07/11/2013 Reporting Scotland

Tonight on Reporting Scotland. Celtic fans are among 40 arrested as

violence erupts in the centre of Amsterdam amid claims the police

tactics were heavy handed. Eight police officers were injured in the

clashes described as coming out of nowhere. The Dutch fans are attacked

the Celtic fans. Then the police started attacking Celtic fans.

Also tonight. The row over shipbuilding's future intensifies as

the demolition of one of the Govan cranes begins, but the Scottish

Secretary tells Clyde workers that the industry is sustainable. A call

for a change in the law over the licensing of gambling outlets in

deprived areas. More cash to help the volunteers and

coaches who run Scotland's grass roots sports clubs.

And we take a look at the work of the man who is the UK's only Lego

artist. Dutch police say 44 people, more

than half of them Celtic supporters, were arrested in Amsterdam last

night after violent clashes before the Champions League match against

Ajax. Six of them have been accused of being violent in public. A

spokesman said eight plain-clothed officers were injured in the city's

Dam Square with one officer knocked unconscious. Catriona Renton

reports. Tensions were already high and

police were clearly anticipating trouble after clashes between fans

the night before. These pictures were filmed around Dam Square ahead

of the match when, according to police, a large number of Celtic

supporters attacked playing -- plainclothes police officers. Police

say the trouble started when Ajax fans got hold of a Scottish flag and

Celtic finds through bottles at them. 28 Celtic fans were arrested.

There were around 12,000 fans in Amsterdam for the game. Clearly, and

lot of alcohol had been consumed through the day. Ill feeling had

been building. There was a clash on Tuesday evening. It is thought

around 15 Celtic supporters were in this cafe when it was attacked by a

large group of masked men. This led to warnings to Celtic fans to be

extra vigilant. Arriving back in Glasgow today, some say the police

were heavy-handed. I think the way it was handled was very strange.

There were a lot of plainclothed police going about and that makes

people uneasy. If you see a plainclothed policeman lifting

somebody. Other Celtic fans will think that is somebody getting a

doing. I think it was a tactic to get the body at the square. There

was a bit of bother. A lot of heavy-handed police. Yesterday's

attack follows trouble last month when Ajax played Celtic in Glasgow.

Tonight, Dutch police say six Celtic fans will appear in front of a judge

and another 12 have been fined. Police Scotland say they are working

with their colleagues in Amsterdam. A political row has broken out

following BAE's announcement of significant job losses at their

shipyards on the Clyde and Portsmouth. Labour have warned that

independence would put the remaining jobs at risk. Nicola Sturgeon, the

Deputy First Minister, accused Labour of trying to bully people

into voting against independence. Here's our political correspondent,

Niall O'Gallagher. The Clydeside skyline will not be

the same again. Just one day after workers learned more than 800 jobs

would go at Govan, Scotstoun and Rosyth, these iconic rains started

to come down. -- cleans. The cuts will affect many of Nicola

Sturgeon's constituents. The Govan yard is an Johann Lamont's seat. We

currently have joint procurement, it is called the United Kingdom. For

the Deputy First Minister wants to do is break that up and then

reinvented and pretend it is not a difficulty. Yes, Govan is the best

in the United Kingdom. I won't happen -- I want Govan to stay in

the United Kingdom. But Nicola Sturgeon accused Johann Lamont and

her Westminster colleagues are trying to frighten people in

Scotland. Iain Davidson is arguing for the contract to be taken away if

Scotland becomes independent. That is not standing up for the Clyde.

The Scottish Secretary came to Glasgow to defend the situation.

There is an opportunity here, the business case stacks up for as long

as the Clyde as part of the United Kingdom. If the Clyde is taken out

of the United Kingdom, everything else is up for grabs. Scottish

ministers dismissed that seeing the Royal Navy already places orders as

far afield as Korea and Australia. The company and the UK government

insist it makes sense to build ships year in Scotland, but with crucial

orders due to be placed after next year's referendum, this industry's

future is set to stay at the top of the agenda.

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

programme. How an armed forces charity is

helping grieving families remember their loved ones.

In sport. After Celtic's Champions League defeat by Ajax, Neil Lennon

tells us why he is frustrated with his team. And as Scotland's rugby

players get ready for the first autumn test, their coach in waiting

tells us why he's still waiting. That and more later.

Campaigners are calling for a change in the law to give local authorities

more powers to throw out plans for gambling outlets if it is feared

they are likely to damage deprived communities. It comes after Highland

Council was forced to reverse its decision to refuse a licence for a

bookmakers in the Merkinch area of Inverness because it wouldn't have

survived an appeal. Jackie O'Brien reports.

