13/04/2012 Reporting Scotland


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A dramatic late night surge in a leafy Glasgow suburb - Police find

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a significant stash of firearms, including what appear to be army

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assault rifles. The return from Afghanistan - we

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hear from the men of the Black Watch, who are home to their

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families after six months in Helmand Province.

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It is a cup semi-final weekend - Paul Hartley has played for all

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four clubs involved. On the weekend a world remembers

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the Titanic, we hear the story of one father's faith, courage and

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ultimate sacrifice and a tribute to the grandson he never met. People

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like this, as they say about good men, are scarce.

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A major police operation is continuing this evening at a former

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farmer north of Glasgow after the discovery of what police are

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describing as a significant stash of weapons. It was found by one of

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the occupants of the farm he told BBC Scotland it includes assault

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rifles, handguns, a shotgun and a quantity of Annette -- of

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ammunition. This was just part of a stash of weapons found in a field

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in a Glasgow suburb last night. It appears to be the standard weapon

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of issue for the British Army. Here is what appears to be two magazines

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of ammunition for assault rifles. These pictures sent to us by the

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man who found weapons lying near the farmhouse he lives in. He

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alerted the police around this time last night. A forensic team worked

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on into the night recovering guns. The man who found them believes

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he'd stop the assault rifles, a shotgun, a rifle and handguns. --

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he saw. I was shown the area today. It has been at the centre of the

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search. The was a range of firearms found and I cannot go into the

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exact numbers, but what I will tell you is, it is a significant find

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and our investigations are on going to find out who brought the weapons.

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Was there ammunition found as well? Yes, there was ammunition found.

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significant quantities? Yes, insignificant quantities. The old

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farmhouse next to it was nicknamed by neighbours. It is known as

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heartbreaker tell. -- it is known as heartbreak Hotel. The police are

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saying this morning that they found a quantity of firearms and

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ammunition. How does that make you feel? Absolutely shocked. Fairly

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horrified, actually. There is not much more I can say about it. I am

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surprised and horrified. The stash of arms being found just yards from

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the local secondary school was another major concern for residents.

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The pharmacist on the other side of the playing field, so it is very

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close to the school. -- the Farmer is on the other side. It is

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probably good at the school is not in today. The search was spread out

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to include fields and woodland. While officers combed the ground,

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it was surveyed by the air by helicopters. -- it was survived

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from the air -- it was surveyed from the air. There is a major

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inquiry under way as to just too dumb to these guns here and why.

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-- as to food dumps to these guns here and why.

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In what condition where the guns found? When you think that just

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goes to magazines we showed you, each one of them could hold 30

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rounds each. I understand that the weapons and ammunition were wrapped

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in a plastic tarpaulin inside a bag, and the bike was inside a plastic

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bin bags. -- red was inside a plastic bin. That seems to indicate

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that at least some effort had been made to make sure that the guns

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were still capable of being fired and used. When you think about the

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size of this - that was found, and you think about Glasgow, a city

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with a reputation still for gangland violence, that is a

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frightening prospect. The other issue that will become interesting

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is of the police confirm that that is indeed an assault rifle,

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standard issue for the British Army. It is among the most lethal of

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assault weapons. Quite how that ended up as part of this - will be

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very interesting indeed. -- of this stash of weapons.

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Or three bidders for Rangers Football Club have changed their

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conditions of all for following a statement from the Scottish Premier

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League. The clubs and ministers and -- the club's administrators say

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that all three remain injured Chester. -- remain interested.

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The last group of Black Watch soldiers to complete a six month

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tour of duty in Afghanistan have returned to their base at Fort

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George near Inverness. The battalion was sent to central

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Helmand Province last year to help train Afghan security for what --

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security forces. A series of homecoming parade has now been

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planned. Back in his homeland, miles away

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from Helmand Province. He was on foot patrol just few days ago.

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affect everyone in different ways when you're there. Most of the time,

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you have to get on with the job. You have to stay switched on to

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make sure you do not have any casualties. He is one of over 400

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Black Watch soldiers deployed from Fort George to central Helmand

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Province. They helped train the Afghan security forces in a region

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of around 140,000 people. It was about Hearts and minds. It was

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extremely challenging. We got through in the end. The Scottish

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Italian returns unscathed, despite a number of recent attacks on other

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trips from enemy within. We have had a number of high-profile

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incident. Every day, there are thousands of patrols working

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alongside the Afghan security forces, the police and the army,

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where the relationship and trust with them is everything and is

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strong. The soldiers will start a series of homecoming parades across

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the country next week. Not before a weekend of enjoying some of the

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comforts of being home. What have you missed? Probably freedom and

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being able to go out and do things and not be stuck in a small camp.

