07/10/2016 Reporting Scotland

So it's goodbye from me and the team on the BBC News at Six.

The blatant theft of a motorbike on a busy Edinburgh street.

It's on the increase and residents fear an innocent

Police release pictures of ten men they want to speak to in connection

with the disorder at last month's Old Firm game.

Pressure grows for the head of the Crofting Commission to resign

over the handling of a dispute with crofters in the Western Isles.

A selection headache for Gordon Strachan,

as Scotland's footballers prepare for tomorrow's World Cup

And a shop in Edinburgh is making a crunchy treat that's bugging cake

eaters on the streets of the capital.

It's not too bad. That's fine. Not great, but not horrendous. I would

rather a strawberry tart and a meringue.

Residents in North Edinburgh say they're living in fear,

after a rise in motorbike theft and violence by teenagers.

Police say they are cracking down, but locals say they want more

done before an innocent bystander is killed.

It comes as motorbike owners are calling on the Scottish

As darkness fell last night, the presence of the police was quickly

apparent. Two nights of heightened action. As a consequence, we had six

arrests and it has resulted in those individuals being put to court. As

it stands, one individual has received a term of imprisonment.

Despite this, the community does not feel safe. I have spoken to lots of

people about what is going on. Some have said they are afraid to go out

after dark. But when it comes to getting people to talk publicly on

camera, they say they are afraid they will become targets. One

resident asked to remain anonymous. Every day, walking down the street.

How sad is that? It's terrifying, terrifying. They like to ride the

bikes up. They are so noisy. It is the most frightening... I am trapped

in the house. Others have taken to social media. The posts about

attacks and intimidation are updated daily. On the other side of the

city, we met up with bikers who also say they have been threatened.

Members of my family have been threatened. Phone calls basically

saying that we are sitting outside your house, your bike is getting

stolen. Some of them are carrying screwdrivers now. Kids who are

stolen. Some of them are carrying inexperienced are jumping on these

bikes, flying down the streets, one footpath is. Putting lives in danger

and also themselves. There has been a 22% increase in vehicle theft

across the city this year. Tourists and locals have been targeted. This

theft took place in the city centre only a month ago. In June, a

14-year-old boy was killed driving a stolen bike but that has not stopped

the escalation in theft and violence. Despite nearly 30 arrests,

we have not seen many custodial sentences. It is a problem at the

judiciary. Police say this as a priority. They will meet with

community members next week as they continue efforts to crack down on

this crime. Police have released images of ten

people they want to speak to in connection with disorder

at last month's Old Firm game. Effigies of Rangers fans were hung

from the stands during the match at Parkhead, and toilets in the away

end of the ground were vandalised. Celtic Park on September ten. Both

teams take to the field but as the camera pans across the crowd, two

hanging effigies can be seen in the home stands. One is wearing a

Rangers scarf, the other draped in an orange sash. Four people have

appeared in court in connection with that incident. Police Scotland have

now released images of these ten people they want to speak to them

connection with the vandalism and disorder that marred the old firm

game. Mobile phone footage posted on disorder that marred the old firm

social media after the match shows fans destroying these toilets. Roof

tiles and cubicle doors were damaged in the away stand. This was the

state they were left in. Police would like anybody with information

about these ten people to contact them.

Pressure is mounting on the head of the Crofting Commission

to resign, after the First Minister warned that the government

would intervene if it didn't put its own house in order.

This follows a turbulent few months, during which the commission

was forced to apologise to crofters in the Western Isles and then passed

a vote of no confidence in its own convener.

It is viewed by many as an idyllic lifestyle, part-time farming on

small parcels of land with tiny rents. There are almost 20,000

crofts in Scotland, protected and regulated by the Crofting

Commission. But the body is imploding. It has suspended two

local grazing committees in Lewis earlier this year on grounds of

financial mismanagement but it was forced to do a U-turn when that was

ruled heavy-handed, if not illegal. It begins with the common grazing

committees having been put out of office. Two of them. It is how the

Crofting Commission have gone about that and the uproar it has caused.

