10/04/2014 Reporting Scotland

Commons has been cleared of rape and other sex charges. Goodbye.

Tonight, on Reporting Scotland. Detectives identify a suspect after

a woman is stabbed to death and left her partner wounded at their Glasgow

home in a car-jacking attempt. Dealing with abuse on the internet.

The Lord Advocate says new legislation is needed to deal with

the problem. Coming in to land - the world's

largest passenger airliner touches down at Glasgow Airport. Join me on

board the plane and find out what is in store when you climb the stairs.

We'll be looking at the future of long-haul travel in Scotland. Also

on the programme, why Scotland's football team are on the up and up -

we're now at 22 in FIFA's rankings. And making the kelpies a reality.

The epic film capturing the huge construction project.

Good evening. Detectives believe they've

identified a suspect in connection with the murder of a woman at her

home in the Crookston area of Glasgow. 51-year-old Isabelle

Sanders was stabbed to death in the early hours of yesterday morning.

Her 85-year-old partner, Norman Busby, was seriously injured in the

attack. Police have linked the murder to a stabbing two hours

earlier at a nearby shop. Julie Peacock reports.

The police guard outside this home is the only sign this was the scene

of a sustained and violent knife attack against a defenceless couple.

Police say they have a suspect in mind and are following a positive

line of inquiry. They are linking the murderer to an earlier attempt

to steal a car from outside a nearby shop. In that incident, the

33-year-old driver was stabbed by a man with a knife. That person was

last seen running off towards Howes Hill Park. A very similar

description, 700 yards from here. And we believe they are now linked.

There is a mark of desperation which again appears to be similar to what

happened at this address. Eyewitnesses say the driver was

attacked just after 11pm on Tuesday evening. He said, somebody try to

steal my car. And we shot the shop doors. There was blood on the floor.

Somebody try to put the knife in his leg. Isabelle Sanders was murdered

just a couple of hours later. Police say this may have been a failed

attempt to steal the couple's car which has been taken away for

forensic analysis. Police have found no reason why this couple were

targeted. A neighbour told me today how he heard Norman Busby's alarm go

off and rushed to help the couple. When he got here, he said he was

horrified at what he saw. He said it was too late to save Isabelle

Sanders but Norman Busby told him he had and served the door to a man who

had perished in and attacked them. Isabelle Sanders' partner is still

in the high dependency unit in hospital, police say he is

recovering. They point out if it was not for the swift medical care they

received, this could easily have been a double murder.

And Julie Peacock joins us from the scene of the murder now. What's the

latest in the investigation, Julie? This is an investigation that is

very much still ongoing. Earlier, we saw forensic teams leave the house

with bags of evidence. While the police say they have a suspect in

mind, there are still some people they would like to speak to, the

first of them was a taxi driver who was possibly in the skull around the

time of the attack. They want to want to speak to him in case he saw

anything crucial. They want to speak to a driver who was on the Crookston

Road behind this estate. He may have had to swerve to avoid the suspect

and they also want to speak to him as well. Police are pointing out

that the suspect carried out a violent attack and they believe he

would have had some blood on his clothing so they are asking anybody

who saw somebody matching the description of a man between the age

of 20 and 30 with bloodstained clothing to contact them. Thanks

very much. It's a form of internet abuse that's

on the increase in Scotland, and today the Lord Advocate, Frank

Mulholland, called for new legislation to deal with the

problem. It's known as Revenge Porn, and involves people posting explicit

pictures and videos of their former partners online. Our political

correspondent Lucy Adams is here with me in the studio. So what

exactly are we talking about, Lucy? In some countries it's described as

virtual rape. It involves people uploading sexually explicit content

of ex-partners without their permission. It is a massive reach of

trust. It affects adult and children. Victims talk about feeling

abused when people click on an image. Some victims have committed

suicide as a result. The Lord Advocate Frank Mulholland has today

called for new, "bespoke" legislation to tackle the distress,

upset and humiliation for victims. He says he wants to send out a

strong message that this will not be tolerated in Scotland. I think there

is a need for it, it is becoming more and more common, we are seeing

laws being passed across the world, a number of states in the US have

passed revenge porn registration. In Australia, Brazil and other

countries, they are bringing forward legislation to be able to deal with

it. I would not like Scotland to be at the end of the line. There is a

need for this legislation to be passed in Scotland. What has been

the reaction to this? Campaigners have welcomed the move, but say

legislation alone cannot address the problem. They seek greater controls

of the internet and awareness-raising. How website hosts

deal with this. They want to see police, prosecutors and websites to

crack down on the problem. Reported to the police. Get a friend to

witness it. It is difficult because it is not pleasant to do because of

the images, but it is not your fault, it is not the fact that you

have had this image taken, it is the fact that it has been nonconsensual

Lee and maliciously shared or put out there to shame and upset and

abuse it. For the growing number of victims, this will be a welcome

development but ultimately policing the internet remains a daunting

task. Revenge by ex-partners is not a modern phenomenon but the World

Wide Web has taken it to another level. Thank you very much indeed.

