01/08/2013 Reporting Scotland

Pressure piles on the Catholic Church, as the fallout from

allegations of child abuse at a school in the Highlands reaches

Australia. We'll have reaction from Sydney, as a police investigation

there gets underway. There is a widespread feeling here

that the charts has failed to deal properly with the cancer of

paedophile priests within its ranks here and overseas.

Also ahead on the programme. A former First Minister gives his

verdict on Scottish football's financial fortunes, ahead of the new

season kicking off this weekend. What does the future holds for this

place? I will be reporting live. And I am at first park where mother

will begin their European adventure. Allegations of sexual and physical

abuse at the Fort Augustus Abbey school in the Highlands are adding

to pressure on the Catholic Church in Australia, which is at centre of

a national child abuse inquiry. One of the monks who worked at the

school, Father Chrystosum Alexander, was named in a BBC Scotland

investigation this week, which uncovered the alleged abuse. Our

reporter Mark Daly confronted Father Alexander at his home in Sydney as

part of that investigation. Can I speak to you please? I am from

the BBC. I don't care who you are, just get off my property or I'll

call the police. I want to speak to you about allegations that he

sexually abused a boy. The case has made headlines in

Australia, where the authorities are investigating a raft of sexual abuse

allegations against the Catholic Church. From Sydney, Phil Mercer

reports. These are ominous times for

Australia's Catholic church. It's under unprecedented pressure after

allegations that routinely protected paedophile priests and Hendon police

investigations and intimidated those who spoke out. They are separate

enquiries into handling the abuse in Victoria and New South Wales. The

church is in the sights of a new national investigation. I am

recommending that a Royal commission be appointed. It is examining

religious institutions and other state-run institutions. A BBC

Scotland exposing of abuse by Australian priests has made

headlines here, keeping further embarrassment on the church. Police

are investigating claims that he retired Australian priest abused

children when he worked overseas. escaped punishment after being

transferred back to Australia. There has still been no public comment

from Father Chrystosum Alexander at his home in Sydney since the

allegations were first broadcast. New South Wales police say an

investigation has begun but will not give any specific details. Legal

experts say that priests accused of molesting children were spirited

away from countries to escape justice should face the full might

of the law. It is an ongoing scandal that goes to Rome and unless the

international leaders of all religious orders involved unite in

the firm action and agreed to cooperate with the police and agree

they will send people back to the countries they are wanted, we will

not stop this process. In response to the various official enquiries

within the church, Australia's most senior Catholic cardinal says he

will walk the fully with investigators. The truth should be

uncovered, he says, but there's a widespread feeling here that the

church has failed deal properly with the cancer of paedophile priests

within its ranks here and overseas. A man and a woman have been found

dead in the room of a five-star hotel in Edinburgh. Police and

firefighters wearing chemical protection suits were sent to the

Scotsman hotel earlier today. The sixth floor of the hotel was

evacuated, but police say there's no danger to anyone in the hotel or to

the public. A body has been found in the River

Tay at Perth, close to where a 16-year-old boy went missing.

Searches for Mateusz Wilamowski had been underway since Sunday night.

The teenager was last seen trying to cross the river with friends near

the city's North Muirton area. He's from Poland and has been living with

relatives in Perth since May. Motorists in remote areas of

Scotland could soon be paying less for their fuel. Today, a litre of

unleaded costs just under �1.34 in Glasgow, in Inverness its just under

�1.35. But in Ullapool it's just shy of �1.46 a litre. To try and tackle

that difference, the UK government's proposing extending its scheme

that's already seen prices fall on many Scottish islands. Here's

Cameron Buttle. This filling station on the

outskirts of Selkirk is just one of hundreds the UK government wants to

consult with. They are looking to gather data from the last six

months' fuel prices and places like less because we need the evidence to

build a case. They want to expand the fuel rebate scheme and they want

the permission of the European commission to do that. It would

bring a 5p per litre cut. It already exists in places like Shetland. Even

with that, a litre of diesel in shipments today is around �1 50

compare to around �1 40 and the Borders. Many in Shetland say the

cut has closed the gap but has not had a huge impact. High distribution

costs and a lack of competition remain a problem. The islands fuel

rebate scheme also covers the NL and outer Hebrides and the islands of

the Clyde. The UK government wants to consult with fuel stations in

Aberdeenshire, Argyll and Bute, Dumfries and Galloway and the

Borders. The consultation will take some time and it does not mean that

any area taking part is going to be automatically eligible for a rebate.

They are strict criteria and rules and even if it is eligible,

expanding the scheme is still has to be sanctioned by Europe and even the

UK government admits that will not be easy.

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

programme. We take a look at the state of football finances ahead of

the new season kicking off this weekend.

And the race is on to save this castle on the Isle of Rum.

Tonight's sport comes from Fir Park, as Motherwell enter the European

football fray. We'll look ahead to their Europa League tie with Kuban

Krasnodar from Russia. We will have a very special guest. I'll also have

the latest from Belarus where St Johnstone are in action, and we'll

see the goal from Celtic's Champions Police investigating the discovery

of a baby boy's body on an Edinburgh footpath last Sunday have released

details of the blanket the body was wrapped in. The Early Days blanket

with a circus motif has been on sale since March. Only 70 have been sold

in Primark's Edinburgh store since then and police have appealed for

anyone who may have bought it as a gift to contact them.

