09/07/2014 Reporting Scotland

New security measures for electronic devices have been introduced

Helping vulnerable children or contravening human rights?

The government's plans for a named guardian for every child

Former Rangers owner David Murray wins his battle against the taxman.

We meet the World Champion cyclist riding for Scotland

And we're live around the country tonight.

Blue skies, bright sunshine and some of the world 's best golfers. Join

me in Aberdeen to preview the Scottish open.

Join me in doors by the banks of Loch Ness when I will be bringing

you a full weather forecast by the end of the programme.

A new law designed to help vulnerable children

by assigning every child in the country a named guardian is

The idea is for a named person, like a teacher or health visitor to

look out for children's welfare, but campaigners believe it intrudes

on the private lives of families and contravenes their human rights.

Taking their case to court. The Macintosh family have four children.

They are all under the age of eight and they say they are extremely

happy together. They are concerned at the impact a named person could

have on them. If we have very different ideas on how to bring up

our children or educate our children or anything like that and the named

person has different views then who gets the final say? Is it the named

person or the parent? The legislation was passed in February

for every young person from birth to the age of 18 to have a named person

like a teacher or health visitor to look after their welfare. The reason

why this family and other campaigners have come here today is

because they believe the named person scheme goes against the

European Convention of human rights and will diminish their role as

parents and their rights to a private family life. The Scottish

Government says nothing in the legislation changes parental rights

and responsibilities and that the policy is already operating

successfully in a number of areas across Scotland. Highland Council

has piloted a system in the last four years. One example would be a

mother who was worried about the behaviour of her three or

four-year-old and she was starting to worry that the child was being

labelled as a bad child. She went to see the health visitor who, as the

named person, with the consent of the mother, was able to talk to

specialists and we got a diagnosis that there was a hearing impairment.

The Scottish Government are confident the legislation is

complying with the European Convention on human rights and the

scheme will start in 2016. The question now is whether the court

will grant a judicial review. The former Rangers owner

Sir David Murray has won Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs

has lost it's appeal against an earlier decision that

the Murray group of companies was not liable for

a multi million pound tax bill for Our reporter Richard

Wilson joins me now: Richard, what's

the background to this case. HMRC claimed tax was due on the

benefit trusts which was a scheme where money was paid into

independent trusts as part of a bonus scheme and employees could

draw the money down in the form of loans. It was a very high profile

case because Rangers were part of the group at that time and leading

players and directors benefited from the scheme and a number of English

football clubs use these as well. In November 2012 the first tribunal

ruled that tax was not due on these schemes and the HMRC immediately

appealed that ends today another tribunal has dismissed that appeal.

They have essentially endorsed the ruling that no tax was due.

Is there any reaction? De Mari group released a statement that

essentially expresses satisfaction with the judgement.

HMRC have yet to release a statement but we know that they will die just

the judgement in fuel and then decide what their next course of

action could be but they can appeal to a higher authority said the case

may not be over yet. Thank you very much.

The UK Government has increased airline security for passengers

All passengers flying into or out of the UK have been advised to

ensure electronic devices in hand luggage are sufficiently

But Glasgow and Edinburgh Airports say the implementation of

the new measures has not resulted in lengthy queues or any disruption.

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Still to come on tonight's programme:

Just what were a group of elite Commandos doing

In the sport: We hear from the defending open golf champion as he

prepares to defend its Scottish open title.

Big-name, wrong game. Find out what this international sporting star is

up to a little bit later. The campaign to defend the

United Kingdom says it's had thousands more volunteers signing up

to help over the last few months. The grassroots movement within

Better referendumTogether has always been smaller than that of

Yes Scotland. But as September draws

closer that is changing. Our Referendum Correspondent Laura

Bicker has been out with some Hit the ones on the right first.

Another backstreet, another battle. To rein in Edinburgh can be tricky

to negotiate and clambering through close is can prove to be a

challenge. Is that it? Campaigning is new to this group of students but

they still grab any opportunity to chat to boaters. The funding from

the central government and things are guaranteed by the central

government. This man is pounding pavements several days of the week.

I was nervous at the star but now I really enjoy it and you get a

discussion with the issues and you meet like-minded people who feel the

same way as you do it and feel passionately about this. In off the

street and onto the phone. Do you know how you might be voting? You

have no time, OK. I am a volunteer with Better Together in Edinburgh...

This is where the team have lists of voters to call and questions to ask.

