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A shop owner from Clydebank admits murdering the teenager Paige Doherty

after stabbing her dozens of times in a frenzied attack.

Only John Leathem comic is the only individual who knows what went on in

that shop that morning, and while he has told the court his reasons for

what happened only he will truly know what happened that morning.

A child has died after an e-coli outbreak,

which health officials have linked to a South Lanarkshire cheese maker.

We'll have a series of special reports on the impact of Brexit

as the First Minister calls for a coalition with UK

ministers who want to preserve links with Europe.

And after battling back from injury, a hat-trick from Robert Snodgrass

helps Scotland to victory over Malta, in their World Cup qualifier.

A 32-year-old shop owner from Clydebank is facing a life

sentence after he admitted murdering teenager Paige Doherty

The 15-year-old suffered more than 140 separate

She'd stopped off at the deli to buy her breakfast,

Paige Doherty was one month shy of her 16th birthday. She lived with

her family in Clydebank and had a part-time job at a hairdressers. On

Saturday, 19th March, she was on her way there when she went into the

Delicious Denly to buy a roll. Ten minutes later she was dead, stabbed

more than 60 times. Friends and family raised the alarm that might

win she had not turned up at work. An intense police investigation got

win she had not turned up at work. under way with huge support from the

local community. Her badly injured body was discovered two days later,

yards from the busy great Western Road. A passer-by had seen legs

protruding from the undergrowth. Two days after that John Leathem was

arrested. CCTV pictures shown in court today told the story of how he

had tried to cover up his crime. Minutes after the murder he pulled

down the shutters on his business and was seen running in and out of

neighbouring shops. He bought antibacterial wipes, bin bags and

bleach. Further footage saw him driving away from the premises, the

lifeless body of the teenager in the car boot. Then the court heard he

had the body in his garden shed and went back to work. The next day he

took his wife and baby girl on a family outing to the shores of Loch

Lomond. On Monday it was business as usual. Today the QC for the defence

told the court John Leathem was just an ordinary, normal person. John

Leathem's account of what had happened was that the pair had gone

into the back office to talk about the prospect of him giving her a

job. When he did not instantly offer her the job he said Paige threatened

to tell people he had touched her. They both stood up, he grabbed a

knife, friends and evidence shows the teenager suffered over 140 wins,

many defensive. We want to know what happened but perhaps more important

for the family of Paige are the questions that haven't been

answered. Only John Leathem is the only individual who knows what went

on in that shop that morning and while he has told the court his

reasons for what happened only he will truly know what happened that

morning. Paige's family say they will never get over what happened.

Her grandmother described her as an all-round good goal, kind, selfless

person. The judge told John Leathem it had been a savage frenzied attack

on a child. She deferred sentence until next month. Sally McNair,

Reporting Scotland, Glasgow. A child, who was receiving treatment

during an outbreak of the E.Coli 0157 bug in south

Lanarkshire has died. The child was among 20

confirmed cases of infection, which has been linked to a local

cheese manufacturer. Our Social Affairs Correspondent

Reevel Alderson is here now. Reevel, what do we know

about the child who's died? We don't know very much, David, we

don't know if it was a boy or a goal or where he or she died. The child's

family has asked for privacy at this difficult time for obvious reasons

so we are not even getting a statement from them. What is more,

we don't know whether the child was one of the 11 people in that

outbreak of 20 treated at hospital for this E. Coli 0157 bug. Health

Protection Scotland which has been investigating the outbreak says all

the cases were recorded in the first couple of weeks of July. Since then

there have been no new cases, it has now closed its investigation and has

begun to draw together all the evidence it has collated into a

report which will come out in the next six months or so but it does

say that epidemiological investigations identified this type

of blue cheese as the most likely outbreak source and that is

manufactured in south Lanarkshire. What has the cheese company said?

Nothing today. The manager said to us that they would be making no

further comment at all. A couple of weeks ago the set of very strong

statement on their own website, a very strong rebuttal of all the

allegations made against it, they said they could not understand why

health protection Scotland had linked its cheese to this outbreak.

It said that none of its Jesus, when tested, had proved positive for E.

Coli, and it said, their conclusion was that the outbreak was more

likely to have been caused by something with a shorter shelf life

than its cheese, all by not food at all, David. Reevel, many thanks.

The First Minister has offered to help build a "coalition"

with like-minded Ministers in the UK Government who want to preserve

links with the European Union - especially the single

Nicola Sturgeon told BBC Scotland she was ready to work with those

who acknowledged that leaving the single market would be

The Scottish Secretary David Mundell stressed that the UK

government would take the lead in Brexit negotiations.

This from our political editor Brian Taylor.