The Scottish Government called on the commission and its convener to

apologise to the crofters involved. Last week, he stormed out of a

commissioner's meeting. They issued an apology and then passed a vote of

no confidence in Mr Kennedy. So who is running the show? The First

Minister was asked at Holyrood yesterday. Crofting commissioners

have called on the convener to resign. The Scottish Government has

requested further information from the convener in relation to last

week's events. While the government would not ordinarily intervene in

the internal operations of an independent statutory body, the

legislation gives Scottish ministers power to act if required. I

contacted Mr Kennedy at his home by phone earlier today and he told me

he had no plans to resign but would make no further comment. But the

implication of the intervention by Nicola Sturgeon is clear. Either he

jumps, or he will be pushed. There is no doubt there has been a fallout

amongst commissioners caused by the behaviour of the conditioner -- the

Commissioner of the Crofting Commission. It needs a new convener,

a reconstituted board and to get back to doing what it is meant to

do, working for crofters across Scotland. But does this matter to

those who live and work in crofting communities? People being removed

from office unfairly and unjustifiably has a huge effect on

small communities. Allegations made that have not been proven to be

correct, that split divided communities and cause lots of

problems. There is a saying that a croft is a piece of land surrounded

by legislation. It is an old joke, but never was a truer word spoken in

jest. Performers from Dundee, New Delhi,

South Uist and Chicago will take to the stage this weekend

for a festival to mark the tenth anniversary

of the National Theatre of Scotland. The festival, the first of its kind,

celebrates the outreach work the company has done in communities

across Scotland Our arts correspondent

Pauline McLean reports. Home means different things to

different people. For these Brazilian performers, it's about

life on the streets of Rio, protest and Samba. They are one of ten

community arts companies who brought their version of home to Glasgow to

mark the tenth anniversary of the National Theatre of Scotland. Inside

yourself, you assess this and let it come out loudly, I think. I think

that's very strong, that all the art has come from the communities and

their situation, because they just want to speak. They just want to let

people know who they are, what is their reality, what they think, what

is their sensibility. The same is true for the five Scottish

companies, including this one, which worked with a community in the

Highlands. They may seem 1 million miles from Rio or Chicago, but their

approach is the same. As a company, we work with people and look at

people. We attended quite a few local barbecues in the area,

actually. So there was a big coming together of communities. We went and

filmed portraits at those events and that was an honest way of connecting

with people. The National Theatre of Scotland, connecting with

communities to tell their stories has been as important in their first

decade as high-profile performances. Shetland, for example, was concerned

about car culture, so their show dealt with that. The Bangladesh

community in Glasgow, nobody really knows their story, about how they

fled in the same way as Syrian refugees, but back in 1971. That

story has never been told, but now it is a really urgent story. That

authentic voice lives here and that is why we have been successful. So,

for the next five days, companies from across the world will make

themselves at home here in Glasgow. And who knows, the stories they

share in coming days may make collaborations for the future.

You're watching BBC Reporting Scotland.

Residents in North Edinburgh say they're living in fear,

after a rise in motorbike theft and violence by teenagers.

The efforts being made to get Scotland's basketball team to the

Commonwealth Games in Australia. A replica Iron Age roundhouse

is being built in Whithorn to show how people lived in Galloway

in that period. Thanks to an amazing

archaeological find, Ancient history construct it. A

modern interpretation of an Iron Age roundhouse, but informed accurately

by a 2500 -year-old template. Last year, in nearby woodland,

archaeologists found an amazingly well preserved roundhouse under the

peak of a so-called lock village. The only one of its kind in

Scotland, occupied by a native tribe around 500 BC. The remarkable degree

of preservation has enabled the reconstruction to be as authentic as

possible. On the war and floors, Hazelwood. The basic structure is

all the. A rather grand oak doorway and on top, a thatched roof of water

reed. Traditional building methods are used where possible. When you

are working with read, you use one of these things. I have seen an

Egyptian hieroglyph of a Thatcher, a picture of a fellow up a ladder with

one of these in his hand. That is about 3000 years old. The methods

haven't changed very much as far as I know, nor have the tools.

