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of Ashya King are in a Spanish jail tonight fighting extradition to

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Britain after they took Time is running out to register to

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vote in the independence referendum. With tomorrow's midnight deadline,

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every remaining adult everywhere is being urged to sign up

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for what could be the highest Edinburgh Zoo's famous giant panda

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may have lost her cub, A lorry driver who fell asleep

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at the wheel, killing two charity cyclists, is

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jailed for eight and a half years. The story of the West Lothian

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housing estate where some homeowners say they're being left to rot

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by the local council. We have never asked for money or

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anything. We just feel that if they will be building new houses then

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they could put us into one of them. With just hours until

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the transfer deadline, it could be the first preseason where no club

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has spent money signing a player. Both sides in the independence

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referendum campaign are urging anyone who hasn't yet registered to

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vote to do so before it's too late. More than 4 million people

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here have already signed up. And with a high turnout

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and close result expected, Our political correspondent Tim Reid

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is here with more Just 17 days to go until polling

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day, although some voters have If you are to take part at all in

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this crucial vote on the nation's future and you haven't yet applied

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to do so, you must have registered by midnight tomorrow to be eligible,

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and most registration offices will be staffed and will let you hand in

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your form right up until that point. And if you have registered,

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or are going to apply to get a postal vote or a proxy vote -

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that's allowing someone else to vote for you - then that has to be

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done by 5pm on Wednesday. Very simple. Either contact your

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local electrode registration officer and get a form. -- electoral

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registration. Or go online, download the form and get it back to the

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electoral registration officer. This campaign is keen to find the

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so-called missing 1 million. Those who are eligible to take part, who

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do not usually do so, but who could swing this vote. We're making sure

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that people who may not have registered do register to vote in

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this very important referendum. We are trying to ensure we have the

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biggest turnout possible. We know that lots of people who have never

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voted before I voting to register -- registering to vote in the

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referendum, and we believe they are registering to vote yes. Today the

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no camp sought to persuade undecided women voters by appealing to their

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hearts and their heads. We are trying to get across to people that

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this is the single biggest decision that people will make in their

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lifetime. If we vote to leave then there is no going back, it is that

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simple. I want to build a stronger, better Scotland within the strength

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of the UK. Some have already made up their minds and faulted by post.

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Many more will do so. -- voted by post.

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There are over 4 million people so far registered to vote and more than

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Those numbers will be updated next week, and are expected

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Final turnout on September 18th is expected to be at record levels,

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perhaps over 80% of the electorate - an estimate which shows, perhaps,

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just how engaged Scotland is in deciding the nation's future.

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It's the news that Edinburgh Zoo had been

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dreading, but tonight it appears the female giant panda Tian Tian

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Our reporter Lisa Summers is at the zoo for us tonight.

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It might be pandas that we are talking about, but it feels like

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Groundhog Day today at Edinburgh zoo, with the news that tests been

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carried out on Tian Tian sure that she may have suffered some form of

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miscarriage. It is three years since she arrived here. The first year,

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the pandas failed to meet naturally. Last year Tian Tian lost her baby.

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She is still in those kind of window where a pregnancy as possible. The

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test that they have been using is very much new science and does seem

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to indicate some anomalies over the weekend that she is now no longer

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pregnant. We are watching how the Wall came to see how she behaves,

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and it will be another week or so and we will have much clearer idea

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-- we are watching how the whole time. We have had some slightly odd

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results over the weekend, and it could be because there has been so

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much anticipation about a due date. DNAs that has prompted a backlash

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with one animal welfare charity -- this announcement has prompted a

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backlash. The day has said that they will not make any more decisions

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about next year until they note the future of Tian Tian here for

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certain. But they say that she is perfectly capable of having more

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cubs in the future. Still to come: We followed to political mavericks

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on the Independence trail. And in sport, transfer news from

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across the country. The cash has not even following -- not been flowing

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in Scottish football. And Andy Murray's fourth-round clash

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in the U.S. Open in New York. A lorry driver who fell asleep

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at the wheel, killing two charity cyclists in Cornwall, has been

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jailed for eight and a half years. The pair, who worked

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for the company Aberdeen Asset Management, had been raising money

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in memory of a former colleague The two men were experienced

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cyclists, but they did not stand a chance. They were all down morning

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in Cornwall last July. They had set out on a red from lands end to John

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O'Groats, when a lorry ploughed into them. One witness said that he took

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no these that action, he did not even break. He had been seen driving

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erratically, he had been text in through the night. -- sending text

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messages through the night. The 32-year-old admitted two charges of

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causing death by dangerous driving. He also pleaded guilty to driving

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dangerously in relation to a similar crash ten weeks later. Toby Wallace

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was based in the United States. Today the weather was issued a

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statement saying that there were no words to describe their devastation.

