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ShowCalls are being made for improved facilities and more effort to encourage participation in sport after Andy Murray won Olympic gold. Grass-roots coaches say its vital future generations in Scotland are able to capitalise on his success. In other news; Monklands General Hospital in Airdrie has been ordered to tighten up procedures after patients, who were not to be resuscitated, were identified by room number rather than name. Staff were also criticised by Healthcare Improvements Scotland for not using appropriate language when talking about older people. And; Scientists in Edinburgh are offering new hope to allergy sufferers after discovering one way cells stop reactions that can lead to sneezing, wheezing and itching. In local news; four people have been arrested after drugs with a street value of three point five million pounds were seized in raids in South Lanarkshire. Two men, aged 54 and 27, are being held after cocaine, diamorphine and cannabis resin were found in a house in East Kilbride on Friday. In another raid in the town officers arrested a 31 year old man and a 34 year old woman after seizing 240 kilos of cannabis resin. Also in sport; David Murray insists Rangers didn't cheat during his period as Ibrox owner and has accused the SPL of acting improperly. Rangers are under investigation over alleged payments to players not lodged with the authorities. But Murray is adamant the club has done nothing wrong. His comments come on the day Ally McCoist made significant moves to strengthen his squad. 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.
