:00:08. > :00:11.Judges have turned down a bid by the owners of the News
:00:12. > :00:14.of the World to get a retrial of the former MSP Tommy
:00:15. > :00:19.They've also ruled that the award of two hundred thousand
:00:20. > :00:22.pounds to Mr Sheridan back in 2006, will stand.
:00:23. > :00:28.In August 2006 Tommy Sheridan with his wife at his side
:00:29. > :00:33.merged from a court room in Edinburgh, victorious.
:00:34. > :00:35.He denied lurid stories about his sex life published
:00:36. > :00:41.in the News of the World and sued the newspaper group for defamation.
:00:42. > :00:49.Likening it to a David and Goliath battle to protect his reputation.
:00:50. > :00:55.What we have done in the last five weeks is the equivalent of regret
:00:56. > :00:58.What we have done in the last five weeks is the equivalent of Gretna
:00:59. > :01:03.taking on Real Madrid, in the Bernabeu, and beating them
:01:04. > :01:05.on penalty, that is what we have done.
:01:06. > :01:12.These were the headlines which prompted that case.
:01:13. > :01:14.Allegations that Mr Sheridan had adulterous relationships
:01:15. > :01:19.Four years later Mr Sheridan was back in court, this time
:01:20. > :01:23.the High Court in Glasgow, where he was convicted of lying,
:01:24. > :01:25.during that defamation case, and sentenced
:01:26. > :01:29.The real reason why he has been imprisoned today, is because he has
:01:30. > :01:45.fought injustice, inequality, with every beat of his heart.
:01:46. > :01:47.Now that Mr Sheridan was a convicted perjurer News Group argued
:01:48. > :01:51.the verdict should be set aside, along with the ?200,000 he had
:01:52. > :01:55.Three Court of Session judges rejected that today,
:01:56. > :02:04.saying for example the jury in the defamation case were entitled
:02:05. > :02:09.respects but that he was not someone who drank champagne,
:02:10. > :02:11.participated in orgies and indulged in kinky sex.
:02:12. > :02:14.Tommy Sheridan the long time campaigner was firmly focussed
:02:15. > :02:16.on family matters today, with his father recovering
:02:17. > :02:38.The News of the World at the centre of case has of course been closed,
:02:39. > :02:40.the newspaper group today expressed their disappointment
:02:41. > :02:42.in the ruling and said they are considering their options.
:02:43. > :02:46.They will have to reflect on the view of the judges that
:02:47. > :02:48.a court should be slow to interfere with jurry's decision,
:02:49. > :02:50.meanwhile the Sheridans await payment of the damages awarded
:02:51. > :02:58.Efforts could be made this weekend to refloat the stricken oil rig,
:02:59. > :03:02.which ran aground on the west coast of Lewis almost a fortnight ago.
:03:03. > :03:06.Today salvage experts continued to assess the damage
:03:07. > :03:09.and carry out necessary repairs, in order to pull the rig
:03:10. > :03:14.Six teenagers have been arrested in connection with an alleged
:03:15. > :03:21.It comes after unconfirmed reports that they found a baby's
:03:22. > :03:23.remains in a bag at a building which stores medical artefacts
:03:24. > :03:28.NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has confirmed a secure
:03:29. > :03:35.The teenagers, aged 13 and 14 years old, have been reported
:03:36. > :03:38.A video appearing to show the discovery has
:03:39. > :03:45.There are just over 2 days left of the Olympic games in Rio.
:03:46. > :03:47.It's been the best overseas Games ever for Scottish Olympians,
:03:48. > :03:52.And there are still chances of medals.
:03:53. > :03:55.Jane Lewis has been speaking to Judo bronze medallist Sally Conway,
:03:56. > :04:05.who says success in Rio has been infectious..
:04:06. > :04:07.This is the athlete's village home to those who have been competing
:04:08. > :04:14.here and also home to those who have been winning medals,
:04:15. > :04:16.like this one here, Olympic bronze medal for Sally Conway.
:04:17. > :04:18.Many congratulations, afew days for it to sing in now.
