07/09/2016 Reporting Scotland

The prospect of Britain leaving the European Union has dominated

debate at both Westminster and Holyrood.

Under challenge from the SNP, the Prime Minister said

she would not give a "running commentary" on negotiations.

But, in the Scottish Parliament, the First Minister said

that was because Theresa May didn't have a clue what to do next.

Our political editor Brian Taylor has the details.

Is leasing or more to is absolutely because -- the single market is

absolutely recall of the year the European Union. It is the single

market that Obama is talking about when it said that it was worried

that it would lose connections with its British investment and the

remainder of the European Union. So, its epicentre of the old thing. Of

course, there could be continued British membership of the single

market if that is possible. There could be limited forms of access to

the single market. The brightness of the challenged in the Commons by

Angus Robertson of the SNP to see whether she supported full

membership of the single market. She was asked that twice and twice she

declined to answer. Here is a reply. The United Kingdom will leave the

European Union and we will build a new relationship with the European

Union. The new relationship will include control of the movement of

people from the EU into the UK and it will include the right deal for

trade in goods and services. And that formulation, that formula used

by the prime minister did not and brisk the First Minister, Nicola

Sturgeon. -- impress. She had a basement on what has moved with the

guard to Brexit and Scotland's there on. She accused the primers are

having a of clarity with regard to Brexit and, in particular, to the

single market. Ad units to think it is acceptable to have a cloud of

secrecy hanging over the UK's Government's negotiating decision.

It's not ideal to have a Prime Minister who is unwilling to answer

the question if we should be remaining in the single market or

not. The UK, do not want a running

commentary, they want the position to be formulated and then hard

bargaining with the European Union. A bit of a row in the Labour Party

connived with Jeremy Corbyn talking about free trade dogma and a

spokesman later said that they would not necessarily back membership of

the single market. It has caused a big rally Nicola Sturgeon pounced on

it. Tonight, Kenya Dugdale stressed the cheat sheet and autonomous

decision in her autonomous Scottish party. -- that she. She backed the

Scottish Parliament and the Scottish element.

If you thought finding a high street bank branch was becoming

increasingly difficult, you'd be right.

According to BBC research, Scotland has lost or is about to lose almost

150 branches across six of the biggest names

They've been familiar sights on our high streets for years but are

disappearing fast. In Aberdeen alone, nine bank branches have

either closed in your last year or are earmarked for closure. And it's

not just there. BBC analysis has found that the country is losing

almost 150 branches over 18 months. Edinburgh lost the nose, more than

Moray. Another eight in the islands. Moray. Another eight in the islands.

-- Highlands. This lack -- TSB has found the worst. Investment instead

of going into a huge super range in the city centre. Rural banking is

changing, too. The mobile banking to be replacing the brownish in many

places. This basic paper-based service is about to be modernised.

We also offer cash transactions, both to pay money and take money

out. But we will offer, also have things like broadband connection,

Wi-Fi connection on the mobile brands. We will have iPad type

tablets. The brown share will close next month minivan will become the

only option. For villages, it's a big change. I have always been used

to going into a branch. I would still like to continue doing that.

It's so gave transferring but you can withdraw from a phone. In a

shrinking retail sector, filling the empty branches is not easy. But this

former Santander on Aberdeen's union Street has been turned into an

estate agency. They say it's likely that retailers will snap them up.

The big retailers are first and foremost going to look at shopping

centres and retail outlets. I think the larger city centre bank branches

lend themselves better to restaurants and two bars and coffee

houses, nightclubs. The rate of banking is changing as people shift

online. But that's changing the face of the high Street, to add more

branches close for good. The chief inspector of prisons has

highlighted two growing problems The number of prisoners serving

sentences for sexual offences has And as many are convicted

of historical crimes, there's also been a significant rise

in the number of older prisoners. Our Home Affairs Correspondent,

Reevel Alderson reports. It's Scotland's biggest jail and one

of the oldest, the grand Victorian bowling present their own Rob and

enjoy conditions you are acceptable in a 21st century. Now there's

another challenge staff here. Growing numbers of six offenders.

The number of prisoners at Scotland's gels or 7416 at the end

of last week. Of these 1100 so, are convicted six offenders. --

Barlinnie. The portion has quadrupled in the past year or so.

