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Welcome to Reporting Scotland. Tonight on your national news...

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New claims about the Rangers owner Craig Whyte. A BBC Scotland

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investigation has found he may have lied in court over his business

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history. We have a special report from

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Afghanistan, where Scots soldiers are preparing to hand over security

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to local forces. It is the local people stepping up to take charge,

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that is what they need to do. Later in the programme, 60 years

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after she visited Scotland for the first time as monarch, a �100,000

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whisky is launched to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. He is a

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chance! A try for England! And why did Scotland get it so

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wrong against an inexperienced England side? Rangers owner Craig

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Whyte may have lied to a court over his business history. The

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businessman gave evidence at Glasgow Sheriff Court in December

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last year over an alleged unpaid bill to a roofing company.

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But a BBC Scotland investigation has unearthed documents relating to

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his seven-year director disqualification which casts

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serious doubt on his testimony, given under oath. More evidence

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about Mr Whyte's alleged criminal past has also emerged. Mr Whyte

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described the claims as defamatory and said the BBC was pursuing a

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witch hunt against him and Rangers Football Club. Our investigations

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correspondent Mark Daly has this exclusive report. Dundee United

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have come to Glasgow and beating Rangers! Club creche out of the

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Scottish Cup in front of less than 18,000 fans. This was an arriving

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in court at the end of last year regarding an unpaid debt. Just

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weeks prior to that, the BBC had revealed that Craig Whyte had been

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subject to a seven-year director disqualification. Craig Whyte

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refused to discuss the reasons behind it, dismissing it as the

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technicality. Craig Whyte says he could not remember what the ban was

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for, but we sure it was nothing to do with his treatment of creditors.

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Nothing to do with creditors? That does not appear to be true. We have

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abstained at a transcript from the judgment of his disqualification

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hearing, he erred in London. It concerns one of his past companies.

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The judge was scathing about Craig Whyte apparent attempts to shift

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the assets away from the failing company in order to leave his

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creditors behind. The register Their jobs were deliberately

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failing to be truthful under oath is perjury. In response, a

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These are dark times for the club. With a reported �10 million funding

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shortfall, a �49 million tax tribunal outstanding, the Ibrox

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club does not have its problems to seek. But it is Craig Whyte's

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business history which is once again under the spotlight. After

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the BBC documentary in October revealed allegations that he had

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committed a kept criminal offence while disqualified, Craig Whyte

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said he would launch legal action and withdrew co-operation from the

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broadcaster. The BBC has yet to receive a writ from his lawyers. We

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have now obtain more details about this matter. These detailed these

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documents, detailed after his disqualification, say that he not

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only controlled 85 % of the company's shares, but that he was

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also been consulted in relation to get another Shia or four, which she

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had offered to underwrite to the tune of �500,000. The maximum

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sentence for controlling the company will disqualified his two

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years in prison. The spokesman Craig Whyte pointed out that he has

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never been subject to a criminal investigation. He remains under

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investigation by the Scottish Football Association over its fit

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and proper person guidelines and by the Stock Exchange over failure to

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produce audited accounts. And you can see Mark Daly's full

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investigation tonight on Newsnight Scotland on BBC Two from 11.00pm.

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Scottish soldiers are at the forefront of the handover of power

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in Afghanistan as the timetable for pulling out British troops is

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accelerating. They have begun closing checkpoints and

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transferring control to Afghanistan security forces. British forces are

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due to withdraw by 2014, but many of the 10,000 soldiers deployed

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there may be brought home in little more than a year. Cameron Buttle

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has been embedded with 3 Scots, The Black Watch in Helmand. Helicopters

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still take the same flights and precautions that the ever did. But

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on the ground, things are different. Here in the South, the is beginning

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to look and feel as if it made when troops were not there. In this part

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of Helmand, this is becoming an increasingly rare sight it -

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British troops out on patrol. The number of incidents have decreased

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by 86 %. Now the main task is preparing the situation for the

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Afghans. This used to be a Black Watch position, but now they have

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pulled back. It is now looked after by Afghan national security forces.

