:00:00. > :00:00.Police reveal that an 85-year-old Edinburgh woman
:00:00. > :00:14.attacked in her home was stabbed and possibly sexually assaulted.
:00:15. > :00:17.The quickie degree, a trial to speed up university courses
:00:18. > :00:22.The revellers head home and the clean up begins as T In The
:00:23. > :00:32.Next for the world champions is Scotland as the two sides meet
:00:33. > :00:47.Teams with a high expectation on them are more easy to beat. They are
:00:48. > :00:56.more vulnerable and it might be an opportunity for us.
:00:57. > :01:01.Extra police patrols are in operation in the Morningside area
:01:02. > :01:06.of Edinburgh after an elderly woman was stabbed and possibly sexually
:01:07. > :01:09.The attack happened on Friday afternoon and the 85-year-old victim
:01:10. > :01:12.is in a critical but stable condition in hospital.
:01:13. > :01:15.The incident is being treated as attempted murder.
:01:16. > :01:29.It was in this far -- quiet area of Morningside that the woman was
:01:30. > :01:33.attacked on Friday afternoon. Her husband had gone to the local shops
:01:34. > :01:38.and when he returned he found his wife lying on the floor with life
:01:39. > :01:41.threatening injuries. We can confirm from her injuries that she has
:01:42. > :01:45.certainly been stabbed and there is evidence of blunt force trauma to
:01:46. > :01:49.the lady and she may have been the victim of a sexual assault. The
:01:50. > :01:54.police want to trace a man who was seen outside her home on Friday
:01:55. > :01:59.afternoon. He is described as average build and 18 to 30 years old
:02:00. > :02:03.with short dark hair and there could be a totally innocent explanation
:02:04. > :02:07.for him being there but we are keen to trace him and eliminate him from
:02:08. > :02:11.the enquiry. The events have shocked people living here. We do not know
:02:12. > :02:18.much about it but we are keeping our fingers crossed that she is OK. It
:02:19. > :02:22.is usual and quite terrifying for the older people. Police say attacks
:02:23. > :02:37.like this are rare and they have brought in extra officers to provide
:02:38. > :02:39.support. They are to reassure the community and also if anyone has
:02:40. > :02:42.seen or heard anything suspicious over the last week, no matter how
:02:43. > :02:45.trivial, they can speak to officers on the street and they can let us
:02:46. > :02:47.know what may be important in the investigation going forward. As they
:02:48. > :02:50.police continue their enquiries the victim remains in a critical goal --
:02:51. > :02:56.critical condition in hospital and police are warning people here to
:02:57. > :03:03.always ask for identification from anyone who calls at their door.
:03:04. > :03:05.A Scottish university is about to start a major trial
:03:06. > :03:08.of a scheme to allow students to get their degrees more quickly.
:03:09. > :03:10.Abertay University will give students doing certain courses
:03:11. > :03:13.the chance to complete their degrees in three years instead of the
:03:14. > :03:15.traditional four, by dramatically reducing the length of holidays.
:03:16. > :03:22.Our education correspondent Jamie McIvor's been finding out more.
:03:23. > :03:29.Graduation day at Abertay University in Dundee. It is the end of four
:03:30. > :03:34.years of hard study. In years to come it will be possible for some
:03:35. > :03:39.students to get their degree more quickly if they want to. The idea is
:03:40. > :03:44.to let students complete four years of study in just three by having
:03:45. > :03:48.shorter holidays. In our usual programme students study from 30
:03:49. > :03:52.weeks a year as in other universities but if students study
:03:53. > :03:56.for 45 weeks a year, they will still have holidays but they will be able
:03:57. > :04:00.to progress more quickly and graduate sooner but the experience
:04:01. > :04:05.week by week and hour by hour is exactly the same. These two people
:04:06. > :04:10.studied together but they disagree what they would have done. I think
:04:11. > :04:13.it gives students the ability to get into the workplace earlier and I
:04:14. > :04:18.think that would be beneficial -- beneficial to the University of the
:04:19. > :04:23.student. I liked having the long summer because you can go away and
:04:24. > :04:29.get experience in different fields. The trial has implications for the
:04:30. > :04:32.university staff as well. We are working with the staff in terms of
:04:33. > :04:37.preparing them for the changes and we think it is absolutely feasible
:04:38. > :04:41.that we can do this and we are keen that they maintain their research
:04:42. > :04:49.and it is more about how we manage the workload and the expectations.
