:00:14. > :00:21.Tonight on Reporting Scotland: The number of homicides drops to the
:00:21. > :00:25.lowest level since records began. Operating losses for Rangers of £14
:00:25. > :00:29.million but the company says it's within its five year plan.
:00:30. > :00:33.This Fife teenager says the swine flu jab left her with a condition
:00:33. > :00:46.which makes her fall asleep without warning. It can happen 25 to 30
:00:46. > :00:54.times a day off medication. And also tonight: I am at Celtic
:00:54. > :01:00.Bach where there is a huge night ahead in the Champions League. Join
:01:00. > :01:08.me for all the build-up before Celtic against Barcelona. -- I am at
:01:08. > :01:12.Celtic Park. Paws off. Why rubbing one of our
:01:12. > :01:15.best-loved statues for luck hasn't proved so fortunate for Greyfriars
:01:15. > :01:18.Bobby. The number of home side in Scotland has fallen to its lowest
:01:18. > :01:25.level since records began 40 years ago. In the end of the year to March
:01:25. > :01:30.there were 62 killings, a total of eight third less than the previous
:01:30. > :01:35.year to March. A woman's body was found in this
:01:35. > :01:39.house in Glasgow ten days ago. A man has appeared in court. But this is
:01:39. > :01:47.becoming a less common sight in Scotland. There were 62 homicides,
:01:47. > :01:53.illegal killings, in the last year. The figure is the lowest since 1976
:01:53. > :01:59.when records began to be compiled. Police say it is largely due to a
:01:59. > :02:02.reduction in knife carrying. The number of stop and searches that we
:02:03. > :02:07.carry out is proportionate to where we believe there is a threat of
:02:07. > :02:11.people carrying knives. That has been consistent with the reduction
:02:11. > :02:17.in not just homicides but also in attempted murders and Sirius
:02:17. > :02:22.assaults. Violence was very much in the headlines in 1976, when
:02:22. > :02:26.statisticians first began compiling the homicide figures. It was then
:02:26. > :02:31.that the officer was found dead. Thomas McCulloch and another man
:02:31. > :02:37.murdered three people as they escaped from the top security state
:02:37. > :02:42.hospital. McCulloch was finally released from jail earlier this
:02:42. > :02:46.year. Criminologists recognised today's figures are part of a
:02:46. > :02:53.downward trend, for which there may be a number of reasons. Part of it
:02:53. > :02:57.is cultural. There has been a shift in our experiences and tendency to
:02:57. > :03:00.commit violent crimes. We have certainly seen a change in the
:03:00. > :03:05.profile of the offending population but it may also be linked to some of
:03:05. > :03:09.our criminal justice policy developments as well. The Government
:03:09. > :03:16.has welcomed today's figures as evidenced Scotland is getting safer
:03:16. > :03:20.but ministers say they hide a more devastating statistic. We are aware
:03:20. > :03:27.that 62 families have grieved the loss of a loved one and that
:03:27. > :03:32.communities have been devastated. We want to change attitudes and the
:03:32. > :03:37.culture in Scotland, because alcohol abuse is still prevalent amongst
:03:37. > :03:40.those who die. Only one of last year's murders remains unsolved,
:03:41. > :03:47.with the figures showing 77% of victims knew their killer.
:03:47. > :03:51.Newsnight Scotland will be looking further into the reason for the drop
:03:51. > :03:56.in homicides. That is at 11pm tonight.
:03:56. > :03:59.Judges have begun a hearing to decide whether the man cleared of
:03:59. > :04:04.the World's End murders in Edinburgh should face a retrial. 17-year-olds
:04:04. > :04:09.Christine Eadie and Helen Scott were killed following a night out in the
:04:09. > :04:13.capital in 1977. Angus Sinclair was acquitted of their murders six years
:04:13. > :04:19.ago. Lawyers are arguing both of them is enough new evidence to retry
:04:19. > :04:22.the 68-year-old and a Scotland's new double jeopardy legislation.
:04:23. > :04:27.Rangers have reported operating losses of £40 million. The figures
:04:27. > :04:37.cover the 30 months to June after the club's assets were bored out of
:04:37. > :04:42.administration. -- the 13 months. As you would expect, lots of numbers
:04:42. > :04:48.in majors' account. Let's look at the big ones. Turnover of just over
:04:48. > :04:53.£19 million, but a loss of £14 million. It is no surprise the cross
:04:53. > :04:58.has made a loss given their problems, but why so large? Income
:04:58. > :05:01.was down, season tickets by a third, TV rights and sponsorship was
:05:01. > :05:08.sharply lower and the club had to cut costs. The player wage bill was
:05:08. > :05:13.down from £30 million to below £18 million. Though manager Ally McCoist
:05:13. > :05:18.got more than £800,000. Rangers also faced one-off costs linked to
:05:18. > :05:23.adjusting life in the lower divisions.