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It is good in that it it is the Afghans who are stepping up to take

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charge. They are now the security for the people. If they're going to

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do that, they have to be able to do it themselves. I resemble a you're

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happy with that? The death and life. It is their home now. The soldiers

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visit there will checkpoints and talk to the locals. As the

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Afghanistan city, more security, the Black Watch have to do less.

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The number of patrols has been more than her aft. We are been working

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closely with them for a long time. We are now seen on a day-to-day

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basis their ability to patrol themselves. It will see them

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looking after their own people. It is the powerful combination. This

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has set the success will depend on people like this. His brother was

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killed by the Taliban. He says his men no longer feel the insurgents.

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But with this transition comes the moment of danger. As the Black

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Watch step back, the Afghan forces have to fill the gap. They know

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this is when the insurgents will try and destabilise the situation.

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You are watching Reporting Scotland from the BBC. Still to come on the

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programme... A new exhibition pays tribute to

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the Scots who fought Franco during the Spanish Civil War.

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And in sport, Rangers' difficulties off the pitch are being reflected

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on it, as they crash out of the Scottish Cup. And what now for

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Scotland's Six Nations campaign, after a desperately disappointing

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opening encounter against the Auld A man has been found guilty for the

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second time of murdering his four- month-old daughter. Craig Jamieson

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was today convicted of killing baby Abbie at the family home in Glasgow.

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His original conviction was overturned due to the way the judge

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at the first trial gave legal directions to the jury. The baby,

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shortly after been born in September 2007. The father appears

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here as the doting father, but the jury today found him guilty of

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murdering his daughter. She suffered what was described as the

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catastrophic head injury. On the day the baby died, she was a warm

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with him. His wife had left the 0 with in describing how to look

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after the child. The prosecutor says only he would know what really

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He was sentenced to life with the minimum of 16 years. That was two

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years ago, but was overturned last year on the grounds that there had

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been this direction of the jury from the trial judge. The unanimous

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guilty verdict was returned today. Tonight, the calculator for school

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says the conviction for the brutal murder of his daughter shows the

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commitment of the Crown that people who are guilty of murder and

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serious offences Act hit against children will not escape justice.

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Today marks the 60th annivesary of the Queen's accession to the throne.

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In Scotland, it has been marked by a 21-gun salute at Edinburgh Castle

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and the launch of a very rare and expensive dram. Not the 1 o'clock

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gun, but the 21 guns. Fired from the ramparts of Edinburgh Castle.

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There were guns to end the pride Park in London. They are more where

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all marking the start of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. For the

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Queen, at the day mark the anniversary of her father, George

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the 6th. She was in Kenya when she heard the news. The Queen is now

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taking a well deserved holiday. I E a later, she was in Scotland as

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clean and heading for her beloved Today, at the local distillery,

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they were launching a very special whisky. It will go to charity as

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the �100,000 bottle. It is the very special whisky. A old whiskies can

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be very idiosyncratic, but this one is lovely. There is some frit, some

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gentle smokiness. At what hundred �1,000 a bottle, a wee nip like

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this works out at �4,000 a glass. Today, the Queen was in Norfolk.

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The main Jubilee celebrations will And we still don't know what Colin

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got even a little bit. An M S P is reporting Aberdeen bus

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company to the Office of Fair Trading, reporting huge fare rises

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and saying they have almost a monopoly. We have the highest fares

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in the country and they have a virtual monopoly. The travelling

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public here think enough is enough and I have referred it to the

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Office of Fair Trading. Scottish salmon company says its

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plans for new sites could create many new jobs.

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A prison officer and a drugs counsellor here at Inverness jail

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have been suspended after suspicious substances were found in

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their luggage as they return to Scotland from Amsterdam. It is

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understood they were detained in Edinburgh airport before Christmas.

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More job losses look certain at Borders College after cuts in

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teacher funding across Scotland. The last round of cuts saw 22

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redundancies. One of the largest Scots law firms

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is to merge with London based firm, Pinsent Masons. McGregor's name

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will disappear from Scottish loch after all for 100 years.

