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Welcome to Reporting Scotland. Tonight on your national news.

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Shell says it has found a second leak from the Gannet Alpha platform

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in the North Sea. Getting ready for the big day - as

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the schools go back - this assurance from the government over

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Scottish Education. Sick I do not know anyone in Scottish education

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who is complacent. Also tonight: Doon the watter and

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coast coast - this massive section of the aircraft carrier is moved

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from the River Clyde to the Firth of Forth.

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And watch out, it is a jungle out there. The new exhibition prowling

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the streets of our capital. The oil company Shell says it has

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discovered a second leak from its Gannet Alpha oil platform in the

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North Sea. However, the release of oil has slowed to around two

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barrels a day. The company confirmed yesterday that more than

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200 tonnes of oil have escaped since last Wednesday, when it was

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first alerted to the leak. But that has not stopped claims that Shell

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should have been more open about the incident. Am Irene Scotland

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spotter plane tracks the extent of the oil slick. -- at Marine

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Scotland. Now we have a very minor leak, no doubt related to the

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original spill close by which we are actual -- still trying to find

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the source of. It is currently measured at less than two barrels

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per day. That is compared to several hundred barrels on day one

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her its started. The operation to control the spell is been run from

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the Shell headquarters in Aberdeen. -- control the oil spill. They are

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-- control the oil spill. They are leak was discovered last Wednesday.

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Shell on form the UK Government but it was not until Friday that they

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leak was made public. Repeated requests for interviews were turned

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requests for interviews were turned down until today. We have seen the

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story come out in bits and pieces and I think that is unsatisfactory.

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I think Shell will know from their own experience and the experience

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of other companies in the oil industry, it is important to have

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public confidence in what you're doing. We needed sufficient over

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flights and on some days the over flights were not possible because

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of the weather conditions. It is only now, on Monday, that we have a

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real confidence around the No. We wanted to share. Conservation

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groups have raised fears for her wildlife. One expert believes the

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consequences will be minimal. area is very small so the chances

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seabirds being affected is small. For other marine life, whales and

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dolphins for instance, are very resilient. I would say there would

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not be a massive impact from this. Tonight, efforts go on to stem the

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second week. The company and accused of trying to stem the flow

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of information. Let us go to Amanda in Aberdeen.

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What is been done to stem the second leak? Divers and remotely

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operated vehicles have been used to pinpoint the exact location of this

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leak. It is coming from a relief valve close to the original spell.

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-- the original oil spill. Fresh information from Shell tonight is

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that leakage is below a barrel a day. The company says weather like

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this is perfect for breaking down the oil spill. It would seem this

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is far from being an environmental disaster but questions remain on

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the impact on Shell's reputation. The company has come under attack

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for a lack of openness. They finally gave us an interview and

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then spent the list of the day trying to clarify what his own

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spokesman meant when he described the second leak. Shell insisted

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this was not a new leak and said that the oil had found a second

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path we from the pipeline to the sea. Thank you.

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Should Scottish businesses be subject to lower tax rates than

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companies elsewhere in the UK? The SNP says, yes. They want to be

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given control over corporation tax and then they would cut it. Setting

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out their plans today, they say it would create jobs. Opponents

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disagree. They say it would only create confusion. Our business and

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economic editor is here to explain. Corporation tax: that is the share

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the Westminster government takes from the profits made by most

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businesses. On big profits, 26 % businesses. On big profits, 26 %

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goes to the public purse. The most recent new figures show Scottish

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business paid �2.6 billion in corporation tax. So what happens if

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Holyrood gets powers over its tax, as the Scottish government wants?

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More growth, more jobs? It could even mean more tax revenue.

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Ministers point to Ireland where it did just that with less than half

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Britain's tax rate. Things have changed in Ireland and here,

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leading some doubts about how the business would respond to a tax cut

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business would respond to a tax cut here. I think our own company are

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more franchise base and it would be difficult to relocate. It is a

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possibility for the head office but it would depend on the saving you

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could generate. I am sure for businesses were location is not

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Primary, the tax savings could be quite substantial. That is the

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response the architect of these plans is hoping for. If we have the

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ability to break the level of corporation tax, we can see a

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beneficial economic impact, new employment and new companies. More

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economic growth arising out of this economic initiative. F just within

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the round of public finances, it is a strong and attractive proposition.

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But it is the short term which worries some people. For me the

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biggest thing is the funding gap. Recognising we would have a

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reduction in the block grant from Westminster. What have to fund the

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gap somehow. The idea in the paper that a mini-gym to long term that

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would be in the way of region to long-term economic activity. But

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for me there is a question about how much we would have to borrow to

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maintain public services and the uncertainty about the rate. So it

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gets complicated. Long-term benefits perhaps by short-term

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headaches. What if they choose to raise tax rather than reducing it?

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How much with the Treasury cut from the block grant? Potentially a lot.

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The document is merely intended to spark discussion. It helps build

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the SNP argument for change ahead of the referendum on independence.

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You are watching Reporting Scotland - still to come. The grisly tale of

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the Scottish cannibal comes to the French.