:05:23. > :05:30.They are now in the third tier, with Ibrox packed last week for the 8-0
:05:30. > :05:35.win over Stenhousemuir. But the club raised £35 in funds by selling
:05:35. > :05:42.shares but at the end of June with some season tickets sold there was
:05:42. > :05:46.only £11 million in cash, raising the question, how long before they
:05:46. > :05:51.run out? Unless something dramatically changes like in the
:05:51. > :05:56.revenue line, it does not look like they have enough cash to see them
:05:56. > :06:03.through to Scottish Premiership. Fans were getting used to the red
:06:03. > :06:09.ink. You have to get used to it. It is all picking back up so he does
:06:09. > :06:15.not really matter. If it was not for Ally McCoist we would not be doing
:06:15. > :06:22.anywhere near as well as we are now. He is a cheeky chappie. He's lovely.
:06:22. > :06:26.The club says these figures represent the start of its five-year
:06:26. > :06:29.recovery time. Confirmed today, former chief executive Charles Green
:06:29. > :06:35.is no longer a major shareholder, and current directors half dismissed
:06:35. > :06:38.the latest proposal to replace them. It will come to a head when
:06:38. > :06:43.shareholders, including a lot of fans, meet for the AGM on the 24th
:06:43. > :06:47.of this month. You are watching Reporting Scotland
:06:47. > :06:48.from the BBC. Still to come: The family of this Stornoway man missing
:06:48. > :06:53.in Turkey for three years hope a new family of this Stornoway man missing
:06:53. > :06:59.documentary will trigger a new search for him.
:06:59. > :07:03.In sport, the fans are writing in anticipation. Join me at Celtic Park
:07:03. > :07:07.for all the build-up to Celtic against Barcelona, the first of the
:07:07. > :07:10.glamour home ties of the Champions League. And I will have a very
:07:10. > :07:17.special guest. That is all the sport, coming soon.
:07:17. > :07:20.A Scots woman accused of drug smuggling in Peru is making her
:07:20. > :07:24.latest appearance before a judge in Lima this evening. Last week,
:07:24. > :07:30.20-year-old Melissa Reid from Lenzie near Glasgow and her co-accused,
:07:30. > :07:34.Michaela McCollum, from Ireland, pleaded guilty to the charges. But
:07:35. > :07:40.the prosecution has asked for more information about how they became
:07:40. > :07:44.involved in trafficking cocaine. This is the third Court hearing for
:07:44. > :07:49.Melissa Reid and Michaela McCollum, and the second to be held inside
:07:49. > :07:52.these men's prison. Inside he is a makeshift court room, too small to
:07:52. > :07:57.receive the press and the public, and we are told the judge will be
:07:57. > :08:01.hearing their testimony and cross examining them in a private hearing.
:08:01. > :08:06.Prosecutors objected to their guilty pleas, saying they have not given
:08:06. > :08:09.enough evidence and have not given enough detail as to why they were
:08:09. > :08:13.pleading not guilty. We will find out at a later date if this is going
:08:13. > :08:18.to be enough for them to be a bull to reduce the possible sentence
:08:18. > :08:21.between eight and 15 years. The sentencing is likely to be later on
:08:21. > :08:25.this month. Labour have called for a ministerial
:08:25. > :08:29.statement to the Scottish Parliament after it was revealed that nearly
:08:29. > :08:34.£30 million has been spent on the cancelled Glasgow Airport Rail Link.
:08:34. > :08:37.The SNP Government ditched the project in 2009 but in a written
:08:37. > :08:41.answer to a parliamentary question, they revealed that over £29 million
:08:41. > :08:45.had been spent on land, compensation and other costs.
