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Tonight, on Reporting Scotland: "An absolute affront to democracy." The

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Deputy First Minister hits backs over claims an independent Scotland

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would find it difficult to secure full membership of the EU.

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I declare Edward Snowden the new rector for the University of

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Glasgow, 2014. Whistle-blower Edward Snowden gets

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the backing of Glasgow University students, who vote him in as their

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new rector. I am quite happy that he was elected because he is a big

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campaign in terms of privacy and the rights of individuals. He is not

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going to be here, in the country, and is not going to make any

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difference to the University. Also on tonight's programme: A Scots

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council asks for a share of UK money to help those affected by flooding -

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we look at how prepared we are to deal with the kind of flooding seen

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in the South of England. Residents of this Stirlingshire

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village are being asked to pay tens of thousands of pounds out of their

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own pockets to have their land decontaminated ?? WHITE And

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Britain's men's curlers make it through to the semifinals at the

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Winter Olympics in dramatic style. He has done it!

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Good Evening.The Deputy First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has hit

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back at the European Commission President's claim that it would be

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"extremely difficult" for an independent Scotland to secure full

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membership of the European Union. Speaking at Holyrood, she said it

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would be an "absolute affront to democracy" for Scotland to be denied

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membership. The Liberal Democrats said it was "Napoleonic" for the SNP

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to think all 28 EU governments would bend to their will. Here's our

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political correspondent, Glenn Campbell.

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If there is a Yes vote in the referendum, the Scottish Government

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says it will seek to negotiate full membership of the European Union

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within 18 months, prior to its target date for independence. But at

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the weekend, the president of the European Commission doubted this was

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doable. It will be difficult if not impossible. A new member state

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coming out of one of our countries. The Deputy First Minister feedback.

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Not only is there no interest in that in the wider EU, or in anything

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any member state has said, it would be an absolute affront to democracy.

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Mr Barroso highlighted the Spanish prime minister's refusal to accept

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Kosovo's membership to highlight the difficulties Scotland might face.

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Nicola Sturgeon disregarded this comparison. If this place became an

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independent parliament, what would the relationship with the EU be?

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There was a time when the SNP said membership would be automatic, while

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some of their opponents argued we might end up outside the EU. More

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recently, though, the debate has tended to focus on the negotiations.

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How long they might take, and whether or not they would result in

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as good a deal for Scotland as we have at the moment as part of the

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UK. The SNP's critics are not convinced EU membership could be

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obtained entirely on the Scottish Government's terms.

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The idea that the First Minister is pulling the strings in 28 capital

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cities around Europe is Napoleonic in its bravado. But Nicola Sturgeon

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thinks we could keep a share of the UK's rebate from EU budget

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contributions and keep out the troubles of the Eurozone. We are not

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arguing for changes in the terms between Scotland and the EU, on the

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euro, on the rebate we are arguing for continuity. These arguments will

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only be put to the test if Scottish voters opt for independence in

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September. The former prime minister, Gordon

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Brown, says the Scottish Government has failed to provide the evidence

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that it would be able to fund pensions if the country became

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independent. Mr Brown says a Yes vote would mean the loss of the

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pooling and sharing of resources, which help pay for state pensions.

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But the SNP says an independent Scotland would be better placed to

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fulfil pension obligations and could actually be more generous.

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And tonight there will be more on the independence referendum in the

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second in our series of debates. Here's James Cook.

