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earlier this evening. There will be more on that and any development on

the BBC News Channel. Now it is time Hundreds of mesh implant

operations have been performed in Scotland,

despite ministers suspending their use because of potential

health complications. Figures obtained by the BBC show

that more than 400 women have received mesh and mesh-tape

implants, usually used for pelvic and incontinence problems,

since June 2014, when the then Health Secretary called

for their suspension. Our political correspondent Lucy

Adams has this exclusive report. Hospital treatment is meant to make

patients feel better, but not for Gillian,

who now needs crutches to get round. It's meant to be

a standard procedure. Life as I knew it

completely changed. This is polypropylene, the same

material used to wrap newspapers This is really hard,

it's got a sharp edge. It can contract, it can

break up in the body, I know of women who've

lost their bladder and kidney. How they can put this

into bodies, I have no idea. The Scottish Government took action

and it was suspended back in 2014. That was following pleas from women

suffering debilitating side-effects. But figures show that more

than 400 women have had it The BBC has learned

the Greater Glasgow Health Board has For some procedures,

this is the only choice. They either live with their symptoms

or have these mesh procedures. So for some, it's their only

chance of some benefit and of having a benefit

that lets them get out of the house. But this consultant, who's been

advising the Scottish Government on these procedures,

says there's at least two other forms of surgery which should be

offered but which ministers cannot Only the MHRA could ban it

from the whole of the UK but the Government could suggest

to health boards and clinicians and surgeons to consider suspending

these until we find exactly Is it in the device, the procedure,

the surgeons, or the patients? Hundreds of women are now

taking legal action. They certainly want answers

as to why they received something which had

been directed as not to be used until further investigations

were carried out. Gillian and Olive are working

together to support other women suffering as a result

of these operations. More than 400 are taking legal

action against health boards and mesh manufacturers,

but if the procedure continues, that The full report into the killing

of 16-year-old Bailey Gwynne at his Aberdeen school has been

published, but with much of the evidence and even one

of the conclusions blacked out. Rebecca Curran reports

from Cults Academy. 16-year-old Bailey Gwynne

was stabbed during a fight with a fellow pupil here

at Cults Academy His killer, who was also 16,

is serving nine years A review conducted by child

protection expert Andrew Lowe found Bailey's death was "potentially

avoidable if those who knew his killer carried weapons

had told a teacher". Mr Lowe made five conclusions and 21

recommendations in total, But the full report was kept

private due to data But today the city council released

a heavily redacted version. In fact, much of the 67

pages look like this. Well, the section on the background

of Bailey and his killer, who's described as child A,

has been fully redacted. All information about previous

concerns raised about the killer and a complaint that was made

have been withheld. The only apparent criticism

is levelled at a city councillor for taking part

in a media interview. Well, in October,

when the recommendations and conclusions were released,

the city council's chief executive Angela Scott said the full report

wasn't being published because it contained a great deal of sensitive,

confidential and legally Mr Lowe conducted 43 face-to-face

interviews and over the past weeks each person is understood to have

been asked if they were happy What is now apparent is that

most of them said no. Now, what's not clear

is on what grounds any of those If they were allowed to object only

on the basis of legal or data protection grounds,

or if they could refuse because they were upset

or embarrassed to have The Prime Minister says

she will look very seriously at proposals put forward

by the Scottish Government on Brexit, but has stressed

the negotiations to leave the EU Theresa May was speaking ahead

of tomorrow's publication of the Scottish Government's

priorities for Brexit. I took a call from the First

Minister this morning, where I assured her we will look very

seriously at the proposals the Scottish Government is bringing

forward. I welcome the fact they've been looking at their priorities.

