30/06/2016 Reporting Scotland

The First Minister accuses the Tories of bringing the country

They say she's pushing for another independence referendum.

Meanwhile, we look at whether Iceland might provide

the model for Scotland's future relationship with the EU.

Also on the programme tonight we have a special report

On the evening of June 30 1916, this trench and hundreds of others were

filling with men, from every part of the country, crammed together,

laughing and joking and praying, ready to go over the top.

We'll be live at Edinburgh Castle as commemorations begin

to mark the centenary of the Battle of the Somme.

And Andy Murray sweeps through to the third round at Wimbledon

The First Minister has launched a stinging attack

on the Conservatives at Holyrood, accusing them of bringing Scotland

and the UK to the brink of economic crisis over Brexit.

Nicola Sturgeon said the Tories were now "throwing in the towel",

by refusing to back direct talks between Scotland and the EU.

But the Tory leader, Ruth Davidson, said Scottish trade with the rest

of the UK was more important than EU links.

This from our political editor Brian Taylor.

Like all political leaders, Nicola Sturgeon is now the set with

uncertainty, the rain of known unknowns to quote a former US

Defence Secretary. Without new even do by Minister is going to be. -- we

don't know. She is certain of one thing is, the Tories are to blame.

The Conservatives have recklessly brought this country to the brink of

disaster. I will continue to do the job I was elected for and that is to

stand up for Scotland. I would not be fit to be First Minister if I did

not do that. Ruth Doug -- Ruth Davidson regretted Brexit but said

it was a mistake to gun about independence as a response. Our

exports to the EU are worth ?11.6 billion but our exports to the UK

are worth ?48.5 billion. The UK single market it four times more

important to us here in Scotland. The Labour leader warned of economic

decline. The economic experts are clear, we must prepare for the worst

and that means more job losses and further austerity. Then more. The

First Minister said she was seeking to keep Scotland in the EU and would

look at all options, adding... My starting point in these discussions

is not independent it is protecting starting point in these discussions

Scotland. She sought to silent ironic conservative love by arguing

that those who backed the UK in the referendum had now ended up putting

EU links in jeopardy. Willie Rennie of the Liberal Democrats piled in,

he regretted that Tory actions and build support for independence. God

help the union if it carries on. Patrick Harvie of the greens urged

UK legislation to guarantee that EU citizens who had moved here could

stay here. And Labour warned of a rise in hate. Neo-Nazi stickers have

appeared in Glasgow claiming white zones and there are also reports

that first, second and even third generation migrants have been told

to go home. He sought support in condemning such behaviour. The

response from the First Minister... Absolutely. One certainty then in a

miasma of doubt. Meanwhile at Westminster it's been

a day of high drama as Michael Gove announced he was standing

for the Conservative leadership, while his colleague in the Leave

campaign, Boris Johnson, seen as one of the front runners,

announced he would not be Scotland's only Tory MP, the

Scottish Secretary David Mundell, is backing Teresa May, but he paid

tribute to Boris Johnson. He is a great guy, a big personality

but he is not a Prime Minister. I'm glad he has taken that decision. Mr

Gove is obviously that Scott and I have a great deal of admiration for

him but I'm sticking with Theresa May bulked up you need a Prime

Minister who is ready to act from day one and she is. She has a proven

track record, she has been an outstanding Home Secretary and I

believe she would be a very good Prime Minister.

Our correspondent David Porter is at Westminster.

David, a number of Scots in the running to be

Very much so, three out of the five candidates for the Tory leadership

have distinct Scottish connections. Even though Stephen Crabb, who now

lives and works in Wales, he was originally born in Scotland and

spent his early life there. As we know, Michael Gove and Liam Fox, the

former Defence Secretary, were both born and brought up in Scotland.

This has been an extraordinary date at Westminster where it started with

Michael Gove announcing that he would be throwing his hat in the

ring and saying he did not think Boris Johnson was up to the job of

Prime Minister. And just a couple of hours later Boris Johnson stunned

absolutely everybody by saying that he would not be competing for the

job of Tory leader and as a result, Prime Minister. It puts Theresa May

very much in the forefront. She is now seen by many as a shoo-in for

the Tory leadership and I think it exemplifies the old adage as far as

the Conservatives are concerned that he or she who often wields the knife

in leadership elections often does not end up wearing the crown. And

turning to the Labour leadership crisis, we have at a statement from

three MSP 's. Yes, Neal Finlay, Richard Leonard and Alec Crowley all

believe that Jeremy Corbyn should remain as the leader which puts them

at odds with their own party leader in Scotland, Kezia Dugdale. We

thought there would be a former challenge today but at that track it

has not taken place but after the week we have had here in

Westminster, I would rule nothing in or out. Thank you.

