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Welcome to Monday's Reporting Scotland. Tonight:

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English students, Scots universities and plans to charge

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tuition fees. Human rights lawyers say they'll take the SNP Government

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all the way to the Supreme Court. Also this evening:

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As the flying doctors rescue their 1,000th patient, we hear from one

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boy who owes them his life. thought I had died. I woke up and I

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was sick. One in nine shops now lies empty.

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What's happened to our high streets and can anything be done to reverse

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the trend? And in sport:

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Flying the flag, all the way to New Zealand. Full details of the

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Scotland squad for next month's An English law firm says it is

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prepared to take a challenge to the Scottish Government's plans to

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charge tuition fees to students south of the border all the way to

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the Supreme Court. It believes the SNP proposal to charge students

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from England up to �9,000 a year amount to discrimination but the

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Education Secretary says it is not about where you were born, it is

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where you live. In the run-up to the new term,

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funding and fees on the minds of most. But some are conscious of the

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price-tag on of tuition. For English students, a bill of up to

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�36,000. It is definitely not fair. We are very privileged as Scottish

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students not to have to pay. English students will have to pay

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whether they stay in England or go to Scotland. So it did not sway me

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to England or Scotland. It is unfair that people who are not from

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Scotland have to pay where as Scottish people do not have to pay

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anything. Mixed feelings at Edinburgh University but for an

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English legal firm, the differential fees are unfair and

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unlawful. It is a great thing that Scotland does not charge education

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to its students but it is also unfair that it does charge to

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English students full price for its higher education when it does not

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charge for Greek or French students. It seems that there is clear

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discrimination there. discrimination, says the Scottish

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Government. What matters is where you live in the three years before

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you become a student, not where you were born. This has been tested.

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This issue has been tested by the European Parliament. There have

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been petitions on the matter. They have all failed. So in this

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instance, there is no possibility of succeeding. EU rules say it all

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the students have to be treated the same by all member states. The

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Scottish Government argues Scotland is not currently a states.

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English legal team insists this is discrimination, as the policy

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affects students who are English. It says that if necessary it is

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ready to take this case all the way to the Supreme Court.

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The Flying doctors service which was rolled out to the whole of

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Scotland last year has rescued its 1,000 ath patient. One of its

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recent rescues was to Skye to pick up a boy with a severe head injury.

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Still sporting an impressive scar, Ross MacRae is a very lucky young

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man. He was cycling when he hit a bump and knocked himself out.

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thought I had died, actually. And then I woke up and I was really

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sick. My neck was really sore and I had to hold my head up. I was

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scared. He was taken by ambulance to the nearest hospital, on Skye.

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Staff there immediately realised it was more than just concussion.

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could sort of sense from the medical staff that they were really

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concerned about him. They started cutting his clothes off and were

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talking about ventilating him and I heard somebody say they were going

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to call the crash team. They work saying his pupils had blown and

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that sort of thing. In Glasgow, the Flying Doctor service had already

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been alerted. Ross needed specialist treatment but the

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helicopter flight back to Glasgow would be dangerous. Ross was very

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unwell when we got to see him. He had a serious head injury that the

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doctors on Skye had started treatment for. But on the flight he

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became quite unstable. His heart when did to an abnormal rhythm

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which required urgent treatment. Within hours, Ross was having

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emergency surgery to remove a potentially fatal blood clot but he

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has made a remarkable recovery and he and his mother have just one

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thing to say to the Flying Doctor Service. Thank you so much. Yes.

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And as we filmed at the helipad, the emergency phone rang. And that

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is it. They have gone. The emergency call came in, the 1001th

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patient. Two St Andrews University students

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have gone on trial accused of racially aggravated behaviour

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towards a Jewish student. You rest the National, Hanan Reetblat, here

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in the middle, told Cooper at cherish 1/4 -- Cupar Sheriff Court

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that Samuel Colchester and Paul Donnachie called him a terrorist

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and violated his Israeli flag. You are watching Reporting Scotland.

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Still to come before 7pm: Changing tales. 1001 nights opens in

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Edinburgh but it is nothing like Ali Baba.

