STV News at Six (Edinburgh & East) -- Tuesday, December 11, 2012

	STV News at Six (Edinburgh & East) -- Tuesday, December 11, 2012 An African woman living in Scotland has told how a horrific campaign of racial abuse and harassment has left her fearing for her daughter's life. The mother agreed to speak to STV News, after it was revealed that the number of racist incidents recorded by Scottish police increased by ten percent last year - the first time it's gone up in five years. In other news; almost ten-thousand people over the age of seventy-five in Scotland will spend Christmas day on their own. A new report from the WRVS charity claims many elderly Scots are isolated and alone and feel abandoned by families too busy to care. In local news; Police are keen to trace a man in a mustard-coloured jacket who was seen in the area where an Edinburgh father was knocked down and killed on the pavement. Forty-three year-old Gavin Fulton was hit on Dundas Street in the early hours of Saturday. A fifty year-old man has appeared in court in connection with the incident. Also in sport; Hearts are confident their players will be paid in full and on time this month meaning they will be free to sign players in the January transfer window. The club was hit with a 60 day registration embargo in October for defaulting on salaries for two consecutive months.	From: STVNews Views: 0 0 ratings
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