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Welcome to Reporting Scotland. Tonight on your national news:

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People who suffer just one single head injury are at greater risk of

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developing dementia, according to Scottish scientists.

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Thousands of energy customers face higher bills, as another company

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announces a rise in prices. From the football pitch to the play

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park. Is swearing so widespread we will just have to live with it?

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one time, years ago, especially women and children, were more aware

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that they should not swear. Whereas nowadays, it does not seem to

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matter. Also coming up on tonight's

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programme: We are live at Tannadice as Dundee

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United prepare for the second leg of their Europa League qualifier.

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Groundbreaking research by Scots scientists appears to show that

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people who suffer even a single head injury, for example in a car

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crash or a fall, are more likely to develop dementia later in life. It

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is already known that people who have suffered repeated blows to the

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head, such as boxers, are more likely to develop the symptoms. But

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this is the first time scientists have found physical abnormalities

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in the brains of people who have had just one serious blow. Our

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health correspondent, Eleanor Bradford, reports.

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Sharon was knocked over by a drunk driver as a teenager. The brain

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injury has had long lasting effect. Particularly to her memory, which

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makes it difficult for her to focus on the question. How has the

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accident affected your money? not know. I think I can remember a

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lot of things before the injury. But then I compare myself sometimes,

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which I am trying not to do now. I had been accepted for a course in

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child health care, which will start in the end of August. This garden

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is run by the charity momentum. 150,000 people suffer head injury

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every year in the UK. Sometimes people listen because you look OK,

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you are rocket. On the surfaces it looks OK. But there is a lot more

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going on. Now scientists at Glasgow's Southern General Hospital

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think there might be a longer lasting side-effects. They studied

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the brains of people who had had a boat to the head and found

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abnormalities in the brain tissue of up one third of them, indicating

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that they might be at better risk of dementia. What we found was that

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the patients who had had a head injury had large numbers and

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widespread abnormalities in the brain, or similar to what we would

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see in older patients or, in particular, patients with

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Alzheimer's and dementia. This is worrying for many people. But there

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is some good news. If scientists know when damage begins, with --

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for example with a head injury, they can win more about it. --

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learn more about it. And that can lead to new treatment.

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Hundreds of thousands of energy customers have been warned to

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expect big increases in their bills. Scottish and Southern Energy, whose

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Scottish customer base is predominantly in the North, blames

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political unrest in the Middle East and demand in Asia for the hikes in

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both gas and electricity. Laura Bicker joins me now with more. So,

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how bad is it for the customers? There does not seem to be much it

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escaping it. Today, Scottish and Southern Energy say they are

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increasing their prices. If you are one of the one million customers in

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this country, this is what you can expect. Electricity up by 11%, gas

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up by 18%. If you receive pure Bel, your last you may have been �1,094,

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this here it will go up to tooth at -- �1,265. That will come in by

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14th September. Competition was supposed to be

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keeping prices down. But that does not appear to be working.

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People are being urged to switch suppliers if there is a problem.

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But if you switch suppliers and the increase their prices, you are not

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better off. Their calls for the Competition Commission to do an

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investigation if it increases are not found to be fair. John Sweeney

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says he will be meeting with representatives from Scottish and

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Southern Energy. As for the company themselves, they have apologised.

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They say the money it they are paying for wholesale gas and

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electricity has gone up and that is where consumers are having to pay

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more. They say they are having to invest in green energy projects to

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meet government targets on emissions. If you are consider,

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what does it been? You can shop around for a better deal. As we

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have reported, Scottish and Southern Energy are not the first

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to put up the prices and they are unlikely to be the last.

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It is not only energy bills that are burning a hole in our pockets,

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it seems. A survey of shoppers shows the vast majority are worried

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about the rising cost of food, including fruit and vegetables. It

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comes just as the big supermarkets have agreed to change their

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marketing of fresh produce to help tackle Scotland's obesity problem.

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Gavin Walker reports. Nature's pantry is, we're told,

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literally the food of life. Scottish tours are said to give us

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more of them. Eight major retailers have signed a commitment to help

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more customers eat the recommended five portions a day. The survey

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found that one-third of people in Britain have already reduced their

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gross we spend this year. A further three in 10 are planning the cut.

