04/06/2014 Reporting Scotland

in advance of the general election. That is

Welfare experts say the minimum wage in Scotland should

be increased by ?1 if there's a yes vote in September.

The transformation of Hampden from football stadium into Commonwealth

Meet the man who's a strong contender to be

the next Celtic manager - Norwegian coach Ronny Deila.

And here's the man behind Scotland's most infamous World Cup campaign.

But was Ally McLeod unfairly blamed for not winning in Argentina?

That was the player 's' fault. He did not let Scotland, players did.

Raising the minimum wage by more than ?1.30 an hour has been

recommended by an expert group on welfare, commissioned

The Deputy First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has told the BBC

she's sympathetic to that idea in the event of independence.

Labour says being part of the larger UK economy offers

Here's our political correspondent, Glenn Campbell.

In Glasgow, Scott is struggling to get by working in catering without

guaranteed hours for the minimum wage. I do not have a cushion. There

is no financial cushion at the moment. All of my money that comes

in is going outwards and 24 hours. I feel as though I am treading water

but I am paying bills and eating. The Deputy first Minister's

independent group has proposed raising the minimum wage and ?6.31

to ?7.35 an hour, which the government says it will consider.

For many people, even when they do work, the amount of wages they earn

is not enough to lift them out of poverty. The supportive of the map

to design a system in Scotland that is fit for purpose. -- this report

gives us a map. Is an independent Scotland did raise the minimum wage,

the expert group says that would raise more in income tax and reduce

benefit payments to the tune of around ?280 million per year. Some

of that money could be used to offset the impact of higher wages

and business. I think companies that are relying on low paid workers will

certainly be concerned about the idea of such a large rise in minimum

wage. A lot would depend on how quickly it is phased in and the

degree to which the increased cost is offset by payment of employers'

national insurance. The recommendations accepted by the

government include abolishing the current benefit sanctions regime.

Increasing benefit both the rate of inflation and increasing carers'

allowance. We have a series of and costed ROMs is, that welfare will be

more generous in an independent Scotland but the sums just not add

up. -- costed promises. You cannot cut taxes and have higher benefits.

For those on the other side, how best to shelter people -- for those

on either side, how best to shelter people from the economic problems is

a key issue. The Queen has told the Westminster

parliament that the UK government will continue to make the case

for Scotland to remain part of the United Kingdom and will also seek to

maximise North Sea resources. The Scottish Government has

re-iterated its argument that only independence will deliver

the change Scotland needs. In the last Queen's Speech

before September's independence referendum, the coalition government

set out its legislative programme. My government will continue to

implement a new financial powers for the Scottish Parliament and make the

case for Scotland to remain a part of the United Kingdom. What else was

in this speech pertaining to Scotland? It is worth remembering

that the words are spoken by the monarch but it is written by

ministers and by the government of the day and the sentiments in that

reflect the priorities of the government. 11 goals in the Queens'

speech, nine of which apply to Scotland. Some are the changes to

pension systems and changes to increasing subsidies for childcare.

UK Government say that could benefit something like 160,000 families in

Scotland alone. We have also got an infrastructure bill and that is

where they say that they will bring in changes recommended in the review

for the North Sea oilfields to try to get as much oil and gas out of

the North Sea as possible. As you mentioned, this is the final Queen's

speech before the independence referendum and ministers very much

wanted to put on record that they want Scotland to remain part of the

United Kingdom. What has been the opposition reaction? The SNP and

Labour do not agree on much but both agree that as far as they are

concerned they regard this as most opportunities. Labour says that the

voters are being short-changed by both the government at Holyrood and

Westminster. The SNP, for their part, say that it is only the

independence that Scotland will get the levers that it needs to move

forward. As this Queen's speech is considered inevitably with just over

100 days to go until the independence referendum, it is going

to be put through that prism of the whole independence debate.

Thank you very much, David. whole independence debate.