We've been welcoming all the devolved administrations to look at

those so they can be taken into account in the UK negotiations on

leaving the European Union. Plans have been unveiled to create

up to 600 jobs and invest ?120 million at the site of the UK's

last remaining aluminium It's hoped the site could eventually

manufacture alloy wheels for cars. It's the last remaining

aluminium smelter in the UK, relying on its own hydro-power

scheme to produce the massive amounts of electricity

needed for the process. But a review of its assets

by the previous owners led to concerns it could be closed,

with the loss of 170 jobs. Now with the sale of the smelter,

the future is not only bright, Our plan is not to stop aluminium

but make components which are very That creates 300 direct jobs

and many more indirectly. The First Minister was on hand

to take part in a traditional Hindu ceremony to mark the takeover

by the company which earlier this year bought the former

Tata steel plants. With a ?120 million investment

to be made, direct jobs in the supply chain,

it's clearly a massive shot It doesn't just guarantee the future

of the aluminium smelter and the power plants

and all the jobs associated with those, it heralds a bright

new future for manufacturing, given the plans to create

a new manufacturing facility here, bringing many more jobs

in the process, This smelter has been

here since 1929 and remains one of the most important industrial

employers in the Highlands. Especially myself -

I'm in my fourth year here. The chance of me having a job

in the future here is excellent Moving into making alloy wheels

and car components could triple The ultimate aim is to bring

steel-making to the Fort William The Scottish Football Association

has been fined more than ?15,000 by the world governing body Fifa

after the national side wore poppies during last

month's World Cup qualifier Our reporter Alasdair Lamont gave us

the reaction at Hampden Park. The decision isn't an entirely

surprising one, but nonetheless, the reaction has been

one of disappointment. The Scottish FA, along

with the English FA, had requested permission ahead

of the match to wear the poppies in the match,

which was denied. Fifa said there was a rule over

the banning of wearing Players wore poppies regardless

of that ruling, and there The Scottish FA has been discussing

the matter with its English counterparts but also

the other home nations. All of them have been fined

for similar reasons. In terms of the fines,

the Conservative MP Maurice Corrie Frankly I'm appalled

at the decision. It's disgraceful they've come

to that decision when you think of the commitment many football

teams and players made in the wars. I quote the Heart of Midlothian

club, who went as an entire team to fight in the Great War,

and sadly many did not come back. Certainly strong feeling over

the issue, and the English FA are standing their ground,

saying that they will appeal. The Scottish FA stood

shoulder-to-shoulder it would be surprising

if they backed down. I would expect an appeal

to go in in the New Year. An appeal to restore

the fire-damaged Mackintosh School of Art has been boosted

with a ?450,000 donation It's the largest grant

to a non-science project in Scotland The cost of restoring

the school of art is estimated With this latest donation,

the appeal has now Now Judith has the weather outlook

for tonight and tomorrow. Thank you. A very good evening to

you. The jet stream is about to take control of our weather for the

coming week. It is that incredibly fast moving ribbon of wind above the

atmosphere, already pushing areas of low, deep pressure towards us, so we

could see some very stormy conditions come Christmas weekend.

You might wonder what the fuss is about because at the moment things

are quiet and dry and we will have a fairly widespread frost tonight. A

dry start, bright once we see the sun rising with spells of sunshine,

and temperatures at around three or 4 degrees across much of southern

Scotland. In rural sparked -- parts, temperatures around the freezing

level. The wind really picking up across the Western Isles and

Northern Isles and temperatures here higher first thing tomorrow as well.

For the rest of the morning, we are holding onto dry weather, and then

the arrival of that change with the band of rain feeding in across

western Scotland with strengthening southerly winds and gales up towards

the north-west. We will see the rain edging into Northern Ireland but a

much brighter day than we've seen of late across much of England and

Wales, losing the mist and fog we've had lingering over the last few

days. Temperatures cooler than of late as well. It will feel that bit

cooler tomorrow across Scotland as well. Holding onto dry weather for

most of us and then the rain sweeps in as it moves across the country.

Generally lighter and patchy in the east. Then the last of these showers

feeds into the West and this is the next sign of change. These frequent

blustery showers feeding in coming all the way from Canada mean it will

feel cold with a wintry Mr those showers across western and northern

Scotland, with hail and thunder as well. -- a wintryness.

Our next update is during Breakfast at 6.25am tomorrow morning.

But from everyone on the late team, goodnight.