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to the First Minister as she seeks to maintain Scotland's

My starting point is to protect Scotland's interests and to protect

a relationship with the EU. Support for Scotland in the European

parliament - we have a report from Brussels, where

Nicola Sturgeon is due tomorrow. Also on the programme: One

of the three panel members on the Scottish child abuse inquiry

quits, accusing the government The baby Asher scandal - the

leadership of Aberdeen City Council increasingly under pressure after

Monday's damning report -- the baby ashes scandal.

And Andy Murray makes a flying start to Wimbledon,

breezing through to the second round in straight sets.

MSPs have given a mandate to the First Minister so she can

seek to protect Scotland's relationship

A process of shuttle diplomacy will now begin,

with Nicola Sturgeon going to Brussels tomorrow.

Labour, the Greens and the Liberal Democrats backed the Government,

although the Conservatives abstained, citing concerns

about another Scottish independence referendum.

Our Political Editor Brian Taylor was watching the debate.

Outside Parliament, marshalled by Greens, demonstrators make their

point. We are European and we are staying European, and that's the

message we expect to hear with as much unity as possible from inside

that Parliament. Yes, but how? Inside the corridors of devolved

power, Nicola Sturgeon is searching for answers. She said of Scotland

could maintain you links, it could build an economic lead over the rest

of the UK -- if it could maintain EU links. It is my intention to

maintain access to the single market links. It is my intention to

for Scotland. If Scotland does find a way to maintain a relationship

with the EU, as I am determined we will, Scotland will become an even

more attractive place to do business. The First Minister has

asked the principle of Glasgow University to head an expert panel

seeking ideas for sustaining EU links. Ms Sturgeon said today's

debate was emphatically not about independence. But the Tories scented

an emerging threat to another union, that of the UK. You do not dampen

the shock waves caused by one referendum by lighting the fuse for

another menorah by saying that the economic impact of leaving one union

means you should sever ties with a greater union whose value to trade

eclipses the former money times over. And Leave supporter Oliver

Mundell went further. Behind the seemingly good intentions lie is a

deliberate malice. If they were serious about building consensus and

negotiating in good faith, they would have taken a second referendum

off the table. In turn, Willie Rennie attacked the Tories. He said

hard-working families would suffer. It is ordinary people on low and

modest incomes who will lose. These are the victims of this crisis.

