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Welcome to Reporting Scotland. Tonight, Nicola Sturgeon is put in

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charge of the independence referendum, as Alex Salmond

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reshuffles his ministerial pack. The Scottish families who say they

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are going without a meal to make sure they can feed their children.

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They see me going without food and to question it. Sometimes, I will

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be sickly light to them and saying I am not feeling very well.

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Also on the programme... Is Irn-Bru about to be Tango-ed?

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The makers of Scotland's other national drink start merger talks

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with Britvic. And to bee or not to bee. Why hives

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are being located in unusual places in Scotland's biggest city.

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It is the largest reshuffle of the Scottish government since Alex

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Salmond became First Minister in 2007. The headline move is Deputy

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First Minister Nicola Sturgeon leading the independence referendum

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campaign. Our political correspondent Raymond Buchanan

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joins me now from Holyrood. Who were the movers and who was shaken?

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Nicola Sturgeon is getting all the attention, not just because she has

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left the important role of health, but also because she is known as

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the problem solver. She has taken part in important legislation such

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as same-sex marriage and the reduction of a minimum a local

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price. -- alcohol price. She began with a joke, that the serious work

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begin soon. This will be the biggest job of our political career.

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I look forward with my colleagues to making that positive and upbeat

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case over the next two years and I look forward to winning that

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independence referendum in 2014. as well as the constitution, she

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takes over the Alex Neil's all job of Infrastructure and Capital

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Spending. There were other changes. Retiring from cabinet is brisker

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offered, Stewart Stevenson and Bryan Adams. For Alex Salmond

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arrived at Parliament to answer why he had moved his trusted deputy.

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She has served with me for many years and it is only right that she

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should get the opportunity to demonstrate her fabulous skills and

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this important independence debate. It is very unfortunate that this

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part-time job has been given to her and she has been taken away from

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the important job of health. would seem she will have been very

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busy few days? Yes, starting tomorrow, she will starts by

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meeting with the United Kingdom Government. They are hoping to get

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some sort of deal in the next few weeks. She also has the

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Infrastructure and Capital Spending job and a sign of the economy will

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be a key argument and the independence debate.

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Some Scots parents are having to make a choice between feeding

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themselves or feeding their children. That is the surprising

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claim made in a report today by the Save The Children charity. They say

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that many of our youngest are bearing the brunt of the recession.

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Sarah Martin, a mother of three, describes her situation as the

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catch 22. She said she would love to work but cannot afford the

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childcare cost. To keep her children well-fed, she says she

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often goes without food. He the seamy missing a meal at ask

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sometimes why I am not eating. I have to sometimes lied to them and

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the I am not feeling very well or not feeling hungry. She spends less

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than �30 on food. She has that in common with 40 % of all income

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families, according to a new report. The report by Save The Children

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says that almost half of all children living in poverty are the

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least one parent in employment. They are facing a rising battle

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against food and energy costs. is clear that the money from many

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jobs is not adequate to provide the likes of food and new shoes and

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other basics. It is time we introduced a basic living wage for

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all employees in Scotland. Scottish bum and says they are

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doing everything in their power to support families, but say

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Westminster based welfare reforms still leave the most vulnerable at

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risk of poverty. At the sharp end, it means there are important

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decisions to be made. You are watching Reporting Scotland

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from the BBC. Still to come on the programme...

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More support is announced for military personnel, past and

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present. And the science festival that is

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worrying about animals, sex and sewage.

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And in sport, as Scotland prepare for the World Cup qualifiers, the

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last man to lead the national team to a major tournament says..

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Actually, I will tell you later about that. We will take you on a

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guided tour of Glasgow Warriors' new home, with a celebrity tour

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guide. It is known as "Scotland's other

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national drink". Irn-Bru has been made here for almost 150 years. But

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now the company behind Irn-Bru is in merger talks with English rival

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Britvic. So what now for this iconic brand and the people who

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make it? It is known throughout the world and four years we have been

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told we're it comes from. The bottles may have altered over the

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years, but the recipe has stayed the same. Now, big changes could be

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on the way, as the makers edgy Barr seems set to become merged with the

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rival, Britvic. From the point of view of edgy Barr, it is an

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ambitious expansion campaign. They will be able to use the profile of