:08:45. > :08:50.The Scottish Information Commissioner has criticised public
:08:50. > :08:53.authorities for failing to respond adequately to freedom of information
:08:53. > :08:58.requests. Rosemary Agnew says there has been a 14% rise in appeals in
:08:58. > :09:01.the last year from people who are dissatisfied with the way the
:09:01. > :09:04.questions have been dealt with. The commissioner says authorities should
:09:04. > :09:07.be more effective in giving and public information, nine years after
:09:07. > :09:12.the legislation was introduced. Comedian and actor Lee Connelly has
:09:12. > :09:15.been given the all clear from prostate cancer after undergoing
:09:15. > :09:19.surgery in America to treat the early stages of the disease. The
:09:19. > :09:23.70-year-old is also being treated for Parkinson 's.
:09:23. > :09:28.Nor can see is a condition that can make a sufferer fall asleep without
:09:28. > :09:33.warning dozens of times a day. -- narcolepsy. Now a teenager from
:09:33. > :09:42.Kirkaldy has told the BBC she became a sufferer after being given a swine
:09:42. > :09:46.flu jab. Her story has been highlighted by Iwan Thomas from The
:09:46. > :09:49.One Show. 14-year-old Chloe from five
:09:49. > :09:58.developed narcolepsy shortly after having the swine flu jab in 2009. --
:09:58. > :10:02.Fife. Her condition is so severe it became too much for her. I snapped
:10:02. > :10:10.suddenly. It was not a planned thing. I took an overdose. You felt
:10:10. > :10:17.so desperate you thought, I need to end this? Yes, I thought to myself,
:10:17. > :10:22.what is the point of going on when I am never really going to be able to
:10:22. > :10:28.stay awake a full day in my life? Within minutes I discovered just how
:10:28. > :10:35.difficult it is for Chloe to get through the day. I have just come
:10:35. > :10:40.back and Chloe is fast asleep. Rebecca, how often does this
:10:40. > :10:47.happen? 25 to 30 times a day off medication. This is the fourth time
:10:47. > :10:51.she has fallen asleep today and this is on medication. This is what is
:10:51. > :10:59.dangerous. We are in a park. If I wasn't here... This is how serious
:10:59. > :11:03.it is. Our reporter is here now. How many other cases are there like this
:11:03. > :11:09.across the UK? The charity narcolepsy UK believe only is among
:11:09. > :11:13.25 children throughout agent who have developed narcolepsy after they
:11:13. > :11:19.were given the swine flu accent. The company who produced that,
:11:19. > :11:28.GlaxoSmithKline, say they are actively researching how narcolepsy
:11:28. > :11:32.is involved. At the time, Chloe and others were given this fact in and
:11:32. > :11:36.it was approved but there was other advice issued in 2011 which stopped
:11:36. > :11:42.the vaccine being given to those under 20. But here we are, the
:11:42. > :11:47.winter if you -- winter flu vaccination programme this year has
:11:47. > :11:51.just got under way and patients are being assured by senior medics at
:11:51. > :11:56.the Scottish Government that there is no need for concern about this
:11:57. > :12:02.winter's vaccine. The vaccine that has been associated with narcolepsy
:12:02. > :12:08.revisiting is very different to the seasonal flu vaccine. That one has
:12:08. > :12:11.not been used since 2011. All of the current ones have no association
:12:11. > :12:18.with narcolepsy and have axle and safety records. -- excellent safety
:12:18. > :12:25.record. We must protect the public against this extremely serious
:12:25. > :12:29.inflection, the flu. It will be of some interest to Chloe's family to
:12:29. > :12:32.hear that the Department of Work and Penions have been considering
:12:32. > :12:37.research into the narcolepsy cases and have decided that on balance of
:12:37. > :12:42.probability, in some cases a link to this vaccine was proved, so it looks
:12:42. > :12:46.likely compensation will be paid from the Government of the UK to
:12:46. > :12:50.some families and a few health care workers who also think they have
:12:50. > :12:58.been affected. They are hoping to pursue the back the's makers. Thank
:12:58. > :13:06.you very much. Residents of a Dundee hotel had to
:13:07. > :13:11.be evacuated this morning following a suspected chlorine gas escape. Two
:13:11. > :13:14.chemicals were accidentally mixed together in the plant room at the
:13:14. > :13:21.Doubletree by Hilton. No-one was injured. Nu Labour alliance has been
:13:21. > :13:25.formed to run the Dumfries Council. It follows the collapse of the old
:13:25. > :13:28.administration after half the Conservative group resigned.
:13:28. > :13:31.The Queen has officially opened a new Emergency Care Centre at
:13:31. > :13:33.Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. The 350-bed building brings together the
:13:33. > :13:36.city's emergency and urgent-care facilities for the first time.