I think I should get a job here. Making her mark Nicola Sturgeon

visits Alexander Dennis in Falkirk whose buses and coaches sold

globally. She sees the European single market is vital to protect

Scotland's trade links. She would prefer Scotland to stay in the EU

but is willing to preserve as much as possible through UK negotiations

including full membership of the single market. Can there be a

coalition across the UK that gets the UK Government into a more

sensible position? I think that is worth a good try.

Theresa May, I don't know but she was indeed Remain side, presumably

she knows the real risks of removal from the single market. Let's try

not getting the UK into the best position because that in my view

would be continued ownership of the EU but let's get the UK as a whole

into the least worst position, staying in the single market. The

Prime Minister faces worldwide staying in the single market. The

warnings, Japan says accessing the single market is important for

Japanese firms in Britain. The UK Government says it is open to ideas

from Scotland, within limits. Of course the First Minister,

responsible for devolved issues in Scotland has a very, very important

role in formulating that position but there is not a veto in relation

to that because of course, we have Scotland as two governments in terms

of formulating the position and speaking for Scotland as a whole.

Mentalist urgencies three elements to this debate. She wants to

contribute to UK Brexit talks. She wants separately to protect Scottish

interests like university stashed Nicola Sturgeon sees three elements.

Then the third option, independence. The cabinet minister with specific

responsibility for exiting the European Union has said

there will be a FULL assessment of the impact of Brexit

on the Scottish economy. David Davis told MPs he would be

visiting Scotland soon to discuss in more detail how leaving the EU

will work in practice. Our political correspondent,

David Porter is at Westminster So, David do we know any more

about Brexit will mean? For those MPs wanting chapter and

verse on how Brexit will work, the ins and outs, I am reminded tonight

of that catchphrase by the late entertainer, Paul Daniels, they like

what they could a little but not a lot! I say that because there simply

wasn't enough detail from David Davis for them. He said Brexit would

lead to the UK leaving the European Union. No surprise there. No one at

Westminster would have been surprised by that. There was no

detail on the timing or the negotiation strategy, that will all

come for another day. It was quite interesting that directly addressing

the SNP benches, Mr Davies said that no part of the UK would have veto on

the Brexit process. He also said he would be going to Scotland soon and

that he would be looking at the impact of Brexit on all areas of the

UK, including Scotland. In March the Secretary of State for Scotland

stated that access to the single market of 500 million people reduces

costs the Scottish businesses by removing barriers to the export

market currently worth around ?11.6 billion. Can I ask what evaluation

he himself has made on the impact of exiting the EU to the Scottish

economy? She's right, that's the kind of thing we have to assess and

we will, and carefully, because, I beg your pardon, I intend to deliver

on our undertaking that we will make sure that this outcome serves all

parts of the UK. And if you needed any example of how Brexit is

dominating politics at Westminster, while that statement was going on

elsewhere in the palaces of Westminster there was a discussion

about a second EU referendum. More than 4 million people have signed an

online petition saying they would like a second referendum. It gave

MPs a chance to give their views but it will not happen, speaking in

China at the G20's it Theresa May has said there will be no second EU

referendum, Brexit is coming and it will happen -- at the G20's it.

Thank you, David Porter at Westminster.