Poses challenges for the sassy engines of arranging programmes and

making sure case management is conducted properly. Of a segregated?

Prisoners convicted of sexual offences are kept in one particular

hall so they are separate for activities, education and work. Matt

at convocation for the prison. Many convicted six offenders, like John

Farrell, are elderly. He is 63 and is serving five years for abusing

boys. Paul Kelly was jailed with him for ten years. The men are typical

of all the prisoners serving sentences for offensive decade ago.

12% of prisoners in Scotland are now over 50 and there are more than

100/60 five. The prison service is now having to buy an social care

services like those provided for elderly people. -- more than 100 are

over 65. The age profile of the prisoners within the population have

an increased considerably. These prisoners, all of the

psychogeriatric problems that people of that age group have in the

divinity and we are having to cater for that. Largely decided data for

fit young inmates -- designs. There are more changes being made as more

elderly people had installed real sentences. -- custodial.

Police investigating the murder of Aberdeenshire handy man

Brian McKandie say they could carry out a mass screening

It's now six months since the 67-year-old was found dead

Detectives say DNA profiles have been found at the house.

However so far they have not been matched on any database.

Campaigners are trying to save the East of Scotland's cleft

Health managers want to shut the Edinburgh unit -

which operates on children from Shetland to Selkirk -

Protesters argue Scotland's children will be failed if this

Alex has had many operations. He doesn't want the centre to shocked.

I want it to stay. Why is that? Because I've still got my operations

today. He was born with a cleft lip and palate. Surgery can help with

eating and speech. This proposal is talking about dismantling a

close-knit team who is multidisciplinary and surgeon lead.

The Cleft surgeon said he an end rat has a world leading reputation but

health authorities want to close it down and try soliciting Vasco

because they say the single-handed surgical service hair is not

available. Control of Smoke Pollution Act Glasgow. -- Glasgow.

Experts say quality of care will suffer as Glasgow's results are

worse than Edinburgh's. If you look at the Freedom of information

releases, you will find that unfortunately, if you are referred

to Glasgow, you will end up with more operations. There are more

problems relating to universe children who won't be able to

develop normal speech by the age of five. The authorities stress this is

not a cost-cutting exercise and rejected claims that Glasgow's

results are worse. No option is off the table, we are considering all

options. What is important to recognise is that if there are any

moves, what is maintained locally as the services that provide

reasonable. Alex's family say it is not about half what they have to

travel to surgery but the joint annuity of quality for all of

Scotland's cleft children. Scottish food and drink companies

expect to create more jobs and increase their sales

in the next five years. Many see Brexit as an opportunity to

grow. 100 firms were questioned for a Bank

of Scotland survey. It found companies expect

to increase their turnover by an average of 24% over

the next five years. It also forecasts 14,000 jobs

will be created in that time. Let's get the weather

from Christopher. Thank you. Good evening. Fairly dry

and cloudy tonight but really only Allah, we will see some wet weather

pushing in three Hebrides and approaching the West Coast. Nest and

met around the west as well. A fairly cloudy that start. We get the

temperatures at 8am, 16-17dC. Also windy from the south, a gale-force

around the Hebrides. Rain coming your way later. Largely dry bizarre

things are. Still some mist and low cloud for the Northern Isles.

Through the cause of Thursday, during the morning at least, still

the brain off and on as that weather continues to work its way north and

leaflets. And windy for all. South of the border, plenty of dry, fine

weather. Plenty of sunshine in the south east and vintages into the

mid-20s. Rats if showers just was because the Wales. We will have

challenged as well by the act and once the morning rain clears. Still

with us at this point for Orkney and once the morning rain clears. Still

Shetland but most of the mainland greedy with showers. Shall stay with

us. Into Friday, still windy. You can see the tightly packed as a bar

there but it is really drive. There is some wet weather coming our way

there but it is really drive. There later but plenty of dry, fine

weather foremost on Friday. You'll notice showers across the Highlands.

The end to eat the day. Integers fresher than we've had of late but

the rain will arrive and cross the country overnight Friday to

Saturday. Come Saturday, it is well away from us. Certainly affecting

England down to the south east. For 12 and Northern Ireland, and us in

Scotland, reasonably bright on Saturday with showers in the

north-west. As the Sunday, it starts fine but more rain arriving as he

had toward the end of the day. Certainly overnight into money as

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