We rank them from strong yeses to strong nose and undecided. We ask

them about their main concerns so we can give them more information on

things like currency in Europe and pensions which is a big one. A

number of people have turned up tonight for the first time so they

need a crash course. Betty gave up her American citizenship to live in

Britain. She decided to act when she realised how many people were voting

yes. People that feel strongly about staying in the UK and were not

feeling that there is a strong enough message being sent out so I

thought that I should do something to help it.

Do you think the campaign has stepped up a bit? I think it

definitely has. The Better Together campaign has evolved in the last few

months with more people motivated to take part. It is a pragmatic and

purposeful movement whose sites are firmly set. The referendum is now

just two months away. A 19-year-old man has been seriously

injured after falling from the roof He was taken to the city's

Royal Infirmary after falling from the Blythswood Hotel onto

West George Street at The hotel said he was

an employee who had been a guest of a former employee who was staying

in the Penthouse suite. The hotel said it believed

the incident was an accident and there was no suggestion

of anything suspicious. A look at other stories

from the across the country: Shetland looks likely to have a

large wind farm built on its main island. A court ruling today has

given it the go-ahead. Developers say it will bring ?32 million a year

into the local economy. A recycling company that caused a

blaze at its perfect yard that could be seen for 20 miles has been fined

?6,000. The city 's sick Sheriff Court said the fire was caused by

batteries dubbed by staff. Thieves who stole a lorry carrying

?20,000 worth of shortbread were prevented from making a quick

getaway when they filled it with cleaning fluid instead of diesel.

They made it half a mile from the lorry's base before it broke down.

An Aberdeen Nursery has been told to make a significant improvement or

face further action. They care Inspectorate said the nursery needed

to address several issues including children getting to sleep when tired

and providing food and drinks when needed.

A museum commemorating the jute industry and Dundee is to undergo a

?3 million expansion. The project to restore the me -- remaining

buildings is due to be completed next summer. Thousands worked in the

jute industry in the 19th and 20th centuries. The museum we have at the

moment was only partially restored and it left behind Miller and the

batching rooms and we will restore that end you will have a complete

courtyard mill building restored which is one aspect of it that is

fantastic. That will be there. A look at other stories

from the across the country: Just three years after taking up

comptetitive cycling Katie Archibald She's now part of

the British elite cycling programme, but she'll be representing Scotland

during the Commonwealth Games where she'll represent her country

in five events. Our Games reporter Jane

Lewis went to meet her. Katie Archibald has taken cycling by

storm. Old dad, that is perfect. She is a poster girl for Team Scotland

and big things are expected from the cyclist with the unique style. I

have natural brown hair but it was not doing it for me so I keep trying

and I will eventually find a colour that I feel is just right. I have

got elephants on the back of my leg. I have a children's story on my arm

and an image that comes from a quote on my back and there could be

something else before the Commonwealth Games but we will wait

and see. The girls I train with every day, eyelid with one of the

top Welsh riders so it will be exciting because we know each other

well. It will make it a better rivalry really under tougher

competition. My mum is unbelievably optimistic

and she believes I could take over the world if I want to and always

pushed me to do whatever I wanted and my dad is the other side of the

spectrum who tries to be realistic and says not to get ahead of

yourself and not everyone makes it and to have a plan B. Luckily

somewhere in the middle is good advice and I try and mix it up as

best I can. Good luck to her.

Last night we told you about another Games hopeful,

world champion bowler Paul Foster who'd had his bowls stolen.

The three bowls disappeared on Monday from the Troon Portland

They were part of a set he'd been practising with since April.

All we know is they've been recovered by police,

It's not often some of the country's elite forces are

on the roof of BBC headquarters here in Glasgow thankfully.

But tonight a group of Commandos are using our building to display just

Our reporter Laura Maxwell takes up the story.

Hanging on by a really big thread. It can be a ropey briskness jumping

off buildings but that is exactly what these Royal Marines are doing

on our rooftop this evening. It is all part of the European challenge

to mark the 350th anniversary of the court. We have got six Royal Marines

who embarked on February on a ski run in Norway then they sailed to

Spain and they cycled through Spain to France and England and Canute

across the Channel and they are embarking on the final phase which

is a run around the UK and tonight they are coming through Glasgow. It

is interesting because I always thought of zip wire as a wire but

this is a rope. Absolutely. It is the old rope we always used when the

commandos were formed in World War II and this kind of commando slide

forms part of our commander tests today. You have talked about skiing

and flailing and using this slide which all sounds like fun but it is

something these guys will put to use during their careers. We are

amphibious troops and specialists in Arctic and mountain warfare so all

of these skills are there and ready for any challenges that might come

our way. Later on the Marines will be abseiling down the science centre

tower before speed marching up Scotland's three highest peaks.

