:00:00. > :00:13.Five Metropolitan police officers are facing misconduct investigations
:00:14. > :00:21.over a missing woman whose body was found on an Edinburgh
:00:22. > :00:23.The remains of Saima Ahmed who was from London,
:00:24. > :00:25.were found at Gogarburn golf club in January.
:00:26. > :01:04.Saima better home at Wembley Stadium exactly your ago today. Police
:01:05. > :01:08.claimed she took the train to Edinburgh, but they don't know how
:01:09. > :01:11.or why her remains came to be at the golf course.
:01:12. > :01:14.My mother was at home and she found out and she was hysterical
:01:15. > :01:17.and upset, before that you kind of had hope that maybe she is OK
:01:18. > :01:34.Her family said the Metropolitan Police ignored pleas to update
:01:35. > :01:40.The family say the Metropolitan Police ignored their pleas to
:01:41. > :01:45.upgrade the enquiry, meaning it was hard to access CCTV footage.
:01:46. > :01:48.From the time of her going missing to the remains being discovered,
:01:49. > :01:50.that has been the biggest significant challenge, the period
:01:51. > :01:54.of time between her going missing and her body being found and it
:01:55. > :01:56.significantly hampered us piecing together her journey from London.
:01:57. > :02:04.This morning, the IPCC announced that five Metropolitan Police
:02:05. > :02:08.officers were being investigated for misconduct and gross misconduct.
:02:09. > :02:11.Meanwhile, Police Scotland say they hope highlighting
:02:12. > :02:18.the anniversary of her disappearance will lead to fresh leads.
:02:19. > :02:20.One of the Scottish government's key economic advisers says the SNP's
:02:21. > :02:23.plan to keep the pound after independence may
:02:24. > :02:28.Later this week it's expected Nicola Sturgeon will relaunch
:02:29. > :02:32.the party's independence campaign, but Nobel prize-winning economist
:02:33. > :02:34.Joseph Stiglitz has urged Scotland to consider its own currency.
:02:35. > :02:37.The main opposition parties said Scotland should keep
:02:38. > :02:44.Our political correspondent Nick Eardley reports.
:02:45. > :02:47.Which currency would shoppers like these ones in Glasgow use
:02:48. > :02:54.That is a question the SNP will be exploring as it looks again
:02:55. > :03:00.It is a question that matters, not just because of the type
:03:01. > :03:06.of money that comes out of machines like this.
:03:07. > :03:12.The currency a country uses affect trade and it affects how the cash
:03:13. > :03:19.In 2014 the Scottish Government argued for a currency union,
:03:20. > :03:23.sharing the pound we had with the rest of the UK.
:03:24. > :03:25.Now this man, a key adviser to Nicola Sturgeon, says that
:03:26. > :03:31.They wanted as smooth transition as possible.
:03:32. > :03:36.Keeping the currency and keeping other forms of institutions.
:03:37. > :03:39.I think in hindsight, that may have been a mistake.
:03:40. > :03:45.What else could be on offer if there is another vote on independence?
:03:46. > :03:52.The SNP and Joseph Stiglitz do not like that.
:03:53. > :03:54.Might Scotland have to revisit if it wants into the EU
:03:55. > :04:03.Then there is a new currency, the Scottish pound, Joseph Stiglitz
:04:04. > :04:07.reckons that could help boost the economy.
:04:08. > :04:09.What they would have needed to do is resurrect the Scottish
:04:10. > :04:15.Small countries can have their own currency.
:04:16. > :04:25.The Conservatives and Labour say that Joseph Stiglitz's
:04:26. > :04:27.comments show a fundamental problem with independence.
:04:28. > :04:29.Stay in the UK and keep the UK pound.
:04:30. > :04:32.The SNP says there will need to be proper debate before it
:04:33. > :04:36.changes that possession, but the Greens support
:04:37. > :04:42.an independent Scotland having its own currency.
:04:43. > :04:48.The First Minister still believes another referendum is highly likely.
:04:49. > :04:53.So too, future analysis of further options on the cash in your pocket.