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Some of things retailers will be doing is increasing the proportion

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of fruit and vegetable ingredients and other products, things like

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ready meals and smoothies. They will be making sure that vegetables

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are more convenient. They will make it easier for other family to have

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a portion of vegetables in their meal. A report today by a consumer

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watchdog says that taking a bit out of those can mean a bigger bite it

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of that. People in Britain have increased their spending share and

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a further three in 10 planted. were concerned that the price of

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food had come up. The Dublin used put pressure on Scottish consumers.

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We have, on average, had died on -- low on fruit and veg. Shoppers say

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that they want to eat more of them that financial pressures mean they

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cannot. Others say that that is just an excuse. It has definitely

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gone up. You can see a difference when you going to buy something

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that you have bought for a number of years and it has shot up in

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price. The price definitely does affect it. And the quality, you

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would rather go somewhere that might be cheaper, but the quality

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will not be as good. The commitment to include more fruit -- fruit and

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veg in products has been welcomed by the government. It is generally

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thought to be a good thing, but with prices rising, the pressure to

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eat well must overcome the pressure to make ends meet.

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You're watching Reporting Scotland from the BBC. Still to come before

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7pm: We're live in Shetland as the tall

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ships arrive and the celebrations begin.

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In sport, we will be live at Pittodrie as Dundee United bid for

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Europa League survival. A big money signing could be close for Rangers.

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And it is almost one year to go until the opening ceremony of the

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London Olympic Games. Will it look like this? Or might we hear the

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skirl of the pipes? All the sport, coming soon.

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If the rotten weather is not enough to put you off a swim in the sea,

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then perhaps taking a dip in a jellyfish soup will do the trick.

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Scientists are warning that our coasts is being invaded by the

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creatures, which have already caused the closure of Scotland's

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biggest power station. Steven Godden reports.

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That is not many that would cross- court or jellyfish but that is

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exactly what this man has done. -- cross continents. They are the

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focus of his PhD studies and the summer there are no lack of

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subjects for his research. It seems like that when we have cold winters

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in the UK, you see more jelly fish. The last year was a cold winter and

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the year before that. It seems to be the trend here. Most of the

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species found in Scottish Water song we have a mild Sting. That is

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not what concerned these fishermen. For them, the surge in jellyfish

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numbers, means it's more difficult to earn a living. The get amongst

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the deer. The get in amongst the cooling system of the engine. The

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Ara general nuisance. Be tried to avoid them, but that it's

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impossible. Three weeks ago, they were really fact. A fact that

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received international attention just been the cause. Last month the

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operators of the nuclear power station here found the enormous

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problems a jellyfish could call, when it because the shutdown of

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water reactors. We feel the rise in jellyfish numbers is a warning to

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us to start managing or seize properly. It is not every year. We

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do not have to surrender her sees to the jellyfish. -- hour sees.

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People are being asked to report jellyfish sightings as experts

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attempt to gain a bigger understanding of these floating

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enigmas. Some of the other stories across

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Scotland this Thursday: The family of a boy who died in a

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road accident outside an East Lothian holiday park have paid

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tribute to their "precious little boy". 6-year-old Liam McDonald died

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when he was struck by a car outside Seton Sands holiday village on

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Tuesday. Liam had been staying at the park with his family, who were

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on holiday from Glasgow. Police say they are concerned for a

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missing woman from Ayr. Samantha Parker, who is 35, hasn't been seen

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since last Friday afternoon. Police are urging anyone who may have seen

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her to come forward. And a woman has appeared in Elgin

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Sheriff Court, charged with wasting police time following claims that a

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syringe was found in baby food from a supermarket. Kelley Donald, who

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is 33, was bailed. She had said she found the syringe in a jar bought

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at an Asda store in Elgin in May. Last night on Reporting Scotland,

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we reported on the case of Michael Bailey, a 20-year-old man from

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Glasgow, who was convicted of posting sectarian and racist

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comments on Facebook sites. Unfortunately, the picture we

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showed was of another Michael Bailey. We are very sorry for this

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and would like to apologise to Mr Bailey and his family for any hurt

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and embarrassment this has caused. An amateur football team in the

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Borders is trying to stamp out swearing among players and

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spectators. But is it all too late? Is the use of the F word now so

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widespread in general conversation, never mind football grounds, that

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those who find it offensive will just have to learn to live with it?

