22/09/2014 Reporting Scotland

The Labour conference pays tribute to its Scottish contingent

after the rejection of independence, but the wrangling over more powers

They are more donations for a Glasgow food bank after a peace

protest. And I will be here at the Ryder Cup. It feels real now. Sales

of Scotch whisky oversees a slump, but they say that the industry is

still healthy. And the village in Stirlingshire

that's bringing to life the stories of local men who died

in the Great War. The UK Government says it will

"absolutely honour" the commitment for a rapid transfer

of more powers to Holyrood. The leader of the House of

Commons William Hague made the statement in the face of SNP

claims of backsliding. Labour has said it remains committed

to further devolution to Scotland, but has criticised

the Conservatives for trying to One leading Yes campaigner has said

there will be another independence referendum

if the UK parties don't deliver. Our political correspondent Glenn

Campbell is at Holyrood tonight. Where only really just beginning to

explore the full consequences of the referendum. They will do that in

more detail here tomorrow as they have been discussing it at the

Labour conference in Manchester today, from where our political

correspondent reports. The banners may be a touch dated,

but the message is bang up to date. The People's Museum in Manchester is

proud of its Labour links. A century ago, the party's founder in Scotland

was demanding the home rule. Now it is closer than you think. Alastair,

I want to thank you because you could've had an easier life after

2010. There was relief for the leadership here, coupled with barbed

comments. I just like to say to Alex Salmond, you have lost office and

the referendum and now you have lost the plot. But also a commitment to

push ahead with more devolution as soon as possible. You voted yes

because you wanted a fairer Scotland Thomas we can work together. If you

voted yes because you want to build a movement to help our country, the

Labour Party is not your a poignant but your home. -- opponent. The

people in Scotland wants change and they are want to want to change and

they are right that we had not offered the people of Scotland a

vision of change that they could believe in in the past. But there

was comments about past complacency. Even after the SNP started winning

parliamentary seats in the east end of Glasgow, some in the Scottish

Labour Party climate to the mantra, we, the middle classes.

Tonight, a very public show of unity for those in Labour who helped see

all of independence. The referendum battle may have been won, but there

is likely to be no shortage of constitutional skirmishes had. --

ahead. It has been strangely quiet here

after all the excitement of the past few days.

The rows of TV cameras that came from around the world to witness the

referendum have left this purpose built platform overlooking the

Scottish Parliament. The interest is now elsewhere and much of the debate

over further devolution to Holyrood has shifted from here to

Westminster. When Gordon Brown pushed a motion that would be backed

by all the leaders lunch today, he called on the government to publish

devolution plans before Halloween, to agree with other parties by St

Andrews date, and to draft a law by Burns night in January. The Prime

Minister wants more devolution to happen together with Scottish MPs

not being allowed to vote on English only issues. He invited conservative

MPs to discuss English only votes for English only laws, and wants to

fast-track the idea. He said that will not delay powers for Scotland.

There is a good understanding that there are natural consequences of

devolution for the rest of the United Kingdom. It is a matter of

fairness for all of the nations and all of the people of the United

Kingdom. MSP 's will return to parliament for the first time since

the vote on independence tomorrow. It was here a statement from the

First Minister, followed by a debate over two days on the implications of

the no vote. Yes campaigners are considering how best to channel

their energies, and many seem determined to press the UK parties

for maximum devolution. The Scottish people will be watching carefully as

to what is happening and we will not allow any backsliding. And three

referendums later, if they do backslide, there will be another

referendum. I'm sure about that. Alex Salmond said a referendum is a

once in a generation advance, but his successor could choose to revise

that thinking. Is Nicola Sturgeon the only name

in the frame? When nominations for the SNP

leadership opens on Wednesday, I suspect she will formally throw her

hat into the ring. She has the backing of almost all the other

members of the Cabinet and I don't know anybody who will stand against

her, but I don't know if there's is any contest, I think it will be

widely anticipated that she will be the next leader of the SNP and the

next First Minister and she would be the first woman to hold either of

those posts. One other development, the SNP and indeed the Green party

are celebrating a surge in membership tonight. SNP said they

have put on something like 17,000 members since the referendum and

they are now challenging the liberal Democrats across the UK in terms of

the size of the party. And there is a development

surrounding the referendums a result tonight, I understand?