Labour's Kezia Dugdale tried to understand why people voted Leave

while condemning the leaders of that campaign. The Leave campaign

contained some of the worst dog whistle racism and xenophobia I have

heard in my life. But that does not make every Leave voter a xenophobe,

or a right-winger. Yes, 92, no, zero, and 31 abstentions. The motion

is therefore agreed. In the vote, Nicola Sturgeon secured her mandate

to open direct talks with the EU, with only the Conservatives

abstained in. Nicola Sturgeon will be in Brussels

tomorrow to meet officials and canvass support for her case

to keep Scotland within the EU. There was plenty of goodwill

towards Scotland on show at this morning's meeting of

the European Parliament, but can Our political correspondent Glenn

Campbell reports from Brussels. Coming together to work out how best

to part. As David Cameron arrived in Brussels for Brexit talks with EU

leaders, the European Parliament was debating the UK's decision to

withdraw, with one Scottish representative highlighting the

Remain vote in Scotland and appealing to MEPs for help to

maintain Scotland's EU links. Colleagues, there are a lot of

things to be negotiated. We will need cool head and warm hearts. But

please, remember this. Scotland did not let you down. Please, I beg you,

do not let Scotland down now. And outside the chamber, this former

Belgian Prime Minister who is meeting Nicola Sturgeon tomorrow

backed continuing EU membership for Scotland if it votes for

independence. If they decide to be independent, they decide to be

independent. And if they want to stay in the European Union, they

can. It is their decision. Stay in, without having to join a queue to

get in? Yeah. They are in for the moment, so there is no problem on

that side. But this analyst who is now advising the Scottish Government

on Brexit thinks some EU member states would be nervous about

Scottish independence. Especially a country like Spain, with a

secessionist movement in Catalonia and the Basque country, but also in

other countries around Europe, where you have regions which at least have

a tendency towards secession, for example, Belgium. The First Minister

has made clear she is prepared to explore all options to protect

Scotland's relationship with the European Union, including

independence. She is seeking direct talks with the governments and

institutions of the EU, and they will begin here in Brussels

tomorrow, when Nicola Sturgeon comes to the parliament to meet its

president, amongst others. I'm joined by our political

editor Brian Taylor. Brian, while the EU aftermath

is raging across the UK, it seems the situation

is even more complex here, as it's enmeshed with

the independence debate? It is. And to use the phrase that

Nicola Sturgeon has been using, it is on the table. It remains on the

table alongside whatever alternatives can be devised, either

by Nicola Sturgeon's new expert group, or in direct talks with

European institution or perhaps in cohort with the UK Government. I

have spoken to a lot of people today in Holyrood in parliamentary

positions and also within government, and I find very few who

think that anything short of an independence referendum and ultimate

think that anything short of an independence can secure the goals

that Nicola Sturgeon has. She doesn't just want a vague

association with the European Union, she wants to be in the European

Union. What does she hope to achieve in Brussels tomorrow? It is very

early days. At this stage, she says what she is hoping to do is simply

to alert European leaders and put on their radar the fact that Scotland

voted yes and wants to stay. She simply wants to emphasise that at

this date and then move on to prolonged negotiations. She seeing

the parliament's resident tomorrow. The president of the Council, Donald

Tusk, has said he has no time tomorrow to see her. At this point,

it is simply flagging up the point that Scotland voted yes and wants to

stay in. At Westminster, the turmoil continues.

The Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale has said it's

difficult for Jeremy Corbyn to continue as Labour leader

High Speed two I am the leader of the Scottish Labour Party. I took

this job around the same time that Jeremy Corbyn was elected the UK

Labour leader. We have a similar mandate. If I had just lost 80% of

my parliamentary colleagues, I simply could not do my job. I think

it is now extremely difficult for Jeremy Corbyn to continue.

Our correspondent David Porter is at Westminster.

Physically and metaphorically, the pressure on Jeremy Corbyn?

Physically and metaphorically, the storm clouds are gathering here at

Westminster this evening, and in particular for Jeremy Corbyn. Those

comments by Kezia Dugdale mean that she is the most senior Labour

elected figure to publicly question whether Mr Corbyn can continue to do

his job. Those comments by Kezia Dugdale were prompted by a vote at

Westminster this afternoon in which three quarters of Jeremy Corbyn's

Westminster this afternoon in which own MPs voted against him, basically

Westminster this afternoon in which saying they do not have confidence

in him as Labour leader. He has said he will carry on because he has the

support of the membership of labour at large. But it does seem now that

a challenge to him is inevitable. In the last couple of days, 40 or 50 of

his front bench team have resigned. As far as Labour MPs are concerned,

and it now seems a growing number of MSPs, he is unelectable and he is

opposed by most of those in Parliament.

And we're hosting a special debate, What Now For Scotland?",

about the EU vote and the implications for Scotland next

Monday night at 7 o'clock right here on BBC One.

If you're interested in applying to be in the audience

here at the BBC in Glasgow, then visit the Reporting Scotland

website for more details - www.bbc.co.uk/reportingscotland.

One of the three members of the Scottish Child Abuse inquiry

has resigned from the panel, blaming the Scottish Government

for interfering in its work and threatening its independence.

Our reporter Steven Godden is here to tell us more.

This is the inquiry that was set up last year to investigate the

historical abuse of children in care. It has already been the source

of tension, some survivors believing that its remit isn't wide enough.

Today, we have had more trouble. A member of the independent panel,

Professor Michael Lamb from the university of Cambridge, has

resigned. He did so in a letter to the Education Secretary, John

Sweeney. He accuses the Scottish Government of interfering, of

delaying the opponent of staff and of questioning a supposedly

independent panel. He says the Scottish Government's actions have

doomed the inquiry, leaving him with no choice but to step down. Strong

stuff from him and from the Scottish Government as well. They say they

are grateful to Professor Lamb for his work, but that they reject his

comments. They say their primary focus is on supporting the inquiry,

and they say that survivors have been invited to a ministerial

meeting to discuss its progress and that that will take place next week.

Three children and an adult are still receiving hospital

treatment in Glasgow following Sunday's rollercoaster

Two of the boys, aged 11 and 12, are still said to be

Three patients at Wishaw General Hospital will be discharged today.

All were taken to hospital after the Tsunami ride at M's

Police in Lanarkshire are treating as attempted murder the shooting

of two men on a footpath in Hamilton around 2.30 yesterday afternoon.

The men, who are both in their twenties, are in hospital,

described as being in a serious but stable condition with face,

Police Scotland's major investigation team is in

They say this was a targeted attack and those injured

Pressure is mounting on the leadership of

Aberdeen City Council after it was heavily criticised

for cremating the bodies of babies with unrelated adults.

Some bereaved parents have described the authority as having a lack

Its chief executive is still refusing to answer questions.

