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ShowAmerican businessman Bill Miller sensationally pulls out of his bid for Glasgow Rangers. A war of words on the referendum question. A Commons select committee says it's biased. The SNP hit back. The best of enemies, now the best of friends as the SNP and Labour come together to run Edinburgh council. Malaysian massacre - familes demand to know why Westminster blocked an inquiry into Scots Guards killing 24 villagers. Scotland's two air ambulance helicopters have been suspended following a warning about their safety. A jury has heard that personal documents of an alleged suicide bomber were discovered next to a body following an explosion in Stockholm. A Swedish policeman told the High Court in Glasgow that an international driving licence and an ID card in the name of Taimour Abdul-wahab were found after the blast in December 2010. Health campaigners are calling for more heart patients to benefit from cardiac rehabilitation. New figures from the British Heart Foundation revealed that just 3% of eligible patients with heart failure were offered the treatment compared to around two-thirds of those who have had either a heart attack or cardiac bypass surgery. Record-breaking Scottish cyclist Mark Beaumont was joined by school pupils at St Bernards today to urge motorists to keep an eye out for children when they are cycling to and from school. It comes as an increasing number of children embark their cycling proficiency tests. A Scottish soldier shot through the head as he braved a hail of enemy bullets in Afghanistan is embarking on a 500 mile bike ride. The aim is to raise money for the charity which supported his family through some of their darkest hours. A man has admitted murdering his friend and covering his unmarked grave with concrete at a landfill site in Lanarkshire. A building firm which employs 277 people in Scotland has gone into administration. Administrators said the UBC Group had suffered from the "widespread downturn" affecting the construction industry. He's only been in the job six months but he's already in demand with police forces across Scotland...and all he asks in return is a chocolate treat. Now Barra, the underwater sniffer dog, and his owner, have been nominated for a prestigious national bravery award. 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.