Volunteers are shown how to do the work, period costume adding to the

authenticity for some. It is taking the craft and the real physical

thing and creating a space where people can walk back through time in

their imagination and learn about where we have come from. That is

what draws me to this particular project. This is where Saint Ninian

first brought Christianity to Scotland, and archaeological tourism

is already the town's lifeblood. It will be used by local schools and

students for studying prehistory and will be part of our visitor

attraction from Easter next year. And we hope for more unusual uses,

such as event higher performance, and perhaps for us in the summer to

run workshops and traditional crafts and that kind of thing. Iron Age,

new age. A look at other stories

from across the country. A 45-year-old man has been

arrested in connection with the death of a man in Airdrie

in North Lanarkshire last week. The body of 40-year-old

Malcolm McLaren was discovered at his flat in the town's

Clark Street last month. Police Scotland said a man had been

detained in custody and was expected to appear

at Airdrie Sheriff Court on Monday. Four passengers have been arrested

by Spanish police, after a disturbance on board a Ryanair

flight from Edinburgh to Alicante. Ryanair said the four were detained,

after they became "disruptive" during the three-hour journey,

which left Edinburgh The airline said that the men had

been removed and then detained by officers on arrival

at the Spanish airport. A ban on certain types of Super Puma

helicopters flying in the UK The Civil Aviation Authority says it

won't allow the 225 and L2 fleet to take to the air again,

until an investigation into a crash 13 people, including

Iain Stuart from Aberdeenshire, were killed in the

crash near Bergen. Counter-pollution measures

were taken after a leakage of hydraulic or gear oil was spotted

from the Transocean Winner rig. The coastguard said it believed

a maximum of 50 litres The 17,000-tonne structure ran

aground on the Western Isles It's now out of the water

on the deck of a semi-submersible Police have issued an appeal

for information about why a chicken was seen crossing

the road in Dundee. Officers were called

to East Marketgait, after reports of the bird "giving passing

motorists cause for concern". The chicken was traced by officers

and taken to a police station, with the SSPCA brought

in to care for it. The force is working

to trace the bird's owner. Gordon Strachan says he's not

setting his Scotland players any targets for the World Cup double

header against Lithuania Lithuania are first up

at Hampden tomorrow night, Here's our senior football

reporter, Chris McLaughlin. Here at the National Stadium,

exactly a year ago tomorrow, Scotland's Euro 2016 hopes died when

these players drew 2-2 with Poland. Now, they're hoping a win tomorrow

can pro pel them towards World Cup qualification. I don't think the

hurt ever goes, I think it strives you on, especially older ones, it

makes you more determined. It makes you try and get everyone else more

determined and focused. Really focussing and make sure this time

it's going to be our Some say if time. This is to be Scotland's time

then this is a must win game. So what is the target for the

double-header? I've never head any targets in nigh life for anything I

do. I just get on and do it and just live in the present. Some managers

do that, but if you don't achieve what you're after, you can

disappoint yourself and everybody. You can disappoint everybody. We go

on and see where we go. Scotland are the clear favourites on paper. They

sit-in 44th place. As for tomorrow's opponents they are a full 73 places

below them. COMMENTATOR: In on the goalkeeper.

He's wrapped it up for Hearts. Their manager knows the Scottish game from

his time at Hearts. He had has Lithuania playing attacking

football. The rankings may not tell the full story. It's like the lowest

ranking in Lithuania's history, but since he took over the national team

our results and our play of the game is kind of different. 35,000

supporters are expected here tomorrow and the fans have been

asked to pick a new tune for when Scotland score. The winner... Not a

favourite for everyone. If this is playering out here at the National

Stadium tomorrow, there won't be many complaints.

Scotland's world boxing champion, Ricky Burns,

defends his super-lightweight title tonight in Glasgow.

The bout is taking place less than a week after the death

Burns says he'll have to put the tragedy to the back of his mind

when he steps into the ring, as David Currie reports.

For Ricky Burns, like many others when it comes to he with aing up the

dangers of boxing with their passion with the sport, it's no contest.

While mourning the death of one of their own. A week ago Mike Towell

stepped into the ring for what would have been his final fight. I can't

manage how his family are feeling. Every fighter knows they are risking

when they put their gloves on and climb through the ropes. I have been

boxing for so many years and I have been trying to put that at the back

of my mind. I haven't being paid that much attention. In this game,

anything can happen. The 33-year-old faces an opponent with a formidable

reputation. He's a nasty type of fighter. Which is what you need in

the boxing. I was a nice guy. He will need to be nastier. It's hard

to convince a fellow with 19 knockouts rather than 21 you will

not only be able to bash this guy. For the duration of this fight,

Ricky Burns and Kiryl Relikh will focus on getting the better of one

another. Some of the money from ticket sales will go towards the

family of Mike Towell. Fighters are special people. We need to make sure

that Mike Towell's family are comfortable and have the right

support, financially and emotionally, because everybody is

touched by the passing of Mike Towell.

We aren't exactly known as a basketballing nation,

Efforts are being made to ensure that Scotland get

to the Commonwealth Games in Australia in two years' time,

You might not recognise this man, but he's the poster boy for Scottish

and British basketball and having missed out on the home event, he is

determined to get his country to the Gold Coast in 2018 an inspired a new

generation along the way. There is a lot of volunteer work, going to

schools and talk about sport, being active. A lot of kids are talking

about 2014 and the Commonwealth Games. Everyone was feeding off

that. The hype was there. The buzz was there. Basketball, we never got

to be there. I think it would be a huge difference. 2018 can be a

starting point to rebuild and make sure kids are getting behind and

inspired to play the sport. Work has begun to get there. Sport Scotland

invested ?280,000 and athletes will play under the watchful eye of the

newly appointed national coaches. By having key players and young players

here playing in the BBL and around the national league we have that

platform to continue on our improvement, which we have not had

in years past and there has been a little bit of a disconnect. Right

now we feel we're in a great spot to lead this qualification process. The

men aren't the only ones trying to get here. Scotland has its first

professional women's team in the British league, which they hope will

be invaluable. We have all this funding that has been pushed into

our club. We are now training full-time athletes. It's fantastic.

