15/07/2016 Reporting Scotland

Tonight on Reporting Scotland: The new Prime Minister, Theresa May,

comes to Edinburgh for Brexit talks with the First Minister.

I want the Scottish Cup match to be fully engaged in our discussions,

our considerations, and I will listen to any options they bring

forward. The question of Independent is part and parcel of the debate

because of the situation Scotland finds itself in.

We'll have the reaction from Edinburgh and Westminster.

Also on the programme: Flags are at half mast across Scotland

as tributes are paid to the victims of the attack in Nice.

The campaign to get more people with disabilities elected.

We are live at the Open Championship where it has been a wet and

turbulence day for the world's top golfers.

And from Stirling to Rio, we meet the Scots swimmers

The Prime Minister says she'll listen to all options for Scotland

to have a different relationship with the EU.

Theresa May used her first trip in the post to visit Edinburgh,

and dismissed the prospect of another independence referendum.

However, the First Minister says independence is "part and parcel"

of the debate surrounding the UK's exit from the European Union.

Our political correspondent, Andrew Kerr, is in the capital for us.

Yes, Sally, the terrible events in Nice have led to some speculation

that the Prime Minister might want to postpone her visit to Scotland,

but she didn't want to do that. Her supporters say she wanted to get her

relationship with Scotland off on the right foot.

In her new role, it seems Theresa May doesn't want any barriers to

discussions with the First Minister. The police were highly visible

discussions with the First Minister. outside Nicola Sturgeon's official

residence. Both women pledged to cooperate on security after the me

attack. -- Nice attack. Another pledge, as the First Minister seeks

to protect Scotland's relationship with the EU, the Prime Minister's

interest is sparked. I want to get with the EU, the Prime Minister's

the best possible deal for the United Kingdom out of our

negotiations for a United Kingdom leaving the EU. But I am willing to

listen to options. I have been clear with the First Minister today that I

want the Scottish Government to be fully engaged in our discussions, in

our considerations. I will listen to any options they put forward. As

curious bystanders watched, the Prime Minister did note the people

already have their say on an independence referendum that the

First Minister has been quite clear throughout this debate. The question

of independence is part and parcel of all of this debate just now, it

has to be, because of the situation Scotland finds itself in, through no

fault of our own. But I wanted to be clear with the Prime Minister, as I

have been clear with the Scottish people that my job as First Minister

is to examine all options and that is the approach I continue to take.

A short meeting but a significant one, Theresa May had been determined

to visit Scotland as soon as possible. She may be willing to

listen but is she wanting to tie in other parties to the Brexit

negotiations? So they can't complain and trip her up? Do you think it is

a trap for the SNP did bind them into these negotiations? No, this is

making sure that all of the Liberal administrations in the United

Kingdom's voices are heard. As it should be. As I have been calling

for, for the last few weeks. It is important the new Prime Minister

came here to make that offer, to say that we want you on board, we want

your input. It is quite telling that that was the first visit she made

outside of Downing Street, the first two days of taking office. By

ministers depend on clever medical tactics to survive -- Prime

ministers. They depend on their high security bubbles in the most

rarefied of jobs. This leader saw her predecessor's Korea toppled by a

referendum, she will try not to make the same mistake. --

That's right. Theresa May, in some way, is slightly haunted by David

Cameron's failed legacy. His last legacy, essentially. It may be all

smiles here in a way, but she has been quite tough with the SNP,

dismissing another independence referendum that saying, I am willing

to listen to other options, whatever those options may be full stop also,

as I alluded to, she is maybe trying to tie them into these Brexit

negotiations and supporters are saying that is so the SNP cannot

complain when negotiations are taking place. Quite a tough stance

from Mrs May but she is facing an equally tough opponent in Nicola

Sturgeon, the First Minister who has once again laid out on the table

another independence referendum. It is going to be quite a fight, I

think. Thanks. Andrew in Edinburgh. Theresa May is now back in Downing

Street. And so is our correspondent,

Nick Eardley. We weren't expecting any of this at

the beginning of the week, where we? Indeed, in the last couple of hours

Theresa May has arrived back at number ten behind me in quite a

remarkable week at Westminster. Quite extraordinary to think that on

Monday, David Cameron was fairly relaxed in the building behind me,

thinking he had a couple of months left in the job. It has been a fast

moving situation since then. Scotland has been high on the

agenda. A couple of things to reflect on at the end of this week.

Firstly, the first speech this Theresa May gave, as Prime Minister.