Yes, within the last hour the chief counting officer for the referendum

has issued a statement saying she is satisfied that all accounts were

conducted properly and she has done that because there is material

circulating on social media that seems to question the integrity of

the count process. But she points out that the votes, as they were

being counted, that was closely watched by both Yes and No

campaigners. She says if there was wrongdoing, it would've been and

reported to her. An armed police operation which ran

for several hours today in the Armed officers left the close of a

tenement flat after failing to find Police had received information that

33-year-old Jonathan Kelly, released from Lowmoss jail last

month, was seen in the area. Officers say they are still looking

for Kelly, who has a history of violence and

the public should not approach him. He has breached his conditions and

has a history of violence. Police are investigating

whether the violent murder of an Edinburgh man was triggered

by an argument over a game of pool. Thomas Lamb was found lying

seriously injured in Restalrig Circus in the early hours

of the Saturday morning. The 46-year-old was the victim of

a sustained and brutal attack after Police are examining a pitchfork

found nearby and are appealing I am entirely satisfied that he was

in the public house up until around 1am when he left on his own. He was

followed, or not necessarily followed, but three men left after

him and they are who we are interested in. The description we

have of them is pretty vague at the moment but they are about five foot

nine or five foot ten, late teens or early 20s, of average build.

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Still to come on tonight's programme:

Sales of Scotch whisky overseas slump - but the industry says long

In sport, it?s the first head to head of Ryder Cup week as

And it?s exactly a year and a day until Scotland kick

But head coach Vern Cotter says, right now, his team is not ready

More on that in the sport coming soon.

People have donated more than ?10,000 worth

of food to a food bank that sprang up spontaneously in Glasgow's George

Campaigners had gathered in the square at the weekend to show unity

But after one campaigner's speech, something unexpected

Another donation land at the doorstep of Glasgow's needy food

Bank. Two days ago, this was a small charity run by a father and son

either living room. Now they have been given nearly ?10,000 worth of

food for people who need them. This is the fear that was collected over

yesterday and Saturday. Are you impressed by this? -- this is the

food. I am so happy. Some of the scenes we witnessed were terrific.

This will go a long way towards helping people in Scotland gets

their food at night and breakfast in morning.

A man gave his speech on unity in George Square. When people listening

heard about his food banks, they began bringing bags of groceries, as

this mobile phone footage shows. And they haven't stopped yet. Fabulous,

wonderful, magnificent. That is all the words I can say. All these young

children holding bags with their mums, old people crying, handing him

stuff. There was people from Aberdeen, we were told it was

getting retweeted over in Canada. People were inspired to do something

after trouble flared up here on Friday night. They didn't want

violence to be the last image of Scotland to spread around the world.

