04/01/2017 Reporting Scotland

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Police have made a fresh appeal for witnesses who may be able

to help them find the killer of a man who was murdered

23-year-old Cameron Logan died in the blaze in Milngavie

His girlfriend, Rebecca Williams, remains in a critical condition.

Mr Logan's parents were also injured but have been

Searching woodland behind the house where Cameron Logan died.

Did whoever started the fire use these

paths to get two or away from the property?

Whoever is responsible for this, we know they have made off

Perhaps they have dropped some evidence and if

that is out there we intend to find it and will search every area where

we could recover any potential evidence.

Whoever set the fire was targeting this house.

But investigators cannot or will not say yet if

Cameron Logan was the intended target.

At this time there is no information coming in that anyone

had a grudge or there was any fallout with the family members and

that is why it is imperative that if anyone knows anything

that they come forward, hopefully to give us that

vital bit of information to establish why this horrific crime

Today police gave details of dog walkers and joggers

seen by CCTV or eyewitnesses in the area at the time that

They could have vital information and they revealed that

the heroic efforts of David Logan to save his son and his girlfriend,

He was assisted by a neighbour and it can only be

They managed to get Cameron's girlfriend out of the house.

Unfortunately she still remains critical, at this time, and we are

But police have been speaking to surviving

members of the family who they describe

They hope that members of the public may come

forward with information to help catch

With a week to go till the end of a public consultation,

the Scottish Government is urging people to register their views about

But the Conservatives say the people of Scotland made a very clear

Andrew Kerr looks at the major political challenges for 2017.

The UK and Scottish Government agreed a deal on an independence

referendum back in 2012 and now the Scottish Government

is seeking your opinions on a fresh Referendum Bill

It is broadly similar to last time around, and

they need the permission of Westminster.

So do you think there should be another vote?

I do not think so, we had the referendum.

No, because I think it is causing enough issues already.

The decision has already been made, maybe wait

another generation for a younger generation to decide.

Do you think Brexit changes anything?

I do not have the answer for that, unfortunately.

Brexit is seen as a threat to the Scottish economy and

so to protect their place in Europe another referendum may be required,

Nicola Sturgeon faces a tough decision, when to call the vote.

We are trying to get an agreement on what should happen

If they are rejected and we cannot find

agreement then it will be a need to re-consult people

With those accusations that Theresa May is adrift in

Brussels, the Conservatives hit back and said that the people of Scotland

voted decisively against independence in 2014.

But the UK Government Brexit plans are not decisive.

At least according to the former ambassador to the EU who

I think the government is rightly taking its time,

Brexit is complex and unravelling more than 40 years of

legal and economic integration between the UK and the rest of

continental Europe is not going to happen overnight

2016 was a big political year, 2017 will be a make or break year for

Leaders on both sides of the border face tough choices.

A health board has had to cancel operations

because of a shortage of theatre nurses.

A patients' group says elderly patients in

NHS Grampian are being affected disproportionately because

of the lack of staff with specialist skills.

Earlier, I asked our reporter Steven Duff what sort of operations

In operations that are being cancelled, it is collective surgery.

People getting PEPs or knees replaced or dealing with cataracts.

In the last hour or two, the NHS has said that more than 180 have been

cancelled since the end of November. To put that in context, every year

NHS Grampian carries out 130,000 operations. But they do not have

enough nurses to carry out the operations. Every cancellation has

an impact on an individual patient and one patient group says that

elderly patients are being most affected.

The acute care will be the last to suffer but it is a symptom of

underlying problems in the retention and recruitment of staff for

whatever reasons and it is something that needs to be addressed not only

within Grampian but in Scotland as a whole.

NHS Grampian has apologised to anybody who had a cancelled

operation but say this is not about funding, it is about being able to

recruit and retain highly qualified nurses.

A man has been charged with the murder of a 40-year-old man

in Bonnyrigg in Midlothian yesterday.

Police say the victim was found seriously injured at a property

in Auld Coal Grove around four o'clock in the afternoon

The 36-year-old man in custody is due to appear tomorrow

A man has gone on trial accused of raping and murdering

Bala Chinda is alleged to have killed Jessica McGraa

at a property on Union Terrace in February last year.

The 26-year-old is also accused of attempting to defeat

Tennis now and Andy Murray has just reached the quarter-finals

of the Qatar Open, after beating Gerald Melzer two sets to love.

The win over the Austrian means a career-best run of 26 victories

in a row in competitive matches for Murray.

Tomorrow, he'll play for a place in the semi-finals,

Let's get the weather outlook for tonight

It was a pretty good day for much of Scotland and tranquil. I like this

picture of a noble stag taking a look at the view. High pressure is

over us tonight, generating dry weather over most of the UK with the

widespread frost setting and for many. Temperatures below freezing

for many and a good few degrees below in parts of rural Scotland. He

dry start tomorrow with that possibility of a few freezing fog

patches in the Glens. A wee bit higher on the West Coast but

freezing temperatures for most of us. Good sunny spells across the

board from first light. Staying that way for a good part of the day. A

good winter 's day. We will see some rain spilling into the high West

through the afternoon. The rest of the UK is under that influence and

temperatures will struggle in England. Similar values for Scotland

as well. As far as the rest of the afternoon is concerned, it is dry.

Chloe thickens up in the evening and a band of rain moves across the

western and far north of the country and into the northern isles,

although the east will stay dry. Weather fronts bringing rain on

Friday but then on Saturday more rain will return. A wet start on

Friday for a western areas. The rain eventually clears away so it will be

an approving day and it will be milder.

Our next update is during Breakfast at 6:25am tomorrow morning.

But, from everyone on the late team, goodnight.

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