14/03/2016 Reporting Scotland

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The Government puts plans to halve Air Passenger Duty out

to consultation, saying the move will lead to

We report from Ballater, where three months on from Storm Frank,

But environmental groups say the change would increase carbon

emissions and Labour is opposed to a reduction.

emissions and Labour become Scotland's busiest, without

big cuts in Air Passenger Duty, but bosses here think the tax is holding

them back. Everybody says we are growing and it is fine. We need to

get airlines here, we need to connect Scotland to the rest of the

world. If Air Passenger Duty is halved, a study for Edinburgh

airport has suggested the halved, a study for Edinburgh

economy could receive a ?200 million a year boost. That would generate

far more than would be lost in tax revenues. SNP ministers are

consulting on plans to make that cut over three years, from April 2018,

if they win the Holyrood election. The Scottish Government

if they win the Holyrood election. reduce the Air Passenger Duty with

the specific objective of reduce the Air Passenger Duty with

Scotland, improving our competitiveness and

employment within Scotland. Labour doesn't support a cut in duty. We

think it is the wrong cut at the wrong time. It will benefit the

wealthiest people and will not benefit those who are struggling to

make ends meet. Environmental benefit those who are struggling to

campaigners are also against. Air transport is the highest place for

climate emissions, and if you cut the taxes for it, there will be more

people flying, more emissions and that is bad for the environment.

people flying, more emissions and aviation industry says new more

efficient planes are helping aviation industry says new more

offset the emissions. EasyJet says it expects to carry an extra 1.5

from Scotland is GT is halved, which from Scotland is GT is halved, which

The Scottish Government is firming up their plans. They are doing it to

give Scotland a competitive advantage over their competitors, in

places like the Northeast, so we want a level playing field. When you

fly from a UK airport, air duty adds ?73 to a long haul flight. It seems

a cut would influence the plans of some Scottish travellers. I don't

think I would go south again. Fantastic news. I would be saving

money going from here. It would be great news, because there doesn't

seem to be an unfairness that flights are cheaper if you are

travelling from Manchester and from London. It's better to take the

easier flight. The proposed changes in Scotland are still two years

away, after the tax is devolved, but the Chancellor has already exempted

under 16 's, and he could choose to make further UK wide changes to the

tax in this weeks budget. The Health and Safety Executive

is liaising with police over Rhys and Shaun Scott,

who were two years old, were found in the tank

on Saturday morning. It's understood the family rented

the property from a man who'd run a business from there,

selling ornamental koi carp. Universities will have to take

in a fifth of their students from the most deprived parts

of Scotland by 2030. That's the target set

by the Scottish Government in response to a major

report on widening access But as our education correspondent

Jamie McIvor reports, helping more young people

from disadvantaged areas get Gary Patterson never expected to end

up at university. He grew up in a deprived area and left school at 16.

is president of the students union. Growing up in a socially deprived

environment, it isn't something that anybody you have grown up with

thinks about. That is a shame. The Scottish Government says helping

more people overcome barriers is a priority. They are setting new

targets so universities will have to get more students from disadvantaged

areas. By the time these youngsters grow up, it will be one in five. We

want to make further and faster progress in widening access, because

it is the smart thing to do to tap into all the talents, and we have to

recognise that the talent and the young people that we have, that that

talent exists in every community in Scotland. The targets were one

recommendation made by a special commission. This report has taken a

year to produce. It is a complicated problem and no one is pretending

there are easy answers. One challenge is how well youngsters do

a school. Another one is challenging misconceptions about who goes to

university. It is the how of doing it. We think we know a lot now, but

it is the how. One suggestion is a special commission to ensure there

is progress, but school pupils. Have to work hard to get to university.

These girls hope to be the first in their families to get in. When I was

younger, it was something I aspired for. The opportunities it can bring,

like having a degree can further your opportunity with employment.

Nobody would pretend helping young people with their potential is

nothing but a laudable aim, but critics question whether it is

actually helping. What is unfortunate is it comes at a time

when we have seen half ?1 billion of cuts to

schools and other services. Back at Strathclyde University, Gary uses

his story to encourage others. Widening access is a complex,

long-term problem. Still to come on

tonight's programme: Sir Peter Maxwell Davies,

one of Britain's foremost In sport, it's the day

after the night before, as celebrations slowly subside

in Dingwall for League Cup winners the Stuart Hogg pass

we could watch all day. The former Scotland skipper

Gavin Hastings gives his verdict on the talents of the

full-back of the moment. It's almost three months since homes

and businesses in the Aberdeenshire village of Ballater were damaged

by severe flooding. Today, a sign that things

are returning to normal with the reopening of the first shop

in the flooded High Street. But as John McManus reports,

there's still concern about the way one insurance firm has been

dealing with claims. Sheridan 's is an institution on

Deeside. Even the Queen orders her meet here. It was closed by

December's floods. Now it is leading Ballater's revival. We got here

early, got things dried out, we did a reason it four years ago, and the

plans were all there from the company that did the reset. So

things were ordered easily. Other shops are getting ready for the

tourist season in a rush. This is the heart of Ballater, slowly

returning to normal. It's hard not to feel optimistic about the future.

