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with each side blaming the other. That's all from the BBC

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Team Scotland's golden touch continues.

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An unparalleled performance from Dan Purvis secures a gold in gymnastics.

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Scotland's lawn-bowls team also took their second gold as they

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On tonight's Reporting Scotland, we'll be hearing

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from those winning athletes, and analysing what lies behind Team

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The fastest man in the world is expected to compete

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tonight - will Glasgow greet with him a Hampden roar?

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And it's spend, spend, spend - how the Commonwealth visitors are

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Very few of us are struggling at the moment, my wife has got the new

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television she wants and the children are fed. It has been three

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courses all week, you cannot beat it.

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Team Scotland are now assured of at least 50 medals at

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This afternoon, two golds, one each in the lawn bowls

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This afternoon, two golds, one each in the lawn bowls

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and gymnastics, has helped take the overall total to 46.

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But we have four more guaranteed over tonight and tomorrow.

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The gymnastics gold was won by Daniel Purvis,

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He won the parallel bars event in dramatic fashion.

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This difficulty will stand him in good stead if he can keep this

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rhythm going. Still the swing is pure. I tell you, this is very, very

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bid for a medal. Well done, Dan Purvis! What a superb performance.

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Our reporter is there now. There must have been quite an atmosphere

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there today. It was a brilliant atmosphere. The

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man himself joins us. Hold a pure gold medal. You have silver and

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bronze, now you have called from the Commonwealth Games. How did that

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feel? Fantastic. With the home crowd and all the support, to come away

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with three medals, it is fantastic. The trade have played their part in

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helping Team Scotland do so well. It has been fantastic. There have been

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some down moments in this competition and they have raised our

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spirits. It has been fantastic and I thank them for their support. It was

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amazing watching the Scottish team performed today. The margin of error

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is so small. What is going through your mind? You have to be very

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focused. It is difficult, you get one chance. The main thing for me

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was the team final. I had never had a team medal. Anything else had been

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a bonus. It is very nerve-wracking, but it was really down to the team

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and after that it has just been a fantastic experience. During the

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national anthem there was not a dry eye in the house. I was that for

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you? It was very emotional, I started to well up. Thank you very

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much. Well done to you. The final day of the gymnastics, no more

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gymnastics during 2014, gymnastics is gone but, I can tell you,

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certainly not forgotten. Thank you.

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And earlier in the day it was the Team Scotland lawn bowlers who

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It came this afternoon, when the men's fours beat England.

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The bouncy, bouncy celebration is usually the domain of footballers.

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And indeed Alex Marshall has been compared to one of the world's best.

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But this is what a long balls celebration looks like when you

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destroy England to win the gold medal. It was a complete team

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effort. England only had the upper hand in one point earlier in the

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match when they led. But the Kelvingrove Greens belonged to

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Scotland. David struggled at the first few ends. But Neil played

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brilliantly. Then David was back to normal. We were all fantastic and

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that is what you have got to do to win the medals. What a bunch of

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great guys we have got. Win we had a fantastic match against Australia.

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We all did our bit and that is why we are such great friends and the

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fantastic four. It was a second goal of the games for two the men.

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Scotland fans I know bedding in with the hope of a single success to win

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a golden day at the games. You mentioned another chance of gold

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beer, tell us about that. We are just beyond the halfway stage

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of the men's single matches. The policeman from Arbroath against a

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Canadian accountant. They are going well at the moment and I have to say

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that the Scot currently holds the lead at 13-7. But the comedian will

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not give up without a fight. It is the first medal possibility for the

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Scot, it will be gold, silver, or silver -- it will be gold or silver

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tonight. But we very much hope that it will be gold.

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At the boxing, it was going to be a successful day for Scotland whatever

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happened, with four fighters guaranteed at least a bronze.

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But as Phil Goodlad now reports, a golden day could now lie ahead

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Josh Taylor is a man on a mission at these Games. It can bring painful

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commonwealth memories flooding back for the Prestonpans fighter. Four

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years ago in Delhi he was tipped for gold, winning silver was a cheerful

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disappointment. Today was a chance to earn a shot at redemption. He was

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up against England's Salmon Maxwell. -- Sam Maxwell. We had been on Team

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GB together down in Sheffield, we spy with each other all the time.