Astonishing. I cannot say anything, just astonishing.

That is one way to leave the building every day!

Some of the world's best golfers tee off tomorrow in Aberdeen

Defending champion Phil Mickleson, Rory McIlroy and Justin Rose

among those competing for a first prize of ?500,000.

They have been playing at the Royal Aberdeen golf club since 1780 survey

have had a bit of time to get ready. It is the first time that the club

will have hosted the Scottish open. 12 months ago it was staged at the

Castle Stuart near Inverness but with the world 's best golfers here

at this historical course there is a real sense that Royal Aberdeen and

the Scottish open at entering a new era. The world 's sixth oldest golf

course has seen a fair bit over the years but they are now ready to make

some new history. Are you all set? Yes, I think so. The big names are

here but a little unsure of what is about to unfold. I do not really

know. I would love to say I expect to get into contention and see how

my game feels under pressure on this sort of golf course but I am just

going to go out there and play the best that I can. This man has seen

it all before, Phil Mickelson is majestic when he won 12 months ago

and now as the defending champion he has a strange request. Tomorrow the

weather is supposed to be terrible and I hope it is because I would

love to get out in that stuff and be able to play and play in that stuff

I never get a chance to back home and actually have started to play

pretty well in it over the years. The weather may prove a factor this

week but keeping calm amid the rising storm of Ryder Cup

qualification is key for some. I do not need to do well here at all

because I have six or seven events to do well in so there is no

pressure, it is just another tournament. Something new here even

for Scottish galleries and those who may feel they have seen it all

before. I will be 81 next birthday and it makes me feel young again

and, as I say, I have never played golf in my life but I may take it

up, I am not too young. I think you are experienced enough to play! If

experience is key this week, this man may be the one to beat.

If he is the one to beat we will see how he gets on tomorrow morning at

around 8:20 a.m.. Ian Poulter, Rory McIlroy and Phil Mickelson all out

in those first 20 minutes. Stephen Gallacher, Lee Westwood and Justin

Rose out later at 1pm. The forecast, the weather that Phil

Mickelson wanted, he will be a little disappointed. There is a

change, it is to remain dry with a 20 mile an hour wind from the North

West. That should sort out the men from the boys here. Thank you very

much, you will be all right with that tank top on, I am sure!

The first Scots woman to win an Olympic swimming medal has dies

Helen Gordon, who later became known as Elenor, won bronze

Two years earlier she won the first of three

If you thought Brazil were bad in their 7-1 thumping by Germany

Don't worry he hasn't signed for a Scottish club.

He's a double Olympic champion in the 400 metre hurdles.

He's here for the Diamond League athletics at the home of

I have seen pictures of the stadium and it is massive and gorgeous so I

am excited to be able to get on the track and warm it up, so to speak,

for the Commonwealth Games, since we are not participating. Then I will

go home and watch it on the telly. He won Silver at the London Olympics

two years ago, now Scots sailor Luke Patience has his eye on Gold

at the Rio Olympics in 2016. Rhona McLeod travelled to the Isle

of Wight to join him in the Round It is a big change for Luke Patience

to be at the helm of a ship with a dozen of the crew. He has the chance

to race in the iconic round the Island race which has a massive

appeal. It is 6:30am and there are 16,000 sailors and 1500 boats with

50 miles to go and we are off. Right now we are exactly halfway between

London 2012 and Rio 2016 so you must be very busy. For me it is all about

who wants it more and who was willing to work harder and make the

extra inches to make the difference on the day. You wanted it very much

in London, does that whet your appetite even more? Absolutely.

Coming so close to winning has just spurred me on ever more and I feel

more dangerous man, I feel more dangerous man and I am hungrier, am

definitely hungrier. Luke Patience sales with a double world champion.

He is a motivating and engaging person and that definitely as it

because it makes the campaign easier when hard things have to be sad. I

am more laid back and relaxed. We are probably a mix of both a us

which works well together. Our Olympic gold medal is shining bright

for us. Luke Patience says that racing in London with a home crowd

energised his performance so is can the Scots at the Commonwealth Games

expect the same? If it is anything like London it is a fairly

unforgettable experience and it will just give the athletes that extra

push and whatever happens it will just feel all that more special for

them. I think only good things are coming and we may see a fair few

personal bests kicking about. That is the sport and I will now go and

apologise to fill. The Marines are offering you the

rope! Tonight on Scotland 2014 we are

asking what would be Clyde built in an independent Scotland. Unions are

demanding to know what would happen to defence contracts in a yes vote.

