STV News at Six - Glasgow Tuesday, October 09, 6:00pm

More than a hundred artists in Scotland have launched an attack on the country's main arts funding body. Top writers, artists, poets and actors have put their name to a scathing letter criticising Creative Scotland. They claim the organisation is pitting artist against artist in the search for funding. There have also been criticisms of the Scottish Culture Secretary who has been accused of showing a lack of leadership. In other news; the cousin of one of the men accused of murdering William McKeeney says he admitted to him that he was involved in the killing. Adel Ishaq and Asif Rehman deny kicking the 57 year old to death in a racially aggravated murder in Glasgow in January this year. Today the court also heard how Mr Rehman's former partner asked him to swear on the grave of their late son that he wasn't involved in the killing. Meanwhile; Police say a pensioner murdered in his home in West Lothian was so frail he would have been unable to defend himself. The body of sixty-seven year-old Robert Simpson was found in his flat in Armadale at the weekend. Detectives say the pensioner, who had health problems and weighed just eight stones, was the victim of a brutal attack. And; The mother of a seriously ill toddler has launched an appeal to raise more than two hundred thousand pounds for specialist treatment that's not yet available in the UK. Three year old Keeva Neeson is receiving chemotherapy treatment for cancer, but a panel of experts didn't recommend NHS funding for Proton Therapy in America. Despite the decision, her mum refuses to give up the battle to raise the cash to give her little girl hope. Also in sport; Scotland have been dealt a blow after Jordan Rhodes was ruled out of this week's double header against Wales and Belgium. Robert Snodgrass joined Rhodes in pulling out with an ankle injury, as Kris Commons was drafted in to the squad despite being left out of Craig Levein's original pool. 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.