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Tonight we are debating independence in Kelso, a stone's throw from the

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English border. The news has been full of talk about pensions, Europe

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and currency, but it is up to our audience to decide what to ask the

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panel, including Patrick Harvie from the Green party and the Scottish

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Conservative leader, Ruth Davidson. That is tonight at 9pm on BBC Two

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Scotland. Students at Glasgow University have

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voted for the whistle-blower Edward Snowden to be their new rector. Mr

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Snowden is wanted by the authorities in America after he leaked secret

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documents revealing widespread surveillance of phone and internet

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communications by the US. He's now in Russia, where he's been granted

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temporary asylum. Our correspondent Jamie McIvor is at Glasgow

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University tonight. I suspect they will not be welcoming their new

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rector any time soon? Absolutely, but then again the

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students who have been campaigning for Mr Snowden knew he would not be

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in a position to come to Glasgow University to thank them any time in

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the foreseeable future. Still, it was an overwhelming result here this

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afternoon. 6500 students took part in the election. Half of them voted

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for Mr Snowden, with the rest of the votes split three ways, between the

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other candidates. As you can imagine, those students who have

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been campaigning for Mr Snowden are feeling absolutely euphoric. I think

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we have shown that we oppose intrusion into our private lives and

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we stand in solidarity, we believe whistle-blowers are humans rather

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than traitors, and we hope that in the future of the people will be

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whistle-blowers. There is no doubt that the role of rector is largely

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symbolic but at the same time the rector can be a strong advocate of

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the student course. The current rector is Charles Kennedy. There was

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something of a mixed response to the results. I think it is ridiculous,

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pretty much. Any particular reason? Because he is not even here. He can

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never come in the country. He is not a working rector. It is a stupid

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political statement. I am quite happy because he is a big campaigner

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in terms of privacy and the rights of individuals. Most students are

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delighted. Mr Snowden certainly is not the first absentee rector

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elected on political grounds. In the 1980s, Winnie Mandela was elected to

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the post. As for whether today is going to send out results beyond

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Scotland that Mr Snowden's supporters want to see, let's wait

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and see. You're watching Reporting Scotland

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from the BBC. Still to come on tonight's programme: Who cares for

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the carers? As part of a special series, we focus on the challenges

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facing those later in life. In sport, as Scotland make changes

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ahead of their next Six Nations tie, we hear from head coach Scott

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Johnson, who was on the defensive. And in Sochi, the drama of curling.

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David Murdoch skips Team GB to the Olympic semifinals.

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A Scottish council is demanding a share of the cash earmarked by the

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UK Government to help those affected by this winter's floods.

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Dumfries and Galloway was hit hard by flooding over the festive period.

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Now the flood waters in England and Wales are beginning to subside,

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attention is focusing on how communities can protect themselves.

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Our environment correspondent, David Miller, is with us. David, how well

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prepared are we here in Scotland? There's no room for complacency, but

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Scotland has been investing heavily in flood prevention schemes.

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Communities the length and breadth of the country know just how

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devastating flooding can be. Elgin, Stonehaven, Perth and Dumfries are

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among the areas left counting the cost of floods in recent years.

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After the flooding South of the border, the Prime Minister David

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Cameron said, "Money is no object in this relief effort. Whatever money

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is needed, we will spend it." So who'll be footing the bill here?

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Winter 2014 will be remembered across much of England for flooding

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on an almost unimaginable scale. But communities here have also been

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affected. Today a call for the UK Government to help meet the cost. It

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is the clean-up costs, they have hit over ?1 million. We simply cannot

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afford to keep picking up that bill without support from the Scottish

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Government. Expensive new flood prevention schemes should limit

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damage in future but Whitehall insists no new money is being made

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available in England, so it will fall to the Scottish Government to

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paperwork with its existing budget. ?42 million is available each year

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but this scheme alone here in Elgin is costing ?86 million. We are

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producing a higher level of money for flooding protection, although it

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does look like a small amount compared to England. When flooding

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does hit Scotland, it is likely to be over in a few days if not hours.

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Experts say our landscape is able to cope with all but the most

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persistent and torrential downpours. The landscape has been shaped over

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thousands and thousands of years by the rainfall. The rivers act as a

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conveyor belt to take the rental of the land and Scotland has a far

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denser river network and England. Expect more extreme weather more

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often. That is the bowling from scientists who say the change in

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climate will mean strong flood defences are increasingly vital in

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the years ahead. -- that is the warning from scientists.