An A380 super jumbo has landed in Scotland for the first time and

large crowds turned out to watch it touch down at Glasgow. Our transport

correspondent, David Miller was with them.

Flying into Glasgow and a place in Scottish aviation history. The pilot

a local boy from Clydebank clearly relished every minute. It was great,

it was a delight. What is she like to fly? Beautiful. She is very light

and responsive than just a joy to fly. Everything about this aircraft

is huge, it can comparably carry more 500 passengers. And it has a

wingspan of 18 metres. There is a big question as well. Will this

aircraft returned to Scotland's skies any time soon? We are happy we

are here, delighted. We don't have immediate plans to change anything,

it is not on the agenda. 8080 is not set to be a regular visitor. But

Scotland's two busiest airports are fighting hard to win new long haul

routes and attract bigger aircraft. We have created another first year

in Scottish aviation history. Glasgow has regularly got the second

and third largest passenger aircraft on the ground here but today we

brought the biggest passenger aircraft to the ground. By the

summer, we will have six long haul hubs, for in North America,

Istanbul, with Turkish airlines, and cut doodle half. That is huge

progression. The super jumble is already on its way back to Dubai.

Leaving this guys over Glasgow Airport feeling empty this evening.

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from the BBC. Still to come on tonight's programme. Find out what

the civilian plan was, if the Cold War had turned into nuclear war.

In sport, further evidence of our national football team's improvement

- and it's scientific. Sort of. And why Dundee United's manager

might miss their semifinal against Rangers on Saturday.

The Scottish National Party is gathering in Aberdeen for its final

party conference before the referendum on independence in

September. The core message from the conference will be that Scotland

"can, should and must" be independent. Our political editor

Brian Taylor is in Aberdeen tonight. What's the theme going to be, Brian?

Or have I just articulated it? You got it in one. Party conferences can

be a fairly eclectic mix of the range of debates and topics. There

is only one purpose for this conference. It is a countdown on the

platform behind me. It is the referendum in September, at the

18th, I asked Nicola Sturgeon, the deputy leader of the party, to spell

out what she saw as the conference theme. We will set out that Scotland

can be independent. We would be the 14th richest country in the world,

we will set out that we should be independent to give us the powers we

need to make Scotland a better place to live, a more prosperous and

fairer society. I am setting out that we must be independent because

the alternative is continuing to have decisions taken at Westminster,

often by the government to redo not vote for. Mrs Sturgeon says that

Scotland is better off in the UK. In terms of the conference, it gets

under way tomorrow. One of the first items on the agenda will be a

tribute from Alex Salmond to the late Margo MacDonald. Thank you very

much. The Deputy First Minister Nicola

Sturgeon has defended the plan to demolish Glasgow's Red Road flats as

part of the opening ceremony for the Commonwealth Games. Ms Sturgeon told

BBC Scotland it was a "good idea" to feature the revitalisation of

Glasgow in the opening event. But Ms Sturgeon also said it was important

to listen to the people of Glasgow - including those who have expressed

strong opposition to the plan. 700 new jobs have been confirmed by

offshore firm Statoil after it selected a new UK North Sea head

office in Aberdeen. The base at Kingswells will be the operations

centre for developing the Mariner field, creating 200 onshore and 500

offshore jobs. The field is nearly 100 miles east of Shetland.

This week on Reporting Scotland we're been looking at changes to the

welfare state. Campaigners say disabled people are being

disproportionately affected - creating uncertainty and poverty.

However, the UK Government believe the changes are needed to cut the

welfare bill and ensure the cash goes to those most in need. Our

reporter Ian Hamilton's been finding out how the Work Capability

Assessment is affecting those with mental health problems.

Here at this trust in Glasgow, they support people with long-term mental

health problems. It's a disability you can't see and because of this,

they believe they are unfairly treated by the work capability

assessment. Many will be able to work but, for Eddie, employment is

unlikely for the near future. I have got psychological problems. I have

anxiety and depression. After guard Naval Hospital, I went to the

Southern General Hospital and they treated me.

