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The Ryder Cup gets underway in Gleneagles

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as thousands flock to see one of sport's most prestigious events.

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I was looking forward to it and it didn't really pan out. When I did

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start to play well, I never capitalised on it.

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The family of an Edinburgh man shot by a prison guard

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while being held in a Pakistani jail say they fear there'll be further

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And the SNP are calling for control over laws on the controversial

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practice of fracking to be part of any new devolution settlement.

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The Ryder Cup at Gleneagles in Perthshire is finally underway.

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After years of planning and tens of millions spent on preparing the

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course and facilities, the three-day match between Europe and the

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It's a truly global sporting event, with hundreds of millions

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of people expected to watch all over the world.

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Sally McNair is there for us this evening.

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Sally, what's the atmosphere been like today?

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Intense, focused, energised - that's the players and their teams.

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The supporters have been fantastically enthusiastic,

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despite a rocky start for Europe this morning in the fourballs.

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The Ryder Cup is a tournament unlike any other,

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mainly, of course, the most intensely fought professional

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A huge temporary village has been erected with enormous hospitality

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The world's media are here, and there's a vast retail area.

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But it's also the one golf event where fans are not asked

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Lisa Summers has been out and about.

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There is a particular way to behave on a golf course, but when it comes

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to the Ryder Cup, that goes out of the window. This team of Vikings

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have travelled from Minnesota. We were in Chicago and we said, we have

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got to go to Scotland. We believe in this team to win. Their European

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rivals have their own unique style. I have been to the British open, the

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Scottish open. But the Ryder Cup is fabulous. Streams of spectators have

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been arriving at the needles since first light this morning. The

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biggest show in golf is underway. With play started, the merchandising

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machine is kicking in. Plenty of money is being spent on site, but

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the wider economic boost will be a long-term economic benefit to

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Scotland. Over the weekend, over a quarter of a million fans will come

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to Gleneagles. The economic boost is worth over ?100 million and the

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action will be beamed into over 500 million homes. The media operation

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is slick and impressive. NBC is the American host broadcaster. Usually

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in golf, when a player wins a tournament, they come off and maybe

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they hugged their caddy or their wife, but it is a solitary journey.

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At the Ryder Cup, and only at the Ryder Cup in golf, do they go

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absolutely bananas. Back at Gleneagles, we are a long way away

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from bringing home the prestigious cup. There are some crazy outfits on

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this golf course, but they do say it is the fans that make this

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tournament, and these guys will be making themselves heard. Over to you

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guys. ALL SING. # glory, glory, Stevie Gallaher! # glory # Glory,

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Glory, Stevie Gallaher! As Lisa said,

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this is so much more than simply a golf competition. It's almost a

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festival experience. There are people from all over

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the world here, many watching the In the retail area, I spoke to

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one businessman who said this Takings yesterday alone amounted

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to 70% of the entire takings there. So this is big business for the

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resort, for golf and for Scotland. Joining me now are two men who've

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been involved in the organisation Peter Leaderer is chairman

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of Gleneagles Hotels, and Edward Kitson is match director

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for Ryder Cup Europe. Peter, this was your vision in 19

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age nine to bring the Ryder Cup back to Scotland. What will it mean for

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tourism and the Scottish economy? Yes, it is a proud and emotional day

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after 25 year journey hugely important for Gleneagles and for

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Scotland. In terms of how people see it and also for years to come. It is

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extraordinary. There are fans here from 96 countries. Can Scotland

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capitalise on this and sustain it in the future? Absolutely. We have been

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holding events for many years. If you look at the, of games, followed

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by the Ryder Cup, it is amazing! The Commonwealth Games. All delivered

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with style. Edward, you have worked on this for nine years, but from a

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different perspective, because you are the match director. You have had

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it all to put together, from the cable into the catering and tense.

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How has it gone? It has been an incredibly successful first day. At

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7am, there were 40,000 people here. This has taken a huge amount of

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running bonds only by ourselves. We are very proud today. The atmosphere

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was electric. And the legacy should be greater than just for golf. There

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should be something more for the people around here and for Scotland.

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There is a huge legacy of projects which have in part of the Ryder

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Cup. It is a big project and hopefully good for many people in

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Scotland. Peter, are the tourists who come to the Ryder Cup in front

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from tourists who come during the rest of the year? I think they come

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to Scotland to have a good time. And many of these people will see other

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parts of Scotland as well. Many are experiencing it for the first time.