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Sport - and then there was one. I'll tell you why this man is the

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only player to keep his place in the Scotland rugby team for their

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final World Cup warm-up match. There's no room for complacency in

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Scottish education according to the Scottish Education Secretary. What

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might the new school year hold for parents, pupils and teachers.

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Rain permitting - this time tomorrow schools like this may be

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full of youngsters intent on play. Parents and teachers may be focused

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on other things. Cuts and cash dash never far from

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the thoughts of parents getting ready for the start of term. We're

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hoping that teacher numbers do not go down. If they bring more cuts,

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there will be more pressure on children, teenagers, the young

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children coming up from primary schools. We have to try and keep as

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many of the teachers in jobs as possible and keep the standard of

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education as high as possible and make cuts on admin side. Teachers'

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leaders know all about the spending squeeze and it is linked to pay in

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conditions. This is about to be reviewed in a major inquiry. This

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is very difficult period ahead. We await with some trepidation the

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publication of the review. Cuts which may or may not affect

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standards of education. Schools can make or blight the future of a

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child. Our research body has said education in Scotland is not what

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it should be. It says too many leave school without qualifications

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or skill. It says an egalitarian or skill. It says an egalitarian

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education culture is not enough. The Scottish government says the

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The Scottish government says the big picture is... There are tens of

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thousands of Scottish pupils in thousands of good schools being

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taught by tens of thousands of good teachers. That is the reality. We

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could always do better. One of my big concerns his attainment at the

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moment. No complacency. There is no one in Scottish education who is

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complacent. A potentially tough year ahead. Centre stage -

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standards, staffing and funding. Rural areas had been given nearly

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�70 million to improve broadband connections. It is part of the

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Government's drive to ensure that 90 % of homes and businesses have

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access to super-fast broadband by 2015.

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A Hearts fan accused of attacking the Celtic manager at Hain Castle

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last May has pleaded not guilty to charges of assault. -- tine Castle.

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John Wilson will face trial later this month. This was his first

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public court appearance. He has been in custody for more than three

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months since he was arrested following a Hearts Celtic match.

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Prosecutors said he ran onto the pitch where he was shouting and

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swearing and made a sectarian comment. They say he lunged at Neil

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Lennon and glad -- gratin around the make. He is accused of assault

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and breach of the peace. Prosecutors say it was aggravated

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by racial prejudice. There were certainly sentience that night

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between France. The assault took place in the 49th minute after the

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second goal for Celtic. It was a 3 nil victory for Celtic. It was days

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after police detained men for sending parcel bombs to Neil Lennon.

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It also comes just after the government set up a joint action

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group to tackle sectarianism in football. There was a brief

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appearance for John Wilson today who pleaded not guilty. At eight

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has been set for a trial on 29th August. -- a date has been set.

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The TA secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, has told a

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newspaper he was involved in the decision to close RAF Leuchars and

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keep open an RAF Lossiemouth but only as a Treasury minister, not as

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a Highland MP. He had been accused by Sir Menzies Campbell of

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interfering in the process to help his own political soap -- political

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survival. Train fares could increase by as much a six % next

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year. First ScotRail will be allowed to put fares up by 1% above

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inflation. ScotRail say they will decide on their new prices later

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this year. A painting by Margaret MacDonald

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MacIntosh has been bought by the Scottish National Gallery of Modern

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Art. It cost �230. It is the first of her works to be acquired by the

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National Galleries. She met her has been Charles Rennie Mackintosh

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where she was a student at Glasgow It weighs 8,000 tonnes and is as

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tall as a block of flats. The middle section of the Royal Navy's

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newest aircraft carrier today began its journey around the coast of

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Scotland. But there is no guarantee of vessel will ever be used at sea.

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Friend against the Erskine Bridge the giant barge sounds its form. --

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framed. It is the first of two careers are built upstream at Govan.

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-- carriers. It is on the barge with the togs

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alongside. Hopefully it is as straight forward. But there are

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safe havens along the way. It will be interesting for the public to

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see their truck -- see the trap. These charity cyclists set off

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today with the task of beating the barge to its destination.

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We are very proud. We are putting the Clyde on the map again.

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There is however uncertainty as to the ultimate fate of this

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particular chunk of Engineering. One career is said to be mothballed

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and another will not the sea's surface of for nine years.

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Government ministers would give no guarantees.

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We have still to come figure hour armed forces are for 2020. Much of

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VAT depends on apprenticeships in 2015. -- much of that.

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The spending review will help determine whether putting both to

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use is a reality. A campaign are for Shetland

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independence from Scotland found himself in handcuffs today

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following a disagreement with the Sheriff and caught at Lerwick. He

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challenged the jurisdiction of the court and refused to state his name.

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The Sheriff will give his conclusions on the matter tomorrow.