:04:50. > :04:52.This is not the first time three-year degrees have been mooted
:04:53. > :04:59.but it is going to be the most widespread trial of the idea and the
:05:00. > :05:02.University may then extend it to other subjects.
:05:03. > :05:05.We met the former soldier who lost his legs in Afghanistan
:05:06. > :05:07.who's power lifting in the forthcoming Commonwealth Games.
:05:08. > :05:10.In sport, Scotland can beat the World Cup Champions, Germany.
:05:11. > :05:12.That's according to the former Scotland manager who
:05:13. > :05:17.And Lynsey Sharp admits her fifth place finish in the Diamond League
:05:18. > :05:28.has taught her a lesson for Glasgow 2014.
:05:29. > :05:32.The clean up has been underway all day at Balado in Kinross-shire after
:05:33. > :05:35.it hosted its last T In The Park music festival. 85,000 music fans
:05:36. > :05:38.were there over the three days but police say crime levels were low
:05:39. > :05:47.with fewer arrest than last year. Andrew Anderson reports.
:05:48. > :05:54.As the rain started to fall on a Balado, so did the silence. The
:05:55. > :05:59.music was over for another year. The T In The Park tented village
:06:00. > :06:06.deserted. One tent seems to be making its own way home. The last of
:06:07. > :06:11.85,000 music fans were saluted -- slowly drifting away. Good memories
:06:12. > :06:14.of this music Festival and the last on these fields. It is a fantastic
:06:15. > :06:18.place to have it and it has always been good but we are looking forward
:06:19. > :06:22.to next year because it is going to be big and have the castle there and
:06:23. > :06:28.it will be really beautiful but it will be missed. Yes, it will be.
:06:29. > :06:31.Arctic monkeys brought this T In The Park to a close and it was an
:06:32. > :06:38.emotional event. Next year these fans will be heading for the other
:06:39. > :06:43.side of Perthshire. Concerns about an underground oil pipeline at
:06:44. > :06:47.Balado have forced the move. There were people in the campsite saying
:06:48. > :06:53.they loved it here which we thought it was great and thousands of people
:06:54. > :06:57.were shouting it at same time and the local community have been
:06:58. > :06:59.fantastic and there are a lot of great friendships and relationships
:07:00. > :07:05.that we have built up and we we almost everyone here and it has been
:07:06. > :07:08.a great home and we would like to thank the community for letting it
:07:09. > :07:12.be at home for the last 18 years. As the clear up operation began the
:07:13. > :07:15.police said they were happy with the fans. It has gone exceptionally well
:07:16. > :07:20.and the crowd came to this last event here with a great attitude and
:07:21. > :07:26.we can only praise the behaviour of the people who have been here. It is
:07:27. > :07:28.farewell to Balado and T In The Park believe the new venue will be just
:07:29. > :07:33.as good for the fans and the bands. A look at other stories from the
:07:34. > :07:44.across the country: A reactor in East Lothian has
:07:45. > :07:47.stopped producing power due to an unplanned outage. EDF energy said
:07:48. > :07:53.the reactor went off-line this afternoon. The unit is expected to
:07:54. > :07:57.remain unavailable until next week. The spokesman said there were no
:07:58. > :08:00.safety, health or environmental impacts.
:08:01. > :08:03.A man has been taken to hospital with serious leg injuries after an
:08:04. > :08:09.accident at an industrial estate in Aberdeenshire. The accident happened
:08:10. > :08:12.at hunting oil services and ambulance and fire crews were called
:08:13. > :08:18.out. Staff at Scotland's largest bus
:08:19. > :08:22.company will receive an extra ?120 from their employer for their
:08:23. > :08:27.contribution to the hosting of the Commonwealth Games. Each of the
:08:28. > :08:29.staff will receive the one-off payment providing they worked their
:08:30. > :08:35.rostered shifts throughout the event. The sum was agreed through
:08:36. > :08:39.unit in -- union negotiations. A consultation on developments in
:08:40. > :08:45.the Loch Lomond and natural Park has closed today after the deadline was
:08:46. > :08:48.extended. The park says that the current infrastructure cannot cope
:08:49. > :08:53.with pressure and it is planning to update the infrastructure to see it
:08:54. > :09:02.through the next 20 years. -- Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park.