The people who carry out these assessments are not medically

qualified but they can spot an obvious physical disability. --

Gartnavel Hospital. It is very difficult without knowing someone's

background and mental health history to understand how mental health can

affect your ability to move back into the workplace.

In the building behind me, they hold the work capability assessments,

which began in 2008 under the last Labour government. They were

criticised then and the criticism has continued under the current

coalition government. A great deal of that criticism has come from GPs,

particularly in the way patients with mental health problems have

been treated. Because of incorrect decisions that

they are fit for work, it isn't good for people and is damaging to the

health of some of the poorest and most vulnerable people.

The UK Government say that a series of independent reviews they have

made will make improvements to the process for people with mental

health problems and they are also working with mental health experts

and charities to make the work capability assessment fairer and

more accurate. Over time, the Government is working

to fine-tune the assessment so we can cut the number of appeals and

get the decision right the first time, rather than have to go to

appeal. People say here that there is a

stigma attached to mental health, so it will require a change of attitude

by employers, not just a tightening of the benefit rules, to get people

into work. A look now at other stories from

around Scotland. A woman has died, after a car she

was in crashed into the Caledonian Canal near Fort William. The

incident happened at a flight of locks known as Neptune's Staircase

yesterday afternoon. Police aren't treating the woman's death as

suspicious and her identity is being withheld until all next-of-kin are

told. The Health and Safety Executive is

investigating after a fire broke out on a North Sea oil platform that's

already been warned about safety. The HSE had already issued two

improvement notices to CNR International, after an incident at

the Tiffany platform north-east of Aberdeen in January. The latest fire

was last Sunday. Research estimates that 306 people

died in Glasgow in 2010 as a result of air pollution. The figures come

as part of a breakdown of pollution mortality figures by council area.

Edinburgh is estimated to have had just over 200 deaths, while Orkney

and Shetland have the least. In relative terms, Scotland is

suffering less from the effects of air pollution than other parts of

the UK so I think there is an encouraging message there that we

can do more. An 80-year old Fife theatre could

re-open permanently, after St Andrews University proposed a major

rescue package. The campaign to save the struggling Byre Theatre was

backed by Sir Sean Connery, but it was forced to close last year. Now

the university has come up with a plan to save the council-owned

venue. Oor Wullie comic annuals are for

sale, alongside paintings by leading Scots colourists, in the 15th annual

Scottish sale at the auctioneers, Bonhams. Bonhams. The sale aims to

bring together the best of all things Scottish and features

everything from furniture to ceramics.

The crisis in Ukraine has led to talk of a new Cold War. In the real

Cold War Scotland's civil authorities made plans for what

they'd do if there was a nuclear conflict. October 1962. The world on

the brink of nuclear war. In those days, some still thought the impact

of a nuclear attack could be minimised. For years, Scottish

councils had been working out how to try to go. The archives of the old

City of Glasgow Corporation paint a fascinating but chilling picture.

Many formerly secret documents from the late 1940s through to the

mid-1960s are carefully preserved here.

This is a very careful planning process. It's a very dangerous

threat, or so they thought in the 1950s and 1960s.

One of the most chilling files is a secret report from the Home Office

produced in 1953. It presumes that an atomic bomb has exploded 2000

feet above where I'm standing at Glasgow Bridge. 60,000 killed,

20,000 injured, the immediate area devastated. The report warned there

could be grave problems rescuing the injured from collapsed tenements but

also suggested that their weight could give more protection from

radiation for survivors. Another document dates from the time of the

Cuban crisis. It looks at how children or the elderly could have

been evacuated to rural areas. A few years later, the Russian prime

minister got a warm welcome in Glasgow. But the Cold War would

continue for 30 more years. Let's get the sport now.

Scotland have risen up the FIFA rankings to 22nd in the world. After

five matches unbeaten Gordon Strachan's side have soared 15

places this quarter - more than any other nation in the world! So is

this a major sign of progress, or are the FIFA rankings bonkers? There

has been plenty of ups and downs in the rankings for Scotland. 12 years

ago, Scotland slipped to 86. Under Walter Smith, a revival. When Alex

McLeish took over, 15th. Scots reached as high as position 30. But

then headed in the wrong direction under George Burley. There has been

no stone unturned. This is something to get excited about. It is

justified in the results we have had.