Around one metre from where I am just now. She mentioned the union

between Scotland, England and Wales just now. She mentioned the union

and Northern Ireland, the union. Saying how precious it was to her

and her party. And the symbolism of her first trip being north of the

border to meet Nicola Sturgeon. Today. It is not clear whether the

two women will be able to find a deal that satisfies both the

Scottish Government's aims and the keen back citys who are in Mrs May

new cabinet. -- Brexiteers. After the new talks there is a desire to

listen and find a solution. How is next week looking? There are

developments, there. The main issue on Monday, Sally will be Trident. It

is a sign that despite all those good will, all that good will,

rather, in the talks today, there are still tensions and significant

disagreements to come. On Monday, the UK Government will put in a

motion before the House of Commons commits the UK to renewing the

Trident missile system. They think it is the best way to maintain a

nuclear deterrent and the programme has support among the public.

Including, they say, in Scotland. But the vast majority of MPs will

vote against it in Scotland. 54 SNP 's, two MPs and one Labour MPs

opposed to nuclear renewal. I understand tonight, a Liberal

Democrat MP, Alistair Carmichael is also set to vote against that motion

on Monday. We will have a situation on Monday where there is a good

chance that that motion will pass, but all bar one of Scotland's MPs

will have voted against it. A sign that Theresa May and Nicola Sturgeon

want a constructive relationship, they want to work together, but

there will be other issues and challenges in the weeks and months

to come. Watch this space. Thank you.

Around Scotland, people have been paying their respects to those

who were killed and injured in the attack in Nice last night.

Flags have been flying at half mast on many public buildings.

In Glasgow, a show of solidarity between the Scots and the French. As

The Lord's Prayer Bost paid her respects to those who died in Nice

last night. The sentiments those of the First Minister as well. -- the

Lord Provost. My heart goes out to those in France and those affected

by the horrific terrorist attack in Nice. We need to stand shoulder to

shoulder with France, a country that has suffered far more in recent

times than any country should have two. Outside the city Chambers in

Edinburgh, all the flags were at half-mast. Scotland's capital is

twinned with Nice, much sympathy for the horror that happened in France,

last night. At the city's French Institute, a book of condolence has

been started as people struggle to come to terms with another act of

terrorism on soil. We have seen in the last year with

the attacks in January and November, that our society is resilient. Its

resilience is building up. I think we are very deeply fact did,

collectively. But at the same time, we are proud that we are able to

uphold our values. Our national unity. In Troon, some of the golfers

at the Open chose to pay their respects to those caught up in the

attack by wearing a black ribbon. That one amongst them was feeling it

more than most. Nice is home to, Solvay. I live in Nice. -- Clement

Sordet. It happened 500 metres where I live. It is a really sad

situation. I gave my thoughts to a lot of families and the people who

died. At the homeless World Cup in Glasgow city centre, a minute's

silence before one of the French teams played a specially arranged

friendly. APPLAUSE Support and simply openly offered by

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Scotland from the BBC. Still to come on tonight's

programme: From Stirling to Rio, we meet the Scottish swimmers

who are bound for this summer's Join me live later in the programme

on the final night of our weather on the road series, twirling around the

MC 500. I will have a full forecast for tonight and the weekend --

touring around. Two women convicted of the murder

of toddler Liam Fee Papers have been lodged

at the High Court in Edinburgh, the first stage in the legal

process, before an appeal Liam's mother, Rachel Fee,

and her civil partner, Nyomi Fee, were sentenced to life imprisonment

for his murder and the abuse of two A 44-year-old man has been arrested

in Paisley on suspicion of making threats to kill the Labour

leadership challenger, Angela Eagle. Officers from Merseyside Police

detained him this morning. The force's detectives

are questioning him. The arrest comes after an email was

sent to the Wallasey MP's account. How representative is

the Scottish Parliament Well, the answer to that

question is "not very", according to campaigners who want

more disabled people At the Scottish election in May,

the number of MSPs with Ian Hamilton has been

looking into the issue. Before the Scottish election,

disabled campaigners and the political parties came together for

a rally at the Scottish Parliament. At the time, the parties have signed

up for the run in five campaign. The aim was to improve representation

for disabled people in politics. But at the election, the number of MSPs

with a disability went from three down to one. Dennis Robertson didn't

want his Aberdeenshire seat, Schwimmer, Hannon was unsuccessful

as a candidate. Karen Buchanan decided not to

is the only MSP with a disability. is the only MSP with a disability.

-- as the only. It is a bit disappointing. Clearly, one in five

people are disabled. We have a high representation from all parties

because it is a significant minority within Scotland. If the Scottish

parliament properly represented people with disabilities, there

would be 23 MSPs, not just one. There is recognition that there has

to be better representation in politics. To support disabled

people, the Scottish Government earlier in the year, set up a fund.

The idea of the fund is to level the playing field for disabled

candidates. If they face additional costs because of transport or any

other access barrier, we look at providing funding to address that

need or maybe pay for a personal assistant or communication support

worker. What ever it is they need to have a fair chance at being elected.