:09:03. > :09:04.The athletes in Team Scotland are now going
:09:05. > :09:06.through their final preparations for the Commonwealth Games,
:09:07. > :09:11.Amongst them those who will be taking part in the para sports is
:09:12. > :09:14.former Royal Engineer Micky Yule who lost both legs while serving
:09:15. > :09:17.He is competing in the power lifting and after coming
:09:18. > :09:20.fifth in the world championships this year, he is very focussed
:09:21. > :09:26.In 2010 a roadside bomb robbed Micky Yule of his legs but not his
:09:27. > :09:29.competitive spirit. Four years ago at this time I was in an intensive
:09:30. > :09:33.care unit because I had just got injured in Afghanistan and I washed
:09:34. > :09:37.-- watched the World Cup final from intensive care and I was trying to
:09:38. > :09:44.catch some of the other Games in there so it has gone full circle.
:09:45. > :09:49.The Commonwealth Games is a very significant milestone. This might be
:09:50. > :09:52.the end of the beginning so it is the end to getting overall of your
:09:53. > :09:55.injuries and a rehab and the surgeries and now it is moving on to
:09:56. > :10:01.getting on with your life and better stuff. Mickey is from muscle bra and
:10:02. > :10:07.he was powerlifting when he had his own legs but the level of training
:10:08. > :10:11.he did then and now just does not compare. I am working a lot harder.
:10:12. > :10:16.It means that all of my lifts have gone up from what I used to lift
:10:17. > :10:21.when I was able-bodied to what I am lifting now with my disabilities. It
:10:22. > :10:29.is probably about 30 kilograms more. He is thinking more about Glasgow
:10:30. > :10:33.and hopefully Rio than hell but I do not think it is a big day in my
:10:34. > :10:37.life, it is an annoying day and not the best AI and going to have, I am
:10:38. > :10:40.sure I will have better but I do not dwell on it too much. There is too
:10:41. > :10:45.much going on to start thinking about and too many things to
:10:46. > :10:48.achieve. Micky Yule will have to keep this focus and concentration on
:10:49. > :10:50.to start thinking about and too many things to achieve. Micky Yule will
:10:51. > :11:00.have to keep this focus and concentration longer
:11:01. > :11:03.With just over a week until the Commonwealth Games there
:11:04. > :11:05.are still tickets available for some of the most sought-after events.
:11:06. > :11:08.The Glasgow 2014 website shows tickets still for sale for
:11:09. > :11:10.a number of medal sessions including the men's and women's 100m finals.
:11:11. > :11:14.Organisers say additional tickets were made available after final
:11:15. > :11:16.confirmation from tour operators, participating nations and sponsors.
:11:17. > :11:30.They say it is a small percentage of the overall capacity.
