For gross misconduct we need to know why he's not at this job so the home doing nothing costing the taxpayer $214000.00 Marines a year won't know for Andy Murray after he pulls out of the 1st Grand Slam of the tennis season the way he limped into Brisbane at the weekend didn't bode well he was due to warm up there for the Australian Open but no one was surprised by the mine's Munt which was released early this morning and fans of a fizzy drink stockpile supplies ahead of a recipe change almost always in I am just no and I used to drink what is it now and I can be saved on some some of the couple of the should go and it's just not the same clothes. All of that to come but no Linda Sinclair has the news please Scotland's chief constable has been called upon to give evidence before m s P's during his continuing pitied of special leave Phil Gordon has been invited to hold its public audit committee later this month as concern grows about the length of time he's been absent from duty while he's investigated for gross misconduct committee member Alex Neil says the Scottish police authority board decided before Christmas that he should return to work but he hasn't returned and Mr New says m.s.p. Should also be told why. Lawyers for president Shumpert trying to block the publication of a book about his administration claiming it's defy metry Mr Trump reacted angrily to claims made in fire and few day which was written by Michael Wolff has sat chief strategist Steve Bannon is quoted as saying Donald Trump Jr's meeting with Russians before the medical election was cheesiness a correspondent in Washington is Antony's Archer they're trying to file a lawsuit that would block release of this book they say that Steve Benen has violated. Disclosure agreement that he signed when he was a campaign aide and is this just disparagement agreement I'm not sure that they'll be able to get this particular genie back in the bottle at this point and there is the risk that the more they try to keep this book under wraps the more they give credence to the contentions in the book the operating status of defeating Galloway Well infirmity has improved slightly after it had to cancel clinics and operations yesterday a dramatic increase in a federal as an admissions threaten to exceed bad capacity today it's in a better position saying there's limited space Meanwhile n.h.s. Could at last go on clay has apologised to patients for any wait times over the festive period our health and social care correspondent Shelley Joel Frey says the pressures continue in Glasgow the Queen Elizabeth had to cancel 14 planned operations today and he has created Glasgow has confirmed it's currently using extra in patient beds it got Naval Hospital to deal with the increased demand it's also using surgical beds for medical patients a situation it says isn't ideal thought they say the care these patients are getting there is safe and effective other health boards have confirmed canceling operations to cope with demand Fife. Grampian Scottish Labor has said Tony Blair must respect the people's choice and the BRICs it referendum this comes after the former prime minister called on the current Labor leader Jeremy carbon. To show greater opposition to the move Mr Blair also wants a 2nd referendum on the BRICs it deal that Suppose by labor at the moment but in the future they say they could change their minds Here's our political correspondent and you can it's another take down from Tony Blair on Jeremy carbon this time attacking his position on brags that the former prime minister who pro European says he's likely to oppose any outcome to the brags that negotiations he says it's time for Mr carbon to shift his position and shore greater opposition to Bragg's it otherwise the deal will mean less money for the country and a future Labor government wouldn't be able to implement its policies Mr Blair also wants a 2nd referendum on the Braggs deal Scottish Labour's brags that spokesman Neil friendly said Mr Blair should attack the Tories rather than his own side he said a 2nd referendum was opposed but it was common sense to keep an eye on negotiations and that things may change Police investigating the death of a pensioner and say it's likely he was hit by a vehicle 67 Good old John Stone was found with C.D.'s head injuries in the city's means road or New Year's Day He later died in hospital officers are appealing for witnesses police action from missing Glasgow man of found a body in the 4th and Clyde canal 21 you know Thomas Keenan From Me to Hell was last seen it again edge on me to Hill Road on the 21st of November officers say there are no suspicious circumstances which was to become the 1st u.k. Supermarkets to introduce an age restriction on energy drinks and says anyone buying one containing more than $150.00 milligrams of caffeine per liter will be asked to prove that over 16 the t.v. Chef unhealthy food campaigner Jamie Oliver says he wants more to be done to tackle the issue this is a prolific problem and I think what's really interesting is even though the. Industry and the companies who say we do not market to kids you will hear the opposite from kids but I think what's interesting is nearly all of the kids that we've spoken to have said they keep it secret from their parents and fans of I am brew have started a petition to save the soft drink head of a plan changing recipe the makers self the beverage Jack changing the formula before a government levy on she could be Jencks comes into force e.g. Barkley most people would taste any difference that is new to the sport was John Barnes the Brighton forward Jamie Murphy is having a medical ahead of a potential move to Rangers the former model player helped brighten win promotion to the English Premier League last season meanwhile queen of the South are completed the saying of the Rangers teenage defender miles Bierman from a one on development loan until the end of the season the Sonoran winger Lewis Morgan is having a medical with Celtic for Scottish champions are expected to pay about 300000 pounds for the 21 year old. Andy Murray will in his words assess all options for his future after pulling out of this trillion Open which starts slowly to month the former world number one hasn't played competitively since last summer because of a hip injury Mani is flying back to the u.k. And Mark Bennett will make his debut for Edward tomorrow against the South African side Southern Kings' 24 year old who moved from Glasgow last summer hasn't played since injuring his knee and last season's 6 Nations Championship well as a sport which is troubling news