. Hopefully at the

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Commonwealth I will not get a fright when I see the massive crowd amber

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lights on because I have already been out there and seen it.

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And Jackie, I believe you have a particular

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She will be thinking that I am stalking her. I knew her as a baby.

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I changed her nappy. We have got it out of her!

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The Queens Batten relay has reached Inverclyde. Among the places people

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turned out work Port Glasgow and there was a dragon among the baton

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bearers. It is seven years to the days since

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John Muir's son was murdered in an unprovoked knife attack. The baton

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has a knack of honouring achievement and its arrival here was to pay

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tribute to John Neill's tireless campaigning for stricter knife laws.

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It is seven years since the incident, it is his seventh

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anniversary today. Duncan Ballantyne proved that fitness is not just a

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business opportunity as he did his lap of honour with local children.

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The Dragons Den star was nominated for his charity work. I enjoy it.

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Half of my work now is involved in charitable stuff and I am fortunate

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that my company allows me to do things like that so it is great. The

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wind and rain struggled to dent the mood in the face of song and dance

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from local children who greeted the arrival of a famous face from

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Waterloo Road which is filmed here. It is an exciting thing to be part

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of and I got nervous when I saw the baton coming down and I didn't want

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to drop it. It is a really good atmosphere here. With just over a

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week to go until the Games the baton is tantalisingly close to Glasgow

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with the help of some celebrity friends.

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Within the half -- last half hour two of the baton bearers did

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something pretty special. David passed the baton to his partner

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Susan and we can see it, he presented her with a ring and asked

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her to marry them. She said yes, thank goodness, and after posing for

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the pictures, sheep and after posing for the pictures, eat that!

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How do I follow this tonight? I do not know. It is a mixed bag as far

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as the weather is concerned with some dry days and fairly wet days in

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the forecast this week as well. Tonight the rain has been plaguing

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Scotland and it will continue to move away into the North Sea. It

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will eventually become confined to Shetland. Elsewhere it becomes dry

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with clear spells. They will be a few showers across western and

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northern coastal areas. Not a cold night to come. Temperatures should

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hold up around double figures. In some sheltered rural spots it will

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be around five or 6 degrees. The wind will ease down with the effects

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-- exceptional some isolated showers and the rain across Shetland were

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clear during the day as well. Taking a closer look at around 4pm

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tomorrow, spells of sunshine and brightness. Temperatures will

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respond accordingly. Highs of around 21 or 22 degrees will be similar

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across the north-east. More cloud in the Outer Hebrides and sky and the

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Highlands tomorrow afternoon and we will see some rain following year

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later and highs of around 17 degrees. Tomorrow evening we hold

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onto a lot of dry and bright weather, just one or two showers

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around, especially over high ground. More in the way of cloud across

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western parts and we will eventually see the rain moving in during the

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overnight period. Taking a look ahead to Wednesday, cloudy and wet

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is how it starts but the rain will tend to fragment during the day and

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there will be dry and bright interludes with highs of 21 degrees.

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That is the forecast. Now, a reminder of tonight's main

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news: Extra police patrols are in place in

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Morningside after an elderly woman was stabbed and possibly sexually

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assaulted at home. That is reporting Scotland. Good evening.

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