:04:19. > :04:23.On the fifth day of the Olympics so I have had a couple
:04:24. > :04:28.I can't believe I am standing here with this medal round my neck.
:04:29. > :04:31.I have to keep reminding myself sometimes and go in my bag
:04:32. > :04:39.It has been a wonderful Olympics from a Team GB point of view.
:04:40. > :04:42.You were among one of the early medal winner, do you think people
:04:43. > :04:45.like yourself helped inspire the team to galvanise them
:04:46. > :04:53.I think so when you see the other team members doing so well
:04:54. > :04:56.and the medals are like rallying up, and think this inspires people
:04:57. > :05:00.I think the momentum carries on, now we are second in
:05:01. > :05:04.You are a proud Scot, Edinburgh is your home,
:05:05. > :05:06.you compete for Scotland at the Commonwealth game,
:05:07. > :05:16.Scottish athletes have been doing well.
:05:17. > :05:18.A special feeling to be part of that?
:05:19. > :05:22.You have Team GB and Scotland within that, and everyone
:05:23. > :05:25.I think everyone who is looking up to the Scottish athletes,
:05:26. > :05:28.or Team GB athletes it can inspire everybody to chase their dreams
:05:29. > :05:31.and you never know, you could be standing here one day holding
:05:32. > :05:39.an Olympic medal and having your dreams complete.
:05:40. > :05:42.What what about you in the future back here, or Tokyo?
:05:43. > :05:45.It is not out of the question, at the moment I am going
:05:46. > :05:46.to celebrate my medal, enjoy the moment.
:05:47. > :05:49.Go on holiday and then take it year-by-year and, as long
:05:50. > :05:52.as I am still enjoying judo I am not going anywhere.
:05:53. > :05:54.Hold your medal up, proud for people back home.
:05:55. > :06:05.Sally Conway, an impressive win of a bronze medal
:06:06. > :06:07.Sally Conway, an impressive Catriona Matthew continues her third
:06:08. > :06:10.round at the Olympic golf course and later this evening,
:06:11. > :06:11.Catriona Matthew goes into tomorrow's final
:06:12. > :06:14.round of the Olympic golf on one over par, and out of
:06:15. > :06:18.As things stand at the moment, Inbee Park of Korea
:06:19. > :06:20.and America's Gerina Piller lead on 10 under par,
:06:21. > :06:23.with New Zealand's Lydio Ko one back on 9 under.
:06:24. > :06:25.Great Britain's Charley Hull is very much in contention
:06:26. > :06:30.Football, and there was one match in the Scottish Premiership tonight.
:06:31. > :06:32.Dundee moved to joint top of the table, but missed
:06:33. > :06:35.a chance to go two points clear, as they were held
:06:36. > :06:43.Let's get the weather outlook for tonight and tomorrow now,
:06:44. > :06:57.It was fairly wet across Harry Parkes today and tonight rather
:06:58. > :07:01.cloudy and damp. Tomorrow, characterised by low pressure, deep
:07:02. > :07:05.for the time of year, and the band of wet weather pushing in across the
:07:06. > :07:09.South. A dry and bright start but showers gathering in the South
:07:10. > :07:15.merging to longer spells of rain for southern parts, Dumfries and into
:07:16. > :07:20.the central belt by late morning. Across the UK, occlusion bringing
:07:21. > :07:25.heavy showers from Northern Ireland, Wales and the south-west and in
:07:26. > :07:27.towards the Midlands. The far south-east generally dry, the best
:07:28. > :07:31.of the dry weather in Scotland in south-east generally dry, the best
:07:32. > :07:35.the north-west to the Highlands and Islands. Elsewhere, a number of
:07:36. > :07:41.shower pushing north eastwards through parts of five, Angus and
:07:42. > :07:45.Aberdeenshire. Centre, better, dry and bright, quite pleasant with
:07:46. > :07:47.temperatures of 20 degrees. Cloudy further east and one or two at
:07:48. > :07:48.times. From everyone on the late
:07:49. > :07:52.team here in Glasgow and around the country -
:07:53. > :07:56.goodnight.