22/03/2012 Reporting Scotland

Good evening. Investments will that promise of new jobs, others used

for drug manufacturing and more oil exploration of Shetland.

Another investigation into problems in the health service after the

fiddling of waiting lists, how patients in Paisley were left

without blankets. I was frozen. I asked for a blanket. I asked the

nurse said I could get a blanket. The answer was, sorry.

A quarter of Scots are still lighting up, how thousands of

smokers are the first in the world to take a blood test to check for

lung cancer. Under two problem one hour but --

beaches, they got through the motions. They never hit the back in

the bone. Two of their industrial investments

are coming with the promise of new jobs. Deep-water drilling for

royals -- oil and environmentally campaigners say it is "deeply

worrying". Any a shire and Angus... The Ministerial drill the morning

after the Budget before. The message is that Britain is open for

business. This is a small city, we produce our own power. While the

Scotland's secretary... Was near budget tax breaks, B P got the go-

ahead for new developments. Drilling for oil here it is risky

and expensive. Scotland's future must rely on renewable sources.

This would be better used in developing ways power and said.

breaks confirmed in the Budget unlocked a debate on medicine's. It

is spending �100 million on its Scottish site. Facilities are

becoming more competitive. They would normally have gone outside

the country. It has allowed us to get into new technologies. A

significant investment in our green energy technologies. Creating and

securing jobs is good news in North Ayrshire which has one of the

highest unemployment rates in Scotland. This is not be good news

of the company had hoped for. One draws and De ven were considered

for the big prize. �350 million of that plant has gone to Cumbria.

After a row at First Minister's Questions, he Alex Salmond will

investigate how two people were left without blankets at a Paisley

hospital. The patients met First Minister at Holyrood.

An unlikely pair to ambush the First Minister, Jack Barker and 92-

year-old Helen Macbeth. It was ridiculous. I was frozen off and I

asked for another blanket, they could not give me one. I was

freezing. I was on the bed without a blanket. My daughter asked the

nurse for a blanket. The answer was, we are like gold dust. The is bad

blood took over the blankets issue. Labour says we have repeatedly

raised the issue without getting a satisfactory response. Will you

listen to people suffering from Europe mismanagement of the NHS. We

have found at least seven cases of people going without blankets and

we have pointed that out. Alex Salmond agreed to meet them. The

head into his office and met the Health Secretary. We made it clear

or we're sorry about these experiences. The health board has

assured us that the problem has been rectified. I expect the health

board to make sure that whatever happened, that will be put right.

They seemed happy after the meeting. There have been developments. NHS

Lothian had doctored figures. is right. A Critical incident

Review has been into that. Today, it emerged two members of staff

have been suspended as part of that investigation. With the blankets

problem, and the waiting times GAM in the east, the Health Secretary

will be keeping a close eye on these boards -- health boards.

Nicola Sturgeon will want to make sure there is no repeat of this.

Still to come, a warning that classical's preparations for the

Commonwealth Games could exceed budgets.

A group of pupils from a South African townships are here to learn

about football. Scott Harrison's comeback is off

after his arrest on allegations of theft.

Celtic's chief executive fights back at the SPL power struggle.

The man accused of sending parcel bombs to Neil Lennon says he learnt

how to make hawks bombs from watching the 18th. Neil McKenzie

admitted he had constructed a parcel sent to the Celtic manager.

He denies sending parcels to Paul McBride and Neil Lennon.

He was interviewed that, it police stations for over six hours.

Directs the interviewer, the court held Neil McKenzie denied he had

any involvement in constructing or sending the packages. Until the

last 20 minutes of the interview, when that changed he admitted he

Earlier, the court heard Neil McKenzie see his only involvement

had been to tell someone how to make hawks bombs. He was asked how

it was constructed. He said he had learnt how to do this by watching

television. The court has previously heard about peroxide

bombs from the store. He said he had seen how to mix peroxide on the

Internet. As for the other four packages, Neil McKenzie maintained

he had not constructed them. He said he had bought components but

pass them on to his court used. Neil McKenzie and Trevor Muirhead

denied the charges. 10,000 smokers and Scotland will be

asked if they want take part in a trial on lung cancer screening. For

it will use a blood test. How does this work? The blood test detects

antibodies when you have lung cancer. It can detect them up to

five years before lung cancer will get you a... 10,000 people will be

involved. Know. One not? I don't know. Why we do not take part?

in case. The did not be better to pick it up early? I have asthma, I

don't need anything else. Probably because my dad is recovering at the

moment. It runs in his family. father passed away from it. It is

great that we have all this to help people. It will help. Some

candidates there. Why has this been done in Scotland. We have one of

the highest rates of lung cancer in the UK. It is the first time this

blood test has been tried in the world. It is exciting because it

could be a sign a further test could work. If this is successful,

all the evidence would suggest it will be, it will change of the game

as far as lung cancer is concerned. The interesting thing is can the

technology be used for other cancers. That would be a very

significant advance. Is it possible to estimate how many lives could be

saved? Greenall that 10 % of lung cancers are treated successfully.

