10/08/2016 Reporting Scotland

and pleasantly warm and getting even warmer for the early part of next

Tonight, on Reporting Scotland: Fears that diesel may be leaking

from the oil rig that's run aground on The Western Isles

Nicola Sturgeon says she's speeding up spending on major projects

to boost the Scottish economy after Brexit.

Migration from the rest of the UK boosts Scotland's population

And later in the programme, a day of Scottish success at the Olympics.

We're live in Rio where another Scot has a real chance

Nicola Sturgeon has announced a ?100 million plan to help the economy.

She has expanded the infrastructure spending following the Brexit vote.

The Scottish Secretary replied by calling on her to rule out a second

independence referendum to reduce uncertainty. Nicola Sturgeon is

worried that the health of the economy will deteriorate following

the decision to leave the EU. The First Minister promised to speed up

major public works to help create jobs and economic activity. Her

description includes a further ?100 million of capital spending in this

financial year. That will be paid for by the Scottish underspend in

the budget from last year. There was also a business support and

information service. But the first minister wants

the Treasury to increase capital UK Government does that, UK wide,

delivering consequential funding to the Scottish Government, we will be

able to do more than I am announcing. It is unacceptable that

the UK Government has done pretty much nothing so far to try to allay

uncertainty and boost the economy. Consulting businesses and other

Scottish interest groups ahead of the Brexit negotiations,

the Scottish secretary said infrastructure spending was a UK

government priority but that there was something else the Scottish

government could do. This talk of a second referendum is

causing real uncertainty and I think if that was taken off the table,

which the First Minister could do tomorrow, that, in itself, would be

a major boost to the Scottish economy and I would encourage her to

do that. Amid concern about a possible

economic downturn, the Bank of England has cut interest rates

to their lowest level. The chancellor has ruled out

an emergency budget but he has said he's prepared to reset UK economic

policy in his Autumn Statement And the decisions he takes then

will affect us all. Glenn Campbell, Reporting

Scotland, Glasgow. I'm joined now by Douglas Fraser.

What impact will ?100 million have? It is clearly helpful. It is not a

small amount of money. It won't do any harm. We should get it into

context. It is less than half of 1% of the total Scottish open and

budget. The total capital budget for the Scottish Government is 35 times

bigger than the amount that is being talked about today. It cannot, that

kind of scale, compensate for all of the problem is that the Scottish

economy is going through. Whether they have today with Brexit, the

problems we have with the oil and gas sector. It is also worth

emphasising, and Glen referred to that, that this is not new money.

The Scottish Government does not have the borrowing power with which

to conjure up money and be able to spend the way that the Westminster

Government does. This is money that has been brought forward from last

year. It was underspend money. Perfectly normal, a reasonable

amount not to spend, given we have a budget of ?30.5 billion. They

underspend by 135 million. The ?100 million is coming from that. It had

to be spent somehow. It was announced to MSPs in June that was

going to happen. Some of it has strings attached, ?150 million does

not, of which this is 100 million. The key to the impact is what it

gets spent on. It can easily and quickly be spent. They were talking

about this at the Jubilee Hospital, they could spend it on laboratory

and medical equipment. That is desirable, but does not create jobs

in Scotland. It is often manufactured goods that are imported

from manufacturers overseas. If you want to have impact on jobs in

Scotland, you need to build roads and bridges. It is very hard to get

a road or bridge project that is new. The problem with flooding, very

hard to get them operational between now and the end of the financial

year. So they have to find improvements on a small scale.

The Russian news agency Sputnik has launched

The organisation - which is funded by the Russian government -

says it wants to provide Scots with alternative ways

But critics says it's propaganda for the Kremlin.

Nick Eardley has been finding out more.

