09/10/2016 Reporting Scotland

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Police Scotland has created a network of over 90 police officers

to work with the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender

The specially trained officers are being introduced as one

It comes at the start of a week long campaign to highlight

prejudice against disability, race, religion and

Cathleen Lauder says growing up with a stutter

and as transgender meant she was regularly the target of abuse.

There are the odds days where you want to cry.

But you can't do that. You've got to get on with it.

Cathleen reported a particularly bad incident

to the police, who took action, but she says many LGBTQI people

A survey by the equality network showed more than 70% of those

who experience hate crime have not reported it to the police.

If something happens to them that they

feel is really racist or homophobic or transphobic or bi-phobic,

they felt comfortable going and reporting it.

Either a third-party reporting centre or to the police.

They say the introduction of specially trained officers is one

The Force's Chief Constable says tackling all

types of hate crime is an absolute priority, but the police acknowledge

that under-reporting is an issue that is far worse

It will allow us to provide more support to our front line officers

and encounter hate crime issues and also demonstrates our commitment

to trying to support tolerance in society.

The move comes after an independent review said

everybody in society had to play a part

Police are investigating an attempted murder

in North Ayrshire, which left two men injured,

They were found seriously hurt in Stevenston yesterday afternoon.

The convenor of the Crofting Commission has reiterated

that he won't stand down, over a heated public dispute

over common grazings, unless he's forced to by

Last month, the board of crofting's regulatory body

apologised for its handling of a dispute with crofters

Colin Kennedy, who walked out of a Commissioner's meeting

last week, told BBC Scotland's Sunday Politics Scotland

As matters stand, I believe the commissioners have acted

within the law at all times and until such times

as we have legal advice to the contrary, I will maintain

The Scottish Government says they have the power to get

involved, if they do get involved and say you had to go, will you

Police Scotland is warning that action could be taken against people

if they seek to cause distress or potential harm.

The force says it's received a number of reports,

although they haven't significantly involved threats or violence.

Tennis now, and Andy Murray has won the China Open in Beijing.

He defeated the Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets.

It's the Scot's 5th title of the year, the 40th

Scotland left it late to earn a 1-1 draw

against Lithuania, in their World Cup

Lithuania scored first, with just under an hour gone.

Scotland had a number of chances to equalise,

but James McArthur was their only scorer, in the 89th minute.

It's over to Kawser now with the weather forecast

Good evening. It has been quickly chilly night. Temperatures falling

to below freezing. Patchy mist and fog was likely across Glasgow, the

great Glen area, which weighed the sub and a clear tomorrow morning.

Most part it will be dry with a good deal of sunshine towards the west

especially. It will be cloudier in the east. Sharp showers from

Aberdeen to the eastern Borders. First you say, a similar day,

perhaps a bit more cloud around and one or two cherries in the east.

Thanks, Kawser. And that's Reporting Scotland.

Our next update is at 6:25am tomorrow morning.

Until then, from everyone on the weekend team,

enjoy what's left of your Sunday night.

Very good evening to you. The skies are clearing this evening and

overnight. It's going to be chilly. Let's start with a lovely picture of

a sunset around Anglesey,