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You are also director of a big whiskey company. Whiskey and tourism

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are two major things for the Scottish economy. Do they go

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hand-in-hand? Absolutely. Takings are well up on previous years and

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they are closely tied together. Gentlemen, we may have seen the end

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of our Indian summer, but the weather has been kind. A very

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successful first pay. Thank you very much.

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And of course, we'll be back later with full analysis of day one.

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David Currie will have that and a look at Stephen Gallacher's

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The family of an Edinburgh man who was shot and wounded

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while being held in a Pakistan prison say they'll hold David

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Mohammad Asghar was sentenced to death in January,

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He's now recovering in hospital after being shot, allegedly, by a

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His daughter says he should be returned home to Scotland,

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Appearing publicly for the first time, for Mohammad Asghar's family,

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this has been a difficult week in a long ordeal. This is our worst

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nightmare come true. Ever since news of the sentence reached us in

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January, we have spent every day fearing for his safety. Those fears

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were realised yesterday at this prison, when the grandfather of nine

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was shot, allegedly by a police officer. He is being treated in

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hospital amid heavy security. Mohammad Asghar, who is diagnosed

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with paranoid schizophrenia, was accused of blasphemy in 2010 after

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apparently claiming to be a prophet. He was convicted and sentenced to

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death in January. But his illness was not taken into account.

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Officials say they will look again at his case. The documents show that

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he is of unsound mind and he was under treatment. If we see all these

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things, then Pakistani law says those of unsound mind cannot be

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convicted. Here, a Foreign Office spokesman says they cannot intervene

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in another country's judicial system, but added that they had

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raised concerns with the local authorities. That is no longer good

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enough. We expect David Cameron is in parliament today, talking about

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the plight of people within the Middle East. We expect him to take

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charge of the situation and the do something about Mohammad Asghar, and

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British citizen, who is likely to die. To date, nothing has been done.

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Blasphemy laws in Pakistan are sensitive subject. People have been

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killed in the past for intervening in such cases. At Mohammad Asghar's

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family are now heading for help. We will do whatever it takes to bring

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him back. He is innocent. He is ill. He has not done the things he has

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been accused of. A police officer has already appeared in court in

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connection with the shooting. He was remanded in custody and will appear

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again in court next week. MPs have paid tribute to

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David Haines, the Perth aid worker murdered by fighters from the

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so-called Islamic State. The move came

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as the Commons debated whether to During the debate,

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the SNP group at Westminster said it The party's Westminster leader,

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Angus Robertson, said they would vote against the motion, which was

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later overwhelmingly passed. Pete Wishart, the SNP's MP for Perth

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where David Haines came from, described the aid worker as

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a hero to the people of the city. He was simply a hero. The more we

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find out about his remarkable life, the more we are appalled by the

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means of his brutal murder. The people of Perth are planning a

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commemoration to celebrate his life. I'm sure the leader of the

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opposition and the Prime Minister will want to join them in their

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efforts to make sure this man is remembered.

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A Dreamliner aircraft operated by the Polish airline, LOT,

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made an emergency landing at Glasgow airport today.

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The pilot requested permission to land, after

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The flight, with 260 people on board, was en route from Chicago

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to Warsaw, but an airline spokesman said no smoke damage or fire was

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found when the plane was examined, and that a faulty fire protection

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The Scottish Government is calling for powers to control fracking to

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It comes after UK ministers said they would

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allow companies to drill for gas and oil below people's land without

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their permission at depths of more than 300 metres.

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In a UK Government consultation, there was strong opposition to

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the plans, as Alexandra Mackenzie reports.

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The process of fracking would happen so far underground that there would

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be little evidence on the landscape. But although it is unseen, it is

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controversial. More than 40,000 people in the UK were asked if they

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would agree to companies drilling underneath their homes. 99% said

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no. We think this issue would be better handled if it was under the

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responsibility of the Scottish Parliament, who would be able to

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take into account the views of the people of Scotland and operate on an

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evidence led basis which has been disregarded by the UK Government.

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Fracking the shale gas or oil involves drilling down and then

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horizontally, often for more than a mile, to reach shale rock. Water and

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chemicals are pumped in at high pressure to release the gas or oil.