:04:54. > :04:56.A hearing into the conduct of a social worker who dealt
:04:57. > :04:59.with the murdered Fife toddler Liam Fee has been told she decided
:05:00. > :05:00.child protection workers should not intervene
:05:01. > :05:05.A conduct hearing is examining charges against Lesley Bate
:05:06. > :05:16.involving a total of sixteen children.
:05:17. > :05:23.Leslie Baker is not attending the hearing this week, we heard more
:05:24. > :05:29.about her time as social worker with Fife Council's child protection
:05:30. > :05:34.team. -- Leslie Bate. One of our colleagues said Leslie Bate was
:05:35. > :05:39.asked to investigate concerns about the welfare of Liam. They have been
:05:40. > :05:43.raised by his childminder in 2013. She had been worried about bruises
:05:44. > :05:45.on the toddler including a massive bruise on his forehead, and she was
:05:46. > :05:51.concerned he may have been knocked unconscious. Leslie Bate visited the
:05:52. > :05:54.family home and accepted the mother of Liam's explanation and
:05:55. > :05:58.recommended no further social worker involvement. However, the
:05:59. > :06:05.childminder raised further concerns about an neck injury to Liam, and
:06:06. > :06:08.this Bate's manager asked her to speak to the childminder again to
:06:09. > :06:12.make a decision about whether to refer the case to the department.
:06:13. > :06:15.However, the colleague told the hearing that Leslie Bate had failed
:06:16. > :06:20.to follow up on the case, and there were no notes about it on the
:06:21. > :06:24.Council's computer systems. She described those as unacceptable
:06:25. > :06:28.feelings, and said that allegations of child abuse should have been
:06:29. > :06:31.followed up in a robust manner. Liam Fee died on March 20 14. He was
:06:32. > :06:39.murdered by his mother nature and her partner. Lesley Bate faces
:06:40. > :06:43.charges of failing to take the necessary steps to prevent actual or
:06:44. > :06:47.potential harm to children. The cases being heard by the Scottish
:06:48. > :06:53.services Council and is due to conclude on Friday. Lesley Bate as
:06:54. > :06:54.rolling quicker social work registration but does not admit any
:06:55. > :07:12.of the charges against her. Edinburgh Council has agreed to push
:07:13. > :07:13.forward with a cycle track. Supporters say it will boost fitness
:07:14. > :07:16.and improve air quality. Problems with mental health
:07:17. > :07:18.are not always associated But a survey of Scottish footballers
:07:19. > :07:22.has found that of 600 players questioned two thirds either had
:07:23. > :07:25.a mental health issue or knew a team BBC Scotland sport has learned
:07:26. > :07:28.of suicide attempts and players They are the sporting stars
:07:29. > :07:35.of Scotland's most popular game. New research shows that many
:07:36. > :07:37.are struggling with We surveyed SPFL players,
:07:38. > :07:43.we got a return of over 600. 64% of them either themselves
:07:44. > :07:45.or someone they knew closely, he made a friend, had mental health
:07:46. > :07:52.issues in the recent past. The perception is that
:07:53. > :07:54.footballers have enviable, Why are so many of them affected
:07:55. > :08:00.with mental health issues? They are young, active males,
:08:01. > :08:03.a group that engages less well Whilst we do have some footballers
:08:04. > :08:09.that earn a lot of money, the vast majority will be part-time,
:08:10. > :08:11.have two jobs, family issues, employment issues, the same worries
:08:12. > :08:21.that everybody else has. He was a hero to Aberdeen
:08:22. > :08:38.fans in the '90s but he reveals two suicide attempts
:08:39. > :08:39.amidst severe depression. I can remember waking up
:08:40. > :08:42.on the kitchen floor Neil Lennon struggled
:08:43. > :08:45.in his playing career. I would be in a room full of people
:08:46. > :08:49.and feel like the loneliest guy The only thing I wanted to do
:08:50. > :08:59.was lie in bed or shut myself away. Eventually, when I was taking
:09:00. > :09:01.the antidepressants, and they started to kick in,