Thank you very much, David. And Sarah Smith is here with news

of what's on Scotland 2014 later. Tonight on Scotland 2014 we'll be

asking if any one group of voters hold the key to deciding the outcome

of the September's referendum. From the so-called woman's vote to

the disabled voters, how are the campaigns trying to

slice and dice the electorate? Just under six months ago

Hampden Park was Scotland's But since then, as you can see from

this time lapse film, it's undergone The pitch has gone, the floor of

the stadium has been raised and a The arena is now ready to host

the Commonwealth Games athletics competition and today it was

officially unveiled. But there's concern about the legacy

left behind once the games are over. Here's our Commonwealth Games

reporter, Chris McLaughlin. From football to athletics, ?40

million and six months in the making, the surface has been raised

almost two metres and it rests on 6000 steel sill. We are absolutely

delighted. This is now a world-class athletics field of play. The

transformation over the past nine months has gone according to plan.

Next month, some of the world's top athletes will take to the strike.

What happens when the middle are one and the Commonwealth bandwagon rolls

out of time? This will all be ripped up again and it will be back to

football. If you start on that line. For some, that leaves questions

about legacy. Elite athletes and coaches have raised concerns about a

lack of training facilities in the city. In fact, the BBC has learned

of an ongoing battle over facilities in a city ready to host Scotland's

biggest ever sporting party. There are many athletes who have moved

away from Glasgow and are training in England and training in America

and training in Europe. They cannot get what they need here. There has

been occasions when this track has been closed and the Kelvin Hall was

close. They had to train in a park. Back at Hampden, the daughter of one

of Scotland's most famous athletes says the games will help. I think

definitely it is raising awareness of sport and athletics. I think that

is what we need and hopefully it will make a bit of an impact. So,

the shiny new Hampden is ready but Glasgow's athletes want a lasting

legacy to go with that. Hampden Park sob again later in the

BBC. Still to come on tonight's programme:

It was Scotland's most infamous World Cup campaign.

But was Ally McLeod unfairly blamed for not winning in Argentina?

He's little known in Scotland but has the profile of a pop star

in Norway and Celtic admit he might be their next manager.

And a more familiar name, Andy Murray,

British Telecom has announced plans to buy enough energy to meet the

needs of all its Scottish operations from a wind farm in the Borders.

The deal's worth ?300 million over 20 years.

Our business correspondent David Henderson reports.