Disabled people must stand for elected office. Ryan is putting

himself forward for selection for next year's council elections. Brian

communicates through his computer. By deciding on policy more than

often they do not understand. Disabled people naturally tend to

have a greater sense of empathy, which is vital for elected office.

Without -- with that empathy we build solving problems.

The next target for the one fifth campaign to improve representation

in politics will be next year's council elections -- one in five

campaign. Let's be honest, that would be hard to be better than the

Scottish one. Police have confirmed

that the body of a man pulled from the River Nith in Dumfries

is that of a missing fisherman. 57-year-old Charles Mellor,

who was from the town, Let's get the sport. What a

difference a Day makes when it comes to the Scottish weather. Yes,

remember the sunshine yesterday at Royal Troon? Today it has been quite

different. How have the players dealt with the Scottish summer?

Jonathan Sutherland can tell us the story of the day.

Yes, yesterday we were sun-drenched. Today we have just been drenched. A

shame for the crowds who flocked to Royal Troon today to watch the 145th

open championship. They came prepared. They are needed to because

it has been pretty much incessant rain. It has had an impact on play.

Very different from the conditions yesterday. Benign conditions. Phil

Mickelson ended with a crescendo at the end of the day. He shot a 63.

Almost close to getting the Holy Grail of 62. Not quite meant to be.

He was in good form again today. It has been a turbulent day, especially

for the Scots. This has been the story of the day.

Summer in Scotland can be challenging for golfers, spectators

and even overhead camera crews. After boarding of the Royal Troon

course yesterday with his record-breaking round of 63, Phil

Mickelson was not going to let a little rain washed away his Open

charge. He started early. The worst of the weather was still to arrive.

His glorious form from yesterday still to the fore. He finished the

day still in the lead at ten under par. I don't feel the pressure like

probably a lot of players do to try to win the Claret jug because I have

already won it. That takes a lot of pressure off me. A group of top

class players are still in pursuit. There is a long way to go in this

Open. Could Scotland's number one golfer push up the leaderboard?

Russell Knox finished the first day one over. Really tough, especially

as we made the turn. The rain was pounding. It was decently windy. He

should make the cut comfortably. Not so, Colin Montgomery. Walking down

the home straight on Sunday was the dream. What a disgruntled Monty

finished four over. Very difficult to score coming in. You won't find

anybody on the leaderboard from now on. It is a shame.

For over four Monty but it is maybe not over for him because the

projected cut has gone from 2/23 over. Do not rule it out going to

for over. The conditions have meant the scoring has not been good. In

terms of this open championship we could still see Colin Montgomery go

through the weekend because of could go to four over. Rory McIlroy is

down to one under par. Jordan Spieth is in danger of missing the cut. He

is currently four over par. We could still see Colin Montgomery in this

Open championship. The good news about tomorrow is that it is meant

to be dry if windy. Challenging conditions. As for Sunday, unafraid

to say it looks like could be more of this, which means it could be

challenging for whoever is on the of this, which means it could be

final tee. Phil Mickelson currently one shot ahead of Henrik Stenson of

Sweden. He is in control but there is such a long way to go. Thank you.

Keep your ski jacket handy. Champions League and Europa League

draws were made earlier. If Celtic progress against

Lincoln Red Imps, they'll play Astana of Khazahkstan

or Vilnius of Lithuania. Aberdeen have drawn Maribor

of Slovenia, and if Hearts progress Hibs boss Neil Lennon

will serve a touchline ban during next week's second

leg against Brondby. Lennon was sent to the stand last

night, as the Danes secured The winners will progress,

to take on Hertha Berlin. Swimmer Robbie Renwick

is a world champion - he's also won medals

at European Championships, But he says he'd give them all up,

just to get on the podium in Rio. Renwick is one of four swimmers

training at Stirling University who'll be competing

for Team GB next month. Jane Lewis has more on the Stirling

quartet, on the road to Rio. Four University of Stirling swimmers

with Rio ambitions. For one, Rio will be his third Olympics and

likely to be his last. Already a world champion, but he is desperate

for Olympic glory. I would trade all my medals I own for an Olympic

medal. It is really special to be an Olympic medallist. It is something

I've been working very hard towards and I'm very determined to deliver

that. Another member of that squad is at a different stage in his

swimming career. Just turned 19 and fending for himself. The first

couple of months were interesting. A couple of late nights, not doing

laundry. You get used to it. Library visits are also something these two

have to get used to. Rio not the only focus when studying for a

degree. If you have not had a good time in the pool, you come home and

think about it. If you have got work to do, it takes your mind off it. It

can almost release some stress. This swimmer will return to his studies

after the Olympics. From time to concentrate on his swimming has

certainly paid off. I have won a medal in the 100 breaststroke at the

Commonwealth games, the world Championships and the European

Championships. The only place I have not got a medal is at the Olympics.