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Everything we do is 100%. -- spar. Today the 19-year-old joiner from

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Motherwell was going to win a medal, but what colour? The judges

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decided that it would be bronze. I am absolutely gutted. But it was the

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first boxing medal for Scotland at these games. It is a bit of pressure

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and when the first one gets the bronze then you see, at least I will

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not be the one who is remembered for taking the team to their Games and

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getting nothing. But the day belonged to Josh Taylor and his

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noisy, if not sold chain for fans. -- not sold chain -- tuneful fans.

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THEY SING. The lightweights go into the ring in

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the next ten or 15 minutes. Then the local heavyweight will be making the

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ring walk. All guaranteed bronze, but all hoping to win the semifinal

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tonight to come back to the Hydro tomorrow.

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We have lost him, but we will look at the other medals.

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So Team Scotland are closing in on the fab 50, and by tomorrow we

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The current medal total is 46, with four more guaranteed -

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The total shatters the nation's previous record of 33,

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And with 16 golds so far, Scotland have surpassed their previous best

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gold total of 11, achieved eight years ago in Melbourne.

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And there's still a couple of days left.

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But does it mean that we as a nation are getting better at sport?

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I like to think so. The whole purpose of this exercise is to build

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a world-class system for Scotland, that is what we had a vision for

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seven years ago when we were awarded this Games in Glasgow. This was an

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opportunity to act as a catalyst for achieving something in a shorter

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space of time then you would normally and that is why you bed to

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host the Commonwealth Games. -- bid.

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If you judge success by the number of medals won, the biggest winners

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are cycling and gymnastics, with five apiece, swimming with ten,

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But in track and field Scotland have won just three medals so far,

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the only gold coming for Libby Clegg in the 100m

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So why are we performing so well in some sports and less well in others?

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A lot of medals have been won in judo, there has been a substantial

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investment in judo. It is targeted, the Commonwealth Games targets

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certain sports for medals. We all look to athletics, but in Scotland

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we have not perhaps invested as much as we should. This is a clinical

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operation, they put the money really think the medals will come from.

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The next big measure of how Scotland is performing will be

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in the Olympics in Rio in two years? time - a bigger stage,

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where the Americans, Chinese and Europeans all come to the table.

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It will be interesting to see how many Scots athletes can make it

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into Team GB and how many can win medals there.

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One of those athletes who added to that

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She says she was delighted by the reception she got from

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the 40,000-strong crowd when she took silver in the 400m hurdles.

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We'll be live at Hampden shortly, but first our Games reporter

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Lisa Summer reports on Child's memorable night.

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Today she is the focus of attention after winning a silver medal, but as

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the female face of the Commonwealth Games, the hopes of a nation where

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on her. Yesterday was a long day, waiting to race, every so often I

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would find myself nervous and then I would become again, so mixed

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emotions. The crowd was quiet and you could hear a pin drop as Ilie

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Childs took to the blocks. It was always going to be too much to ask

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for the face of the Games to win gold. Spencer was on excellent form.

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But it was thrilling to watch, and the reception at Hampden Park was

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just for a nominal. -- phenomenal. I am relieved, it has been a hard

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couple of days trying to keep myself focused. As soon as I crossed the

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line I could just let it all go and enjoy it. I am delighted that I got

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a medal. As a Heart of Midlothian fan she could not resist a little

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jibe at Hibs. They had spells or laughing that I

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had to do my lap of Bonner to that song. -- lap of honour to that song.

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Child will be back on track before the Games are over, running in the

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relay team with all of the fans cheering on.

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Let us join Weser at Hampden Park. There was a wonderful atmosphere

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last night, what is it like tonight? You can hear the heats for the 4x4

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hundred metres relay going on. If Scotland qualifies tonight then Ely

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child will run in the finals tomorrow. We have lots of Scottish

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interest. -- Ely child. -- Eilidh Child. We have lots of Scottish

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athletes running tonight. I be going to do it in the 400 metres relay?