It's a long way from the scenes we saw in December. That was then...

And this is now. But problems remain. A few weeks ago, Karen

Murray told us how her insurance policy was voided, but she is still

fighting. Prince Charles's trust, they have been in contact and given

us lots of good advice and communications with the insurance

company, so they are helping us as much as they can. It's been really

tough. I don't sleep very well because of it. It's just something

else to think about when you go to bed. This man has been renovating

his house himself after the insurance company also voided his

policy. I would like them to insurance company also voided his

the bullet and say, this was a disaster. This was not the river

flooding adjacent to my property. It was flooding to: that is away.

flooding adjacent to my property. It Everything just came down and went

towards the river, even during the height of the flood, the water level

towards the river, even during the here was higher than the river. And

there are others, many who have gone to the reverend David Barr. There's

about 18 families I know of, ranging from old folk to people with

children. Emotionally... Oh, my goodness. People are resilient, but

it is taking a toll to be told they get nothing. I really don't care if

they hear this from me, cos my boss is bigger than anybody else's offs.

I just hope they have a good look at themselves. We asked Integra their

side of the story, but they said they would not discuss customer

details with the media. The firm which operated

the helicopter that crashed into the Clutha pub in Glasgow

has had its contract renewed The seven-year deal

with Bond Air Services includes a helicopter fitted with a cockpit

voice and flight data recorder. Ten people died and 32 people

were injured after the helicopter crashed into the roof of the Clutha

pub in November 2013. No black-box recorder

was fitted to that aircraft. Police Scotland is investigating

reports of historic abuse The private school is one

of the most exclusive in Scotland. Its former pupils include Tony Blair

and Sir David Murray. A spokeswoman for the college says

it has co-operated fully The Scottish Government says it

wants to end what's called a time bar, preventing victims of child

abuse from bringing legal actions Ministers have published a draft

Bill which would allow actions to be raised in cases dating back

as far back as 1964. It comes as the inquiry

into historical child abuse prepares Our Home Affairs Correspondent,

Reevel Alderson joins me. Reevel, what's the

background to this? At the moment, there is a limit, a

Mac to Mac in bringing personal injury claims. That may be fair

enough in personal injury claims, but for picture -- victims of child

abuse cases historically, it can take a long time for them to talk

about it, let alone bring a court case. The government wants to shift

that time bar back to 1964, more than 50 years ago. It comes in the

historic child abuse in residential allegations of

historic child abuse in residential settings, such as boarding schools.

That enquiry will take evidence fairly soon. Has there been any

reaction to these proposals? The faculty of advocates came out

against this idea. It says that the current practice of allowing cases

to be examined as to whether they could get round the

time bar on a case-by-case basis is fair enough for both sides. In a

consultation the government has set up, it was 50-50 whether people were

in favour or against the proposals. Some of the survivors' groups are

very unhappy at the extension of this time bar back to 1964, because

they say they have a large number of members whose abuse dates back

before that, who are very old men and women now, and would like some

opportunity to get some sort of justice. Finally, it's important to

note that these proposals in the draft bill, that would come before

the next Tory parliament, only affect child abuse cases, not cases

like hospital mistreatment, or something like your employer causing

like hospital mistreatment, or you harm. They would have to be

brought within the three-year you harm. They would have to be

period. Thank you. A look at other stories

from across the country. Energy giant SSE has agreed to sell

a 49.9% stake in its Clyde wind farm in South Lanarkshire

for ?355 million. The buyers are renewables investor

Greencoat UK Wind. SSE said proceeds from the sale

would help to support future investments in "a balanced range

of energy assets". A ?92 million deal with

a global IT firm promises to create 200 jobs in

the Scottish Borders. As part of the deal,

the firm CGI will create a Scottish Centre of

Excellence in the region. Scottish Borders Council described

it as the "most significant" inward investment proposal

the region had ever known. It said the deal had been enabled

by the Borders Railway It is a big deal that sees a new job

and a new company moving into the Borders economy, but it is also a

revolution in terms of broadband in the Borders region.

died in hospital in Carlisle yesterday,

The incident happened on Saturday at Stanwix Park Holiday

Police say a 47-year-old local man has been arrested

An Orkney man has launched a petition calling

on the UK Government to safeguard the jobs of British seafarers

Erik Tait from Stromness recently lost his job, as part

But it's being claimed that some companies are replacing those laid

You've got a lot of young guys that want a career at sea. If something

isn't done now, there will be nothing for them in the future.