While every Scottish local authoirty Scotland voted to remain

in the European Union, not every region produced

Moray voted only narrowly to stay, producing the closest referendum

Jackie O'Brien's been back there to find out if voters

Moreover, the land of whiskey, farming and fishing, is now also

famed for becoming Scotland's most divided region over Europe. In the

EU referendum a little over half of Moret voters voted to remain, with

the Leave campaigning losing by only 122 votes. In spite of the mood

music at this engine is keep fit class that still no regrets about

breaking up with Brussels. I don't feel European. I feel a corrupt

self-serving dishonest deceitful lot they are. Yet next door the position

and pace is different. We live in a global world, and we need to live as

a global citizen and to cut yourself off as a little island is a

disaster. Most of this group wanted to Remain but the future is even

more unclear for those migrated to Moret for a better way of life. It

is a little worrying because we don't know what to do, are we going

back home,? Most of those aboard for the local Leave campaign was found

in the coastal communities of the area and the demise of the local

fishing industry was a key factor in that decision. This fisherman,

Douglas Innis, is one of many from his industry who voted to leave,

believing the decision will bring some buoyancy back to the sector. We

get 20% of the EU fishing quota, if we were in charge of more that it

would be a growth industry. What you see now is a ghost town. Before the

EU it wasn't, in the EU now it is. It speaks for itself. The people of

Moret may remain split but they share the same interest in finding

out exactly what Brexit will bring. Jackie O'Brien, Reporting Scotland,

Moret. And how will Brexit affect

Scotland's tourist industry? EU nationals have been among

the most loyal and lucrative visitors, but a recent survey

suggested that more than a quarter would be LESS likely to holiday

here, because of the vote to leave. The industry is particularly

important to the economy of the Highlands from where

Craig Anderson reports. Another tourist cruise heads up blog

is with visitors from around the globe delighting in the dramatic

scenery and desperate to catch a glimpse of the elusive resident of

the lock. This summer hotels and other historic attractions have

reported a bumper season but while tills ringing so our alarm bells. In

the short term it is extremely good as far as the tourism industry is

concerned, however, in the long term, we don't know what is going to

happen and this is where the big? Regarding tourism generally is

concerned, we are entering very, very uncertain times. There are no

decisions being made, no indication of decisions being made, future

planning has been put on the back burner at the moment in time. There

are fears of the attitude of potential EU tourists. Will they now

turned their backs on us, as one poll has suggested? It's not

unreasonable the people on the continent to feel miffed with the

result of the EU vote. Effectively, we said, we don't want to play, so

therefore of course a number of people will say, if you don't want

to be part of our great economic experiment, then we don't want to

come on holiday to your country. Tourists coming to our shores is one

side of the coin. Increasingly the staff serving them in the cafes and

making beds in hotels are from the EU states and many of those are

astonished at the UK's Brexit vote. I was so sad. Everybody was sad in

work, our manager, John, was sad, so, I think it is not only about us.

I think it's about the Scottish people as well, about leaving the

European Union. Experts say foreigners seasonal workers and

other backbone of the tourist industry here. There will be two

sets of losers, first, the young dynamic people from places like the

Czech Republic but also my friends the hotel owners and managers here

in the North of Scotland. And it will be difficult for them to

replace the staff from other sources. More than ten weeks since

replace the staff from other the vote, the tourist trade is still

trying to work out what exactly Brexit means for them. Craig

Anderson, Reporting Scotland, Loch Ness.

Our political editor, Brian Taylor is at Holyrood.

Brian, Brexit is turning into a long, drawn-out process. Where do we

stand tonight? Business generally hates uncertainty and there is

frustration about the evident lack of answers so far. One opposition MP

shouted, "Is that it?", after David Davis sat down in the Commons having

delivered his principal statement on the question. Partly that is

rerunning the referendum battle, in Scotland it is revisiting the

independence question, but this is a fiendishly complex and complicated

issue, untangling 40 years of connections with the European Union.

But it does not mean that the eventual outcome will be either

intrinsically bad or intrinsically good, but it does mean it is

complex. We have had two months of consideration so far and we have got

more than two years to go in which to consider the details. Politics,

like truth, is rarely pure and never simple.

And Scotland 2016 returns this evening after its summer break.

Yes, we are back. Tonight it's all about Brexit. Will it be a hard or a

soft exit from the EU? Just how much influence can Scotland have over the

deal that is eventually hammered out? I will be asking the new

minister whose job it will beat you negotiate with the UK Government.

Join me on BBC Two from 10:30pm. You're watching BBC

Reporting Scotland. A deli owner faces a life sentence

after pleading guilty to the murder 33 Scots in the British team

make their final preparations before First, let's have a look at other

stories from across the country. Police have arrested

a woman following the death Officers were called

to Ballantrae Terrace in the north of the city,

yesterday afternoon, They found 36-year-old Marie Low

in the street with serious injuries. It's understood she'd

suffered stab wounds. An episode of Crimewatch tonight

is to profile the case of a West Dunbartonshire teenager

who was murdered 20 years ago. Caroline Glachan was 14

when she was brutally attacked. Her body was found on the banks

of the River Leven in 1996. Now, two decades on from her death,

Police Scotland will make a fresh televised appeal

at 9 o'clock on BBC One. An Aberdeen energy group says

Scotland's first urban community hydro scheme will be generating

electricity later this month. The main part of the device

was lowered into place The scheme's backers expect

the project to generate funds for the local community,

while powering the equivalent The village was established about

three and a half years ago. That's The village was established about

when myself and the other directors moved in. We picked up on this more

or less straightaway. The community behind it from the outset. They are

out today to see it being installed. behind it from the outset. They are

It's a big moment. The bones of a sea creature

which lived in Scotland 170 million years ago have been unveiled

by scientists in Edinburgh. The skeleton was found in Skye

in the 1960s and has been Experts say the conditions are now

in place to carry out further tests The Scotland captain,

Darren Fletcher, says Robert Snodgrass can

help the country qualify The Hull City midfielder missed

the Euro 2016 qualifying campaign through injury but scored

a hat-trick last night in his first game back and Scotland's first match

on the road to Russia. Here's our Senior Football Reporter,

Chris McLaughlin. They say that sometimes fortune

favours the brave. And after battling back from a dislocated knee

and 16 months out, this was part of one man's reward. Goal one of three

in a 5-1 win, haps a little lucky! It was very important to me that I

was fit and ready to go for this campaign. To get the three points

tonight was the main aim but for me on a personal level, to score three

goals and help the lads to try to get the three points is terrific.