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What should we expect from Scottish athletes this evening? Child had a

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fantastic reception, all of the Scots had. Particularly her medal,

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which is a third by Scottish athletes, it is the first time since

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1990 that they have won more than two medals, so that is fantastic. We

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have already had a qualifier tonight in the 1500 metres, we have Jack in

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the pole-vault, and if he jumps his best then he is in for a medal.

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Andrew is running in the 10,000 metres, he said that he would love

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to beat the record that was set in the Games in 1970. Whether he is in

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shape for it I do not know. He is going forth in that heat. The other

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big excitement today is of course Usain Bolt. He has been spotted in

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the warm up area for the athletes, looking very relaxed. What sort of

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reception do you think that he will get tonight at Hampden Park? I

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suppose it depends whether people believe that he was stitched up by a

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newspaper or whether he actually did see what he said. If they believe

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that he said what he said then he is in for a rough reception. The big

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thing tonight as Lindsay Sharp -- Lynsey Sharp in the 800 metres. She

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managed to qualify yesterday. Hopefully we may get another medal

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tonight. Now, for every winner at these Games

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there are many who are left And though a silver medal needn't be

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considered a failure, for the Scots swimmer Michael Jamieson it fell

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short of his, and much He's been reflecting

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on his performance, He was the focal point for Team

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Scotland's Commonwealth Games publicity drive. The ambassador,

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poster boy and hot favourite for a gold medal. As he swaggered towards

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the starting blocks, the stage was set for Michael Jamieson, but then

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the script went awry. Ross Murdoch is going to take the gold medal. Can

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you believe it? It is called to Scotland, but it is not the person

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that we thought. Michael Jamieson loses his British record and does

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not get the medal that he wanted. He has been all over the press and the

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build-up. He is devastated. Or all of their -- was all of the build-up

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and hate to blame? All of my life is built around this event. I have

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never missed any training or anything for commercial commitments.

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That is something that I pride myself on. The results come first

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from me and that is the most important thing for me. Only a

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world-class swim by Ross Murdoch deprived Michael Jamieson of the

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gold medal. But he has renewed determination. I have to believe

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that I can come back and win gold at the European Championships. Given

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the standard of this event, it'd get -- it is getting harder and harder

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to get into the top three, even into the top eight. I need to come back

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next year as a better athlete and use this experience to spur me on.

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Meikle Jamison's reign as the top Scot may have passed to the young

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pretender, but he may be able to come back.

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You won't be surprised to hear business around Glasgow is booming.

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Trade is far outstripping many people's expectations.

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Hotels are said to be between 200-300% busier than this

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One credit-card company says spending

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by overseas visitors is up by almost 40% over the last two weeks.

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Even Glasgow taxi companies say bookings are up by 20%.

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Glasgow 2014 has certainly brought with it a feel-good factor. More

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than 1 million people are estimated to have ventured into the city

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during these games and it certainly feels like it. Jews are forming

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everywhere, from tourist buses to taxis, it has been busy -- queues

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are forming. It has been three courses week, you cannot beat it.

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Danny's kids are not the only ones who need fed. The carnival and skier

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is helping to fill bars and restaurants. It is a Saturday day

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every day. Some places are up 25%. It depends where you are within the

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city area as well. Everybody has had a benefit, that benefit has changed

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depending on the area that you are in. Shops are also doing well, but

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the official merchandise shop in George Square is permanently busy.

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Clade is proving very popular, selling almost 50,000 -- Clyde.

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Including the hotel and the food and the tickets, about ?300. Including

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flights and travel, about ?2000. Up there with the pirate -- up there

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with the Olympics in London. It is clear to see that the economic

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impact has been massive. With today's still to go there is still

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plenty of time for spending. Now, on Sunday evening Jackie will

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be here with a special edition of Reporting Scotland -

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"Glasgow's Golden Games". We have had our most successful

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Games ever, full of tears and triumph, and it is not over yet. The

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Commonwealth Games have not only been a feast of sport but they have

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showcased Glasgow and Scotland. The Sunday evening I will be joined by

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some of our star performance to look back on all the action. That is

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Scotland's Golden Games, this Sunday on BBC One Scotland.

