07/07/2014 Reporting Scotland

Tonight, on Reporting Scotland: Calls for the Orange Order to cancel

a planned anti-independence march in Edinburgh.

A 12-year-old girl was injured when a fight broke out during

People heading to T in the Park are warned against taking

A Viking longship docks in Lerwick harbour for repairs

after her mast is snapped in strong winds and heavy seas.

Bringing the baton to Barra: We're with the Commonwealth relay

as it makes a flying visit to the Hebrides.

And fashion forward or a tartan throwback?

We'll assess those Commonwealth Games outfits.

A leading member of the anti-independence campaign

Better Together says an Orange Order march called "British Together"

Labour MP Jim Murphy's comments come after a 12-year-old girl was

injured in a fight during an Orange parade in Glasgow at the weekend.

The order's "British Together" event is set to take place in Edinburgh

just five days before Scotland votes in the independence referendum.

This girl was injured as she watched Saturday's parade on Glasgow Green.

The 12-year-old was hit by a bottle. She was treated for a head injury

and later released. The first Saturday of July sees thousands of

members take part in the county grand Orange Order parade in

Glasgow. This year, 4500 people participated, 4000 watched, and they

were 18 arrests. The grand Orange Lodge of Scotland has signed up to

campaign for a no vote in the independence campaign, but it is

not, and says it never has been part of Better Together. They plan to

hold a British Together rally in Edinburgh in September, but the

Better Together campaign say they don't want anything to do with the

Orange Order. I want nothing to do with them, Better Together wants

nothing to do with them, and in the referendum, I think we want people

to have passionate and peaceful debate and disagreement. That's what

Scots often do, and the elements that have attached themselves onto

the edge of an Orange Order demonstration at the weekend before

the big referendum, I think they are pretty unsavoury. Members of the

Orange Order say they are deeply shocked about what happened to the

girl at the weekend, but they are confident that the event in

September will go well. The Orange Order has got very strong Unionist

connections. It is No surprise that they take to the streets. That is

what we do, public demonstration, and of course, demonstration is a

perfectly legal and democratic way of expressing your views. So there

is also nothing new about this particular rally. It has been two

years in the planning, so that is the reason we are holding it. Today,

Better Together and Yes Scotland were campaigning side-by-side. A

spokesperson for Yes Scotland said: A feature of this campaign has been

as peaceful, entirely constitutional and largely respectful nature,

something they are sure will continue. Police are appealing for

anyone who has any information about what happened to be 12-year-old girl

here at Glasgow Green and Saturday to come forward. They say No one has

been arrested in connection with this so far, and enquiries are

ongoing. I am joined now by our political editor. The Orange Order

has a long history of involvement in Scottish constitutional politics.

Yes, and in politics more generally. Their origins traced back to support

for the Protestant faith and the union within the wider

constitutional settlement that is the UK, and it is perhaps more to do

with the union of 1800 between Great Britain and Ireland, and as a

consequence, in Northern Ireland, the Orange Order has had and still

has political significance. In Scotland, their political

significance in terms of party links and so on is considerably less, but

they insist that they have a right, and they would probably say a duty,

to campaign on behalf of the 1707 union between England and Scotland

as well. There is renewed controversy over campaign pressure,

with both sides levelling allegations against each other. Yes,

there has been an exchange of letters between the First Minister

and Bertie Armstrong, who has the Scottish fishermen's federation, and

he does not like the tone of the letter he got from Mr Salmond. He

felt that Mr Armstrong has swallowed a Tory line, but he called that a

ridiculous interpretation. He says his comments are entirely fair and

reasonable. Secondly, Professor Patrick Dunleavy from the LSE, who

was talking about the start-up costs of independence, is reportedly

saying the way that was turned round amounts to a dodgy dossier.

Thirdly, Gavin Hewitt, former boss of the Scotch Whisky Association,

who suggests pressure was applied to him by the SNP to stay neutral. The

SNP resolutely denies that. The overall picture is, our politicians

allowed to press their views on business leaders? When it would go

to far would be if there was intimidation of any kind, aggressive

behaviour, or undue pressure, suggesting that there was a link

between the views of the business organisation and some dealings they

might be having with government with politics. On both sides, Yes

Scotland and Better Together are adamant there has been No such undue

pressure applied. Thank you very much.

