Summary

  • Carmichael forced to admit leak

  • Dugdale announces Labour leadership bid

  • Coulson trial latest

  • Cancer patients 'may be put at risk'

  1. Good nightpublished at 19:00 BST 22 May 2015

    That's all from Scotland live for today. We'll be back at 07:00 tomorrow.

  2. The headlines this evening:published at 18:58 BST 22 May 2015

  3. Time to speak at FMQspublished at 18:55 BST 22 May 2015

    Brian Taylor
    Political editor, Scotland

    As I recall, one of the finest contributions to Scottish Parliamentary discourse came from the former First Minister Jack, now Lord, McConnell.

    Jack McConnellImage source, .

    Read the full story on Brian's blog here.

  4. Family plea for missing touristpublished at 18:44 BST 22 May 2015

    Susan McLeanImage source, Police Scotland

    The family of an American tourist who went missing in Perthshire on Sunday evening has appealed for information to help trace her.

    Susan McLean, 61, was last seen on CCTV outside the Moness Resort on Crieff Road in Aberfeldy at about 19:45.

    Ms McLean was on a two-week tour of Scotland with her family.

  5. Andy Murray to play Facundo Arguellopublished at 18:41 BST 22 May 2015

    Kheredine Idessane
    BBC Scotland

    So it's lucky loser Facundo Arguello of Argentina for @andy_murray in the French Open first round. No further questions....

  6. On Reporting Scotland tonightpublished at 18:26 BST 22 May 2015

    BBC Scotland News

    Coming up at 18:30 on BBC One Scotland:

    • The former Scottish secretary Alistair Carmichael was responsible for making public the incorrect claim that Nicola Sturgeon had told the French ambassador that she wanted David Cameron to be prime minister.

    • Scottish Labour's deputy leader says she'll stand for the leader's job when Jim Murphy goes. Kezia Dugdale will also face a challenge from Ken MacIntosh.

    • The first minister and the Princess Royal have taken part in events to commemorate the UK's worst rail disaster 100 years ago today.

  7. Bomb threat teenager caught making callpublished at 18:22 BST 22 May 2015

    A teenager who made a bomb scare threat against a shopping centre was caught after security guards realised the call was coming from inside the building.

    Connor Begley called security from a public phone inside The Centre at Almondvale in Livingston, West Lothian.

    Outside court Begley threatened to smash the photographer's cameraImage source, Vic Rodrick

    A security officer saw the call was coming from inside the centre and arranged for a CCTV camera to be trained on the spot.

    Begley, 18, who is from Livingston but has moved to Glasgow since the offence, appeared for sentence at Livingston Sheriff Court after pleading guilty at an earlier hearing to making the bomb threat on 18 February. He was given a community payback order.

  8. Coming up: Here's one for the sports fanspublished at 18:15 BST 22 May 2015

    BBC Radio Scotland

    On #BBCSportsound from 18:30, @GlasgowWarriors v @UlsterRugby plus all the football news including @SaintMirrenFC, tennis and golf.

    For details, click here.

    BBC Sport website
  9. Dry, with a touch of frost in the Highlandspublished at 18:06 BST 22 May 2015

    BBC Scotland Weather
    Latest

    Hi, Gillian here. Dry tonight with clear spells. Chillier than last night, 5-7C in town; 2 in Central Highland glens, touch of grass frost.

    Tomorrow: Sunny morning. Cloud increasing from West, rain W Isles & W Coast late afternoon. Best of the sun in East, 18C. 13-15 in West.

    Outlook for Sunday: A cool, breezy day with sunny spells and blustery showers, most of the showers NW. Temperatures 11-14C. Brightest in SE.

  10. Sturgeon - voters have a right to feel aggrievedpublished at 17:44 BST 22 May 2015

    In a BBC interview, Nicola Sturgeon has called on former Scottish Secretary Alistair Carmichael to consider his position as an MP after he admitted being behind the leak of a memo ahead of the general election.

    The first minister said she accepted his apology, but that voters in his constituency had a right to be aggrieved.

    Watch the interview here.

    SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon
  11. George Galloway Ebola scarepublished at 17:29 BST 22 May 2015

    Former MP George Galloway tweets, external: "I'm in Scotland but my staff in Bradford are quarantined in the office following delivery of a suspect package alleged to be Ebola infected"

  12. Community to celebrate buying village pierpublished at 17:27 BST 22 May 2015

    A Highland village will celebrate one of Scotland's more unusual community buyouts in a ceremony on Saturday.