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A team of firefighters from Aberdeen are heading to Zimbabwe to

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help train them with new equipment. Another successful Celtic

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Connections festival ends tonight. Ticket sales topped the �1 million

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mark and last night a 22-year-old from more than one at BBC Radio

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Scotland's young traditional musician of the year. More than

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those stories from the BBC Scotland website.

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A funeral limousine has been issued with a parking ticket as it waited

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for people to leave a church service in their number. Funeral

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directors say it is the first time in their history they have never

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had a ticket. The local council have no cancelled it.

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You can imagine the scene. Inside the church, relatives and more

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mothers are paying their last respects. Outside, I three-car

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funeral court has. Just at the moment when the undertakers left

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the cars, the Blue meanies decided to stick. We usually have somebody

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waiting with their vehicles at all times until we have somebody going

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to the church to bring the coffin out. We had reached the stage when

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everybody was inside and ready to bring the coffin out, when one of

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my colleagues happened to poke his head out of the Church to notice at

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traffic warden placing a ticket on the last car, the second limousine.

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He looked as if he was moving up the line to the next limousine to

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do the same. It is the first time this funeral

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directors has ever had a ticket and they have been in business for 124

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years. Traffic restrictions in George Street have changed because

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of the tram works but the council have apologised and say they have

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cancelled the ticket. It goes to show what that even on your last

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journey, you cannot escape the wrath of a traffic warden.

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The sacrifices of 500 Scottish volunteers who fought Franco during

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the Spanish civil war are being marked -- matched by an exhibition.

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Short of weapons and training, the Scots who joined the International

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Brigade suffered heavy losses in their fight against fascism.

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They are all veterans. The photograph may be fading but the

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memories and the pride are still strong. This man's grandfather,

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Thomas, left Dundee in 1926. Thomas Curran was one of thousands of

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volunteers from across Europe and beyond who made their way to Spain

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to fight Franco and his troops. As they sought, a fight for freedom.

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You could turn up to war without any training. You have to admire

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their steel and the brass that is holding them together, to make them

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do it. Remember, it was their beliefs. This plaque commemorates

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the men from Dundee who died in Spain. 60 went from the city alone,

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17 would never return. From us cross Scotland, more than 500 men

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left behind family and friends to join the battle. The they were part

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of that 2500 and volunteer army from Britain and Ireland. This

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exhibition and in the Central Library tells its story, told for

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the first time in Scotland. After the first three days, there

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was only 150 left in a line of 600. In July 1937, there was only about

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40 who had survived and were still fighting out of about 400.

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International Brigade were ultimately defeated in Spain, with

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many soon finding themselves back in battle as the fight against

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fascism engulfed Europe for the next six years.

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Let's get to make's sports news. As you may have heard, the BBC has

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uncovered documents that show Rangers owner Craig White may have

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lied under oath. On the park, life after the sale of striker Nikica

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Jelavic does not look great and the Scottish Cup defeat was watched by

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the smallest crowd of the season at Ibrox.

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As the Rangers fans poured out of Ibrox, the downbeat at this fear

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could not simply be attributed to an early Scottish Cup exit. These

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supporters know a wider malaise is present. Tonight was ridiculous.

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The club is going down to mediocrity. It breaks my heart.

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Rubbish, disgraceful. It was embarrassing to watch the team.

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That is life. We will still win the league. Well-placed optimism are

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simply blind faith? Either way, the club more than ever needs the

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backing of the fans. Fewer than 18,000 turned up for the club tie -

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- Cup tie, and although there were mitigating factors, it is another

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sign all is not well. Craig Whyte says he is confident he will lead

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Rangers through this tough time but it means another reduction on

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player spending. That could then lead to fewer trophies and to

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complete their vicious circle, a less competitive Rangers will be

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less attractive to the fans. Billy Davies with a member of an

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early -- 1980s Rangers side for him silverware was scarce. What I do

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know is that finance is in football are very difficult. Difficult for

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many clubs. Hopefully over the next year or so we will see things

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settling down and clubs getting themselves in better positions.