The majority of these cases could be treated successfully.

Aberdeen City Council official who embezzled �386,000 has been jailed

for cue mac skiers. Jack Downie was responsible for processing lumps

sums for retired teachers. He used the money for luxury goods.

Plastic-wrapped dog poo is a growing problem on Scotland's

beaches. Surveys show dog owners are bagging it but not binning it.

It is a dirty job but dog-owners nor they have to do it. There is

more to it than just scooping the pit. Abandoned bags of stop it are

too familiar a sight. It seems Scott's dog owners are especially

bad at bagging it but not binning it. Dropping a back into the bin is

not difficult so why are some dog owners so reluctant to finish the

job? Be got through the motions. They never get around to putting it

in the Ben. You might as well not agate. It happens a few times a

week. Why do people do it? Convenience. The Marine

Conservation Society's research suggests this is a growing problem.

It is great that she put in a bank but put it in the Ben or take it

home with you. There is some good news for everyone who enjoys a

visit to the beach. Litter levels are falling with a substantial drop

and the amount of sewage related Now a look at what else has been

happening across the country. The sight of Aberdeen's former city

councillor quarters has been put on the market. Council staff vacated

the premises last year. It is expected to be demolished. Remploy

workers demonstrated outside a jobs conference in Edinburgh. Will

London and the disabled workers are set to lose their jobs with the

closure of four Remploy factories across Scotland. By everybody wants

to work and we are here to highlight this and get it in the

public eye. People probably don't know about Remploy or care.

Councillors are packing a so-called learning campus in Dalbeattie.

Local people say that new primary school provision is also required

and should be on the same site. Extra funding will have to be found.

50 jobs have been created by Scottish and Southern Energy at its

Inverness office. The company said the jobs will boost renewable

energy production and it will be offering training places to school

and college leavers. The transport group, First Bus has set up a trust

and Aberdeen to renovate and protect historic vehicles. Bosses

from the 1920s, 60s and 70s are being lovingly restored and will

take pride a place in the Grampian Transport Museum. Scottish

Fisheries Secretary Richard Lochhead opened or fishing, seafood

and aquaculture Expo in Glasgow. It includes every sector of the

industry. The Scottish seabird Centre in North Berwick is to

expand and could be renamed the National Marine Centre. The plans

will allow it to expand on trust -- conservation and education work.

There is more on those stories and others on the BBC Scotland website.

There's a significant risk that Glasgow's preparations for the 2014

Commonwealth Games could go over- budget. Audit Scotland says that

while organisers' plans are largely on track, there's concern in three

key areas that more public money will be needed. And as our

correspondent Kheredine Idessane reports, the overall spend on the

Games will be over �900 million. To get ready for 2014, work continues

in 2012 but the Auditor General Scotland has concerns about the

cost. In two years, this side will be the athletes village. The

original cost was put at �250 million. But the Audit Scotland

report says there is a risk it will end up costing more, and the same

goes for this place. By 2014, Hampden Park will have had a

pioneering �28 million facelift with an athlete -- athlete --

athletics track Brock in for the of what the competitions but there is

a risk that costs will increase. The Hampden Park site and the

athletes village our key to the game's project and these are bought

due to finish five months below -- before the start of the games. I

would not say that it is too tight but it does not leave it much time

if any further work Mr be undertaken, and that might entail

some additional cost. One the �27 million has been set aside for

security, with the Audit Scotland report saying that is a risk that

some security costs will be higher than budgeted. It uses the London

Olympics as an example, as its security budget doubled, to more

than �1 billion. It is paramount and very important, but what is

important is that we learn from this big event that is common to

London and later on this summer. staging the Commonwealth Games does

not come cheap. The overall budget is �524 million, and an top of that

�307 million has been spent a upgrading existing facilities, and

�140 million of public money is going into the athletes village, so

the total cost -- the total cost is likely to exceed �971 million. The

auditor is satisfied that planning for the Games is well on track with

facilities and venues like the Velodrome. Here's David now, with

the sport. The former world champion boxer Scott Harrison's

comeback fight has been cancelled following his arrest for alleged

theft at supermarket near Glasgow. The Cambuslang fighter was due back

in the ring after a seven-year absence next weekend. That's now

off. His manager, Frank Maloney, has also dropped him. His licence

to fight could be revoked by the British boxing board of control.