:13:36. > :13:40.The Scottish Episcopal Church is setting up a programme in the Moray,
:13:40. > :13:43.Ross and Caithness diocese to enable the use of Gaelic in church services
:13:43. > :13:46.more regularly. It will involve training Gaelic speakers to give
:13:46. > :13:57.them the confidence to lead worship in the language. The census has
:13:57. > :14:02.indicated that there are more young people picking up Gaelic. If they
:14:02. > :14:06.are going to end at being congregations, we need to be
:14:06. > :14:09.conscious of providing something for them in a language which they
:14:09. > :14:12.clearly hold dear. Four helicopter crewmen have been
:14:12. > :14:15.recognised for their bravery in rescuing 11 people from an oil
:14:15. > :14:18.industry supply vessel in the North Sea last December. Graham Stein,
:14:18. > :14:20.Nick Smalley, Paul Walters and Andy Cowx have received gallantry awards
:14:21. > :14:24.from the Shipwrecked Mariners Society.
:14:24. > :14:27.More than 1,100 P7 pupils in Dumfries and Galloway are being
:14:27. > :14:30.given life-skills training by the emergency services. Issues covered
:14:30. > :14:40.include fire, electrical and water safety and new threats like cyber
:14:40. > :14:43.bullying. They are getting to that stage in life where they are in
:14:43. > :14:49.counting new things and freedoms they did not have before. So they
:14:49. > :14:52.are being exposed to new dangers, and this is to prepare them for the
:14:52. > :14:56.freedom they have. And there are more stories from your
:14:56. > :15:00.area - and all the latest news, 24 hours a day on BBC Scotland's
:15:00. > :15:04.website. The family of a Scottish man missing
:15:04. > :15:07.for three years in Turkey hope a new BBC ALBA documentary about his
:15:07. > :15:10.disappearance will trigger a fresh search for him. Donald Mackenzie,
:15:10. > :15:13.from Stornoway, was hunting for the remains of Noah's Ark on Mount
:15:13. > :15:17.Ararat in Turkey when he disappeared in 2010. It's feared the devout
:15:17. > :15:23.christian died in a mountain accident, but his family haven't
:15:23. > :15:31.given up all hope. Jackie O'Brien reports. Donald Mackenzie from
:15:31. > :15:35.Stornoway was described as an Ireland Indiana Jones who had
:15:35. > :15:45.visited Mount Ararat many times in search of proof of the ancient
:15:45. > :15:49.biblical story, Noah's Ark. But he failed to return from a trip to the
:15:49. > :16:02.mountain three years ago, leaving his family mystified. Derek McInnes
:16:02. > :16:06.it has retraced his brother's journey in search for truth amid
:16:07. > :16:12.stories he could have been robbed during his assent or targeted by
:16:12. > :16:16.religious extremists. The authorities have refused to launch a
:16:16. > :16:21.mountain search because you did not have a permit to claim it. They are
:16:21. > :16:26.not pleased with the fact he was illegally on the mountain. This is
:16:26. > :16:31.also something which dampens their enthusiasm with regard to looking
:16:31. > :16:37.for Donald. His van and possessions were tracked down as well as his
:16:37. > :16:43.friends, not the only one convinced that the 47-year-old was can --
:16:44. > :16:54.claimed by the mountain. Somewhere there, he was camping and the site
:16:54. > :16:57.has been disturbed by villagers. I think I have found some truth with
:16:57. > :17:05.regard to the demise of Donald certainly. I am glad about that.
:17:05. > :17:10.Some believe that Donald Mackenzie's obsession with Noah's
:17:10. > :17:13.Ark cost him his life. But back on the isle of loose there is hope this
:17:13. > :17:24.latest search will trigger new clues. I like to think I will see
:17:24. > :17:32.him again. Still, there is hope, isn't the? And you can see more of
:17:32. > :17:36.that in "My Brother the Ark Raider" this Thursday night at nine o'clock
:17:36. > :17:42.on BBC Alba. Rhona's at Celtic Park tonight ahead of their battle with
:17:42. > :17:50.Barca - how's the atmosphere Rhona? Thank you, yes, it is the first of
:17:50. > :17:53.the big night yet Celtic Park. The first home glamour tie in the
:17:53. > :17:57.Champions League as the superstars of Barcelona have come to town. And
:17:57. > :18:02.the flavour around Glasgow today has been distinctly Spanish. Our very
:18:02. > :18:13.own Senorita of sport Jane Lewis can tell us more. Barcelona fans in good
:18:14. > :18:20.voice in Glasgow and despite their last visit here, in confident mood.
