27/03/2017

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:00:15. > :00:22.The Prime Minister and the First Minister have held talks

:00:23. > :00:25.After the meeting, in Glasgow, Nicola Sturgeon said

:00:26. > :00:27.she remained "frustrated" at the lack of any progress

:00:28. > :00:29.towards a distinctive Brexit deal for Scotland.

:00:30. > :00:32.But Theresa May insisted her aim was a good deal for the whole UK,

:00:33. > :00:35.The move to trigger Britain's departure from the EU

:00:36. > :00:38.This from our political editor Brian Taylor.

:00:39. > :00:56.A meeting of ministers, but not necessarily of minds.

:00:57. > :00:58.Talks followed a day devoted to Scotland's future.

:00:59. > :00:59.The Prime Minister also announced plans for

:01:00. > :01:23.As Brexit moves closer, no talk of a referendum.

:01:24. > :01:25.Now is the point when we triggering Article 50, starting

:01:26. > :01:27.formal negotiations for leaving the European Union

:01:28. > :01:30.when we should be pulling together, not hanging apart.

:01:31. > :01:33.Pulling together to get the best possible deal for the whole

:01:34. > :01:35.of the UK including the people in Scotland and, also,

:01:36. > :01:38.it would be unfair for the people in Scotland to ask them

:01:39. > :01:40.to make a significant decision before all the facts

:01:41. > :01:44.Can you envisage a referendum happening in the not-too

:01:45. > :01:49.about a second independence referendum.

:01:50. > :01:52.The Department for International Development in East Kilbride.

:01:53. > :01:55.Theresa May argued their efforts to tackle global poverty proved

:01:56. > :02:00.British strength and continuing dedication to moving forward.

:02:01. > :02:04.The strength and stability of our union will become

:02:05. > :02:12.Nicola Sturgeon characterised the talks as cordial,

:02:13. > :02:16.but without any concessions on offer.

:02:17. > :02:20.I continue to be frustrated by a process that appears not to be

:02:21. > :02:22.listening, not just to Scotland, but any of the devolved

:02:23. > :02:24.administrations and I made that point to her.

:02:25. > :02:37.I reminded her again that we had membership of the single

:02:38. > :02:39.market ruled out without any discussion.

:02:40. > :02:42.I had hoped that we would hear a different approach, in terms

:02:43. > :02:51.Whether that is the path they want to take, whether they want to be

:02:52. > :02:53.part of an independent country, the people

:02:54. > :03:03.of Scotland must make an informed decision.

:03:04. > :03:05.The scene moves back to Holyrood tomorrow, when MSPs

:03:06. > :03:09.will decide whether to back an independence referendum.

:03:10. > :03:12.The Scottish government has been accused of betraying women who have

:03:13. > :03:14.suffered debilitating side effects after being given mesh implants.

:03:15. > :03:16.The procedure is often used to treat incontinence, but an independent

:03:17. > :03:18.review was commissioned into its safety, after

:03:19. > :03:27.Ministers today published their final report and were immediately

:03:28. > :03:31.accused of diluting its findings. Lucy Adams has the background.

:03:32. > :03:33.Almost three years ago, these women came to Parliament

:03:34. > :03:36.to call for a review of the procedure that had left

:03:37. > :03:42.I have asked the acting Chief Medical Officer this week to

:03:43. > :03:44.write to all health wards, to request them

:03:45. > :03:56.to immediately suspend these procedures, both procedures.

:03:57. > :03:57.The former Health Secretary called for an investigation into

:03:58. > :04:01.Earlier this month, the two patient representatives

:04:02. > :04:02.on the group resigned, claiming the final report

:04:03. > :04:16.The ball is in their court to save this review.

:04:17. > :04:19.Today, as the final report was published, the tenacity

:04:20. > :04:26.The report was independent of government, the detail of how it is

:04:27. > :04:30.laid out, I cannot answer for you, but what

:04:31. > :04:34.I will say is, due to the tireless campaigning

:04:35. > :04:37.of the women who had been injured, we have a review that gives us

:04:38. > :04:40.all of the evidence as to the safety of the use of mesh for incontinence

:04:41. > :04:54.The former Health Secretary, who called for the review,

:04:55. > :04:56.originally, said the whole process should be investigated.

