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the new Forth bridge falls six months behind schedule

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What role does the EU play in protecting rights like working

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We mark Carers' Week by asking if there's enough support

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for the thousands of people who look after their loved ones.

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Neil Lennon is set to become the new boss at Hibernian.

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Who expected to get Neil Lennon for second mark is like as long as he

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keeps them up. I don't think we could do any better. -- who expected

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to get Neil Lennon for Hibs? The festival that proves filmmakers,

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artists and musicians don't have Good evening.

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to be creative. Not so long ago, the construction

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of the new Forth bridge was lauded Today the Scottish government said

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that adverse weather meant the Queensferry Crossing

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will now open next May, Opponents have called for assurances

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that in the meantime the current bridge, which has

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been beset by problems, It will be the tallest bridge in the

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UK when it is finished, and the SNP manifesto said that the Queensbury

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Crossing was on time and under budget. Today, the Government

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confirmed that bad weather had delayed work. Yellow might the

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impact of weather in April and May was very severe, with 13 days and 12

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days lost to whether respectively. As a result, SC BC have advised

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ministers that due to the combined effect of the time lost in these two

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months, they cannot longer deliver the target opening date of December

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20 16. The Government says there will be no extra cost to the

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taxpayer due to the delay, and that an error in the opening in November

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was ambitious. We have to remember the many activities that have to be

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done, and we now say that they will be done by May 2017, which is still

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done, and we now say that they will within the contractual period we had

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agreed, which is June 20 17. The complexity of the operation means it

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is hard to get back any time lost. It is a big bridge, but are working

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areas are defined and quite small. The sequence of operation is defined

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and can't be changed. So, drivers will have to wait longer to use the

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new crossing, and there are calls for a guaranteed that the existing

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bridge, which had to close for urgent repairs last year, can take

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an extra six months of traffic. There can be no repetition of the

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catastrophic events we saw last year when the bridge was closed for a

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number of weeks, with huge disruption to businesses and

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people's life. The contractors say they are working flat out to make

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sure the bridge opens as soon as possible. That won't be December

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2016, as had been planned, but by this time next year, traffic should

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be flowing on the Queensbury Crossing.

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The EU has agreed to extend the deadline for the payment

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of subsidies to Scotland's farmers and crofters.

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The move follows failings with a Scottish Government

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computer system which has delayed the process.

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The government was facing fines of tens of millions of pounds if it

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failed to meet a deadline of June 30th.

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The new arrangements will mean the it will have another 18 weeks

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Helicopter operator CHC will no longer fly Super Puma 225s

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from its Aberdeen base unless customers

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The announcement comes six days after European aviation safety

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officials extended the grounding of certain types of Super Pumas

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Signs of metal fatigue were found in components after a crash

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off Norway in April that killed 13 people.

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Commonwealth Games silver medallist Stephanie Inglis has

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held her father's hand for the first time since waking from a coma.

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The 27-year-old judo player from Inverness was placed

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in an induced coma after suffering head injuries in a motorbike

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She's now being treated in a hospital in Thailand.

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Almost ?300,000 has been raised for her care,

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after her travel insurance was deemed invalid.

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To the European referendum now, and the latest in our series putting

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The EU guarantees certain minimum rights in the workplace,

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from working hours to maternity leave and protection

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In a special report, Brian Taylor asks,

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This is Greenock on the lower Clyde, a place anonymous down the decades

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with business, industry, sometimes buoyant, sometimes struggling. That

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means that employment and employment rights really matter here.

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Tate Lyle, the sugar trade, exports, business, the work - in,

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and more. This is the last giant remnant of a

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business dating back to 1711. The work has changed, although

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Inverclyde still resounds to the sound of swing, hammer, swing.

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The Ferguson Marine yard is reviving. Workers here and across

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Scotland are protected by laws underpinned by the

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EU, everything from the hours they are obliged to work to and

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consultation writes that I've guaranteed by EU minimum standards.