A promotional video for the Russian news agency, and the office in the

West End where the first broadcast was made. News funded by the

Kremlin, on your Airways. Offering people news and backgrounds that

they may not necessarily get from anyone else. The people in Scotland

deserve to have more news outlets. Others are not so sure, they are

questioning whether what is going on in the building behind me is more

about Russian power at a time of tension with the West. What this is

not as a normal radio station, a normal broadcast outlet in the way

you would have BBC radio Scotland. This is quite different. This is a

propaganda machine for another country, operating within our own

borders. Critics say state funded Russian media is guilty of spreading

conspiracy theories. They point to stories like this one, suggesting

the timing of the killing of Labour stories like this one, suggesting

MP Jo Cox was convenient for the Remain side in the campaign. They

point to Scottish samples as well. The predecessor agency for Sputnik

was the source of rumours that the Scottish independence referendum was

raped. Studio. -- was rigged. We produce content and sell it to

Sputnik International. We get it from sales of content. Funded by the

Sputnik International. We get it Russian government? Yes, but it is

not funded by the Russian government, it is out of the budget.

The UK Government is looking to invest in Eastern Europe as a

counter. Some argue that is no different to what Russian media is

doing here. Are they right? There are some parallels with the BBC, but

I think it is much more clearly controlled by the Kremlin. Whether

that control is seen in content broadcast from Scotland remains to

be seen. A massive oil rig grounded off

Lewis may be leaking fuel The Transocean Winner has more

than 300,000 of litres of diesel on board and two of its fuel tanks

appear to have been breached. It broke free from a towing line

attached to a tug on Monday, and efforts to refloat it

are being hampered by bad weather. Our reporter Jackie O'Brien is there

and can bring us up to date. Three main developments to bring you

up to speed. The news confirmed today that, as you say, two of the

four tanks, containing 240 tonnes of diesel may have been breached. That

could be explanation for the lower-level pollution some people

reported earlier in the week. Environmentalists, prodded by that

news, have been stressing the environmental sensitivity of the

area where the rig has gone aground. Doctor Richard Dixon from Friends of

the Earth has said that reinstating an emergency towing tug maybe one

way of reassuring people something like this cannot happen again.

Deputy First Minister John Swinney has been in direct contact with the

Westminster Government, who are in charge of dealing with incidents

like this, wanting to know why the rig was allowed to be towed through

Scottish waters when such stormy weather was forecast. Finally, we

have heard from the coordinated group in the Western Isles,

confirmation it may take some time before the rig can be refloated,

because it was a storm surge and high tide when it went aground.

Still to come: the fringe show where writers, performers and members of

the public tackle the Chilcot Report, all 2.6 million words of it.

A detailed report about the death of a man in police custody last year

has been submitted to the Crown Office.

31-year-old Sheku Bayoh died in May 2015 after being restrained

Prosecutors say the report from the Police Investigations

and Review Commissioner will be carefully considered,

but added that further work may be required before a decision is made

Sheku Bayoh's family have called for a full public

A man has appeared in court charged with raping a 14-year-old girl

19-year-old Samuel Ciornei - who is originally from Romania -

is accused of sexually assaulting the teenager in Barrhead

Prosecutors allege he dragged the girl into bushes when she went

to collect her bicycle after leaving the shop.

Mr Ciornei made no plea or declaration and was

There are more people living in Scotland than ever before.

That's according to the latest figures from the National Records

of Scotland which shows the country's population stands

As Joanne Macaulay reports, the rise is largely down

There is always an increase in population and this time of year, as

visitors flock to festivals. But the figures show that a growing number

of people are choosing to make Scotland their home. 85,000 people

moved to Scotland in 2015, but 57,000 left, a net increase of 20

8000. More people are coming to the UK than leaving, and more people

coming from overseas than leaving to go to overseas. That is different

from historical trends we have known in Scotland. These figures were

before the Brexit vote. People that have come from abroad to make a life

here believe it may affect future numbers. Immigration itself is a big

move. For an individual. If there is any uncertainty, you know, it might

put second thoughts into people's heads. Figures also show that

same-sex marriages have almost entirely replaced civil

partnerships. 2013 was the first full year that gay couples could tie

the knot. More than 1600 of them took the opportunity. Statistics

also show the number of households is rising and the population is

ageing. These figures will be put to good use. They are invaluable to

planning what services are needed. We need to know how many elderly

there are for care homes, how many children there are. The population

of working age, for transport links, resource allocation, population is

used for that as well. Fewer children were born in 2013. But the

population increased to its highest recorded level. It is predicted to

rise to 5.7 million by 2039. These children growing up in Scotland can

expect to live longer than previous generations. They are also living in

a far more diverse Scotland, with ethnic minorities making up about 7%

of the population. Now a look at other stories from

across the country. The family of a man who has been missing from his

Dumbartonshire home for three weeks is appealing for help to find him.