:11:31. > :11:33.With just nine days until the start of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow
:11:34. > :11:36.we'll continue our look at some of the Scottish athletes who've
:11:37. > :11:40.Every night this week we'll feature one athlete from across a range
:11:41. > :11:43.Tonight we hear from the hurdler whose face appears
:11:44. > :11:47.Poster girl Elidh Child says the thought of competing in these
:11:48. > :11:51.Our Games reporter Jane Lewis caught up with her in her adopted home
:11:52. > :11:55.than Bath is an English city boasting Georgian architecture and
:11:56. > :12:00.picturesque landscape, hinting to past industry. The Roman baths
:12:01. > :12:04.attract millions of visitors every year but this world-class athlete
:12:05. > :12:10.has not been among them, despite living here for three years. I moved
:12:11. > :12:14.here to train with Malcolm Arnold and be with the squad of hurdlers
:12:15. > :12:19.that he has their and he coached Colin Jackson to his success and he
:12:20. > :12:25.has world champion, and Olympic champion and world record holders so
:12:26. > :12:30.he is the for hurdles. I know we are in Bath but wherever you go in
:12:31. > :12:34.Glasgow you are the poster girl. It is really nice that people are
:12:35. > :12:40.getting behind the Games. Being a poster girl comes with pressure but
:12:41. > :12:44.it just happened for me. Hopefully I can make everyone proud. He started
:12:45. > :12:49.as a swimmer, why not go down the swimming route? You had to train
:12:50. > :12:54.twice a day, first thing in the morning and if anyone knows me I am
:12:55. > :12:58.not the best morning person. At the time I was having more success in
:12:59. > :13:01.the athletics so I love the swimming and I still try to go swimming as
:13:02. > :13:06.often as I can and I love to watch it but I do not think I would have
:13:07. > :13:10.been as good. I think I have had a lot more success in athletics and I
:13:11. > :13:15.would have in swimming. In terms of what you dream about four Glasgow
:13:16. > :13:19.2014, do you let yourself daydream? I want to go there and run to form.
:13:20. > :13:24.I want my fastest race of the year to be on that track. All those
:13:25. > :13:35.minerals will hopefully fill you with something. Good luck. Thank you
:13:36. > :14:02.very much. Cheers. Now some news just coming into us tonight. At
:14:03. > :14:07.around 1030 Jean Campbell was seen on CCTV walking her dog to Crown
:14:08. > :14:12.Hill Park. She never made it back to her flat which was nearby. The next
:14:13. > :14:17.morning her husband came home from his night shift. He went to look for
:14:18. > :14:22.her as she was not in the flat. He found his wife's body in the park.
:14:23. > :14:30.Their dog was still there. Police say she had died of Ireland to
:14:31. > :14:34.death. The case featured twice on the BBC Crimewatch programme. During
:14:35. > :14:40.an appeal last month the police said her family had been devastated by
:14:41. > :14:43.the loss of a wife, mother and grandmother and they deserved
:14:44. > :14:47.answers. This evening two men appeared here at Glasgow Sheriff
:14:48. > :14:52.Court. Paul Ward was charged with the murder of Jean Campbell and
:14:53. > :14:56.22-year-old Thomas Leydon was accused of attempting to convert the
:14:57. > :15:12.course of justice. Neither made any plea or declaration and both are
:15:13. > :15:16.being held in custody. It is back to sport now and we just have a little
:15:17. > :15:20.bit of football. Germany thought they had met their biggest challenge
:15:21. > :15:23.but worst to come. They have no idea what lies ahead,
:15:24. > :15:27.who could it be? Scotland can beat
:15:28. > :15:29.the new world champions. So says a man who knows what it's
:15:30. > :15:32.like to win against Germany, After their victory over Argentina
:15:33. > :15:36.last night, the World Cup winners' next competitive match is in
:15:37. > :15:53.September against Gordon Strachan's If you are looking for a German
:15:54. > :15:59.football top, you may have to act fast. This store in Glasgow expects
:16:00. > :16:04.to sell out tonight. It has captured the imagination and they may not
:16:05. > :16:07.have the megastars like Lionel messy or Cristiano Ronaldo but the
:16:08. > :16:12.Scottish people appreciate the way they have played the game. The
:16:13. > :16:17.reason this name on this shirt is proving popular might be something
:16:18. > :16:23.to do with a special goal last night on a specially Asian. Working it in
:16:24. > :16:28.and a chance. Mac he has scored for Germany. Germany are the champions