This was the moment in 2014 the midfielder crumpled to the pitch in

a match against Queens Park Rangers. It was his debut for new club Hull.

Now a distant memory as his second and third last night helped Scotland

to a convincing win. If his first was fairly fortuitous, his last was

somewhat straightforward. But according to one player turned

pundit, his performance was superb. You had to give him ten out of ten

in your player ratings? I had to think about it because I would have

given him 11! His first chance was not an easy opportunity. He could

have had four goals. But I think all round his performance deserved it

ten out of ten. You get three goals, for a midfield player. You're

playing in those positions, out wide and just off the striker, and

generally his play was outstanding. I think he thoroughly deserved it.

After game one on the road to Russia, this is how Group F looks.

Favourites England are just below Scotland after a very late 1-0 win

away to Slovakia. So, top of the group and a potential banana skin

avoided. Much to celebrate, for some more than others.

Now, we're just 48 hours away from the opening ceremony

There are 33 Scots in the British team,

all making their final preparations before the Games begin.

Amongst them, in athletics, two women at very different stages

Rhona McLeod can tell us more.

The countdown is on for the British Paralympian is at the training camp.

Stef Reid had her foot amputated as a 16-year-old after a boating

accident. She is keen to add to her Paralympic medal collection. So far

a bronze from Beijing and silver in London. There is a huge part of me

that just wants to finish off the collection with a gold. But actually

my very first level, the bronze, I actually lost it for six months! I

had to come to terms with it and I kind of realised that, yes, the

medal is awesome, but the real prize is the journey and how you've

changed as a person. That is not held in the middle, that is held in

me. And fortunately I found the medal! Reid admits it has been a

challenge for her and her support team to be ready on set. How keeps

someone fit who has an artificial lake and a bad back and can't do any

of the things... They've just been so creative. I'm going into these

Games very aware of how grateful I am for that team. -- artificial leg.

16-year-old Maria Lyle from Dunbar has cerebral palsy. She has medalled

at world level and said that athletics has changed her life.

Yellow I wasn't very good at a lot of things! So, like, sport gives me

a lot to do and with my condition, it helps with my movement and gives

you a purpose, which is important in life, I feel. I think any medal

would be great, because not every person has got a Paralympic medal,

so regardless of the colour, I would be over the moon with a medal. The

games begin on Wednesday night and athletics begin on -- begin day one

on Thursday. It's another late night tonight

for Andy Murray fans, as he continues his quest to win

the US Open tennis. He's up against the Bulgarian Grigor

Dimitrov for a place in the last eight of the competition

at New York's Flushing Meadows. Murray got there by beating

the Italian world number 40 Paolo Lorenzi in four

sets over the weekend. This evening's match will start some

time after midnight. Time now for the weather

forecast with Judith. Thank you very much. Very good

evening. It has been unseasonably warm the last few days, and it's

going to be a warm evening as well. Here is a picture from our weather

watchers. Although there is quite a bit of cloud around at the moment,

it is continuing to break up with some late sunshine in the south-west

in particular and across the north-east. A predominantly dry

start to the evening. Patchy rain and drizzle, Misty and murky

conditions across southern Scotland, towards the west coast and central

lowlands. Still windy across the Northern Isles. Look at these

temperatures, incredibly mild and humid for the time of year, 17 or 18

Celsius. In the North, a wee bit lower but still warm feel.

Conditions bright in the north and generally and improving day away

from southern Scotland and the south-west. We have a flow coming in

from the sea, keeping drizzly conditions towards parts of the

south-west, mainly over higher ground. The further north you come,

drier and brighter towards the West. Temperatures looking good, 19, 20

Celsius. Quite windy here. Temperatures of 18 Celsius. Inland

Aberdeenshire and around Inverness, 22 or 23 degrees. Over the borders

and East Lothian, they should see some sunshine and those temperatures

not looking too bad either. Not very much changes as we head towards

tea-time. Cloudy skies for the south-west and injuring tomorrow

night we see another weather front introducing cloudy skies and some

damp conditions. The weather front moves northwards. Dry air moving

through from France, so Wednesday is an improving day. Writers skies

feeding in from the south and it will feel warm. -- brighter skies.

Now, a reminder of tonight's main news...

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