01/07/2016 Reporting Scotland

killed or injured during the Battle of the Somme.

Now on BBC One it's time to join the BBC's news teams where you are.

Tonight on Reporting Scotland: Events are held across Scotland

and Northern France to commemorate the centenary of the

It's sad, but you're honoured to be here.

Also on the programme, a week after the vote to take

Britain out of the EU, we'll try to work out some

of the things we know about what happens next.

Members at Royal Troon Golf club will vote on whether to

admit women as members - with their right to host the Open

It's now or never for the tennis legacy of the Murray years

says the new Scottish tennis performance director.

And, steam punk for the Queen - we'll meet some of the people

involved in the Big Day Out to the opening of the

Commemorations have been taking place both in France

and here to mark the 100th anniversary of the

The First Minister joined other politicians and dignitaries

at the site of the battle, to remember those who died

in what was the bloodiest day in British military history.

Our reporter, Cameron Buttle, is in the French town

In this small, French village, the commemorations centred on this

memorial, which has been dedicated to the battalion of the Royal Scots

regiment. The Royal Scots attacked from just over the skyline on the

morning of the Battle of the Somme. When the whistles blew, 800 men

climbed out of the trenches. By the time got to this position here, 670

of them were dead or injured in one hour. By this time in the evening,

on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, tens of thousands of men

lay dead or dying on the battlefields of France.

This was the furthest any British unit got on that terrible, fateful

day. LAST POST This one, small stretch of the

14-mile battle front, so many dead and injured for one mile gained, a

position they couldn't hold. They trained in Edinburgh. They lived in

Edinburgh. Then they travelled over to France to commence battle here.

The main commemorations were held at the Thiepval memorial, attended by

the heads of state of the allied nations, including the First

Minister. For all of us to have a transto pay respect -- chance to pay

respect, it's important that the new generation carry these lessons of

the First World War into the future. These are really important

occasions. The kings own Scottish Borders, from the islands to the low

lands, cities towns and villages, the Black Watch, the Gordon

Highlanders. Even on a day when so many had shown so much courage,

there was still -- were still acts of outstanding bravery, like

sergeant James Turnbull. The Highland light infantry had reached

German lines. Around here, their unit became pinned down. He was a

natural sportsman with a strong throwing arm. His men brought him

boxes of grenades, which he used to hold back the Germans for 18 hours.

But eventually he was picked off by a sniper. He was awarded the

Victoria Cross. Sergeant Turnbull was one of 38 soldiers who played

for Glasgow's Cartha rugby club, a legacy, it was felt, that couldn't

go unmarked. He was a leader on the field of play and on the

battlefield. They're justly proud of him. For a man of 32 to do what he

did all through the day and then be shot by a sniper and lose his life,

but tragedy. Perhaps it's only those who have fought in a war, faced an

enemy in battle, who can ever come close to imagining the slaughter of

the Somme. As I say, it's just surreal to think what these people

went through 100 years ago. It's sad, but you're honoured to be here.

Young men from across the whole of the nation just doing the right

thing, as it was in that time, in this environment. It just makes me

think about my own mortality, as a soldier. The sacrifice, the numbers

of dead are hard to take in. The war that didn't end all wards is a

sobering reflection -- wars is a sobering reflection for those

fighting the ones we face now. As well as the commemorations being

held across northern France, there were many held back home in

Scotland. They began very early this morning in Edinburgh. My colleague

has been following events. It began last night at Edinburgh

Castle. At the national war memorial, current members of the

armed forces stood vigil, all night, to honour the sacrifice of those who

died at the Somme. And after the sun rose this morning, the firing a gun

from the castle walls was the signal for the nation to fall silent. That

silence was broken by a whistle, originally belonging to Robert

Hamilton, blown by his great nephew Alan Hamilton. It was the sound that

would have sent the Scottish soldiers over the top into battle.

Around the country, the sacrifices made by those men were remembered.

At the foot of the castle a very different kind of service,

battalion, the sporting battalion. battalion, the sporting battalion.

# The Lord is my shepherd, I'll not want... #

Footballers and supporters swapped the pitches for the mud of war. He

played for Raith Rovers. When the Hearts football team joined up, I

think he had hopes of joining Hearts. I think they had their eye

on him, seven players from Raith Rovers joined up. That's how he came

to go overseas. The 2nd Battalion of the Gordon Highlanders were also at

the Somme. Their loss of more than 1500 men during the battle was

marked today in Aberdeen. In Inverness, veterans and others

gathered at the city's war memorial to remember those who never

returned. In Glasgow, volunteers walked the streets silently,

representing individuals who died. Ordinary people, caught up in

extraordinary events. How does history judge the bat.