:18:20. > :18:33.Come on Celtic, we will enjoy this night. But come on bad guy. For sure
:18:33. > :18:40.we are going to win. The fans were mixing well in the city and so to
:18:40. > :18:50.where the VIPs from the club. The entertainment was courtesy of local
:18:50. > :18:53.children. The VIPs were looking forward to another big night of
:18:53. > :18:59.champions league football. The enters the patient is where you want
:18:59. > :19:03.to be, not just the finances but the profile and exposure for the club.
:19:03. > :19:09.It is the best club tournament in the world. To be part of that,
:19:09. > :19:15.people sit up and recognise what you've done. It is truly a world
:19:15. > :19:21.event tonight. It was almost a year ago that Celtic beat Arsenal some
:19:21. > :19:31.honour for that famous when. -- beat Barcelona. We'll be fans be saying
:19:31. > :19:37.tonight? I think tonight will be better. They are still the top team
:19:37. > :19:42.in Europe but at Celtic Park with the fans behind them, they have a
:19:42. > :19:45.great chance. So what are Celtics chances against
:19:45. > :19:49.Barcelona? They beat them here last year - can they do it again? A short
:19:49. > :19:56.while ago I spoke to the former Celtic defender Gary Caldwell. It is
:19:56. > :20:03.obviously going to be a very difficult game. Barcelona are one of
:20:03. > :20:06.the best teams which have ever been. They have to draw on experience of
:20:06. > :20:10.last year remember what they did on that night to win the game.
:20:10. > :20:15.Hopefully they can have the same outcome tonight. You have been in
:20:15. > :20:17.the Celtic dressing room on big European nights like this, what will
:20:17. > :20:22.the Celtic dressing room on big be owing on? I think the excitement
:20:22. > :20:26.and just looking forward to the game. As a footballer you want to
:20:26. > :20:31.play in games like this against the best players in the world. Barcelona
:20:31. > :20:35.have some of the best players in the world so the players will be looking
:20:35. > :20:40.forward to it. They know the challenge ahead is a big one, will
:20:40. > :20:43.be looking forward to the game and looking forward to getting out there
:20:43. > :20:49.and putting on a good performance and get a result. We know that
:20:49. > :20:53.Lionel Messi is missing but could you underestimate the rest of the
:20:54. > :20:57.squad? They have other world-class players as well but Lionel Messi is
:20:57. > :21:01.the one who can hurt you. That should help Celtic, but they have
:21:01. > :21:08.other players that can cause problems. They will still have to be
:21:08. > :21:12.on their game defensively. Do you think that Barcelona will fear
:21:12. > :21:18.Celtic going ahead, they talked about the aerial attack threat? I
:21:18. > :21:22.think so. The stadium as well and what the fans bring to the game.
:21:22. > :21:28.Everyone in Europe knows what I threat that is. Barcelona know that
:21:28. > :21:32.on the night at Parkhead Celtic can when so they will be very careful
:21:32. > :21:38.this year. And Gary is part of our Sportsound
:21:38. > :21:42.team. The whole match live on BBC Radio Scotland 810 medium wave - the
:21:42. > :21:49.guys are already on air. And on the website there's full coverage
:21:49. > :21:52.including live texts. There have been mixed fortunes for
:21:53. > :21:57.the two Scottish Daniels at the world gymnastic Championships in
:21:57. > :22:00.Antwerp. The European pommel champion Daniel Keatings fell from
:22:01. > :22:07.the horse to end his chances of a world medal. But better news for Dan
:22:07. > :22:10.Purvis who qualified for Thursday's all red final in seven plays and
:22:10. > :22:16.says that is still room for improvement. If I got another two
:22:16. > :22:23.marks I would be in the top three and hopefully I can do that on
:22:23. > :22:33.Thursday. Fingers crossed I will be in the final.