High on a hill, this could be the answer to a company's energy

problems. These wind turbines, hiding in the gloom today, will soon

power the biggest telecoms firm in Scotland. And if could slash the

amount of greenhouse gas they produce. A lot of our success is

driven by commercial business cases that are aimed at doing things more

cost effectively but also doing the right thing for the environment. And

if we could achieve both of them, which I think we have in this case,

that is good all round. BT provides much of Scotland's phone and

Internet service. The technology is installed on a grand scale and needs

a constant supply of energy to keep it working. It means the company is

one of the biggest electricity customers in the country, using 170

gigawatt hours each years. That is enough to power 35,000 homes. By

signing a deal with a large wind farm, BT have massively reduced

their carbon footprint. It does another thing too. It gives them a

long-term certainty about the energy prices. As energy prices rise for

many others, that is an advantage. Companies are really taking the

climate agenda seriously. It has now reached the boardroom table, is

affecting the bottom line and I think we will only see more and more

of this. It is only a first step. This boost for a wind farm should

mean less work for coal-fired power stations. It is not yet clear if

other companies will follow suit. Two men who murdered

a man they blamed for supplying the drugs that killed their teenage

friend have been jailed for life. They'll serve at least 20 years each

for the murder of Kevin Mackay in Ecclefechan, Dumfriesshire,

last August. A tragic chain of events was

triggered by the drugs death of the local teenager. The village was

still reeling from that when 39-year-old Kevin Mackay was

murdered. It was quickly apparent that the two Berlin. It happened on

the day of Jeannie's funeral. At the week, for two of the mourners grief

turned to drink fuelled anger but bloody consequences. They blame

Kevin Mackay for supplying the drugs which had killed their friend. They

came here to give him a kicking. Both men were armed with knives and

it ended with Kevin Mackay being stabbed to death. Today, they were

told by the trial judge that the attack had been brutal, intensely

violent and premeditated. He said they would spend a minimum of 20

years in jail before being considered for parole. I believe

that nothing will ever be long enough. It has destroyed my life and

a lot of families. Not just Kevin's family and friends. The deaths

devastated to families and caused divisions. They say that -- the

police say tensions remain but they are working hard to stop it bubbling

over. A look at other stories

from the across the country. Snow continues to pose a risk

for walkers and climbers The Mountaineering Council

of Scotland says that while it may be warm enough in Fort William

itself to wear t-shirts, wintry conditions persist at the summit

of Britain's highest mountain. Risks include large overhanging

ledges of snow, which can be Health inspectors found further

failings at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness

during a surprise visit last month. NHS Highland is assuring patients

hygiene problems are not an issue But

the inspectors' visit resulted in staff having to carry out additional

cleaning in parts of the hospital. A full report won't be

published until next month. Campaigners are urging MSPs to pass

the Assisted Suicide Bill introduced The My Life, My Death,

My Choice campaign has handed in a 2,500 signature petition to

the Scottish Parliament. The group claims support

for a change in the law is The Green MSP Patrick Harvie will

take the legislation forward after the public consultation

finishes on Friday. Councillors in Orkney have given

unanimous backing to plans NHS Orkney intends to build

the ?60 million facility on the outskirts of Kirkwall, close

to the existing Balfour Hospital. A major Aberdeen road was closed

this morning to allow further investigations following the death

of a woman who was hit by a lorry. 41-year-old Karen Gillanders died

in the accident on King Street All this week, our economics

correspondent Colletta Smith has been reporting about life along the

border in Northern Ireland. Tonight, are finding out about cross-border

workers and Colletta, tonight you are in the Republic of Ireland?

Yes, tonight, I am just outside of Derry in the Republic of Ireland.

Behind me, across the Lough is the UK. We have been hearing this week

about how an open border affects people's shopping habits and company

trade. Today, I have been hearing from frontier workers, people who

live one side and work the other. There are thousands of people

crossing the border every day to get to work, so this morning. I started

the day with one family as they made the journey.

The family love just over the border. While the boys spend in the

early republic, she passes over into Northern Ireland. It has good points

and bad points. On a negative point, I was applying about a

mortgage, and I was told I would only be considered for a 75% of my

income. For most of her neighbours are being paid in euros, she earns

her salary in Stirling. She is not alone. About one quarter of the

staff cross the border each day. As employers, they have two tempt the

top talent from both countries. There are maybe certain benefits of

working in the South, things can change with the currency rate. The

taxman is never far away. There are strict rules about where

cross-border workers pay tax. You pay tax in the jurisdiction you are

working in. You then have to file an income tax return in the country in

which you live. You cannot brush away the taxman either side of the

border. For being a frontier worker, she feels it is still worth it, for

the beautiful view. the journey.

You may not have heard of Ronny Della, but he could be the next

Celtic manager. The Scottish champions asked his Norwegian club

Stromsgodset for permission to speak to him about a move to Celtic Park,

but the Norwegian club want to keep the man who is taken them from

also-rans to league champions. Celtic say no offer has been made.

The did approach the club last night and a man who knows him well says

they will get a top-class coach if he goes there. He has got a

top-class football philosophy. He knows what he wants. He brings an

element of Barcelona, with players knowing what they have to do. They

are really very good team. Over the past fortnight, higher profile

candidates have spoken to the club, but no one has been talking about

Ronny Deila. He has been the manager with his Norwegian club for seven

years. It is only the second ever Norwegian championship. What with

the Celtic fans make of him? I have never heard of. I have never heard

of. He manages the Norwegian champions. Could he be good to you?

No, I think we need one of our own people and doing the job. Having

guided the Norwegian club into the champions league, he could actually

face Celtic in the summer qualifying rounds. The question is, which

corner will he be in? also-rans to league champions.

Andy Murray is in quarterfinal action against the home favourite

Gael Monfils at the French Open. Andy Murray won the first set and is

currently 5-1 ahead in the second set.

Gael Monfils at the French Open. They are best of friends, but will

be best of enemies at Glasgow 2014. Scots swimmer Michael Jamieson and

England's Andrew Willis train together at Bath University, but

will be rivals in the 200m breaststroke.

