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STV News at Six - Dundee Thursday, January 03, 6:00pm

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A court's heard how a toddler was found in a Perthshire house full of animal feaces, rubbish and rotting food. Kayleigh Yeats, who has escaped punishment for neglecting a baby, was looking after the child in Pitlochry in April last. Perth Sheriff Court was told that the house was in such a flithy state it placed the youngster's health at risk. 21 year old Yeats admitted exposing the child to unnecessary suffering. Sentence was deferred for reports. She was admonished in 2010 after abandoning a baby in a hotel room. In other news; a Tayside man who used a forklift truck as a taxi was one of more than a hundred drink drivers caught on Scotland's roads over the festive period. The man took the machine from his employer's yard as he couldn't get a lift home on Hogmanay. He was twice the legal limit when police breathalysed him on a rural road in Angus. Scotland's police forces caught a total of one hundred and forty three people drink driving during a four-week campaign. A further six drivers were found to be under the influence of drugs. And in sport; Dundee's miserable campaign continued with a 1-0 defeat at St Johnstone yesterday. It leaves the Dark Blues, who've won just three of their twenty one SPL matches this season, nine points adrift of second bottom Ross County at the foot of the table. It's a situation which has placed the future of manager Barry Smith firmly in the spotlight. Smith's position is expected to be discussed at a board meeting tomorrow. It could be a long one - amid reports of a split among the Dens Park directors over whether its time for a change, in a bid to help preserve the club's top division status. STV News understands that as things stand, no decision on the manager's future has been taken. Smith has been in charge at Dens Park for just over two years. 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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