They say the Clyde is not just the best place to build the warships the

Royal Navy needs but it is the only place they could be built and it all

matters because 20,000 jobs are in the balance. That is at 10:30pm on

BBC Two tonight. The Queen's Baton Relay was back

briefly on the mainland after travelling the length

of the Western Isles yesterday. It caught up with communities

from Ullapool to Thurso. Well, we have just arrived in this

village and you can see the baton has just arrived and the kids are

getting their hands on it. It is a stunning place and it feels as

though the whole town has turned out. There are a thousand people in

the town and the area. De baton arrived on the mainland this morning

and it had been in the Outer Hebrides but it arrived this morning

and had a great reception as it was piped off by the mascot and it went

through this morning. I am now joined by Tom and Louise who have

been taking part. Louise you seem to be organising what is happening

here. It is great to see the baton. I would like to take credit for the

organising but in an event like this it is absolutely massive. Tom, you

will be carrying the battered later on. I am a coach with Ross County

athletics club and I have been with them for eight years and it is a

non-dash-mac order to be nominated and the honour is more in the

nomination than the actual doing of it. -- honour. The sun may have gone

that there is no dampening the enthusiast for the crowds. We have a

local athletics star here who ran for Scotland in the 1986 Games. She

was 400 metres hurdler. She has handed over the button to James. Let

us have a quick word. How was that? It was fantastic. Absolutely

amazing. It was so good to see everyone out there and enjoying

themselves on being able to touch the battered and just be a part of

it. Your experiences from 86, does this bring them flooding back?

Absolutely brings them flooding back. All the excitement and the

expectations and we are hoping for a really good Commonwealth Games now

for all of the athletes. Thank you very much. The baton is in Thurso

and then it will be off to Orkney. If you want to catch up with it you

can follow it tomorrow. Kirsty has her jacket on and I

wonder what that means. She is on the shores of Loch Ness.

Thank you very much. Yes, we are just on the outskirts of Inverness,

the capital of the Highlands and the Queen's baton has been journeying

through the Highlands today and it has reached Caithness and enjoying

fine weather as it did so. We are looking mainly at it staying dry

with spells brightness and sunshine to end the day. For the overnight

period it stays predominantly dry and we will be under the influence

of clear skies in the West. Further east it stays fairly cloudy and

there will be misty and murky conditions around especially near

coastal areas. There will be rain the coastal areas. Temperatures will

hold up around 10 degrees and perhaps a bit lower under clearer

skies for the West and the wind will remain light. Tomorrow it is an

east/ west split. Western areas see the best of the weather here and it

will feel warm as well. Further east always that bit cloudy with misty

and murky conditions around and feeling rather cool. Taking a closer

look tomorrow afternoon at around 4pm in Dumfries and Galloway and in

most of the Glasgow area it will be dry with fine spells of sunshine.

The sunshine with temperatures peaking at 23 or 24. Another fine

day to come across the West Coast and it will feel pleasantly warm in

the sunshine. More cloud across the extreme north coast and into the

Northern Isles with some rain around and misty and misty and murky

conditions here. In eastern coastal areas it will be fairly cloudy as

well with spirits and spots of rain especially coastal areas and the

misty and murky and cool conditions are continuing as well. Tomorrow we

hold on to the east /west split with the best of the weather found in the

West. Cloudier and cooler in the East. The weather friend continues

to push its way into western areas so it is a predominantly cloudy day

with some rain around in the east and the best of the weather in the

extreme West Coast. Thank you. A reminder of the news: A

new law designed to help honourable children by assigning every child in

the country to a new law designed to help honourable children by

assigning every child in the country to Hernanes guard again is to be

challenged in court. The idea is for a teacher or health

visitor to look out for the welfare of the child but campaigners say it

intrudes on the private life of families and contravenes their human

rights. New security measures have been

introduced at Heathrow Airport and the advice has changed. All UK

passengers could face checks to see if an adjoining devices in their

hand luggage are charged, not just those blind to America. With 25

million people expected to fly this summer there are warnings of travel

disruption at. I will be back with the headlines at

8pm and then the late news. Enjoy your evening. Goodbye.

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