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These rules are designed to make sure that EU member states compete

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in a single market that is strong. Attitudes to these laws have varied.

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John Major secured an opt out from extended social policy powers as

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part of the Maastricht Treaty put up his successor, Tony Blair, scrap

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that five years later. The EU laws also cover pregnancy

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writes and maternity leave. They also give protection against any

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form of discrimination. Earlier I talk about workers' writes here at

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the James Watt. In Greenock. If you look at the analysis of the

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situation, Sarah Connor in the Financial Times, who is pro-Remain,

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and the BBC's own reality check website, they have taken included --

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they have concluded that very little will change in terms of workers'

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rights if we leave the EU. People on your own site, including pretty

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Patel, say it is about bringing these powers back home and cutting

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red tape. Some would say that as a version of cutting workers' rights.

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Double lots of scare stories before the 2010 general election. There is

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not a majority in the House of Commons, even in the Conservative

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Government for removing a lot of these rights. Are you confident

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these rights would remain if we let? I am not confident. A lot of these

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rights were introduced by the EU and had the lukewarm response from the

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Westminster Government. I remember the negotiations we had with

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previous Labour Government over their working time directive and the

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EU workers directive. It was hard to find improvements in these

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directors. My experience is that it would be difficult to make progress

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in relation to workers' rights. There is a concern that over time

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these rights will be eroded perhaps we are giving up rights for no

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reason. Some of the rights we have we are giving up rights for no

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got were created at UK level. And they are better than the rights we

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have run the EU. The EU sets a minimum standards. Britain first

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went ahead with 52 weeks maternity leave. The minute he -- the minimum

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write within the EU is 14 weeks. There are members of your on-site to

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want to cut back on those. It is a campaigning organisation that will

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finish on the 24th of June. I recognise that a lot of these rights

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are pre-existing but they have been underpinned by EU legislation and

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extended by it. Tom mentioned maternity rights. That is a result

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of the EEC legislation that women cannot be -- discriminated against

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at a result of the EU. Which party will go into the general election

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saying that they want people to abort one because the bulk up

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rights? In 2007, there was a damaging and odd decision made,

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which was that the writers strike was subject to the right of the

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Freedom of movement of goods and services. The first time that

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argument is used... Tom is right about that, but we have seen

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progress more recently in a case in about that, but we have seen

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Finland which is more positive. We have bad judgments from British

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courts and we fight these. I think it's important to work with our

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colleagues in the EU. We work with other progressive governments to

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make progress. It could be argued that there is no point in workers'

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rights if they are undermined by migrant workers coming here. We are

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not overwhelmed by migrant workers from the EU. They are less than 2.5%

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of the population. I think using the migration card is being dishonest,

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and I think this dangerous. Comeback on that. Who is accountable to

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and I think this dangerous. Comeback others in Britain for our workers'

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rights? Is it unelected officials in Brussels or our Government? I would

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prefer to live under a democracy than unelected bureaucrats... Let's

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deal with democracy. Only the European Commission is made up of

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unelected officials. We have the Council of ministers, the parliament

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and the European Council, all made up of elected politicians. And

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Britain can't get rid of them. Britain can use it influence but it

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doesn't because it is so negative about Europe. I accept that. You

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cannot describe it as democratic. Fangs for joining us.

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Scotland has a new chief scientific adviser.

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She's Professor Sheila Rowan of the University of Glasgow.

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Professor Rowan, who's an expert on gravitational waves,

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The current moratorium on fracking and the ban on growing GM crops

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in Scotland are expected to be on the new adviser's agenda.

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The post, which is appointed by the government, has been vacant

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I expect and hope that this job will be a great opportunity to help feed

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in where possible science across the broad spectrum of issues that are

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relevant for the Scottish Government and the Scottish people, and see

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how, wherever it is relevant, science can help support the

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decisions that the Government makes. Tens of thousands of people look

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after a loved one and more of us will be expected to

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do it in the future. Each year carers save the nation

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billions of pounds, but how much support are those carers

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receiving themselves? Right, Lewis, socks on. Lift your

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leg just a little. Julie's caring responsibilities start early in the

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day. Bail-mac OK. Next one. Your leg brace. --. OK.

