30/08/2016 Reporting Scotland

Five Metropolitan police officers are facing misconduct investigations

over a missing woman whose body was found on an Edinburgh

The remains of Saima Ahmed who was from London,

were found at Gogarburn golf club in January.

Saima better home at Wembley Stadium exactly your ago today. Police

claimed she took the train to Edinburgh, but they don't know how

or why her remains came to be at the golf course.

My mother was at home and she found out and she was hysterical

and upset, before that you kind of had hope that maybe she is OK

Her family said the Metropolitan Police ignored pleas to update

The family say the Metropolitan Police ignored their pleas to

upgrade the enquiry, meaning it was hard to access CCTV footage.

From the time of her going missing to the remains being discovered,

that has been the biggest significant challenge, the period

of time between her going missing and her body being found and it

significantly hampered us piecing together her journey from London.

This morning, the IPCC announced that five Metropolitan Police

officers were being investigated for misconduct and gross misconduct.

Meanwhile, Police Scotland say they hope highlighting

the anniversary of her disappearance will lead to fresh leads.

One of the Scottish government's key economic advisers says the SNP's

plan to keep the pound after independence may

Later this week it's expected Nicola Sturgeon will relaunch

the party's independence campaign, but Nobel prize-winning economist

Joseph Stiglitz has urged Scotland to consider its own currency.

The main opposition parties said Scotland should keep

Our political correspondent Nick Eardley reports.

Which currency would shoppers like these ones in Glasgow use

That is a question the SNP will be exploring as it looks again

It is a question that matters, not just because of the type

of money that comes out of machines like this.

The currency a country uses affect trade and it affects how the cash

In 2014 the Scottish Government argued for a currency union,

sharing the pound we had with the rest of the UK.

Now this man, a key adviser to Nicola Sturgeon, says that

They wanted as smooth transition as possible.

Keeping the currency and keeping other forms of institutions.

I think in hindsight, that may have been a mistake.

What else could be on offer if there is another vote on independence?

The SNP and Joseph Stiglitz do not like that.

Might Scotland have to revisit if it wants into the EU

Then there is a new currency, the Scottish pound, Joseph Stiglitz

reckons that could help boost the economy.

What they would have needed to do is resurrect the Scottish

Small countries can have their own currency.

The Conservatives and Labour say that Joseph Stiglitz's

comments show a fundamental problem with independence.

Stay in the UK and keep the UK pound.

The SNP says there will need to be proper debate before it

changes that possession, but the Greens support

an independent Scotland having its own currency.

The First Minister still believes another referendum is highly likely.

So too, future analysis of further options on the cash in your pocket.

A hearing into the conduct of a social worker who dealt

with the murdered Fife toddler Liam Fee has been told she decided

child protection workers should not intervene

A conduct hearing is examining charges against Lesley Bate

involving a total of sixteen children.

Leslie Baker is not attending the hearing this week, we heard more

about her time as social worker with Fife Council's child protection

team. -- Leslie Bate. One of our colleagues said Leslie Bate was

asked to investigate concerns about the welfare of Liam. They have been

raised by his childminder in 2013. She had been worried about bruises

on the toddler including a massive bruise on his forehead, and she was

concerned he may have been knocked unconscious. Leslie Bate visited the

family home and accepted the mother of Liam's explanation and

recommended no further social worker involvement. However, the

childminder raised further concerns about an neck injury to Liam, and

this Bate's manager asked her to speak to the childminder again to

make a decision about whether to refer the case to the department.