Sport now, and Rhona, a few sore heads in Dingwall.

But with very good reason! Good evening.

The Ross County chairman Roy MacGregor says he now

wants his club to cement a place in the top six of the Premiership.

MacGregor watched his side lift their first major trophy

with a League Cup victory against Hibs.

And after Inverness Caley Thistle's victory in the Scottish Cup last

season, both major trophies are now in the Highlands.

Everyone look at the names on the cup. The new jewel in the Ross

County ground, and for the chairman and everyone else at the club, it's

been an emotional 24 hours. I think people had that sense of belonging,

and the sense that their team and their area has achieved something.

And I think that community spirit, that has got lost somewhere over the

last couple of decades in most of life, you conceive it just oozing

out of people's pause, yet. -- you can feel it. Fan from childhood,

every match, Roy MacGregor walks to the centre circle of every grand

Ross County visit the centre circle of every grand

just how far the club has come. -- every ground Ross County visit to

remind himself. County can go in front in the final and they do!

McGregor. McShane! It is Michael Gardyne. Has he got a final ball? It

is there! It is all over! It is another Highland Coronation! 29

years ago, Ross County were bottom of the Highland League. They now

hold major Scottish football silverware. Scottish cup and League

Cup in the Highlands, yes! It was tremendous, just a big boost for the

area, like the whole of the North, the two cups being in the north,

Caley Thistle have the Scottish cup and we've got the League Cup, it is

tremendous for the North. We set ourselves the goal of the start of

the season of trying to be as top six club and get to the semifinal of

a cup. We have got to a cup final and won it. We have been in the top

six for most of the season and we have four games before the break and

it's really important we cement ourselves in the top six.

The former Scotland full-back great, Gavin Hastings, says Stuart Hogg

will win his place in the Lions tour if he keeps up his current form.

Hogg was Man of the Match in Scotland's 29-18 win over

Stuart Hogg. Driving the defence, watch this pass out of the back of

his right hand. Scotland full-back Stuart, in this Six Nations

campaign, an exciting flair player in Vern Cotter's armoury but has he

done enough to impress the Lions selectors the next year's tour?

There's no doubt that he will be selectors the next year's tour?

the Lions tour, assuming he plays as well as he has done. He's one of

these players that gets the crowd on the edge of their seats because you

always think he's capable of making something happen. Of course, another

great game for him yesterday. They are crying for it out wide and

Stuart Hogg tries to skip through! A try! He scored the first of

Scotland's three tries against France. Gavin Hastings used to back

heeled over. And then a monstrous penalty from 54 metres to extend

Scotland's lead in the second half. But then this moment of genius. Why

it goes and Stuart Hogg flicked it on and Tim Visser! What a skill and

what a finish! You realised it was:'s day when he jumped up and

flicked the ball into the arms of Tim Visser. What was really nice was

flicked the ball into the arms of that he put his hands up prior to

Tim Visser going over in the corner because he knew he had created the

try. It was Scotland's day yesterday and it was great to see. It's been a

long time, a long wait for a victory at Murrayfield. I shared the delight

of thousands of Scotland's borders in seeing them perform that way. And

Scotland sit third in the table behind winners England and second

placed Wales. Vern Cotter's men have made their mark in this campaign and

placed Wales. Vern Cotter's men have will be looking for more success in

the final game against Ireland on Saturday.

Britain's most decorated Olympian says the commitment shown

by the Scottish Government and Sportscotland will help ensure

a lasting legacy from the Commonwealth Games.

Sir Chris Hoy joined in the fun at Drumchapel sports centre

in Glasgow, lending his support to community sports hubs.