William McKenna was last seen near his flat in Clydebank. The

39-year-old has not used his bank account and requires medication. He

also left his dog. Everywhere he went, the dog was with him. We are

really extremely worried. He has not been seen since Tuesday. He has not

been collecting his medication. We would appeal to anybody that might

see something, might know something, to please contact the police. Public

access is being limited at the Highland's biggest hospital staff

try to control an outbreak of norovirus. The number of patients

are showing symptoms and visitors are urged to stay away. The Glasgow

Subway reopened to passengers this morning, ten days late, after

modernisation works overrun. The partnership for transport is

undertaking a ?288 million upgrade of the Victorian underground

network, improving and replacing trains, signalling, platforms and

stations. Visitor numbers at Scotland's Whisky distilleries have

hit a record level of ?1.6 million, according to the Scotch whiskey

association. It says there was an increase of 7% between 2014-15, with

total spending reaching ?50 million. At the Olympics there's been

Scottish success in the pool and tonight another real prospect

of a medal this time For all the news from the Games

let's cross to Rio and our Olympics reporter Kheredine Idessane

in the Carioca Arena. It's nice for once in Rio to be

indoors because out doors, frankly, the weather is horrible. The entire

rowing schedule was cancelled for the second time. It didn't help

Scottish competitors. The tennis has been delayed. Andy Murray is not

going to be on until much later. Rafa Nadal plays first then Andy

Murray against Fabio Fognini for a place in the quarterfinals. Nice and

calm in here and a smooth running for Sally Conway. A wonderful

performance. She is the bronze medal winner from Glasgow 2012.

Commonwealth Games. She has one all three of her bouts to date,

particularly impressive against the world champion from France. Sailing

through all three of her bouts. She will now play a Colombian in the

semifinals at around 7:30pm here. That is for a place in the final.

Terrific stuff from Sally Conway. Terrific from the Rugby sevens guys

who had a terrific 21-19 win over New Zealand. Scotland's Mark Bennett

was one of the try scorers. Their reward is a quarterfinal against

Argentina coming at up at 10pm this evening. A potential medal in the

rugby sevens. Definite medals in the pool last night. Three silver medals

for Scots in Team GB. The first medals for Scots. The first from

Duncan Scott and Stephen Milne. Two thirds of the Scottish contingent in

the relay quartet. I asked one of them what it felt like to have a

silver medal. I could go ballistic because it is not really like me. It

is unbelievable. Like the best dream ever. So good. Duncan Scott doesn't

have too much time to recover from that silver medal swimmer because he

goes in the final of the 100 metres freestyle later tonight. Actually,

in the wee small hours of tomorrow morning. The University of Stirling

swimmer has been tipped as the next great thing in British swimming but

his coaches at Stirling University are keen to protect him and maximise

his potential. Back at Stirling University the

prodigious talent of Duncan Scott Means amassed a plan for success

must be put in place. The next few years must be critical. It is going

to be important for his coaching team and mentors and the Institute

because he is now going to be a household name and along with that

comes pressure. It is a different dynamic and Synergy for Duncan

himself. It is the limelight, the media, demands on his time. It's

looking out for those added things outside of the pool. Tonight the

19-year-old leaves his team behind for his first individual final and

he is taking the pressure in his stride. I wouldn't have expected

otherwise. He has had a fantastic time of going to European and world

events. For him, it's not new. We know what his times are like.

There's possibilities. We will just have to see what happens. Let's hope

he got enough rest and food today. If he was a drug tested it didn't

take forever to get it done. Will you be calm while he is waiting for

an Olympic final in his own right. I think so. It is up to him. We have

helped him along the way but he has to do it for himself and he seems to

do incredibly well. If you want to set your alarm, the final is at 3am.

Could be another late night. We've got Duncan Scott in the wee small

hours of the morning, Andy Murray will be on in two or three hours'

time. The rugby sevens boys are on at 10pm. Sally Conway in the

semifinals in just over 45 minutes. She is now a serious medal prospect.