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just want to go back to my bed, to be honest!

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You're watching Reporting Scotland from the BBC. Still to come - film

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stars have a different kind. Scottish astronomers make two

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documentaries to promote their work. It is Cup semi-final weekend. We

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are looking ahead to the big games with a man who knows all four teams

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better than most. We will also be hearing from this man about his

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future. That and a bit more later 100 years ago tomorrow night, the

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Titanic struck the iceberg which would sink it and killed 1500 of

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its passengers. Among them was John par putt -- among them was John

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Harper, a Baptist preacher from Glasgow who made an enormous

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personal sacrifice to save another passenger. We took up the story.

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The last interview with Titanic's last Scottish survivor. When we

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were some distance away, there was a blaze of light. She dipped. And

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then she went down. She was six years old, the daughter of John

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Harper, a widower and Evangelista would be invited to preach in

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America. -- and Evangelista who had been invited to preach in America.

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She had no impression of panic. I am sure she had no impression at

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the time that she was not going to see her father again. There was not

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a dramatic farewell kiss, or anything like that. It was very

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quick and matter-of-fact. John made it his pastoral mission to support

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those on board the sinking ship. He drifted upon a young man in the icy

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water. He asked him, are you saved? The man, of course, replied, what

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you mean? And he said, people even the Lord Jesus Christ, and the man

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said know. At that point, John gave the unbeliever his life jacket,

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saying, you need is more than me. Incredibly, that man was one of a

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handful plucked from the sea. This weekend, a memorial to John Harper

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will be rededicated. Only the purpose of the Lord will stand.

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life will be celebrated in a specially commissioned drama at the

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Baptist Church he helped found and which now bears his name. We feel

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that the focus should be on a man who showed his faith even the most

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horrendous conditions. Sh during the Gospel was his passion. It is

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certainly a memory we do not want to lose. -- shading the Gospel.

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People like this, as they say about good men, are scarce.

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Gordon Pont, the grandson of John Harper, ending that report.

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Two council gardeners have been telling the Kevin "Gerbil" Carroll

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murder trial of their shock at finding gun stunt in a shopping bag

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outside Coatbridge library. It was at the trial of Ross Monaghan in

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Glasgow. The 30 year-old denies shooting Mr Karel dead -- shooting

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Kevin Carroll dead. A milestone has been reached and

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the decommissioning of Chapel Cross nuclear power station. The first of

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its four reactors is now completely D Field. -- now completely de

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fuelled. The sound of a barmaid redesignated

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-- the Scottish government insists no final decision has been taken.

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It has emerged a management plan has been drafted.

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A long-established Aberdeen joinery workshop faces closure with the

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loss of 62 jobs. The order is blaming a downturn in activity

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levels for the move. It has been on the site since 1880.

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The construction union says it is very concerned and will meet with

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management next week. Councillors have approved plans for

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36 houses to be built on the site of a disused creamery in

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Kirkcudbright. Talks are under way between

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Pentland ferries and ports on the Firth of Forth to bring back a

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ferry on the Firth of Forth. It is 20 years since the very last ran.

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Shetland Council is setting up a Facebook page to try to encourage

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young people to vote in the council elections. But will it work? Using

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Facebook might break -- might make voting more accessible. There are a

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lot of people worry John Facebook why think it would be a good idea.

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Dundee's two tallest buildings, one Derby Street, are said to be

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demolished. Are about to be demolished. There

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Is anybody out there? You would probably not put studying the

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universe at the top of a list of things Scotland is good at. But the

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Royal Observatory in Edinburgh has commissioned two documentaries to

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explain to the public the important work they do.

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Everything you look at in the night sky - it took time for like to

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travel from there to hear. These films tell the story of the

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world-class astronomy going on in Scotland.

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Scottish astronomers have been involved in a variety of

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breakthroughs. Including, for example, one of the most successful

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telescopes for detecting extra soul of planets. Extra-solar.

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One of the film's Features amateur astronomy like that carried out by

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Caroline. From her home in Helensburgh she discovered a planet

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in a solar system beyond our own. It would be nice if people left

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after the screening and said, that was cool what that will achieve,

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why don't I eight search planet hunters?

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The film will premiere in Edinburgh before to in Scotland.