:09:02. > :09:03.I slowly started seeing There is almost a fear of coming out
:09:04. > :09:07.and the stigma attached Footballers can say it is all right
:09:08. > :09:18.to say you are not OK, then we can encourage young men,
:09:19. > :09:21.who engage badly and have a high suicide risk, to come
:09:22. > :09:23.out and accept help. A new programme will be offered
:09:24. > :09:25.to players and clubs There will be no Scots in this
:09:26. > :09:32.year's European Ryder Cup team after Russel Knox from Inverness
:09:33. > :09:34.failed to make Darren It's the first time since 2010
:09:35. > :09:38.that the country hasn't The captain about to announce his
:09:39. > :09:51.wild-card picks. My second wild-card
:09:52. > :09:54.is Martin Kaymer. No place to Scots
:09:55. > :10:02.contender Russell Knox. He narrowly missed out on one
:10:03. > :10:07.of nine performance-based automatic Now, he's missed out
:10:08. > :10:12.on a captain's discragsry pick. There was a lot of competition
:10:13. > :10:14.for those picks. I'm sure Russell Knox will be
:10:15. > :10:22.disappointed and angry. Everyone picked is lower
:10:23. > :10:27.in the world rankings than he is. Knox has lost out to Lee Westwood,
:10:28. > :10:38.the world number 46. Martin Kaymer, ranked
:10:39. > :10:40.at 50 and rookie Thomas I phoned Russell yesterday
:10:41. > :10:44.to give him the information is one of the toughest phone
:10:45. > :10:46.calls I've had to make. Some people say he
:10:47. > :10:47.deserved the position. I've always been
:10:48. > :10:55.a Thomas Pieters fan. From the roaring 20s to the 21st
:10:56. > :10:58.Century, Scots golfers have played Now it's over to Kirsteen
:10:59. > :11:17.with the weather outlook Thanks. Good evening. It has been a
:11:18. > :11:27.lovely day across much of the country with top temperatures of 25
:11:28. > :11:32.Celsius in Fife. Not bad. Tonight is looking cloudy with outbreaks of
:11:33. > :11:38.rain, moving west to east. A breezy nights to come, and mild
:11:39. > :11:42.temperatures around 11-12. Start tomorrow with some rain across
:11:43. > :11:47.eastern areas. But quickly that will pull away. Around eight o'clock
:11:48. > :11:50.tomorrow. For much of southern and central and eastern Scotland and is
:11:51. > :11:54.looking dry with spells of rightness. Some sunshine for a time
:11:55. > :11:58.as well. Across western coastal areas we will have risk
:11:59. > :12:02.south-westerly winds which will already be driving in a number of
:12:03. > :12:05.showers of tomorrow morning. Some showers across the northern isles as
:12:06. > :12:10.well stop the best of the bravest and sunshine tomorrow morning will
:12:11. > :12:13.be in the east. As we go through the day, in texture of sunshine and
:12:14. > :12:17.showers across Scotland. The heaviest and most frequent will be
:12:18. > :12:21.in the West, and we'll see some showers across Northern Ireland as
:12:22. > :12:25.well. In weather front will push through England and Wales, gradually
:12:26. > :12:28.fizzling out as it moves into the south-east. Behind that some dry
:12:29. > :12:35.weather, brightness and a scattering of showers. A fresher feel for all
:12:36. > :12:38.of us tomorrow, with temperatures in the mid-to high teens, peaking
:12:39. > :12:43.around 24 Celsius across the south-east. Believing period across
:12:44. > :12:48.Scotland will continue along the theme of sunshine and showers being
:12:49. > :12:52.driven in on risk south-westerly winds. As we head into thirsty we
:12:53. > :13:01.will have a ridge of high pressure which will allow some settled and
:13:02. > :13:03.largely dry conditions for a time, although this whether front will
:13:04. > :13:05.begin to move in during the course of the day across Northern Ireland,
:13:06. > :13:14.and eventually across western Scotland as well. For England and
:13:15. > :13:16.Wales a lot of dry and bright weather with some spells of sunshine
:13:17. > :13:18.and temperatures again mid to high teens for most of us with a high of
:13:19. > :13:21.24 in the south-east. Our next update is during Breakfast
:13:22. > :13:24.at 6:25 tomorrow morning.