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Britvic to expand into Europe. Edgy Barr first made the drink 150 years

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ago and until recently, their family was still running the firm -

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- the company. This is one of five production site they operate in

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Scotland. They are not read the are already the biggest soft drink

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manufacturing company in the United Kingdom, but of the tie-up with

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Britvic, they will become one of the biggest in Europe. There are

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calls for clarity. It is an iconic Scottish company, well known across

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the globe. We hope that the company can stay in Scotland and the

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workforce can be protected. These are answers may not come until a

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deal is done. But the makers of Irn-Bru are clearly looking to the

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future. Hundred of mourners have paid their

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respects at the funeral of five- year-old Grace MacKay who died

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after a canoe capsized in Loch Gairloch last week. It took place

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at her home in Muir of Ord. The funerals of two young boys who also

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died in the tragedy will take place on Friday. Their father is still

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missing, presumed drowned. Measures to support military

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personnel and veterans have been announced by the Scottish

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government. The Armed Forces Commitments Paper aims to address

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housing, education and medical issues for serving soldiers,

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sailors and airmen, as well as those who fought in previous

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conflicts. Donald MacLeod's psychiatrist told and to get a dog.

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He sent can get some it out of the house and get him used to dealing

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with people again. He is the Falklands war veteran who suffers

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from post-traumatic stress disorder. It makes you feel a bit paranoid.

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You think that everyone is looking at you and wanting to have a go at

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you. I would not go anywhere without patrolling everywhere and

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scanning everywhere. I did not want to go on buses, or call into shops.

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British has been fighting in Afghanistan for more than a decade

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and now there are more than 10,000 troops there every day. When they

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come home, they find it difficult to access basic services. Today,

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the Scottish, promise to cut through the red tape for those

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serving in the armed forces and for those who previously served. We can

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we have personnel there in Afghanistan for maybe the 4th time

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and this has been tremendously stressful. They have also had to do

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a lot of training before they went, so this has placed huge stress upon

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their family life. Today's announcement is not just to do with

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injured personnel, but also with the potentially tragic consequences

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of post-traumatic stress disorder. It is about the basic services that

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most of us take for granted. It was 16 years after the war when

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Donald's problems began. Heath thinks everything must be done so

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that other veterans do not suffer the way he has done.

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Its reputation as one of the most dangerous roads in the country is

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well deserved, so you would think that when police announced a

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clampdown on speeding, everyone who used the A9 between Inverness and

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Perth would have been extra careful. But that was not the case. Craig

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Anderson joins us from the A9 to tell us more. I am at a recognised

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speeding up blackspot on the A9 just south of Inverness. Three

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weeks ago, I was at a police launch will be tracked down about speeding

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launched by the police. Throughout that end the campaign, despite all

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the publicity, something like 700 motorists were caught speeding at

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the am 33 people on their mobile phones and there where a variety of

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other offences involving private and commercial vehicles. But there

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is notorious. The A9 between Inverness and Perth is subject to

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more than 200 accidents a year, and many of these serious or fatal.

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Because of increased traffic, August is the worst month of the

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year, hence the publicity blitz by the police force. Some of these

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offenders were caught going at 120 mph. The problems which can be

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caused by driving in that manner other incredible. It is not the

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road to blame for these. It is the driver and a speedy are driving at.

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Akam a van records the speeds that passing vehicles goal at. It was

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hoped the police launch would crack down on speeders, but to their

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frustration, those whose speed are not getting the message. I get the

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impression that those who drive past their observation skills are

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very poor. This is the very conspicuous than. It has got black

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cameras painted and the top. Campaign has complained that the

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road is frustratingly confusing, going from single to dual-

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carriageway. Police say that regardless of the road, it is

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If it is estimated that it will not be two lanes all the weight until

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2025. Will this make a difference? Any boat safety expert will tell

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you that Jill carriageways are safer than single carriageway roads.

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As you say, they have made a commitment to make this a dual-

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carriageway by 2025 full best --. Police insisted drivers must

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approach the road as it is at the moment, and they will continue to

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target speeding and other offences here on A9. The

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A look now at what else has been happening across the country this

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Wednesday. A home for military veterans in

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Dundee is at the centre of two investigations. A police inquiry's

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under way into the death of a former RAF man at the Rosendael

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Veterans' Residence. Meanwhile, the Care Inspectorate is investigating

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a number of complaints it's received about the home.