A former EU judge who is advising the First Minister on Brexit,

has suggested Scotland may need to become an independent

country to secure access to the single market.

Professor Sir David Edward has told the BBC he thinks it would be

difficult for Scotland to secure full EU membership before the UK

leaves the EU and that a Norway or Iceland-style relationship may be

Here's our political correspondent, Glenn Campbell.

The crowd rallying outside Holyrood on Wednesday want to keep Scotland

in the EU. The First Minister says she is exploring all options to

continue our EU links, especially access to the single market. Sir

David Edward thinks that may not be possible unless Scotland opts for

independence. And if it does, during the two-year Brexit negotiation

period, he is not convinced there would be enough time for Scotland to

secure full membership of the EU. I find it extremely difficult to

envisage that those negotiations could be conducted to bring it to a

successful conclusion by the time that final breach between the UK and

the EU. But he believes there is another option. It would be possible

to negotiate potential membership of another option. It would be possible

the EEA. Membership of the EEA, the European economic area, is what

Gordon Brown has suggested for the whole of the UK. But the First

Minister, on her visit to Brussels, did not seem keen. I think the best

thing is for us to stay in the EU. What you get with the Norway

solution is all the obligations of EU membership, the benefits of the

single market, but you don't have a seat around the table trying to

influence the rules. Norway and Iceland are in the EEA and Iceland's

top Depor mat in Europe told me it works for her country. -- top

diplomat. It serves us well, it gives us access to the internal

market of the EU but it does not include the Common Fisheries Policy

which is very important for us, the common agricultural policy, and it

is not a customs union which means we can negotiate free-trade

agreement with countries outside the EU. In order to get access to the

single market, do you have to accept the free movement of people? Of

course we do and we think that is beneficial for us. What works for

Iceland may not suit Scotland or the wider UK but Brexit opened up new

horizons and new uncertainties. Let's go over to Holyrood and our

Political Editor Brian Taylor. Brian, another extraordinary

day in politics. Particularly within the

Conservatives. Michael Gove saying that he did not think Boris Johnson

was up to the job and also that he thought the next Conservative Party

leader and thus the next Prime Minister should be someone who was

completely supportive of the Leave process and would drive that

through. And he is talking about Boris Johnson and he meant it to

sting. Another issue is whether there would have to be a general

election when the new leader assumed the position after September nine.

It could be argued that the last thing the UK needs in terms of

maintaining stability is a political thing the UK needs in terms of

battle in the shape of an election but on the other hand, the

Conservatives might see that the problems confronting the Labour

Party is even bigger than the mess they are in and might want to take

advantage. There was a real sense of anger at those scenes in Holyrood.

Generally there is a quota of bogus indignation on display at First

Minister's Questions but this seemed to be genuine. Nicola Sturgeon meant

it, she was genuinely angry as what she saw as the Conservative Party

turning an internal squabble into a she saw as the Conservative Party

Europe-wide constitutional crisis. And you also have differing

interpretations of the mandate available. Nicola Sturgeon

interprets the Scottish vote as a mandate for Scottish accent and a

distinctive Scottish solution but Ruth Davidson are due to the

contrary, that Scotland is contributing to a UK wide mandate

and that is the one that has to be respected. One of the many questions

to be confronted as we try to deal with these circumstances. Thank you.

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

about the EU vote and the implications for Scotland next

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Still to come on tonight's programme...

The fate of the IndyCamp at Holyrood hangs in the balance,

as a judge says he needs time to come to a decision.

In sport, we're at Wimbledon as Andy Murray seeks revenge

And we meet one Scottish Premiership side's new recruits -

Police are combing through large amounts of CCTV footage

in their their hunt for the killer of a 76-year-old man who was fatally

The pensioner has been named as John Baker,

who was from the Bridgeton area of the city.

Officers believe his attacker robbed one woman at knifepoint

outside Central Station, and tried to rob another

in the Trongate shortly before the murder.

A vigil will be begin at Edinburgh Castle in just under an hour as part

of a series of nationwide events commemorating the centenary of the

And tomorrow morning there'll be a national two-minute silence

The battle claimed almost 60,000 British casualties

on the first day alone, many of them Scottish.

Steven Godden is at the National War Memorial in Edinburgh Castle.

I am here in the Crown Square just outside the National War Memorial

which is the centrepiece for the commemorations. At around seven

o'clock, the public will start filing through this courtyard and

passed the shrine where the names of the war dead are remembered. You

mentioned the numbers and they are in many ways incompatible but to try

to put them into context, in one of Scotland's's most popular visitor

attractions, 7000 people came to the gates. On the first day of the

battle, almost three times that number lay dead.

