:00:00. > :00:07.The organisation which represents rank-and-file police officers has
:00:08. > :00:10.said a violent incident in Glasgow has raised questions
:00:11. > :00:13.about whether they can protect the public.
:00:14. > :00:18.The Scottish Police Federation said it was deeply worrying that armed
:00:19. > :00:20.officers were not dispatched in the case of an attacker
:00:21. > :00:22.who injured two people before killing himself.
:00:23. > :00:25.Police Scotland has insisted that armed officers were not needed.
:00:26. > :00:43.Glasgow Pollok smack West Nile Street on Thursday, sealed off by
:00:44. > :00:48.police. -- West Nile Street the incident was dealt with by local
:00:49. > :00:51.police officers. The Scottish Police Federation said a decision should
:00:52. > :00:58.have been made to send armed officers like these to the scene.
:00:59. > :01:02.We see a police service that place is huge expectation on officers to
:01:03. > :01:10.get involved in violent incidents. Incidents including knives. What do
:01:11. > :01:15.they expect the police officers to do to keep himself and the public
:01:16. > :01:21.safe in such incidents. We will continue to press them on this.
:01:22. > :01:25.Last month, a conference heard calls for all officers to carry Tasers and
:01:26. > :01:54.an increase in the number of armed officers.
:01:55. > :01:59.Thursday's incident has now been referred to the police watchdog.
:02:00. > :02:02.A man and a woman have been found dead at a house
:02:03. > :02:06.Police are treating the deaths as unexplained.
:02:07. > :02:09.The 55-year-old man and the woman, who was 52, were found in the house
:02:10. > :02:12.in Inglis Avenue yesterday afternoon.
:02:13. > :02:15.A ward at the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow has been
:02:16. > :02:19.closed to new patients over the Easter weekend
:02:20. > :02:22.because of the vomiting and diarrhoea bug rotavirus.
:02:23. > :02:23.Four patients tested positive for the infection
:02:24. > :02:31.A group of 14 organisations, led by the charity Poppy Scotland,
:02:32. > :02:34.Football, and Hamilton's first Premiership away win of the season
:02:35. > :02:37.Inverness lost too and are in even greater danger.
:02:38. > :02:40.In the Championship, Hibs won at home and clinched the title.
:02:41. > :02:43.Snooker now, and two Scots are taking each other on
:02:44. > :02:46.in the first round of the World Championships.
:02:47. > :02:50.Stephen Maguire leads Anthony McGill 7-2 after the first
:02:51. > :02:56.Their best-of-19 frame match resumes at 7pm.
:02:57. > :03:00.You can watch it online on the BBC Sport website.
:03:01. > :03:03.Actors staging the annual Easter story in Edinburgh have been
:03:04. > :03:15.delivering some of their lines in the Scots language.
:03:16. > :03:20.Set in Princes Street Gardens, the producers hoped a new way
:03:21. > :03:23.to perform the traditional Passion play would let more people
:03:24. > :03:27.Well, it's over to Kirsteen Macdonald now with the weather
:03:28. > :03:44.We've had plenty of sunshine in between the showers today, however
:03:45. > :03:52.he decidedly -- a decidedly chilly feel to come. Just a few showers
:03:53. > :04:03.lingering in the north. Tonight, cloud increasing along Western
:04:04. > :04:09.coastal areas. Under clearer skies, for the North and East, we might see
:04:10. > :04:16.some frost developing in rural areas. Fairly cloudy across much of
:04:17. > :04:21.central and southern Scotland to start the day tomorrow. Some rain
:04:22. > :04:28.that will clear away during the morning, leaving scattered showers.
:04:29. > :04:32.Most of these will be through the Highlands, Central areas and the
:04:33. > :04:37.south-west. The best of the sunshine in the Eastern areas. Still he
:04:38. > :04:53.chilly feel but when is later than they are today. Cold northerly winds
:04:54. > :04:55.on Monday to North and east areas. Mostly dry conditions.
:04:56. > :04:59.Our next update is tomorrow evening at 6:50pm.
:05:00. > :05:02.Until then, from everyone here, enjoy the rest