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Now to other news, and the world's largest arts festival,

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This year's festival features more than 3,000 shows

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Thousands of performers from scores of nations gathered in one place to

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showcase their best. Sound familiar? But the Fringe is just a number of

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festivals that all pile into Edinburgh. My very first job was in

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Edinburgh festival, and in this very building, in the Assembly Hall. I

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Lay On The Steps Shouting. Pamela Stephenson produced this show after

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her appearance on Strictly Come Dancing. In those days, they were

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very few female comics. I do not think that there was another one.

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French and Saunders were starting, but I think that I was the only one

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standing up on stage by myself in Edinburgh. Somebody came back stage

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and told me, that is the most terrifying thing that I have ever

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seen. And she had some support on first tonight from her husband,

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Billy. A bit of dancing, hip shaking and swinging. I think that it will

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be nice. It better be nice, she has been missing for a month. They will

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be out here on the streets for three and a half weeks persuading

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audiences to come along. They are not worried about the challenge from

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the Games on this opening weekend, but they are looking forward to what

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is promising to be a record-breaking festival.

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A look now at other stories from the across the country.

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Aberdeen and Glasgow airports have been put up for sale.

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Their owner, Heathrow Airport Holdings, is hopeful of concluding

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The company was forced to sell three other sites, Edinburgh,

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Gatwick and Stansted, by the competition authorities.

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New legislation, which it is claimed will give greater protection to

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The changes require local authorities to carry out more

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rigorous consultations on all closures,

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A special tribute is being paid to Commonwealth Games gold-medal

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swimmer Hannah Miley in her home town.

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A model cow which has stood outside a dairy in

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Inverurie for several years has been repainted gold in honour of Hannah.

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Lots of people stand and have their photograph taken here, so we thought

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that if we painted her gold then Hannah Miley will perhaps have time

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to come back here and visit it and we will have a celebration with her.

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An animal charity is trying to trace the owner of a tarantula which crept

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A man spotted the spider while cleaning his kitchen

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The Scottish SPCA believes the Chilean rose tarantula may have

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Let's get the latest weather forecast now.

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It is looking a bit wetter than we have been used to, for the closing

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weekend of the Games. Not just for the Glasgow area, but across much of

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the country. Winds will be unusually strong for the start of August, but

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for this evening it is quite enough. Late sunshine for many of us, some

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rain will push into Orkney and Shetland, lingering in Shetland for

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much of the night and it will be heavy at times. Temperatures for

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most of us around 10 Celsius and there will be some mist and fog

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patches. This rain, just getting into the south by morning, we have a

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yellow warning from The Met office for dream right across the country.

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-- for rain. The region in the south -- the rain in the South will sleep

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northwards, it will be persistent and it will be heavy at times.

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Certainly a wet afternoon for the Glasgow area. It could turn lighter

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and patchy for Edinburgh and the Borders as the day goes on.

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Potentially difficult conditions on the roads and could even be some

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localised flooding in the heaviest of those downpours. It is really

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just the Northern and Western Isles and the far West holding onto those

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conditions. The cloud and rain edges northwards and across more southern

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ranges. There will be a bit of a wash-out for some tomorrow. Through

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the rest of the afternoon and evening tomorrow that rain hangs

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about, continuing to track northwards. Still heavy at times and

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still leading to potentially some difficult conditions on the roads.

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We head into the second half of the weekend. That weather front

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realigned itself slightly. The heaviest rain will be focused on the

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west, particularly the north-west Highlands, Argyll, Dumfries and

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Galloway, accompanied by strong winds, even touching deal force.

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There are signs that the rain will become lighter and patchy as the day

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goes on. Even some brightness getting through. There could well be

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some improvement for the Glasgow area. We are hopeful that by the

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start of the closing ceremony we could be all but dry. Into next

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week, already weekend rain tomorrow. Some improvement later on and then

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into next week there will be sunshine and showers. That is the

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forecast. The Commonwealth Games has produced

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some amazing images. No one likes to see a police officer coming at

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Cropper, but you make like to see this from the hockey venue at

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Glasgow Green.

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