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Welcome to Reporting Scotland. Tonight on your national news.

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Hearts defender Craig Thomson is suspended as the club finally bows

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to pressure following his conviction for sex offences. It is

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ridiculous they even thought of keeping him on. He has been

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convicted. He should have gone at the beginning. There should be

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apology to Hearts fans. Scotland's new stretch of motorway

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is set to open within the hour. Also tonight:

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The tiny island with the big problem. We report on how Canna is

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battling to attract people to live there.

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And as if the lack of sun wasn't bad enough, more bad news this

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summer: it's going to be a bumper year for midges.

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Hearts football club have suspended their defender Craig Thomson. It

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follows days of pressure on the Tynecastle club after the player

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was placed on the sex offenders' register. He'd been convicted of

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indecent behaviour towards two young girls on the internet. Our

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reporter Morag Kinniburgh is at Tynecastle tonight.

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There has been no official explanation from Hearts as to this

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U-turn, but we understand that further allegations have been made

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by other teenage girls against Craig Thomson, and these are

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reported this morning. Hearts is looking into those claims but

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Lothian and Borders Police say at this stage they are not making any

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further investigations. Hearts had been backing defender Craig Thomson

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despite his conviction for sex offences. The 20-year-old defender

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was fined �4,000 and placed on the sex offenders' register, for

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sending indecent images to girls aged 12 and 14. The club had argued

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there were mitigating circumstances. His grave error of judgment was

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down to naivety. This morning, the website announced Craig Thomson had

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been suspended with immediate effect. It is ridiculous even think

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of keeping him on. He should have gone at the beginning rather than

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all this discussion. There should be an apology to Hearts fans and to

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everyone else. It is setting a bad example to all the kids that go to

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Hearts of the week. He is playing right across the road from a school.

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Hearts have come under increased pressure to fire the school, not

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just from the public but from sponsors and charities to.

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matter his talents, if he has been convicted of a sexual offence

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against children, there is no option. Children must come first.

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Yesterday one of their sponsors withdrew their support. Now they

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say it has suspension is a step in the right direction.

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It is unclear how long Craig Thomson's suspension will last.

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Meetings are expected here in the next week or so. The police say

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they will investigate any complaints that come for fully, but

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it is understood from up insiders that it seems unlikely Craig

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Thomson liver plea for Hearts again. In the next half hour, the new M74

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extension is due to open to traffic. Tens of thousands of motorists a

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day are expected to use the motorway which is one of the

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country's biggest construction projects of recent years. Our

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Transport Correspondent, David Miller, is on the new road tonight.

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It is still empty for now. This has been one of Scotland's biggest

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construction projects, one of her most expensive construction

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projects for a decade. Tonight, it is complete, and within the hour

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traffic should start moving on the road behind me. The new motorway is

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only five miles in length but it has been controversial from the

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start. Another hectic day at this plumbing

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supplies site in Kenning Park on Glasgow's South Side. The boss here

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has already had a chance to drive the new route and he is in no doubt

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the motorway extension will help businesses like this one save time

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and money. I typical delivery to the east side of the city would

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take his 45 minutes travel time in the morning. Hopefully with this

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new road, it will take 10 or 15 minutes. The motorway has been

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designed to reduce congestion across Glasgow on South Lanarkshire.

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It completes the so-called missing link between the M74 and that it

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aimed eight. At Transport got one says that will mean about 20,000

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fewer vehicles on the existing motorway each day. I have waited 40

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years to say this missing link established. It is great news not

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just for Glasgow and West of Scotland, but for the whole of

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Scotland, because it links up east and west. Early and under budget: a

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phrase we do not here often. The men and women who have built the

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motorway, say they are proud of what they have achieved. It is

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opening eight months early, under budget, and it is a quality job. It

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has been built safely and that is a tremendous team effort and everyone

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involved is extremely proud of what we have achieved. For people living

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in the shadow of the motorway, it is the cost to the local

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environment which is causing most concern. We have had a disturbed

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night for a long time here. What will it be like during the night

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when the road is up and running. I do not know. We will just have to

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wait and see but will have -- we have put up with an awful lot.

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opening ceremony was watched by one man who helped build the original

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M74 and complete the missing link more than 40 years later. That is

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why they call him the king of the road. I can say that I helped to

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build this road. As my wife says, you seem to have got them all.

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Only a matter of minutes to go: how do you actually open a motorway?

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Here is how it will work. After 7pm, a rolling roadblock will roar along

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the motorway from east to west and then it will be officially opened.

