05/08/2016 Reporting Scotland

The 2016 Olympics are about to get underway in Brazil with the opening

ceremony in Rio just hours away. That's all from the BBC News at Six

- so it's goodbye from me - We'll be looking at why

it's still losing money 53 Scots are competing in Rio

over the next fortnight. Edinburgh's international

festival and fringe Scottish football

prepares for tomorrow's with Rangers back

in the Premiership. And as a celebration

of motor-sport in Glasgow, RBS lost ?2 billion

in the first half of this year and it's warning that

economic slowdown is making The majority of shares

in the Edinburgh-based lender It's now eight years since it,

and other British banks, Here's our business and economy

editor, Douglas Fraser. The core bit of the Royal Bank

of Scotland is functioning The boss says it's the fastest

growing bank in Britain, But - and it's a big but -

it's got some big bills to pay. It had to find more

than ?1 billion to pay fees It's had to pay ?1.3 billion

for mis-selling - including a lot more for payment protection

insurance, or PPI - and to cover the likely cost

of going to trial with former And that means in the last

six months the bank has Investors claim former chief

executive Fred Goodwin misled them when he persuaded them to pour

?12 billion into a so-called rights His successor's still

clearing up the mess. This is a magnificent business. Each

caught it makes ?1 billion of profit before tax. And year-on-year we get

hit by legacy issues. For example, this time, 400 million of PPI. We

are looking at a 2008 rights issue, when we issued capital into the

market and people are saying it was not done well. Those issues are

plaguing us. The aim was to be fully recovered

three years from now - but that looks ambitious given

the uncertainty about Britain's economic future as it prepares

to leave the European Union. RBS says big corporate clients

are delaying investment decisions, And if wider economic growth does

slow down, as expected, it's going to to be harder

for RBS to hit its targets, meaning yet more cost-cutting

would be likely. The Olympic Games in Rio start

officially later tonight when the opening ceremony gets

underway. Scotland's Andy Murray

is the Team GB flag bearer, a task he says is bigger

than winning any tournament. Our reporter Jane Lewis is outside

the Maracana Stadium. Yes, absolutely, a real sense of

occasion. Behind me, it looks magnificent, the famous Maracana

Stadium. Famous for football, but tonight it will host the opening

ceremony of the 31st Olympic Games in Rio. The action starts at 8pm

local time. Midnight, on the BBC, if you want to stay up late, which I am

sure you will because it will be some show. Five years in the making.

Various dress rehearsals over the last few days. Not the same budget

as London 2012 but we are told it will be full of heart and grace. It

will be a carnival reflecting life in Rio, the culture of Brazil. Lots

of colour and lots of dance and music, I would imagine. If the dress

rehearsal is anything to go by. After the entertainment, all of the

attention will fall on the athletes as they come out and are introduced

to the waiting crowd. It will be a special Mike Andy Murray who is

leading Team GB out this evening. -- a special night for Andy Murray.

Bigger than winning a tournament. Personally, I have never felt that

proud before. I know how I have felt after big tournaments, and this was

very, very different. I am really looking forward to it. I am sure it

will be a night I will never forget. I can't wait. I am sure he will

remember it. He will be leading out 70 British athletes out of a team of

306 because the swimmers and rowers are in action tomorrow and will be

in bed, and the track and field athletes are not here yet. But it

will be an amazing night for Andy Murray. He could be rubbing

shoulders with one of the world's best footballers in Pele, who we

understand has been asked to light the Olympic torch this evening, the

Olympic flame, I should say. We do not know if he will do it, but it

would be some occasion if he was to light the Olympic flame. But the

stadium is ready for tonight was Mike opening ceremony.

Four people are in the running to replace Stewart Hosie as deputy

leader of the Scottish National Party.

Nominations closed this morning and party members

will cast their votes in late September.

Glenn Campbell has been meeting the candidates.

The most high-profile contender is Angus Robertson, who lives in his

whiskey making Murray constituency on the banks of the River Spey. He

has been an MP since 2001. He is already the SNP's Westminster group

leader, and a member of Parliament's intelligence and Security Committee.

At a turbulent time in politics, he is offering experience and reach. We

have two represent the whole of Scotland which is why I think a

balanced leadership ticket between Nicola Sturgeon in central Scotland,

representing Glasgow, and myself as an MP in the North of Scotland, that

balance is a good thing. The mail- female ticket is a good thing, and

having a track record people can look at is important, too. Among his

rivals, Tommy Sheppard, elected MP for Edinburgh East last year. This

one-time Scottish Labour Party general secretary came to the SNP

through the independence referendum campaign. He wants to give

grassroots members a bigger voice and build support for independence.