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No fracking has taken place in Scotland. The blue represents where

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there may be shale or gas. Companies have shown an interest in drilling

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here. The large shaded area is where a licence could be applied for.

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Across the UK, some have long campaigned against fracking. There

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is all kinds of evidence emerging from the US and Australia, where the

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industry is more developed, about potentially serious public health

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impacts and local environmental impact. The UK Government says all

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decisions on whether to grant planning and permitting consent for

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shale development in Scotland remain with Scottish planning authorities

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and regulators. The Scottish Government says fracking should be

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included in future discussions about additional powers for Scotland to

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give people a voice. The UK Government says this is misleading,

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and Holyrood already have the powers to block any fracking application.

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Up to ten primary schools and one secondary could be closed in Moray,

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under plans unveiled by the local council. The authority wants to

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spend ?70 million upgrading schools across the region,

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but it says closures are inevitable. Parents say they'll fight the plans,

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Moray Council grappling with the problem common to many local

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authorities, have to offer 21st century education in sometimes

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19th-century buildings. The authorities embarked on a review of

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its school estate and after a year-long study consultants have

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recommended a series of and mergers. We have to have a proper debate

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about this and decide, even though they may be hard decisions, we need

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to make decisions for the next 50 years. But the spectre of school

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closures is guaranteed to galvanise parents, especially if it means

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children have to travel several miles to a new, larger school.

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Closing a school bus thousands of pupils over the next 40 years

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halfway across a county in order that a few pupils get the broadest

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spectrum of opportunity does seem strange. But the authority argues

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that it is the educational experience for the area's young

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people that is at the root of its plans. This is a child-centred

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approach. It is time we stopped focusing on places, towns and

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villages, and we focused on educational provision for children.

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Moray Council has pledged to spend ?70 million bringing its schools up

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to scratch. It will take a final decision on the proposals in

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January. The 16th Wigtown Book festival

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gets underway today, in Dumfries and Galloway, with many

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well known names featuring. Authors from the world

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of broadcasting include Kirsty Wark, Kate Adie and

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Clare Balding, as well as Prince The theatre director Jonathan Millar

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and champion cyclist Graeme Obree are also appearing over

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the next ten days. For me, a great festival is not just

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about big names. I like the busyness in the streets. We have a group of

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artists journeying from Dumfries with horses and carts and crossing

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the river in boats. We have art on the streets. We have surprised it

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taking place in book shops. I like the surprises behind every corner.

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Let's go back to Gleneagles for today's big story:

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the first day's play in golf's Ryder Cup.

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Our sports presenter David Currie is there - David, what's it been

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With the purple shades of evening falling here at Gleneagles after a

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glorious day of golf in the opening day of the Ryder Cup, I continue the

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score is Europe, five, the United States, three. And here we just

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three of a day one is our reporter. 7.30, and the gladiators enter the

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arena. The cream of Europe, against the best of America. Gleneagles

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waited to welcome them. We did not come over here to lose! I think we

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will do it. I expect the Europeans to win. And the nerves even got to

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the starter. Bubba Robson! It will be Webb Simpson. The first ball

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hit, battle could commence. The early signs for Europe were

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encouraging. Especially with Sergio Garcia in this kind of form.

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Europe's first point came from Justin Rose and Henrik Stenson, who

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comfortably beat other Watson. But the Americans went into the

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afternoon with a lead. In foursomes, you play alternate shots

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with the same ball, so Rory McIlroy was left to deal with Garcia. Even

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with extraterrestrial help, that war was never found. Garcia made amends

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later as Europe gathered some nice momentum. With the likes of Jamie

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Donaldson and Rory McIlroy helping them into a two point lead over

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America at the end of a dramatic and noisy first day.

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There was just one Scot in the European team.

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Today was the day. Stephen Gallacher finally realising his Ryder Cup

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ambition. Alongside him, Ian Poulter, a hero of previous matches.

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And the Bathgate man was not without support.

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So Stephen Gallacher's Ryder Cup is now underway. What lies ahead for

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the Scot? He is from Bathgate, so we are supporting him. A bit nervous

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for him. I hope he does well. Early on, Gallaher was finding it hard to

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settle. That is way off line. And when the chances did not present

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themselves, the Scot could not capitalise. If it was frustrating

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for the galleries, spare a thought for mum and dad. He is a fighter. He

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will just keep going. You can never tell what will happen in this game.