It was a life cut short after just a month. Little Scott Wells died from

It was a life cut short after just a cot death and his ashes were never

returned. Like many others, his parents now know it's possible that

he was cremated with an unrelated adult, and through three

investigations, Aberdeen City Council has done nothing to support

investigations, Aberdeen City them. I'm not surprised with the way

the council have acted. They need to get in touch with the parents who

are affected by this. They need to start answering the questions that

have now been opened up, more by the result of the report. Yesterday, the

council's chief executive Angela Scott offered an apology, but

refused to answer the many questions still hanging. How complicit was the

authority in the cover-up? Why weren't practices investigated

fully? Why have parents been left so alone? The national investigation

followed the scandal at the Morton whole cemetery near Edinburgh, where

babies' ashes were scattered without their parents' knowledge. The report

focused on 14 crematoria across Scotland, but Aberdeen was by far

the worst. And this lawyer says their handling of parents' grief has

been equally shocking. It is an entirely different attitude that

Aberdeen City Council have taken to other councils and crematoria we are

working with. They have taken a very shut down, drawbridge up, closed

approach, which shows no empathy to our clients. We have tried again

today to speak to the chief our clients. We have tried again

executive of Aberdeen City Council, but were told she was out of town.

Her predecessor, Valerie Watts, who now works in Northern Ireland, has

not returned our calls. The elected leader says the chief executive

enjoys her full confidence. She's also declined requests to speak to

us. Under mounting pressure, the chief executive will face

councillors tomorrow, after which we are told she will finally take

questions. The Education Secretary has announced a radical plan for

Scotland's schools, including national assessments for primary

pupils. He said he would also be sending inspectors into every

Scottish local authority to ensure improvements are made. Our political

correspondent joins us now from Holyrood. How has this gone down?

This was a nuanced speech, but it is essentially a power grab. He is

talking about sending inspectors into each of Scotland's 32 local

authorities. The new ones behind that seems to be that what you have

done so far on your watch in terms of managing schools has not been

good enough. There is a sweetener for teachers in that he talks about

reducing paperwork and bureaucracy. But he also says they will plough on

with national assessment, despite the threat of industrial action

potentially from those teachers who are concerned that this will lead to

potentially from those teachers who targets and league tables across

schools. What we can expect from local authorities is that they will

not be happy about this. Education falls within their remit, but the

Scottish Government is saying that Scotland currently has an education

gap in terms of the attainment of those from poorer areas as compared

to those from wealthier areas. They say this is not acceptable. But

Swinney said things are out of kilter. They looked at examples from

across the world including schools in New York, where schools, parents

and teachers are far more involved in the overall process. And that is

something they are keen to use in Scotland. But the local authorities,

this will not go down well and formerly in the education units,

there will still be concerned about national assessment across the

country. attention is inevitably turning

to the role of the Scots Among the horrendous casualties,

one Scottish division suffered the greatest losses -

yet most of its men didn't even They were the men of

the Tyneside Scottish battalions, among them the grandfather

of our Social Affairs When his country needed him in 1914,

Sunderland shipyard worker Jack When his country needed him in 1914,

answered the call. With family connections in Aberdeen, he

volunteered for a newly formed Italian. Jack along with the rest of

the 4,000 men who joined the Tyneside Scottish was sent over the

top in the Battle of the Somme. It was a disaster. 60,000 men killed in

a day. The Scottish division suffered more casualties than any

other, well over half their strength killed, injured or missing. Today,

it is these cadets in Newcastle carrying the name of the Tyneside

Scottish, a golden thread linking them to the men who fought at the

Somme. Of all the volunteer battalions raised as part of Lord

Kitchener's new army, only the Tyneside Scottish retained its name

and cap badge in the day's army. A link between these young soldiers

and my grandfather who was wounded in the Somme 100 and years ago. The

cadets who were the Tyneside Scottish badge on their all more

have researched their illustrious history. You can has this to the

younger generation. They would have to go over that top and face those

lips and it is like a life and death situation. We just get told to wake

up at six o'clock in the morning and I complain, they were told to a.m.,

every single night. Many of those who joined as connections North of

the border. Others were keen to embrace the fighting traditions of

the Scots which live on. It has this international recognition factor,

the idea of being a Scottish soldier and having that heritage still means

something. Perhaps it is inevitable the name of the Tyneside Scots would

live on. Their motto is, harder than hammers. While you could break a

hammer, you could never break the spirit of the Tyneside Scots.

Time to get up to date with the sports news from Rhona.

Time today for Andy Murray to begin this year's Wimbledon campaign,

and it was against another British player.

So did it all go as smoothly as expected for the world's number two?

Well, our reporter - Kheredine Idessane -

is standing in the rain at the All England Club.

Yes, good evening from Wimbledon. The weather has turned nasty. This

wet stuff was a distant forecast earlier on when Andy Murray came on

the Centre Court hoping to get his Wimbledon campaign off to the best

possible start. Centre stage on Centre Court, but would that the any

opening-night nerves? Stroll with the other actor in this or British

drama would not hold the Spotlight? No Robin for the world two

initially. -- problem. If the assistant coach has hay fever, he

could be in for a long fortnight on the Wimbledon grass. No allergies

for Andy as the first set was claimed in well under half an hour.