:16:29. > :16:33.of world football and their next competitive match is Scotland. My
:16:34. > :16:37.friend is going to Germany just for the atmosphere of the match because
:16:38. > :16:41.it will be some reception and it will be an amazing stadium. I am
:16:42. > :16:45.looking forward to it. We have a past record of beating current world
:16:46. > :16:50.champions on their own turf so I think we can go there and do it. I
:16:51. > :16:56.think we will win 2-1 against Germany. Not so fanciful if you
:16:57. > :17:01.remember Germany hosting a thin 1999. The man who masterminded that
:17:02. > :17:05.when is tipping Scotland to cause another upset. I genuinely think we
:17:06. > :17:11.will get at least a draw. There might be a bit of complacency
:17:12. > :17:13.setting in after that result and the expectation, teams when there is
:17:14. > :17:23.expectation on them are more easy to beat. I will take that point. Eat is
:17:24. > :17:28.not wrong in saying that. Scotland are past masters at beating world
:17:29. > :17:33.champions, most famously England in 1967 and the latest edition of
:17:34. > :17:37.football's oldest international fixture has been confirmed for
:17:38. > :17:49.Celtic Park in November. It would be great to get a bit more
:17:50. > :17:53.of that. Celtic have travelled for their Champions League qualifier. It
:17:54. > :17:58.is the first competitive match in the season and the first time at the
:17:59. > :18:01.health for Ronnie and John. We are looking forward to this and we want
:18:02. > :18:07.to be there. We want to be on the big stage. We want to take care of
:18:08. > :18:10.the team tomorrow night but it will not be easy, it never is at the
:18:11. > :18:15.start of the season. We will look forward to it because it is a good
:18:16. > :18:20.challenge. A chance of a first major for Monty. Colin Montgomery has been
:18:21. > :18:25.invited to next year's US Open having just claimed the US senior
:18:26. > :18:29.title in a play-off. Luke Patience and his partner Elliot
:18:30. > :18:33.Willis have won the European Championships in Athens. They built
:18:34. > :18:38.up an unassailable lead over their rivals and took a title with a day
:18:39. > :18:42.to stare -- spare in the event. The world athletes have started
:18:43. > :18:46.arriving for the Commonwealth Games. The sports village in Aberdeen is
:18:47. > :18:49.now home to team Cameroon and the Africans are training in the
:18:50. > :18:54.north-east before moving into the Games Village for 2014.
:18:55. > :18:56.There are more sports stories plus all the latest news 24 hours a day
:18:57. > :19:02.on our website. Talking of the Commonwealth Games,
:19:03. > :19:04.the UK and European 800m champion Lynsey Sharp says she is determined
:19:05. > :19:07.to run at her best in Glasgow, despite revealing she'll need this
:19:08. > :19:09.surgery this autumn. And she admits she's learned
:19:10. > :19:12.a lot after finishing fifth at this weekend's Diamond League
:19:13. > :19:15.meeting at Hampden. Here's our Commonwealth Games
:19:16. > :19:34.reporter, Lisa Summers. It was a strong line-up for the 800
:19:35. > :19:37.metres final. Lynsey Sharp has been in top form. She smashed her
:19:38. > :19:41.personal best and got under two minutes less than two weeks ago and
:19:42. > :19:46.she was a fraction away from that this weekend but the end result was
:19:47. > :19:51.a sixth place. I was disappointed straight after the race but after
:19:52. > :19:56.looking at it back it really wasn't as bad as I first made out. She is
:19:57. > :20:01.fighting an infection in her Achilles heel that will leave her
:20:02. > :20:05.needing surgery in the autumn. It has been a chronic infection so I
:20:06. > :20:09.have to dress it every day and put a silver dressing inside it to keep it
:20:10. > :20:13.open so that the infection has somewhere to get out because if it
:20:14. > :20:18.closes over it will swell up. At night I have to put a vacuum
:20:19. > :20:22.dressing on it which literally sucks out the infection. Today she is
:20:23. > :20:27.giving a masterclass to aspiring athletes in Edinburgh. Turn and go
:20:28. > :20:30.the other way. She will run in the Madrid this weekend before returning
:20:31. > :20:36.to Scotland and Hamdan for the Commonwealth Games. Hopefully at the
:20:37. > :20:38.Commonwealth I will not get a fright when I see the massive crowd amber
:20:39. > :20:43.lights on because I have already been out there and seen it.
:20:44. > :20:44.And Jackie, I believe you have a particular
:20:45. > :21:11.She will be thinking that I am stalking her. I knew her as a baby.
:21:12. > :21:20.I changed her nappy. We have got it out of her!