On the evening of June 30, 1916, this trench and hundreds of others

were filling with men. Men from every part of the country,

crammed together, laughing, joking, Every one of Scotland's ten infantry

regiments had moved up to the front, filing in, forming up

ready for the big push. The man sending them

into battle was Earl Hague, the Edinburgh born general now

buried in the Borders. He became known as Butcher Hague,

a donkey leading lions. But his late son said he did

what had to be done. He had to fight, and he had

to suffer casualties. No one was more aware

and more suffered himself from having to give the orders,

but orders had to be given. For seven days, the British had

pounded the German lines. In the Scottish trenches, confidence

was said to be high and there were even some cheers as the men walked,

not rant, but walked toward the German lines.

They had received their basic training.

They were well armed, well equipped and well led.

Besides everything else, they were absolutely certain

But the Germans and the machine guns had survived the bombardment

On its walls are the names of 72,000 soldiers who died during

Those are just the names of the missing.

Tomorrow, this memorial will be the focus of the commemorations

Well, later this evening, a service will be held in the square. Then the

vigil will continue in there overnight. Tomorrow morning, we'll

have a two-minute silence which will end when a whistle was blown. A

whistle that was blown on the Somme 100 years ago to signal the moment

the men went over the top in a battle which has become a bi-word

for the carnage of the First World War #1.

A judge is to issue a written decision

on whether a group of independence campaigners can stay in a camp

The IndyCamp group say they will stay until Scotland

is independent but the Parliament officials issued a legal challenge.

Campaigners set up camp here outside Parliament in November last year.

Most of the time, the camp is occupied by one or two people only.

Though there are swells of support at certain times. Now, they say they

are not going anywhere until Scotland becomes an independent

country. Parliament, on the other hand, has a different idea. Shortly

after the camper cent moved in, they began legal proceedings against them

saying they don't have an objection to their right to protest. But what

saying they don't have an objection they can't do is set up a permanent

fixture outside Parliament. The campers say this is a violation of

their human rights. The court proceedings over the months have

been quite feisty. At times, some of the campaigners have represented

themselves. Some argued the court had no jurisdiction over them. One

man, Richard McFarlane produced an of a David by Christ, king of

Scotland and called for the judges and Queen to be executed. Others

have brought in their own lawyers who say the campers are not doing

any harm and should be allowed to stay. The judge said he wanted to

take the necessary time to consider the arguments. He will issue a

written judgment at a later time. A look at other stories

from across the country. Hundreds of people have attended

the funeral of a deaf woman whose body was found in the River Clyde

a week after she went missing. 30-year-old Kirsty Aitchison,

who was a mother-of-four, disappeared after a night out

at a bar in Glasgow. Mourners were asked to wear bright

clothing to the funeral which was held

in Uddingston this morning. There's concern that Fort George

near Inverness may fall victim The fortification was built

to suppress he Jacobite rebellions and is the oldest military garrison

still in use in the UK. It's currently a barracks

for 500 Black Watch troops. But it's also a major tourist

attraction, and there are fears about the economic impact,

if the army pulls out. A prototype for a new fleet

of cross-country sleeper carriages The operator, Serco,

says the 75 new Caledonian coaches, which cost ?150 million,

will offer an hotel-style experience A statue of Mary Seacole,

the half-Scottish, half-Jamaican nurse who cared for British soldiers

in the Crimean War in the 19th century, has been

unveiled in London. Like Florence Nightingale,

Seacole was a pioneer but was largely forgotten

for nearly a century. It's the first memorial statue

of a named black woman in the UK. Anna Meredith has won

the Scottish Album of the Year Award The former composer-in-residence

with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra was awarded

the prize, worth ?20,000, at a ceremony at Paisley

Town Hall last night. It's to see some people who haven't

heard the album or thought it wouldn't be for them because of my

background as a classicalp composer think they'll give it a listen. All

I want is for people to give it a go.

Andy Murray's been on Centre Court at Wimbledon -

Andy Murray's through to the third round at Wimbledon.

The world number two dropping just six games in a straight sets win

The world number 76 knocked Murray out of the Olympics in 2008,

events across London in Westminster today.

Unlike politics in, in tennis, it's clear who's for you. In Andy

Murray's case most of the Centre Court crowd. And who's against you,

today, Yen Sun Lu. In this power battle, the outcome was only briefly

in doubt. Yen Sun Lu taking a 3-1 lead in the

opening set. Murray winning the next five games on the spin to claim it.

From then on, only one outcome looked likely.

The second set won for the loss of just two games.

