11/02/2014 Reporting Scotland

Berkshire. Now it's time for the news where you are.

On tonight's Reporting Scotland: Trump is teed off. The American

billionaire loses a legal challenge to stop the construction of this

wind farm near his golf resort. Join me to discover what this Basque

power station built inside a Spanish mountain can teach us about the

future of electricity generation in Scotland. Find out how much of your

tax is spent on paying motorists whose cars are wrecked by potholes.

Everyone gets attached to their cars as well as the practical purpose of

getting us to work and so when it gets damaged it feels sore. Fewer

than half of parents have spoken to their children about the risks of

internet bullying, but will more talking do any good? And ups and

downs on the Olympics slopes. We bring you an eventful day for the

Scots in Sochi. Good Evening. The American

billionaire, Donald Trump, has lost a legal challenge to prevent the

construction of an offshore wind farm within sight of his Scottish

golf resort. He claimed the eleven turbine scheme off the Aberdeenshire

coast would spoil the view and the Scottish government's approval of it

was unlawful. But today that was rejected by the Court of Session.

Kevin Keane reports. It is the ultimate sea battle. In one corner,

the billionaire businessman who wants the view from his golf course

is kept clear of obstructions. Donald Trump has threatened to walk

away from Scotland if he does not get his way. The turbine research

facility that says it will provide enough power for 16,000 homes and be

the backbone of Scotland's renewable industry. The American tycoon has

lost in the courts. This is welcome news for us, it is a major milestone

in our project but they still have the of hard work to do. This huge

hotel was to bring jobs and investment but it is now on hold

with Donald Trump threatening to pull the plug. It has not said

explicitly today that it will walk away but he says he will now focus

all his investment and energy on another project. In a statement, the

Trump Organisation said we are reviewing Lord Doherty 's decision

and will pursue the legal options available to us. Despite today's

decision the proposal has numerous economic and legal obstacles. A new

substation has been rejected by Aberdeenshire planners. The

developers still expect to be connected to the gate by 2017.

Today's ruling brings neither side's case crashing down. Both

teams will now be considering their next move and countermove.

ScottishPower says it's considering a massive investment in a hydro

power scheme near Oban which would double the amount of electricity it

produces. The First Minister says the possible expansion of the

Cruachan pump storage station could be part of a renaissance for the

sector. He was speaking as he visited Europe's largest hydro power

scheme near the Spanish city of Valencia, From there our environment

correspondent, David Miller. This is the massive hydroelectric scheme

near Valencia. It is a long way from Argyll but this place gives us a

glimpse of what the future could have in store for Scotland's all

mountain. -- Hall mountain. It has been helping keep our lights on

since the 1960s. When there is a surplus of electricity and water is

pumped from the lock into a reservoir on the side. Then it is

released, generating electricity from turbines down below. It sits

very nicely too complimentary likes of wind turbines. If the wind comes

and goes we can fill in the gaps. It is dwarfed by schemes like this one

in Spain. The first minister came to see for himself. Clearly impressed,

he believes Scotland has the opportunity to go back to the

future. Hydropower and the combination with wind power provide

the cleanest, greenest and most cost-effective way to produce carbon

power. Let's mobilise the great power of the Highlands of Scotland

and bring that electricity to people at a competitive cost. There are

many major hurdles to overcome, technical challenges and the

planning process among them. There is one issue that does not seem to

be troubling the boss of the Spanish organisation. That is independence.

We do not worry about that. It will be several years before our scheme

can rival the one in Spain but one thing is for sure, it schemes like

these will have an important role to play in our future energy mix. The

driver of the car that knocked down and killed three young women any

city centre was unresponsive. It was in 2010 when he hit the 18-year-old

and 20-year-old. He was driving at speed on the pavement, keypad

blackouts for three years before the incident. There's a race against

time to bring a badly burned baby from Pakistan to Scotland for

life-saving treatment. The Glasgow-based uncle of

three-month-old Mohammad Suda has been campaigning to bring him here

for weeks after he was injured in a gas explosion that killed his

family. Now the Scottish Government has stepped in to speed up the visa

process. You may find some of the pictures in Suzanne Allan's report

upsetting. This is the beautiful baby born last October, he had less

than two months of family life before his father, brother and

mother were killed when gas ripped through their apartment last

September. This is him now. Horrific burns scar his body. He has

breathing problems and the spectre of infection is never far away.

Today, his uncle is applying for a Beazer to bring him to Scotland. It

could mean the difference between life and death. He has a lot of

third-degree burns, there were infections, his face as been

affected. They were other complications because he inhale gas.

