29/06/2014 Reporting Scotland

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Air accident investigators have concluded that lives could have been

saved when two RAF tornados crashed off the Caithness coast in 2012,

if a collision warning system had been fitted to the aircraft.

The BBC understands the finding is contained in a highly

critical report into the accident due to be published tomorrow.

Our Westminster correspondent Tim Reid has this exclusive report.

Being brought ashore, the wreckage from the crash in July 2012. The

accident happened in the misty conditions but the report says it

could've been avoided if a warning system that was repeatedly delayed

and cancelled by the MoD had been fitted to aircraft. Three men died

and another was seriously injured. The report by the aviation authority

makes 50 recommendations. It says a new on-board warning system that was

only approved months after the crash should have been installed.

People who made decisions in the MoD have to answer for the delays and

the installation of collision warning systems and indeed for its

cancellation at one stage. Our service personnel's lives and safety

must come first. Frankly, the idea that we would not

try and put collision avoiding system on originally it seems to be

strange if not immediately done. The problem as that we have got to make

decisions based on priorities. The report is particularly critical

of the procurement process and the MoD. It speaks of smoke and mirrors

over the cost delay on. The Scottish Government has

dismissed Treasury claims that plans to increase borrowing under

independence would be incompatible Chief Secretary to the

Treasury Danny Alexander has said that boosting borrowing to fund

higher spending would set Scotland on a different path from the rest

of the UK. They can't both have massive extra

borrowing and claim... They are not being transparent and open with the

people of Scotland about what alternative currency plan they have

put in place instead. The reason why it will happen is

because it is in the interest of the rest of the United Kingdom just as

much as an independent Scotland. We can end the austerity that has been

inflicted by the Tory Chancellor and supported by Danny Alexander and

take course to expand the economy and grow employment and

productivity. A man died on the A67 yesterday evening and police are

investigating. Hundreds of people gathered at

BBC Scotland's headquarters in Glasgow to express concern

at the way the corporation is The protestors claim that

an unhealthy bias exists in favour of the pro-union

Better Together campaign. BBC Scotland said its coverage of

the referendum is fair and impartial Time now for the weather for this

evening and the start of the week A lovely day for central and western

parts of the country. They largely dry nights tonight. And as clear

skies and the central highlands, it could be quite chilly. Looking ahead

towards tomorrow, another settled day with decent spells of sunshine.

One or two late showers around. As we head through the week, high

pressure continues to build in on Tuesday, keeping things largely

settled, largely dry and with some decent spells of sunshine

temperatures should rise. Thanks, Chris.

And that's Reporting Scotland. We're back just

after the ten o'clock news. Good evening. For some of us, there

has been some sunshine but we have had showers around. Heavier ones

during the morning. Starting to lose their intensity as they moved south.

Mainly affecting parts