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Tonight, on Reporting Scotland, prosecutors seek to re-try a man

for the murder of student Amanda Duffy in 1992 under

Andy Murray speaks out on match fixing in tennis,

and strolls through his first round match in the Australian Open.

A waiting times at Scotland's biggest hospital are the worst

The songs written for the child migrants shipped to Canada

And the women who defied the order to stay at home and went

to the First World War front to nurse the wounded

Prosecutors who want to bring a fresh trial against a man cleared

of murdering a student more than two decades ago have begun

The Crown Office wants to use recent double jeopardy legislation

to secure a re-trial of Francis Auld.

In 1992, he was acquitted of the murder of Amanda Duffy in

Amanda Duffy had been returning home from a night out on May 30 1992. She

was 19 years old when she was killed. Her badly beaten body was

discovered near car park in Hamilton. Later that year,

19-year-old Francis Auld was acquitted of her murder after a

trial at the High Court in Glasgow. Almost 25 years later, her family

were back in court. Prosecutors have made an application for a retrial

using double jeopardy legislation. We cannot report the detail of the

case for legal reasons. The grounds to make an application using double

jeopardy legislation are strict, prosecutors must show that

compelling new evidence has come to light. It is only the third time an

application has been made using this legislation. In November 2014, Angus

Sinclair was convicted of the murder of two women he had met at a pub in

1977. And a man is due to stand trial later this year for the murder

of a waiter in 1998. Over the next two days, judges will consider the

evidence the prosecution says has emerged. Only then will they decide

if there are grounds for a retrial. Andy Murray says tennis needs to do

"a better job" of warning upcoming players about the dangers

of match-fixing. The world number two says he has

never been approached to fix games or matches but he's urging

the sport's authorities to do more The revelations have overshadowed

the start of the Australian Open. In the early hours of this morning,

though, Andy Murray won From Melbourne, here's

Kheredine Idessane. With all the talk about match fixing

in tennis, the one sure bet today was that Andy Murray would have some

strong views to share. He wants fans to be able to trust what they are

watching is genuine. I think it's happening at all levels of tennis,

you hope that it's not extremely widespread, I don't know what

widespread means, how many matches that means or not, but one is too

many. Although it is a negative story, it is good because it makes

tennis have to do more and do something about it. Hopefully things

will improve. I can assure you on behalf of tennis, all of the

governing bodies, it is their sole interest to be on top of this and

the integrity of the game is paramount for our business. We are

where it is there, it is on an incredibly small level. It is our

business going forward to keep acting upon this in the best way. On

court, one thing seems clear, Andy Murray is already in the mood in

Melbourne. Playing at this rarefied level can often induce metaphorical

nosebleeds, Alexander Zverev but a real one early on and he never

recovered his composure. The bounce double bamboozling him somewhat.

After winning the first set 6-1, Murray came up with the shot of the

match early in the second and that set the tone for the rest of the set

which he claimed 6-2. He supplied answers to every question, taking

the final set 6-3 and was not detained much over two hours, ideal

in the hot sun. After the headlines made by the match fixing

investigation, Andy Murray made sure people left talking about the

quality of his tennis, and also his next match, a potential cracker in

front of a noisy home crowd against the Australian with the fastest

serve in world tennis, Sam Groth. You're watching Reporting

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tonight's programme... The women who defied