through the thoughts. Thank you John well ball made it just north of Aberdeen a ninety's North Bondi remains partially blocked has a broken down car here just at the beginning 77 junction so we've it slow here now seeing problems in Paris this evening on the line still things so far and delays between the environment roundabout and the 85 junction there was an accident earlier where one lane was blocked only open again but still a bit slow moving here and getting word in that the 85 Dundee Jordan Paris that's closed in both directions between West Bridge in Queens Bridge again has been an accident has closed in both directions as you can imagine very very congested in that on the aid of the police are there directing traffic so one to avoid if you can that's the 85 to indeed ordered closed and then the barges the a 68 remains partially blocked northbound your car to a bar just on the border there's an overturned lorry and still see no trains between glass the central Paisley canal because of safety checks and likewise no trains between strips and come on at that b.b.c. Radio Scotland travel. And turning to Scotland's where this evening and tonight it will mean cloudy across much of central and southern Scotland with father breaks of rain in the north or to be largely dry with clear spells a touch of frost on the rest of ice on untreated surfaces listening to b.b.c. Radio Scotland 8 minutes past 5 piece of cold on Scotland's chief constable to give evidence on his continuing period of special leave or he's investigated for gross misconduct Phil Gordon has been invited to hold. Lutes public audit committee later this month or comes as it's been confirmed that an Assistant Chief Constable is no Also on the official investigation for gross misconduct or Home Affairs affairs correspondent evil Alderson is with me no recall this aside and that's been dragging on for some time well it has I mean Phil Gormley was 1st granted special leave in September of last year that's at the start of September says 4 months that he's been on special leave this was after. The 1st allegation was received of. Allegations of gross misconduct on his part these are now being there are 3 of them now being investigated by the independent police investigation a review commission and their investigations haven't concluded bullet is a bullet has now emerged at the Scottish police authority which oversees Police Scotland wanted to bring Mr Gold me back to work 2 months ago but it didn't happen and m s P's now want to find out why and they've invited Mr Gormley along with the current and former chairs of the Scottish police authority to speak to him Alec Neal is one of the members of the of the Public Order Committee and he had been explaining why he wants this to happen if the a.f.p. Have decided unanimously to reinstate the Chief Constable Why is he not reinstated we need to know why he's not at these job sitting at home doing nothing costing the taxpayer 214000 pounds a year and that of being close to the Scottish Police Authority wanted Mr Garment to come by to work but that ministers blocked Well yeah it appears that at the start of November the s.p. a Board as Mr Kneale said. Voted unanimously to bring Mr Gomery back to work in a bear in mind he's on leave he how. Has not been suspended so that it's a significant. Distinction they wanted to bring him back the chair of the s.p. a Flanagan who's now left the s.p. He contacted Mr Gormley and suggested to Mr Goh me that he could come back to work when would that be Mr Goh me said in a couple of days time was driving north to resume his duties when Mr Flanagan phoned him back and told him that it was now off he couldn't come back to work a press release had been prepared by the Scottish police authority it has emerged which said that Mr Goldman was coming back to a course that was never issued but all of the signs were that he was going to come back to work what what the change of heart was we don't know but a senior official of the Justice Department Michael Matheson the just a secretary's senior aide told the audit committee on the 21st of December just before Christmas that that ministers had not interfered they were key in the due process was completed and that the s.p. a Was in possession of all of the facts as the chief constable said another well no he hasn't I mean he's been been away down at his home in Norfolk since September he left his flat out Tully on council a Scottish police headquarters. Right about that time but there was a statement issued a brief statement issued by his lawyer today saying that my client is constrained in what he can say to the media given the circumstances he finds himself in while under investigation and the lawyer went on to say Mr Gomez approach has been to maintain a dignified silence while he defends his position in relation to the allegations against him and meanwhile there's been this development to a separate case against an Assistant Chief Constable Yeah this is this is sort of the we knew about Assistant Chief. Constable Bernie Higgins along with 3 other offices. Was referred to the perk the investigation review commission at the start of December. Which was assessing him for possible investigation for allegations of gross misconduct the perk is also looking at other cases of criminal misbehavior by Bernie Higgins It will report on those to the Crown Office in terms of the assessment as to whether he should face gross misconduct proceedings they have now decided today that he should be investigated for gross misconduct so it's gone from an assessment to an actual investigation again we don't know how long that will take it will be some time and Mr Higgins In the meantime remains suspended from duty leave a lot of home affairs correspondent thanks very much 21 people have died after 6 days of protests across several cities in Iran caused in part by the country's economic problems in the past few years it honors accuse the us of grotesque interference in its internal affairs that was in a letter to the un This is after the u.s. President Donald Trump tweeted that he had a court such respect for the people of Iran as they try to take back their corrupt government or Johnny knows the from the Scottish it in in association as visit Tigers are the thanks very much for coming in thanks for having me and I gather you have relatives in various parts of it and what are you hearing. There are more than 20000 people with Iranian origin in Scotland Maybe 120000 or even over in England and they all are in touch with relatives back home and daily communication with them. Be unsolved concern