We would ask that people like they are family friends may have bought

this for an expectant mother and after they have some kind of

suspicion or any information at all, please get in touch with us.

The current wife of a sitting MSP told a court that she has reported

her husband to the police for pushing her. Bill Walker, who

represents Dunfermline, is accused of assaulting three of his ex-wives

and his stepdaughter between 1967 and 1995. Catriona Renton was in

court. June Walker has been married to her

husband for two years and has known him since the 1980s and lived with

them since 1996. She was asked by his lawyer that she had ever gone to

the police. She said she did once. She had found out her husband was

having some sort of relationship with the woman in Germany that he

had met when she was working in Scotland. The woman had fallen and

there was a row. She said she kept her husband in the shins and he

pushed hard. She tried to frighten her husband by telling the police.

They took him to the station where he said he had been trying to stop

her from punching and kicking him and she agreed with less but was

very angry and they split for a time. Earlier, he completed his

evidence on his own behalf. He denied he was a caveman behaving in

a domineering way. The procurator fiscal said to him, your violent

abuse. He says he was defending himself in any of the charges.

Scottish football needs a cultural change if it wants to improve its

financial fortunes. That's according to former First Minister Henry

McLeish, who was tasked with finding ways to improve the game. As the new

season gets under way this weekend, club finances will be under as much

scrutiny as performance on the pitch. Our business and economy

editor Douglas Fraser reports. Take your seats for the kick-off of

a new season. Not just the anticipation of the football on the

field but the dubious decisions in the finance sector as well.

Rangers, hearts, Dunfermline, all had financial problems. In Scotland,

it seems to be about lack of money. There's a new structure for the

leagues but no sponsor. We are in dialogue and I am confident that

given the high profile in the positivity around the game, I am

confident we can be attractive to a number of potential sponsors.

few clubs, high debts hanging heavy but experts say the worst may be in

the past. If you analyse clubs in Scotland over the last few years,

most relates to previous debt going back ten or 15 years where the game

was overheated with television money going up and then going down.

Another factor is the diverging fortunes of Scottish and English

football income. South of the border, more than �1.5 billion but

around 15 million in Scotland. For every �100 in Scotland, -- in

England, there is only �1 in Scotland. It pays to do a lot more

in the sport. Some of the smaller and medium-sized clubs could do what

other people do in horse racing and look to build on revenue from these

you are not performing sport. We have fantastic facilities here which

are pretty to look at whether there are horses or not. Football is not

like other businesses as there's rivalry on the part but they need

each other to succeed and we need people in charge who realise this is

not about Eagle or emotion. They are hard-nosed financial reality is

otherwise some may not see next season. There has been a warning

that time is running out to save Kinloch Castle on the Isle of Rum.

Islanders are working with Scottish Natural Heritage to try to find new

uses of the building. This is a small island with in big problem.

Kinloch Castle. Eccentric, idiosyncratic, everything a Cassell

ought to be. But it is also under threat. The magnificent Kinloch

Castle. Built for one of the richest men in Edwardian Britain. The

Cassell is famed for its magnificent interiors and lavish house parties.

This is the great Hall. An amazing space. We have this beautiful

castle. But the years have taken their toll. The challenge is to

preserve the past and security financial future. We are working

with a number of stakeholders and different organisations to think

about what we can do with the building. It is in quite a remote

place. So you have to take into account visitor accommodation,

residential accommodation, a conference, events Centre.

castle's eccentricities continue to draw visitors. And there is an

engineering fascination with the building's rather alarming plumbing.

My favourite one is the jet. I can leave that to your imagination!

the people who live here, a debate about the island's economic future.

It is the iconic image of wrong for a lot able. -- run -- Rum. There is

an overwhelming feeling that we should not miss this opportunity.

Attempts at regeneration have failed in the past but the need to do so

grows greater but every passing year.

Other stories from across Scotland now: Investigations are to be

carried out at sand dunes near the former RAF base at Kinloss, which

may be contaminated by radiation. Test pits will be dug, where it's

believed large numbers of aircraft were buried at the end of World War

Two. Four new 'super' colleges have been

officially launched. They've been created from eleven existing

institutions, and will cover Ayrshire, the West of Scotland, Fife

and part of Glasgow. A man's been taken to hospital,

after his car crashed into the side of a house in Fife. The people in

the house in Lochore got out safely - the driver was taken to hospital.

Police have found three brass plaques stolen from a war memorial

near Kinross. The plaques had been removed from the Orwell Memorial in

the village of Milnathort. Archaeologists in Orkney have found

what they believe is the best example of Neolithic art to be

unearthed in the last fifty years. The carved stone was found in

excavations at the Ness of Brodgar in Stenness. Although we have a

catalogue of over 400 pieces now this is exceptional. The quality,

the clear, its inscription, it is a beautiful piece of art.