A 43-year-old man has appeared in court charged with

the attempted murder of a police officer in Edinburgh city centre.

Steven Hendry was arrested following an incident on Friday in which

The alleged attack took place on Princes Street at the foot

Mr Hendry made no plea at Edinburgh Sheriff Court

You're watching Reporting Scotland from the BBC.

Still to come on tonight's programme:

Why prisoners at Dumfries Jail are being getting joined by coaches

And in sport, Europe's Ryder Cup captain has a message for Scottish

golfers in the run-up to the showdown with US golfers at

Gleneagles. And not the Tour de France: Find out what I have been up

to and why. The Commonwealth battle and headed

to the beach at Barrow this afternoon. Local people were ready

and waiting to take over the relay. This is the world-famous beach

runway on Barra. The only place in the northern hemisphere where the

tide dictate the schedule. The plane has just landed, and on-board, as

you can see, is the Queen's baton, and carrying it is a very special

but on Barra. Our younger viewers might know this young lady. Perhaps

you can tell us who you are? My name is cherry, but I play Katie Morag.

Explain who Katie Morag is? She lives on an island and tells you

about the island, and tells you about what she does. And it is an

island like this one that inspired the books. Yes. What was like

carrying the bat on today? It was exciting. It has been all over the

world, everywhere, so this is its first journey to the Hebrides. Have

you been told that that is a message from the Queen inside? Yeah. Did you

try and read it? Kind of! Thank you very much. Be careful with that now.

So the battle has just arrived on Barra. It will continue to the Outer

Hebrides and later this week, it will go as far as Orkney.

The organisers of T in the Park say anyone caught with

legal highs at the festival will have them confiscated.

It comes after so called 'herbal highs' were implicated

Our reporter Julie Peacock joins me now.

