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A surprising intervention by President Obama

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He tells journalists it's up to the people of Scotland,

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but from the outside he thinks the UK works pretty well.

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We all face later a key in making sure that one of the closest allies

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that we will ever have remains strong, robust, United and

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effective. But

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the First minister says independence Our political editor assesses

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the significance of the President's Millions of pounds over budget

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and years late - now the Edinburgh trams project is

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to face a judge-led inquiry. Celtic's target

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for the manager's job. We'll have the latest from Celtic

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Park as negotiations continue. And we speak to a former Dundee

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nurse who cared for injured soldiers The President of the United States

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has appeared to back Scotland While saying the referendum was

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a matter for Scots, Barack Obama said America had

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a "deep interest" in the UK The First Minister, Alex Salmond,

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said that an independent Scotland would mean America had two great

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friends Here's our political editor

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Brian Taylor. The American President was with

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other world leaders at the summit in Brussels and he was asked to comment

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on the future of the united kingdom, under riffling and the membership of

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the European Union. He said it was noticed, but he favoured a strong

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United Kingdom. With respect to the future of the United Kingdom,

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ultimately this is to the people of people at and, in the case of

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Scotland, there is a riffling processing please. I would say that

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the United Kingdom has been an extraordinarily part two is, from

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the outside at least. It looks like things have worked pretty well. We

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obviously have 80 interlaced in making sure that one of the closest

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allies that we will ever have remains strong, robust, United and

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effective. Ultimately these are decisions that are due to be made by

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the people they are. Alex Salmond is a regular visitor to the United

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States novel has access to the administration has been limited

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recently. He denied that the intervention would harm his

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campaign, saying the people of Scotland would do so. As President

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Obama says, this is one for the people of Scotland. When Scotland

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becomes independent, America will have two allies rather than one. And

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rather more than 200 years ago, America fought for its independence

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and we are very fortunate that we have a democratic, and he is by

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which we can talk for our independence. In some ways, my

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message to President Obama is yes we can. Until now, the White House has

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stayed neutral, but even today, intervention is cautious. Supporters

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of the union say it is highly significant. When we need them

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decisions we tend to talk to our friends and in that since the views

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of people around the world will contribute to the study. But now the

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president's remarks sweet people in Scotland, people say it is an

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important moment in the campaign but supporters of independence say that

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people in Scotland will decide for themselves.

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Our political editor Brian Taylor is at the Parliament for us.

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what will Scottish voters here take from this intervention

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That depends on what side of the campaign you listen to. That frees,

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yes we can, a stunning round and election winning remark of President

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Obama's. It was the phrase used by President Obama, and he also used

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the word. They are going to turn this into a leaflet, and handed out

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tonight to hand to potential voters. The response from the other side is

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to say that some of this was orchestrated by UK government. A

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senior National Assembly were astonished by these remarks. They

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did not expect President Obama to have a say at the moment.

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And Scotland 2014 will be discussing that Obama intervention tonight,

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Yes, we'll be discussing whether President Obama's intervention will

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change any minds in Scotland with the directors of both the Better

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We are talking to some of the country's youngest voters

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as we take an exclusive look at new research into how under 18s intend

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And is it boom time for the second tier of Scottish football?

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With three of the biggest clubs - Rangers, Hearts and Hibs -

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now in the championship, crowd sizes could double next season.

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It's being claimed that Ministers pressured the only man convicted

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of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing to drop his appeal,

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as a condition of him being allowed to return home to Libya.

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Lawyers for the family of Abdelbaset al Megrahi's say they have evidence

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they want to use in a third appeal against his conviction.

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The Scottish government categorically denies the claims.

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Here's our Home Affairs correspondent, Reevel Alderson.

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The familiar pictures of the convicted Lockerbie Ballmer on his

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way back to Libya. He had area dropped his appeal against his

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conviction. Just a fortnight area, Kenny MacAskill has visited

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Abdelbaset al Megrahi in present. It was an unprecedented meeting.