British team-mates and training partners. But the summer, Meikle and

Andrew will fly for different flanks. Being able to train with

someone of his calibre obviously helps. It helps you produce faster

times. We have just get used to training with each other. But we

will be the best of enemies when we get up to Glasgow. We have been

swimming together for four years and have swum together in a very major

championship. You obviously want to win as an individual, but I would be

delighted, as Andrew finished second. I would like to think that

if he was to win, he would be happy that I finished second. We used a

share a room, but there were too many issues. It was competitive in

the sense that we are both trying. It will definitely be an interesting

summer. Both of us should be on the podium. We are both capable of

swimming fast times and it will be an interesting race.

breaststroke. Now, a look at what else is

happening across Scottish sport. Striker James Collins has left Hibs

after just one season at Easter Road. Collins, who scored just six

times for the club, has rejoined Shrewsbury Town.

Kris Boyd says he will decide during his summer holiday where he will be

playing his football next season The Kilmarnock striker is attracting

interest from a number of clubs, including Dundee United.

Aaron Taylor-Sinclair is leaving Scottish football. His contract at

Partick Thistle is over and he has joined English championship club,

Wigan Athletic. Motherwell Midfielder Jack Leitch

has signed a new two-year contract. The club's academy graduate made ten

first-team appearances last season. Paul Lawrie says he is miles away

from making the European Ryder Cup team for Gleneagles, but the Scot,

who was at Royal Aberdeen today promoting next month's Scottish

Open, says he will never give up. And read all about the man who could

be Celtic's new manager, and lots more, on the BBC Sport Scotland

website. If I can give it a read on and give

the captain some sort of headache for selection packs, that would be

good, but I am e-mail off at the moment. And you can keep up-to-date

on the BBC sport website. No, what is it I say, you may find some of

the scenes in this next film distressing!

Just in time for the start of the World Cup comes a new football

biography. focusing on the man behind Scotland's most infamous

world cup tournament, Ally Macleod. The author argues he was unfairly

punished for a promise he never really made - that Scotland would

win the tournament. Aileen Clarke has been looking back to that

tournament in Argentina that included Scotland, but not for

long. Argentina, here we come! Scotland

fans were on the march. Provided that we played to a reasonable

performance, I think a medal of some sort could come and I am praying

that it could be the gold one. That was not a firm promise to bring back

the trophy, says the biographer. The media were very responsible for the

public reaction. His son Andrew has collaborated on the book. I think

everything was taken out of all proportion. When you think back to

the sender of, he was never so embarrassed as in his own life. His

hands in his pocket and his head is bowed to one side. He expressed

reservations that he would come back as either making or he would be

beheaded. It all started to go wrong in the opening game. His head in his

hands, became the picture that summed up a lot of broken hearts. BJ

was the wrong word, but he was hot by the performance of the players.

All that build-up and all that hope, but it should not have been a

manager who got the blame. They blamed the manager for the Iran game

and the Pru game, but these were not the fault of the manager, that was

the fault of the players. 1978 was the only World Cup we speak about.

He definitely give us hope. He felt the nation at that time needed it.

A generation is scar! Letters get a look at the weather.

There's some rain in the forecast across the central belt, of course,

but there is actually some nice sunshine across the Hebrides. But

you can see this band of rain covering much of the country. This

will continue overnight. It will be a male night for many. A fairly

cloudy and wet star to the data model. The rain continues to push on

during the morning, but it will tend to get slightly lighter in the

afternoon. The best of the weather during daylight hours probably

across Orkney and Shetland. They will also enjoy the highest

temperatures, believe it or not, getting up to 16 degrees Celsius.

Some heavy bursts of rain throughout much of the rest of the country.

Drier conditions begin to push across southern Scotland by the end

of the afternoon. Into the evening, some Labour should push through in

Dumfries Galloway and across the borders. As we head into Friday, it

is actually looking pretty good. It is a cloudy start, but it will break

up and we will see the odd shower, with high temperatures of 20 degrees

Celsius. But then we see another change coming. For Saturday, we have

this area of low pressure. That is going to bring some heavy, thundery

showers. There is a yellow warning for southern Scotland and the

central belt for those showers. But try and warm across northern parts.

A remainder of the main news. Raising the minimum wage has been

recommended by UNIX better grip on welfare. Labour says being part of

the larger UK economy offers greater financial security. I will be back

with the headline set it up clock and the late Bill to just after the

ten o'clock national news. Goodbye for