Julie, presumably because these are labelled as legal, it does not mean

they are safety macro is that why the organisers are taking this

step? That is exactly right. The organisers are saying they do not

want any of these substances to be on the grounds. They say it is

because they are extremely harmful substances that can be especially

dangerous and do a lot of harm they are mixed with alcohol. They say

that the term legal high or herbal high, as they are sometimes known,

is also very misleading, as some of these substances are not meant to be

fit for human consumption, and can kill. In 2012, there were 52 deaths

in Scotland which were related to legal highs. These are substances

which give a similar effect to ecstasy, but very often, they are

sold as Bath salts or plant food as a way of getting around the law. But

they are far from safe. In a recent UN study, doctors said they are

actually powerless to treat people when they fall ill from taking legal

highs because they simply don't know what they have taken. Isn't this a

bit of a change in stance? Didn't there used to be stalls selling this

stuff at T In The Park and other festivals? Yes, and T in the park

has banned the sale of these substances for two years now. But

before that, it was not uncommon to see stalls selling this kind of

thing, not just at sea in the park, but that many other festivals. What

is seen as a real increasing awareness of the danger these

substances can cause, the Scottish Government is looking at the best

way currently are trying to tackle it, with one new substance being

discovered in Europe almost every week, really, the law is finding it

difficult to catch up with these legal highs quickly enough. Many

thanks. A date has been set for the Prime

Minister's former aide Andy Coulson to face criminal proceedings in

Scotland. This could be next month. The announcement follows" Asian of

the phone hacking trial in London, in which the ex-News of the World

editor was convicted. Now, a look at other stories

from the across the country: Firefighters have welcomed an eight

and a half year sentence handed down to a man who deliberately started

a blaze at a tenement in Dundee. Brian Martin was sentenced

at the High Court in Edinburgh after he was found guilty of wilfully

starting the fire in April 2012. Lawyers acting for victims

of a fatal outbreak of Legionnaires? disease in

Edinburgh are going to court in a bid to secure documents they believe

will help identify the source. Four people died during the

outbreak that began in May 2012. An investigation by the Health

and Safety Executive is ongoing but the families' lawyers will ask

the Court of Session to release information that could determine

whether they pursue a civil action. Police have confirmed that

a body recovered from Loch Tay is 29-year-old Darren Gilpin from

Edinburgh was canoeing with a friend in the Killin area when their boat

overturned on Saturday afternoon. Mr Gilpin's companion made it

ashore and raised the alarm. More than 100 residents who were

evacuated from a high rise block of flats in Motherwell last Thursday

have returned to their homes. North Lanarkshire Council provided

emergency accommodation for them after Scottish Power electricians

disturbed asbestos at Anderson Tower Specialist contractors worked

through the weekend to fix The Glasgow Science Centre tower,

which has been closed for four years,

is to reopen a week on Saturday. The 127-metre high rotating tower

which has been plagued with problems since it opened in 2001 has

undergone a ?1.8 million revamp. A damaged replica Viking longship is

spending another night in Lerwick harbour before setting off

for Liverpool tomorrow. It limped into Shetland at

the weekend after her mast snapped John Johnston has been to meet

the latter-day Vikings on board. And sees, this group takes shelter

in Lerwick harbour. They set off on their adventure across the North Sea

from Norway on Wednesday. We had some wind in some waves, and quite a

few people were seasick. But it was good tailing. We made quite good

speed, and it was fun. The Viking longship is 114 feet long. It has a

huge sale made a pure red silk, and when that is raised, it can reach

speeds of 40 mph. The international crew of 30 are tracing the steps of

the ancient warrior Harold, the first King of Norway, back in the

ninth century. He often raided Scotland. We are attempting to

retrace the steps of the Vikings and test the characteristics of this

kind of ship under sail. Days into their journey, the boat was suddenly

hit by a big wave on Friday, causing the mast to snap. The big waves

became a little too much of our mast, so it broke, and it fell

overboard. Although the replica longship is built along traditional

lines, it does have two engines. Just as well. They are now planning

to wait until they reach Liverpool in two weeks before getting a new

mast. It's thought to be

a unique collaboration between a Scottish prison

and a professional football club. Coaches from Annan Athletic FC are

working with prisoners at Dumfries Jail to give them a

qualification in sports leadership. It's teaching the men life skills

which, it's hoped, can help them Prisoners let off steam on the

soccer field at Dumfries Jail. This is football, trying to show them

another way. Helped each other, respect each other. The project is

called More Chances, More Choices. It is funded by the lottery and

fronted by Annan Athletic. The key thing is to insure these guys get a

bit of their confidence back, and that they can use different types of

communication. It just shows that there is actually potential there,

there is good abilities, and all the guys have good attributes. It is

just something to help bring that to the poor. Today, it is this man's

turn to lead. Gym by his side coaches and encourages. It is the

first time some of these men have been aware of time and money being

focused on them as individuals, being treated as equals. The boys of

never had anything like this project. This is the first time I've

ever seen such programmes like this been on. Jim has been fantastic

since he came in with us. It is a big encouragement for us. We're

getting the encouragement to show that we are not all bad people, and

that we are not reoffending, we can do other things. You must give it to

somebody else! Football leadership skills course is only one of several

collaborations with outside organisations going on inside

Dumfries prison. We need to find out how to engage with each and every

one of these guys, and we will do anything to get to that level,

whether it is cookery skills, learning to be a good neighbour, or

arts projects, everyone has something they will be interested

in, and we will use that as a vehicle for change. The prisoners

here are learning all about teamwork, self-discipline,

decision-making, how to make better choices, said that the prisoners

here are learning all about teamwork, self-discipline,

decision-making, how to make better choices, Sepp Blatter goals in life.

-- Sepp Blatter goals in life. Scottish boxer Joe Ham has the next

couple of years all planned out. He wants to win Gold in

his home Commonwealth Games, turn professional and become the next big

boxing name to come out of Scotland. The 23-year-old is a Glasgow boy,

growing up and still living And as our Games reporter Jane Lewis

found out, I love the Gorbals. I love Glasgow.