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Passing sentence, the judge said that it was clear that Palmer had

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been suffering from extreme fatigue. He said that they were good men, the

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kind of people who make the world a better place for the rest of us.

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A father has been jailed for six years for culpable homicide

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after killing a man who'd stolen his son's mobile phone.

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The victim, Patrick Bradley, had robbed Derek Grant's son of his

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The father then armed himself with a knife and demanded Bradley hand

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Bradley stabbed Grant in the eye, and Grant retaliated

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A group of homeowners living in an almost derelict housing estate

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in West Lothian say they're being left to rot by the local council.

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The authority wants to knock down Deans South in Livingston,

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and it says most tenants and householders have already moved.

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But a small number of people claim they're not being

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This woman and her family live in the house which they bought ten

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years ago in Deans South. But most residents have been rehoused in most

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able have reached a purchase deal with the local authority. It is not

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a fear deal. We are receiving ?11,000 for the land, ?20,000 or

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?30,000 for the property. That would leave me majorly in debt. I would

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want the current market value of my property because there is nothing

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wrong with it. Isabel Baxter also lives in the estate. We have just

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asked for a head for a house. We have never asked for any money. If

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they are building houses then they could put us into one of them. The

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council has condemned the properties. In 2010, the council

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failed in its bid to carry out a compulsory purchase order. So far

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the response from the residence has been extremely positive, see the

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council. The roofing is like a sheet of paper. It is cracking. Kerry

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keeps a close eye on the derelict houses near her, but living in this

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environment takes a toll on her. It makes me cry some days, it is so

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bad, but I have got to be strong for my children and fight this to the

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end. Homeowners fear for their properties as the ones around them

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decline and I'm looking to the council to settle this long-running

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dispute. A look at other stories

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from the across the country. Cases of skin cancer in Scotland

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have increased two-and-a-half-fold over the last 30 years, but survival

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rates have also soared. The research is from the

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Alan Lyell Centre for Dermatology in Glasgow, which says prevention

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is still better than cure. There have been further calls

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for new investigative powers to be given to the Scottish Society

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for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in a bid to

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help police solve wildlife crime. The Scottish Government

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is considering this move. Its consultation on wildlife crime

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investigation comes to an end today. A new financial survey says up to

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10,000 jobs could be created in Scotland's food and drink

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industry over the next five years. According to the Bank of Scotland,

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two thirds of companies in the sector are planning to take

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on additional staff by 2019. The chief executive of

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Aberdeenshire Council is to retire. Colin Mackenzie was appointed to

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the post in 2008. He will remain as chief executive

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until a replacement is appointed, Four photographs taken in Scotland

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have been named winners in the Richard Shucksmith's picture of an

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otter and puffin taken in Shetland Ruth Asher won the Habitat category

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with her picture Peter Cairns' study of woodland

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in the Cairngorms won the And 11-year-old Wiliam Bowcutt

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snapped the under-12s' prize with this photograph of a dipper,

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taken in Dumfries. Tommy Sheridan and George Galloway

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are socialists, but our own separate side of the independence debate.

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Friday night in Wishaw and hundreds are awaiting the arrival of this

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man. Tommy Sheridan. He is greeted like a hero. A celebrity. Despite

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his recent spell in prison. Something that on stage she is happy

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to joke about. We're not exactly in shackles and jeans, we are not in

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prison, we are not even in handcuffs. Mac and I know a thing or

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two about being in handcuffs. This is his 71st public meeting. He hopes

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to do 100 before the 18th of September. Since 19 51 -- 1951 we

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have not bought it for Tory Government, but since 1951 our

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country has had to endure a 35 years of Tory government. But this

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firebrand socialist has proved to be divisive. Some people might not be

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my greatest fans, that is fine, we can still agree for the need for a

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Yes vote, but disagree about other things. He is very high profile,

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perhaps not always for the right reasons, but there is no denying his

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passion and his belief in what he is saying. It came from there, but more

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than that, it came right from here. It is a different class. From the

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men in suits. When you knock on doors, people are not interested in

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men in suits, they want to see this. It was a chorus of approval for him.

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He denied he was preaching to the converted, but there is no denying

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that he can still command a room. Tomorrow we will be hearing from

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George Galloway, who has been campaigning to keep the union.

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Yes, even by recent standards in Scotland, this has been a quiet

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In some respects, the biggest story has been about this man,

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Stefan Styepovic, a Serbian striker who performed a late U-turn having

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Now reports have emerged in Spain that his favoured move to Getafe has

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failed to materialise and that he may again be prepared to consider

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I know Celtic were unhappy with the way events unfolded last night,

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but that's one to keep an eye on over the next few hours.

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Celtic fans are certainly keen to see some deadline-day activity,

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but what they don't want is Virgil van Dijk to leave.

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The Dutch defender has attracted interest throughout the summer,

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with Southampton and Sunderland credited with particular interest.