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And we are opening a Scottish recipe book that is about to become

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part of an edible archive. In sport, with less than three

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weeks until the start of the will be World Cup, Andy Robinson

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announces his squad of 30, saying the process was not too difficult.

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And Craig Gordon has a long fight to get back to fitness but still

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will not give up the battle for Scotland's number one jersey.

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One shop in nine in Scotland is lying empty according to research

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published today. Where economic problems in recent years may have

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made things worse, in many parts of the country, barren high streets

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have long been a bright on entire communities. Our Government

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correspondent has been finding out that there are innovative Skuce --

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schemes to bring new life to old shops.

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In Motherwell, in parts of Glasgow and in Dumbarton, a site that

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saddens many. This cross Scotland, one in nine shops are empty. --

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across Scotland. There was every sort of shop you could have thought

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of. Now there is nothing. I do not think it is just here. In fact, in

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Dumbarton, there is a new scheme to help, the first of its kind in

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Scotland. Two derelict shop fronts have been dressed up to look more

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appealing. It may seem superficial but already, a national retailer is

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in talks to occupy one of the units. Meanwhile, in part of Aberdeen,

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budding entrepreneurs have been given empty shops Renfree for a

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year. Photographer Steven Bedford snapped up the opportunity. If this

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project had not come about, there would be no chance we would even

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contemplate being in a shop unit, so this has advanced our business

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plan by at least three years, to think about what we do in Dorrans

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studio and how that can benefit our business. The future of the high

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street does not lie in taking us back to the 19th century, frankly.

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The way we live and shop has changed dramatically in the last

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100 years, in the last ten years. We have to adapt and move forward.

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In some places, the number of empty shops reflects the state of the

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local or national economy. But individual businesses are always

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going to fail and in some places, the problem is the way out-of-town

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shopping centres and supermarkets took the trade away from the town

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centre. But the economic situation is not helping. Habitat is the

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latest famous name to go under. Another hole in the high street to

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fill. Some of our the other stories this

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evening: A man who carried out a sex attack on a retired nurse in

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her seventies is being warned he could face a life sentence. Ryan

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Liddell, who survived the Dunblane massacre, appeared at the High

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Court in Edinburgh. A judge told the 20-year-old that befall --

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before he passed sentence a full risk assessment on him would be

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done. House prices have fallen back in

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the last quarter according to Lloyds TSB. The survey suggests

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despite an upward trend generally in Scotland, between April and July,

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prices fell back to the level they were at four and a half years ago.

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It also shows a number of sales well below half the level they

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reached before the recession began. The body representing local

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authorities in Scotland, Cosla, is accusing the Scottish Government of

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refusing to enter into the debate on the future of Scotland's police

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Old-fashioned policing has been credited with reducing antisocial

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behaviour and youth crime on a housing estate near Helensburgh.

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The Churchill estate has been blighted by vandalism, petty crime

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and youth drinking on streets. So how did the authorities managed to

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turn things around? This was the Churchill estate in

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2007. Graffiti, broken windows. One of navy wife told the BBC she was

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too scared to go out. What were you doing yesterday? Four years on and

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things are very different. They call it old-fashioned policing,

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Bobby's back on the beat have coughed crime on the estate by over

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80%. -- have cut crime. They say your name, hello, P C White. We

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know them by their first names. It helps build relationships and in

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the future they will have a trust in us and hopefully vice versa.

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Ministry of Defence Holt discos for young people. The money raised is

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used for activities. They know 14 year-olds like Craig by name.

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have got to know us and have kept us off the streets. They have made

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the cage down there for football and basketball. It is a carrot and

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stick approach. Reward good behaviour and were with the parents.

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I think parents deserve a bit of credit for that and it is something

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not often highlighted, when you have a success stories such as this

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one. But for the people here on the Churchill estate is not all good

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news. The Ministry of Defence have announced they are facing a

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significant cut in their numbers. There is no suggestion the

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Helensburgh scheme will be one of those clubs but it does mean its

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long-term future is uncertain. The Ministry of Defence says it will

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maintain effective security at all sites, even as spending is scaled

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back. But at least, naval families heading to this estate for know now

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officers have found something that works.

