:00:08. > :00:11.Police have charged the Glasgow East MP Natalie McGarry
:00:12. > :00:17.Ms McGarry has been under investigation after the Women
:00:18. > :00:18.for Independence campaign group reported discrepancies
:00:19. > :00:25.The MP stood down from the SNP group at Westminster last year
:00:26. > :00:29.A report will now go to the Procurator Fiscal.
:00:30. > :00:40.Our political editor, Brian Taylor, has more details.
:00:41. > :00:41.Natalie McGarry, Scottish National Party, 24,000...
:00:42. > :00:49.May last year, triumph - Natalie McGarry ousted Margaret
:00:50. > :00:52.Curran of Labour in Glasgow East at the UK general election.
:00:53. > :00:55.It was part of a clean sweep for the SNP in Glasgow.
:00:56. > :00:57.Natalie McGarry was at Nicola Sturgeon's side to celebrate
:00:58. > :01:04.And the sense of uplift continued when Ms McGarry made
:01:05. > :01:06.her maiden speech in the House of Commons.
:01:07. > :01:08.I am privileged to be here, serving the people of Glasgow East.
:01:09. > :01:12.I was swept here on a tide of optimism.
:01:13. > :01:15.That tide seemed to turn when concerns were raised about
:01:16. > :01:17.funding within the campaign group Women for Independence.
:01:18. > :01:24.Natalie McGarry was a leading member.
:01:25. > :01:26.As those concerns emerged, Ms McGarry resigned the whip
:01:27. > :01:28.in December last year, determined, she said,
:01:29. > :01:32.Although no longer part of the SNP she has remained
:01:33. > :01:40.She even wore her wedding dress for a Commons photoshoot of female
:01:41. > :01:42.MPs after having her marriage blessed in a historic
:01:43. > :01:52.Enquiries continued and her solicitor said his client
:01:53. > :01:54.attended Govan police station this morning on a voluntary basis.
:01:55. > :01:56.He said following an interview the MP
:01:57. > :02:00.was charged with several alleged offences including embezzlement of
:02:01. > :02:05.funds, breach of trust, and an offence under the Scottish
:02:06. > :02:08.That is the statute which set out the rules
:02:09. > :02:15.It is understood the charges against Natalie McGarry relate both
:02:16. > :02:17.to Women for Independence and to the SNP Glasgow
:02:18. > :02:27.From the outset the MP has stressed her innocence.
:02:28. > :02:31.The first shipment of shale gas from America has arrived here -
:02:32. > :02:34.but the tanker has so far been unable to dock at Grangemouth
:02:35. > :02:38.But the fracked gas is highly controversial.
:02:39. > :02:40.The Scottish government has a moratorium on fracking
:02:41. > :02:43.while environmental studies take place.
:02:44. > :02:45.The plant's owners - INEOS - say it's good
:02:46. > :02:51.Here's our environment correspondent, Kevin Keane.
:02:52. > :02:55.A new dawn breaks over the North Sea.
:02:56. > :02:58.And a traditional water salute welcomes the first shipment of shale
:02:59. > :03:04.On the tip of the bow, a lone piper heralds the
:03:05. > :03:07.arrival of this controversial delivery.
:03:08. > :03:13.The petrochemical giant receiving it says it is necessary for jobs.
:03:14. > :03:15.It's cost effective today, and looking forward it will take
:03:16. > :03:18.some time to develop the shale gas industry in the UK.
:03:19. > :03:23.When that comes that's going to be a benefit.
:03:24. > :03:26.In the meantime we will secure jobs to get the business running.
:03:27. > :03:29.Ships come and go along the Firth of Forth but this
:03:30. > :03:32.one was always going to attract attention.
:03:33. > :03:37.And this is the iconic scene it's all about.
:03:38. > :03:40.27,500 cubic metres of shale gas about to
:03:41. > :03:44.disappear under the Forth Bridge on its way to Grangemouth.
:03:45. > :03:53.The controversial shipment was meant to arrive at the quayside
:03:54. > :03:57.with a fanfare, but high winds meant it couldn't dock.
:03:58. > :04:00.When it's finally off-loaded, the ethane will be fed
:04:01. > :04:03.into the many miles of pipes here, ultimately coming out as small
:04:04. > :04:11.No Scottish minister was there to greet the ship today,
:04:12. > :04:13.they are keeping their distance while their policy position on
:04:14. > :04:19.It is important that we have a moratorium in place while we
:04:20. > :04:22.in Scotland understand the science behind the proposed technology.