The most important thing for me is that the SNP needs to play a big

part in this but we also need to that the SNP needs to play a big

constantly, as big as we are, we need to reach out beyond our

membership and involve other people. Because the Yes campaign, if it

comes, will not be won by the SNP by itself. We need a big Alliance, a

big movement that represents most of public opinion in Scotland. Next,

Alan Smith, a member of the European Parliament for 12 years. He has a

Scotland- wide constituency and sees himself as a sort of Scottish

ambassador to the EU. Please, I beg you, do not let Scotland down now.

As deputy leader, he thinks he would win more than over Asians for

Scotland in Europe, as the UK negotiates its exit. I have shown

what I can deliver in Brussels and in Europe and putting Scotland on

the map in Europe is vital. As deputy leader I would have heft and

it would underline to the people of Scotland and SNP members that we

choose Europe as our future, where Westminster is our past. The final

candidate is in Inverclyde Council who want Scotland to become an

independent socialist republic, and once the party to develop new

policies shaped by the membership. He would especially like more tax

paid by the better off. I don't think the people earning the lowest

in society, that struggle to get by, should pay more tax. They pay

enough. But the people who earn the most in society, they should have a

greater share of the burden of the tax base. Those earning over

?150,000 should pay a 50% tax rate. Nicola Sturgeon's current deputy,

Stewart Hosie, is standing down following controversy in his private

life. More than 100,000 SNP members are entitled to vote for their new

deputy leader. The ballot starts towards the end of next month, with

the winner announced at the SNP conference here in Glasgow on

October 13. Edinburgh's international festival

and Fringe are under way. The two festivals -

now in their 69th year - are together staging thousands

of shows over the next three weeks. Our arts correspondent

Pauline McLean joins us now from one of the 294 Fringe venues that have

opened across the capital. Sally, this used to be the vet

school in Edinburgh, and now the classrooms and lecture halls are

147 shows at this venue, eight arts 147 shows at this venue, eight arts

-- art exhibitions as well. That sounds a lot at this is one of

nearly 300 venues across the city. So if you start multiplying that,

you realise why this is officially the world's biggest arts festival.

Why? Because it is open access. All you need to do is bring your show

and find a space in which to perform. And all across the city,

people have been doing exactly that. You don't need a theatre, just a

corner of Edinburgh in which to pitch your tent. Welcome to venue

91, one of most 300 across the city, where students from Bristol are

telling one of the many stories of refugees in Europe. We need to keep

the balance of the boat. If those people start moving, or doing

something, it can collapse. In my heart, it feels I need to tell the

story. Coming to the biggest arts festival, where people are open to

engaging with theatre and staff is very important. I thought, if I am

going to do it, I might as well go all out. Six eyes, three toes. The

open access nature means that anything goes, from serious issues

to downright silliness. Most stand-up comics, the EU referendum

was an obvious starting point. I wish I had a passion for cheese

because I think it would be a lot more fun. It would be a lot more fun

to do an hour of comedy about cheese and hats. But I write jokes about

things that interest me. What interests me, unfortunately, his

politics. It's not surprising to find politics being discussed, since

the International Festival and Fringe began in 1947, as a way of

uniting Europe after the Second World War. After the summer, people

are talking about our relationship with Europe and the world. Where

better to have that conversation than in a city where you will have

people from every nation looking at shows which provoked discussion, and

just having fun together as well? So the initial intention of the

festival was to reunite Europe at the end of the Second World War, and

so to a degree, although perhaps not in such tragic circumstances, we are

revisiting those ideas. For the next three weeks, everyone

is talking and singing and dancing in any available space across the

city. And of course, this is the biggest

festival but not the only one. There are events across the month of

August. People will be watching the Edinburgh military Tattoo every

night. And the castle is the focus for a free open-air event on Sunday

night to mark the start of the Edinburgh International Festival. It

is called deep time, and it will be staged on and around Edinburgh rock.