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That process will be repeated later from west to east. The entire

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project has cost almost �700 million. It seems the debate about

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it environmental and financial cost of the motorway will continue, but

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for motorists here in Glasgow, the acid test will be during rush-hour

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tomorrow. You're watching Reporting Scotland

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from the BBC. Still to come: Aberdeen council elects one of the

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youngest local authority leaders in In sport: The latest from Wimbledon,

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on Andy Murray and on the man he could face if he reaches the semis,

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Rafael Nadal. Will the Spaniard be fit to play?

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And who's The British Number one's VIP visitor? I'll keep you guessing

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till a little later so stay tuned. The organisers of the Glasgow 2014

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Commonwealth games are still refusing to say what gift caused

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their chief executive John Scott to resign. They announced yesterday

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that he had made an error of judgement in accepting, and not

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declaring, an offer from a potential supplier. But the First

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Minister Alex Salmond said it was time to move on.

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A sad thing has happened. An excellent guide doing an excellent

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job made an error of judgment. He did the honourable thing by

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offering his resignation and the board did the right thing to accept

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it. They realise the importance of Glasgow 2014 being above reproach.

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They have done the right thing and should be allowed to move on and to

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make a success of the Commonwealth Games for Scotland.

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Ali any closer to finding out why he had resigned? Speculation has

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continued today. The speculation today as it may be tax advice are

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rumoured to worth �6,000. Glasgow 2014, I must stress, are refusing

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to confirm or deny what Mr Scott declare. Despite the First

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Minister's comments there, opposition MPs will keep up the

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requests for information. They will say the public has a right to know

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the reasons behind his resignation, which they say happened in

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mysterious circumstances. The Conservatives say the government

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has handled the situation badly, and that, as they put it, by being

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so secretive, the government has made a bad situation worse.

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Recovery workers have entered the Pike River coal mine in New Zealand

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for the first time since 29 miners were killed in an explosion last

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November. Peter Rodger from Perth and Malcolm Campbell from Fife were

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among those killed. It is hoped the teams from the Mine Rescue service

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will be able to clear the mine of poisonous gases and recover the

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bodies. It is a tiny Hebridean island just

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a mile wide. But Canna is facing a huge problem. Despite high-profile

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attempts to attract new blood, have for the population is leading. In

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the first of two report on island communities, our reporter has been

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to Canna to find out more. The National Trust for Scotland's

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latest recruit arise for a new spell on Canna. Time spent on Papua

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New Guinea may have prepared him for his coming here, but he comes

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here in troubled times. As one family arrived to take up the

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challenges of island life, another is preparing to leave. Because they

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take up the entire people role of local primary, the school will have

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to be closed. There are no children on the island, and we have made

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clear we are looking for more children to arrive. We look at it

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as a positive thing. I am sure the community has been reflecting on

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what is going on. In total 12 people, half the population, have

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left other leading Canna. At the moment, you cannot plan your future

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at all. You may go there with the idea of staying for five years or

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10 years, but at the end of the day, when your job is finished you have

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to leave the island. Some argue that Canna's unique set up makes it

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an idyllic place to visit and live. That is part of its charm for us.

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It is a protected island. It will never have second-home ownership on

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it. People don't they would never stay here, but I have lived here

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for 15 years. The National Trust concedes that change is needed to

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stem the population here. The possibility of Shared Equity for

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residents is being explored. will mean they have a financial

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stake in a house and future which they will be able to recoup if they

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decide to move on. If in time they find it is not for them. That could

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bring Canna's newcomers more security, but it is too late for

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those already leading, including some who have continued to continue

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an island existence on and neighbouring isle.

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Aberdeen City Council is poised to elect one of the youngest local

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authority leaders in the UK. Callum McCaig of the SNP is just 26 but

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says his age is no hindrance to steering the Council through what

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could be one of the most turbulent periods in its history. The

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authority is facing huge cutbacks over the next five years.

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Callum McCaig is enjoying his day in the sun. With the exception of

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the Lord Mayor of Belfast, he is the youngest council leader in the

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UK. Age, he says, should be no barrier. I would like to know what

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age they should -- I am supposed to be. There is no specification that

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says you have to be a particular age. In many ways, I think my youth

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may be my greatest asset. And a number of cases, Experiences an

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excuse for saying you know everything already. I'll put my

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cards on the table and set do not know everything already, but they

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will be keen to find it is much as I can. