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European election results. That's all from the BBC News at Six - so

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it's goodbye from me and on Patients waiting for treatment - the

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latest NHS figures show key targets After the art school blaze, a

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a promise of millions of pounds of help from the

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Scottish government. The serious accidents caused by

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young drivers, we look at one scheme The cost of travelling by ferry. New

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moves to cut fares on the Clyde and What team-mate is done and now it is

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gone. The cost of travelling by ferry. New

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moves to cut fares on the Clyde and And as Scotland's footballers

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prepare for the friendly with Nigeria, police investigate

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match-fixing claims. Good evening. The NHS has missed a

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number of key targets to reduce the amount of time people

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wait for treatment. New figures show more than one in

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ten people are waiting too long to be seen and, in some areas

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of Scotland, it is as many When Kenny Boyle got an appointment

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to meet an orthopaedic surgeon, he thought his long wait for treatment

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for a back problem went been solved, but he had been sent to a

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specialist for the treatment, as opposed to meet his back. I have to

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be belligerent. I may have to move to a part of the country which has

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basic health management. He lives in Forth Valley, one of four areas

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which have missed the targets for treatment. Statistics reveal other

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problems. The 18 week target has been missed, the accident and

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emergency target was not make either. But staff numbers have

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risen. The health minister survived a vote of no confidence was keen to

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point this out. That is the good news. We have recruited in the last

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year over 1100 additional measures and 155 additional consultants for

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the national health service in Scotland. It is all part and parcel

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of the plan to make sure we can do what we can to improve the service

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for our patients. Services will not improve, according to the Royal

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College of nursing, because staffing levels are simply back to really

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they were five years ago, while demand has increased.

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And Eleanor joins me now in the studio.

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To Mr target three years after you set it is embarrassing. I think some

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of the pressures may also be having a knock-on effect. We also know that

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the way hospitals measuring the waiting times is under closer

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scrutiny. They therefore find it harder to meet the targets, but

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there are solutions. You could centralise some of the expensive

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bets, such as centralising accident and emergency ration on the

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expensive drugs. Students who lost work as fire swept

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through the Glasgow School of Art It should give them studio time to

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develop new work and help rebuild their portfolio following the blaze

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at the world-renowned building on Since the fire, there has been an

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enormous effort to try and save the building. There is particular

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concern for students preparing for the final degree show. There are

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some fears that many may have lost the entire folio of work. My fourth

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year, he has spent thousands of pounds. So much of him went into

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this since his third year. Right at this point, it is not as if he will

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make it again. What you need is done and now it is gone. It was rate

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above where the fire started. There was one that that was fireproof, but

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it was a small piece. I shall we actually finished the day before. We

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had put the studio 58 and that is beside the studio they got

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destroyed. Pictures show the devastation inside. The entire

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studio was destroyed, but there are hopes that the vast majority of work

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may have actually survived. This has been a devastating few days for

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staff and students here. You can see items fell been retrieved from the

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building, but some good news, especially with regard to whether

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work has been badly affected, the school is launching special

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bursaries. They will support the students. We have opportunities for

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them to study elsewhere in Glasgow. There are other institutions in the

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United Kingdom and Europe. There is an awful lot of detail to work out

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and that is what we will be doing in the next couple of days. The boys

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has Brighton offers of help from around the world. They say they will

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look to match the bursary scheme, see the Scottish government. The

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United Kingdom government have also said they will make a substantial

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financial contribution. The bursaries will be named the

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Phoenix, as the art school is already arising from the ashes.

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Scotland's rural roads can be dangerous places for drivers and

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there is a fresh warning about the number of young drivers involved in

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17 to 19 year olds make up just 1.5% of drivers on our roads, but

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according to new figures, nearly 12% of people hurt or killed in a car

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accident are involved in a crash with those young drivers.

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And in the Northern and Grampian areas of Scotland, that figure rises

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Our reporter Morag Kinniburgh has been hearing about one scheme to try

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and cut the numbers of young people involved in road accidents.

