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Welcome to Reporting Scotland. The news across the nation tonight:

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An inquiry begins into the suicides of these teenage girls, after they

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walked out of the care home where they lived.

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It's the school of hard knocks as figures show just one in five new

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teachers found permanent, full-time jobs last year. Our rent is up at

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the end of the month and I am thinking, what are we going to do?

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And thinking, what will I do now? But ministers say today's figures

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don't reflect the current situation. Also to come:

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The billion pound plan to slash rail journey times on one of

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Scotland's busiest routes. And what job might you avoid if you

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were highly allergic to wasp stings? Meet the pest controller

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who dices with death on a daily An inquiry into the deaths of two

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girls who jammed together from the Erskine Bridge has heard that one

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of the teenagers had written a suicide note a year before her

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death. 15-year-old Neve Lafferty and 14-year-old Georgia Rowe died

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after falling to their deaths in 2009. Aileen Clarke is at Paisley

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Sheriff Court. The purpose of this enquiry is to

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try to determine if any steps could reasonably have been taken to save

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the lives of these teenagers. 15-year-old Neve Lafferty and 14-

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year-old Georgia Rowe jumped to their deaths from the Erskine

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Bridge around 8:30pm on October 4th, 2009. They were both residents of a

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home where young women with emotional difficulties left. Neve's

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mother told the court she had separated from Neve's father after

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he was drinking heavily. Neve witnessed an argument between her

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father and her friend in which her father was repeatedly stabbed, and

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another man died. Her mother realised she had been seriously

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affected by what she had seen when she found a letter that look like a

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suicide note she had written to a Neve's mother told the inquiry that

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Neve's behaviour started to deteriorate a few months after that

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incident. Neve started drinking and shoplifting, and she was taken into

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care in June, 2008. Around six months before her suicide, her

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boyfriend died of a drugs overdose. The inquiry heard today that almost

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a year before she died, Neve was in and out of the Good Shepherd centre.

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Things were starting to look more positive. On the night she died,

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her mother took her back to the Good Shepherd centre after a visit

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home. They had a snap together, and when she took her back to the

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centre, she waved and they said goodbye, and that was the last time

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she saw her daughter alive. Just one in five new teachers found

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permanent full-time jobs after qualifying in Scotland last year,

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according to a survey by the General Teaching Council. The

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Scottish Government says the figures do not reflect that

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situation. Here's Seonag MacKinnon. When Callum signed up for teacher

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training, a lack of jobs was the last thing he expected. Now he and

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hundreds like him and having to get used to it. Our rent is up at the

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end of the month and we are thinking, what are we going to do?

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We have no job and are thinking, what will I do now? Are latest

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figures indicate a 5th of new teachers are in full-time permanent

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jobs. That is compared to almost half three years ago. A falling

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birth rate over many years has resulted in fewer pupils. There is

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not the multitude of small classes across the country we expected a

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few years ago. That is partly because councils are strapped for

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cash. Many new teachers are leaving Scotland in search of work. Some

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find temporary posts, but one in six has no work at all. For each

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individual, it is a crisis. In terms of the overall issue in

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teaching numbers, a lot of work has been done to tackle this. It has

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given me a lot of sleepless nights, but I think we are making progress.

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I think these figures and improving. According to a union leader, the

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competition for school jobs will only he's if teacher training

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institutions stop recruiting for at least a year. It would be cruel to

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let it continue. It is two years of a new graduate's life that they

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will not get back. It is doing them no use at all. The Education

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Secretary says he is not keen to deny aspiring teachers the chance

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to train for work they'd laugh. -- the chance to train for work they

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love. It seems jobs in general have

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stalled across the country. There was a fall in the number working

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and in the size of the labour market. Douglas Fraser is here with

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the details. No one said economic recovery would

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be easy, or easy-to-understand. The number of Scott on unemployment

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benefit was up by 1,200 last month, to just over 139,000. The number of

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Scots looking for work in February, March and April was down by 10,000,

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taking the total to 207,000. That has been going down for seven

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months. The number of people in work was down also by 7,000. It is

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a setback in what has been an improving trend. Women have fared

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significantly worse than men. Kelly has been unemployed for six

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months. She has applied for hundreds of jobs, but has not got

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any of them. I am unemployed and have been since January. I did work

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full-time before them, but with trying to get a job, with being

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unemployed for so long, it is quite hard. I hate to say it, I think it

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is because they are so many women employed, and I think age is a

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factor. In the year up to April, female unemployment increased by

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4.7 %. In the same period, male unemployment decreased 10.2 %.