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Cheating people welcomed as Raton. The Scottish government has always

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denied that he was under pressure to drop his case but lawyers say that

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this fundamentally untrue. We are providing details, names, statements

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of individuals, who claim that aren't you play shop was put on

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Abdelbaset al Megrahi. That is why he went back to Libya. The Scottish

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government said it categorically denied pressurising Abdelbaset al

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Megrahi. The Scottish criminal cases review

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commission took almost four years before it said in an 800 page report

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that Abdelbaset al Megrahi and his conviction may have been a

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miscarriage of justice. Now they are being asked to investigate Aydin. A

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number of relatives of those killed in the atrocity applied to the

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commission for another review. The accepted will not be a quick

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process. It might have been a miscarriage of justice. They need to

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get up to speed in terms of what they do. It may take time? Of

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course. It has been revealed that Abdelbaset al Megrahi's family is

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involved, and it made safer than it will go to the appeal court will be

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taken quickly. You're watching Reporting Scotland

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from the BBC. Still to come

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on tonight's programme: As the D-day commemorations get

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underway, we speak to the former Dundee nurse

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who cared for soldiers in Normandy. In sport, it's all eyes on Celtic,

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who could be close to naming The Scottish Champions are talking

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to the Norwegian club Stromsgodset We'll have the latest news

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from Celtic Park coming soon. There will be a judge-led public

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inquiry into the cost The First Minister Alex Salmond made

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the announcement to Parliament The trams started last Saturday,

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but the whole project has not been Why is there a public enquiry now?

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The trams are running at the moment but many people in Edinburgh

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thoughtlessly would never conference in was hit by delays, disruption and

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dispute by the councils and the contractors. The costs spiralled to

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?776 million. That is double the initial cost for a much shorter

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line, and it took twice as long as expected. So while the enquiry? The

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first minister says that people and business deserve an explanation. He

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also says that lessons should be learned from the mistakes. I have

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been speaking to people here in Edinburgh and opinions are divided.

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I have been on them and they are fantastic but I do not know weather

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we should have spent the money on something else. It is truly no. It

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is on now. I think it is good there is going to be an enquiry because it

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cost much more money. But things happen. An enquiry would be good, to

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find out why we have lost so much money that could go to schools and

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other things in the area. I have been on them twice and they are

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good. It is quite. That last reaction pretty much sums up the

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views of many people here in Edinburgh. It has taken a lot of

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time to get here but the results seem to be what that.

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Pope Francis will be coming to Scotland -

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if he accepts an invitation from the Archbishop of Glasgow.

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Philip Tartaglia has written to the Vatican requesting a Papal visit

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in March next year to mark the feast day and 400th anniversary

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North Sea oil and gas has been central to the Scottish

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Now, with the referendum just months away,

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In a major survey, most companies say they're unfazed by the prospect.

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18% believe independence would be a positive move,

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while 12% of those asked said it would have a negative impact.

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But the remaining 70% said leaving the UK would either make

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little difference or it's too difficult to form a clear view.

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Aberdeen Harbour, as busy as ever. It is still the hall for oil and gas

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exportation. More and more companies are looking beyond the North Sea,

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and with skills and expertise and technology being exported from

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there, Scotland has become a base for oil and gas companies to do

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business around the world. With this global perspective, the attitude of

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many farms to the independence referendum appears to be that what

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ever will be will be. We see an interesting sport. Some larger

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companies are more confident that people get with things, small

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companies are more what about the impact. It was a political football

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before this had even begun, and independent Scotland may have some

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companies on fees but 45% of farms say that the riffling them is having

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an impact under plans for investment. I think the evidence

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flies in the face of that, over the last year has been the highest level

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of investment in North Sea oil. That is set to continue. The UK Business

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Secretary was in Glasgow today, picking up on uncertainty. We work

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with the Scottish government very well, and oil and gas, at a UK

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level, to develop the supply chain, we want to help those companies.