Yet another for the Scots as part of Team GB. Things are ramping up in

Rio. Just a few weeks to go to the Paralympics and there are more Scots

in Team GB than compared to London 2012. Campaigners say there is more

interest and awareness than ever thanks to the success of athletes

like Gordon Reid. It's hard to do anyway but try this and moving

around in a wheelchair. It's second nature to Wimbledon champion Gordon

Reid. He is in Glasgow to show anyone can do it. It's where I had

my first ever wheelchair tennis session in 2005. To be back here

today introducing the sport to kids is fantastic. Moving the chair is

the most difficult part of the sport. It takes a lot of practice

and getting used to. The kids did an amazing job and hopefully it will

help spread the message. He was there along with fellow Paralympian

Sam Ingram to highlight this ability there along with fellow Paralympian

sport. It was the first time in a wheelchair for most of the kids.

It's been a lovely time doing judo, tennis, so many great sports out

there that you should try. How did you find moving the chair? It was

quite easy. Hitting and moving at the same time? That's very hard.

There will be 16% more Scots in Team GB than in London 2012. The 32

athletes compete in 12 sports, more than four years ago. Caroline

Johnson of -- works in disability sport. Any club can open its doors

to any athlete regardless of ability. If you are unsure, people

are there to train your coaches. Part of the masterclass is to get

everybody to try wheelchair tennis. I'm going to serve 28 Wimbledon

champion. Then it was the turn of the journalists to have a go. Gordon

is off to Rio soon and is open for a podium finish.

It's one of the smallest and most unusual shows on the fringe.

Between now and the end of the month, performers, writers,

politicians and ordinary members of the public will read the Chilcot

report aloud - all 2.6 million words.

Our arts correspondent Pauline McLean reports.

Many fringe shows have an element of audience participation but this

needs thousands of them to keep the show going seven days a week, 24

hours a day. The report of the Iraq enquiry, volume one. Comedian Arthur

Smith was the first to take his turn in this marathon reading of the 12

volumes of the Chilcott report. To six people will go into the garden

shed at any one time. They will rotate around and share the reading

for an hour. That will continue over and over again until it is read, all

2.6 million words. For comedians at the fringe, it is a way of keeping a

serious issue in the news. There was a day when the Prime Minister's

resignation was the third item on the news. We live in interesting

times. We have moved on and we shouldn't be doing that. It might be

one of the least dramatic shows but that is what gives it impact. It is

not about vengeance and Reggie Bush in and grabbing someone and saying,

you see. It's about being quiet and reflective. -- and retribution. We

will be here for at least two weeks. If we have got it wrong, there's

still a chance we will be here in September. To the weather now.

Katrina as our forecast. A rather wet end to the day. This picture was

sent in by a weather watcher in Fife. But this was the missed the

picture elsewhere. That is how it is set to continue. Heavy and

persistent rain with a yellow warning for heavy and persistent

rain in the West. Into sky and Lochaber. This will run until

tea-time on Friday. It is a wet picture across the country with

heavy rain. Heaviest in the north-west Highlands. Some mist and

fog here as well. It will be a mild night with temperatures ranging

between 11 and 13 Celsius. Cool and dryer in the Shetland with clearer

skies. A blustery evening along the West Coast. Tomorrow, a cloudy and

wet picture with rain crossing the country. A weather warning still in

place for rain along the north-west Highlands. A giant picture in the

North East and South later. And improving picture across the South.

Some outbreaks of rain, cloudy in the east but heavy and persistent

rain up the north-west Highlands, and rather blustery conditions here

as well. Also in the Northern Isles. For the rest of the evening, it will

remain wet in the north-west Highlands as weather warnings are

still in place with rain returning to the east coast. A rather blustery

evening. Looking ahead to Friday. Rain continuing in the north-west

Highlands. A drier picture further east with a humid feel with highs of

21 sources. A reminder of the main news. Nicola Sturgeon announces a

?21 million to help the economy with infrastructure spending. She is

urging the UK Government to do the same. Donald Trump has sparked fresh

controversy by appearing to suggest that gun owners could use violence

to prevent the Democratic party candidate Hillary Clinton from

taking away their right to bear arms. Critics said this amounted to

an assassination threat, denied by Donald Trump. An oil rig with

300,000 litres of fuel on board is drifting towards the Western Isles.

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