Merkinch in Inverness as one of Scotland's more socially

disadvantaged areas and the two bookmakers just along the street

from each other, many locals argue that the last thing the community

needs is a third. We are speechless. Nobody can possibly

understand why there should be three bookmakers in Merkinch. That is 30%

of all the bookies in Inverness. And they say they do not target the

poor? They are targeting the poor. William Hill's new outlet will be

located just across the road from a local enterprise group set up to

help others get off drink and drugs. If I am walking past it, and I have

money in my pocket, I think I can make money. William Hill says it is

sensitive to the concerns and has offered to meet members of the

Merkinch community to discuss how it protects the minority of its

customers who, it says, are at risk from addictive gambling. Councillors

were forced to reverse an earlier decision having been advised by

lawyers that they would lose an appeal. This system allows

communities to make their case. But British bookmakers leaders warn

against change, contributing ?1 billion in tax to the government

each year and says further regulation would threaten jobs.

An American who has worked as a head-teacher in Scotland for eight

years is facing deportation after his application for permanent

residency was refused. The Home Office refused to acknowledge the

validity of David McIsaac's four and a half year marriage to his Scottish

wife Susan who he's currently supporting through a battle with

cancer. Willie Johnston reports. It is the wedding Home Office

officials do not accept as real. David MacIsaac has lived here for

nine years and -- and visas granted to him as a teacher. He has sought

permanent residence after marrying and Susan. But officials have

dismissed the marriage is not genuine. I was shocked,

disappointed, angry. I came here professionally to do a job, happened

to meet somebody I fell in love with and we just want an opportunity to

live together. David is headteacher at the 17 pupil Ae Primary School, a

position now Scottish teacher applied for. When it comes to

looking at people coming to work in your education system, at whatever

level, I think it is vital to this country that they have the option to

hire people from other parts of the world to come and contribute to that

system. The couple are contesting the potential deportation, but it is

a battle they do not need on top of the one that Susan is currently

fighting against breast cancer. Just before this letter came in, I had

had a very bad experience with chemotherapy and I had been

hospitalised and then this happened. One of the huge things was how am I

going to do without him? In a new twist today, the Home Office has

admitted that the assessment of the relationship was wrong and say that

a temporary visa extension might now be granted on compassionate grounds

but only if the current appeal is dropped. The couple are considering

their options. She lost her son Sean in Afghanistan

four years ago but has no easy access to his grave. Now Jan Binnie

from Aberdeenshire has had the next best thing created in time for

Remembrance Day. Kevin Keane reports.

She really gets to visit her son's league and saw are creating the next

best thing. Sean was buried near his widow's home in Northern Ireland and

travelling there is an expense at a struggle. He was killed in a

firefight with insurgents in southern Afghanistan in 2009. For

his mother, the memorial garden is just what she needed. To be able to

go out there and planned something and set and just be for him, in a

private area, just to have something for me as a mother. The charity

Forces Support has provided the materials and manpower to return a

concrete backyard into a place of comfort. It has been paid for by the

relations -- paid for by donations. It is a massive journey to Belfast.

Hopefully, this will in some part help when she spends time here.

Maybe they need to go over so much will not apply. I do not know.

Although she has taken the occasional paper, the final garden

is revealed and it seems to have done the trick. -- the occasional

look. It has taken the team just 48 hours to transform this into a

memorial garden. It now gives her and her family a place to come and

sit and think about Sean. Now, other stories from across Scotland this

Thursday. Police investigating the deliberate

derailment of a train north of Dundee say a ?25,000 reward is still

on offer. It's a year since the incident involving the cross country

service from Edinburgh to Aberdeen. Speaking a second language may delay

dementia, according to new research. The study by scientists in Edinburgh

and India, found that people who knew at least two languages tended

to develop the illness up to five years later than monolinguists. I

think the reason is that speaking more than one language offers a very

good form of mental training because it is training to use different

sounds, words, grammatical structures, social norms and so on.

From this point of view, it is a very versatile former of keeping the

brain active. A long-running industrial dispute

between crews and employers on Orkney's internal ferry network

looks a step closer to being resolved. Members of both the UNITE

and RMT unions have now agreed to accept the latest offer from the

council-owned company. But the maritime union Nautilus has rejected

the deal. A 102-year-old veteran was at

Holyrood today to collect letters from MSPs for soldiers. The Blueys,

as they're known, will be sent to Scottish troops serving in

Afghanistan over Christmas. Jimmy Sinclair, the oldest surviving

Desert Rat, said he was always pleased to receive a letter.