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Trade unions representing workers at Scottish Water -- the Scottish

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Water have put forward proposals as part of pay negotiations. Talks

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took place between Scottish Water and unions after GMB and Unite

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members rejected a pay increase earlier this month. Scottish Water

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has now agreed to consider a package of measures on pay and

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With events in the Arab world In a statement, one of the

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candidates possibly for the Republican nomination has said that

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if With events in the Arab world dominating the international news,

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it is perhaps appropriate that this week should see the opening in

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Edinburgh of the classic tale A Thousand And One Nights. The cast

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is drawn from Syria, Egypt, Morocco and Algeria. But don't expect

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stories of Aladdin or Ali Baba. Here's our arts correspondent,

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Pauline McLean.The cast is drawn from Syria, Egypt, Morocco and

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Algeria. They are amongst some of the most

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famous - - famous stories ever told. But if you're thinking Ali Babak

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under London, think again. Most of us know the Western version of the

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stories, but the original stories are much darker and more adults.

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think people think of them having genies and fantastical characters.

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But even if the genies have very human qualities and the don't offer

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you three wishes, they offer you three ways of dying, you know? It

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is very dark and fascinating. Getting to show stage has been a

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five-year project for the director, using a caste from across the Arab

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world. The work is heavily centred in many countries. The Arab spring

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has affected her practical plans. We were due to rehearse in Egypt at

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the time when the revolution took place. We had to change to Morocco.

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We have been dealing with much greater difficulties getting Mark

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Hunt - - our company visas for the USA, and I'm sure that is a result

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of the turbulence. The company is determined that the show will go on

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an Edinburgh and says with continuing turbulence in the Arab

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world, these are stories that need to be told.

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Sport now, and it was a case of come on down and join the Scottish

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rugby squad, Dougie? It was a very flamboyant ceremony!

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Scotland's head coach, Andy Robinson, has named his 30-man

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squad to take part in 2011 Rugby World Cup. The Sunderland and

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Scotland goalkeeper Craig Gordon Johnnie Beattie is the most

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For the rugby fans, the whip was finally over. The players were

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unveiled at the National Museum in Edinburgh, and for once the

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incidents had to take second place. Was there a sense of relief that

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the decision-making was over? not relieved at all. I knew today

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was going to beat the day. The players played very well at the

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weekend. There were some pleasing performances. So these are the 30

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men who will go to the World Cup in New Zealand, but just how

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successful that team be? Scotland will play their first match against

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Romania, followed by Georgia, Argentina and then the big one

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against England in Auckland. have got to look at women are group.

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I don't think it is wrong for me to say that I believe we can do that.

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After that, anything can happen. One man will be making his 4th

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appearance at the World Cup and he believes that the Scots can mount a

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serious challenge. We want to play a quick, open, fast game. We enjoy

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each other's company and it is a close squad because we have been

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through such a hard pre-season fears. Hopefully we can make people

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proud. So, their choices for Andy Robinson have been made its, and

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the players have to live up to their billing.

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The Sunderland and Scotland goalkeeper Craig Gordon admits he

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has no idea how much longer he will be out of action. He has not played

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since February because of a knee injury. But Gordon is confident

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that when he does return he can regain his place both at club and

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international level. Alasdair Lamont reports.

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Back at Hampden Park, at the scene of some of his finest moments.

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Craig Gordon was helping to encourage potential stars of

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tomorrow. Gordon believes Scotland are producing good players. Perhaps

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our league is losing some of the players to the championship, mainly

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due to financial reasons. It is a bigger draw for players to go down

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to the second year of English football than playing day at SPL. I

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think the national team has done pretty well in recent times and it

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think we can be fairly confident the we're heading in the right

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direction. On a personal level, the direction is less clear. Out for

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six months with a knee injury, Gordon is positive that he can get

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back to his best. The first thing is that got to try to returned

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action! I have got to put myself under position to play some games.

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Once I'd do that and a field that my body is in the right position to

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get back, I am still confident in my abilities to play at club and

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international level. He is in the final year of his contract with

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Sunderland, and despite being linked to a move to Celtic, he says

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any decision will have to wait until he is back to full fitness.