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Aileen Clarke has been investigating.

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He is a role model with his feet, but not so much with his language.

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The kind of tirade that all footballers would do well to avoid

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this season. The language on and off the pitch can be fairly fierce,

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but you do not have to be near a football match these days to here

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conversation crammed full with Child who should be more about

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swing parks than swear words but protecting children from bad

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language is getting more difficult. It used to be that especially in

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front of women and children people would not swear but nowadays it

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does not seem to matter. It is as if they do not realise they are

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doing it. Sometimes when the hour mucking about with one another it

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is said aggressively. That is what bothers me. Often it seems there is

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a lack of awareness about who might hear that foul mouth aggression.

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a society we tend to say to ourselves and others it is my

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business if I want to swear and I'm well, it is nothing to do with you.

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If you do not like it, go away and do not listen. Should you choose to

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listen however you may hear something like this. BE BE this

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group say they do not mean any harm. I do not realise I am doing it at

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the end of the day. You can swear as much as you want. What would

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make you stop and think before swearing? If there were little kids

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about. Inside the plea park the emphasis was on speed and certainly

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not swathing. -- swearing. Four days of celebrations are under way

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in Shetland as the 56 strong fleet of tall ships arrive from Greenock.

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They've been setting a leisurely pace, cruising around Scotland as

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they take time out between two stages of their race from south-

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western Ireland to western Norway. Our reporter is in Lerwick. As they

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arrived they were celebrating with eight days of sometimes rough seas

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behind them. When we got here this morning it was calm so it was not

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bad. Majestically, the large and small ships have been sailing into

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Lerwick harbour. They have four days of Sir -- celebrations ahead.

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It is the end of a 500 mile journey from Greenock. People are expecting

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something special from the people of Shetland. Good weather, good

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times and a good rest. Crowds were lining the street to see D'Cruz

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parading through town. Musical performances and more are planned

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for over the weekend so the crowds and expected to get even bigger.

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Many families have been down just to see the ships arrive even before

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the celebrations get going. There are fond memories of the last visit.

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In 1999 it was absolutely fantastic. Hopefully the weather will hold off

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and it will be good. For the trainees everything has to be

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shipshape with many visitors expected from the mainland for a

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week of celebrations. There have been additional ceilings and

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flights put on for the weekend. Most if not all of our

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accommodation providers are fully booked. -- ceilings -- sailings.

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The next leg of the journey takes them across the North Sea to Norway.

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The first big match on Scottish soil of the new season kicks off in

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around one hour from now. Dundee United are hoping to keep their

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Europa League dreams alive in their second leg against Slask Wroclaw. I

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am here with the Dundee United court. You played against Slask

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Wroclaw 21 years ago and beat them 7-2 that time, it might be tighter

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tonight? Yes, last week we equip ourselves really well and were very

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disappointed to lose 2-0. Tonight we have experienced players who

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have a bit of height. If you get the ball in the box then we could

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cause them a few problems. You will be positive tonight I expect?

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have got to make sure we play with our heads as well as our Hearts. We

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have got to make sure we keep it tight at the back. Do you expect

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your team to go through tonight? You can hear the fans in the

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background, we have still got an hour to go. Hopefully it will be

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our night. I can tell you this game is live on BBC Radio Scotland

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tonight. A great atmosphere is building up here tonight. Back to

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the studio. Rangers have agreed to sign American midfielder Alejandro

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Bedoya subject to a work permit. Meanwhile, the club are holding

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talks with Hearts defender Lee Wallace after agreeing a fee of

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�1.5 million. Wallace is in the final year of his contract at

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Tynecastle. English Premier League club Wolves are also interested in

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signing the player but it's understood they wanted to wait

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until January before making their move. There's a new man between the

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posts at Pittodrie. Aberdeen have signed the Welsh international

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goalkeeper Jason Brown. The 29 year-old joins from Blackburn and

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is keen to make a big impression at Aberdeen. He admits he failed to

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shine at Ewood alongside some illustrious goalkeeping company.

