Glasgow and West - Tue, 27 Nov, 2012

Glasgow and West - Tue, 27 Nov, 2012 Video Clips. Duration : 25.72 Mins.

A major gas alert was issued today after a mains supply just yards from a school in Clackmannanshire was ruptured by a farmer. The school was evacuated; homes and businesses were affected in the villages of Dollar, Tillicoultry and Fishcross. Roads were closed. Over a hundred gas workers were called to the scene. More than a thousand homes are without a supply tonight. In other news; a killer who has spent forty-five years in Scotland's state mental hospital is to be transferred to prison. The ruling by appeal judges means Alexander Reid could now apply for parole. He stabbed a young mother to death at her home in Bishopbriggs in 1967. And in sport; Neil Lennon says he regrets having an altercation with some Celtic fans, but insists his threat of quitting as manager was not said in the heat of the moment. The Parkhead manager, who clashed with supporters on Saturday, admits his side's poor form in the league has taken the gloss off their Champions League heroics.

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Glasgow and West - Tue, 28 Aug, 2012

Glasgow and West - Tue, 28 Aug, 2012 Tube. Duration : 23.60 Mins.

The search for the body of a father missing after a canoe capsized in a Highland sea loch killing three young children has been stood down for a third night. 32 year old Ewen Beaton from Beauly, was in the boat when it overturned in Loch Gairloch on Sunday afternoon. In other news: Concern for patient safety has been voiced after it was revealed the number of NHS nurses and midwives in Scotland has hit a seven year low. The cuts come despite increasing demands on the under-pressure service. The Scottish Government say they're reinvesting savings in frontline services. A jury in the trial of a man accused of killing a Lanarkshire pensioner by running him over with his own car, has been urged to divorce themselves of emotion and find him not guilty of murder. 76 year old James Simpson died while trying to stop his car being stolen from outside his home in Ashgill last November. A murder trial has been halted for a second time after the presiding judge discovered he was related by marriage to the alleged victim's family. The first trial involving the same case was stopped after another judge realised she knew one of the witnesses. And in sports: Neil Lennon says he wants to sign three players before Friday's transfer deadline. Helsinborg coach Age Hareide believes the Celtic players may become rattled if his team can get the first goal tomorrow night. And former Rangers midfiedler Alejandro Bedoya, who is now with the Swedish side, says the home support may also become ...

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Glasgow & West - Friday, December 2, 2011

Glasgow & West - Friday, December 2, 2011 Tube. Duration : 26.53 Mins.

The son of pensioner James Simpson, who was killed trying to stop his car being stolen, says the tragedy has left his mother feeling that she no longer wants to live. In other news: Scotch whisky exports reached almost three billion pounds in the first nine months of this year, and increase of 23 per cent on last year; a partnership has been launched in Glasgow to help prevent unpaid carers reaching crisis point; several parts of Scotland could see up to ten inches of snow this weekend; and in sport, STV Sport has learned that chairman Craig Whyte's director ban was not disclosed on Rangers' official returns to the SFA following his takeover of the club. This is an international version of the news that may have been edited for rights reasons.

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Glasgow and West - Wed, 15 Feb, 2012

Glasgow and West - Wed, 15 Feb, 2012 Tube. Duration : 25.12 Mins.

The future of Rangers is in the hands of the administrators as they start to identify which assets can be sold, and what cuts can be made. In other news: 16000 more Scots have lost their jobs as unemployment continues to rise; Scotland's latest Lottery millionaires say they still can't believe they are four and a half million pounds richer tonight; and in sport, STV News has learned that the Players Union will meet with the Rangers squad tomorrow as concern grows within the playing staff. This international version of STV News at Six is viewable world-wide. It has been edited for rights reasons, which also allows us to keep the programme online after the initial 24-hour broadcast window in the UK has passed. Viewers within the UK who want to watch the full episode 'as broadcast' should select the UK version of the programme.

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