Their are a lot of complications with his health. His uncle has been

campaigning and lobbying for the past few weeks to get his nephew

brought you to Scotland. He has raised thousands of pounds through

this website but last week the Scottish Government gave the green

light and he could be here within days. For this man, the child is all

that is left of his brother. You'll macro we really want him to live, it

is difficult, I know that one day we all die out to die in these

circumstances is very difficult. We had three people taken away from us

within a week. I do not know how to say thank you to the Scottish people

for responding very quickly and efficiently. The hope is that the

trial will be issued a Beazer which is what his uncle calls a second

chance at life. Still to come on on tonight's programme: No more traffic

wardens in the Borders in two weeks time, but will there be parking

chaos? In Sport: a real cliffhanger involving our curlers at the winter

Olympics, and a first for this Scots skier - so why is he so

disappointed? We'll tell you later. Apologies for our pictorial

technical problems. Hopefully things will settle down. How much is your

local council paying out in pothole compensation? Last year Scotland's

local authorities spent a total of more than half a million pounds, but

the individual amounts differed greatly. Glasgow paid out ?360,000,

others paid nothing. Julie Peacock reports. There is no doubt about it,

drivers and Scotland have been experiencing a bumpy ride these past

few years. Cold winters and tighter council budgets have created

difficult conditions for potholes. This man's garage bill was ?650

after he hit a pothole on the way to work. It just got bigger and you

could not drive around it. I got here and had to flat tyres, a local

mechanic said one of my fields was actually buckled by it. He was paid

compensation but he does not see the compensation getting better. Some of

the roads in the city are just atrocious. New potholes spring up at

night and you think they'd is another one. When you drive the same

route you noticed how long the potholes are bare. The extent of the

problem depends greatly on query you are driving. In Orkney the paid out

no money to drivers but in Aberdeenshire at the paid out

?34,000 last year. Glasgow paid out almost ?360,000 in compensation for

damage caused to cars by portals like this. Even the heel and snow

has not stopped the drive to get rid of portals in Glasgow. The council

says it is spending more on fixing them and has paid out less than a

third as a result. The patching breaks up and leads to more portals

but in doing so they are putting more money into long-term work. I

think we will see a lot more portals and the need for compensation. I'd

macro the potholes and the damage could be where fires for years to

come. -- could be with us for years to come. A group of Edinburgh

teenagers has been talking about their experience of the dangers of

the internet and cyberbullying. It comes as parents and carers are

being urged to talk more to youngsters about online safety. A

poll found fewer than half of parents have spoken to their

children about the risks. Morag Kinniburgh reports. When Internet

safety breaks down the effect on young people can be felt greatly. It

can be embarrassing when photos or comments about you have been made

public. Teenagers are being made aware of potential Internet

pitfalls. Individual bullying is bad enough but cyber billing can be seen

in papers, people have taken their own lives because they cannot handle

it. -- bullying. And in the adult. -- many feel they cannot talk to an

adult. I would go to a friend first. Then an adult after that, like a

guidance teacher. Many parents feel they are not up-to-date with the

technology. Experts say it is best to speak about the issue early

before problems emerge. We're not trying to say you would get a row.

But if you can deal with it, become more confident, you are better at

dealing with technology in future. Rather than try to keep up with

technology, which is the wrong place to be looking, it is keeping up with

the principles of how to be safe and how to use technology, however it

evolves. The onus is on parents and carers to find out about the risks.

And to learn what to do if there is a problem.

Farmers would get a better deal from the European Union if Scotland was

independent, according to the rural affairs secretary, speaking to the

NFU today. But recent UK government calculations suggest Scotland would

lose more than it gains in the event of a Yes vote. We have looked at

those competing claims. The rural affairs secretary believes

that farmers are not getting the best possible deal. He looks at the

issue of direct farm payments and said that if Scotland was already

independent it would get an extra 1 billion euros between now and 2020.

He is not saying that the deal and the Common agricultural policy would

be reopened, but is saying that an independent Scottish government

could secure a better deal, next time. I'm struck by the number of

farmers who now say they are voting yes because they see what a bad deal

they get from the UK government. We are more pro-agriculture.

He reckons we're getting the lowest rate in the European Union at the

moment. The UK government has said it will stage a review in 2016. But

they have also looked at the share of funding for Scotland more

generally and in an analysis paper it concluded that Scotland could

have raised more money as an independent country, but cancelled

it out by losing access to the UK rebate. It said that Scotland would

be, at best, 2 billion euros worse off. At worst, twice as much. We

have heard this before. There is no escaping from the truth that by

being independent Scotland would be out of the European Union. The

Scottish government disputes the UK figures, saying an independent

Scotland could keep a share of the rebate. The problem for the voters

is that you only find out what deal Scotland can negotiate following a

Yes vote. There are no negotiations in advance.

The boss of Barclays bank has told the BBC his bank can make it work in

the event of independence. It is a matter for the Scottish

people. We can make it work either way. You have no view about it being

good or bad? I don't, no. And we will have a programme about what

people think are the most important issues in the debate, tonight, at

9pm. Some of the stories making the news

now. Two people were killed when their car was involved in a

collision with a fan in Aberdeen child, named as Dennis Morris and

Margaret Watson, from Fraser Boro. -- Aberdeenshire.

Two young men have been verbally abused, chaste, and hit with rocks

in an apparent racist attack in Edinburgh. -- chased. The memory of

Pakistani and Arabian ethnicity. -- the men were.