And there are more stories from your area and all the latest news 24

hours a day on BBC Scotland's website.

For the volunteers and coaches who run clubs for children, it can be a

real struggle to attract enough funding to carry on. Today,

SportScotland announced that ?10 million will be made available to

help local clubs cope with an increase in participation around the

Commonwealth Games. Lisa Summers reports.

When I grow up, I would like to play football. I would like to play rugby

for Scotland. I want to play to do and when a gold medal. That is it!

They have big aspirations but there will be many sumps, pumps and

tumbled along the way. This Edinburgh judo club produces

champions. For me, it is about giving back and giving other people

the opportunity to get to where I am today. For those who keep the club

are, it can be difficult to cope with demand. It is a challenge to

run a club like this so any money that is available at club level

Israeli water and so that we can provide classes, good facilities and

increase our mothership overall. -- is really important so that we can

provide. In Fife, this in club is one of the first to benefit from new

funding from SportScotland. They have brought in a part-time coach.

Around ?6 million will be used to fund development officers. They will

work with local clubs like this and also schools to identify talent and

then to channel their progression. ?4 million will be available as a

fund for local plopss clubs to apply to see what to grow and develop. We

believe there has to be a system in Scottish board which is about

performance that needs to be world class. This is another step on that

journey. -- Scottish sport. Between 250 300 clubs benefit from this

funding and those who will pick up the extra demand in the build-up to

the Commonwealth Games. -- between 250 and 300. You enjoyed that! I

did. The bottom line for Celtic is they

have to beat AC Milan in Glasgow later this month or they'll be out

of this season's Champions League. Neil Lennon's side are at the foot

of Group H after their 1-0 defeat by Ajax. As Rhona McLeod reports, the

Celtic manager voiced his frustration after what he calls an

insipid performance. Much anticipation for Celtic that

they can claim some valuable points away from home against Ajax. The

visitors were on the back foot from the start. A cross! It was a very

flat first-half. Some players will have regrets about the game. Our

play in general was not like us, you know? We were second best,

particularly in the forward area. We were inside that in the first half.

They were nowhere near the best and at this level, we can't have that.

Celtic's performance did improve on the second half. Then, the sucker

punch. Calls change games and Ajax, from their point of view, it was the

big O but from our point of view the goal. 1-0 at full-time and the

result means Scotland are bottom of the group. We need to learn to

score. We created a lot of chances, probably more chances this season

than last season but we need a little extra. Celtic now have 90

days to find some scoring form before the visit of AC Milan on

November 26. Rangers have appointed a new

chairman - on an acting basis. 65-year-old David Somers has a

background in financial services. The club has also announced that its

annual general meeting will take place on the 19th of December.

Scottish rugby's head coach in waiting says there's no chance he'll

take up the job before next summer. Vern Cotter is with the Scotland

squad this week but only, he says, to discuss ideas with caretaker boss

Scott Johnson. And the New Zealander says he'll see out his contract with

French side Clermont Auvergne. It was always the case that I would see

out my contract with Vermont. It is good to sit down and talk out

ideas. That is always a good hybrid of thought. It is a good way to move

things forward. Just disgusting, meeting people. I think it is

positive. -- just chatting. Now, a look at what else is

happening across Scottish sport. Nadir Cheef-chi's ordering off for

slapping an Inverness player's hand has been reduced to a caution. The

Dundee United man's also been cleared of violent conduct during

the melee. But an appeal against a charge of grabbing a linesman by the

throat is still to be heard. Glasgow City's manager says his

team's preparing for one of their hardest ever challenges. They're off

to London for Saturday's Champions League match against Arsenal. One of

the best teams in Europe. Semifinalists the last few years.

They have never been out before the quarterfinals and have won it so I

don't think the challenge gets any greater than this.

Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes says he didn't really expect his side to

be riding so high in the Premiership. They're second and

could make it four wins on the spin if they beat Hearts at the weekend.

We have just got to keep striving for that consistency. That is all

that I was looking for. I wasn't expecting anything other than making

sure we were a tough opposition. Paul Lawrie's one of the few golfers

to have finished the first round at the rain affected the Turkish Open,

needing a good tournament to qualify for the European Tour season finale.

In Dubai, he scored a disappointing two over par. -- season finale in to

buy. A win for Scotland's Rugby League

team against the USA tonight could get them into the quarter finals of

the world cup. But Italy and Tonga could still pip them to a place in

the last eight. And there are more sports stories,

plus all the latest news, 24 hours a day on BBC Sport Scotland's website.