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There are concerns that the situation for women is beginning to

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get worse. That is what this advice centre is seeing. We are seeing

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mass public sector cut. More women work in the public sector than men

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in Scotland, which has meant more redundancies for women over the

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past year. Changes to the benefits system may

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be skewing the statistics. Kelly is hoping for her dream job in

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pharmaceuticals. She is determined to buck the trend.

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Another signal of low confidence in the Scottish economy, retail sales

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were down last month, the biggest fall since this survey began 12

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years ago. That is despite rising prices. Spending was pulled back,

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not just on big-ticket items, but also clothing. April saw a boost

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for sales, but Mary, we reverted to a winter wardrobe.

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We are still wearing yet! Still to come: Living history. How studying

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past battles is helping modern-day soldiers.

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In sport, we have transferred news and lots of eight. We are in the

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USA talking to the Scot who has been tipped as a contender in the

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US Open golf. A Alex Salmond has been accused of

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losing the plot after he lost an attack on one of Scotland's most

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experienced judges, describing his rulings as extreme. The First

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Minister is angry with the decision. Here's Raymond Buchanan.

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One makes law, the other end forces it. Judges and ministers have

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separate jobs to do, but Alex Salmond has decided to take on Lord

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Hope. The First Minister to a belated Holyrood Magazine that Lord

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Coe's judgments are extreme, leading to the vilest people on the

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planet getting lots of money off the public purse. He is talking

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about rulings like this. As there were no compelling reasons for

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restricting the right in this case, the appeal must be allowed...

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year, Lord Hope led the panel which outlawed Scottish police

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questioning suspects without giving them access to legal advice. It led

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to hundreds of prosecutions being abandoned. Last month, this.

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court held that the trial would have been significantly different

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if the undisclosed evidence had been available. The Supreme Court

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ruled a businessman's human rights were breached during a murder trial.

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Those decisions have convinced Alex Salmond that the UK Supreme Court

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is undermining the independence of Scots law. He would prefer human

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rights rulings to be made in Europe, not London. The First Minister is

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now being accused of battling the man, and not just the system.

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has decided he does not like the judgments made by the court, so he

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lays into individual judges, like Lord Hope. I wonder whether he has

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lost the plot, whether the power has gone to his head. He needs to

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get it under control. This is not doing Scotland any good. Today, Mr

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Salmond's colleagues have been keen to dampen down the row. The First

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Minister gave an interview a few weeks ago when this issue was

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acting very intense level and had a great deal of heat in it. Since

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that time, we have taken this issue forward. An expert group is

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examining the rule in Scots law. Its fees are expected shortly.

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Some of the other stories across Scotland.

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And 19-year-old student from Craigellachie has died in a

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climbing accident in the French Alps. Robbie Cammack fell 1,300 ft

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after reportedly becoming trapped on the mountain of Aiguille du Midi

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last week. A 200 metre exclusion zone has been

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put in force by firefighters after a major blaze in Lanarkshire. Gas

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cylinders were being stored in Cleland when the blaze began.

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The Green Party leader Patrick Harvie has criticised the Scottish

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Parliament for inviting the President of what he described as a

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homophobic University to address MSPs. Today's time for reflection

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was led by Cecil Samuelson of Brigham Young University in Salt

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Lake City. University is run by the Mormon. The Presiding Officer we

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defended the invitation, saying that time for reflection of rules

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Ideas for regenerating Aberdeen city centre had been put forward by

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the area's business community. It is all the 20 suggestions will

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stimulate a debate on the city's future. Aberdeen's flagship St, but

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many feel it has seen better days. The closure of this music shop is

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another nail in the coffin of Union Street, and business leaders want

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to stimulate the debate on this area's future. It really is sad in

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many ways to see many of the local heritage buildings looking so

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sleepy and tired. The exodus of shops from Union Street.