We expect over 20,000 people to come to that. We hope to bring you

coverage next week. After 20 weeks of disruption,

engineering work on Glasgow's Queen Street tunnel has been completed,

with rail services set The transport minister today

tightened the final bolt on the new track bed,

which has been lowered to allow the installation

of overhead electric lines. The work enables the introduction

next autumn of faster trains This is a huge project, 10,000

tonnes of concrete, almost 3000 people working on the project. 20

weeks of disruption for passengers, but I am delighted that we are

opening before time, ahead of schedule and under budget. The

opening before time, ahead of perseverance and patience that

passengers have shown will hopefully mean faster journey times and a

train station that is fit for the 21st-century.

Three men who used explosives to steal money from cash machines

Three young girls from Shetland are in the limelight

They're playing a central role in the marketing

of the Alexander McQueen autumn-winter collection.

It is hard to imagine a greater contrast. Shetland is a long way

from the glamour and glitz of the international fashion world. At

least, usually. On this occasion, the islands have been placed at the

heart of the latest campaign by the international fashion house

Alexander McQueen. And these three young schoolgirls have been plucked

from relative obscurity and put in front of the cameras, alongside an

Argentinian supermodel. Meet 15-year-old Lily, and her sisters,

13-year-old Daisy and 11-year-old Emily. This is what they do at home.

And this is how the fashion world will see them. Rangers want an

urgent meeting with the Scottish FA and the author of a report into the

crowd disorder against Hibs. Rangers reckon there are inadequacies in the

review of the sequence of events. They don't say what they are but

recommendations include the government making it a statutory

offence to go onto the pitch without lawful authority. The new football

league season starts tomorrow. And after an absence of four years

Rangers will be in the top division. They've had to work their

way up from Scottish Now one of the country's

biggest clubs is back - Hamilton will be welcomed for the

first game of the new league season, to Ibrox, what a difference for the

presence of Rangers make to Scottish football? I think the league will be

stronger for it. The financial value of the league will be stronger with

Rangers. They play to full houses everywhere they go and they will

bring something to the league. To have the league back with both Old

Firm clubs, obviously Hibs are not back yet but Hearts and Aberdeen are

there, it be exciting year. Most of the major decisions that affect

Scottish footballer made outside the country usually inside the M25 or

the M4 corridor. And down there they have viewed Scottish football as

being on pause for the last few years. They now think it is good to

go again. Celtic have been champions for the past five seasons. We'll

Rangers threaten their dominance? It will be tight. Probably the usual

suspects up and around it, teams that have been doing well recently.

You get the likes of Aberdeen that have done well and they are out of

the cup now, so maybe that will give them more training time. Hearts have

been about it and will have a strong squad, Rangers coming into the leak

will fancy they can do well. The expectation will be on them and with

that that brings its own pressures and problems but I think the squad

have assembled it. They could mount a challenge. Rangers won't get a

guard of honour tomorrow and not everyone will welcome their return

but it will be impossible to ignore. Meanwhile, Celtic have been drawn

to play the Israeli champions Hapoel Be'er Sheva for a place

in the Champions League group stage. Celtic is now the only remaining

Scottish side left in Europe after Aberdeen lost

to Maribor last night, a match that left the Dons

manager very unhappy. This was the moment in stoppage time

that finally ended Aberdeen's Europa League campaign. COMMENTATOR: Broken

up. And it is an horrendous moment for Joe Lewis. Graeme Shinnie on his

25th birthday did not expect an own goal to be his present and

goalkeeper Joe Lewis wasn't expecting to kick fresh air. But it

was not that Bob all that's left the Aberdeen manager fuming it was what

went before, in particular the decisions of the Bulgarian referee.

Games are decided on key moments, you could say that the penalty miss

was defining but we still have to overcome the officials, if the F a

allows McGinn to both the penalty kick as he does, I thought he was

very quick to do that. I thought the sending-off was ridiculous. I don't

think we would see that in any other country, two yellow cards, for that.