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This is the UK problem, AUT issue. Political and economic arguments

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will continue until September but it seems that whatever the result, for

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the companies, business is business. Our reporter has been

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Our reporter Andrew Anderson's been hearing the story

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of 93-year-old Phyllis Heninger - she was one of the army

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hearing recalling the memories of 70 years ago. A newly qualified nurse

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in 1944 he joined the Army shortly before D-Day. We used to rely on the

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grass and watch the planes going over and saying to each other, I

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wondered if they will come back. As the Allies fought to retake Normandy

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from the German forces, she found herself on a boat leaving

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Southampton in the dead of night for France. We knew we were going to a

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hospital and it was any field but that was about all. Nearly half a

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million Allied and German troops are believed to have been killed,

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injured or missing in the bloody battle, and for the nurses there

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seems to be an endless queue of casualties. Sometimes we didn't have

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enough beds and we had to put the patients on the ground in between

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the beds. That made it a bit tricky for doing dressings and getting

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injections and things. Phyllis Henninger spent 18 months in

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Europe, a journey which took her to Paris and eventually Brussels. 70

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years on she dismisses any thought that she was a hero. It was just a

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job, really. Work. And an 89-year-old Scots D-Day

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veteran parachuted into France today, 70 years

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after he took part in the invasion. Jock Hutton took part in a tandem

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jump with the Red Devils from around 5,000 feet in the skies of Normandy

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in front of the Prince of Wales. This was his reaction,

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moments after his safe landing. Once I stuck my head out the door I

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was away. I trained for months and months and we landed with one

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purpose in mind, deliberate Normandy, and we did that before

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first light. A look at other stories

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from the across the country. Firefighters called to

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an were early morning on board one of blaze the Queen

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Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers, It's believed a small fire had

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started in one of the vessel's hull The ship is to be launched

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by the Queen, next month. Plans to set up a Super GP Practice

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covering Ardnamurchan, Mallaig and the Small Isles are still no

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further forward 18 months on. NHS Highland is still trying to fill

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five GP posts and in the meantime is relying on locums to fill

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the gaps at significant extra cost. The West Lochaber Medical Practice

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was hailed as a flagship model, which could be rolled out to other

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rural areas. Inverness Castle houses

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the city's civil and criminal courts, but there is growing support

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to turn it into a tourist centre. The Scottish Courts Service aren't

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opposing the change of use, but they point out that funding for a new

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location for them would be necessary Fewer than half

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of the 20,000 tickets for one of this year's major homecoming

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events in Scotland have sold so far, Around 7,000 of the 20,000 tickets

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for Bannockburn Live at the end However, organisers VisitScotland

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say sales are on target. Scotland's biggest arts festival has

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become even bigger - the Edinburgh Festival Fringe has

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unveiled a programme which it's The Fringe is also unveiling

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a new ticketing system, which allows audience members to

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post reviews of shows. Police are investigating the theft

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of four cylinders of nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas, from

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Hairmyres Hospital in East Kilbride. Two men drove

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off with the cylinders, after forcing entry to a store area

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at the hospital on Monday morning. Health officials say misuse

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of the nitrous oxide can lead to All eyes are on Celtic Park tonight,

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awaiting the arrival of the new The name most prominently

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in the frame is Ronny Deila David Currie has been

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following the story for us today It has been widely reported in

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Norway that Ronny Deila is on his way to Scotland where he will be

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presented to the media tomorrow as the new Celtic manager, but it is my

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understanding that the deal has not yet been completed. One or two

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issues to be sorted out. Most likely one of compensation between the

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Scottish and Norwegian champions because Ronny Deila is contracted to

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Stromsgodset until 2016. If the deal goes through, what kind of man would

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the begetting? They would be getting a man with a reputation for

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developing young players and playing attacking football, the kind of

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football that Celtic fans have enjoyed over the years. They will

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also be getting a man who is a bit of an eccentric, as you can see.