:04:23. > :04:25.It's not for the UK Government to tell the Scottish Government
:04:26. > :04:32.We are clear on our policy position in the rest of the UK.
:04:33. > :04:35.We believe there is significant economic benefit that can come from
:04:36. > :04:38.fracking, but in Scotland it is a matter for the Scottish Government.
:04:39. > :04:41.In the States shale gas has boosted the economy but not
:04:42. > :04:45.Seismic tremors and water pollution among the issues
:04:46. > :04:55.Here protesters gathered, albeit in small numbers, to reflect
:04:56. > :05:01.The impacts of fracking are devastating wherever it
:05:02. > :05:04.happens, and the refrain of the global anti-fracking movement is not
:05:05. > :05:14.For now the shale gas ship remains anchored in the Firth.
:05:15. > :05:18.It will make a fresh attempt to dock on tonight's high tide.
:05:19. > :05:20.A bin-lorry driver has admitted causing the death of an 80-year-old
:05:21. > :05:26.Scott Hamilton reversed a Stirling Council recycling lorry
:05:27. > :05:30.into a mobility scooter used by Peter Wills.
:05:31. > :05:34.At the High Court in Stirling, the 44-year-old was banned
:05:35. > :05:36.from driving immediately and will be sentenced in October.
:05:37. > :05:38.The offence carries a maximum penalty of five
:05:39. > :05:46.Scottish Labour is to get new powers to set its own policy
:05:47. > :05:48.and send a representative to the party's UK executive.
:05:49. > :05:53.The measures were agreed at the party's conference
:05:54. > :05:56.in Liverpool, despite claims part of the package was undemocratic.
:05:57. > :05:58.From Liverpool, here's our political correspondent,
:05:59. > :06:02.A vote she hopes will help Scottish Labour
:06:03. > :06:16.One that brought the party's power struggle to the fore.
:06:17. > :06:19.whether Ms Dugdale should get a seat on the UK executive.
:06:20. > :06:23.The package going forth will gerrymander the NEC and
:06:24. > :06:29.allow for the decision made at the weekend to be vetoed.
:06:30. > :06:39.That contested by Ms Dugdale's allies.
:06:40. > :06:41.An opportunity to close the door on our opponents who make
:06:42. > :06:43.the accusation that Scottish Labour cannot talk for Scotland.
:06:44. > :06:46.A challenge that ultimately ended in failure.
:06:47. > :06:49.Resolution one on NEC rule changes was carried.
:06:50. > :06:52.This is about more than who has a say on which body within
:06:53. > :06:55.The Scottish party spent years trying to fend off
:06:56. > :06:57.claims that it's controlled by London.
:06:58. > :07:01.And after days of wrangling here in Liverpool, this is a victory
:07:02. > :07:06.She's got the autonomy she craves and she has more
:07:07. > :07:14.A delighted Ms Dugdale says she'll take the seat
:07:15. > :07:17.It's the biggest change to how the Labour Party organises
:07:18. > :07:20.itself in a generation and it's been a long time coming.
:07:21. > :07:30.How do you now persuade the country to vote for you?
:07:31. > :07:33.I understand to a lot of people this might seem like navel gazing,
:07:34. > :07:38.internal to the Labour Party, but it is clear that the Labour Party
:07:39. > :07:40.speaks up for Scotland and puts Scotland first.
:07:41. > :07:42.Tomorrow this man will be beating the drum for his
:07:43. > :07:47.policies, but how closely will that be echoed by the Scottish party?
:07:48. > :07:52.The sister of a man accused of the murder of a restaurant worker
:07:53. > :07:55.in North Lanarkshire almost 20 years ago has told the High Court
:07:56. > :07:58.in Glasgow that he claimed to have got away with "the perfect murder".
:07:59. > :08:00.Margaret Chisholm was giving evidence at the trial
:08:01. > :08:08.He denies fatally stabbing Surgit Singh Chhokar in Overtown
:08:09. > :08:09.in North Lanarkshire in November 1998.
:08:10. > :08:17.Now - do we have a crisis in keeping doctors in general practice?
:08:18. > :08:20.It's a question MSPs have been discussing on the Health
:08:21. > :08:22.Committee today - with one in four practices
:08:23. > :08:26.The Health Secretary set out her vision for
:08:27. > :08:30.Our Social Affairs Correspondent, Reevel Alderson, has been
:08:31. > :08:39.Each Tuesday this GP surgery in Edinburgh
:08:40. > :08:41.offers a handful of places on its patient list.