However, the colleague told the hearing that Leslie Bate had failed

to follow up on the case, and there were no notes about it on the

Council's computer systems. She described those as unacceptable

feelings, and said that allegations of child abuse should have been

followed up in a robust manner. Liam Fee died on March 20 14. He was

murdered by his mother nature and her partner. Lesley Bate faces

charges of failing to take the necessary steps to prevent actual or

potential harm to children. The cases being heard by the Scottish

services Council and is due to conclude on Friday. Lesley Bate as

rolling quicker social work registration but does not admit any

of the charges against her. Edinburgh Council has agreed to push

forward with a cycle track. Supporters say it will boost fitness

and improve air quality. Problems with mental health

are not always associated But a survey of Scottish footballers

has found that of 600 players questioned two thirds either had

a mental health issue or knew a team BBC Scotland sport has learned

of suicide attempts and players They are the sporting stars

of Scotland's most popular game. New research shows that many

are struggling with We surveyed SPFL players,

we got a return of over 600. 64% of them either themselves

or someone they knew closely, he made a friend, had mental health

issues in the recent past. The perception is that

footballers have enviable, Why are so many of them affected

with mental health issues? They are young, active males,

a group that engages less well Whilst we do have some footballers

that earn a lot of money, the vast majority will be part-time,

have two jobs, family issues, employment issues, the same worries

that everybody else has. He was a hero to Aberdeen

fans in the '90s but he reveals two suicide attempts

amidst severe depression. I can remember waking up

on the kitchen floor Neil Lennon struggled

in his playing career. I would be in a room full of people

and feel like the loneliest guy The only thing I wanted to do

was lie in bed or shut myself away. Eventually, when I was taking

the antidepressants, and they started to kick in,

I slowly started seeing There is almost a fear of coming out

and the stigma attached Footballers can say it is all right

to say you are not OK, then we can encourage young men,

who engage badly and have a high suicide risk, to come

out and accept help. A new programme will be offered

to players and clubs There will be no Scots in this

year's European Ryder Cup team after Russel Knox from Inverness

failed to make Darren It's the first time since 2010

that the country hasn't The captain about to announce his

wild-card picks. My second wild-card

is Martin Kaymer. No place to Scots

contender Russell Knox. He narrowly missed out on one

of nine performance-based automatic Now, he's missed out

on a captain's discragsry pick. There was a lot of competition

for those picks. I'm sure Russell Knox will be

disappointed and angry. Everyone picked is lower

in the world rankings than he is. Knox has lost out to Lee Westwood,

the world number 46. Martin Kaymer, ranked

at 50 and rookie Thomas I phoned Russell yesterday

to give him the information is one of the toughest phone

calls I've had to make. Some people say he

deserved the position. I've always been

a Thomas Pieters fan. From the roaring 20s to the 21st

Century, Scots golfers have played Now it's over to Kirsteen

with the weather outlook Thanks. Good evening. It has been a

lovely day across much of the country with top temperatures of 25

Celsius in Fife. Not bad. Tonight is looking cloudy with outbreaks of

rain, moving west to east. A breezy nights to come, and mild

temperatures around 11-12. Start tomorrow with some rain across

eastern areas. But quickly that will pull away. Around eight o'clock

tomorrow. For much of southern and central and eastern Scotland and is

looking dry with spells of rightness. Some sunshine for a time

as well. Across western coastal areas we will have risk

south-westerly winds which will already be driving in a number of

showers of tomorrow morning. Some showers across the northern isles as

well stop the best of the bravest and sunshine tomorrow morning will

be in the east. As we go through the day, in texture of sunshine and

showers across Scotland. The heaviest and most frequent will be

in the West, and we'll see some showers across Northern Ireland as

well. In weather front will push through England and Wales, gradually

fizzling out as it moves into the south-east. Behind that some dry

weather, brightness and a scattering of showers. A fresher feel for all

of us tomorrow, with temperatures in the mid-to high teens, peaking

around 24 Celsius across the south-east. Believing period across

Scotland will continue along the theme of sunshine and showers being

driven in on risk south-westerly winds. As we head into thirsty we

will have a ridge of high pressure which will allow some settled and

largely dry conditions for a time, although this whether front will

begin to move in during the course of the day across Northern Ireland,

and eventually across western Scotland as well. For England and

Wales a lot of dry and bright weather with some spells of sunshine

and temperatures again mid to high teens for most of us with a high of

24 in the south-east. Our next update is during Breakfast

at 6:25 tomorrow morning.