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Uefa have dismissed Rangers appeal against Steven Whittaker's ban for

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his sending off against Malmo. He has already missed the first-leg

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against Maribor and will now be suspended for another two European

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matches. Andy Murray says victory in the

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Cincinatti Masters tennis gives him real heart going into next week's

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US Open. Murray secured this rather fetching trophy for the second time,

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beating the world number one Novak Djokovic in the final. Djokovic

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retired through injury as he trailed the Scot by a set to love

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and three games to love. In tennis it is and 11 months year,

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and that will probably the only match that he pulls out of the hold

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year. You play most of the you're not feeling perfect. I am hoping

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that I feel perfect going into the Grand Slams, that is my goal for

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this year. You need a big mantelpiece for that trophy! This

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could be his year, couldn't it? With the Novak Djokovic being

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injured, that is a good thing for him. Andy Murray likes a fast

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courts. He plays well at the US Open, likes it. Of course it could

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be his ear. Now we have jinxed him! You may well have had dinner, but

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how about some sheep's head broth or cormorant soup? You might not

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find them on today's supermarket shelves, but they were part of

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menus past and they are about to be revived as part of Scotland's first

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edible archive. Lisa Summers explains. In the kitchens of some

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of her trendy restaurants it is becoming quite fashionable. We have

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got pork faggots on the menu today, which is said traditional dish.

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the more adventurous diner. But it wasn't long ago that things like

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sheep's head were regular fare. have got a recipe book that uses a

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whole sheep! You can imagine the size of the kitchens. How about

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Take out the brains and allow them to lie all night. We don't think

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that is for me. Turtle. Cut off the Finn's first, then cut off their

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head. Not too close to body to prevent the sauce from running out.

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Seasoned with butter and wine. That sounds disgusting. These are just

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some of the recipes collated by their Scottish Council on Archives.

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They are documenting the culinary history of the country. It is the

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stories behind the recipes that brings them to live. We have

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recipes about how to use the eggs from female locusts. Some of the

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rarest recipes are held at the National Library of Scotland. This

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is a recipe for curry powder in 7090, and kisses or marmalade from

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a recipe book owned by the Countess of Sutherland. If you have got an

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old family recipe that you think should be part of this collection,

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the researchers would like to you from you, too.

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- - here from you to. And just before we get the weather

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a quick reminder that our money man, Fergus Muirhead, is with us on

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Wednesday lunchtime, when he will be talking about inheritance tax.

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Email him your questions at: To the weather now and it's over to

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Cat. There was some sunshine, but also a few showers around today.

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Let's take a look at the details. Those places will be dry to

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deceiving an overnight. There will be a few showers lingering around

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the north-east, certainly until the early hours of the morning. Will be

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largely dried with clear spells. It is under the clear skies that it

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could turn quite chilly. So, tomorrow another largely bright day

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but some sunny spells. There will be some showers around. Our top

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temperatures will be towards the West will see highs of 19 degrees.

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It will be a little bit cooler in the east with the south-easterly

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breeze, so highs here probably 18 degrees in Edinburgh. In the

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northern isles it will be a bit cooler, with highs of only 15 or 16

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degrees. The Far West should fare pretty well in the sunshine. Into

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tomorrow evening and overnight, their showers will die out and we

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will see a largely dry nights, apart from in the West or we will

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start to see a change in the weather. The low-pressure system

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here will be what effect our weather over the next few days.

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This will bring rain into the West on Wednesday. Into Wednesday and

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we're still keeping hold of the rain, but will become drier from

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the West with some sunnier spells. This week we're going to see a

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fairly unsettled picture with the sunshine and showers. Bell probably

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continue into the weekend. Thanks Cat. Now, just before 7.00pm,

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a summary of tonight's top stories: The battle for the Libyan capital

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Tripoli is still underway. Rebels say they control most of the city.

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The whereabouts of Colonel Gaddafi remains unclear. There are scenes

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of celebration across Libya as people mark the beginning of the

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end of decades of dictatorship, but the battle is not over yet.

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International reaction has been swift. The Prime Minister, David

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Cameron, says Gaddafi's men must stop the fighting now.

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An English law firm says it prepared to take a challenge to the

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Scottish Government's plans to charge tuition fees to students

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from south of the Border all the way to the Supreme Court. It

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believes the SNP's proposal to charge students from England up to

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