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Lewis could have a seizure at any time. You are responsible for your

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own life and another person's and well-being. And that is 24/ seven.

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It never eases up. Yellow light this week is carers week. Deli -- this

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week is carers week. Your needs are totally kicked to the kerb. You are

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focusing so much on your loved one that you forget to care for

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yourself. There are 800,000 carers in Scotland. That saves the country

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?11 billion a year. If you are a carer, you are twice as likely to

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suffer from poor health. We will get your medicines first. At some point

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in our lives, three out of five of us will be a carer, probably for an

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elderly relative. For many, it is not possible to get back to work,

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and many are trapped in poverty. Is it just about cash? No, it is

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sometimes just about organising different lake and saying, we know

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you are a carer, we could put you in touch with support that you need. We

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can make our workplace more flexible, we can make our services

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more flexible. Sometimes, it's not about money but about doing things

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differently. We cannot walk away. We hear about different strikes going

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on. Carers could never do that. Who would look after our loved ones? Not

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that we would want to strike, but we do need the resources and help.

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Government is fully aware of this. Julie knows that this is a long-term

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commitment. OK, Kenny. Have a good day at school. What she's looking

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for is just a little more help. The new chief executive

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of Edinburgh's Fringe is promising greater access for audiences

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and performers, and unparalleled The programme for the world's

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biggest fringe festival comprises more than 50,000

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performances and is forecast to generate over ?140 million

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for Scotland's economy. An incredible mixture of all kinds

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of Chandras. Challengers going forward. 70th anniversary, and we

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are opening access. True to our founding principles - that has to be

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our big challenge. Sport now, and a new era

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imminent at Hibs, David. The former Celtic agreeing

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to succeed Alan Stubbs. When the Northern Irishman makes it

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official he'll become the highest Our senior football reporter

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Chris McLaughlin has the latest Evening, Chris. What's the latest?

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The chief executive LeAnn Dempster left here and our ago for a meeting

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with Neil Lennon. When she returns, she will have the signature of the

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former Celtic manager on a one-year rolling contract. It is something of

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a coup, there is no doubt about that. Still basking in the one blow

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of their Scottish cup success, the fans feel pretty good about their

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new manager two. Who expected to get Neil Lennon for Hibs. Well done,

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LeAnn Dempster. As long as he gets them up. I don't think we could do

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better. He now faces a very different challenge from when he was

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in charge at Celtic. We need a holding midfield player. He would be

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terrific for the Hibs supporters if we could carry on after the cup

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final to progress in the Premier League. Harnessing the Hamdan

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feel-good factor will be important. Compared to three or four years ago,

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these clubs are in far better places and Neil Lennon coming in will give

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them a big boost. He is not well liked by Hart s finds. That will add

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to their rivalry. What about the future? Neil Lennon, Hibs hero? Over

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to the man himself. As I mentioned, the man himself is talking to

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members of the board at the club's training ground now. No news

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conference but he will speak to the media about his new job at some

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point tomorrow. Thanks very much, Chris McCann Klinar at Easter Road.

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She won gold at the Olympics in London 2012 and she's targeting

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But its been announced that Scots rower Katherine Grainger has failed

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to make the GB womens' eight crew for Rio 2016.

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However as Jane Lewis reports, Grainger's dream of competing

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London 2012 and relief all round. COMMENTATOR: The crowd are adoring

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London 2012 and relief all round. what they are seeing. At the fourth

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time of axe King Katherine Grainger got her hands on an Olympic gold

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medal. Would she tried to defend that title in Rio? Well, after a

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two-year break, the Scot announced that she would and was paired with

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Welsh rower Vicky Thornely. Things started well, winning European

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bronze last year. But this year they have struggled and the pairing was

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dissolved. She then set her sights on the women's eight and fail to win

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a place in that boat. Some thought that signalled an end to the Olympic

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dream. A statement said that she had been given a chance to impress in

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the eight but referring to them as a partnership, they said...

