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ShowAdministrators running Rangers tonight say that the 3 latest bidders for the club are all new, and could complete a deal to take the club forward. They also hope to have chosen the new preferred bidder by the end of the week. It comes less than 24 hours after American businessman Bill Miller sensationally pulled out. The Westminster Government has set out its legislative programme pledging to put economic growth at the heart of its agenda. In all, the Queen's speech outlined 19 bills including one to reform the House of Lords. On the economy there were measures to cut red tape for businesses, reform the banks and change employment law. There were also changes to pensions and new rights for paternity and maternity leave. A murder inquiry has been launched in Lanarkshire after a man was deliberately run down and killed. The 23 year old and his friend were targetted in a housing estate in Newmains late last night. A pick-up truck drove deliberately at them. The number of people with arthritis in Scotland is set to soar with predictions that one and a half million of us will be living with the condition by 2030. A report by the charity Arthritis Care puts the rise down to an ageing population and growing obesity problem. Jurors have been shown CCTV images of the moment a man blew himself up in a busy Stockholm street. The footage was part of evidence at the High Court in Glasgow in the trial of Nasserdine Menni, who is accused of being involved in a conspiracy with a man named Taimour Abdul-wahab, which resulted in a bomb going off in the Swedish capital. A ten year old school girl has gone missing from her primany school in Edinburgh. Lisa Young walked out of Craigroyston Primary around eleven this morning, although there has been another possible sighting of her in the Cramond area at lunchtime. Clinton Cards is in administration jeopardising more than 8,000 jobs across the UK. The company operates over 760 Clintons and Birthdays stores and has failed to find a buyer for all or parts of the business. Controversial proposals to demolish Perth's City Halls have been turned down. Last year councillors approved plans to knock down the 100 year old building and develop a civic square in its place. Thousands of Scots public-sector workers will go on strike tomorrow in a dispute over pensions. Everything from job centres to the coastguard and courts will be affected as workers walk out. Neil Lennon says he'll name the 6 players leaving Celtic Park after Sunday's final league game of the season against Hearts. And finally tonight, they fell for each other after just three weeks of courting and 60 years on they are still very much in love. Joe and Amy Ambler who are both school crossing patrollers, marked their diamond anniversary in style. Louise Aitken went to meet the happy couple. 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.