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Of course, there's no guarantee flood prevention schemes will

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protect every home or business in areas at risk. But if the worst does

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happen, the emergency services are trained and equipped to come to the

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rescue. Cameron Buttle has been hearing from those who could find

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themselves on the flooding front line.

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This is a standard front line appliance, the first emergency

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response to any incident. Already on board, basic water rescue equipment.

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But if it is a serious flooding incident, this is the kind of thing

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the fire and rescue service can now deploy. Here to tell us a little bit

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more about it is David. What have we got here? This is the incident

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support unit, one of many places we have strategically placed throughout

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Scotland. It is a multipurpose vehicle. It carries a lot of

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flooding equipment. We have specialist trained personnel. They

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can deal with flooding prudently. The guys spend a lot of time

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training. Yes. It takes up a lot of our time, the main part of our time

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as a modern service. We train in flood and swift water rescue. If it

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becomes a really serious incident, they will deploy the high volume

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pump here. This does exactly what it says on the tin. It shifts huge

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volumes of water up to three kilometres away. All of this

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equipment and these firefighters are available 24/7 to be deployed

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anywhere across Scotland. The Scottish Environment Protection

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Agency website provides much more information about flood prevention.

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A huge amount of work is being done to keep floodwaters at bay but, as

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we all know, it's always a mistake to underestimate what the Scottish

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weather could throw at us. A group of homeowners in the village

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of playing fields in Stirlingshire have been left with girls of tens of

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thousands of pounds to decontaminate their land. Their homes were built

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on land polluted with dangerous chemicals and the law says it is

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their responsibility to clean it up. They are asking the UK Treasury to

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waive the landfill tax which makes up to two thirds of the bill. At the

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foot of the Campsie Fells lies this village. Fiona is one of 13

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homeowners who lives there who faces staggering bills to remove

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contamination from her garden. It is no fault of the owners and the

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owners are asked to pay ?633,000. I have, personally, a ?43,000 bill.

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Unknown to their owners when they bought them, 13 homes on this estate

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were built on contaminated land. The reason why, the Calico print works

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stood here in the 19th century, and now, over 100 years after it was

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demolished, refuse from it still contaminates some of the land. This

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only came to light a couple of years ago, when Stirling Council tested

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this so, and they found potentially dangerous levels of arsenic and

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lead, and they say that has got to be cleared up. The print works and

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the housing developers who build the homes in the 1960s no longer exist.

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The law states that whoever owns the land must pay for the clean-up. In

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this case, it is the home owners, ?633,000 between 13 of them. Two

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thirds of the bill 's landfill tax from the UK Treasury. Martin has

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taken the case to Westminster. The estimated bill for me is ?69,000. We

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have got as much as we could into the deposit for this house and now

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the house is worthless. In 2015 the Scottish Government will take

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control blank attacks. They have made a commitment to look at

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residents affected. The council has pledged ?125,000 towards the final

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bill but that still leaves the residents facing costs of tens of

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thousands of pounds. More on that story on the One Show straight after

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this programme. Now a round-up of other stories from

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across Scotland this Tuesday. There has been a furious reaction to plans

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by a Highland council to act two thirds of its local customer service

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points in a bid to save money. The authority says more people want to

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deal with issues like council tax online but critics say closing 23

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offices will hit vulnerable people in rural areas hardest. 78-year-old

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cyclist who died after being involved in a collision with a car

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in Edinburgh has been named. He died after his silver mountain bike was

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involved in the crash on a road to South Queensferry on Sunday morning.

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The Arches nightclub in Glasgow has raised its minimum age for admission

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to 21 after the drug-related death of a teenage girl. The 17-year-old

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hide in the city's Royal Infirmary after becoming sick at the club on

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Saturday the 1st of February. Police have linked her death to an ecstasy

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like tablet. The NHS in Scotland has been given an extra ?1.5 million to

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cope with a significant increase in the number of people who need

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cataract and joint surgery. The cash will fund more doctors and nurses.

