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ShowScotland's equality campaigners are celebrating the move to introduce marriage rights for same sex couples. The announcement comes as the new Archbishop of Glasgow was forced to apologise over comments he reportedly made about the premature death of a gay MP. The Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said legalising gay marriage was the "right thing to do" but tonight opposition to reform remains vociferous from some faith groups. In other news; a former policeman has been jailed for five years for hiding key evidence from prosecutors during a murder investigation in Fife. Richard Munro withheld information about the killing of Drew Forsyth in Dunfermline seventeen years ago. Two men each spent a decade behind bars for the murder before their convictions were quashed. One of the men said today's sentence was no consolation. The family of a murder victim, whose killers were today sentenced to life, say justice has not been done. Also; Brothers Adam and Paul Christie will have to serve a minimum of twenty-four years in jail for murdering Brian Faulds, then dumping his burned body in the East end of Glasgow. And in sport; looking ahead to the Olympics, Edinburgh basketballer Rose Anderson is realistic about the nation's prospects in the sport claiming Team GB won't win gold at the Games. The nation is ranked 49th in the world but Anderson, the only Scot in the squad, believes London 2012 will be the ideal opportunity to promote the sport. This episode has been edited for rights reasons.