and expectations and to a degree joy at least to go to the streets and say what they wanted to say what what is it they want because as I was saying seemed to start as an economic protest but it's seems white and of course after 40 years of stomach regime turning Iran into or of alien society people are fed up to see Torben and more laws on the street the arf a dog with the having scarred by force on their heads privacy non existence jobs chasing their economic situation going down the drain the are totally fed up with the entirety of the regime or what has changed because in 1079 it was all about an Islamic revolution wasn't it of course but 40 years on this leader of the country has been in power for 28 years and all elements of power are concentrated in his own hand which country normal country ordinary conventional system of government could be existed after 40 years of. No change and 24 for 28 years of non supervision although there are elements of chicken balance in country like Parliament and elected president but all of them are superficial all the elements of the regime are infiltrated or placed in the place of elected people so people are fed up with the government as I hope we've seen protests on the streets before most notably after 2009 presidential elections there were protests in the larger cities like turn around these seem to be a bit more widespread at the same people involved probably a d.c. Stage you know in 2009. People wouldn't the streets they were demanding political freedom and freedom of speech this time more a younger people move people in published on the streets and they are chanting for the last to go home and more educated people there are 36 percent of the youngest heirs with university degrees on employed whereas the more laws who is the president of Iran has been having a good job for 40 years they compare themselves. Religious oligarchy in power but in the case of those protests there were quite brutally put in there were suppressed by the forces of the state and that looks as if it could happen again does that is there any reason to be any more optimistic for for the fate of these protests than before this time around situation is totally different in 2009. Was in power in Washington and he was quite keen to get the nuclear deal with Iran and he didn't want to hear any. Protests against the government he didn't want to jeopardize this but this time he said. Thinking different he's touching the right chord and his tweeters are being echoed and you want to tell it differently Iranian people now believe there would be a support for them through our ears to hear but it but there may be support from abroad but that's happened in previous revolutions or revolutionary movements even in places like Syria now and a very badly the forces of the state particularly the Revolutionary Guard appear to be quite hostile to the head of the revolution got today saying this is the end of sedition is not going to lower sedition if you assume tomorrow and not the chief of Glasgow chief of Chief Constable the head of the military and. Armed Forces would claim it defeat against the enemies who are these enemies these are people of Iran crying freedom and even the statement as such would show the nature of the regime and the nature of the demands against them this time around the situation is totally different. People on the streets are protesting against the government assuming that popular struggle from the within challenges from the abroad and position of power in Washington being challenged or making the situation different for them and they assume they could remain in the struggle against the current regime Ok. Well thanks very much for joining us there's a targeted from the Scottish early Indian Association. News drive on b.b.c. Radio Scotland 90 minutes past 5 the news of headlines Police Scotland's Chief Constables being called upon to give evidence before m. S. Pieces concerning Glaus about the length of time he's been on special leave and it has cleared a Glasgow and Clyde has apologised to patients for in the waiting times over the festive period and lawyers for President Trump are trying to block the publication of a book about his administration claiming it's defamatory. No I want to be playing in Melbourne this year as are not yet ready to compete I'll be flying home shortly to assess all the options up was the statement issued this morning which meant 20 team got off to the worst possible start for the Molly his hip injury continues that he's withdrawn from the Australian Open hasn't played a competitive match since July last year a tennis course point coordinate son joins me know Carradine What's the latest What are you where else is the latest bill in terms of the statement he won't be playing in Melbourne this year that means I won't be flying I was jus to Emma hopefully be joining him by under next week because you know this is not about user it isn't even here no no he was trying to give himself basically as long as possible give him self every chance to try and make the Australian Open because he has been struggling am to play any kind of tennis at all as you allude to there since Wimbledon last year he's had this chronic hip pain and he says it's something that he's had to manage throughout his whole career but certainly in the last 6 months it's been worse than ever before he aggravated the problem at the French Open last year he made it to Wimbledon but we saw him at limping around the All England Club he made it to the quarterfinals got knocked out by Sun Querrey and since then he has not played a competitive much he was even Glasgow You might remember in November and having pulled out of the. Us Open before that at the last minute he had the charity match with Roger Federer at the Hydro here he said he hoped to be back for the Australian Open that head down under and try and play in a tournament in Brisbane as a warm up pulled out of Brisbane a couple days ago and then the news came through the small inning but he has given up all hope of playing in the Australian Open and right now he is flying home to as he says assess his options and one of those has to be hip surgery which up until now has been extremely reluctant to undergo and it was certainly her playing alone that in Brisbane airport but do we know actually how serious this injury actually is Munoz's hip Do we have details you know what operations might be a potential cure well in terms of how serious the injury is it certainly the the most serious or one of the more serious injuries of his career you'll remember he had back surgery back in 2013 j