24/01/2012 Reporting Scotland

Will onto a Reporting Scotland. But tonight - it will be good for you.

Alex Salmond's message to the English over independence.

The Scottish oil boss who helped security deal worth billions in

India has his �3 million bonus a vetoed by shareholders will stop we

hear of one woman's battle with anorexia as a new unit opens they

help people with eating disorders. I wanted to get better so much but

the voice in my head of the illness wanted to kill me.

For that in the driving seat for the first Six Nations as Andy

Robinson names his new captain. Good for Scotland, good for England

as well. That is the message the First Minister will deliver in a

speech and independence in London tonight. Alex Salmond will use the

occasion to argue that an independent Scotland was set the

standard for what he describes as progressive opinion south of the

border. In Edinburgh, he outlined his plans for an independence

referendum. A man with a message. In Scotland,

Alex Salmond has been laying the foundations for his independence

referendum. This evening, the First Minister is in England preparing to

make a case souther the border. He says England should not be afraid

of Scotland going its own way. In fact, tonight he will tell an

audience in London it will be good for them. I thought coming to

England I would be positive about the future and about the future of

Scotland. I'm also say why I think it will also be good for England.

An entirely positive message. Salmond knows England and England

is now getting to know Alex Salmond. Politically, he now recognises what

appeals to an English electorate. Do not let these three parties ruin

your National Health Service. and west, we have been all over

England. We do not get a great deal out of them and they may as well be

independent of us. I would prefer them to stick with us. I think

English people should get a say on that is well because it affects us

just as much as them. The way things are these days, it is best

they stick together. Up Alex Salmond? I have no idea. This trip

to London as a return to familiar territory. He cut his political

teeth at Westminster. If England seems more relaxed than Scotland

about independence, why is he so keen to court opinion here?

starting gun has been fired on the referendum campaign even though it

is more than two years' away and minds are focused on the referendum

date north and south of the border. He has always seen himself as a UK

politician who has the court the UK public. Tonight, the First Minister

will talk of co-operation between England and Scotland. Behind the

warm words, battle-lines are already being drawn up on both

sides. That is the view from the south.

The First Minister will be back in Edinburgh tomorrow launching his

consultation document on Scottish independence. What sort of detail

will be included in this document? A fair bet but it is a consultation

paper, not the final deal. There will probably be at draft bill

attached to the paper suggesting there will be one question and

independence but it also asked for views on whether there should be a

second back up question on the issue of devolution max. That is a

big controversy over the Scottish and UK governments. He has a firm

preference for the autumn of 2014. Some say it should be earlier.

These are preferences and that is the beginning of serious

negotiation? It is exactly that. They want this to be accepted by

all and for the outcome of the process to be valid. At the moment,

the UK Government said would be illegal under present powers.

This all be covered on Reporting Scotland tomorrow and the quick

mention of a special programme tomorrow night. This is on BBC

Scotland just after the news, Glenn Campbell will chair a debate

following the consultation. At court has heard that the

teenager accused of murdering the SCOPE Royd school boy, Jack Frew,

showed no sign of any mental health issues when he was examined by a

psychiatrist. Craig Roy admits killing the boy but denies murder.

Was this teenager's death murder are culpable homicide? That is the

question put by the defence QC to the jury at the High Court in

Glasgow today. To help them decide, at they have been hearing evidence

about the accused's state of mind. 19-year-old Craig Roy who described

himself to a psychiatrist as shy and tenet. He admits stabbing 16-

year-old Jack Frew at in this we did they react in East Kilbride in

20th May 10, but denies murder. The forensic psychiatrist told the

court he first examined Craig Roy seven days after Jack Frew's death.

Min 18-year-old told a psychiatrist that Jack Frew was a sex pest who

threaten to expose a brief affair they had had. He went on to tell

the doctor he had taken a kitchen knife from home as he felt he had

to threaten and intimidate him to show how he was strong himself.

The psychiatrist told the court that he was called back to reassess

Craig Roy over the question of a personality disorder. He said he

was surprised by this. Having met him the first time, he said he

seemed like a nice young man who got on well with people. If he had

a personality disorder, it would be pervasive and problematic and

affect all areas of his life. He The court also heard that Craig Roy

was upset by what he had done and was haunted by Jack Frew's death.