:22:33. > :22:37.That's it from Celtic Park for now. Kick-off is less than an hour away
:22:37. > :22:41.and we will have a full report on the late Reporting Scotland at half
:22:41. > :22:46.past ten. Thank you very much. It's might be
:22:46. > :22:49.for luck or just a sign of affection. But rubbing the nose of
:22:49. > :22:52.Grayfriars Bobby, the statue the world famous Skye Terrier in
:22:52. > :22:59.Edinburgh, has had an undesired effect. The action of thousands of
:22:59. > :23:02.sightseers has given the nose a bit of a shine and now it's having to be
:23:02. > :23:07.repaired. Morag Kinniburgh reports. It hurts to be loved so much, his
:23:07. > :23:13.nose is eroded by fans. Restoration work has begun to prevent serious
:23:13. > :23:19.damage. Locals say the nose rubbing must be stopped. There have been
:23:19. > :23:26.late-night visits with black boot polish. So that tourists when the
:23:26. > :23:33.rubber come away with slightly dirty hands. But polish is used by
:23:33. > :23:39.professionals to bring back the colour before wax is used. It is
:23:39. > :23:44.night -- nice to restore it but I do not get annoyed at all that M it is
:23:44. > :23:50.so much admired as part of the Edinburgh scene. That is loved and
:23:50. > :23:58.appreciated. It is a great asset to the city. This threat has been
:23:58. > :24:05.robbed for years. Why have we developed such a fascination with
:24:05. > :24:10.rubbing statues? You just want to see what it is so that you don't
:24:10. > :24:17.miss out on something. Maybe just to see what it feels like. It is the
:24:17. > :24:23.philosophy behind it. The story of the loyal dog which kept guard at
:24:23. > :24:29.his grave has become world-famous. The council will be erecting
:24:29. > :24:36.barriers to protect it. You have two approaches sensitive leg, rub it in
:24:36. > :24:41.a gentle fashion and try not to rob layers of it off to take back to the
:24:41. > :24:46.native states or elsewhere. The council argues nose rubbing is a bad
:24:46. > :24:49.habit. Therefore look the weather.
:24:49. > :24:55.Therefore look the The North was the place to be today,
:24:55. > :24:59.scarcely a cloud in the sky. It has not been that way for everyone but
:24:59. > :25:04.has been mainly drive. We have high pressure sitting over Scandinavia
:25:04. > :25:12.and it is keeping these weather fronts away. Most of us will stay
:25:12. > :25:16.dry tonight though it will be breezy with strong winds, gale force over
:25:16. > :25:23.the Northern Isles. Some patchy drizzle over the hills tonight. More
:25:23. > :25:28.persistent rain gets into Galloway and Western Argyle tomorrow morning.
:25:28. > :25:34.It will be chilly in the far north. Clear skies down to six or seven
:25:34. > :25:37.Celsius. We start out with a lot of cloud tomorrow and that rain will
:25:37. > :25:43.affect many Western partners during morning. It will head eastwards as
:25:43. > :25:51.the day goes on, becoming lighter and patchy as it does so. A largely
:25:51. > :25:54.dry day in the East. By three o'clock some dry conditions for
:25:54. > :26:02.Ayrshire and Galilee but still patchy rain for Galloway and
:26:02. > :26:11.Perthshire and Stirlingshire. -- Yushu and Galloway. Another fine day
:26:11. > :26:18.in the North. The North Highlands will see sunshine. Fresh to strong
:26:18. > :26:24.southeasterly winds. They will remain throughout the afternoon and
:26:24. > :26:30.evening. That remain -- that will remain for the evening. This weather
:26:30. > :26:34.front will push ends on Thursday, bringing heavy spells of rain,
:26:34. > :26:43.especially for the West Coast. That rain eases on Thursday. Temperatures
:26:43. > :26:49.are around 17 or 18 Celsius. It will be Friday before the winds begin to
:26:49. > :26:54.ease. It will start out wet in the west and then become drier. It will
:26:54. > :26:55.be a more settled weekend. Now, a reminder of tonight's main
:26:56. > :26:57.news in brief... be a more settled weekend.
:26:57. > :27:00.Now, a reminder The number of homicides in Scotland has fallen to
:27:00. > :27:04.its lowest level since records began nearly forty years ago. In the year
:27:05. > :27:08.to the end of March, there were 62 killings - a fall of a third
:27:08. > :27:15.compared with the total for the previous 12 months.
:27:15. > :27:19.National parks and zines have closed in the US as some government
:27:19. > :27:23.departments are shut down by the first time in 80 years. It is the
:27:23. > :27:27.result of a bitter battle between Democrats and Republicans over the
:27:27. > :27:32.budget. Rangers have reported operating
:27:32. > :27:37.losses of £40 million. The figures cover the 30 months to June after
:27:37. > :27:39.the clubs assets report out of administration. Rangers says the
:27:39. > :27:41.results are in line with its five-year strategic plan. That's it
:27:41. > :27:44.for now, goodbye.