Everybody always says, I want to move out, but getting a gold medal

is the only thing I am thinking about and training board. Whatever

happens, a metal is something for your future. So this is the Gorbals,

Joe. A place you know very well. When I first grew up here, I was

just a little fat guy. If you ask anybody in the Gorbals my name, they

would just prefer to me as a wee chubby guy. That was me. And when

you were running about, where their kids everywhere? Yes, it has died

down a bit now. It has got so much nicer. And primary school was just

down the? Yes. What were you like to teach? I wasn't so bad behaviour

wise. I just thought I knew best! Over the last few years, the Gorbals

area has gone through a massive trans-formation.

The flats Jo grew up in were finally demolished last summer. This is

where the old flat used to be, Jo. Now just an empty space of land.

What do you remember this? This used to be too high rise flats, 23

stories high. One flat was here, the one I lived in, number 11. That's

where I grew up till I was 14. It's quite appropriate we were standing

here where you used to live. Talk me through your dreams and hopes up to

the Commonwealth Games and after. I'm just looking forward to getting

into the ring, getting the first year out of the way, going for six

bytes in a few days and getting a gold medal. That is the only thing

I'm thinking about and training for, a gold medal.

Now over to David Currie for the day's sports news.

European Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley says Paul Lawrie

and his fellow Scots still have a chance to play themselves into his

The two Pauls were in exhibition mode in Aberdeen today ahead of this

week's Scottish Open, but of course, talk of the Ryder Cup was never far

Behold, a good old-fashioned golfing courtship, as Paul Lawrie welcomes

Paul McGinley on a date with one thing on his mind. I'm not here to

relax! I'm here to win, sure as Paul is. But it will be good fun, and we

have known each other a long time. All lorry is well down the Ryder Cup

rankings, but McGinley says he wants to be wooed. With his pedigree, you

would love to see him back in the ring again. Being Scottish as well,

and with the Ryder Cup being in Scotland, he may bloom late. We will

have to see. Today's nine hole exhibition may not be the start of

that run, but Paul Lawrie was keen to impress. McGinley will be keeping

a close eye on this week's Scottish Open, and he is once again laying

down the challenge for the home players. Now and the next kind of

five or six weeks is really going to be the time I am honing in on what

that for me is, who is playing well, and he was making a late run. In the

end, Laurie's day ended a little flat, as McGinley secured a three

stroke victory. Paul McGinley is the winner here. The question is this:

Has the host done enough to impress his guest? He's got more to do, lots

more left to do. Time, however, is running out. For all the Scots, they

may culminate in Aberdeen this week. One of football's all-time greats

Alfredo Di Stefano has died aged 88. The Argentine-born player has

a special place in Scottish football history for

the part he played in Real Madrid's European Cup win over Eintracht

Frankfurt at Hampden in 1960. Now, a look at what else is

happening across Scottish sport. Scotland international striker David

Goode Willie poses in the colours of his new club Aberdeen. He has signed

a one-year deal, and let the talking to his new manager. I think he

brings a level of ability that will help us score more goals. I think

all season, we fell short on that. Andy Murray's down to 10th in the

tennis world rankings, his lowest position for six years. It follows

his exit in the quarterfinals at Wimbledon.

Diamond league athletics comes to Glasgow this weekend as a Scottish

record for the 100 metres could be broken in the new Hampden track. The

fastest time run in Scotland is 1007, so I am pretty sure it is an

exciting prospect that that could get diminished as well. Read all

about David Goode Willie and much more on the BBC sport Scotland

website. And I have some more for you now,

because injury will force one of the cycling world's biggest names to

miss the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Mark Cavendish crashed in

the early stages of the Tour de France at the weekend. The shoulder

damage he sustained means he will miss the rest of the tour and

Glasgow 2014. Staying with cycling, what do I have in common with

Scotland's elite endurance cyclists? Not much, but I did

volunteer to undertake some of the testing they have been doing ahead

of the Glasgow 2014 games. If you have not had your dinner, you may

want to look away. So, the purpose of the test today is

to determine your VO two Macs, which is the maximum amount of oxygen that

you can take from the air and using your muscles to provide energy for

exercise. So, this should feel nice and secure. Three, two, one.