:08:42. > :08:44.I think it's quite degrading a wee bit, making
:08:45. > :08:50.When really you should be able to walk in when you want to register.
:08:51. > :08:53.It's the third unsuccessful attempt to join the practice for this
:08:54. > :08:56.I will say they are very uncompassionate.
:08:57. > :09:07.Doctors' leaders say the shortage of GPs is affecting the
:09:08. > :09:12.It will mean more pressure on hospital services,
:09:13. > :09:17.It means it's increasingly difficult for patients to register with
:09:18. > :09:26.We are beginning to see a situation where lack of GPs mean
:09:27. > :09:30.there may not be a GP available outside of hours.
:09:31. > :09:32.The Royal College of General Practitioners has
:09:33. > :09:37.launched a campaign to persuade more medical students like these at
:09:38. > :09:39.Aberdeen University to join the profession, emphasising it's not
:09:40. > :09:45.I don't really know what it is about community medicine,
:09:46. > :09:53.it's something you have to be passionate about to want to do.
:09:54. > :09:55.I suppose you probably get to know your patients a lot
:09:56. > :09:57.better in community medicine but I don't know.
:09:58. > :10:00.I like the idea that you get to do a bit of everything
:10:01. > :10:03.and build a community, build up a relationship with your patients,
:10:04. > :10:17.You get so many people, families, stuff like that.
:10:18. > :10:19.The GP crisis is especially acute in areas like Shetland.
:10:20. > :10:21.Here patients can be seen by an advanced nurse practitioner
:10:22. > :10:24.who can diagnose, prescribe and treat them without them seeing a
:10:25. > :10:28.It cuts down my costs, obviously, and probably, I would
:10:29. > :10:30.think, cuts down on the National Health Service costs.
:10:31. > :10:34.Because Chris, our community nurse, can come along
:10:35. > :10:38.and check me at his convenience and mine.
:10:39. > :10:49.government has developed to free up GP time,
:10:50. > :10:50.which is also seen as beneficial for patients.
:10:51. > :10:52.It's about the choice and a better environment
:10:53. > :10:56.I see the patients in their own homes which is a safe and
:10:57. > :11:00.The other option is for them to go and visit
:11:01. > :11:04.If we see them in their own home it frees up GP time.
:11:05. > :11:06.It is all about cost and feasibility.
:11:07. > :11:08.Nurses, pharmacists and other specialists are being recruited to
:11:09. > :11:10.work in GP practices, which the government says is part
:11:11. > :11:17.of an increased investment in primary care.
:11:18. > :11:19.Well, it's over to Christopher Blanchett now with the weather
:11:20. > :11:27.outlook for tonight and tomorrow...
:11:28. > :11:42.Good evening. One word sums up the weather for the next few days,
:11:43. > :11:45.windy. Low pressure pushing west to east and the north of the country
:11:46. > :11:51.bringing windy and fairly wet weather. By the end of the week,
:11:52. > :11:54.blustery showers. On the face of it it is a decent start to Wednesday,
:11:55. > :12:00.some morning sunshine around. Temperatures around 11 to 13 Celsius
:12:01. > :12:04.and at this stage winds moderate. The chance of one or two morning
:12:05. > :12:10.showers towards Inverness and the far north-west but they are light
:12:11. > :12:16.and well scattered. After the dry, find morning, things go downhill
:12:17. > :12:21.fairly rapidly. You can see behind me that area of rain sweeping its
:12:22. > :12:25.way inside and by late morning, lunchtime, meaning most areas
:12:26. > :12:30.getting fairly wet through the early afternoon. Pushing through Northern
:12:31. > :12:34.Ireland quite quickly, south of the border, dry and bright, some
:12:35. > :12:40.sunshine, quite warm in the south, into the low 20s. It will be windy
:12:41. > :12:45.and after the rain around lunchtime dryer through the afternoon, still
:12:46. > :12:51.cloudy, but holes in the cloud, temperatures up to 19 or 20 in the
:12:52. > :12:55.South West of Scotland. Another band of Wednesday evening moving
:12:56. > :13:02.eastwards. With it, windy again. You can see on the southern flank of
:13:03. > :13:07.that low front the tightly packed isobars, strong winds through
:13:08. > :13:11.Thursday. We have a yellow warning for disruption on the travel, not
:13:12. > :13:16.only the fairies but probably restrictions on bridges as well,
:13:17. > :13:22.gusts likely around the gale force to severe gale force category, with
:13:23. > :13:31.it blustery showers and a much cooler feel.
:13:32. > :13:32.The next update is from 6:25am tomorrow morning. From the