:00:00. > :00:00.News Channel. Now it is time for the news where you are.
:00:00. > :00:08.Police have made a fresh appeal for witnesses who may be able
:00:09. > :00:11.to help them find the killer of a man who was murdered
:00:12. > :00:14.23-year-old Cameron Logan died in the blaze in Milngavie
:00:15. > :00:21.His girlfriend, Rebecca Williams, remains in a critical condition.
:00:22. > :00:23.Mr Logan's parents were also injured but have been
:00:24. > :00:35.Searching woodland behind the house where Cameron Logan died.
:00:36. > :00:40.Did whoever started the fire use these
:00:41. > :00:42.paths to get two or away from the property?
:00:43. > :00:47.Whoever is responsible for this, we know they have made off
:00:48. > :00:54.Perhaps they have dropped some evidence and if
:00:55. > :00:58.that is out there we intend to find it and will search every area where
:00:59. > :01:01.we could recover any potential evidence.
:01:02. > :01:03.Whoever set the fire was targeting this house.
:01:04. > :01:09.But investigators cannot or will not say yet if
:01:10. > :01:14.Cameron Logan was the intended target.
:01:15. > :01:17.At this time there is no information coming in that anyone
:01:18. > :01:20.had a grudge or there was any fallout with the family members and
:01:21. > :01:23.that is why it is imperative that if anyone knows anything
:01:24. > :01:26.that they come forward, hopefully to give us that
:01:27. > :01:29.vital bit of information to establish why this horrific crime
:01:30. > :01:39.Today police gave details of dog walkers and joggers
:01:40. > :01:43.seen by CCTV or eyewitnesses in the area at the time that
:01:44. > :01:48.They could have vital information and they revealed that
:01:49. > :01:51.the heroic efforts of David Logan to save his son and his girlfriend,
:01:52. > :01:54.He was assisted by a neighbour and it can only be
:01:55. > :02:00.They managed to get Cameron's girlfriend out of the house.
:02:01. > :02:04.Unfortunately she still remains critical, at this time, and we are
:02:05. > :02:09.But police have been speaking to surviving
:02:10. > :02:11.members of the family who they describe
:02:12. > :02:15.They hope that members of the public may come
:02:16. > :02:17.forward with information to help catch
:02:18. > :02:26.With a week to go till the end of a public consultation,
:02:27. > :02:28.the Scottish Government is urging people to register their views about
:02:29. > :02:33.But the Conservatives say the people of Scotland made a very clear
:02:34. > :02:45.Andrew Kerr looks at the major political challenges for 2017.
:02:46. > :02:48.The UK and Scottish Government agreed a deal on an independence
:02:49. > :02:53.referendum back in 2012 and now the Scottish Government
:02:54. > :02:55.is seeking your opinions on a fresh Referendum Bill
:02:56. > :03:00.It is broadly similar to last time around, and
:03:01. > :03:01.they need the permission of Westminster.
:03:02. > :03:04.So do you think there should be another vote?
:03:05. > :03:07.I do not think so, we had the referendum.
:03:08. > :03:23.No, because I think it is causing enough issues already.
:03:24. > :03:26.The decision has already been made, maybe wait
:03:27. > :03:30.another generation for a younger generation to decide.
:03:31. > :03:34.Do you think Brexit changes anything?
:03:35. > :03:39.I do not have the answer for that, unfortunately.
:03:40. > :03:42.Brexit is seen as a threat to the Scottish economy and
:03:43. > :03:47.so to protect their place in Europe another referendum may be required,
:03:48. > :03:52.Nicola Sturgeon faces a tough decision, when to call the vote.
:03:53. > :03:55.We are trying to get an agreement on what should happen
:03:56. > :04:00.If they are rejected and we cannot find
:04:01. > :04:03.agreement then it will be a need to re-consult people
:04:04. > :04:10.With those accusations that Theresa May is adrift in
:04:11. > :04:14.Brussels, the Conservatives hit back and said that the people of Scotland
:04:15. > :04:17.voted decisively against independence in 2014.
:04:18. > :04:21.But the UK Government Brexit plans are not decisive.
:04:22. > :04:25.At least according to the former ambassador to the EU who
:04:26. > :04:33.I think the government is rightly taking its time,
:04:34. > :04:40.Brexit is complex and unravelling more than 40 years of
:04:41. > :04:44.legal and economic integration between the UK and the rest of
:04:45. > :04:46.continental Europe is not going to happen overnight
:04:47. > :04:55.2016 was a big political year, 2017 will be a make or break year for
:04:56. > :05:05.Leaders on both sides of the border face tough choices.