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He was left out of the squad for yesterday's match

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against Dundee, but as things stand, the Dutchman is still a Celtic

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player and, barring a remarkable late offer, will still be tomorrow.

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Now, the biggest transfer fee involving a Scottish football player

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today is likely to come, unsurprisingly, in England.

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The former Hamilton Accies midfielder James McArthur is

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in talks with Crystal Palace after Wigan accepted an offer

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The good news for Accies if that one goes through is that they stand to

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make about ?500,000 as part of a sell-on clause in his contract.

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Back to the Scottish Premiership then, and a couple

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Partick Thistle have signed the former Liverpool striker

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Nathan Eccleston, and Michael Gardyne has joined Ross

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Keep an eye on the BBC Sport website for any late deals being done.

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Now, it's all about qualifying for the big events.

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Here's the latest news on Scots from the worlds of football and golf.

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Scotland are looking for success against World Cup Winners Germany in

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The squad gathered today ahead of Sundays game.

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Assistant boss Mark McGhee says they must not be intimidated by

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I do not think there are any weaknesses. I think that there are

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opportunities, things that we do that we feel that we can apply. At

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some point in the game, we will have the ball. It is what we do with it

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then. He came desperately close,

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but Stephen Gallacher just missed automatic selection for the

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European Ryder Cup team. He needed a first, second,

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or tied-for-second spot He'll find out tomorrow if he's one

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of Paul McGinley's wildcard picks. To come down to the last hole, it

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was a tall order to start with. The guys were quite a lot ahead of me. I

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nearly did it, but there is nothing more I can do.

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And for all the build-up to the Ryder Cup team announcement,

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all the latest transfer news till the deadline passes tonight,

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and so much more, check out the BBC Sport Scotland website.

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Now, Andy Murray faces a very stiff encounter tonight,

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as he will try to book his place in the quarter-finals of the US Open.

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Murray is ranked eighth for the event, and is taking on

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The Scot lost their last encounter at the Toronto

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Kheredine Idessane has this report from Flushing Meadows.

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The world's test tennis players are pretty much still here as we look

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forward to what she'd be a fascinating second week here at the

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U.S. Open. Andy Murray kicked things up against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Andy

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Murray said that he will have to step up a level against the talented

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Frenchman. He is an exciting player to watch, he is very explosive

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around the court and generates a lot of power, big serve. Basically what

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you need to do against him is neutralised that. Of course Andy

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Murray is now coached by a French woman, Amelie Mauresmo. So for those

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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga make of his compatriot being in the opposite

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camp? She is great, she will be a good coach, she is a good human

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being. A good relationship. It will be sad to have her on the other

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court will stop it is only natural that things will get a lot more

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difficult. Andy Murray may have to get past the world number one Novak

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Djokovic, and Roger Federer. First of all it is Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

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tonight at around 8pm UK time. That's it,

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but lots of tennis and transfer news Before the weather,

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here's Sarah Smith with news I will be talking to the Better

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Together leader Alistair Darling, about whether the Scottish NHS would

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be safe after a No vote. Why do people think he is bluffing about a

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currency union in the event of a Yes vote? And should she be running a

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more positive campaign? Find out tonight.

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Time for the weather. Find conditions for most, and

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certainly this evening it stays dry. One or two exceptions. I will show

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you what I mean. Some strong winds and thicker cloud. The chance of

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some heavy drizzle at times. In the countryside, temperatures down to

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six or seven Celsius. But in the towns, temperatures milder. Notice

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the eyes or buyers -- isobars building up. For most people it is

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dry. Some shallow mist and fog around in the morning, the deer head

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is dry and braked with decent spells of sunshine. Always difficult to

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pinpoint where the most prolonged sunshine will be. But even if you

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have the cloud it will still be pleasantly mild. In the sunshine, 20

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or 21 degrees is plausible. Some thicker cloud in the Hebrides, a

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chance of some drizzle at times. In the east, more of a chance of

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sunshine. The rest of the afternoon, into the evening and overnight,

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there will be some weights and chain around. We continue with thicker

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cloud in the north west. Generally dry and settled again on Wednesday.

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Pleasantly warm. Some light showers across the hills. Towards Thursday,

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the high pressure is still nearby, just about holding on, but doing its

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job. Keeping the low pressure and weather fronts that be. Generally

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dry and bright, pleasantly warm in the sunshine. Perhaps a little more

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in the way of rain at times. That is the forecast for now.

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Now, a reminder of tonight's main news.

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A couple who removed their seriously ill son from hospital in Southampton

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are being held in police custody after they refused to consent to

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their extradition to the UK at a court appearance in Spain.

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Would-be voters have a chance to get onto the register until midnight

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tomorrow night. I'll be back with the headlines

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at 8pm, and the late bulletin just Until then, from everyone

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on the team, right across the

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