With well over 200 places separating them in the world rankings, this was

a mismatch on paper and the all England court -- the All England

Club's best kept lawn. Stockport's most famous son is bred Perry. The

latest tennis player from the town did his best to pay tribute. But in

under one hour, Liam Broady was a set away from the Wimbledon

trapdoor. He saw flashes of brilliance. But by far the greatest

consistency and variety was from the start. A lesser-known Brit battled

bravely but in just under one hour start. A lesser-known Brit battled

and three quarters, Andy Murray was safely through two rounds two. Both

actors left the stage. Andy Murray's curtain call is against a player

from China's Taipei. We have never played each other before. We

practised a lot and it is not that easy playing somebody that you know

so well. I did all right. So a straight sets win for Andy Murray,

exactly what he would have wanted. He is back in action on Thursday

against the Chinese Taipei player. He is inside the top 100 so it is

more than a test -- of a test than Liam Broady. He not Andy Murray out

of the Beijing Olympics in 2008 but do not expect a bit of that.

The new manager has made his first signing.

Celtic have signed Moussa Dembele from Fulham on a four-year deal,

The 19-year-old French youth international scored 17 goals

The striker is Brendan Rodgers' first purchase and will join his

teammates for pre-season training in Slovenia.

The coach of Olympic badminton player Kirsty Gilmour says it's

"ridiculous" that he won't be with her in Rio.

Two-time Olympian Chris Bruil has coached Gilmour to qualification

But, as Jane Lewis reports, the Dutchman has criticised

the policy of the sport's governing body, which means he won't

He has been by her side during this Olympic qualifying campaign. And she

has to compensate. Getting her from 15th in the world, from 37 this time

last year. Jeremy Hunt time Olympian in self, he will not be in Rio as a

coach. -- Jeremy Hunt time. Everybody can think about that is

the best for Kirsty. It is just the system you have here in the UK. Do

you have that in Holland? Of course not. Does that work better? We do

laugh about it, I think it is ridiculous. The Performance Director

John Austin said... Working with Chris has been really

good over the last couple of years but inevitably, I will be working

with the GB coaches for the Games. Which is a bit of a change. But

ready to work with them down there and we have had some experiences at

the other training grounds to get ready. Kirsty Gilmour seems relaxed

with the situation, her coach is not convinced. Could his complaint reads

to a change of thinking? No, there is a system and they will not change

that. I can only make sure she has the best preparation of for her

Olympics. And I think we take it in the most positive way that we can.

Frustrating, though? Of course. Frustrating for him and a time for

focus or her. Apologies, all this talk of GB

separation. Thank you! Now here's Shelley Joffre

with details of Scotland 2016. Another tumultuous day as last

week's Leave boat continues to sink in. Nigel Farage is rude in

week's Leave boat continues to sink Brussels, the SNP gets a standing

ovation. At Westminster's -- at Westminster, Labour's leader loses

the confidence of his own MPs. All the action at half past ten. It

has been raining everywhere, what is the story?

Cloudy and great with outbreaks of showery rain. This evening, showers

for a time. -- cloudy and grey. The weather front coming in from the

Atlantic on westerly winds. That is the case for the next couple of

days. We have seen impressive shower clouds, this is from a weather

watcher in the Highlands. Cloudy for most of the evening although showers

gradually will ease through the night. We will see clearer spells

developing. Showers widespread but becoming mainly confined to the

North through the night. Some clearer spells developing full

Sandman and Southern parts. Temperatures holding on to double

figures. Around 8-12dC. Some sheltered glens, down to 4-6d,

cooler in rural areas. Winds remain light. Tomorrow morning, largely dry

with showers in the North. This is a weather front into the south-west.

Spreading further across the South into the day. By the afternoon, it

becomes quite wet here. A closer look at four p.m., different today

for Shetland. Right spells today and sunshine. Tomorrow, cloudy and

stamp. Brighter spells across the North, sunshine in places and also

heavy showers and thunder and temperatures in the midst tied

teams. Central and Southern areas, we have a weather front that pulls

away into the evening to allow some brighter spells to develop further

across the West through to the evening. This is that weather front

clearing the way and it becomes dry for a time but there is another

weather front waiting for Thursday, later in the day. Thursday could

south, another mixture of brighter spells and sunshine and also

scattered heavy showers and the winds will pick up a bit, so a fresh

breeze for Thursday and temperatures again around average for the time of

year. 14-15d. This is the weather front for later in the day, bringing

outbreaks of heavy rain. That is your forecast. Thank you.

Now a reminder of tonight's main news.

A majority of MSPs have given a mandate to the First Minister to

protect Scotland's elation ship with the European Union. A process of

shuttle diplomacy will begin with Nicola Sturgeon going to Brussels

tomorrow. Our next main update is just

after the Ten o'clock News.