Right, I would hold that on if I were you, because you are breathing

quite nicely now. Good. Let's stop you there. That was fantastic.

Excellent. Excellent. You are roughly averaging at 42 millilitres

per kilogram per minute. Wow. That the number, that's your result. For

someone who has not been on their bike for five years, I think you can

take that. A cyclist coming in here representing Scotland would be in

the 70s. Oh, my word. So you still have a long way to go to get that

Scotland best! You are always saying to me, on your

bike! Thank you, David. Talking about pets, what do you make of

these? It's Team Scotland's Commonwealth

Games uniform of course. A turquoise, fuschia

and caramel tartan combined with Craig Anderson has been

assessing reactions. It's a design certain to stir the

blood, or maybe send your head spinning. The official Team Scotland

uniform has definite references from the past, although from a time some

would maybe possibly forget. I think it is truly shocking, absolutely

shocking. It has been described as a cross between Brigadoon and the new

seekers. I also think it looks a bit like a hospital gown or possibly

something someone would have won in Littlewoods in the 1980s or 1970s.

It is absolutely horrible. Shocking would be a word I would use.

Interesting. Interesting colour styles, and it's one of those things

where I thought, I thought I had loud tartan. But not everyone is

turned up by the commendation of the future, turquoise and caramel

tartan, twinned with light blue shirt and dresses. It's brilliant,

vibrant, colourful, contemporary, and it is fun. It is everything the

Commonwealth Games sets out to be, No sure everyone can join in the

celebrations. Social media has been awash with the rugged three

comments, although the key commentators, the team members,

reckon it is a winner. A home games in Scotland, in

Glasgow, and Team Scotland will be featuring 300 athletes plus

management wearing this. It will make a statement, and it will have

that impact from the start of the game all the way through. Scotland

is not alone. The Australian swimwear kit has been savaged for

directing the Observer's eye to the wearer's groin area. There was never

any of that in the White Heather Club.

And now, let's find out what is happening on Scotland 2014.

We are taking you on a trip to Texas, where they have abolished

local income tax. What has that got to do with us, you ask you macro

well, they are an economy largely dependent on oil and looking for

other ways to make money. They cannot control their own interest

rates, but they can control taxes. So what are the lessons for an

independent Scotland? And the rest of the country is totally about it,

so we will as well. Yes, the Commonwealth Games uniforms. And

now, the weather. Good evening. There is an east/ west

split this week, with eastern areas getting a lot of dry weather,

whereas the East sees a lot of rain later in the week. A few showers

around at the moment, but they die away very quickly. Showers to end

the day, and it looks like it could be dry overnight, and clear spells

across the mainland. A little rain in the Western Isles during the

overnight period. Some fairly extensive mist and low cloud feeds

into the Northern Isles, with the odd missed patch elsewhere. Towns

and cities holed up at around 10 Celsius, possibly as low as six in

some rural parts, so it can be quite cold in places. Tomorrow morning

start up largely dry and bright, but showers towards the south-east will

start to get going during the morning, and the air spreads in

throughout eastern Scotland. There is a yellow met up is warning out

for these heavy showers. The main focus is Aberdeenshire, and parts of

the Borders, and they will tend to set the high ground feature. Good

spells coming through in the West. South-west Scotland in the

afternoon, quite a lot of, and also warm. One or two showers around the

Glasgow area, but mostly staying dry. Showers the North Argyll.

Becoming drier towards the Outer Hebrides, one or two showers

fringing the north coast, and even though it is fairly cloudy, some

brightness pushing through at times. The main focus of any heavier

showers will tend to be the Grampian area, in towards parts of Perthshire

and also part of the western borders, or inland borders, I should

say. Through the rest of the afternoon, some showers continue in

the east, gradually dying away, and mostly dry during the overnight

period. Mist coming in across the far north. Here is what happens at

the end of the week. High pressure in the West, a lot of dry, settled

weather. This low tries to push into the East, but eventually, it starts

to dry later. And that is reporting Scotland. From

everybody here, enjoy your evening. Goodbye.