Somme? -- Battle of the Somme. It was a time of cavalry charges and

men wore kilts into battle. The German commander said their army

never recovered from the Battle of the Somme. The Allies ultimately won

the war, but at what price? 19,000 dead on the first day. There were

another 140 days to go and another one million lives to be lost.

A week after Britain decided to leave the EU,

The MP Michael Gove formally began his bid to become the next

Conservative leader and said he didn't think there'd be a second

Meanwhile, Jeremy Corbyn remains as Labout leader,

but tensions are growing in the Scottish party.

Our political correspondent, Andrew Kerr, assesses

The result has left the political class at Westminster reeling.

Michael Gove launched his leadership bid today, after ditching Boris

Johnson. Mr Gove and the Home Secretary, Theresa May, seem to be

the front runners. He said the vote raised profound questions for

Scotland and had this brief comment about another referendum. I don't

think we're going to have a second independence referendum.

think we're going to have a second and to the point. To Labour now and

their leadership row drags on. The beleaguered Jeremy Corbyn looks like

he's survived another day and a leadership challenge might now come

next week. At a time when the party could have been exploiting the Tory

turmoil. This should have been a week for Labour to come out as a

strong party of Opposition at a time when the Government was falling to

bits. In fact, what we've seen is the exact opposite, with Labour

Party also falling apart in front of our very eyes. Jeremy Corbyn no

longer commanding the support of his party. Now the Scottish leader was

in London today meeting the mayor, Sadiq Khan. They want to protect

Scotland's links with the EU. Further tensions in the Scottish

party were clear for all to see, when her deputy, the MSP, Alec

Rowley, criticised MPs for their coup against Jeremy Corbyn. Even

though she herself had essentially said his position was untenable. To

someone who's had a better week, the First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon,

someone who's had a better week, the embarked on a mission to Brussels.

She met with the president of the commission. Today he said again

there should be no negotiations with Britain before it formally triggers

the process of leaving. Pollsters say it's probably the case for the

first time in polling history, a majority of Scots are in favour of

independence following the referendum. Professor John Curtis

says the ability of an independence referendum to deliver continuous

Scottish membership of the EU depends on the EU itself. At the end

of the day, whether or not it's going to be worth the SNP trying to

hold a second independence referendum off the back of this

Brexit vote will depend whether or not eventually the European Union

says look, actually, if you go independent, you're in and you're in

on a continuous basis or not. There are obvious tension there's. We've

seen how the Spanish Prime Minister has said look, we shouldn't be

talking to Scotland, France has said similar things. Miss Sturgeon's

diplomacy will continue, what a week in politics. (

You're watching Reporting Scotland from the BBC.

Still to come on tonight's programme:

Steam punk for the Queen - we'll meet some of the people

involved in the Big Day Out to the opening of the

In sport, we'll hear from

The Scottish performance of tennis saying it's now or never in terms of

creating a Murray brothers legacy. and we have the goals

from the Scottish teams Members of Royal Troon Golf

club will vote tonight on whether to admit women

as members, just two weeks before the course hosts

the Open Championship. Tonight's meeting comes

after Muirfield golf club was stripped of its right to host

the Open, after rejecting a change Our reporter, Willie Johnston, is in

Troon tonight. The stage now set for the 145 Open

championship here at Royal Troon. The 18th green behind me, where the

winner will be crowned two weeks on Sunday. Now Royal Troon Golf Club

has been going for 138 years and while women are perfectly welcome to

play the course here, the club in while women are perfectly welcome to

terms of its membership, has been very much a male preserve, until

now. Tonight, that could change. ... Final preparations for the

sport's major major. The Open is a great prize for the winner, but also

the host venue. That's what's at stake. Royal Troon is the last club

on the Open rota with a male-only membership policy, a policy which

saw Muirfield kicked off the circuit in May. Royal Troon doesn't seem

likely to follow suit. A survey of members found more than 70% of

members in favour of change, giving officials the confidence to stage

tonight's vote ahead of the Open, instead of later in the year, as

originally planned. The Open trophy, the famous old Claret Jug, is here

already ahead of this year's championship. It's the ninth time

the tournament has been awarded to Troon, but they're only too well

aware here, it will be the last, unless tonight's vote is in favour

of admitting women members. Oh, I think change is a good thing. The

club has to move with the times. It's a good club. I'm all for the

ladies to come in, yes. I'll be quite honest, I don't think there

will be very many lady members ever. Pragmatism seems set to win the day,

even if there's unlikely to be a queue of women wanting to join Royal

Troon, from their ladies club across the road.