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concern is a controversial plan to raise the level of these Victorian

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gardens has overshadowed the desire to develop a wider City Centre.

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Despite the objections, a shortlisting of designers is about

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to begin, with claims that a suitable plan can be found. If in

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our choice of a lead scheme we pay serious attention to the

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conservation needs, we will know it when we see it, and a scheme can be

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provided that will appeal to the Aberdeen community. The idea being

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put forward for the city centre is a far-ranging one. While many bets

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will not materialise, it is about putting development on the agenda.

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There's a suggestion that the buildings are joined together with

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walkways for at winter. There are suggestions that different parts of

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Union Street should be concentrated on. With the decay becoming ever

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more noticeable, that is being seen as a priority. Rail users are being

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asked to give their views on plans to improve train travel in central

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Scotland. The Scottish Government and Network Rail are to invest �1

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billion in the next few years, with the aim of cutting journey times

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between Edinburgh and Glasgow to 37 minutes. So far, the scheme has not

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attracted much public attention. Rush-hour at Waverley Station.

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These days, more and more commuters are taking the train. The Edinburgh

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to Glasgow railway line is already the busiest in Scotland, carrying

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as many as 7 million passengers a year. This investment means it will

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get busier still. Rail bosses argue there will be economic benefits for

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the whole Scotland. The economists will tell you that Freni met -- any

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minute you reduce the journey time, you inject a lot of money into the

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economy. After the chance fiasco, can we trust anyone who tells us

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transport projects will be delivered on time and on budget?

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have delivered the end 74 under budget, around �80 million under

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budget. The other motorway will be completed ahead of schedule. There

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are projects in the West of Scotland, they have been delivered

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on budget. Services across central Scotland will be improved, and 350

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kilometres of track will be electrified. The project is due to

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be completed in five years. We are going back in time now. Most

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of us know the Battle of Culloden Saab Bonnie Prince Charlie defeated

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by the Duke of Cumberland. But what can today's soldiers learn from the

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battle? At course at the sight of the battle aims to help Scots

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officer cadets understand the strategies used to. Our reporter

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joined them. Peering through the fog of war, created by an

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eighteenth-century cannon. But this is not just military heritage.

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Historians and modern strategists apparently got much in common.

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read the landscape, and that is what an army opposite us. They do

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it for a very different purpose, but they will come together and

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learned. How to fight and not a fight a battle at Culloden. As well

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as learning about military skill and battle craft, the cadets are

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also gaining some kind of insight into what it was like to be a

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soldier back then. The trials and tribulations of loading up musket.

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It was not too bad to a net. -- aiming it was not too bad. It is

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almost as tall as I am. It was quite difficult. Candidate's

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soldier really learn anything from victories or mistakes of the last

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land battle fought on British soil? The nature of warfare is a constant,

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it is that they never going to plan and that is always the same. The

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individual wins combat. Some of these cadets could be the top brass

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of the future. Staring down the barrel of history may teach them

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vital lessons for their military careers.

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Time for the sport. A couple of golfers are flying the flag for

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Scotland in America. They are indeed. The US Open starts

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tomorrow. There are two Scots tomorrow. Stephen Gallagher and

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Martin Laird will participate. Martin Laird is based in the United

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States and has already won a tournament there. He is being

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tipped as a real contender. Our reporter is at the course in

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Maryland. Welcome to the Congressional Country Club. This is

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one of America's picture perfect golf courses on the outskirts of

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Washington DC. It is a course that befits the hosting of the US Open.

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This year, a Scotsman is being quietly fancied to turn the form

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book on its head and get inside the top 10. Martin Laird, the American-

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based Scotsman. Number 25 in the world. I caught up with him earlier,

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and he is quietly confident. definitely feel comfortable on this

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golf course. I have been playing well this year, and it has a good

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set-up. I have been driving the ball well be some way. If I can do

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that this week, I can have a chance. Martin Laird there. I am joined by

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a local journalist, what you think about Martin Laird? Martin Laird is

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definitely on the radar screen. He won a competition earlier in the US,

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and if you can win here you are a great player. Martin Laird falls

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into that category. It will not be a surprise if he is in the next.