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Crusty sets off on her advanced driving test, aware of the dangers

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of being a teenage driver. It is a worry. There are people our age who

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need to be made more aware of the dangers. Car crashes are the biggest

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killer of young people in the developed world. Casualties are

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highest in rural areas. Young drivers tend to drive for short

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distances. They need to look much further ahead. They need to

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understand what sort of road via Ron worthy of driving to that. And the

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Borders, they have offered free driving courses for youngsters. You

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take into consideration of what the weather is like, what the traffic is

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like, if there are pedestrians about, lots of weird things to try

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and do. Passing the test can mean lower insurance and lower fuel costs

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and maybe even a better job. It is fabulous. It was brilliant. It was

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nerve wracking, but it went smoothly and everything went to plan. If it

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is going to make people safer, why not do it,. There are laws which may

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restrict the amount of driving youngsters can do in the future.

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Still to come on Reporting Scotland...

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The wills of more than 30,000 Scottish soldiers who died

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The wills of more than 30,000 Scottish soldiers who died in

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In sport, the latest news from the Scotland camp ahead of the match

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against Nigeria. And a bruising encounter for Andy

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Murray in the opening round of the French Open.

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The price of sailing to almost every island off the west coast of

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A Scottish government scheme offering lower fares has brought

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By October 2015, it will be rolled out to all remaining crossings in

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One place set to benefit is the Isle of Bute and our reporter Suzanne

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Allan is at the ferry terminal in Wemyss Bay on the Clyde tonight.

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Suzanne, it is a busy place for trips to Rothesay, but perhaps

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It has actually been a really lovely afternoon here. It was mean and mean

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for our small sail across the water. The scheme has been running in the

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Western mails for the past 60 years. Travelling numbers are up by about

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40% on fears are down by about the same. So, I wanted to see what

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passengers, a 1000 day-trippers thought about the new cut-price

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fares. They are happy, but wish it had happened a bit sooner. From

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London to Mull and blogs to Cumbrae, by 2014, 14 favourites will benefit.

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Passengers were deleted. It is good, but it should have come in before.

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It will definitely help the trade on the A1. In the Western Isles, it has

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seen fears cut by 40% in visitor numbers up by the same amount. Butte

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tourism wants to see cheap fears soon. It is a very important thing

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for the economy of Bute. We are disappointed we are not getting it

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sooner. Palin are getting at this October and we would've liked to

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have get that then, to be on the same playing field as Aaron. To see

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that a land that a land at its best, you need to bring a car over and it

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can be expensive. We do not know at the moment how much the fears are

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going to be. The government say they have not set them and will do

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neither of the time. But a you base it on what is happening in the

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Western Isles, they should be a reduction of around 40%. I am

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booking my vacation now. Scotland's largest council has

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changed its infant cremation practices, following the baby ashes

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scandal. Glasgow City Council apologised last

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year for dispersing the remains of dead infants without their parents'

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consent, after the practice came to light at Mortonhall Crematorium

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in Edinburgh. The authority now says it will

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return any ash left when parents The change comes after a critical

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report into Mortonhall by former The death of a 43-year-old woman in

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Renfrewshire is being treated as The woman, whose name has not been

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released, was found seriously injured at a property in Ewing Road,

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Lochwinnoch, shortly before midnight Emergency services attended, but she

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was pronounced dead at the scene. It is understood that police are

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following a definite line of The Scottish Football Association

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have been contacted regarding a match-fixing threat surrounding

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Scotland's friendly against Nigeria at tomorrow night.

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We can cross to our sports news correspondent, Chris McLaughlin at

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the BBC's Sport Centre in Salford. Is there any suggestion of any

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Scottish involvement? We do not know a great deal at the moment. We know

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that the Scottish claim -- the National crime agency have contacted

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the Scottish football Association about a threat. It is understood a

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number of other friendly matches taking place tomorrow have also been

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highlighted. It is my understanding notes cottage players are not under

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suspicion. They are not under suspicion. I talked to the Celtic

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and Nigerian defender recently and said it was not a problem in his own

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country. We have also tried to talk to see far, but they say there is no

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specific investigation and bookmakers say the same. So, a cloud

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over this friendly against Nigeria yes, but the match most definitely

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about that in the sporting round-up.

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The First Minister has insisted that Scotland is the best prepared nation

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on the planet for the opportunities and challenges of independence.

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Alex Salmond said Scotland had natural resources,

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an ingenious people and an existing system of government.

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But the Scottish Secretary Alistair Carmichael said Mr Salmond

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This from our political editor Brian Taylor.