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Cycling enthusiasts are heading to the SECC in Glasgow this weekend

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for the Scottish Bike Show. BMX stunt riders and a world record

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breaker, Graeme Obree, are taking part in an event which is big

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business for Scotland. Visitors can get advice on everything from

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equipment to fitness to own safety. And now the sport. A small football

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trivia question for you? Can you name the current Scottish football

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manager who has played for all the semi-finalists in the Scottish Cup?

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Celtic play harps on Sunday and Aberdeen play Hibernian tomorrow. -

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- Celtic play Heart of Midlothian. Who would be better placed to run

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the rule over the teams than a person who has played for them all?

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I am Paul Hartley and I have played for all the semi-finalists. I

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played for all four teams. I had success with two. Unsuccessful with

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the other two! Both Aberdeen and Hibernian have struggled in the

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league. This is a great opportunity for either to reach a final and a

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European place. It will be a close game. I think Aberdeen might just

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Celtic verses Heart of Midlothian has the makings of a cracker.

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Celtic are champions and their opponents have been on a very

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strong run. I think Celtic might just edge it. - 2 - 1. For me, it

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will be Aberdeen against Celtic in the final on 19th May. But what

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colour of weapons will be on the trophy? Who knows. -- what colour

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Next week Paul will protect the lottery numbers. Neil Lennon is

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also looking to the future. He has reiterated his intention to sit

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down with the Celtic board at the end of the season. But before Handy

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is preparing for the Scottish Cup semi-final. The game has attracted

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a celebrity Scottish -- celebrity Celtic supporter. Westlife fans

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will not that Nicky Byrne now is the one with the blonde hear hear.

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I review my situation every season. I did so when I was a player, when

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I was a coach, and now a manager. It is just something you do. I have

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consistently done that for the last 10 or 12 years and I have

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consistently been here during that time. I do not see it changing.

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The President of the Scottish Rugby Union says that the game of sevens

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will flourish in the next few years and nowhere more so than its

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birthplace, Melrose. It is providing a welcome boost for the

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Borders economy. They are going the whole hog in the Borders. Rugby

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sevens will take over Melrose for the weekend. Young and old are

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welcome. 15,000 people will attend. Of course, we're talking about more

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than just a few games of rugby. This event is the biggest outdoor

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event in the Borders. It is worth about �2 million to the local

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economy. In these difficult economic times

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local businesses feel the benefits. Our accommodation is full. I

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suspect there will not be much accommodation within 15 or 20 miles

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of Melrose. Great for all licensed traders and shop owners and the

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town. Players come from across the world.

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This team from Singapore have eyes on the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.

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The Commonwealth Games rugby sevens as a world class. You're talking

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about South Africa, England, Australia, England, Scotland. So it

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will not be a piece of cake but hopefully we can do well.

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Since been invented by a local butcher be game of rugby sevens has

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come a long way. So far that the world series event will be played

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in Glasgow next month. It will then be played at the Commonwealth Games

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and it will come an Olympic event in Brazil in 2016.

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The Americans, Chinese, Russians, they look at it as a medal

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opportunity. If they take a game seriously than we have real

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competition. There has even been a fresh row was

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applied to the pitch. -- fresh rose. Everybody will be open to win the

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Thank you very much. A busy weekend We have seen quite a mixture of

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whether this week. A fair amount of showers. That will continue into

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the weekend. Overnight, cold and frosty. The showers have been

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hanging around this afternoon and will gradually die out overnight.

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But we will see wintry showers across southern, Caithness,

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Aberdeenshire. Elsewhere, a dry, cold, frosty. Temperatures perhaps

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as low as-four in some shelter of sports. We will see the best of the

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Sun first thing in the morning. The afternoon is when we will see more

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scattered showers. Snort over higher ground in the north. -- snow.

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Temperatures around eight or nine Celsius in the south, colder

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further north. If you're planning on heading into the mountains it

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will be cold. Temperatures at-five at the summits. But there will be

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some debate and sunny spells. -- bright and sunny. Winds are not too

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bad. 25 mph in a northerly direction. The west of the country,

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if you're heading for the water's, for so four. -- force. To the east,

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forced five. A north-easterly direction. Moderate or rough seas.

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But good visibility. Showers will die out overnight but there will be

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widespread sharp frost. Enrich of high pressure will build across the

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country. Probably a better day out on Sunday. As we start the new week

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we will see at change with a raft of weather fronts pushing and from

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the Atlantic. Fairly late and broken on Monday. But at cloudy

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start to the week. Feeling cold also. Over the weekend, sunshine

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and showers, try to make the most Our top stories - a major police

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