STV News at Six - Edinburgh Thursday, May 31, 6:00pm

The Prime Minister's former Communications Chief Andy Coulson has said he will vigorously defend himself from perjury allegations having been charged last night by Strathclyde Police. In other news: Evan Wilson was just hours old when he was diagnosed with liver cancer - making him one of the youngest people in the country to have the disease. A teenage girl has died in a car crash in Midlothian. Nineteen year old Lisa Anne Laurie from Innerleithen was killed after she lost control of her car and came off the road. Scotland's population reached its highest ever total last year. The National Records show the estimated population was just over 5 million and 250,000 by mid-2011. The Scottish Parliament is expected to back independence for the first time in its history. Oil giant Shell has scrapped a major contract they were due to sign with Bond Helicopters. The Royal Yacht Britannia's Barge has set off for London to feature in the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations. Author Alexander McCall Smith has cut the first sod at the site of the new St Columba's Hospice in the capital. A Glasgow man who developed a pigmentation disorder 3 years ago is the first patient in Scotland to undergo a revolutionary new treatment to improve it. The leader of Glasgow city council has predicted that Hampden will be filled with the roar of Olympic football fans - despite the fact that around three quarters of the tickets are still unsold. And in sports: Andy Murray defied chronic back pain to come back from a set down and defeat Jarkko Nieminen in his second round match at the French Open. The SPL say it'll be almost another 3 weeks before they give any update on their investigation into allegations that Rangers paid players outwith contracts lodged with the football authorities. Scotland's under 21s could go top of their European qualifying group with a win in Bulgaria tonight. Andy Robinson has called Glasgow Warriors centre Alex Dunbar and Edinburgh's Stuart McInally to his Scotland squad for the tour of the southern hemisphere. Dunfermline boss Jim Jefferies is set to sign three Hearts youths tomorrow Chris Kane will join the pars on a two year deal. STV understands Ryan Wallace and Josh Falcon will also join the Fife club. 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.