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Patients from around Scotland will be referred to the hospital which as

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a key role in reducing waiting times. Closure has been announced

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that five animal Park. The visitor attraction which is home to a number

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of exotic animals was put on the market last year. The charity

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regulator blog the sale until it was made clear which assets were owned

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by the if animal trust charity. -- owned by the Fife animal trust

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charity. Super fast road and has been introduced in the town of

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Buckie. The figure will increase to more than five houses in the coming

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week. -- super fast Rathband. A week-long series of concerts is to

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be held to celebrate the works of Gerry Rafferty in his hometown of

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Paisley. The festival was named after a Rafferty is on and will

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feature makes your stop it runs from the 11th to the 19th of if. -- it

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will feature Midge Ure full of According to charities, there are

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about 650,000 unpaid carers across Scotland and that figure is expected

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to reach one million over the next 20 years.

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This week we will be looking at how they cope and what challenges they

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face caring for their loved ones. In the first of three films, Ian

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Hamilton has been meeting older carers.

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Alec and his wife give for their daughter, is in her 40s, and has a

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learning disability. Neither of them elected to fill the caring for their

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daughter into retirement full of but that is exactly what they are

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doing. Jennifer is then send them the sheet is 45, 46 this year full

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of -- Jennifer is bound in them. The love hearing for Jennifer because

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they are both and healthy. What the year is the church and what that

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might bring the -- Down's Syndrome full who will look after Jennifer

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when we are not here to mark? Or if we are physically unable to look

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after our. Look after her full of it is the tactical about how you can

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fit England place. There are 13 point five thousand older carers and

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full of the art looking after family members with dementia and other

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disabilities. According to disability organisations, it is

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about heading of the crisis before it occurs. That requires a

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partnership between families of health and social services full.

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Something that doesn't always happen. Social authorities will

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probably love to shift to early intervention. However, I think in

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the days of cuts and therapy measures, it is very difficult for

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them to do so. They have a plan together to secure Jennifer's

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future. They are also working with other theatres to do the same. --

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with other hearers. Thing for the sports news.

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Docklands have made three for this weekend's Six Nations match away to

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Italy. Scott Lawson and Richie Gray come in for Ross Ford and Tim

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Swinson respectively, whilst David Denton is replaced by Johnnie

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Beattie. There's been some stinging criticism of late aimed at

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Murrayfield but is it getting to Scotland's interim head coach?

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Here's our rugby reporter, Phil Goodlad.

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Scott Johnson dispensed with the usual interviews today and says a

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press conference full of not be only unusual aspects to foresee things.

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It seems surprising given that for 55 minutes he was one of the best

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players. And you sat and watched it all? Probably not as many camera

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angles as you have. I wondered if many people might be surprised he

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has been dropped. We are just trying to get a balance to it, and

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acknowledging what he needs to improve on, too. To get out

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different balance in the team. Everyone is a bit edgy. They are

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coming towards us. What was the pressure. The people that know you

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the less judge you the most. I am happy with who I am. I am not

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changing, and I don't really care. I am pretty comfortable in my own

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skin. So it was a different Scott Johnson at Murrayfield today,

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reacted, perhaps, to the stinging criticism of late. He now needs his

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players to do likewise in Rome this weekend.

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The Winter Olympics and Great Britain's men's curlers have made it

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through to the finals at scratchy. They beat Norway 6-5 in a thrilling

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conclusion to their tie-breaker match. And it took a moment of

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brilliance from the skip to win the day. A must- make shop.