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Nicola Sturgeon with her name six. Scotland's Cabinet has come to

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Rutherglen near Glasgow to consult with people. Outside, fervent

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supporters of the union preparer. Inside, ministers take questions on

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welfare, pensions and the economy. The first minister insists Scotland

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is best placed to adopt independence. We have a tremendous

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natural lees or space and they history of governance. Since 1999 we

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have been running the Scottish parliament so we have the

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institutions of government, not just the legal system but also the

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parliamentary system. I cannot think of any country which could come to

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independence in better preparation than Scotland. Alex Salmond had

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entered to a partial standing ovation. The first Minister

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announced new funding for the football programme helping young

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people but his critics say he has to give detailed answers on the cost of

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independence. He has to, now with some hard and fast answers and he

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has to be honest with the people of Scotland about the costs. We know

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that setting up an independent nation will not be cheap. He has to

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level with the people of Scotland. Tomorrow the Scottish and UK

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governments will publish competing claims on the economics of

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independence. Expect a range of responses.

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A new current affairs programme starts tonight on BBC Two Scotland

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at 10.30 - and at the helm is Sarah Smith.

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Yes, Jackie. We've got an exciting show for you tonight.

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We have an exclusive investigation into the security firm G4S

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and how the failure of their vetting systems led to the murder of

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After a series of scandals why are they still being

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I'll be talking to the chief secretary to the

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Treasury Danny Alexander about how much it would cost to set

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The boffins at UK Treasury have added up all the costs associated

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with creating a new state, but before they have even released

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their figures they've been rubbished by the Scottish government who

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And is Ian Rankin really the greatest writer in Scottish history?

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That's all on Scotland 2014 at 10.30 on BBC Two tonight.

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A look at other stories from the across the country.

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Work has begun to install average speed cameras on the A9

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They're being installed to try to reduce the number of fatal

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and serious accidents on the parts of the road that are

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The system is expected to be in use by October.

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The operator of a North Sea oil platform says it

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hopes to have repaired a problem with one the installation's wells

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CNR International has taken nearly a hundred workers off the Ninian

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Central platform - after a problem was discovered with the well's outer

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CNR says no oil has been released into the sea.

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A primary school on one of Scotland's smallest inhabited

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islands has reopened-after being closed for three years.

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Highland Council has restarted classes on Canna,

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a tiny isle off Skye, after two new families moved there.

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The crime author Ian Rankin has been named ahead of

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Robert Louis Stevenson and Arthur Conan Doyle as Scotland's

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The Inspector Rebus creator topped a survey carried out to highlight

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the National Young Writers' Award, which is aimed

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Barr's, the makers of Irn Bru, say they've seen a sharp rise in sales

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The Cumbernauld-based firm say total sales rose by over 5% -

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that's more than twice as fast as the soft drinks market as a whole.

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The company recently opened a factory in Milton Keynes, to

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Let's get tonight's sports news now from Rhona.

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Well, putting that potential match fixing threat you heard

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about earlier to one side, Scotland manager Gordon Strachan says he has

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a full squad to pick from ahead of tomorrow night's friendly

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Strachan says it's important the national team continue

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their winning form as they look for a fourth consecutive away victory

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Scott Brown and his Scotland team-mates have one more working day

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until the summer holiday begins. The ad in a leafy suburb preparing for

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the match against Nigeria but the locals are not too excited by the

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prospect. I met these tranquil surroundings, they are not here for

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a rest and relaxation but to take care of some serious business before

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the qualification campaign gets underway against Germany. I hope we

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continue the form we have been doing, getting control and keeping

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the ball instead of playing it up the park and hoping for the best. It

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is a different side, more patient and creating chances. That is in no

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small part down to the manager who has not allowed talk of a match

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fixing is that is in no small part down to the manager who has not

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allowed talk of a match fixing as he readies the squad for the chance at

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Euro 2016. I am here and have been set a target to do that, and there

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is nothing better than somebody setting you a target and you achieve

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it. It has happened to me a couple of times in my life. I know what

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this group of lads it can be achieved, that is for sure. The deal

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test of what looks to be an improving Scotland side will come in

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September but for now they are looking at a fourth successive win

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away from home. There's good and there?s bad

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news today for Andy Murray. The good news is he has survived

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his first round match at the The bad news is,

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the game-plan didn?t go quite The start of the year has at times

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been shakey for Murray - today he had to overcome the world no 53

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Andrey Golubev from Kazakhstan. For Andy Murray, it is a welcome

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return to Roland Garros after missing last year through injury but

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it is the first time since 2011 but he goes into a grand slam without

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Ivan Lendl in his corner. Andy Murray says he knows who he wants to

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coach him and says he has talked but no clues as to who that is today. It

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was a confident start from Andy Murray controlling Andrey Golubev

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around the court. 6-1 in the first set. By the second, Andrey Golubev

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had found his feet and it was much more even. Even so Andy Murray

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claimed the set 6-4. Worryingly, Andrey Golubev Power gone into the

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third set, 6-3. Another set required but it was dealt with swiftly.