the order to stay at home and went to the First World War

front to nurse the wounded In sport, there's no agreement

on how to tackle sectarian, anti-social or dangerous fan

behaviour from the 42 league clubs Vern Cotter names his Scotland squad

for this season's Six Nations. Almost two thirds of

Scotland's Accident and Emergency departments missed waiting time

targets in the first full The hospitals at the bottom

of the table were in Glasgow, with the new Queen Elizabeth

University Hospital having Less than 76% of patients were seen

within the four-hour target. Well, with me now is our

correspondent Reevel Alderson and this week's always a busy

one, but these figures There are three main figures

we have to look at here. First, the government target

for treating patients in Accident It says 95% of all patients

attending A should be seen, treated and admitted

or discharged within four hours. In the first week after

the Christmas holidays the actual But as you say, the figure

at the new Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow,

known as the "Bizzie Lizzie", was just 75.9%, its worst

performance ever. The other Glasgow hospital,

the Royal Infirmary, Well, the Christmas period is always

busy, with patients presenting perhaps with worse symptoms

because they haven't been able to go to their GP, although overall

numbers going to A were about the same

as any other month. The government says it's difficult

to take individual weeks in isolation and points out there's

been a significant improvement But ministers will be concerned

at the Glasgow performance, especially as they put in experts

last summer to the new super hospital to improve management

practices after its A department replaced those of three

separate hospitals. Police investigating the murder

of a Fife grandmother say they don't believe she left her home

on the day she died. Mary Logie was killed a fortnight

ago in her home in Leven. Police say she was still in her

nightwear when her body was discovered, after she'd missed

a number of appointments They're asking for anyone concerned

about a friend or relative who was acting suspiciously that day

to get in touch with them. A Labour party report

into its defeat at the general election last year has admitted

the party's current problems in Scotland amount

to a huge challenge. The document, by the former Labour

minister Dame Margaret Beckett, concedes the party's result last May

in Scotland was "disastrous". She's called for the Scottish party

to develop more distinct policies Labour lost 40 of its 41 seats

at the last general election, including the one held

by its then-leader Jim Murphy. The Better Together campaign

in the independence referendum has been fined for failing to provide

a full and complete report The elections watchdog,

the Electoral Commission, has imposed a ?2000 penalty

because the campaign did not provide receipts or invoices for ?57,000

worth of expenditure. The fine has been paid

and the commission says it accepts The right for Scottish juries

to return a "not proven" verdict in criminal trials is

a distinguishing feature But it's long been controversial,

dividing those in the legal Now a Labour MSP is seeking

to change the law to abolish it, and a Holyrood committee

is looking into that. But the government says

it's not yet convinced. For centuries, justice has been

meted out here in the heart of Edinburgh's Old Town. Tilting and

not guilty at echoed in the courtrooms. So has not proven. --

guilty and not guilty. It has been under pressure up for years and one

MSP wants a change. I think not proven actually suggests there may

have been some evidence that they have done it but not enough to

convicted and I don't believe that is what a trial is there to achieve,

it is there to look at the evidence and arrived at a conclusion of guilt

or not. There have been high profile cases where families of victims not

proven has left them with no sense of justice. The verdict is said to

be confusing juror 's. There are 15 on eight Scottish jury. At the

moment you need at least eight for a gilded verdict. Michael McMahon

wants to increase that to ten if not proven is abolished -- guilty

verdict. Some groups argue against it. The Justice Secretary is

listening to the arguments. I'm not upset that -- unsympathetic to a

form and that is why we are undertaking the research but I'm

mindful of the fundamental nature that these areas have within our

criminal justice system and prior to undertaking any changes, I think it

is prudent and responsible to make sure we clear about the evidence

base. The wheels of justice turn slowly, as they do in politics.

There are only a few weeks left in this parliamentary session before

the Holyrood election so not much more can be done. Lawyers have

argued about this for years so no doubt MSP 's will continue to debate

it further in the next Parliament. Tonight, the Celtic Connections

festival will celebrate the true stories of more than 100,000

children sent from Scotland to Canada, Australia and other

Commonwealth countries. The Ballads of Child Migration

were commissioned for a new exhibition about the schemes

run by charities, religious organisations and the government

for more than 100 years. Our arts correspondent

Pauline McLean reports. The subject of immigration has

always been a rich seam for traditional music. There are a few

songs about the children sent off to Canada, Australia and other

Commonwealth countries as part of mass migration programmes. A lot of

great folk music comes from families, like the fishes or the

Stewarts or the coppers. These children had no families and not

only that, a lot were orphans and when they left, there was nobody to

miss them and nobody to sing about them. 7000 children went from this

one village set up in the 19th century by a Scots shoemaker. He was

one of the first to sign up to be migration programme believing he had

offered a new life to children who had nothing. He gave them a choice,

they did not have to go. There was a migration officer that came over

from Canada to tell them about life there and actually he treated them

out with all the worldly goods, a trunk and suits and warm clothing

for their new life in Canada. The ages of the children range from

three months to 17 when they leave to take up various occupations. Why

the nineteen fifties, Quarriers no longer sent off and abroad but other

charities did and often they were not orphans. Yvonne was just nine

months old when she arrived at Nazareth house and ten when she was

sent to Australia. It was 30 years before she learned her mother and

five siblings were still in Scotland. At that age you do what

the nuns tell you. It was something different, we were going on a

holiday, we thought. We had never heard of Australia, we had never

been out of Glasgow. They didn't tell you you weren't coming back.