There are 153 of them across Scotland, and ?6 million

will be invested over four years in the hope of increasing the number

The more people who participate in sport, the more chance there is of

one or popping out at the top end and you can produce a Commonwealth

or Olympic champion, a Scotland captain, who knows? That is the

exciting thing about it. But it's really about participation,

enjoyment, health, social reasons. But if we create an Olympic champion

of the back of it, the better! Paul Di Resta has been named

as Williams' official reserve driver for the 2016 Formula One season,

starting in Australia this week. He had a best result

of fourth place. The 29-year-old from Bathgate

will back-up drivers Felipe Massa That is all of the sport for

tonight. We enjoyed that backpass, though! We certainly did.

The former Master of the Queen's Music,

Born in the north of England and recognised as one of the leading

classical composers of his day, he later adopted Orkney as his home.

He helped set up the St Magnus Festival, and the islands

were to inspire and influence some of his best-loved music.

Our arts correspondent, Pauline Mclean, looks back

From the on form terrible of contemporary music to Master Of The

Queen's Music, over six decades, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies made an

extraordinary musical journey. Even some of his more modern works are

not universally acclaimed. -- moderate works. People were so

surprised by the sheer sound off some of the music I was doing that I

think they could not get behind the surface, if you like. Known to

friends as Max, he fell in love with Orkney and moved to the island of

Hoy in the early 1970s. It's a quiet place and I like to live and work

where it is quiet. In London, the place and I like to live and work

noise is pretty impossible. The islands and their stories inspired

much of the music he wrote and his collaboration with the Stromness

writer George K Brown inspired a festival, the St Magnus Festival,

which they set up together in 1977. festival, the St Magnus Festival,

Max obviously found something special in Orkney and involving the

community was a very big part of it from the start. I was at school

around that time and people who were in his first productions for

children, and that legacy has spread through the community so that from

that point on, it was not unusual for schoolchildren from Orkney to go

off to sing in an opera house in Europe with one of Max's works. When

it celebrated the first child in 32 years, Max and George marked the

event in music, Lullaby For Lucy. I grew up, searing him in hats and

Fair Isle jumpers and wellingtons and that was standard where in

Orkney. It was only as I grew older, that I saw him on the Proms and

things like that and I realised, wow, he's a very important person! I

was a privileged to have something like that. He was a colourful figure

in a small community, cautioned by police in 2005 after the remains of

a swan, a protected species, at his home. He is said to have

offered them a slice of Swans arena. offered them a slice of Swans arena.

-- swan terrine. He fought along battle with leukaemia but was well

enough to sell a 80th birthday at the festival he founded, with the

children of the children for whom he first wrote his music. It is music

which will be his legacy, from the avant-garde to the lyrical, inspired

and inspiring by the islands he loved.

Let's turn our attention to the weather. It has been a gorgeous day

in Glasgow and across much of the country.

After a fashion, variations on the theme of dry. It's been a beautiful

day across the country. This is the early satellite picture of almost

wall-to-wall sunshine across the UK but temperatures contrasting

greatly, 16 for but temperatures contrasting

only 8 degrees along the East Coast. but temperatures contrasting

That pattern will continue through the working week. This is one of our

pictures, a Highland cow enjoying the sunshine. That dry weather

pictures, a Highland cow enjoying last through the working week but

increasing amount of cloud feeding in from the east and that is what we

will see tonight, cloud feeding in across eastern Scotland with the

potential. Mr, low coward or a haar on the east coast but you come

inland and it is quite sheltered, temperatures down to freezing with a

touch of frost but city centre is holding at three or four. We could

see some mist patches inland. A dry start to tomorrow and some good,

sunny spells. Early cloud plaguing parts of the East Coast and it looks

like it will increase towards eastern coastal areas as we had

through the day. But I don't think it will spoil the afternoon,

gorgeous sunshine to the north-west islands, more cloud generally across

the Northern isles but I think the western side of Orkney will cheer up

and we will see some cloud for Caithness and northern parts of

Aberdeenshire, certainly towards Peterhead. But sunshine in the rest

of the country, potentially 17th for the north-west Highlands but seven

or eight on the east coast itself with an easterly breeze lapping onto

the shores of eastern coastal areas. It stays dry across the country

tomorrow afternoon and into the evening. Good, sunny spells to end

the day before cloud thickens across eastern areas generally tomorrow

night with again, some mist and low cloud plaguing eastern coasts. High

pressure very much dominating the weather through the working week. It

is a cast-iron area of high pressure keeping things drive. Generally on

Wednesday, we will tend to see more cloud across eastern half of the

country. Still good, sunny spells in the West. The highest temperature is

destined for the north-west Highlands once again. Temperatures

turning to but normal for the time of year.

I'll be back with the headlines at 8pm, and the late bulletin just

Until then, from everyone on the team - right

across the country - have a very good evening.