It is game on. The Stirling quartet our Rio ready. Good luck. That is

it. Time for the weather. And of course, Christopher has been

on the road all week long - he's almost at the end of his 500

mile journey, and has Chris, where exactly

are you tonight? Good evening. I am on the beach at

-- with the Moray Firth behind me. If you look over my other shoulder,

you may be able to see that white building, the lighthouse of January

point, a great spot for spotting dolphins. There is a group of people

on the coastline probably seeing them now. We have been journeying

around the north coast 500, a touring route around the far north

of the country. Some spectacular scenery. Today we have been taking

things a little easier. This is Sally and Cathy. We met at the start

of our journey a week ago. We have been cycling for the last ten days.

Following bits of the MC 500. But also exploring quiet roads, meeting

people, eating lots of scones! Today I am slowing the pace, too. The

ferry is a lifeline for locals and a quirky addition for visitors. It is

gentle, it is rolling, there is rich agriculture. It is off the beaten

track. But with the charms we have got here, I would encourage people

to explore. It is Elizabeth's job to encourage us onto the bike. Like the

rest of the North Coast 500, slow down. It is varied around this loop

we have got. There is a lot to see. I would say to folk, take your time.

It is not a race. Cycling is inherently fun. There is also to

fabulous places to explore. Then you are out in the wild. It is a low

impact way to explore. We end the week as we started, wet. The

Scottish summer. Need I say more? It is tipping it down. Thankfully, we

have made some pit stops on the way. Any excuse for a cup of tea and a

piece of cake. The rain mac was heavier earlier. We

have seen a good bit of rain across the country today. This evening, a

lot of rain easing away. Reasonably dry. The condition is not too bad.

Looking at each, we can see overnight outbreaks of rain. The

heavy wet weather in the north drifting towards the south-east.

Through the early hours it will fade away. Most areas will be dry and

fairly cloudy. Temperatures in double digits. Cooler in the

countryside. Still breezy, particularly around the coast.

Tomorrow and the weekend. Saturday is fairly dry but cloudy for a

central, southern and eastern part of the country, towards the west and

north-west, a number of showers. They could be heavy. Perhaps even

the rumble of thunder. Similar for the Northern Isles. Those showers

could emerge to give a longer spell of rain. Lost three conditions along

the West Coast. By mid-afternoon, around four o'clock, we're looking

at the mid to high teens. A fresher feel compared to today. 22 Celsius

early at Kintyre. Tomorrow it will be fresher. Showers in the

north-west. For a good part of Grampian and down towards the

Borders, reasonably dry. Rats even some bright spells in the mix. If

you are thinking about hill walking or climbing, the Western Rangers,

particularly the north-west, expect hefty showers. Those winds speeds,

60 mph through the north-west Highlands. Elsewhere, up to 40 or

45. Temperatures at some level. Across the eastern ranges, cloudy.

Winds of 30 to 40 mph. The rest of Across the eastern ranges, cloudy.

the afternoon into the evening, holding onto those showers. One to

moving into the central lowlands as we head towards Saturday evening and

Saturday night. Sunday, the pressure chart shows us that low pressure

drifting over towards Scandinavia. A westerly breeze with some showers

and some patchy rain. Here's the detail for Sunday. And east, west

split. The further east you are, it will be dry and bright. In the West,

wet weather. Not as heavy yesterday. And for the start of next week, a

North, East, South, West split. Driest in the North East. Wettest in

the north-west. That brings us to the end of the weather forecast. And

indeed the end of a road trip. We have brought you hopefully some

fantastic sites and we hope you have enjoyed seeing them. It has been fun

for us. Back to the studio. Now a reminder of

tonight's main news. More than 80 people

were killed last night, when a lorry was driven deliberately

into crowds at Bastille Day Many women and children,

who just seconds before had been enjoying the evening,

were among the dead and injured. Tonight more than 50

people are believed to be The Prime Minister says she'll

listen to all options for Scotland to have a different relationship

with the EU. Theresa May used her first trip

in the post to visit Edinburgh and dismissed the prospect

of another independence referendum. However, the First Minister says

independence is "part and parcel" of the debate surrounding the UK's

exit from the European Union. I want the Scottish government to be

fully engaged in our discussions, in our considerations, and I will

listen to any options brought forward. The question of

independence is part and parcel of this debate. It has to be because of

the situation Scotland finds itself in.

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

Until then, from everyone on the team - right

across the country - have a very good evening.