    Residents of North Kessock, near Inverness, have purchased the village's former ferry slipway from Highland Council.

    It fell into disuse following the opening of the Kessock Bridge in 1982.

    A community gala day will be held on Saturday to officially mark the handover of the pier from the local authority.

    North KessockImage source, MJ Richardson/Geograph
  13. Traffic and travel this eveningpublished at 17:23 BST 22 May 2015

    BBC Scotland Travel
    Latest

    The A8 Glasgow Road by Edinburgh airport is closed westbound because of an accident at the roundabout.

    There is a diversion in place so westbound traffic for the airport is to continue to the M9 J1 Newbridge roundabout and access the airport via the eastbound carriageway.

    On the A9 northbound, one lane is closed and traffic is slow because of an accident at Millbank.

    In Moray, the A96 Spey Bridge has slow moving traffic because of a broken down van and trailer. The van is on the bridge. This is affecting traffic between Keith and Nairn.

    If you are travelling in or out of Edinburgh by train, do check before you travel as there are changes and cancellations.

  14. Forth Bridge set for world heritage statuspublished at 17:15 BST 22 May 2015

    The Forth Bridge could become a World Heritage Site when Unesco delegates meet in Germany at the end of June.

    Papers for the international meeting include a draft decision to inscribe the Forth Bridge as Scotland's sixth world heritage site.

    The Forth Bridge

    The rail bridge, which opened in 1890, would join St Kilda, the Antonine Wall, the old and new towns of Edinburgh and New Lanark on the prestigious list.

  15. Alistair Carmichael talks to BBC Shetlandpublished at 17:10 BST 22 May 2015

    Kevin Keane
    BBC Scotland reporter

    Alistair Carmichael MP tells @bbcshetland memo leak "doesn't affect his work as a member of parliament." More at 1730

  16. Ball-hit golfer wins £10,000 damagespublished at 17:04 BST 22 May 2015

    A golfer who was hit on the head by another player's wayward tee shot has been awarded £10,000 damages.

    Golf tee shot

    John Ure, 46, was hit by a ball played by Stewart Muir at Bellshill Golf Club, North Lanarkshire, on 9 March 2013.

    He raised a damages action at the Court of Session in Edinburgh after suffering a head injury, headaches and nausea.

    Judge Lord Brailsford ruled it was "reasonably foreseeable" that the risk of a bad shot would endanger a player in Mr Ure's position on the fairway.

  17. Sturgeon condemns Carmichael leak 'dirty tricks'published at 16:58 BST 22 May 2015

    Nicola Sturgeon has called on former Scottish Secretary Alistair Carmichael to consider his position as an MP after he admitted being behind the leak of a memo ahead of the general election.

    The leak suggested the Scottish first minister wanted David Cameron to remain as prime minister.

    Mr Carmichael said it was an error of judgement and he accepted "the details of the account are not correct".

    Ms Sturgeon said it had been a "blatant election dirty trick".

    Former Scottish secretary Alistair Carmichael
  18. Glasgow charity seeks owners of Lake District dogpublished at 16:54 BST 22 May 2015

    A Scottish animal welfare charity has launched an appeal to locate the owner of a dog found wandering on the top of the highest mountain in England.

    The black and tan male collie cross was picked up at the summit of Scafell Pike in the Lake District on Saturday by a couple of Scottish holidaymakers.

    Concerned about its wellbeing, they took it home and handed it to the Scottish SPCA rescue centre in Glasgow.

    The charity now wants to locate the owner of the dog, nicknamed Scafell.

    ScafellImage source, Scottish SPCA
  19. Sturgeon: Carmichael 'should consider position'published at 16:47 BST 22 May 2015

    James Cook
    Scotland Correspondent, BBC News

    Nicola Sturgeon says Alistair Carmichael should consider his position as an MP after being caught failing to tell the truth.

  20. One dead in Livingston flat firepublished at 16:36 BST 22 May 2015

    One person has died in a fire at a flat in West Lothian on Thursday.

    Firefighters were called to the two-storey flat in Tweed Drive, Livingston, at 14:52.

    Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said it searched the property and "one person was found deceased inside".