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from the BBC News at Six. So it's goodbye from me, and on BBC One, we

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can Tonight on your national news...

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No deal - management and unions at the Grangemouth refinery fail to

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agree on a plan that would see the plant restart. Staff have 72 hours

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to either back or reject the proposals. I am just heartbroken.

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Also tonight... As anger over rising energy prices

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continues, the SNP say they will deliver cheaper fuel bills if Scots

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vote for independence. Labour say it is a desperate bribe.

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Danger ahead - the campaign to warn metal thieves that it could cost

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them their lives. And if you have always fancied clothing your own

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file, we have just got the thing for you.

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And you are never tutu old! The key to a longer, healthier life is

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ballet, as more pensioners than ever pirroutte to their heart's content.

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Good evening. Management and union leaders at the Grangemouth oil

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refinery have failed to reach a deal to restart the plant. Operators

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Ineos had asked Unite to make a commitment to no further industrial

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action this year, but the union said it would only do that if Ineos

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agreed not to impose its planned cuts on the workforce. Catriona

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Renton is at Grangemouth tonight. Despite the lights you can see at

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the plant, Grangemouth is shut and remains shut tonight. Grangemouth

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has been being powered down over the past week, since the union

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threatened industrial action for this weekend. We understand it is

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now operating at less than 50% and oil is still flowing in from the

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North Sea. There was a strike land for this weekend. The strike was

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called off, but the company says it will not fire it up, for safety

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reasons, if there is any risk of action to shut it down again. There

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were hopes today that it might be up and running again by tonight but,

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once again, talks failed. Workers here are holding daily vigils

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outside the management officers, protesting against proposed changes

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to the pensions and terms and conditions. The company say they

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will fire lit up again only if the union agrees not to strike over the

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60 day consultation period and there were hopes of a breakthrough. We are

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hopeful that the unions will be able to accept the offer we make today.

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We are looking for a very simple insurance, that there will be no

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strike action between now and the end of the year. The unions say they

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have already agreed not to strike over that period. They cannot impose

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a negotiator at the same time. This set that they are making right now

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is blackmail. Now, the company has appealed directly to the workforce.

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The plan process is barrels of oil each day. Employees have until

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Monday until forward. If they do not agree, the plant is threatened with

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closure. This man, who did not want to be identified, showed me his

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letter. I do not agree with what the company is doing. I have been here

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30 years. I came here after I left school. I am just heartbroken. I

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have got two boys it is hard on them. The kids have stopped asking

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about Christmas because they are so frightened. At the moment, it looks

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as if neither side is going to be backing down.

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Now the company here have taken this so seriously that their chief

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executive Jim Ratcliffe, who is in charge of Ineos' 51 sites around the

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world, has flown in to try and solve the situation, but for now, it looks

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like stalemate and the next planned phase in this dispute is for

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workers' responses on Monday. From there, it is down to the

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shareholders. People in Scotland will pay less for energy, that was

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the assurance made by Nicola Sturgeon at the SNP party

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conference. Rena rent a 2-room flat in peer. Because she only uses one

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of them, her housing benefit has been cut by ?40 a month. She says it

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is very hard to make ends meet. Sometimes, I only have one radiator

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on and just have to put on a blanket to keep warm. These changes to

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housing benefit are part of the focus of the SNP. As the government

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in Scotland, they help you for ?20 million to help the hardest hit. But

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Labour are challenging them to find even more money for next year. I can

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announce today that we will allocate ?20 million again next year so that

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we can continue to give vital helped to those hit by this despicable

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bedroom tax. They have already said they would abolish the so-called

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bedroom tax if people fought US in the independence referendum. They

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said they would also be able to find energy-saving measures to help

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households hit by increasing electricity and gas bills. We think

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this will cut bills by up to 5%, up to ?70 a year, not a short-term

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measure, but the real cut in the cost of energy bills in Scotland.

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This is the cancer to the Labour party 's proposals to impose a price

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freeze on energy should they get elected in a national election.

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Nicola Sturgeon barged activists. Resolve to do everything you can to

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ensure that our country says a resounding yes for an independent

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Scotland. Thank you. It went down well in the hall and leaves the

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first minister with a hard act to follow. Our political editor Brian

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Taylor joins us now. On one level, it is an offer on the too hot topics

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of the day. The bedroom tax and fuel bills. Of course, it is more subtle

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than that, it is meant to fit into the narrative of the SNP putting

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forward a choice of two futures. Nicola Sturgeon is offering what she

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knows will be popular with photos in Scotland, translating that with the

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situation as she regards in the UK Government. It is also trying to

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counter the Labour Party, trying to counter the offer made by Ed

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Miliband to freeze UK energy prices should the Labour Party when the

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next election. Also, the initiative is about the bedroom tax, that was

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put forward by the Labour Party for one year and the today have extended

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by another year. Air accident investigators say a

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reduction in air speed that caused the fatal crash of a Super Puma

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helicopter off Shetland went unobserved by the pilots. A special

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bulletin by the AAIB says there is still no evidence of any technical

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fault. Its investigation will now focus on the effectiveness of pilot

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monitoring of instruments and the training of flight crews. Four

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people died when the CHC-operated helicopter crashed near Sumburgh in

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August. You are watching Reporting Scotland

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

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The Silver Swans - more and pensioners are taking up ballet and

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feeling the health benefits. In sport, why it is back to work

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after their Champions League heroics for Glasgow city.