Rather than sitting on the sidelines, I felt inspired to get

off the couch and go to the supermarket and get food and drop it

off. Raising awareness is such a good thing to do. This third Reich

was so successful, that they organisers are hoping to make this a

weekly event in George Square. They are hoping that I'm a by doing so,

they will show the people here and the city and a much more positive

light. -- in doing so. Public views have been sought

on Police Scotland's decision to allow some

of its officers to carry handguns The Scottish Police Authority has

asked if the move has impacted on feelings of safety and security

and trust in the police as part Police Scotland and the Scottish

Government said the deployment of firearms officers offered better

protection to the public. Perth Royal Infirmary has been told

to improve the care of older people. The watchdog Health Care Improvement

Scotland said not all older people were being assessed within

recommended timescales and there NHS Tayside was told it must improve

performance Now, last week's referendum is not

the only big event to take place This week's Ryder Cup golf

tournament at Gleneagles in Perthshire will attract

a global audience of hundreds And Scottish firms are looking to

make the most of the event, as our business correspondent David

Henderson has been finding out. It looks a arena, but soon this

place will be transformed by one of the biggest sporting events in the

world. -- serene. It will be a festival of golf over three long

days. When these marquees are complete, they will cater to some of

the 50,000 people who will come to the Ryder Cup every day. But of

course, this is a global sporting event, too. Every day at home,

something like half a billion people will be watching. It all starts off

right here on the first tee. Already, the scene has changed. It

now looks like this. For the fans, that is a mouthwatering prospect. So

to the food on offer. It is like catering for a small town. Companies

that normally supply Wimbledon or the Olympics are working with

Scottish suppliers and Scottish produce. Whether people are having a

sausage roll which is prepared by people down the road or they are

having other food from someone else, that whole supply route is set up

here. It is tremendously exciting. The Ryder Cup's global profile has

soared in the last few years. That is good news for a clothing form

which has, for decades, supplied the outfits. They are now looking to

generate sales from fans all around the world. We get a lot of people

from Asia who want to have the European team can't. They want a

product which is Scottish made. It is that kind of target. If all goes

well, this event could be one long advert for these venue itself. They

are looking for a rise in booking next year and beyond as fans look to

visit the scene of and epic sporting event.

Hundreds of dead and dying young gannets have been washed ashore

The birds, known as gugas, are heavier than adults and unable

Tens of thousands of gugas leave the Bass Rock in the Firth of Forth

in September and October each year, but many don't survive.

Walkers who find live gugas in distress are being advised to

contact the Scottish sea bird Centre in North Berwick or the

Edinburgh Zoo has confirmed that its giant panda is

It says Tian Tian's hormone levels have returned to normal.

The zoo says that data gathered since conception took place

indicated she was expecting and likely to carry to full term,

Sales of Scotch whisky overseas slumped by

The industry says the downturn is partly due to slower consumer growth

in major markets like China and to the strength of the pound

But distillers say long-term prospects remain healthy.

Making whisky is a relatively easy process, requiring just three

ingredients. It also requires a degree of patience over the three

years minimum time. Selling it is more complex, with a import regime

and currency fluctuations. The first six months of this year have seen

exports tumble after seven years of Germanic growth. In China, we have

seen a cutback in consumption at the top end. In the longer term, we plan

to see more building Thomas but this is a blip in China and a different

market will emerge. In America, it is a reduction in the stock level,

but we are seeing a single malts holding firm and we will see this

grow in weeks and months ahead. Exporters have seen a job in key

markets like America and China and Brazil. There has been some good

news. There is a first for Scotch in Taiwan and the Middle East and

France were sales are up. Overall, exports fell by 11%, although the

industry says it is not unduly worried about this. It is about

laying down stock now for the years ahead. We will see a return in Asia

to growth, we to leave the opportunities will grow. Whisky

companies are currently splashing out billions to expand existing

capacity. They are putting their energies and cash into promoting

Scotch in large emerging markets. Exports are worth more than ?4

billion a year, so they will be hoping that these figures are a blip

and not the start of a longer-term trend.

Susan Boyle has launched Poppy Scotland's distribution

She visited the Lady Haig's Poppy Factory in Edinburgh, where disabled

veterans have spent the past year assembling five million poppies

Last year Poppy Scotland's appeal raised more than ?2.6 million, to

The important point about all of this is that the poppy is a

semblance of remember it. Although it started a hundred years ago, it

is still a part of contemporary Scotland. -- symbol of remembrance.

Meanwhile locals from the village of Strathblane in Stirlingshire have

been discovering more about the 27 men named on their memorial to those

There are 27 men who fought in the great war, remembered here. But who

were they and what were their stories? This local former librarian

wanted to find out more about them. When I was down in Norfolk, I found

someone's name on a memorial and a local historian had left information

beside it with his photograph, and I thought we could do that in our

village because I knew we didn't have many men in the memorial, and I

thought, why didn't we find out about them? One of the men whose

name is on the Memorial is this man. His family had very little to

remember him by. We have a little book that he carried in his pocket

and in the book, we have the dog rose from 1916 and in the back of

the book, we have the calendar which is marked off right up until the 6th

of September. That was when he was possibly injured. He survived until

the eighth and then died. And this was how the project work. Families

helped a historian piece together the stories. This private still had

these postcards. He is a man of few words. It says on the back, this is

the card and I hope you will like it. I will try something else if it

gets through. We put out the words, articles and the local newspapers,

and we just asked people to ask their friends and just through

word-of-mouth, these people gradually came. And piece by piece,

27 stories came together. It has made me want to start to find out

more about our family and about the war. The private was 19 when he died

in 1916. Now his family and the village he is remembered in Brum no

-- know more about his story. No respite from big occasions -

here's Rhona with tonight's sport. The players of Europe and America

have arrived at Gleneagles Today the captains had

their chance to meet the media and start the rivalry brewing,

with European Captain Paul McGinlay saying his players deserve

the tag of favourites. From the course, here's

our golf reporter Phil Goodlad. Welcome to the first tee here. We

are -- where exactly on Friday morning, the first ball will be

stuck. We are four days a way from that, but a sense of excitement is

upon us with the American team arriving in Edinburgh this morning.