How quickly are we likely to hear the result? The members have been

arriving here for about the past hour for a special general meeting

that starts at 7. 30pm. What's required here tonight, unlike

Muirfield, which needed a two thirds majority to change its rules, Royal

Troon only requires a simple majority. Anything over 50%. The

vote result is expected probably about 9pm.

Thanks very much. New figures obtained by BBC Scotland

show that 50 people have taken their own lives in hospital

over the last four years, in spite of repeated warnings

on improving safety measures. Our political correspondent,

Lucy Adams, has been to meet the mother of a young woman,

who took her own life Jody McNabb was 22 when she was

admitted to the hospital near her home in Perth. In this day and age

it should be preventable. She was supposed to be in a place of safety.

Her room was supposed to be kitted out for people who were suicidal.

She was admitted under section and under constant observation. And, for

this to happen... It shouldn't have. Tayside health board assured the

family that lessons would be learned. Last autumn to women died

by suicide in the same hospital just days apart. It really shouldn't be

happening. Such deaths should be extremely rare if they occur at all.

The underlying problem is that Scottish ministers have refused to

implement the law on patient safety. Papers seen by the BBC say that the

new flagship Queen Elizabeth University Hospital was built with

ligature points included in bite the warnings of the board. -- despite

the warnings. No further action was planned on making the room safer

although patients at risk could be moved to a more secure ward. We must

make sure the system is as robust as popular to make sure these failures

are totally minimised. Back in Perth in her house that overlooks the

hospital, Tracy says lessons still haven't been learned. Sometimes, you

don't mind but other times you get haven't been learned. Sometimes, you

so angry even just looking at bars full. -- looking at the hospital.

We contacted Greater Glasgow Clyde NHS Board, which runs

the new Queen Elizabeth University Hospital,

They said the hospital did meet current building regulations,

but if patients were considered at risk of harming themselves,

There's more disruption for rail passengers from tonight,

as the Glasgow Subway closes for four weeks for

It's part of the first major upgrade of the system since the late 1970s.

Our reporter, Graham Stewart, ventured deep into the city's

tunnels to find out what's going on.

# The train goes round and round, you've never lived unless you've

been on the Glasgow Underground. This subway is the third oldest in

the world and is currently undergoing its biggest

transformation in 40 years. Allstate shins are undergoing a face-lift and

a new ticketing system in place. State-of-the-art driverless trains

are expected by 2040. But it is the work going on deep in the bowels of

the system that will shut it for four weeks beginning on Saturday. We

are at the bottom of one of our ramps walking into a chamber where

we turn the trains into the tunnels every day. Why does this need to be

closed for four weeks? To replace all the concrete bed and the rails

in this section. During the closure replacement buses will follow the

route of the subway. Transport bosses are confident customers will

still get to where they want to go. It will operate the same frequency

and times as the subway service. Every five minutes at busy times and

every ten minutes at off-peak times. There will be more buses at busy

stations. Travellers are facing a summer of disruption but whether it

is underground or overground, improved services are on the way for

those prepared to wait. Let's get all the sport

now, from David. The new director of performance

at Scottish tennis says it's now or never to create a legacy

from the Murray years. The sport's turning

to Britain's Davis Cup captain, Leon Smith,

to help shape its future. He says his first

priority is to listen. Kheredine Idessane's been listening

to him at Wimbledon. A Scottish grand slam champion

honing his skills ahead of round three at Wimbledon tomorrow. Two

Scottish brothers helping Great Britain win her first Davis Cup in

79 years. The man who masterminded that triumph, also a Scot, has just

become the performance director and wants performances like this to

leave a legacy. The reality is this may never happen again. Because of

Andy and Jamie in particular being number one is in the world, grand

slam champions, you could wait another 50-60 years for this to

happen. Smith's appointment is going down well with players. We want him

to continue the success that me and Andy I've -- have had and also with

the Davis Cup team. The future with our climate lies in the facilities.