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And why it is standing room only for fans of rugby's Warriors. All the

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details later. One of Scotland's biggest

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electricity supply companies is launching a new offensive against

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metal thieves. ScottishPower Energy Networks will place radio and

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newspaper adverts to highlight the dangers the thieves face and the

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consequences of their actions. This is a look at a target for thieves,

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but the risks associated with stealing it are huge. These may have

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been disconnected, but the substation was still live in the

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network. The poster campaign unveiled by Scottish Power pools no

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plans answers. -- pools no punches. We have already had a couple of

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fatalities involved with metal fest and multiple injuries, considering

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such a small amount of money is at stake. The danger extends to the

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public. Cable charges could disable domestic appliances, but in the

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worst-case scenario you could have this. The isolator switch from the

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shower caught alight and it ended up with the house burning down. And

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Abraham Lincoln on the outdoor saved their lives. You do not realise it

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when you are asleep. It could have been a lot worse, a hell of a lot

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worse. Other stories from across Scotland

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this Friday... A new ?200 million concert and

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conference venue could be on the cards for Aberdeen. Council leaders

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want to invest in a replacement for the current Aberdeen Exhibition and

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Conference Centre. BBC Scotland understands that it could be built

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close to Aberdeen International Airport.

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Edinburgh's West End is to re-open to traffic tomorrow, following the

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completion of tram works in area. It will be the first time in six years

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that the entire city centre will be free of roadworks related to the

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controversial tram project. The UK government has asked the EC

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for permission to extend a scheme which allows island motorists

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cheaper petrol and diesel. People living on Scotland's islands

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currently qualify for the 5p a litre fuel duty discount, but the Treasury

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also wants some rural mainland areas to benefit.

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The Royal National Mod will be held in Inverness next year and at venues

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in Lochaber in 2017. This year's celebration of Gaelic music, dance,

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drama, arts and literature is taking place in Paisley. The Mod was last

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held in Inverness 17 years ago. We are into the more detailed planning

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now. We are doing the organisation for the competitions, stewarding. We

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need hundreds of volunteers supporters and there is still money

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to be gathered and collected. All of this helps us deal of a successful

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festival as possible. And there are more stories from your

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area and all the latest news, 24 hours a day, on BBC Scotland's

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website. The agricultural revolution

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transformed farming, but now it seems in the search for

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sustainability and to save money more smallholders and crofters are

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turning back the clock. Tomorrow near Crieff the British Horse

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Society is showing how things used to be done - Aileen Clarke watched

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the preparations. Those who still plough in the traditional way will

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tell you, as trade school, it is a very skilled one. Man has much to

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learn from horses. Once you get them going and they get used to you, you

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speak to them all the time. They listen to you all the time. Better

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than a tractor? Far better any time. It was just a few decades ago that

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most agricultural work was done this way. ETU wrote Jim Wallace still

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remembers the thrill of getting a horse and cart. You enjoyed that,

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you are better than everybody else. It seems there is a bit of an

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upsurge in interest in the ways of working and it is not just

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nostalgia. It is also financial. If you have a small holding, using your

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own horse makes sense. It is sustainable and affordable and fun.

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You can also diversify into carriage driving and funerals. The more

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different things you do, the more interesting it is for the ponies.

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The other thing is, not everyone gets married, but everyone makes

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that final journey, C can catch them all. But as well as your wellies,

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you'll need to pack quite a bit of patience.

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From the big beasts of farming - to some fleet-footed footballers,

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here's David. Glasgow City will face one of the

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best teams in Europe in the last 16 of the women's Champions League.

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Their 5-3 aggregate win over Standard Liege earning them a tie

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against the English club Arsenal. A big test for the part time players

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of City - as Heather Dewar reports. For many footballers, the day after

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a champions league victory would mean well and stay off. But for a

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Glasgow city, less than 24 hours after making it through is the last

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16, is back to work as usual. It's just such a good feeling in the

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changing room afterwards. Everyone was totally buzzing. Trying to get

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to sleep last night was a task in itself. I was still at work at

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2:30am -- I was still awake at 2:30am, so trying to get to work was

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difficult. Earning a living while competing at the highest levels is

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difficult. But the task ahead is tantalising. Emma Mitchell is

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probably the one we know most about. We have seen how come through as a

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young player and now she's doing really well at Arsenal, but

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similarly, they know a lot about us, so it is level pegging. One thing

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that isn't level pegging is the amount of money invested in the

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women's game here, something she hopes will change. I took the gig

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gets the same financial backing and it will lead it to take it into the

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next level. Until then, London is calling.