Equipment to block mobile phone signals being sent or received in

jails is about to come on stream. Pilot schemes will take place from

April. The number of people visiting the

Outer Hebrides has risen by 30% in six years. A visitor survey said

more than 280,000 people visited the aisles and spent more than ?53.5

million between October 2012 and ten to 2013. -- September.

The numbers of grey like these have grown rapidly over the years causing

problems for crofters and farmers. -- geese.

Engineers constructing the new forefront crossing say they have

overcome difficulties but insist major challenges lie ahead. These

new images have been released as the project approaches its halfway

stage. -- for road crossing. -- Forth.

Traffic wardens have never been the most popular legal enforcers. But

soon there will be none whatsoever in the Borders. There are claims

there will be chaos in the high Street. This is Bill Anderson's last

week on the beat. His job is going as police Scotland withdraw all

wardens. Soon there will be none left in the Borders. The police will

continue to deal with serious parking issues. But in places like

this there is growing concern. The main high street. One way. You are

only allowed to park for half an hour at a time. And it is highly

unlikely the police will monitor that. Local businesses say they

already have a problem with people breaking the rules. It will be

jam-packed, people will just leave their cars and forget about it. I

don't think it will be policed. We want to see a steady flow of

traffic. One way of achieving that is having a steady flow of traffic

wardens. So this will be a blow to the high street when it needs all

the help it can get. In many parts of Scotland wardens are run by local

councils and have been for years. In the Borders, the police service

stops at the end of next month, there is nothing to replace them. We

had very limited cover to begin with. We will work with the police

and... But nobody ever knew where the wardens with the, so there was a

deterrent. -- would be. We will look very carefully to see what actions

we can take. Any solution remains months away.

And now the sport. It has been a mixed bag at the Winter Olympics.

Hopes were high for several Scots. Andrew Musgrave showed early promise

by becoming the first footage competitor to reach the

quarterfinals of a cross-country ski sprint. But that was as good as it

got. -- the first British competitor. The family arrived early

to support their son, and daughter, both competing. The sprint race was

the best medal chance for Andrew Musgrave, but he failed to make the

semifinals. He was defeated by Norwegians who had previously

defeated in the national championships they are. As soon as

we got to the long hill, I felt I was not having a good day, sometimes

you have those bad days. It sucks that it happened at the Olympics.

It wasn't the day for snowboarder Ben Kilmer, who crashed out in 16th.

I felt myself coming away from the wall. I tried to get my shoulder

cross but the impact was too heavy. A lots of mistakes. I have good days

and bad days. Today was a bad day. After all the hope, Scotland has

failed to win a medal on snow today. But the skiers will be back in

action before the end of the week. We all have good and bad days.

Better luck in the curling? Well, there was a traumatic finish to the

game between Great Britain and Germany. Poised at 6-6, the German

team had a shot to win the match. Here is what happened. The last

stone. Chance to take the final. Just needs a good job here to

replace that British stone. This is not taking the pool. My word!

Exciting. So the men have two victories. The women's team had lost

their opening match before playing the United States today. Not a

cliffhanger, they won 7-1. If that is not enough excitement, here's the

rest of the day 's sports news. The world and Olympic marathon

champion, Steven Kiprotic, has pulled out of the Commonwealth Games

to concentrate on the London Marathon. But you will be able to

see the cycling road race for free. It will take in Buchanan Street and

Argyle Street and the route has been made public. Terry Butcher says

Hibernian must finish in the top half of the premiership. They were

defeated in the Scottish cup by Raith Rovers on Saturday. We can

still salvage something from this season and it is well within the

capability of the players. Stephen Gallacher of Linlithgow is

the European tour golfer of the month for January after winning the

Desert classic. More stories, plus the latest news,

on our website. That is all for now.

And now the weather. Not pleasant. The unsettled weather continues, the

wintry theme, and as a result, a yellow warning from the Met Office.

You are likely to see some snow between tonight and tomorrow.

Showers continue tonight, especially in western areas. They will tend to

be confined to north-western areas by the end of the night. Elsewhere,

dry with a widespread frost and the risk of ice. Around freezing tonight

for most. In some rural spots, minus three Celsius. A settled start

tomorrow, although we are watching out for this weather system from the

south. Tomorrow morning, we continue with wintry showers. Elsewhere, dry

and clear. It will turn cloudy and wet in the South. Snow over the

higher ground of southern and central areas. Moving to the north

during the course of the afternoon. We could see snow at low levels for

a brief time, especially in the Glasgow area, but very brief. A more

detailed look at tomorrow afternoon. More in the way of showers. Snow

will turn back to rain for southern and central parts. North of the

central belt, we continue to see snow primarily over high ground,

leading to hazardous driving conditions. In some areas will stay

largely dry until light afternoon. Looking ahead to the evening, the

rain and snow continues its journey to the North. Wintry showers into

the West. Very windy in the South.