:04:57. > :04:58.As long as there are outstanding allegations

:04:59. > :05:01.about tampering of evidence and report, the report has no

:05:02. > :05:03.credibility, until these allegations are proven true or untrue.

:05:04. > :05:05.All strands of the investigation into whether

:05:06. > :05:07.this report was tampered with, whether the evidence was tampered

:05:08. > :05:14.with and, if that is the case, heads should roll.

:05:15. > :05:16.And after her report, Lucy Adams spoke further about

:05:17. > :05:27.the response to the allegations, as well as their implications.

:05:28. > :05:28.The allegations are that the report was diluted.

:05:29. > :05:31.The allegations from the three members of the expert group

:05:32. > :05:34.who say an entire chapter was removed.

:05:35. > :05:39.Today's main report does not contain that chapter,

:05:40. > :05:41.For the campaigners for those women who say they have been

:05:42. > :05:43.disabled by this surgery, they say this report

:05:44. > :05:50.For the hundreds of women who say they have been disabled, this does

:05:51. > :05:56.This was meant to be the final word on mesh implants for the Scottish

:05:57. > :05:58.government and for the women who have undergone this procedure.

:05:59. > :06:00.But with these sorts of allegations hanging over it,

:06:01. > :06:07.The oil exploration firm Hurricane has made what has being described

:06:08. > :06:09.as the "largest undeveloped discovery" of oil in UK waters.

:06:10. > :06:12.It says one billion barrels of oil is contained within an area 60

:06:13. > :06:20.The company hopes to begin production in 2019.

:06:21. > :06:24.Tributes have been paid to a young boxer who died in Thailand whilst

:06:25. > :06:27.20-year-old Jordan Coe from Falkirk died of suspected heatstroke

:06:28. > :06:29.during a training run. It is thought he was dehydrated

:06:30. > :06:35.after trying to sweat off weight before a bout.

:06:36. > :06:42.Friends said he was internationally renowned.

:06:43. > :06:52.I am still in shock. I was talking to him just on Wednesday. I cannot

:06:53. > :07:01.process that he has passed away. He was weighing in on Sunday morning.

:07:02. > :07:08.Even tote for a run on it before. He had the sweat suit on. Every boxer

:07:09. > :07:15.does it. He has been around the world. He recently fought in Japan

:07:16. > :07:22.and became ranked within the world's top ten. He was only 20.

:07:23. > :07:24.Final-year medical students at Glasgow University will have

:07:25. > :07:26.to resit an exam after evidence of "collusion" was uncovered.

:07:27. > :07:28.About 270 undergraduate students at the university's medical

:07:29. > :07:32.It emerged that a handful of students had shared information

:07:33. > :07:36.The students responsible are now facing a disciplinary and fitness

:07:37. > :07:57.The fresh exam has been timetabled for early May.

:07:58. > :08:06.Developers have started moving into the first new tone for 50 years. It

:08:07. > :08:13.will eventually become home to 15,000 people.

:08:14. > :08:15.A multi-million pound centre for medical research is to open

:08:16. > :08:18.Among other renovations, it will allow the human

:08:19. > :08:21.body to be scanned in greater detail than ever before.

:08:22. > :08:23.The Imaging Centre for Excellence is a collaboration of science,

:08:24. > :08:26.Glasgow University's Imaging Centre for Excellence is based

:08:27. > :08:27.at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.

:08:28. > :08:30.It is a collaboration of science, business and the NHS.

:08:31. > :08:31.Here's our Health Correspondent, Lisa Summers

:08:32. > :08:34.This pineapple is what we're using to test the scanner.

:08:35. > :08:36.It's like our brains, mainly made out of water.

:08:37. > :08:39.It isn't the most sophisticated research tool, but the perfect way

:08:40. > :08:43.The imaging is so detailed, it unravels the layers of the

:08:44. > :08:46.pineapple and it will do the same with our brain.

:08:47. > :08:48.What brain processes give you is a prediction of

:08:49. > :08:51.If you're on an escalator you're not moving, you

:08:52. > :08:54.feel it in your body because you have the internal expectation it

:08:55. > :08:57.Scientists say a better understanding of the way our

:08:58. > :09:03.brain works can help medics work out what can cause it to go wrong.