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This is him celebrating an important victory a few years ago for his

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current employers. I'm not too sure he will be reprising that act at

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Celtic Park. I am so convinced that he will be the new Celtic manager

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that if he is not I will come back here on Saturday morning and do

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press ups in my undergarments. One other item of news. His first

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signing could well be the former Scotland international goalkeeper

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Craig Gordon. He is having talks with Celtic about coming year the

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Celtic Park to join the Scottish champions. He has been out of action

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for two years with injury. Try not to think of him and his

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undergarments. New Scotland head coach Vern Cotter

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will give three players their first starts when they take

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on the USA on Saturday. Forwards Blair Cowan and Gordon Reid

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are also named. Stuart Hogg starts at full back

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despite losing his place at Glasgow And Edinburgh winger Tim Visser

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is back after a broken ankle. My goal for the end of the season

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was try to get onto this tour. If I had not done that most of the season

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would have been a waste but at the same time it was not to the elastic

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so I am delighted and honoured to be given another chance to represent

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Scotland, and for me it is all about staking a claim again and playing a

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few games. Andy Murray says he will draw on his

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experience of being a Grand Slam champion in his bid to beat Rafa

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Nadal in the French Open semi final. The Spaniard has an incredible

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record at Roland Garros, But after beating Gael Monfis

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in the quarter finals, Wimbledon champion Murray says he's not in

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Paris just to make the last four. The numbers tell the story. Through

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to the last format but far from satisfied. Definitely a big

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achievement but that is not what I came here to do. He wants to be

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crowned French Open champion. Early on against Gillman feasts he was

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majestic. Bat-mac Gael Monfils. In front of the home fans, Gael Monfils

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fought back. This seemed to inspire Andy Murray, marauding back to when

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they decide are 6-0. -- the decider. I put a lot of pressure on

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myself to perform well at these events and thankfully I have done or

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keys so far. Still hopefully a long way to go. To progress to the final

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Andy Murray has to do something few have managed. Beating Rafael Nadal

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at Roland Garros. He is on track for a fifth consecutive title. Andy

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Murray is through to the last format but the big test comes tomorrow.

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Now, a look at what else is happening across Scottish sport.

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Kenny Miller says he is thrilled to return to Rangers

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for a third time and wants to play his part as the club try to get back

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The 34-year-old has agreed a one-year deal with the option

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The arrival of Hearts, Hibs and Rangers in the Scottish Championship

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means average gates for the League could double next season.

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That's according to a football finance expert who says

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Championship grounds could be more full than those in the Premiership.

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There is only about 700 or 800 difference so it just needs a small

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increment or decline in the premiership and it is likely the

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championship will exceed the current level which is the average for the

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premiership. A Scots joint leader on day one

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of the Lioness Open in Austria. Scott Henry

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of Mar Hall carded a three under par Henry is chasing his European Tour

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card after losing it last year. And there are more sports stories

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plus all the latest news, 24 hours a Let's see how the web that is

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shaping up, if we must! -- whether. A cloudy end to the date were still

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a few sharp showers down the spine of the country back into this

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evening and overnight, the shower rest will fade away and it is

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largely dry and cloudy. Some low cloud and mist around but largely

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dry and cloudy foremost and certainly not a night, around about

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11 Celsius. Friday gets off to a great start but it improves through

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the morning with the cloud thinning and breaking with the sun shining

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through. On top of that, feeling quite warm so by mid-afternoon

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temperatures around 18 Celsius. Cool or around the cause but with winds

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it will be feeling pleasant. Again, feel a warm at around 19 Celsius

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with some low cloud lingering around the Banff and Buchan coast. Some

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late evening sunshine is coming to cloud across the South West. It will

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be getting warmer, this coming in from the near continent so hot and

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humid, but this area of low pressure it in the Atlantic feeds them to

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some rather unstable moist air and we are less meats we will see some

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heavy and potentially thundery downpourss, and because of that we

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have a yellow early warning in place. At times, we could see some

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torrential downpours with difficult conditions on the roads. North of

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the central belt it is largely dry and bright and up to 23 Celsius.

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Rain across the far north than behind it a scattering of showers

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and highs of around 20 Celsius. A reminder of tonight's menus.

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and highs of around 20 Celsius. A reminder The president of the United

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States has appeared to back Scotland remaining inside the UK while saying

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that it is a matter for Scots. The first minister said an independent

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Scotland would mean America had two great friends and allies.

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Hundreds of the last surviving British veterans of D-Day have been

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gathering in France. The Queen has arrived in Paris with the Duke of

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Edinburgh at the start of a state visit. She will join veterans and

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world leaders for events tomorrow. I will be back with the headlines at

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eight p.m.. Goodbye. and then it's delivered

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straight to you.

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