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Cannot afford to miss this... We had our chances of sealing the extra end

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up we thought they would be pretty low. It was scary. We are not scared

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of going for these shots to win games. It had to be absolutely

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perfect. COMMENTATOR: He has done it! A brilliant shot! Great Britain

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skipped with the very last stone, running from behind against Norway

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to seal their place in the final. In terms of the shots of your career

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how does that rank? It is one of those in shots. A really dramatic

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end to that match and that incredible last owned by David

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Murdoch sets up a semifinal tomorrow against Sweden. If they win that

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match, they are guaranteed a silver medal. But Sweden are the world

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champions. We have a lot of confidence. If we play like that, it

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is good enough to beat any team this week. If we come out playing like

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that tomorrow, we have a really good chance. And another shot or two like

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this wouldn't harm their chances either. Yes! Great scenes. Here is

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more news from the Winter Olympics plus a look at what is happening in

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Scottish sport. Elise Christie admits she questioned whether she

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could compete again in Sochi after the disappointment she suffered. But

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she took to the ace in the short track 1000 metres and one her feet

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with ease. I will try my best. Today everyone proud. -- she won her heat

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with ease. I was a bit worried. But now I am across the line, I looked

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down as I crossed the line. A player is to leave Glasgow Warriors after

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five years with the club. He has signed a two-year contract with an

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English side. Five Scots have been named in the GB and Northern Ireland

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team for next year's -- next month's Championships in Poland. He is part

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of the 35 strong squad. There is a Scottish Cup replay tonight at

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Inverness Caley Thistle face League One club Stranraer. This a glider

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for the premiership side setup tonight's replay. Dundee United

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await the winners in the quarterfinals. Radio Scotland has

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the cup tie covered. Tune in for all the build-up. There is online

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coverage as well. Came for the weather.

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Hello. Good evening. The weather is fairly bland. I wouldn't be too

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disappointed if you switched off because there is not a lot going on.

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It is murky and misty, damp, low pressure in charge but it has not

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got much strength to it. It is not going anywhere fast. It is hanging

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around. Tonight, like last night, cloudy, damp, misty and murky at

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times. The rain will come and go but there will be some clearer skies

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like there were earlier today across Orkney and Shetland and drifting

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into powers of Caithness. Somewhat cooler here, a touch of frost. The

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cloud is acting like a blanket. Tomorrow morning will be reasonably

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dry and cloudy, a bit misty and murky once again but on the whole

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tomorrow a lot of dry weather around. There will be some light and

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patchy outbreaks of rain, certainly across central parts of the country.

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Maybe towards parts of the Borders as well. In places, the mist and fog

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did linger in the afternoon. Temperatures are on the mild side, a

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turning Celsius, but where the mist and fog lingers it will be cooler.

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Some brighter sky to the north of any high ground, into the Moray

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Firth and into the far north of the mainland. Orkney and Shetland is

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seeing some sunshine, but rain is coming your way. Here is why.

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Tomorrow night, a weather front approaches from the West and that

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will introduce some rain and strengthening wind and some thicker

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cloud. That makes us way across the country as we had overnight

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Wednesday into Thursday. By Thursday morning, you will probably wake up

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to a rather wet and indeed breezy start to the day. It does improve.

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As we head through the morning towards afternoon, the rain works as

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we ever eastward, the winds being more westerly but the rain lingers

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for the Northern Isles. Behind it is a showery story, some brighter skies

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in between and some wintry showers on their health. Friday once again,

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the showers with us in the West and further east is drier and brighter.

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We could see some hail mixed in as well.

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We could see some hail mixed I was just about to say it was worth

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waiting for. Now, a reminder of tonight's main

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news. The Deputy First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has hit back at the

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European Commission President's claim that it would be "extremely

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difficult" for an independent Scotland to secure full membership

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of the European Union. Speaking at Holyrood, she said it would be an

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"absolute affront to democracy" for Scotland to be denied membership.

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For the first time in four years, the rate of inflation has dropped

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below the Bank of England target of 2%. Latest figures show inflation

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fell to 1.9% in January. Economists say it could ease the pressure on

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family budgets. And that's Reporting Scotland. We'll

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be back with the headlines at eight, and the late bulletin just after the

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ten o'clock news. Until then, from everyone on the team, across the

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country, have a very good evening.

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