By the time Gordon Strachan took the helm, Scotland were ranked 77th in

the world. That makes today's rise to 22nd in the world all the more

remarkable. The problem is that the rankings are a bit crazy. If

Scotland win the next match, they will actually fall down the

rankings. 22nd in the world might not win the

World Cup but it does add something to the revival under Gordon

Strachan. Dundee United manager Jackie

McNamara's been banned for three matches for the repeated use of

offensive insulting and abusive language during a touchline spat

with St Johnstone's Tommy Wright. The Saints boss was given a one

match suspended ban. United are considering appealing against the

ban.if they don't McNamara will miss the Scottish Cup semifinal against

Rangers. He has some interesting thoughts on that tie. There is a lot

been said and written this week in the media. Trying to start things

up. On the back of Rangers's result last week. A lot of people have

turned on the team. For us, nothing changes.

It's day one of the Masters - no TV pictures yet - but the two Scots

taking part are doing well. Stephen Gallacher went to underpar,

one ahead of Sandy Lyle in 19 88. Now we can update you on what else

is happening on Scottish sport. Scotland have made it six wins from

six matches in the Women's World cup qualifiers. Winning 3-1 in Bosnia

this afternoon. Jane Ross scoring all three goals. The Scots top their

group. Former world 100 metres record

holder Asafa Powell's been banned for doping so will miss the Glasgow

2014 Games.The Jamacian won't be able to compete again till the end

of the year. Edinburgh Rugby's head coach has

thrown his support behind the creation of a third professional

team in Scotland. At the moment Glasgow Warriors are the only other

pro side. From a rugby point of view, a third

club would be of value. Britain's para-cyclists are in

Mexico for the World Championships - among the competitors is a Scot

tipped for gold at the Commonwealth Games - he's keeping an eye on medal

rivals. We have stiff competition from the

us billions. A good chance to practice.

Olympic silver medallist Micheal Jamieson swims in the final of the

200 metres breaststroke at the British Championships in Glasgow

tonight. He's already qualified for Glasgow 2014.

More on Scotland's ascent up the world rankings - and all the

breaking stories on the BBC Sport Scotland website.

Some breaking news: Rugby's European cup will be the European champions

cup from next season. Scotland will be guaranteed one place. Two places

if Glasgow and Edinburgh finish in the top six of the April 12 league.

That is all the sport. A time-lapsed film of the

construction of the giant steel horse-heads known as the Kelpies has

been released today. We've been speaking to the man who made the

film about how he did it. The filming technique we use is unique.

Hopefully it matches the sculptures themselves. We take photographs and

use them like sculpture. We frame every single photograph. It is quite

difficult. Moving inches at a time. Nothing is computer-generated. It is

not greedy. It is all real. Camera movement is done by hand. 95% by

hand. The light is just as the camera sees it. No effects. Some was

shot in January. We wanted night-time shots. In the summer, you

do not get darkness. Some of the best shots in the film where

miserable, cold nights. But I think it was worth it. I think the Kelpies

are amazing. I spent a lot of nights filming them. Trying to capture

their qualities. I hope the film does them justice. I think people

should go and see them. Not just in the daytime, but at night.

More sunshine around this evening than they ever had for most of the

day. We have finally gotten rid of that bank of stubborn cloud plaguing

Scotland for such a long time. We will keep a scattering of showers

across the North. Overnight, they become confined to the northern and

western aisles. Elsewhere, drying with clear spells. Turning Chile as

skies are clear. Low temperatures, so some frost as well. A chilly

start tomorrow. But fine and dry and bright. Still some showers over the

north and west. Even here, we lose most of that during the morning. In

the afternoon, some lovely spring weather. We may see cloud coming in

from the West. Towards the end of the afternoon, rain in the West.

Towards tomorrow evening, the rain pushes across much of the country.

As we head into Saturday, the weather front moves, tracking across

the country. An improvement for the afternoon. It will stay blustery. On

Sunday, a brisk westerly airflow. Rain in the West. Sunshine in the

East. Thanks. Now, a reminder of tonight's

main news. Police believe they've identified a

suspect in connection with the murder of a woman at her home in

Glasgow. Detectives have also linked the murder to a stabbing two hours

earlier at a nearby shop. Nigel Evans, the former House of

Commons deputy speaker, has been cleared of a string of sexual

offences including one count of rape. The MP for Ribble Valley broke

down in tears when the not guilty verdicts were read out but says he

now wants to get back to his parliamentary work.

And that's Reporting Scotland. Have a very good evening.