The concert tonight along with an exhibition in London at last gives

voice to those children's stories. A look at other stories

from around the country. A jury has awarded a woman over

?250,000 in compensation after she picked up food poisoning

at an Edinburgh restaurant. Tracey Rae from Falkirk was out

with friends when she contracted campylobacter from

a chicken liver dish. The Court of Session heard

the illness has had "life-changing consequences" for Mrs Rae,

who received ?263,000 in damages. The oil services company

Amec Foster Wheeler has become the latest to announce it's

reducing workers' pay, in light of the challenging

conditions facing the industry. It says the 7.5% cut

will affect around 830 onshore Homelessness among young people

leaving care in the Western Isles has increased because of

"limited collaboration" A report by the Care Inspectorate

and other public service watchdogs found a lack of different bodies

working together was "impacting on the life chances"

of the youngsters. Charges against a woman over

the treatment of young children at the private Hamilton School

in Aberdeen have been dropped. The Crown Office says further

information has led to a decision The school was closed

after inspectors expressed concerns. Police say no charges

are being brought following an investigation into allegations

of historical sex abuse Officers began an inquiry last

August into allegations of abuse at Pluscarden Abbey near Elgin,

in the 1960s and 1980s. The force says the investigation

at the Benedictine monastery has now concluded, pending any further

information coming to light. A Glasgow betting shop customer has

still to claim a ?1m prize Ladbrokes said the winning ticket

for Saturday night's draw had been placed at a branch

in the city's east end. The winning numbers were put

on with a ?12 stake. Ladbrokes said the customer may be

unaware they had won and their cheque was waiting

to be picked up. Time to catch up with what's been

happening in Scottish sport today. A day of big discussions. Thank you

very much. Good evening to you. Scottish football will not adopt

strict liability laws to deal with sectarian singing

at football grounds. That was the message from one SPFL

board member today after a meeting But clubs say there is an appetite

to deal with the problem, as well as the increasing use

of smoke bombs and flares. Here's our Senior Football

reporter, Chris McLaughlin. The fist all-club meeting of the new

year. On the agenda - an age-old problem. -- first. Reports of

sectarian singing are on the increase, like this at a recent

match between Rangers and Hibs. As are the use of flares and smoke

bombs. In other countries, clubs are held accountability by something

called strict liability. A zero-tolerance approach to unruly

behaviour. I think there's no chance whatsoever to the clubs agreeing to

strict liability. Should clubs whose fans sing sectarian songs be

punished? Should clubs who don't take every reasonable step to

improve the experience for all of their fans ensure that inappropriate

behaviour takes place be punished, absolutely.

Help could come from holy Road, financial assistance, crowd facial

recognition technology. One director has his own idea. Ultimately, if you

you want the supporters to behave appropriately, you have to have the

sanction of imposing a points penalty, I think. A tough

punishment, but Tessa an issue many believe Scottish football has been

too soft on for too long. Elsewhere, Hibs have completed

the signing of the Celtic striker, Anthony Stokes, on loan

until the end of the season. Dundee United and Inverness Caley

Thistle were also keen Stokes was in the stands for Hibs'

draw with Falkirk on Sunday, while the club finalised

paperwork for the deal. His new head coach, Alan Stubbs,

says he thinks the 27-year-old Celtic, minus Stokes,

are in action tonight in the Premiership when

they take on Hamilton. There are two fourth-round replays

in the Scottish Cup. Inverness Caley host Stirling Albion

and Forfar take on Linlithgow Rose. Don't miss a kick of the ball

on Sportsound, Radio Scotland 810 medium wave and the BBC

Sport Scotland website. There's been a big move in England

today for Scotland international, The former Kilmarnock

and Rangers striker, capped 41 times, has left Everton

to sign for fellow Premier League side Norwich City,

for a fee of ?8.5 million. Ryan Wilson has been left out

of Scotland's 35-man squad for this The Glasgow Warriors flanker

was cited yesterday for allegedly grabbing the testicles

of a Northampton There are two uncapped players

in the Scotland squad, with the opening match

against England less Scotland's head coach striding

towards this season's Six Nations campaign. Already controversy

surrounding the 15th time capped Ryan Wilson. We made a decision with

Ryan before he was cited. Ryan has been improving and we were happy

with the way he has been improving, but we feel that other players are

perhaps playing better than he is at the moment. Wilson will find out his

fate at a hearing in London tomorrow. Was it the right call to

leave him out of the squad? It is a surprise for the coach to suggest

it's nothing to do with him being cited for ill legal foul play,

whether it is or isn't I'm not entirely sure. It's the case he is

out. In the squad there are two uncapped players in Zander Fagerson

and Rory Sutherland. There is a return for Barclay, omitted from the

World Cup squad this year. What should we expect from this squad and

this year's six nations? We are careful about placing our

expectations. What we do want to do internally a a group, I think there

are certain things we can focus on to improve our game. . The Six

Nations is about momentum. If you win your first game you can do very

well. If you lose your first game a difficult trip to Cardiff. Then away

to Rome. So a an awful lot rests on that first game against England.