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Glasgow Warriors are proving so popular with rugby fans in the city

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and beyond they've increased the spectator capacity of their

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Scotstoun stadium to 6,500. So when they play Exeter Chiefs in their

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first home match of the Heineken European Cup - it'll be standing

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room only. We have sold out the last couple of games, we have added more

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seats and terracing this weekend. We're hoping it will be cracking

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game. Now, a look at what else is

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happening across Scottish sport. Cyclist Katie Archibald is part of

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the new team celebrating a world record, set at the European track

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championships in the Netherlands. Edinburgh Rugby have not been going

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well in the pro 12 league. But a win against Perpignan on Sunday would

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take them forward. We just try improve each week.

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It is the biggest event in prison for judo this year. Hopefully it is

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a good precursor for the games next year. More sports stories on the BBC

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sports Scotland website. More news about Katie Archibald. Her and her

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team-mates have taken gold in the European Championships. A happy

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ending from me for once. More and more pensioners are heading

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to the barre to take up ballet that is. According to the Royal Academy

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of Dance, it's the result of the popularity of TV programmes like

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Strictly Come Dancing - and it could be the key to a longer, healthier

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life. Emma Ailes reports. All bingo for these ladies. For

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them, Thursdays mean ballet. Today, it is Swan Lake. Alysia dance

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when she was young. Now nearly 80, she is back. Why do you come to

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ballet lessons? I tried to keep fit classes, but I find them boring. It

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makes you feel young. It doesn't make you look young, but it makes

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you feel young inside. The Royal Academy of dance has seen a 70% rise

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in adult dancers in recent years. Their oldest ballerina is 102. Many

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had never danced before. The amazing thing about these ladies is they

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have grown. They have stopped slouching and it is fantastic to see

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the difference in them. The lessons have proved so popular they have

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added extra classes. More people are joining all the time they still have

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a waiting list. But it is not just the physical challenge the ladies

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are after. A number of us have lost husbands this year and the support

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of the other ladies is fantastic. For others, there are more gentle

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options. In some of the care homes, there are people who have to be

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seated, the entire class, but they have a great dance class. There are

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lots of movements that can be adapted to people 's needs.

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They hope to get even more people to spend their twilight years doing

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ballet. Let's see how our weekend weather is

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shaping up from Gillian. It is a fairly unsettled spell of

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weather over the next couple of days and certainly a very wet spell

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tonight. Low pressure to the west of us. This weather front bringing

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rain. Tonight, it will continue its march northwards. It will be heavy

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at times. A yellow warning for heavy rainfall. Difficult conditions on

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roads, potentially localised flooding. Strong winds, potentially

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gale force. Unsurprisingly, with all that going on, a fairly mild night.

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Tomorrow, up nearly wet and windy start. In the afternoon, the

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heaviest rain and strongest winds become confined to the far North.

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Elsewhere, things will dry up a little. Still some rain for Lewis

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and the North West and rain hanging on over Courtney and Shetland. Poor

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conditions throughout the afternoon. Some sunshine coming through for

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Aberdeen shower. If you are hill walking, the clueless conditions

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will be over the hills of Caithness and Sutherland. Lighter, patchy rain

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for the Angus hills and the Cairngorms, still blowing gales

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across the tops. Winds are lighter at the further south you go. Fairly

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mild. For savers and fishermen in Scottish inshore waters, there will

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be heavy and possibly thundery showers. Visibility otherwise good.

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See is rough in the North at first. Through the rest of the day towards

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evening, those showers banding together. Another wet spell of

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weather across the country tomorrow night. Into Sunday, the wet weather

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hanging around in the north. Elsewhere across the country,

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sunshine with heavy showers. Now, a reminder of tonight's main

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news. Management and union leaders at the Grangemouth oil refinery have

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failed to reach a deal to restart the plant. Operators Ineos had asked

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Unite to make a commitment to NO further industrial action this year.

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But the union said it would only do that if Ineos agreed not to impose

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its planned cuts on the workforce. A coroner has ruled that neglect

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contributed to the deaths of five elderly people at a residential home

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in Sussex. She said there was institutionalised abuse throughout

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Orchid View Care Home and nobody did anything about it. The coroner said

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those involved in the neglect should be ashamed.

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People in Scotland will pay less for energy if they vote for

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independence. That was the claim made by the Deputy First Minister,

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Nicola Sturgeon at the SNP conference in Perth. And that's

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Reporting Scotland. I'll be back with the headlines at eight - and

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the late bulletin just after the ten o'clock news. Until then, from

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everyone on the team around the country, have a good evening.

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