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800 metres runner Guy Learmonth may be based in England at one of the

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UK's top sporting universities, but he says trips back home also play a

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Learmonth has already been selected for Team Scotland at Glasgow 2014

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and says every Scottish athlete "wants to deliver" at these Games.

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Our Games reporter Jane Lewis has more.

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Guy Learmonth showed his sporting prowess from an early age. Growing

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up, he excelled at rugby but at the age of 16, he won the Scottish

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indoor title over 400 metres. I just realised if I could do that off

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virtually no athletics training, who knows what I can do? I hung the

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rugby boots up and went for it. The 22-year-old combines says athletics

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career with studying in Loughborough but the odd trip home is a must and

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last year when he was struggling with illness and injury it was key

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to his selection for Glasgow 2014. I felt really weak and tired and

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lethargic and thought I had to come home and be around my family and

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train bound by the riverfront. A few weeks later I was better. Guy

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Learmonth has already had a taste of running in front of a home crowd.

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His mother admits watching him when in January was tough and it is

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unlikely to get any easier this summer. I start with the nervous

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cough and dumped told if I want to move a few seats away by my family.

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I can shout a lot and they will try to contain that they get excited.

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And who can blame her. That's it for tonight.

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The last wills of more than 30,000 Scottish soldiers who died

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in conflict are being published online as part of the centenary

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The database includes the wishes of soldiers from the First

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and Second World Wars, the Boer War and the Korean War.

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Our reporter Aileen Clarke has been to see them.

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Last wishes from the front. Just a few of the heartfelt and handwritten

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notes from soldiers who put their country first. These were retrieved

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from pay books on the bodies of soldiers who fell, the majority from

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the battlefield. In this letter, Private Andrew McNulty was quite

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specific about how his belongings were to be distributed. My cigarette

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case to my nephew Charles. My watch chain to my cousin Joseph. My

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fountain pen to my cousin jeremiad... He was killed in action

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the following year. All units and regiments are represented so it is a

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very direct and personal link. It is assumed that one of the men in this

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photo is Private Thomas Walker from the King's Own Scottish Borderers.

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On the back he has written a concise well. It is the smallest we have.

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This is made out in favour of Mrs Brown in Dumfries. He was killed in

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June that year. There are some from later warmth as well. Private Robert

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Arnott was killed during the D-day landings and all his possessions

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were left to his mother on the Isle of Arran. Many of the soldiers would

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have surely hopes of young Private McNulty that they too would be

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remembered. Ask my friends to think of me at my best and remember the

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good of me and forget the bat. -- bad.

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Thundery downpours today but this evening is derived foremost. You can

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see the heavy showers and those should fade with some brightness are

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owned to end the day. Overnight, showers Street, largely dry but

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cloudy and the cloud thickening up with outbreaks of rain at times. Fog

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in the hills to the east coast and consequently lower temperatures but

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for most towns and cities around 10 Celsius. Tomorrow morning of the

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better of a north-South split. Outbreaks of showery rain but

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certainly around Perth, largely dry with the best of any brighter

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weather on offer. By mid afternoon, it will not be raining all day but

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be prepared for rain to come and go one across the South, temperatures

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around 14 Celsius. Then the East Coast, quite chilly for Aberdeen,

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Dundee, Edinburgh. The North West gets the best of any weather,

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probably dry but cloudy. The rest of the afternoon into the evening,

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being cloudy with patchy and damp conditions. Looking at the bigger

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picture, the rain is all associated with an area of low pressure. That

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is with us through the overnight period into Thursday morning. Still

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they are to start the day but it improves because all the while it is

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moving west and south with dry and bright whether starting to move

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south. Temperatures, around 16 Celsius and feeling pleasant. The

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good news and to Friday, high-pressure continuing to build,

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largely dry and settled but always some lighter showers. We like Diane

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settled. We are back with the headlines at 8pm but until then,

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good evening.

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