Last year's tournament was a disaster for Scotland. Played Fife,

lost five. Reaching the quarter-finals of the World Cup has

provided hope for a better 2016 campaign.

Its back-to-back World Championship success for Scots bowler,

Today, he won the Mixed Pairs Final with Katherine Rednall.

The title comes just 24-hours after his Mens' Pairs victory

Today's win was over the six-time World Champion,

fellow Scot Alex Marshall and his partner Julie Forrest.

Burnett is now chasing the singles title.

He was asked what he was touching for success at Norfolk.

I don't know, I'm going to try to keep touching it, that's for sure!

It was a cracking game. Alex and Julie played fantastic. It could

have been a different set. We could have been out of it to be perfectly

honest and into the tie-break. You are playing the greatest player in

the world, you can produce magic. I was delighted enough to play my last

one. That's your Tuesday sport. Sally. Thank you very much.

They were told to sit and wait for their men to come home.

But this group of Scottish women ignored that suggestion and instead

set up a network of hospitals all over Europe to tend to those

More than a century on, an exhibition of unseen paintings

by the late John Bellany depicting their work has now

A body of work never shown before in public. Painted in 2009 by John

Bellany. He had been seriously ill in hospital himself and died five

years later. This collection has been kept by his family in private

until now. He would be so pleased to see them on the walls here. Because

he was totally inspired by the knowledge he gained when he was

looking into the subject. He had no knowledge he gained when he was

idea and he was in total awe of the courage and spirit of these Scottish

women. In in the First World War the women were told to go homed and wait

for their men to return. Undaunted and unpaid they put themselves in

danger to help others, setting up hospitals in the front-line in

France, rush why and Serbia where they are considered heroes. What we

are doing in Scotland is catching up on our own history by recognising

the wonderful work that was done by the women of Scotland. They showed

compassion to the ill and dying in an era when it was not considered

their place. The story of their work inspired other artists too. A new

poem has been commissioned for this exhibition. The man from the War

Office smiled at elsie, my good lady go homed and sit still. Did this

make Elsie angry? If it did, it was grist to her mill. There are hopes

the paintings will go on tour around Scotland later.

Just before the weather, here's Shelley Joffre with details

Tonight, NHS 24's IT fiasco that swallowed all the savings it was

supposed to generate. We are examining the systematic failure

that brought the trouble project ?50 million over budget. And, how did

the opinion pollsters get it so badly wrong at the general election?

Join me at 10.30pm over on BBC Two. Time for the forecast

from Christopher. We start with pancakes tonight.

Pancake ice. This is a picture from our Weather Watchers in the

highland. It happens when you get low temperatures. Flat ice on the

river is broken up and the motion of the water rounds the edges as the

pieces bang together. Different type of ice in the forecast tonight. Met

Office yellow be aware warning for untreated roads and surface. A few

slippery areas around. It is largely dry over night. A few showers to the

northern isles, around North Sea coasts, but it's largely dry. Cloudy

and cold. Where the cloud breaks much colder, down to negative double

digits in one or two spots. O cold start tomorrow. There will be

patches of freezing fog around particularly to the Glens. The cloud

should thin and break to reveal sunshine at times. An improving

picture. Any sun won't do much for the temperatures, still on the low

side, one to three Celsius. Towards the West Coast milder, five or six.

Another cold, but dry day. Where we get the low temperatures this coming

night tomorrow zero will be a struggle. A change is at foot. This

is the pressure chart. High pressure dominates our weather at the moment,

dry and settled. Out in the Atlantic weather fronts gathering, rain and

wind. Much milder weather as well. Knocking on the door and coming our

way by the end of the week. On Thursday we are in the cold regime.

Cloudy in the west with one or two spots of rain. Best of the

brightness to the far north and north-east. Friday, the weather

fronts win out. The rain will arrive, the winds will be strong

from the south. Look at the temperatures by mid afternoon we

could be up to 10-11 Celsius across western parts of the country. That's

the forecast for now. Thanks Christopher.

Now, a reminder of tonight's main news.

Prosecutors who want to bring a fresh trial against a man cleared

of murdering a student, more than two decades ago,

have begun presenting their case in court.

The Crown Office wants to use recent Double Jeopardy legislation

to secure a re-trial of Francis Auld.

I'll be back with the headlines at 8.00pm and the late bulletin just

Until then, from everyone on the team - right

across the country - have a very good evening.