It gives us, not just us, but also the younger generation, especially

younger girls playing any sport, it gives them a sense of hope and

inspiration that they can go somewhere with their sporting

career. You don't have to wait two years. The Glasgow Rocks their Donna

Pride Ical there is plenty of talent to impress right here on our

doorstep. A patisserie in Edinburgh has

brought out a range of cakes for Halloween designed

to pack a crunch. Aileen Clarke has been

out on the streets of All set for Hallowe'en? You have the

pumpkin decorations, plastic spiders and the fake cobwebs, how about some

truly beastly treats. This patisserie in Edinburgh is putting

creepy crawlies into cakes to get into the spirit of it this year.

It's a chance to promote what they argue is a nutritions and

environmentally friendly alternative to more popular sources of protein,

like beef. What is that? This is a meal worm, a cricket. All the

insects we have in our shop today crickets, meal worms are all edible

ones. A little crunch to them and fantastic taste. This will be a very

hard sell in Scotland when we don't even eat as much Brockley as we

should? Of course. People in Scotland are, from my opinion as a

French person, are very tolerant and open minded. I'm sure there is no

doubt they will be tempted at least to try them. Normally, at this

stage, your report would taste the goods. You know what, I've got a

much better idea. What we have here sir is chocolate brownees garnished

with meal worms and the odd scorpion. I will try one. Good man.

Taking my life in my hands here! Go on. I feel I'm on a jungle celebrity

challenge. It's not too bad. Do you want another bit? No, that's fine.

Not great. It's not horrendous. I would rather have a straw berry tart

and a meringue. Thanks anyway. That is your first ever scorpion? Yeah.

Would you recommend it? Yes. The flavour is delicious. There is

chocolate and everything coming through. The only thing that is

missing is a glass of wine. Ah, would that be red or white with the

meal worms, madame? Kirstie was saying how she would to try them.

That would be right. It put me off my dinner. Thank you very much. Good

evening. High pressure has dominated proceedings over the last couple of

days so the weather has been settled and largely dry. Over the weekend it

goes nowhere. For this evening and tonight we hold on to largely dry

conditions. A fair amount of cloud around southern areas. The north

will have long clear spells. A contrast in temperatures. Where we

hold on to the cloud, 8-1 0 degrees the north could be down to freezing.

Fist and fog in the highland glens. Brisk winds to the coasts and the

isles, too. Tomorrow, another dry day for the vast majority with

sunshine around. Eastern areas will see cloud rolling in from the North

Sea as we go through the day. There will be one or two showers around.

More especially across the south-west tomorrow afternoon,

perhaps one or two showers to the north-east, too. Otherwise it is

looking dry with bright and sunny spells. 13 and 14 Celsius for most

of us. The north-west will see the lion's share of the sunshine,

temperatures rising to 16 high pressure 17 Celsius. It will feel

pleasant with light winds. For hill walking and climbing tomorrow the

more north-western ranges will be cloud-free. More in the way of cloud

to the Angus Hills with light showers. The winds will be moderate

to fresh. Temperatures around five or six Celsius on the tops. For the

central and southern ranges, again a fair amount of cloud here, one or

two showers across the bofrder hills with some sunshine for the Gallowyay

Hills. Temperatures around five or six Celsius. Tomorrow evening we

will hold on to dry conditions. A few showers to the east gradually

spreading their way further west. Tomorrow evening, if you are heading

to ham den, to the football, it's looking dry. There will be variable

amounts of cloud. Temperatures of around 12 Celsius and mostly light

winds. Into Sunday, we still have this huge area of high pressure

dominating proceedings. Again, it is looking fine and dry for most of us.

Plenty of sunshine around. Just a few showers in the east. Temperature

wise around 12 to 14 Celsius with mostly light winds. That's the

forecast. Sally. Thank you very much.

Now, a reminder of tonight's main news.

Local officials in Haiti now say the number of dead in the wake

of Hurricane Matthew has risen to more than 800.

It's left a trail of destruction across the Caribbean, also hitting

Cuba and the Dominican Republic and now the southern

Residents in north Edinburgh say they're living in "fear"

after a rise in motorbike theft and violence by teenagers.

Police say they are cracking down, but locals say they want more

done before an innocent bystander is killed.

I'll be back with the headlines at 8.00pm and the late bulletin just

Until then, from everyone on the team - right

across the country - have a very good evening.