:00:00. > :00:00.we are back with the late news at Ten - now on BBC1 its time
:00:00. > :00:07.Two patient representatives have quit the independent review group
:00:08. > :00:12.looking at the safety of mesh implants.
:00:13. > :00:14.Olive McIlroy and Elaine Holmes, who both suffered severe
:00:15. > :00:16.complications following mesh implant surgery, have complained that
:00:17. > :00:37.Elaine Holmes had a mesh implant, and suffered severe complications.
:00:38. > :00:41.She has quit the independence should view group looking at safety, saying
:00:42. > :00:45.the report has been changed beyond all recognition. We were shocked
:00:46. > :00:51.when we saw the draft report and we have seen three versions of it now.
:00:52. > :00:54.We have submitted comments, participated in every meeting, and
:00:55. > :00:59.our voices have not been heard. We are being ignored. Mesh implant have
:01:00. > :01:02.been used in Scotland for 20 years. Around 20,000 women have undergone
:01:03. > :01:05.surgery. There used to treat conditions such as incontinence
:01:06. > :01:15.which can occur after childbirth. That some women have suffered
:01:16. > :01:18.painful and debilitating complications, and a bird of them
:01:19. > :01:20.are taking legal action against the number of health boards. After
:01:21. > :01:22.campaigners took their fight to the Scottish parliament, the government
:01:23. > :01:29.set up a review into mesh implant safety. The final report is due to
:01:30. > :01:33.be published soon. Campaigners claim an entire chapter has been removed.
:01:34. > :01:37.Correspondence seen by the BBC has shown one member of the group has
:01:38. > :01:44.raised concerns. The devil is in the detail. I think the ball is in their
:01:45. > :01:51.court to save this review, but save it truthfully. The Health Secretary
:01:52. > :01:54.said she will need the women -- meet the women to discuss their concerns.
:01:55. > :01:56.Two of Britain's biggest investment companies, Standard Life
:01:57. > :01:57.and Aberdeen Asset Management, are in talks about
:01:58. > :02:01.They would become one of Europe's largest fund managers
:02:02. > :02:07.More from our business and economy Editor, Douglas Fraser.
:02:08. > :02:18.It is about wealth, but not about the super wealthy. These company's
:02:19. > :02:23.brands are promoted through sport to detail and pension products. We
:02:24. > :02:31.manage a lot of money. They have been entrusted with ?660 billion of
:02:32. > :02:33.investment. The powerful as investors and other companies, and
:02:34. > :02:38.can have a big impact on the wider economy. The big influences on the
:02:39. > :02:42.decisions other companies make on top executive pay. The merger plan
:02:43. > :02:47.announced this weekend was in response to a leaked, and a response
:02:48. > :02:50.to competitive pressure from lower response asset managers. If
:02:51. > :02:55.approved, it would see swapping of existing cheers for a newer ones,
:02:56. > :02:58.with standard life worth twice the value of Aberdeen Asset Management.
:02:59. > :03:03.The chief executives would be in an unusual form of job shower. It is
:03:04. > :03:10.not a done deal yet, but they are nearly the. This would create not
:03:11. > :03:12.just a Scottish financial giant, but one of European and global
:03:13. > :03:16.significance. The logic of what they are trying to do under a lot of
:03:17. > :03:21.competitive pressure is to put two companies together that can remove
:03:22. > :03:25.duplication, cut costs, which means a loss of some jobs.
:03:26. > :03:27.The Scottish government's announced a review of school meal standards.
:03:28. > :03:29.Education Secretary John Swinney says Scotland already has some
:03:30. > :03:32.of the highest standards in Europe, but has asked experts to look
:03:33. > :03:33.into whether further improvements are needed.
:03:34. > :03:36.The announcement came after the BBC revealed school children were eating
:03:37. > :03:38.chicken produced in Thailand, although procurement managers say
:03:39. > :03:40.that meeting poultry demand from within Scotland
:03:41. > :03:49.More than 20 firefighters are tackling a large blaze
:03:50. > :03:51.at a scrap yard on the south side of Glasgow.
:03:52. > :03:54.Flames and huge pall of black smoke can be seen billowing from the site
:03:55. > :03:56.in Govan's Helen Street, which contains scrap vehicles
:03:57. > :04:11.The draw for the semifinals of the Scottish Cup was made a short
:04:12. > :04:13.time ago and Celtic will face Rangers, while Hibernian
:04:14. > :04:15.Earlier, Celtic fell behind in their home
:04:16. > :04:18.match against St Mirren, a lead the visitors held
:04:19. > :04:26.until the second half, when goals from Lustig,
:04:27. > :04:28.Sinclair, Griffiths and Dembele gave them a 4-1 victory
:04:29. > :04:36.Meanwhile, Aberdeen beat Partick Thistle 1-0 in their tie
:04:37. > :04:38.at Pittodrie with Graham Shinnie scoring the winner.
:04:39. > :04:40.Laura Muir won the 3,000 metres to claim her second gold
:04:41. > :04:42.at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade.
:04:43. > :04:45.The 23-year-old Scot eased away from the rest of the field to break
:04:46. > :04:47.the championship record in eight minutes 35.68 seconds.
:04:48. > :04:52.Victory followed her gold medal in the fifteen
:04:53. > :04:56.Fellow Scot Eilish McColgan claimed bronze.
:04:57. > :04:58.Let's get the weather prospects for this evening -
:04:59. > :05:01.and the start of the week - and Kirsteen is at the map...
:05:02. > :05:07.It has been a fine day of weather across most of the country, with
:05:08. > :05:11.plenty of sunshine. This evening and tonight, we hold onto dry conditions
:05:12. > :05:17.across much of the East and north-east, with clear spells giving
:05:18. > :05:21.a touch of frost in Shelter. Further west we will see showers moving in,
:05:22. > :05:26.rain continuing across Shetland, accompanied by strong south-easterly
:05:27. > :05:32.winds. Low temperatures tonight typically 2-5. Tomorrow, these
:05:33. > :05:34.showers in the West moving eastwards during the morning behind the
:05:35. > :05:39.showers, with a lot of dry, bright weather. A few coastal showers in
:05:40. > :05:43.the West in the afternoon, with Shetland staying wet and windy.
:05:44. > :05:46.Temperatures tomorrow will peak around nine or ten. that
:05:47. > :05:51.Our next update's just after the ten o'clock news.
:05:52. > :05:55.Until then, from everyone on the team here in Glasgow, enjoy