21/12/2015 Reporting Scotland


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The controversial Beauly Denny powerline has been switched

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It's been described as a "power super highway" between the Highlands

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But its opponents continue to question the cost

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Our environment correspondent, David Miller, reports.

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Our journey starts here. There are 640 more ahead of us. It is only

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when you take to the skies it at a rail view on this project. There are

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pylon cables and hell tracks as well. We headed south. -- Hill

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tracts. It is massive. It is one of the longest lines in the United

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Kingdom and it crosses a number of passes. It is 2500 feet above sea

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level. The line can resultwas a day

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from wind farms in thenorth It's a privilege argue

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that we are seeing the industrialisation

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of Scottishmountain landscapes. Very few people would claim

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now that they've is just You can see that it is having

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a major impact particularly from the tracks that were built

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to put these pylons in. One of the major

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conditions was that these tracks would be removed from these

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places and that is not happening Environmentally, it

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will have a big impact. Power companies insist they have

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worked hard to minimise the impact, especially in the

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Cairngorms National Park. In total we have moved

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109 kilometres of line But this half of the length

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of the Beauly to Dennyline. That is something that

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people do not recognise. It was a significant

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reduction in landscape The power line might need

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conducting but the debate goes Tomorrow, we headed south

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following the line as it heads towards Scotland's

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industrial heartland. The UK Government's been accused

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of failing to respond early enough to warnings about a crisis

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in the steel industry - where 270 jobs have been lost

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in Scotland in recent months. The workers were laid off

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in October, after the closure of Tata steel plants

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at Dalzell and Clydebridge. But ministers insist they did

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all they could to protect steel makers here from cheaper

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Chinese imports. The steelworks have wound down for

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the fast Tech -- Hephaestus break. 270 jobs were going, the firm

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blaming cheap imports and high electricity costs. Now MPs say that

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other European countries took steps to protect their steel workers while

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ministers in the UK failed to react. We have had examples recently where

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the government stepped in. What we are seeing quite clearly, we have to

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make sure we have sustainability of the steel industry in the UK that

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gives value, because if we lose this industry, all that happens is that

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we import. Nicola Sturgeon has pledged to leave no turned an turned

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to save the industry. -- no stone unturned. The unions maintain that

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up to four potential buyers have shown interest but it is too late

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for the workers who have already taken a redundancy deal. Across

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Europe, Steelworkers have faced huge challenges. China has been accused

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of... The UK Government says it is doing all he can to help the

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industry. There is no-one simple solution but it is taking clear

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action on relief for energy costs. The steel energy has played a vital

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role in the history of Scotland for more than 150 years. Its fate might

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be sealed in a matter of weeks. When a worker 's return after the festive

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break they will be hoping that the new year rings festive news, but the

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return and generate could see them finishing up orders and continuing

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to prepare for closure of the plant. A company's been fined ?200,000

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after a worker was gassed to death Dundee Sheriff Court heard there had

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been inadequate safety precautions. Xervon Palmers Ltd admitted health

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and safety breaches. MSPs have called for a controversial

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type of gambling machine to be New powers to limit the spread

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of fixed odds betting terminals are being debated by MPs,

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but Holyrood's Local Government Committee wants all gaming

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and betting powers to be That is what these fixed odds

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betting terminals offer MSPs have been told that ease

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of access means that this can become Never any trouble at all,

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no previous trouble, had me that much that I would do

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absolutely anything for a bet. That was some other things

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going down that road, getting caught with that,

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I did all sorts of things, anything that would,

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my hands on money to feed these He was tempted by the opportunities

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to play roulette and blackjack MSPs say that this type of gambling

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should not be left to chance and they want these machines to be

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banned from the high Street. Many people describe these machines

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as the crack cocaine We have heard from people

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across Scotland who responded to our survey who have

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related their experiences They have become addicted

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to these machines. We have to look at what they have

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said and recognise that this is a very big problem and that

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action must betaken. Bookmakers said that they have

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developed measures to help those who may develop a problem

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with their gambling. They say the committee proposals

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would limit choice for the vast majority of customers

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to gamble responsibly, But MSPs are urging the Scottish

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and Westminster governments More than 700 sightings of basking

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sharks were recorded in the sea around the Inner Hebrides

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between April and October this year. The wildlife tour company

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Basking Shark Scotland said the bulk of the sightings were made

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in the seas around Mull, It's almost three times the number

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spotted in the previous year. Time now for the latest weather with

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Judith. That evening. As we approach the shortest day, it is looking

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rather wet and windy. It is predominantly dry at the moment but

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a weather front is approaching very soon, introducing outbreaks of rain

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tonight, coupled with gusty south westerly winds. We are looking at

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driving rain and the morning. We westerly winds. We are looking at

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have warnings for Southwest Scotland. The western borders could

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also see this terrain. It moves away quickly. The wind is going

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also see this terrain. It moves away West as we headed towards the course

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of the day. It brightens up and we West as we headed towards the course

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western and northern Scotland. A better picture, the rain...

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Sensitive ground here, so there are some Met Office warnings here, and

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arena for the Southwest as well. Mild across South East England,

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14-15dC. Everywhere is windy. In two the evening time, further showers

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coming in from the southwest and some of them will be heavy during

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the overnight period. Wednesday night into Thursday, have a very

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active area of low pressure pulling him towards us, bringing some wet

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weather but also strong winds. We could see some gale force winds

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towards the northwest of the mainland. The calm before the storm,

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there will be some showers in the north, but gradually, a lot of dry

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and bright sunny weather. The wind is picking up to towards the end of

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the day. Think you, that is all. We will be back at 6:25am tomorrow

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