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That may be the best case scenario for Rangers, who faced trying times

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both on and off the park. The draw for the quarter-finals of

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the William Hill Scottish Cup took place this afternoon and Dundee

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United will have to do it a hard way. Rangers conquerors were paired

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with Celtic in the last date. Hearts will play either Ross County

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or St Mirren. Mother all, who defeated Morton, will be home to

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Queen Of The South of Aberdeen. -- mother well. Those ties will be

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played on the weekend of 10 March with the fifth round replays been

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played next week. To rugby, and Andy Robinson has

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been too loyal to too many players for too long. Review of former

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Scotland international, John Beattie. This came after the

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opening match in the Six Nations campaign ended in crushing

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disappointment. This was the moment that sealed

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Scotland's fate. Than parks fails to Clear and England get a try. --

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Dan. Scotland came off second best again, why? I think he is the easy

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option to make into a scapegoat and that would be very unfair. We have

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to focus on a lack of prize at what happened in the other 39 minutes. -

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- tries. It is also about not making mistakes like this.

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pressure of their guys are under, they find it difficult to execute

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simple stuff. There is almost a monkey on their back about scoring

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tries, and that is becoming an issue. The opportunities are there

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but the team lack a finisher, someone who can score for Scotland.

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What needs to change? criticisms aimed at Robinson are

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normally from people who do not know. He is a great man and a great

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coach and was a great player. He is maybe just too loyal to some

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players who should not be forced up let's get behind Scotland, it says

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on the poster here at Murrayfield. On Saturday, thousands dead, but

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the left disappointed, watching Scotland squander the majority of

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the possession and great chances to score. Once again, Scotland lose in

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the Six Nations. Former Scotland rugby international

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Thom Evans are hopes to launch a new career in athletics later this

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month. The 26-year-old will compete in the 60 metres in Glasgow's

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Kelvin Hall. He had to retire from rugby two years ago after breaking

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his neck in the Six Nations match against Wales. Great to see him

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back doing something. For the weather forecast. Some

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cracking spells of sunshine across this country and the freezing fog

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has not really budged. Tonight, it will become more widespread

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particularly through the central belt. Quite a dramatic contrast in

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temperatures tonight, as low as- seven Celsius in parts of the East

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Highlands. That could be some patches of ice where it is still

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wet. For most places tomorrow, a cold start and a frosty one. If

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anything, that all his law to clear than today. -- saw to clear. There

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may still be patchy fog for the Glasgow built into Edinburgh and

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into Fife. Where you do have that Falk, it will be called with

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temperatures no higher than two Celsius. More typically, five

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Celsius in the sunshine. Mild over the Hebrides with Becker cloud.

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Through the rest of the afternoon, winds will pick up along the west

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coast and around Aberdeenshire. Those strengthening wind back are

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linked to a weather front which will push in of the Atlantic on

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Wednesday. To start the day on Wednesday, much of central and

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eastern Scotland will be dry and bright but as the day goes on,

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cloud will increase from the West, bringing with it outbreaks of rain,

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some snow on the high ground and temperatures of three Celsius. With

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that strong wind, it will feel quite raw. Into Thursday, high

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pressure takes control over Scotland and that will settle

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things down a bit. Still a lot of cloud around and the best of

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limited brightness over the Highlands but temperatures are

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edging up. We will have lost most from one mac so a better seen in

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Before 7pm, the top stories - BBC Scotland can reveal that the

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Rangers owner Craig White may have lied to a court over his business

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history while giving evidence last year over an alleged unpaid bill to

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a roofing company. Craig Whyte said the claims were defamatory.

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The Syrian army has stepped up its attack on the city of Homs with a

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barrage of heavy artillery and rocket fire. Unconfirmed reports

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say at least 50 people have been killed and a field hospital has

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been hit. Scores of people died in over the weekend.

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Network Rail bosses have said they will not accept bonuses this year.

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They had come under growing political pressure to give up the

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six-figure awards. The money will be put into a safety improvement

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