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What we have got to do is convince our residents, which is not

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difficult, because they know they are safe and sound, but let the

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families know they are safe and sound.

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A report into Aberdeen's energy industry says it will need to

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recruit the equivalent of the city's entire current workforce in

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the next ten years. Accountants PwC says Aberdeen must attract around

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120,000 new recruits by 2022 if it's to realise its potential as a

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global energy capital. The contractors who built Lerwick's

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new �12 million arts centre have begun legal action over a contract

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dispute with Shetland Arts. The firm - DITT - wants more than

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�200,000. Shetland Arts has accepted it will have to pay.

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Some of Scotland's oldest documents will become available online for

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the first time later today when Glasgow University launches a new

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website. In some cases the archives date back more than 900 years.

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If you really want to get hold of what history was about, it is about

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people at large, then you have got to go to the documents that the

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people themselves were involved with one way or another.

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One of the most popular artifacts in London's British Museum will go

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on display at the weekend in Shetland. This statue of the

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Egyptian cat goddess is 2,500 years old.

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And there are more stories from your area and all the latest news

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24 hours a day on BBC Scotland's Our power supplies, mobile phones

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and sat-navs are under threat from bad weather - in space. And our sex

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lives could be disrupted by sewage. These are just two of the day's big

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announcements at the British Science Festival, six days of

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intense scientific activity, which is taking place this year in

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Aberdeen. They are building a bridge to

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tomorrow. This year, Aberdeen's own -- owner science festival has

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become the school's programme for one of the biggest events in Europe,

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the British Science Festival. The good news is that the festival has

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kicked off here to a beautiful Indian summer. The bad news is that

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the weather that growth forecast for space is very, very poor indeed.

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That is because storms of charged particles from the sun there are

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about to reach power supplies, and more could be brought down.

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Communications with spacecraft, lot of infrastructure, pipelines, the

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railway network possibly could be affected.

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There is another warning -- warning, that reproduction is under threat

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from man-made chemicals found in so rich. It could be a -- as big a

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challenge as climate change. A they are in our Plastics, a fire

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retardant electrical equipment. Pesticides, everything.

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It works on many different body systems, so it reduces the ability

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and has the possibility to make you more apiece.

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Meanwhile, organisers say the public events are going well.

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We are what -- we are expecting tens of thousands of people, so it

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is literally for everyone, everyone from scientists, who will be

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talking to their peers about research, and families who cannot

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do random fun things. With so many things taking place

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across the city, it is tempted to think of the festival as a

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scientific Olympics, except in this one, everyone can take part.

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And from the future of science to an optimistic prediction on the

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sporting front, here's David. The start of Scotland's World Cup

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qualifying campaign is just a few days away. It starts on Saturday at

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Hampden, when Craig Levein's team face Serbia. The last man to lead a

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succesful qualifying campaign was Craig Brown in the late 1990s. He

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reckons Levein's Scotland can make it to the finals in Brazil, and he

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has some advice for the current manager.

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He is the man who has the hopes of a nation on his shoulders. Pressure

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that another man is all too familiar with. The man who knows

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the emotions lying in wait for Craig Levein, win or lose.

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When we got out of the grip, I felt so upset when we did not make it.

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But the feeling when you do qualify and the jaw country to a major

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tournament is terrific, and it is worth all the agony and all the

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pressure that you are accused of having to suffer.

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The focus turns to Craig Levein and his team on Saturday, that is when

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the quest begins. They will hope the campaign ends like it did in

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1997, a 1-0 win over last year led Scotland were on their way. The

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manager told their players -- told his players to take two laps of

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honour, but he regrets not joining them.

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When I look back, I would love to have been out on the pitch. But it

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was a wonderfully satisfying moment. My advice would be to take your

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time to enjoy it. I know there is pressure, but do not let it get to

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you. It is a privilege to be in the job, and enjoy it.

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Glasgow Warriors are having a housewarming party on Friday. The

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city's pro rugby players are playing their first game at

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Scotstoun Stadium. It's against the Welsh team Scarlets in the Pro12

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league. Ahead of the big day, our rugby reporter Jim Mason was given

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his own private tour. Friday night will be our first game,

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it feels like home to last and I am looking forward to seeing what it

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will be like on game day. I will show you around inside.

