:00:00. > :00:00.ended. And that
:00:07. > :00:12.Supporters of Scottish independence have taken
:00:13. > :00:18.In Edinburgh, police say around 2,500 people gathered outside
:00:19. > :00:25.The SNP MSP Marco Biagi spoke at the Holyrood event
:00:26. > :00:29.which was organised by the group, the Voice of the People.
:00:30. > :00:31.In Glasgow, Yes supporters were in George Square
:00:32. > :00:35.at an event set up by the organisers of a pop-up food bank.
:00:36. > :00:37.The rally itself was cancelled as permission was not granted
:00:38. > :00:43.Meanwhile, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie has warned
:00:44. > :00:51.nationalists not to seek an ultra-extreme form of devolution.
:00:52. > :00:54.NHS Grampian has defended its use of a locum A consultant,
:00:55. > :00:56.who they flew in from India to cover a weekend shift
:00:57. > :01:03.Although the health board says that this was
:01:04. > :01:05.a one-off occasion, North East MSP Richard Baker has now called for
:01:06. > :01:21.NHS Grampian said the consultant worked for them regularly, paying
:01:22. > :01:27.his own travel from India. On this occasion at short notice the health
:01:28. > :01:30.board made that cost of ?2000. If we had the level of staffing in our
:01:31. > :01:34.local accident and emergency services, then even on a one-off
:01:35. > :01:39.basis there would not be a situation where a consultant was flown in from
:01:40. > :01:46.halfway around the world at a cost of thousands. The Scottish
:01:47. > :01:50.government say it is the board's responsibility to ensure the correct
:01:51. > :01:54.staffing levels are in place but the number of staff working in the NHS
:01:55. > :02:06.is at a record high. NHS Grampian says...
:02:07. > :02:09.There are 12 consultants in the department. The health board is
:02:10. > :02:13.working to increase that to 16. Police investigating the murder
:02:14. > :02:15.of a 28-year-old man in Bishopbriggs say they are following a
:02:16. > :02:18."positive line of inquiry". John McFarlane was seriously injured
:02:19. > :02:20.near his home in Auchinairn Road at about half past ten on Thursday
:02:21. > :02:22.night. Officers are investigating
:02:23. > :02:40.a disturbance in Springfield Road. It's day two of the Ryder Cup at
:02:41. > :02:43.Gleneagles although there was no place in the European team for
:02:44. > :02:46.Stephen Gallacher but he will play in the singles tomorrow. Our
:02:47. > :02:53.reporter has been following the action.
:02:54. > :02:56.This is turning into a good day for Europe although this morning at one
:02:57. > :03:02.point the Americans had a stranglehold. Shots like this from
:03:03. > :03:07.Ian Poulter playing alongside Rory McIlroy seems to do wonders for
:03:08. > :03:14.Europe and they eventually came out with 1.5 points. Best appointments
:03:15. > :03:17.for the locals. -- disappointment. Stephen Gallacher was not picked for
:03:18. > :03:22.the afternoon, getting ready for tomorrow. And it is in the singles
:03:23. > :03:29.that Europe should have a commanding lead going into if shots like this
:03:30. > :03:32.have anything to do with it. Going along very nicely for you through
:03:33. > :03:37.much of the afternoon and helping them take a stranglehold over the
:03:38. > :03:44.Ryder Cup. Still plenty to go but at the moment, seemingly Europe has the
:03:45. > :03:46.upper hand over the Americans. And the later scored as Europe ten, USA
:03:47. > :03:49.six. Football now,
:03:50. > :03:51.and Inverness lead the Premiership Here are all the scores
:03:52. > :03:56.from today's top matches. And here are the results from
:03:57. > :04:20.the matches in the Championship. A fine and dry end for many others
:04:21. > :04:26.especially across southern and central parts but we are on course
:04:27. > :04:30.for the driest September on record. Over the next few days we will see
:04:31. > :04:37.how that fears but we will see some rain likely across north-western
:04:38. > :04:42.parts. Some heavy bursts. Towards the south, but I and perhaps some
:04:43. > :04:51.mist around and lows of around 11 Celsius. Tomorrow, a wet start for
:04:52. > :04:53.the North West and the rain gradually spreads towards the
:04:54. > :04:58.south-east through the day but for much of the day, it will be largely
:04:59. > :05:03.dry with some sunny spells and perhaps Glasgow sees some rain for
:05:04. > :05:13.the afternoon. A bit warmer at around 18 Celsius.
:05:14. > :05:25.Good evening. A stagnant September weather story continues. Today has
:05:26. > :05:26.been no exception. Rather quiet but fairly cloudy. There have