Still to come: celebrating the legendary foxing or Woody Guthrie's

likes with Glasgow. His granddaughter retrace his steps in

the city. We will be heaving from the new

captain of Scotland's rugby team and the man who appointed him. We

also hear from Andy Murray and the man who he will have to beat to

reach the semi-finals of the Australian Open.

One of Scotland's top businessmen has had his �3.5 million bonus

package withdrawn after shareholders objected. Sir Bill

Gammell, chairman of Cairn Energy, was hoping to be rewarded for

pulling off a multi-billion pounds oil deal.

Cairn Energy has been hugely successful drilling for oil under

the Indian desert. It is now worth �8.5 billion, most of that sort of

to another in the in form. Next week, shareholders get to vote for

a payout from a profit, but they're not happy about the payout to the

chairman, Sir Bill Gammell. He first made his name playing rugby

for Scotland. As he moved from Chief Executive to chairman last

year, he was paid a one-off �1.4 million. For sealing the deal and

India, company directors said he deserves more. At �2 million --

�2.5 million payment plus a further �1 million payment. That proposal

has been withdrawn from next week's special shareholder meeting because

the shareholders Arran revolt, advised by a specialist watchdog on

executive pay. It is excessive in comparative

terms. It is partly to do with the fact he is being compensated for

effectively doing his job. The cases be made this week for curbing

executive payouts. There is a disconnect between top pay and

company performance. Something must be done. One of his criticisms is

that company bosses are too often rewarded for failure. Say what you

what about Sir Bill Gammell's proposed pay package, you cannot

say he has failed. Three family homes worth nearly �1

million are to be seized and sold after a judge ruled their owners

were involved in drugs, extortion and money-laundering. Russell

Stirton and Alexander Anderson appeared in court but were never

convicted of those crimes. Police pursued the two using the proceeds

of crime legislation. Russell Stirton and Alexander

Anderson were arrested eight years ago by Strathclyde Police as part

of an operation into money- laundering and extortion. Police

raided a garage in the Glasgow Springburn district which was

operated by the men. They were arrested and appeared in court but

the case never went to trial. Russell Stirton's what Cherie house

in all guide was also raided. Prosecutors tried to seize it and

homes owned by their mothers. Russell Stirton and Alexander

Anderson argued they had bought their houses with cash from their

businesses, including this garage which has since changed hands. They

just said that their businesses involved unlawful conduct,

including the supply of drugs and an extortion racket. The men

claimed in court their businesses were legitimate but the judge did

not believe them. They said -- they said they had been importing drugs

and had fraudulently apply for mortgages on their properties.

Another business owned by Anderson is also to be seized. The men have

three least to appeal against the order which is worth �922,000.

A man has appeared in court following the death of James McCann

from Lesley in Fife who was hit by a car at the weekend. 25-year-old

Alastair Dick has been charged with culpable homicide and attempting to

pervert the course of justice. He made no plea and was remanded in

custody. Acid rain devastates - populations

but the long-term analysis of its impact on Scotland has revealed

only gradual improvement. The study found a loch to be recovering but

still chronically acidified. It may look clean and pure but the

pollution here is invisible. It should be ideal spawning territory

for salmon and trout but the water is too acidic for eggs to develop

properly. These eggs from a hatchery are being introduced to

see if it has improved. Thousands of eggs are dying and if that were

fish, it would not be accepted, but are the cars underneath the gravel

and nobody sees it. 200 kilometres of river is acidified. If it was

visual, people would find it completely unacceptable. This is

one of the UK's most important monitoring sites. This path, 1000

ft up in the Galloway hills, is well worn by acid rain researchers.

It has been the most comprehensively monitored site in

the country for 20 years but the improvement is slow. So far ride in

front air pollution has been arriving in making the water acidic.

The soil behind this has become saturated and that is slowly

reaching out and the effects are still manifesting. Pollution caused

by industrial sulphur emissions is improving but only gradually and

that is good news. This loch remains chronically acidified.

Nitrate levels actually increasing and scientists are also concerned

about the impact of climate change, particularly, increased rainfall.

These waters still have an important tale to tell. The next

chapter coincides with the expected designation of Galloway this summer

as a Unesco biosphere reserve. is important we managed to reverse

the mistakes made in the past. The more we understand, the more we can

improve the situation and improve the water quality and fish stocks

and the way fishermen can use it and tourists can come to the area.

These are all things that we will work with agencies to improve.

current evidence, improvement is But what beautiful scenery. Let's

look at what else has been happening across Scotland.