Scott Harrison as champion of the world. His rise was spectacular,

but then, so was his fault. His life, spiralling out of control

because of drink and depression. Stripped of his title in 2006 for

failing to defend it, he spent four months in prison in drink-related

incidents. He was imprisoned again in Spain, for assault. He vowed

that yet conquered his demons when he was released last year. Are a

comeback fight was scheduled for Blackpool next weekend, but his

arrest for alleged theft at a supermarket near Glasgow has

scuppered that. He has had a spectacular fall from grace, which

leads you to ask the question, his it does Scott Harrison really want

to fight? He has father and trainer blames uncertainty over his son's

return to the run as a cause of his Whether he has a future in boxing

might not be his decision. The British Boxing Board of Control may

choose to revoke its licence. -- his licence. Celtic's chief

executive Peter Lawwell says the 10 non-Old Firm SPL clubs are being

"disrespectful" in holding meetings without them and Rangers. The other

clubs want a change to voting structures to reduce the Old Firm's

hold on power. Lawwell insists his club do have others' interests at

heart and is willing to vote for a bigger league to prove it. Alasdair

Lamont reports. For all Celtic and Rangers have and on to old rivalry,

there Old Firm sobriquet is testament to their long-held off-

field business alliance which helps them maintain much of the power in

Scottish football, but Rangers slipping into administration has

triggered a post -- power struggle with the rest of the SPL clubs

wanting to push through change. That argument holds little water

with at least one of the other 10. There are times when everyone to

get together and times for the smaller clubs to get together. The

Old Firm have always have their own meetings so why should the rest of

us not have them? We have different budgets and expectations. The key

issue is how decisions are made in the SPL. Serious change cannot

happen unless 11 clubs vote for it. The so-called rebel clubs want that

changed to just nine. The irony is they need 11 votes to get their

wish and that is where Rangers come in. Celtic believe they will stand

shoulder to shoulder with them despite the uncertainty at Ibrox,

but with the administrators casting their vote, the 10 other clubs will

hope to find the unlikely ally they require. Peter Lawwell said that

Celtic would look at expanding the All 12 clubs are scheduled to meet

at Hampden next month for what could be a very interesting meeting.

The Hibernian manager Pat Fenlon hopes recent adverse reports

surrounding his relationship with his players will see them pull

together as they look to avoid relegation. The Hibs manager has

already denied one newspaper story that striker Leigh Griffiths head

butted him on the training ground and is still incensed over the

issue. I have been honest and upfront with the press since I have

been here but after yesterday, from your point of view when you get

people reporting like that without doing background checks, it is very

disappointing, it is disgusting, actually, but we will move on from

it. Staying with football. A group of pupils from South Africa are

swapping their sprawling township for the Highlands of Scotland - all

to gain some Scottish football coaching qualifications. The trip

should help improve the teaching of soccer skills there, as well as

boosting their careers. Craig Anderson reports. You just do a

little pass in a small area. This football based twinning project is

focused on the Johannesburg townships rules were there is

little physical education although the skills of the players are self

evident. When we get back to South Africa, we will have more skills

and with the other ones we will teach them how we have been talking

Scotland. They will be able to take their experience back to their

school and the coaching as well and in future they will be able to

coach younger kids. That is what we are trying to bring in here. Last

year pupils from Inverness spent time in South Africa, at a school

where there is lots of enthusiasm but little in the way our

facilities. We took out footballs, traffic cones and beds, football

boots, all of these things to try and help them and they have been

very grateful. That is one year since, and they still have all the

resources in fact, every single footballer accounted for.

visitors also have a new appreciation of the Scottish diet.

We have been learning more about the Scottish culture which is

interesting, we have been getting to taste the food, like the potato,

which is quite an experience. Africa is emerging as a force in

world football, and with a leg up from their Scottish friends, they

could now be unstoppable. It's been a glorious day. Will it last?

Here's Christopher. It has been attacking day across most of the

country. Holding on to those try, settled conditions overnight. -- it

has been a cracking day. To the north we could see some frost in

the Highland glens and winds, We have this that will feature

working his way north, that will mean a cloudy day tomorrow. And

cloudy, across the south and west with a risk of showers, through

Dumfries and Galloway. Heading through the morning that the Scott

showers will work its way north, staying in the West. But the cloud

is coming your way, as we ate through the afternoon. By mid-

afternoon we expect showers to be around the central belt. But,

fairly few and far between. You will be a lucky to get caught in

one. There will be some sunny spells in a Monks the cloud, the

best of the sunshine for Caithness and Sutherland, or the and Shetland.

The rest of the afternoon into the evening and overnight -- Orkney in

Shetland. For Saturday and Sunday, high pressure staying with us,

keeping things nice and dry, keeping all that rain at the, in

the Atlantic, so Saturday, not too bad and the West. Plenty of

sunshine. But, further east, a slight sea fog developing. Right on

the East Coast, about midday, it will be quite chilly, at a round

seven Celsius. Some of that mist could roll into the Forth and Clyde

valley. That East-West split continues with the best of the

sunshine in western areas. The further east you are, slightly

Now, just before 7 o'clock, a summary of tonight's top stories. A

man who admitted murdering seven people in southern France in the

name of Al Qaeda has been shot dead by police. He was killed as he

leapt from the window of a flat in Toulouse, still firing at the

surrounding police officers. Two major boosts for jobs in Scotland

tonight. BP has been given the green light to drill a deepwater