This is a special place. Scotland is where the game of golf was invented

at the history of the game here is rich with wonderful stories about

different players. I feel like I'm part Scottish that way. The world's

media has already arrived here and they were all watching as he and

Paul McGinlay gave a media conference earlier. Before Paul

McGinlay had something to say. He was very poignant. We had first good

round and a second good round, and he will be OK. He arrived to couple

hours ago and he is getting his feet under the table nicely and he will

be a good addition to our team. There'll be more from here tomorrow,

but I will leave you with what Paul McGinlay told us in that press

conference. He said it was a fitting tribute to his coach, one of his

slogans will be, above the locker room door as the locker room door as

a player 's the United States on Friday, the quote is, gentlemen,

these are the happiest days of your lives.

The Scotland rugby head coach Vern Cotter admits that, as things

stand, his players are unprepared for next year?s World Cup.

The New Zealander was in Glasgow today promoting Scotland's autumn

tests against Argentina, New Zealand and Tonga.

But don't despair, Cotter insists - with 12 months hard graft,

It is officially the first day of autumn, so what better way to

celebrate it than to gather interest is not these players will need to

prove their worth ahead of next year 's World Cup. One of the things we

have to understand is were not ready yet to play the World Cup and we

have a lot of work to do, tactical and physical. We will be using the

autumn test has a measuring stick and we will get an idea of where we

are at. OK Cotter, point taken. Last time, there was one real high. But

far too many lows. Scotland won the final five nation

in 1995, but in the 15 seasons of this season, they didn't do well.

The question is can they change under Cotter? The goal we will have

is pushing against Ireland and those teams. Our target is to try to win

it. That should be music to the ears of Scottish rugby fans.

The Celtic manager Ronny Deila says he'll continue to be critical

of his players when necessary as he looks for consistent,

After yesterday's draw at home to Motherwell, Deila complained that

only Scott Brown and Kris Commons showed any signs of leadership.

Today he was asked how his squad react to such comments.

I think it's very important to be honest and say how it is and you

have to adapt and learn from every experience, I say that all the time.

If you are not honest, if you were just saying good things to each

other, you will never go further. I think it is also important that the

fans know what is going on. The standards we want to have.

David Gourlay, the Scotland Bowls Head Coach, has announced today he

The former world champion says he intends to focus

Gourlay managed to guide Scotland's bowlers to a highly successful

Commonwealth Games this summer, with three gold medals to their credit.

He said as a coach, nothing could ever top his Glasgow

Six men have been charged over the riots on Friday. They have been

charged with violence, and breach of the piece. All but two were remanded

in custody. Here's Sarah Smith with details

of what's coming up The recommend and may be over, but

there is more to talk about. -- referendum. How can the Labour Party

wingback supporters who voted yes? How will parties have to change

their minds? Let's find out what

the weather is up to. It has been sunny. But there is a

different story here. There will be rain across the Highlands and it

will spread across the East. It may become quite persistent as we head

through the night. It'll had through dumb freeze and Galloway in the

Borders in the early hours. The temperatures will fall in the

Highlands. Elsewhere, it will be ten or 11 Celsius. It will be a cloudy

and damp start for the country tomorrow. There will be plenty in

the way of sunshine in the East. A closer look at tomorrow afternoon.

It was afternoon here, but as we head to the northwest, there will be

patchy rain and drizzle throughout the afternoon and into the

afternoon. Some rain around for Shetland, but in the East will see

some drier and brighter weather. The better temperatures will be around

mid-teens. I'll be back with the headlines

at 8:00pm and the late bulletin just

after the 10:00pm Until then, from everyone

on the team, right across the