:00:00. > 3:59:59There is more throughout the evening on the BBC News Channel. We are back
:00:00. > :00:10.with the Good afternoon. A fighter on the
:00:11. > :00:13.tennis court who used that determination to battle the disease
:00:14. > :00:16.that was ultimately to end her life. That's how friends and family have
:00:17. > :00:27.described Elena Baltacha, who's died of liver cancer at the age of 30.
:00:28. > :00:32.Aileen Clarke reports. Eminem's silence for Elena Baltacha
:00:33. > :00:38.in Glasgow this afternoon. Her loss is felt deeply here. Shipley B squad
:00:39. > :00:40.as a teenager. At just 14 winning a Scottish cup medal. In more recent
:00:41. > :00:46.years, she still remembered her winning partner will stop Elina came
:00:47. > :00:54.up and spoke to me, and I hadn't spoken to her for a few years. She
:00:55. > :00:59.was really nice. That was the type of person she was. She remembered
:01:00. > :01:07.people and was a nice person, so I think it is sad when someone with so
:01:08. > :01:12.much life in her. Won it was in Perth that Elina's talent was first
:01:13. > :01:20.spotted. She took up tennis aged nine. Won this girl with big thick
:01:21. > :01:30.spectacles came down to read tennis club, and as soon as she left, we
:01:31. > :01:38.knew she had exceptional talent. Much is expected of her. This year,
:01:39. > :01:41.I would like to be number one in Great Britain for my age group, and
:01:42. > :01:46.in a couple of years, I would like to turn professional. By the age of
:01:47. > :01:48.18 or 19, I would like to be number one in the world. She didn't
:01:49. > :01:59.disappoint. In 2002, she was on centre court at Wimbledon. The man
:02:00. > :02:06.who helped get their is courage to me. He says her passing is a
:02:07. > :02:11.personal boss for him, and a great loss to tennis. She had a big
:02:12. > :02:18.heart. Really competitive. A great athlete. No fear. One of those
:02:19. > :02:23.things that most tennis players have is fear, but she would hit the ball,
:02:24. > :02:28.miss it, and keep hitting the ball until it went in. Won establishing
:02:29. > :02:35.herself as a young player on the circuit, she came under the wing of
:02:36. > :02:38.Judy Murray, who she had beaten in the Scottish cup just years before.
:02:39. > :02:42.Andy Murray said it was tough to understand the tragic loss. The
:02:43. > :02:48.First Minister said she was as much a role model of the court as she was
:02:49. > :02:57.dedicated and superb on it. Won and that Scotland has lost one of our
:02:58. > :03:00.most well loved sports stars. Elena Baltacha, who has died at the
:03:01. > :03:04.age of 30. An investigation is under way after
:03:05. > :03:07.a 19-year-old woman was raped in an underpass in Stirling in the early
:03:08. > :03:09.hours of the morning. Police are appealing for anyone with
:03:10. > :03:12.information to come forward. The attack happened sometime between
:03:13. > :03:15.4:30pm and 5:00pm at Customs Roundabout, near Laurencroft in the
:03:16. > :03:19.town. A mobile crane has toppled over in
:03:20. > :03:22.Aberdeenshire. No-one was injured in the accident at an industrial estate
:03:23. > :03:26.in Peterhead earlier today, and an investigation is now under way. The
:03:27. > :03:29.Health and Safety Executive says it's making initial inquiries into
:03:30. > :03:31.the incident. The Scottish Liberal Democrats
:03:32. > :03:34.kicked off their European campaign in Edinburgh today. Senior figures
:03:35. > :03:37.set out their stall, claiming they're uniquely pro-European and
:03:38. > :03:45.that the other parties are timid. Our political correspondent, Lucy
:03:46. > :03:50.Adams, reports. Fine malt whiskey. One of many
:03:51. > :03:53.products but benefits from Scotland being part of the European Union.