We have 190 indoor tennis courts in Scotland. It is not enough if you

look at the population. That has been identified. If you look at

conversations with our partners and commercial funding to develop

virginity is for all year round play. We may never make another Andy

Murray but if his success isn't a platform to develop other players,

once in a lifetime chance will have been missed. So, how much of a

difference can one man make? On his own, not much of a difference. This

is a part-time role for Leon Smith. It is a nonexecutive role on the

Scottish tennis board. It does bring credibility and respect from all the

top players in British tennis. He knows how to get things done. As

Davis Cup captain he has dealt with elite level players. As head of

men's tennis at the lawn tennis Association, he knows a thing or two

about internal politics and how long things can take. One thing is for

sure, Scottish tennis feels it has a performance director with a clear

vision and real determination to make sure that this golden era in

Scottish tennis doesn't pass without leaving a mark. Andy Murray is back

on centre court tomorrow against an Australian opponent, hoping to go

all the way at this year's Wimbledon.

Two Scottish football teams travel to Europe next week with hard-fought

leads to protect in the first round of qualifying

This was the first goal for Aberdeen against their part-time opponents

from Luxembourg. However, they equalised. It took a deflected shot

from Northern Ireland's mail -- Nile Mitch

to put the game on a level footing. Adam Rooney then took the lead from

the penalty spot. Here, the home side's goals were less flashy. A

handball leading to this penalty. Followed by an own goal. Relief for

Hart but for Aberdeen as well the job is only half done.

The Queen has been taking part in her first

She presided over the symbolic ceremony of the keys at the Palace

of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh this evening, during which she is handed

the keys to the city by the Lord Provost

Tomorrow she'll open the new session of the parliament at Holyrood.

Spray cans, cardboard, redundant household gadgets, all employed by

this cute group to create a float for the parade to mark the opening

of the Scottish Parliamentary session. Blending the old and new

with their steampunk theme. It's a fusion of history, Victorian history

and futuristic invention and space travel and stuff like that. It fits

quite well. Young people are often isolated and don't get much chance

to be seen or heard so an event like this is good. Other groups around

the country are making banners for their procession down the Royal

mile. So much effort has been put into this. It is really good to take

part in something that is so massive. We have done the dark side

and a light side, it represents when two sides come together. The theme

for the day is public involvement. Inspired by Edwin Morgan's poem for

the first royal opening of Parliament, Open The Doors. We will

have 2000 volunteers assessing past the parliament. We are going to make

this an occasion for Scotland. We want everyone to remember this is

your Parliament and we are here to do your work. A royal affair would

be nothing without pomp and pageantry. Scotland's price less

crown carried in along with the Royal Mace. I have a little bit of a

nightmare coming down the steps. If I trip, Her Majesty will trip, the

crown will trip. A set of Domino's going down. Tomorrow's celebrations

will provide history and grungy and also some light relief after what

has been an astonishing week in politics.

Let's see what we can expect from the weekend weather from Kawser.

It is the 1st of July although it hasn't felt like it for many.

Compared to this time last year when hasn't felt like it for many.

we were in the middle of a hot spell. This is the reason for the

weather we've been having. No pressure has been dominating the

weather for the last few days. We see weather fronts continuing to be

pushed in from the Atlantic and new showers. These showers are quite

widespread across the country. There will be sunny spells in between.

Some lovely pictures from our weather watchers. This one from East

Lothian. Overnight, showers for a period overnight but it will start

to become clearer from the East. Showers becoming concentrated to

western areas. Around western coasts, quite fresh breezes. It will

feel quite chilly in the countryside overnight. Elsewhere temperatures

around 8-9dC. Tomorrow, showers mainly across the West but becoming

widespread across the country. There will be sunny spells around but the

showers heavy with the risk of hail and thunder. Tomorrow afternoon,

scattered heavy showers. These could develop anywhere across the country

tomorrow afternoon. Especially towards the North east corner. Once

again, the odd rumble of thunder and hail. More in the way of sunny

spells for the West Coast 's. Temperatures best in the north-east.

Heavy showers in the hills and mountains. Temperatures at the

summit level 5-6 degrees. Sustained winds coming in from the west is. We

could have gusts of 45-50 in the Galloway hills. The risk of thunder

could have gusts of 45-50 in the too. For the border hills, gusts of

45 mph. Sunday, the showers are fewer and further between.

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

Until then, from everyone on the team - right