COMMENTATOR: Here it comes again! The third, similarly one-sided.

Murray 6-1 to the good in the demrincher. Clincher. If you can win

matches easily, it helps. You don't take so much out of yourself.

Mentally the days are not so draining. If you get quick matches,

that's good. Been a good start. For the world number two, revenge for an

Olympic defeat eight years ago and on this occasion, no coup for Lu.

Our reporter Kheredine Iddessane joins us now from Wimbledon.

Evening Kheredine. What did you make of Murray's performance?

Against an extremely good grass court player in Yen Sun Lu, Andy

Murray played extremely well. Played two, won two, sets conceded, zero.

Time on court less than three-and-a-half hours. Exactly the

start to Wimbledon Andy Murray would have wanted. We're very used to Andy

Murray giving Scottish tennis a boost at that time of year. What

about the legacy post-Murray when he retires? Scottish and British tennis

have turned to Leon Smith, the man who famously captained Andy Murray

in that Davis Cup win last year. Leon Smith will be given a pivotal

new role with Scottish tennis designed to ensuring some kind of

leg assy from the Murray years. Confirmation of that could be coming

as soon as tomorrow. Thank you. The new football season starts

tonight for two of our clubs. Aberdeen and Hearts are involved

in the first round of qualifying You can follow their fortunes

on BBC Radio Scotland Aberdeen play Fola Esch

of Luxembourg, Hearts at home Lee Clark says the Kilmarnock fans

should trust his judgement after a radical overhaul

of his playing staff. Following a recent clearout,

Clark has now signed a whole All change here at Kilmarnock. Not

season. season.

# Paper rosees # It may be an unfamiliar line-up to

Kilmarnock fans but the club song Paper Roasts after the club just

avoided relegation from the Premiership last season. I felt it

was necessary to change not just the personnel but the mentality of the

group, the characteristics of the group. We hope, because of the age

of the players with the quality we believe they have, this will be the

most drastic it will be during me peered. We hope these lads have a

long future at the club. These are the players Killie will lean on for

success next season. While fans may ask who are they, their manager says

he's heard that question before. That's what thousands of

Huddersfield fans said when I signed Jordan he roads. He was unheard of.

That's what the fans should trust me. I think I have a good eye for

players. We hope in three or four years' time some of them are getting

sold for ?9.5 million as well. Don't worry about the names on the back

but what they're doing for the badge on the front. Now it's up to these

guys to return the faith of their manager.

to tell us about tonight's edition of Scotland 2016.

Tonight, after another day of high political drama, we'll have all the

latest on the Tory leadership battle which will not now feature Boris

Johnson. And we hear from EU citizens living here who are worried

what the future holds. Join me on BBC Two at 10.30pm.

Let's get the weather now, from Kawser.

Some pretty heavy showers today if you got caught in one.

A cloudy day for many of us. Showers across northern around western

areas. Cloud thickening. Showers some quite heavy indeed. Some

glimmers of brightness. This from one of our weather watchers in

highland. A brighter sky here. This evening, mostly cloudy. We will

start to see some outbreaks of rain. There is a weather front pushing

into the south-west of the country. With it some rain, persistent at

times across Dumfries and Galloway. Spreading eastwards overnight

tonight. Here's that rain over the Galle bay hills. Heavy for the

southern uplands and spreading across the borders. Seeing showers

overnight tonight mainly across the west by the early hours. Across the

central part of the country, clear spells. Temperatures holding up in

double figures for many. Under clearer skies and in sheltered rural

glens down to 6 or 7 degrees. Tomorrow morning, rain clearing the

Aberdeenshire coast. Showers mainly in the west at first. Becoming

widespread through the day. Heavy and slow-moving especially over the

north of the country where the winds are quite light. Let's take a closer

look at 4.00pm tomorrow. Outbreaks of showery rain over Shetland and

Orkney. Scattered, heavy showers across the bulk of the country.

Maybe some brightness in the north-east. Between showers some

sunny spells. In the south of the country, showers pushing through

quickly. Tomorrow, during the evening commute showers still heavy

with slate sunshine around the showers. For Saturday, a similar

day. Sunshine and showers once again. The showers in the west

becoming more widespread by the afternoon. The odd rumble of thunder

perhaps. Temperatures perhaps in the mid-to high teens. Sunday is another

similar day in terms of showers. They will be fewer through the day.

The best of any brightness towards the east of the country. For most,

it will be rather cloudy. Temperatures similar, around the

mid-teens. And that's all from

Reporting Scotland for now. I'll be back with the late bulletin,

just after the ten o'clock news. Until then, from everyone on the

team right around the country,