:21:21. > :21:30.The Queens Batten relay has reached Inverclyde. Among the places people
:21:31. > :21:34.turned out work Port Glasgow and there was a dragon among the baton
:21:35. > :21:40.bearers. It is seven years to the days since
:21:41. > :21:44.John Muir's son was murdered in an unprovoked knife attack. The baton
:21:45. > :21:51.has a knack of honouring achievement and its arrival here was to pay
:21:52. > :21:55.tribute to John Neill's tireless campaigning for stricter knife laws.
:21:56. > :22:01.It is seven years since the incident, it is his seventh
:22:02. > :22:05.anniversary today. Duncan Ballantyne proved that fitness is not just a
:22:06. > :22:10.business opportunity as he did his lap of honour with local children.
:22:11. > :22:15.The Dragons Den star was nominated for his charity work. I enjoy it.
:22:16. > :22:19.Half of my work now is involved in charitable stuff and I am fortunate
:22:20. > :22:24.that my company allows me to do things like that so it is great. The
:22:25. > :22:28.wind and rain struggled to dent the mood in the face of song and dance
:22:29. > :22:32.from local children who greeted the arrival of a famous face from
:22:33. > :22:37.Waterloo Road which is filmed here. It is an exciting thing to be part
:22:38. > :22:41.of and I got nervous when I saw the baton coming down and I didn't want
:22:42. > :22:48.to drop it. It is a really good atmosphere here. With just over a
:22:49. > :22:50.week to go until the Games the baton is tantalisingly close to Glasgow
:22:51. > :22:57.with the help of some celebrity friends.
:22:58. > :23:03.Within the half -- last half hour two of the baton bearers did
:23:04. > :23:08.something pretty special. David passed the baton to his partner
:23:09. > :23:13.Susan and we can see it, he presented her with a ring and asked
:23:14. > :23:16.her to marry them. She said yes, thank goodness, and after posing for
:23:17. > :23:26.the pictures, sheep and after posing for the pictures, eat that!
:23:27. > :23:33.How do I follow this tonight? I do not know. It is a mixed bag as far
:23:34. > :23:38.as the weather is concerned with some dry days and fairly wet days in
:23:39. > :23:42.the forecast this week as well. Tonight the rain has been plaguing
:23:43. > :23:47.Scotland and it will continue to move away into the North Sea. It
:23:48. > :23:52.will eventually become confined to Shetland. Elsewhere it becomes dry
:23:53. > :23:56.with clear spells. They will be a few showers across western and
:23:57. > :24:00.northern coastal areas. Not a cold night to come. Temperatures should
:24:01. > :24:04.hold up around double figures. In some sheltered rural spots it will
:24:05. > :24:25.be around five or 6 degrees. The wind will ease down with the effects
:24:26. > :24:30.-- exceptional some isolated showers and the rain across Shetland were
:24:31. > :24:37.clear during the day as well. Taking a closer look at around 4pm
:24:38. > :24:42.tomorrow, spells of sunshine and brightness. Temperatures will
:24:43. > :24:48.respond accordingly. Highs of around 21 or 22 degrees will be similar
:24:49. > :24:51.across the north-east. More cloud in the Outer Hebrides and sky and the
:24:52. > :24:55.Highlands tomorrow afternoon and we will see some rain following year
:24:56. > :25:02.later and highs of around 17 degrees. Tomorrow evening we hold
:25:03. > :25:07.onto a lot of dry and bright weather, just one or two showers
:25:08. > :25:11.around, especially over high ground. More in the way of cloud across
:25:12. > :25:15.western parts and we will eventually see the rain moving in during the
:25:16. > :25:19.overnight period. Taking a look ahead to Wednesday, cloudy and wet
:25:20. > :25:23.is how it starts but the rain will tend to fragment during the day and
:25:24. > :25:26.there will be dry and bright interludes with highs of 21 degrees.
:25:27. > :25:28.That is the forecast. Now, a reminder of tonight's main
:25:29. > :25:38.news: Extra police patrols are in place in
:25:39. > :25:44.Morningside after an elderly woman was stabbed and possibly sexually
:25:45. > :25:47.assaulted at home. That is reporting Scotland. Good evening.