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British rowing say that selection for the women's doubles school is

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still ongoing, Katherine Grainger could be reinstated in the doubles

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and find herself at the Olympics. The team is named tomorrow but can

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be amended up until mid-July. The Commonwealth Bronze medallist

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Erraid Davies has been declared ineligible to compete in future

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para-swimming events including The 15-year old from Shetland became

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the youngest-ever games She has Perthes disease,

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affecting her hip bones and joints. A classification panel has

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endorsed an initial finding that her impairment isn't serious

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enough to allow her to compete. It began as a music festival

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but the creative extravaganza Xponorth is in its 17th year and now

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also features film and TV, The two day event started today

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in Inverness and our arts correspondent

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Pauline Mclean was there. # For the sins that you've

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committed... What began as a music showcase has expanded across all the

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arts. This is Xponorth's 17th year and hundreds of people will take

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part. It is to dispel the idea of being isolated, it is a good idea to

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come together. People can work together and share their problems.

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This is the solution. They even have their own TV studio where young

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people can learn the craft their own TV studio where young

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having to leave home. You don't have to be in Los Angeles, New York,

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London or even Inverness to do it well. You only have to be desirous

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of doing it well. You only have to have the passion, the desire and the

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sheer drive to do it. That doesn't require a geographic location. Did

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you speak well? Robin Hague knows that more than most. She made this

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you speak well? Robin Hague knows film in her home village where if

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she is not making films, she is running a craft. The technology and

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I was you to work remotely and for me, it is the Highlands and the

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landscape and their people that inspire me. This will be the focus

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for all the creative activity that normally happens in the Highlands

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behind closed doors. Whether that is music, Kraft, film or television.

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Organisers hope that the networking music, Kraft, film or television.

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going on today will spark project that will last all year round.

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Now here's David Henderson with details of Scotland 2016.

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Tonight, the new road bridge across the Forth will not open until next

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May at the earliest. What impact will this have for commuters and

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anyone else who relies on this vital transport link? Join is over on BBC

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Two Scotland at 10:30pm tonight. We are all obsessed with the weather. I

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don't know if it is a particularly Scottish trait to think it is all

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going to end soon. Friday. Mice tomorrow, though. A lovely day for

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many. The high temperatures sparking a few thunderstorms in the South

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West but if you had the sunshine it was lovely. Great picture from one

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of our weather watchers in the capital. Dry, some late sunshine.

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Overnight, it is dry with a mixture of clear skies and clouds.

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Temperatures in towns and cities holding into double digits. It could

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be somewhat muddy. Thursday, high-pressure holding a on for one

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more day but weather fronts waiting in the wings, coming our way on

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Friday. A slow start tomorrow but it should brighten up. At low cloud

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could be stubborn at times but it should then the back. In the West,

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20-22dC. Further east, cooler. The shower is not as potent as today and

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the Thunder risk is minimal. Light winds. If you get sunshine, still

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pleasant. Overnight, the shower is holding on and that is when it goes

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downhill. As we head towards Friday, weather fronts arrived bringing

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cloud and rain and much cooler conditions. If you're not a fan of

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the temperatures into the 20s, Friday is the day for you. Friday,

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try a further north. Some sunshine there. Temperatures in mid teens at

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best. Into the weekend, they pick up. It is going to be cloudy and

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breezy at times. There will be some rain to come. We are a fan of your

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niches. If you would like to join our weather watchers, go online. The

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government has said that the Queensferry Crossing will open six

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months later than planned. Assurances have been made that in

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the meantime the current bridge is fit to carry on. I will be back with

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the headlines at 8pm. The late bulletin at just after 10:30pm. For

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now, from me, that's it.

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