I've watched it back fat, Stockley just uses his arms full of rich. No

movement with the elbow. It's very unusual to see that type of

challenge getting a red card. So, all in all a disappointing night for

Aberdeen. One penalty miss, one controversial red card and that

bizarre goal means they are out of Europe the third year running at the

qualifying stage. As Jane was telling

us earlier from Rio - the opening ceremony at the Olympics

is just a few hours away. That means much excitement around

the athletes' village and we were given an access

all areas tour of the Team GB accommodation by one

of the Scots in the team. Hi there, I am Martin Bennett, part

of the GB sevens rugby squad. They've just arrived at the Olympic

Village, the first time rugby has been in the Olympics. We are going

to the apartment. This is the living room, a couple of the boys chilling,

playing with their phones now that we've got Wi-Fi. Let's just go to

the bedroom. I'm here on the end. Here's my roommate as well, James

Rodwell, in the corner. How you doing? Once you get unpacked and

sort out where our bags will go I am pretty sure we'll get quite

comfortable. I've got an extra long bed so I should be all right. A lot

of it is just our Team GB stuff, three pairs of boots and trainers,

got to make sure that the gum shields are there, look after our

gnashers. I've got a phone with Pokemon Go on it so I'll play that

in my downtime. That is going to be massive, none of us know what to

expect, it will be a massively new experience but when we are all

looking forward to, Rugby Sevens is a highly competitive sport, and the

series for sevens this year, six different teams have won in ten

events so on your day if you perform anyone can be a winner. We just need

to get ourselves into the best position began and give it our best

shot. I am sure they will. That's it from

me. Thanks, David. Staying with a sporting theme,

and as you can see, on the northern banks of the Clyde -

a festival celebrating motoring The Ignition event features

exhibitions and driving displays, in what the organisers say

is the most ambitious and complex motor show

ever staged in Scotland. Glasgow's first ever street circuit.

Specially built for this event on the banks of the River Clyde, it is

one mile long and snakes around the SACC, the Clyde Auditorium and the

SSE Hydro. This Formula 1 car is a among those taking to the track this

weekend. At the wheel former racing driver David Coulthard and some new

talent. I've been on street circuits for raising purposes but or the

structure, we have curves and everything, this is my first time

driving around like people, and a very tight area. I think it will be

interesting to make sure I'm going in the right direction, I don't want

to end up in the city centre or somewhere! The festival allows fans

of all ages the chance to get close to the real stars of the show. I

haven't been to one of these before but am excited to see everything

here. Am looking forward to seeing the racing round the track and just

looking at all the different cars. I'm looking forward to seeing most

of the sports cars and stuff because I like them. Five-time additionally

champion Jimmy McRae is taking the first lap of the course to open the

event in a car that belonged to his late son, fellow rally driver Colin

McRae. It's part of the festival celebration of Scottish success in

motorsport. Also on the bill stunt driving and I was lucky or unlucky

enough to get a preview. Are you ready? I'm ready.

Screaming you get plenty of speed. There's a big truck. It's perfect.

We've got a purpose-built grandstand for people to watch. A slightly

dizzy Natalie Higgins, Reporting Scotland, Glasgow.

She's still looking very shaky. Let's get the weekend weather.

Good evening, many sunny spells and a few scattered showers and Marc

Laird this afternoon. The scattered showers will clear away and for

tonight it will be calm with clear spells, look behind me, and every of

low pressure coming and with it some unseasonably strong winds for the

weekend, especially Sunday. Back to this evening we will see the show

was gradually dying, clear spells developing and under the clear skies

turning Chile tonight, especially for rural areas, the sheltered glens

could go down to 2 degrees but elsewhere in towns and cities

8-12dC. Four. The weekend tomorrow they will be sunshine but to not be

fooled because there will be more cloud building across the

north-west, the sunshine becoming hazy and outbreaks of rain pushing

in when the winds start to strengthen, the good news is for the

belt southwards it will be largely Dreiser if you are going to the

festival there will be sunny spells, 19-20d but by Sunday we will feel

the effect of those gusty winds installed throughout the day. At 4pm

tomorrow afternoon, a good deal of sunshine around, for Glasgow, for

the Ignition Festival largely dry, maybe 19 degrees, further north they

different story, outbreaks of rain so if you are going there for the

last day tomorrow you can expect some rain in the forecast. Didn't be

afternoon some of it will be heavy, easing for time before further heavy

rain in the course of the evening and the winds will start to

strengthen as well. But rain will continue to progress over the hills

and mountains so if you're heading to the mountains, during the morning

things will deteriorate significantly during the afternoon,

very strong and gusty winds, up to 60 mph, these are sustained winds

but we could see strong gusts, dryer towards the east but for the

Cairngorms gusts of up to 60 knots per hour in the afternoon and

further south, 50 mph. For all of the Rangers, the wind speeds will

increase during the evening, may be severe gale to storm force level,

the rain will be further towards the north and it will be dryer towards

the south. The Met office has issued an early weather warning for the

strength of the winds. Ferry services and restrictions on the

bridge although it looks as of the bulk of the rain will be towards the

north of the country, dryer in the south. That is the forecast.

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