22/06/2014 Reporting Scotland

There's more throughout the evening on the BBC News Channel, and I'll be

An academic study has said an independent Scotland would face

immediate start-up costs of ?200 million.

The London School of Economics analysis has further fuelled

the political row over how much it would cost to establish

Here's our political reporter, Andrew Black.

Ahead of September's referendum, there has been much focus at

Holyrood to say how much it would cost to have an independent Scottish

state. Today, Professor Patrick Dunleavy at 20 shed more light in

the issue. In his report, he said an independent Scotland faced and up to

?200 million in immediate cost setup thing -- to set up administrative

functions currently done by UK body. He also said hundreds of

millions more might be needed to set up the IT structure for an

independent state, but he said this with long-term investment rather

than pure start-up costs. The report was welcomed by Scottish ministers

who said the Treasury's previous estimate of up to ?2.7 billion had

been discredited. We set an not unreasonable figure would be the

order of ?200 million or slightly more than that. Professor Dunleavy

has really vindicated the figure that Alex Salmond brought forward.

Campaigners for the unions said SNP leaders must come up with their own

figure. We know there are huge and other issues about costs that go

into this, and the report talks about convocations around EU and

NATO. Professor Dunleavy says unknown factors make it difficult to

put a final figure on the cost about independence, but there is no doubt

that this row will continue right up until referendum day.

Alex Salmond has agreed to go head-to-head with the

Better Together leader Alistair Darling in a live TV debate, ahead

It will be broadcast from Edinburgh by STV.

The First Minister says he'd rather debate with the Prime Minister,

but David Cameron says it's an issue for Scotland.

A woman's been rescued after swimming in the sea off one

The incident happened after a party on the island of Egilsay.

Two kayakers who went to her aid also got into difficulty.

The woman was taken to hospital in Kirkwall,

Andy Murray gets the defence of his Wimbledon title underway tomorrow.

And as Kheredine Idessane reports from

the All England Club, the Scot says he has what it takes to win again.

On Henman Hill, a final security briefing. For the defending

champion, a quick chance to catch up with an old friend. His media duties

done, time now to relax in the calm before the storm. It is all can't

--, now, but do not expect a spare made of glass and hated -- on Henman

Hill tomorrow at Andy Murray started defence against the Belgian David

Goffin. I think if I play my best I do have a chance of playing well

here, and I do have a chance of winning the tournament. But you

can't start off slowly. In these tournaments, you need to be on it

from the first match. I will be ready for tomorrow. Centre Court

awaits at 1pm tomorrow is the jewel in the tennis ground gets ready to

shine. Over to Scotland's finest to serve up a successful defence of his

title. Let's get the weather now.

Good evening. A clear-cut north-South split to the weather as

far as this evening is concerned, the northern half is cloudy without

bricks of rain, becoming persistent across the North worst highlands.

Further south, dry and clear spells, but it will be mild. A few mist

patches, any little list tomorrow morning. Cloudy start across the

northern half, some rain which will affect Shetland for most of the day.

Improving foremost, the cloud will thin and bright, bright sunny spells

coming through, and we lose the rainy northern parts. We could see

the odd spot in western facing slopes. One or two pushing into the

East Coast, showers. That is it for now. Our next update

is at 10:20pm. Goodbye.