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Thank you very much. He tees off 1:13pm. Stephen Gallagher tees off

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at the same time. Andy Murray has been seeded 4th for this year's

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Wimbledon tennis. The All-England championships start on Monday. He

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goes into the tournament on apply after lifting the Aegon title at

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Queen's earlier this week. Rafael Nadal is the top seed, Novak

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Djokovic his second, and Roger Federer his third. Gary O'Connor is

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a Hibernian player again. He signed a one-year contract. He has 16

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Scotland caps, and left Easter Road for Lokomotiv Moscow five years ago.

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He also played for Birmingham City, but has been looking for a club

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since been released by Barnsley in April. Talks between Rangers and

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Tomer Hemed are continuing. Ally McCoist hopes to make him his first

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signing of the summer. The club are also talking to Craig Conway. He is

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available after his contract with Dundee United finished at the end

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of the season. We only started officially -- he only started

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officially today, but Kenny Shiels has already signed one new player

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at Kilmarnock. He was caretaker boss, and has been given a one-year

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contract. He has signed Paul Heffernan. Hopefully I can get into

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the box and score some goals. I like scoring tap-ins. How many

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other players are you actively pursuing? We are on the verge of

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three other players. I am not going to dive in and get people because

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they are players, I want the right ones. Do you one remember this

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person? It is John Spencer. These days, he manages Portland Timbers.

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He has become a big cake and not just for his day job. Fasten your

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seatbelts, using this technology. Alaska Airlines offers priority

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boarding for anyone wearing a Portland Timbers jersey. Fantastic.

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Enjoying your job is one thing, but the you love it enough to risk your

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life every time you clock on? That is the situation Barrie Montgomery

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finds himself in. If he is stung by a wasp, he suffers a serious

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allergic reaction. Despite being hospitalised numerous times, he

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says it will not stop him. For Barrie Montgomery, protective

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clothing is more than just simple commonsense. He approaches every

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job knowing that if he is stung he will going to shock. It is a

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potentially fatal reaction he first experienced two years ago. My hands

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and feet started burning, I struggled for breath, my face

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swelled up, it was scary. I thought that was it. In the course of the

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season, he will come into contact with millions of Wasps. Each one is

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a potential danger. Twice a year they land him in hospital. Does he

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ever think he should change his career? Not until now. Even then,

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it is no contest, I will keep doing it. I love it. Portable adrenalin

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provides some reassurance, and the best defence is avoiding Wasps.

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Hence an up, or -- an upcoming Winter wedding. The timing is good

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as it is after my dad's birthday. I do not want to get stung before my

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wedding. He will take his chances with an angry wasp, and angry

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fiance is another thing entirely. fiance is another thing entirely.

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The weather forecast now, and today was a warm day across the country.

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We saw a top temperature of 21 Celsius. It was also quite cloudy.

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Then our clearing skies pushing into the West. That is the picture

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for this evening. Earlier today, we had this band of patchy rain

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putting across the country. That will linger across the North East.

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We could see some heavy bursts of rain this evening meal. Elsewhere,

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it is dry with clear spells developing. It will be mild, with

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lows of 10. Tomorrow morning will be dry and bright. In the Shetlands,

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it will stay wet. As we go through the day, and as temperatures back-

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up, we will see showers developing. It will be attached cooler. -- it

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will be a bit cooler, but this is where we will see the best of the

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sunny spells. We will see temperatures of 17 or 18 degrees in

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the east coast. Tomorrow evening, the showers will gradually peter

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out, and we should see a dry end to the day. That will remain that way

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overnight. The pressure charts now, and here is that from that was

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cutting through today. That is moving away to Norway. Hopefully it

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will scarred by S. We should have showers, but not too wet. Staying

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with the warm air, temperatures will be around 18 degrees. Already

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thinking about the weekend, it when it will be showery. There will be

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sunny spells on Sunday. That is all. Now a summary of the top stories,

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an inquiry into the death of the two girls to jump from the Erskine

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Bridge has heard that one of the girls wrote a suicide note idea

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before her death. Neve Lafferty and Georgia Rowe fell to their deaths

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