:00:00. > :00:11.Scots runner, Laura Muir, has broken a 12-year-old British
:00:12. > :00:15.record for the 1500m at the London Anniversary Games.
:00:16. > :00:20.It's hoped the win will put her on track to land an Olympic
:00:21. > :00:24.It comes as new figures show more Scots are joining
:00:25. > :00:37.On a balmy night in London, the conditions at the Olympic Stadium
:00:38. > :00:43.could not have been more perfect. Laura Muir took full advantage.
:00:44. > :00:49.Controlling the race from the start, the 23-year-old student clocked in
:00:50. > :00:53.at three minutes 57.49 seconds, breaking the record that Dame Kelly
:00:54. > :00:56.Holmes set at the Athens Olympics in 2004. I was so glad that I could set
:00:57. > :00:59.the British record here at the 2004. I was so glad that I could set
:01:00. > :01:04.London Olympic Stadium. Over them in. The Olympics is completely
:01:05. > :01:08.different. It is a completely tactical race and will be slow and
:01:09. > :01:13.scrappy but I am as ready as I can be and I am looking forward to it.
:01:14. > :01:17.Laura Muir's when comes as levels of participation in sport are
:01:18. > :01:20.apparently increasing. According to SportScotland the numbers joining
:01:21. > :01:27.registered clubs is up 8.7% over the past two years to around 100 and 70
:01:28. > :01:32.8000. Cricket is one of the sport that has seen an increase in numbers
:01:33. > :01:36.with almost a 50% rise in participation. We run a big junior
:01:37. > :01:40.section and have triggered from under 11 right through to under 18
:01:41. > :01:44.and under 19. We are buoyant at all levels. There is an increase. We are
:01:45. > :01:49.actively trying to increase the number of girls playing the sport
:01:50. > :02:01.which is a tough sell because it is not traditional.
:02:02. > :02:06.cricket as popular here, other sports has also seen an increase in
:02:07. > :02:08.numbers. Since Scotland hosted the Commonwealth Games and Ryder Cup in
:02:09. > :02:10.2014, athletics and golf are more popular. Andy Murray's success is
:02:11. > :02:12.also attracting more people to tennis. As Laura Muir prepares for
:02:13. > :02:20.Brazil, she joins 49 other Scottish athletes on Team GB. A record number
:02:21. > :02:22.of way at the Olympics, hoping for a record number of medals. Laura
:02:23. > :02:23.Maxwell, Reporting Scotland, Glasgow.
:02:24. > :02:25.In other results at the Anniversary Games today,
:02:26. > :02:28.Scottish Para-sprinter Libby Clegg broke the 200m T11 world record.
:02:29. > :02:31.And there were second place finishes for Lynsey Sharp in the 800m,
:02:32. > :02:32.and Andrew Butchart, who was beaten by Mo
:02:33. > :02:41.Police are treating an attack on a man in the
:02:42. > :02:43.Milton area of Glasgow as attempted murder.
:02:44. > :02:45.The 34-year-old was stabbed and seriously injured
:02:46. > :02:50.after being assaulted by four men on Ashgill Road just after midnight.
:02:51. > :02:51.The independent think-tank Reform Scotland says
:02:52. > :02:53.the Scottish Government needs to do more to reinject local
:02:54. > :02:56.The Government is carrying out a public consultation
:02:57. > :02:59.on their strategic priorities for the police and insists policing
:03:00. > :03:17.In 2013 there was a campaign against a complete and unified police force.
:03:18. > :03:20.But they are no welcoming what they describe as the new Scottish
:03:21. > :03:24.emphasis on accountability and localism. To make this work they are
:03:25. > :03:28.urging ministers to give local authorities responsibility for half
:03:29. > :03:31.of police funding. They have said all council should have the right to
:03:32. > :03:46.nominate a representative to the Scottish
:03:47. > :03:49.Police Authority. The organisation that holds the
:03:50. > :03:52.forced to account. If you involve local authorities you have a better
:03:53. > :03:53.chance of representing the needs and priorities and circumstances that
:03:54. > :03:56.affect their different areas. That is what we want. Localism reinjected
:03:57. > :03:58.into policing in Scotland. The Scottish Government has said despite
:03:59. > :04:00.the inevitable challenges any public sector that policing continues to
:04:01. > :04:02.perform excellently and added that they are working closely with the
:04:03. > :04:07.SPA to strengthen oversight. East Dunbartonshire is the most
:04:08. > :04:09.affordable place for first-time home buyers in the UK,
:04:10. > :04:11.according to new research On average, house prices
:04:12. > :04:15.there are just 2.6 times The comedy show Mrs Brown's Boys
:04:16. > :04:19.breaks new ground tonight from BBC Scotland studios in Glasgow,
:04:20. > :04:20.with its first completely The cast has been rehearsing
:04:21. > :04:24.for the one-off special, which will go out at 9:45pm
:04:25. > :04:26.on BBC One and simultaneously More than 37,000 people
:04:27. > :04:41.applied for tickets I am absolutely terrified. No, I am
:04:42. > :04:46.really excited. Brendan is the master of his craft and I think it
:04:47. > :04:51.will be amazing to watch him doing what he does live for the nation as
:04:52. > :04:56.well. I have never seen Kelly like it before.
:04:57. > :05:00.Well, it's over to Judith now with the weather outlook
:05:01. > :05:11.There has been some brightness in the East. Look at this lovely
:05:12. > :05:15.pictures sent in North Berwick from our Weather Watcher. Any rain
:05:16. > :05:20.showers at the moment I are leaving us with a predominantly dry night.
:05:21. > :05:23.Clear spells across the West of Scotland tonight. Mist and low cloud
:05:24. > :05:30.feeds into Shetland tomorrow morning. Humid again tonight. 14 or
:05:31. > :05:35.15 Celsius. Tomorrow begins dry overall. Sunshine for the far North
:05:36. > :05:40.tomorrow. This teacher pushes in, our base of shower remain for the
:05:41. > :05:42.South West and through the Central Lowlands. Connected with this
:05:43. > :05:48.weather front which will push and across mainland UK. Northern Ireland
:05:49. > :05:53.is driest with sunshine. That rain will spill into South West England
:05:54. > :05:58.and Wales, quite a different day tomorrow than today. Making its way
:05:59. > :06:01.across tomorrow. It will stay dry with some warm sunshine given
:06:02. > :06:07.towards the South East. Could be potential for 26 degrees. We should
:06:08. > :06:11.see something by Tuesday coming in for the West Andy North as we head
:06:12. > :06:14.into the afternoon. Further heavy showers push into the West and the
:06:15. > :06:17.South tomorrow evening and move northwards during the course of
:06:18. > :06:22.tomorrow night. The Bobby some guy episodes as well. Quite a different
:06:23. > :06:26.view on Monday as the winds prevented the best. A bright day
:06:27. > :06:35.with a scattering of showers, some sunshine and it will feel fresher.
:06:36. > :06:37.with a scattering of showers, some That is your forecast.