That's the sport. Sorry I didn't have any judo in their!

It was wrestling that my son used to do and it was very sweet.

An exhibition opens in Paisley tomorrow of the work of the UK's

only Lego artist. Warren Elsmore has built replicas of some of the

world's most famous structures, using hundreds of thousands of the

small plastic bricks. Our arts correspondent, Pauline McLean, went

along to meet him. It doesn't matter whether you are

small or large, whether you see this as design or a toy, but something in

this exhibition for everyone. This is simple and Christie should,

150,000 breaks. -- this is Saint Pang station. This model was around

about two years. How did you get started? I started the same way as

everyone else, as a child. I was building them and taking them apart

and rebuilding them. But I have been working commercially for about five

years and full-time for the last 12 months. You clearly did not think it

was something that they did to be put away as an adult. Are there

other adults like you? There is quite a large adult community of

fans of Lego all over the world and it is growing. Larger sets and more

completely did says. It is doing well. How do you choose what to

build? A lot is commissioned I am asked by people to build things for

them. There are certain buildings that I love. This station is

fantastic. The Olympic Stadium, which I worked on last year, is a

beautiful building in itself. As teams get to build makes buildings.

Are the things you would like to build? The resolved one West. --

there is always a long list. I have not worked out how to do the Falkirk

wheel, but it is exceptionally difficult. Words that go when it is

not an exhibition? Do you have a little box? I am afraid not.

Everything is boxed up, wrapped up and goes into a warehouse. If it is

not out on display, nobody can see it. Thank goodness. You can see it

for the next little while at Paisley Museum until February. You can also

get hands on. There is a chance to make some local landmarks also.

Just before we go to the weather. After the session to retain the cup

and yard, what are the challenges and opportunities for an independent

Scottish defence policy? That'll be explored with a panel of

international experts on BBC Two. Let's have a look at the weather.

Thank you very much. We have seen a number of showers, some heavy and

somewhat under mixed in. You can see a rush of showers covering the

country, pushing into the North Sea and it is an east-west split over

with many eastern parts seem clear spells. Those chores keep going in

the West. The winds are fairly breezy. Strong that times, touching

gales towards Orkney. -- strong at times stop it is dry and other parts

of the country but because of the wind, it should be frost free. In

the countryside, it will be colder than the cities. Tomorrow, more

showers but equally some sunshine. The winds will be westerly at times

for more showers in the central bolt and those in comparison with today.

Some good sunshine in the north-east. It is a case of sunshine

and showers for the afternoon for many. Wendy's three dimensions and

showers frequent. -- windy through the mention. Through Caithness, down

towards Inverness and Aberdeenshire, plenty of sunshine. Similar to parts

of Perthshire and Angus and Fife. Further south and the capital and

the Lothians, the showers are fairly frequent. Cloudy but some bright and

sunny skies. I should say also that as the showers are coming in,

falling as snow on the hills and migrant stop fair amount is there

already. -- snow on the hills and a fair amount there already. On

Saturday, a number of showers in the West. Any mist or fog burning

wagering the middle part of the morning. Overnight, as we head into

Sunday, we have high pressure building which means it will be a

cold, frosty night. Dry, bright start to Sunday. Plenty of sunshine

after that frost goes. The better of the two days this weekend for

Remembrance Sunday. After dark, there is real in the Atlantic that

will be coming our way. Now, a reminder of tonight's main

news: Dutch police say 44 people, more

than half of them Celtic supporters, were arrested in Amsterdam last

night after violent clashes before the Champions League match against

Ajax. news:

Dutch police say 44 people, more A spokesman said eight plain-clothed

officers were injured in the city's Dam Square, with one officer knocked

unconscious. They will appear before a judge.

In the court martial of three Royal Marines accused of executing an

Afghan insurgent, an audio tape from the helmet camera of one of the

marines as the man was shot has been made public. One marine can be heard

offering to shoot the Afghan in the head. Laughter is heard and a gun

shot. All three have pleaded not guilty.

A political row has broken out following BAE's announcement of

significant job losses at their shipyards on the cloud and

Portsmouth. Labour have warned that independence would put the remaining

jobs at risk. Nicola Sturgeon, the Deputy First Minister, accused

Labour of trying to bully people into voting against independence.

And that's Reporting Scotland. I'll be back with the headlines at 8pm

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

everyone on the team here in Glasgow and around the country, have a very

good evening.