:05:06. > :05:07.A health board has had to cancel operations
:05:08. > :05:09.because of a shortage of theatre nurses.
:05:10. > :05:12.A patients' group says elderly patients in
:05:13. > :05:15.NHS Grampian are being affected disproportionately because
:05:16. > :05:18.of the lack of staff with specialist skills.
:05:19. > :05:21.Earlier, I asked our reporter Steven Duff what sort of operations
:05:22. > :05:39.In operations that are being cancelled, it is collective surgery.
:05:40. > :05:47.People getting PEPs or knees replaced or dealing with cataracts.
:05:48. > :05:52.In the last hour or two, the NHS has said that more than 180 have been
:05:53. > :06:03.cancelled since the end of November. To put that in context, every year
:06:04. > :06:08.NHS Grampian carries out 130,000 operations. But they do not have
:06:09. > :06:12.enough nurses to carry out the operations. Every cancellation has
:06:13. > :06:15.an impact on an individual patient and one patient group says that
:06:16. > :06:22.elderly patients are being most affected.
:06:23. > :06:29.The acute care will be the last to suffer but it is a symptom of
:06:30. > :06:33.underlying problems in the retention and recruitment of staff for
:06:34. > :06:38.whatever reasons and it is something that needs to be addressed not only
:06:39. > :06:44.within Grampian but in Scotland as a whole.
:06:45. > :06:49.NHS Grampian has apologised to anybody who had a cancelled
:06:50. > :06:53.operation but say this is not about funding, it is about being able to
:06:54. > :06:54.recruit and retain highly qualified nurses.
:06:55. > :06:59.A man has been charged with the murder of a 40-year-old man
:07:00. > :06:59.in Bonnyrigg in Midlothian yesterday.
:07:00. > :07:01.Police say the victim was found seriously injured at a property
:07:02. > :07:03.in Auld Coal Grove around four o'clock in the afternoon
:07:04. > :07:09.The 36-year-old man in custody is due to appear tomorrow
:07:10. > :07:15.A man has gone on trial accused of raping and murdering
:07:16. > :07:19.Bala Chinda is alleged to have killed Jessica McGraa
:07:20. > :07:22.at a property on Union Terrace in February last year.
:07:23. > :07:25.The 26-year-old is also accused of attempting to defeat
:07:26. > :07:32.Tennis now and Andy Murray has just reached the quarter-finals
:07:33. > :07:36.of the Qatar Open, after beating Gerald Melzer two sets to love.
:07:37. > :07:40.The win over the Austrian means a career-best run of 26 victories
:07:41. > :07:43.in a row in competitive matches for Murray.
:07:44. > :07:49.Tomorrow, he'll play for a place in the semi-finals,
:07:50. > :07:50.Let's get the weather outlook for tonight
:07:51. > :08:09.It was a pretty good day for much of Scotland and tranquil. I like this
:08:10. > :08:13.picture of a noble stag taking a look at the view. High pressure is
:08:14. > :08:17.over us tonight, generating dry weather over most of the UK with the
:08:18. > :08:22.widespread frost setting and for many. Temperatures below freezing
:08:23. > :08:27.for many and a good few degrees below in parts of rural Scotland. He
:08:28. > :08:38.dry start tomorrow with that possibility of a few freezing fog
:08:39. > :08:40.patches in the Glens. A wee bit higher on the West Coast but
:08:41. > :08:47.freezing temperatures for most of us. Good sunny spells across the
:08:48. > :08:54.board from first light. Staying that way for a good part of the day. A
:08:55. > :08:58.good winter 's day. We will see some rain spilling into the high West
:08:59. > :09:08.through the afternoon. The rest of the UK is under that influence and
:09:09. > :09:21.temperatures will struggle in England. Similar values for Scotland
:09:22. > :09:26.as well. As far as the rest of the afternoon is concerned, it is dry.
:09:27. > :09:30.Chloe thickens up in the evening and a band of rain moves across the
:09:31. > :09:36.western and far north of the country and into the northern isles,
:09:37. > :09:40.although the east will stay dry. Weather fronts bringing rain on
:09:41. > :09:48.Friday but then on Saturday more rain will return. A wet start on
:09:49. > :09:52.Friday for a western areas. The rain eventually clears away so it will be
:09:53. > :09:54.an approving day and it will be milder.
:09:55. > :09:58.Our next update is during Breakfast at 6:25am tomorrow morning.
:09:59. > :10:09.But, from everyone on the late team, goodnight.
:10:10. > :10:12.This is the most dangerous, the most despicable human being