:03:54. > :03:56.That was the Lib Dems message at this Edinburgh distillery, used to
:03:57. > :04:02.mark the official start of the European campaign. To the sound of
:04:03. > :04:06.chinking bottles, they explained they are the only party that will
:04:07. > :04:12.keep Scott in Britain, in Europe, and in work. They are offering green
:04:13. > :04:15.policies, more jobs and less crime. For the Scottish leader, it was down
:04:16. > :04:22.to one simple question. Are you in or out? If you elect another
:04:23. > :04:28.nationalist, all you will have is an extra nationalist to bang the drum
:04:29. > :04:31.for independence. What we need is some like Joe Schlein, who will make
:04:32. > :04:37.the case, the positive case, for Scotland being in Britain and the
:04:38. > :04:41.EU. Won but the SNP are the only party eyeing up the seat. Others are
:04:42. > :04:45.looking to extend their influence will get their first signal of the
:04:46. > :04:51.border, and challenge the Scotland's running the Dem MP. We
:04:52. > :04:54.have only party standing up with clear mandate of being positive
:04:55. > :04:59.about staying in the UK and staying in the EU. UKIP want to take us out
:05:00. > :05:05.as did the Tories. Labour are splitting, and we are standing up to
:05:06. > :05:08.defend our membership of the EU. SNP plans for independence put at risk
:05:09. > :05:12.our membership of the European Union. With six seats up for grabs,
:05:13. > :05:16.questions remain as to how the strength of their message will
:05:17. > :05:20.measure up. Aberdeen's new ?22 million aquatics
:05:21. > :05:23.centre has opened to the public. The 50m Olympic-standard swimming pool
:05:24. > :05:28.and diving area took three years to develop. It was built after a long
:05:29. > :05:33.campaign to improve facilities in the north-east, and aims to attract
:05:34. > :05:36.athletes from across the UK. Hundreds of Black Watch veterans are
:05:37. > :05:39.returning to Scotland after a weekend honouring those who fell on
:05:40. > :05:43.the battlefields of Belgium during the First World War. They also
:05:44. > :05:46.unveiled a memorial to men from the regiment who held the line during
:05:47. > :05:49.one of the earliest and bloodiest battles of the war. Our reporter,
:05:50. > :06:00.Andrew Anderson, was with the veterans.
:06:01. > :06:03.The monument, where people pay respects to the fallen from Britain
:06:04. > :06:06.and the Commonwealth. The Black Watch came here, veterans and
:06:07. > :06:11.serving soldiers, to honour them. Helping keep his -- story from a
:06:12. > :06:16.century ago a live for a new generation. And they came here as
:06:17. > :06:22.Black Watch Corner will stop among them, the oldest of the veterans.
:06:23. > :06:28.Unveiling a statue to those who fell holding the line in 1914. The Black
:06:29. > :06:35.Watch Sergeant forever poised to go into battle. You make when you
:06:36. > :06:46.consider that 100 years hasn't meant anything, it is important. Won lest
:06:47. > :06:51.we forget. Won many people from villages nearby also paid their
:06:52. > :06:54.respects. In the years ahead, it will be local people from this part
:06:55. > :06:58.of Belgium who will look after the statue and turn to it. That is a
:06:59. > :07:04.mark of respect for which the Black Watch is held in this part of
:07:05. > :07:09.Flanders. The wiki in 1914 but also 1917 when the Scottish division
:07:10. > :07:16.where her. They bore the brunt of the attack with lots of casualties.
:07:17. > :07:21.The Black Watch were always here. Won these men are now back home. It
:07:22. > :07:23.is Mission accomplished. A memorial to events a century ago that will
:07:24. > :07:32.stand for centuries to come. Now let's get the weather forecast,
:07:33. > :07:39.and Judith is at the map this evening. Have we mist much?
:07:40. > :07:43.It has been mild, but a good evening to you. We have had mild conditions.
:07:44. > :07:46.It has not been too bad as far as Scotland's bank holiday weather goes
:07:47. > :07:51.at this time of year. There was some rain, but also brightness. But see
:07:52. > :07:58.how things shape up this evening. We see a band of rain pushing up. There
:07:59. > :08:03.will be dry interludes. Query conditions feeding into the west by
:08:04. > :08:07.the end of the night. Quite breezy over the Northern Isles. Overnight
:08:08. > :08:12.lows generally around seven or eight Celsius. Tomorrow, a better day for
:08:13. > :08:15.most of us. It will be dry at first light across much of Scotland, but
:08:16. > :08:19.some overnight rain across the north-east. That will continue to
:08:20. > :08:23.pour northwards. Eventually clearing from Shetland during the course of
:08:24. > :08:26.the afternoon. A lot of dry weather for the morning. We will see a
:08:27. > :08:30.future was developing coming afternoon. I think those showers
:08:31. > :08:34.will mainly be a high ground feature. Most of its holding on to
:08:35. > :08:39.drag conditions. Temperatures ranging from 16 in east to 14 in the
:08:40. > :08:45.West. We will pick up a breeze during the day. This weather front
:08:46. > :08:49.her coming and bringing heavy showers. We will see another front
:08:50. > :08:55.approaching on Wednesday, bringing more in a way of showers. Low
:08:56. > :08:57.pressure responsible, but it won't be too dramatic. There will be some
:08:58. > :09:03.brightness on Wednesday, but also some showers. The main focus will be
:09:04. > :09:08.across western Scotland. If you are in the east and south. Quite a windy
:09:09. > :09:12.day. A brisk south-westerly wind. That is your very much.
:09:13. > :09:15.And that's all for now. Join me for the late bulletin at the earlier
:09:16. > :09:18.time of 10:20. Until then, from everyone on the BBC Reporting
:09:19. > :09:21.Scotland team, enjoy the rest of your bank holiday.