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The Neen keeper was a freak of nature because of his consistency.

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I am honoured to be here. I want to thank the gaffer by bringing me in

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and the way I am going to do that is by performing. One of Scotland's

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top QCs has told BBC Scotland that his war with the SFA is over. Paul

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McBride challenged the governing body last year when representing

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the Celtic boss Neil Lennon. In the last part of his look at lessons

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from last season, our senior football reporter, Chris McLaughlan,

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looks at how new rules have led to a new relationship. All of us aware

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of the dangers to the game if we allow you the events of last season

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to be repeated. That would be a disaster for our national game.

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is very important we get the judicial system in place. The rule

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book has been ripped up. Today, at the National Stadium, the man who

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wrote it was informing the clubs of venue need. Last year there was a

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war of words with Celtic and be challenged the manager's ban. Until

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recently this place has been warm to seven s FA disciplinary

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committees. They have now been disbanded in favour of one. The SFA

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says it will be faster, more transparent and more accountable.

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We have taken advice from Scotland and England, looking at the legal

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advisers who put the judicial system in to the Football

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Association. I am confident we have done what we can. Legal advice

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would have been handy last year when a top QC representing Neil

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Lennon accused the SFA of being biased and dysfunctional. I could

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have chosen my words more carefully. The SFA, in their reactions, could

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have done the same. We have made absolute peace and I think we are

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trying to work towards the same aim. Let's just talk about football this

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here. So, lessons from last season? It appears to be focused on

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football. 27th July will mark one year to go to the opening ceremony

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of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Anticipation is growing in

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Britain's capital city, but what do Games' organisers have in store for

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Scots and the rest of the country? The images portrayed by 2012

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organisers at the Beijing handover were iconic of London. But will

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next year's opening ceremony have relevance to people living

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elsewhere in the UK? We we laugh at British Field. I wonder if we might

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have liked to do things from outside the ground. What about the

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lone piper on the battlements of Edinburgh Castle? That kind of

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image would be seen to be both Scottish and British. And for more

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on the Games build up, you can join me and the Sport Nation team for an

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Olympic special on Saturday morning at nine on BBC Radio Scotland.

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Before the weather a reminder that our money expert Fergus Muirhead

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will be here on Wednesday. He'll be dealing with any consumer queries

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and problems you may be having with poor service or goods that don't

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work. The address is [email protected]. The weekend is

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approaching, how is the weather looking? It is looking good for now.

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It was a day of sunshine, showers and cloud across many parts of the

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country. Quite a blanket of cloud across Scotland, starting to break

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up in the afternoon and producing showers in the central belt and

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further north. Tonight will be mainly dry and cool but some

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showers will continue in parts of Scotland. For most of us it will be

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Into tomorrow, another day of sunshine and showers. There will be

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more or widespread sunshine than resort today. The showers will be

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light and widespread. Showers continued to be light further north

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but temperatures are not so good despite the sunshine. Tomorrow

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evening the showers will started to move away. We hold on to the

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sunshine for an nice end to the day. The weekend looks mostly dry,

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bright and settled. The winds could be touching gale-force across parts

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of the Northern Isles. They will be strong down the east coast. This is

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due to a low pressure over Scandinavia. At the moment, high

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pressure in the middle is keeping it at be. Dry, fine and settled

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conditions for the weekend. Killer and cloudier further east. You can

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keep up-to-date with the weekend forecast on twitter. That's all for

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forecast on twitter. That's all for now. Now a summary of the top

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stories. People who suffer a single head injury are more likely to

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develop dementia in later life. It is the first time scientists have

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found changes in brain chemistry of people are who have suffered just

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one brain injury instead of more trouble. The total number of people

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who have died in a murder inquiry at a Manchester hospital has risen

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to five. And nurse is being questioned on suspicion of murder.

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Insulin was injected into saline drips. Power companies are raising

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gas and electricity prices. Prince Andrew is to step down from his

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role as Special Representative for Trade and investment. It follows

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