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ShowA Christmas night out turned to terror for two women attacked by the same man within minutes of each other. Today 22 year old Scott Kerr admitted raping one woman and seriously assaulting another in Glasgow city centre as they walked home in the early hours of the morning. Colleagues recognised him on CCTV images released just hours after the attacks. The businessman leading a consortium trying to buy Rangers say their plans are still on track despite the club losing an appeal against a 12 month player transfer ban. Charles Green confirmed that the club is now considering its response to last night's decison and legal action is one of the options being considered. A shopkeeper has spoken of the terrifying moment he fought off an armed robber with a plastic folding chair. Akbar Ali, from Fauldhouse, was threatened with an eight inch knife in front of customers. The 54 year old said he fought back so that he and his family wouldn't be seen as easy targets. An underwater turbine destined to form part of a major green energy project is already using tidal power to produce electricity for homes and businesses on Orkney. The 100ft-long device, which can provide enough energy to power 500 homes, has successfully completed its initial testing. There's a call for more Scots to reduce their chances of suffering a stroke by going to their GP to have their blood pressure checked. There are more than 100,000 stroke surivivors in Scotland and campaigners are stressing that early detection can lead to better management of the condition. Sectarian and race hate crime have reached their highest recorded levels in Scotland. New figures from the Crown Office revealed that religion related offences are up by 29% compared to last year. The procurator fiscal partly attributes the rise to 'increased awareness and confidence in reporting'' incidents. Football club director Jim Leishman has been elected as the new Provost of Fife. All children in Scotland should begin learning a second language as soon as they start primary school. That's one of the recommendations of a report, commissioned by the scottish government, which calls for a "radical change of approach" in the teaching of languages such as French, Spanish, German and Italian. A cancer charity is calling for more Scots to sign up to become stem cell donors to help in the fight against the disease. Charles Green has been grilled by the SFA and SPL over his takeover plans for Rangers. Paulo Sergio says his team's preparations for this weekend's Scottish Cup final are no different to the build up against Auchinleck Talbot in the fourth round. As the Hearts manager attempted to play down the hype, he says he knows his starting eleven, but is keeping us all guessing if Craig Beattie is in it. A woman who killed a teacher and left two children with horrific injuries in a Fife car crash has escaped a jail term. Jacqueline Davidson, from Broughty Ferry, admitted careless driving at Cupar Sheriff Court. She'd been driving home with a group of nine year old boys on the A92 when she collided with a car driven by teacher Lorna Grant . Today, her lawyer said the most likely cause was a loss of concentration. 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.