NHS highland it says it may have to postpone some operations at

Raigmore Hospital because of her short bridge -- a shortage of beds

caused by an outbreak of C-diff. Murderer Malcolm Webster has been

given leave to appeal the length of his sentence. He was jailed for a

minimum of 30 years for the murder of his first wife in Aberdeenshire

and the second murder -- the attempted murder of a second.

His appeal to overturn his conviction has already been denied.

Orkney and Shetland should have the right to remain part of the UK if

the Scot went debts independence. More than 40 companies in the

Western Isles have called on the Scottish Government to reverse a

decision to cut very subsidies for haulage firms, which they say will

increase their costs. The there is to be changes, there has to be a

discount scheme that applies to large and small companies. I am

pleased that the Transport Minister has now agreed to meet with the

delegation. Policing of the new Cairnryan I

received a report could be strengthened. Police want the

Government to pay for four additional officers to make up for

those last year it -- last year after a funding cut.

St Andrews has been named as the most creative pace in Scotland, by

the arts body created Scotland, and awarded �150,000 to fund cultural

work. And a new tartan has been created

to commemorate the arrival of the pandas at Edinburgh zoo.

More on those and other stories on the BBC Scotland website.

It is nearly as common as depression but getting the right

help for eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia can be

extremely difficult. Now a new specialist unit has opened at St

John's Hospital in Livingston to help the most acute cases.

This was when I first joined the RAF in September. I was still quite

underweight. Nicole Blackie had just been accepted into the RAF.

Hersh future should have been brighter. Instead, something dark

was going on in her mind. All I'm would see was this huge figure in

the mirror, although my family had told me I was really thin. Nicole

was in the grip of anorexia. She was hiding food, deceiving her

family. She is 5 ft 7 but her weight plummeted to five stone. She

was admitted to hospital to weak to work. -- a walk. I wanted to get

better but the boys in my head, the owners, was wanting to kill me.

Around 1000 people are diagnosed with eating disorders Eadie in

Scotland. This new unit at St John's Hospital will be used to

treat some of the most accused -- acute cases. It is the second most

common psychiatric disorder for young women and it is the most

dangerous. The death rate is higher for this disorder than any other

psychiatric disorder. So treatment for severe cases is really

important. The unit brings together a specialist unit -- nurses,

doctors and support workers, that aim to get more people on the road

to recovery. Nicole's family are simply Greipel she is still here.

We never thought we would see her back, ever, the state she was in.

We thought that would be her, however long she was going to live,

but she has Pool 3 and his amazing. This year marks the anniversary --

100th anniversary of Woody Guthrie. As part of the centenary

celebrations his granddaughter, Sarah Lee Guthrie, is in Scotland.

This morning she gave an impromptu tribute in a Glasgow are.

-- in a Glasgow pub. He was one of the most important

songwriters of the 20th century and Glasgow will stage the first

celebration of this, the 100th anniversary, of his birth. But

Woody Guthrie already has a connection to Glasgow. In the 1940s

he was Severn Bridge the US merchant navy and his ship was

torpedoed. He had leave in Glasgow Bahia. He spent his time meeting

other songwriters and gathering material in pubs like this one.

think he would definitely have ended up in here because at the

Tara it was mainly French music that was played in here. It was a

real hub for folk music. -- at that time it was mainly folk music that

was played in here. Today it is his granddaughter who is making her way

there, ahead of performing in a special tribute concert. She says

she's proud her grandfather's songs have travelled the world and still

stand the test of time. What he represents, as far as his legacy

goes, is growing, and it is just this mass of idea of hope and

justice and all the things that he stood for, the little guy s the Big

Boris, and I think we need that more than ever. Now he is turning

100, we can celebrate. celebrate a will, in the pubs and

clubs as well as the concert hall. 100 years after his birth, Woody

Guthrie's songs are live on. Let's get the latest sport.

Scotland's rugby team has a new captain. It is the Edinburgh

forward Ross Award. -- Ross Ford. He will skipper this calls for the

Six Nations. The national side's head coach says he has given the

job to fall because his first was, Kelly Brown, is injured.