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What is it like for mum, watching this? I am just as anxious! We don't

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want to see him get beaten. In the end, the Americans sealed an

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emphatic victory. Not the wider cup start Stephen Gallacher had dreams

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of. I was a bit out of rhythm. I did not feel under pressure. I was

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really looking forward to it, and it did not pan out. When I did start to

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play well, I never capitalised on it. Not the best day for Stephen

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Gallacher. He and Ian Poulter will want to make amends tomorrow.

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Well, he is a busy man. Our reporter joins me now. A disappointing start

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for Stephen Gallacher mobot given the context of the score after day

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one, it doesn't matter much, does it? Try telling Stephen Gallacher

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that it does not matter. I think this morning, we saw was just the

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Ryder Cup and what it can do. And it does not just do that to a rocky

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like Stephen Gallacher. Look at Ian Poulter. He had a really bad debut

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in 2004. He went on to have not a bad few years in the Ryder Cup

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team. So if Stephen Gallacher is picked for tomorrow, he will be

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coming back to show that it was right to give him a wild card. Is he

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likely to play tomorrow? Forget my opinion, I am busy clicking refresh.

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I'm trying to get the captain's pics, we'll trilby announced any

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moment now. Will he be picked tomorrow? I think it is more likely

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that he's picked for the foursomes in the afternoon. -- for the four

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balls than for the foursomes. The foursomes are more tricky and are

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for experienced players. Europe trailed two and a half after the

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morning matches. I was beginning to think maybe they are not justifying

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their tags as favourites, and then they rallied around and lead by 5-3.

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Do you still see Europe as having the edge? What have I told you all

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these years was Mac in this event, there is nothing like the Ryder

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Cup. This afternoon, Europe won three and a half, so they take the

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5-3 lead. As far as Europe are concerned, we saw them justifying

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their tag of favourites. If they go in and win tomorrow morning's

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session, there will establish a huge lead but even at this stage might be

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too much for the Americans. Who in your opinion has been the star of

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the show so far? I think the stars so far were two rookies who beat Ian

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Poulter and Stephen Gallacher, Jordan speaks and Patrick Bean. Not

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only did they beat the home favourite and Europe's Mr Ryder Cup,

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but they won on their debut. Thanks very much. Phil will be here at

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Gleneagles rights to the very end of the Ryder Cup this year. That is it

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from me. We had a fine day in Gleneagles and

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all across central and southern parts of the country, a fine and to

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the day. We have clear spells developing across central and

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southern areas. It was a blustery day today, with strong winds across

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the north. But the winds will ease as we had through the night. -- as

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we head through the night. It is a chilly start to the day tomorrow.

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Some cloud for Dumfries and Galloway. Looking drier and brighter

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here. We are looking at strong winds continuing here as well. Variable

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amounts of cloud. The north-east has the best of the brightness once

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again. The far north-east has more in the way of cloud. And the wind is

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still strong across the Northern Isles, but not as strong as it was

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today. It is strong across the north-west Highlands tomorrow. 50

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mph gust at some level, rain is likely to at times. The winds will

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be a touch lighter than they are further towards the north up towards

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the east, sunny intervals. There will be chilly conditions at the

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summit level, especially for the Cairngorms. Towards the south-east,

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a little lighter. At the, we are looking at force four wins -- force

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four winds. It will be force four for much of the day, but a slight to

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moderate the state. It was blustery at Gleneagles. For the rest of the

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weekend, we are looking at right conditions tomorrow. The wind will

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continue to ease as we get to the end of the weekend. Cloudy

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conditions on Sunday, with the winds around the same. On Saturday night

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in the Sunday, there will be rain for the north-west corner and that

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will still be around on Sunday. Elsewhere, largely dry, and a bit

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warmer. Now, a reminder

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of tonight's main news. The Ryder Cup at Gleneagles

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in Perthshire is finally underway. The Prime Minister said it's vital

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to take on what he called the 'clear and present threat' of Islamic

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State, describing its fighters will take years, but it won't

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involve British ground troops. The Ryder Cup at Gleneagles

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in Perthshire is finally underway. After years of planning, and tens

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of millions spent on preparing the course and facilities, the three-day

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match between Europe and the United Europe are in the lead overnight by

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five points to three. I'll be back with the headlines

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at eight and the late bulletin just Until then, from everyone

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on the team - right across the

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