:09:04. > :09:05.The EU-funded project is led from the Imaging Centre for Excellence.

:09:06. > :09:08.It is part of the campus at Scotland's largest

:09:09. > :09:11.hospital, which officially opens this week, a collaboration of

:09:12. > :09:16.business, NHS and Glasgow University.

:09:17. > :09:20.The concept behind this is that scientists want

:09:21. > :09:31.to tailor-make treatments to an individual's characteristics.

:09:32. > :09:34.There isn't one breast-cancer or one ovarian cancer.

:09:35. > :09:37.There are several subtypes and if we get it right, we get

:09:38. > :09:39.the right drug to the right patient at the right

:09:40. > :09:48.time and without causing any adverse reactions.

:09:49. > :09:51.The centre will create around 400 jobs and generate ?88 million,

:09:52. > :09:54.but there are concerns about the impact of Brexit.

:09:55. > :09:57.The government says it will work to ensure the UK remains a world

:09:58. > :10:00.leader in research but it is a worry for those

:10:01. > :10:10.My entire lab is financed by EU money.

:10:11. > :10:20.The money is very important to finance post-doctoral's and Ph.D.

:10:21. > :10:24.Students, but on top of that, it allows us to work with the top

:10:25. > :10:28.With the deal still to be brokered, the focuses on bringing in more

:10:29. > :10:32.focused research to be a world leader in medicine.

:10:33. > :10:35.A project to boost the number of golden eagles in Dumfries and

:10:36. > :10:38.has secured a ?1.3 million funding award.

:10:39. > :10:41.At the moment, there are fewer than four pairs of the bird

:10:42. > :10:44.The Heritage Lottery cash will be used to bring young

:10:45. > :10:50.The Scottish tourism industry "outperformed"

:10:51. > :10:54.The Association of Leading Visitor Attractions said it saw an increase

:10:55. > :10:57.of just over 7% across all its UK sites last year,

:10:58. > :10:59.but in Scotland, the rise was over 15%.

:11:00. > :11:01.The National Museum of Scotland topped the list,

:11:02. > :11:11.with 1.8 million visitors. Edinburgh Castle was second.

:11:12. > :11:14.Now, it is over to Anne Lundon, with the weather outlook

:11:15. > :11:32.good evening. Sunshine was not in short supply over the weekend. Today

:11:33. > :11:37.was no different. We had the top temperature in the Hall of the

:11:38. > :11:47.United Kingdom in Scotland. 19 Celsius in Aviemore. In sharp

:11:48. > :11:54.contrast, the Shetlands struggling at just eat Celsius. Overnight

:11:55. > :12:01.maintaining, a trainee. More in the wee of cloud and we have been used

:12:02. > :12:08.to in recent days. Temperatures dipping down to freezing in the

:12:09. > :12:12.Northwest. Tomorrow morning, a eight o'clock, quite a contrast to what we

:12:13. > :12:22.have been used to in the recent days. Perhaps some elderly greatness

:12:23. > :12:28.in coastal areas in the West. Some light rain or drizzle through parts

:12:29. > :12:38.of Orkney and Shetland. A lot of dry weather to come for most of us. East

:12:39. > :12:44.of Scotland may have the odd shower. For the rest of the UK, some showery

:12:45. > :12:50.outbreaks of rain. That will push north and reach the South of

:12:51. > :12:57.Scotland later in the afternoon. The best of any brightness in the

:12:58. > :13:01.south-east. A top temperature down South of 18 Celsius. Temperature is

:13:02. > :13:08.returning to what would we expect at this time of year, 12-15 C. Rain

:13:09. > :13:17.pushing north during the course of the evening. High-pressure moving

:13:18. > :13:21.away. Low pressure dominating. Quite a cloudy and wet picture for more

:13:22. > :13:23.spices on Wednesday. Most of the scenes some rain at some point.

:13:24. > :13:28.Our next update is during Breakfast at 6.25am tomorrow morning.

:13:29. > :13:31.But from everyone here on the late team in Glasgow, good night.