Many a golfer has graced the famous bridge on the Old Course, but today

it was the turn of this man, the new Scotland rugby captain. Ross

Ford has it... For all of us, it is about developing leaders, and Ross

is an outstanding character, and an outstanding player. His next step

for him is becoming captain and becoming a leader and leading from

the front. I am really looking forward to him doing that. He will

do it in his way, as Ross Ford. He has been captain of Edinburgh a

couple of times. Ford is the latest man to lead Scotland Under Ross --

under the current manager. Kelly Brown was supposed to be next in

line. He will not play any part in this year's Six Nations, as he is

having an operation on a leg injury. Ford has already been in the thick

of it against England, and next Saturday he will captain Scotland

against them at Murrayfield, as the Six Nations gets under way. It is a

massive game for us but I will do as a bridge it like I do any other

game. I just have a few decisions to make on a pitch at times but it

is just a massive honour to be asked to captain your country.

Robinson says he is excited about seeing his new captain in action

and adds it is time Scotland delivered in the Six Nations.

I Andy Murray plays for a place in the semifinals of the Australian

Open in the wee small hours of the morning. To make it through to the

last four he will have to beat one of the rising stars of the sport,

Kei Nishikori, and the young Japanese has already pulled off the

biggest upset of this year's tournament.

Kei Nishikori is becoming a first Japanese person to reach the

quarterfinals in Australia for 76 years. He beat the No. 6 seed Jo-

Wilfried Tsonga in five sets. To find out more, the Japanese 25th

seed is 22 years old and one of the smallest players in top-class

tennis, at five foot ten inches. But his -- he is on the rise. At

the start of last year he was ranked 98th, now he is 26th in the

world. Here is very good. For someone who is not the tallest guy,

but he creates a lot of power from the back of the court. He deals

with players well. His rides well. He is tough. He has won a few long

matches here as well so he is doing well. The pair have only played

once before. Murray won on that occasion. We played at the end of

last year and he kind of destroyed me, so... But I have no pressure

now. If Murray can destroy him again, or even get him out in five

sets, the Scot would be the underdog in the next round and he

could face world No. 1 and defending champion Novak Djokovic

for a place in the final. Scottish FC's compliance officer

has been a busy man today. He is offering a two-match ban for the

Hibs striker. It is his first such charges as many months. Motherwell

will appeal after Michael Higdon was offered a one-match ban for

this Geoff jet after his goal against Dundee United at the

weekend. -- this gesture. The FA's performance director says

he wants -- Scotland's young talent to develop here rather than being

dented by the English Premier League. He was asked about James

Forrest and links -- reports linking him to Tottenham Hotspur.

For the time being it will be excellent for James if he can stay

playing with Celtic, try to do as good as possible and get

international appearances be the national teams. Maybe also with

Celtic next year. The worst thing that can happen to him is that he

signs for a Premier League club in England and ends up not playing.

There is live coverage of tonight's SPL match against Motherwell and

Dunfermline on the Sportsound. It is on air now. -- the show is on

air now. The coverage starts at some 40 5:00pm.

As we head towards 7pm, here is the One a those disappointing drizzly

damp days. If you are hoping to see the Northern Lights tonight, you

would be very lucky indeed. Most of the heavy moderate break across

parts of Argyll and the north-west Highlands but for much of the

mainland it will be cloudy and damp. Wind is increasing at the West

Coast. A mild night. Suddenly in the West. Further is, perhaps, a

little milder than not. -- For the East. Into tomorrow, a windy day.

Severe gale force across parts of Shetland in the morning. Elsewhere,

strong and everyone of today. Lots -- like outbreaks of rain and

drizzle. Towards the afternoon, the difference is that it will be

pretty mild. Temperatures up to nine or ten degrees or so, though

there will be a lot of cloud around and some light rain and drizzle. So

even with those higher temperatures, not feeling that special. A glimmer

of brightness along the Moray coast and into Inverness but the rain

never far away. A mix back for Orkney and Shetland. Perhaps not as

much sunshine as we saw today for grip. Him to the evening, a cold

front from West to East. This time tomorrow it will be pretty wet.

Especially across the central belt. Looking at the pressure chart, we

can see the cold front continuing to shovel away from us towards the

North Sea. Behind it, a band of, weather. For Thursday, bright with

showers. The showers will be wintery. We could see his little

hail. Temperatures back to where they should be. In between the

showers, some brightness. Friday looks the best day of the week,

with plenty of sunshine, dry bright conditions. Wind easing down.

Tonight and tomorrow, damp and Tonight's main stories: First

Minister Alex Salmond is in London this evening making a speech

describing how England would benefit if Scotland became

independent. He is making the claim ahead of the launch tomorrow of his

independence referendum plans. And one of the UK's eight Dail