The two polar bears at the Highland Wildlife Park have been taking part

in their annual weigh-in. Arktos and Walker were enticed on to scales

using their favourite snack, sardines. And there are more stories

from your area - and all the latest news, 24 hours a day on BBC

more than �4.8 million since the introduction of us lane cameras in

the city last year. That is more than has been collected in Edinburgh

and Aberdeen. Glasgow City Council said today that the number of

motorist fined as steeply declined. But in motoring body said more must

be done to highlight bus lanes. is about the detail. In a city

centre all it takes is a single bus to hide the line. It is confusion

that is causing people to go into these bus lanes. We must make

certain that signposting is as clear as possible.

Welcome, Motherwell are about to enter the European football fray. I

will be speaking to the manager, Stuart McCall. First, in Belarus,

we're St Johnstone are plain against Minsk, they are 1-0 ahead.

Motherwell play Kuban of Russia here. Stuart, you are about to give

the team top. What will you be single and boys? -- team talk. What

will you be saying? To win the game, and make sure we are in it

when we go to Russia in one week. You will know more about your

opponents than I do? They are strong defensively. They defend compactly

and break quickly on the counterattack. We will need to be

patient tonight but hopefully we can break them down. A crowd of 12,000

expected. Will you ask them for nations? -- to be patient.

cannot do that! But hopefully we can emulate a fantastic result for St

Johnstone. You have signed Stephen McManus, and guys who have been over

the course in big matches. Yes, and we have players that have been

involved in Europe for the last couple of seasons. So we have the

experience. A prediction? Will you be brave enough? As long as they do

not score I will be happy! You can listen on radio Scotland. Also,

reaction to the St Johnstone game. Celtic take a narrow lead to the

second leg of their champions league qualifier against Elfsborg. They

were victorious 1-0 last night, Kris Commons scoring the only goal. A new

team-mate is desperate to play in the return leg. I cannot wait to

play. I am very fast, I can travel, I have a good shot, and I can

provide crosses. Heart of Midlothian have been banned from registering

new players until January 2000 14. -- 2014. The ban has been imposed as

punishment for going into administration. Rangers are now

wanting classification as they were famed in thousand pounds for the

same offence will stop -- find. I can tell you that St Johnstone have

one in Belarus. 1-0. And good news for Scottish swimming, we're the

running for medals at the world Championships. Craig Mick Na Li is

in the final of the 200 metres backstroke. -- McNally. Michael

Jamieson also made it into the final of the 200 metres backstroke. The

finals are tomorrow. I am laughing because my script it just blew away

Eskdalemuir. Welcome to the Eskdalemuir Observatory. 100 years

ago today somebody started working in the building behind me. Clever,

quiet, good with numbers. And what he developed in this peaceful

location is still being used today to forecast the weather. He has been

to forecast the weather. He has been celebrated today. Lewis Fry

Richardson. I head of his time. He came to Eskdalemuir in 1913 as a

physicist and mathematician. -- ahead of his time. Weather

forecasting was basic, to say the least, at that time. It was about

knowing what the wind direction was and just assuming the rain would

continue in that direction. Richardson knew a great deal more

about the behaviour of the atmosphere. He realised that the

best way to forecast intricacies was with mathematical formula. But the

formulas were incredibly complex and time-consuming. If he had set out

yesterday to predict that the appalling weather today, it would

take him between three and six months to come up with the answer

that commission Mark -- the answer! His theories were sound but he

needed a computer to prove it. is the computer output, that is what

Richardson's mathematics have given us. It fundamentally changed the way

we did things. We are into proper, hard edged science. Today, a plaque

was unveiled at the Observatory entrance to mark the centenary of

the arrival of the man now called the father of modern forecasting. It

away from the mainland. Overnight we will see more patchy rain throughout

the mainland. A fairly humid night. Temperatures overnight, no more than

the mid teens. Tomorrow starts of grey and murky and damp. But a

southerly wind will create an east/west split. Good spells of

sunshine in the east, cloudy with showers in the West. By mid

afternoon, 4pm, holding onto the muggy air. 19, 20, 21 Celsius. Very

strong wind from a southerly direction. To the east, across the

Moray coast, temperatures around 24 Celsius. Aberdeen, her, Angus, --

Perth, towards the Borders, generally bright with good spells of

sunshine. Similar story towards the weekend. Take a look at the pressure

chart. Low pressure of the West Coast. -- off. On Saturday, still a

breeze, but fresher. A number of showers in the West with the best

conditions are still in the east. Similar outlook on Sunday. East/

west split the best conditions in the east and showers in the West.

That is the forecast from beautiful allegations of child abuse by

Aniston alien priest at a Scottish school is heaping pressure on the

Catholic Church in his home country. -- and Australian priest. The UK

government could begin selling its 39% stake in Lloyds banking group as

early as Monday morning. It made just over �2 billion in the first

half of the year. That compares with the �450 million lost last year. A

scheme could be extended giving motorists in discount on fuel

prices. Edward Snowden has left Moscow airport after receiving the