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We have got everything we need, lifting platforms, dumb-bells, all

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the big guys are into the power lifting and heavy weight.

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Do you guys could in here? No, this is when we make-up slacks

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and supplements after training. Lunch is provided every day

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upstairs, so after we have finished our morning session we will go

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upstairs and they were put on meals for us, so you get the right kind

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of food. Everything has but -- come together in the last few days. This

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is the dressing room, but the final touches being put in. We have got a

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chance to create history here. We had a good record at our old

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stadium, but we have to start from scratch and make this a tough place

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to come, so getting off to a good start on Friday is important. The

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Scarlets will be our first opponents, we will make them wait

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for a couple of minutes and then come out. We are heading for a full

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house, which will be brilliant. 5300 people is the capacity, it we

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could get that here that would be brilliant. It is all about

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performing, or about the business, we have been training towards it

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for the week, and for our whole lives as well.

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Scotland defender Christophe Berrow will rejoin the squad tomorrow, his

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partner has just had a baby. Now, you never know what's lurking

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in the backyards or on the roofs of city centre businesses - but it's a

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fair bet you wouldn't think of beehives. Well, several pubs and

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restaurants in Glasgow are turning their premises into urban shelters

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for honey bees. And as Laura Maxwell reports, the insects are

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making themselves at home in some prime commercial locations.

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From today, these insects will call the roof of St Enoch Centre their

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home. The biggest test today is

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pesticides, in the city centre, we have parties, hanging baskets,

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community gardens taking place all over the city, and it is making it

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a safe haven. The two hives will hold 70,000

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insects. If that they settle in, it is hoped the colony will grow.

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We do see whether it will happen next year. It is not commercially

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viable at the moment, but who knows in future. The staff enjoy it and

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we are learning about things and it is good for the environment.

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The city centre may seem like an unlikely haven for a bees, but with

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all the parks and gardens, it provides rich pickings for

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pollinators. The city centre is not their only

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habitat. They are also on the rigs of several pubs and restaurants.

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You do feel quite paternal towards them. You want them to get going

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and get on, and when you see them coming in and out of the hive, and

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some of them have got bits of pollen attached to their legs and

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things like this, it is quite a thrilling.

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A beehives will be cared for by specialists. Their new landlords

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will get a warm bars and a pot of honey if they are lucky. Now the

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It has been a bright today, but there will be rain arriving tonight.

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For cast your eyes to the north- west, there is the rain working its

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way in, accompanied by a strengthening wind. The rain does

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not get too far south, at many places will stay dry be clear skies.

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Into tomorrow, there is high pressure to the south, which is the

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central belt and southwards, it will start off OK. These weather

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are fronts will work their way in, bringing persistent rain. Yesterday,

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we were talking about the North West been tried, but it is very wet

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tomorrow. It will continue to spread its way across the country,

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the rain. Wind also picking up across the country. By mid-

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afternoon, it will have worked its way to the central belt and baby

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further south. Some brightness around, temperatures into the high

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teens. You do not have to come a far inland to see the rain. It will

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improve over Orkney and Shetland, by the afternoon at least. The rest

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of the afternoon a stain rather cloudy, wet and windy. Looking to

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Friday, here is the weather front that will bring rain tomorrow. It

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is staying, so it will be rather cloudy and damp on Friday.

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Temperatures into the high teens under the cloud. A some sunshine in

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a few areas. Looking towards the weekend, Saturday will probably be

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the best of the two days, generally fine and bright. Much lighter wind,

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cloudy in the west and north-west. Thanks, Chris. Now, just before 7pm,

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a summary of tonight's top stories: Alex Salmond has undertaken the

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largest ministerial reshuffle since the SNP came to government in 2007.

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His deputy, Nicola Sturgeon, leaves health for an economic post with

:27:09.:27:11.

added responsibility for the planned independence referendum.

:27:11.:27:14.

The spiralling cost of petrol is to come under fresh scrutiny, with the

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Office of Fair Trading launching a review into whether motorists are

:27:17.:27:20.

getting a fair deal at the pumps. The watchdog says it will examine

:27:21.:27:24.

whether falling costs of crude oil are reflected in the prices paid by

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