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Wild animals are taking over Edinburgh. The city is being

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invaded by a life-sized animals -- models made of fibreglass and

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decorated by scores of artist and celebrities as part of the Jungle

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City campaign. Comical, curious, captivating. Some of the world's

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most endangered species transformed into campaigning hard. -- barked. -

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- art. Created to raise awareness of the threat of extinction faced

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by certain creatures in the wild. If you save an Apex species then

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everything which comes after it will come together. Small pilot

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schemes will not work. Jungle City has secured a royal

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support in recent months. This is my humble Arena. I will be

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very sad to let my work could go at the end. But I have had a fantastic

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time and doing so. It is good to raise awareness of endangered

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species. They are surviving the elements at

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the Edinburgh Botanic Gardens before they will be unleashed on

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the streets next month and then sold at auction in an attempted to

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raise as much as �1 million. The concept will then be taken

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worldwide, combining creativity and conservation in the hope of saving

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endangered animals in the wild. Organisers believe that it will

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And now the sport. Scotland's rugby coach, Andy Robinson, has announced

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his starting line-up for the final World Cup warm-up against Italy at

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Murrayfield on Saturday. Sweeping changes are being made to the team.

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A victory over Ireland 10 days ago and Scotland's build up to the

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World Cup appears to be going well. But on Saturday, just one of player,

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Graham Morrison, will keep his place in the starting line up.

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He mastered the six nations are through injury so it is about

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getting him back into the team. And number of players who were rested

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there getting a new opportunity. It shows you the competitiveness

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within the squad that we can make so many changes.

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Dan the Parkes returns. He can play in different ways. What

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is important is that he gets the opportunity to go out and work on

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things he has been training for. He can also bring other people into

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the game. It is everybody's dream to go to

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the World Cup. I have done a lot of hard work in the jam and on the

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training field. I am hopeful things go well this week and I will get

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there. Only 30 of four to seven squad

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members will make the final cut, Hearts have told the BBC they have

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paid the tax bill which threatened to send them into administration.

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Motherwell's Jamie Murphy has told Scotland he is unfazed with

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speculation linking him with a move away from a Fir Park. He has been

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watched by English Premier League teams. His goals have helped a

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Motherwell to the top of the SPL. Today he was promoting a mental

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health initiative but remained relaxed about transfer of talk.

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I pay no attention to the newspapers. I let other people

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worry about that and focus on doing my best for Motherwell, scoring as

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many goals as possible. Until somebody makes an offer I have no

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decision to make. I am quite happy until that time comes.

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Scotland will have a team in the knockout stages of the Champions'

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League - Glasgow's city around the knockout stages of the women's

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Champions League. They won their final group match against

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opposition from the Faeroe Isles. It goes alongside a victory against

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the Serbian Champions which included one of the best goals of

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Now, a tasty treat. Cannibalism. A dance production at the Edinburgh

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Fringe is taking Sawney Bean as the unlikely inspiration for a new show.

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The creators hope to horrify a new generation with the grisly tale.

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His story has fascinated people since the 16th century. Sawney Bean

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and his sprawling family of cannibals who ate his said killed

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and eight hundreds of innocent victims in Scotland. This a modern

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twist sees them finding a new victims in their nightclubs of

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modern Scotland. There are a lot of gaps in the

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history. So in terms of working with the story it is very

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interesting, theatrically, when you can hypothesise about what happened

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in those gaps. Historians might dismiss the tail

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as anti-Scottish propaganda but these -- those involved believe

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that there is still an appetite for the story.

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I certainly have not eaten anybody! I am not a vegetarian, however.

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The company admit that the show is not further light hearted and would

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be to everybody's taste. It should be unnerving. We should

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be looking at how the horror translates to the stage. But it has

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to be entertaining and by transferring events to and

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nightclub it should prove a roller- coaster ride and thoroughly

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And now the weather. The weather is not so tasty, sadly. The schools

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are going back so it feels like the end of summer and with the rain

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that only adds to it. This band of rain will push through the country.

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This evening and overnight it will continue its journey northwards. We

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can see that band of rain which is gradually pushing into the North

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Sea overnight. Most places will be contrived. -- become dry. It will

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turn a little bit chilly. Temperatures dipping 27 Celsius.

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Milder around the coast, ten Celsius. -- dipping 27 Celsius. --

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dipping to 7 Celsius. Tomorrow, cooler further north. In Shetland,

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slightly wet. They must do the rain today but will not tomorrow. --

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missed. Through the central belt is where we will see the top

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temperatures of around 18 Celsius. Tomorrow evening, we will keep hold

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of the showers but many places will become drive. Into Thursday, the

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same mixture of a sunny spells and showers. Especially in the north of

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the country where the rain will be a little bit heavier. Friday, a dry,

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with good sunny spells. For the rest of the week, how is it

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looking? A mixture of sun and rain. A little bit more like the typical

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The top stories: shell claimed they have discovered a second leak from

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their or oil platform in the North Sea. The company admitted yesterday

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that more than 200 tonnes of oil have escaped. There is still

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criticism that the company should have been more open about the

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A letter written by the former News of the world's royal editor claims

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that phone hacking was widely The Scottish Government have set

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out plans to take controls of corporation tax. John Swinney

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claims it would stimulate investment. But Labour claimed that

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Police in England and Wales may be given further powers to prevent

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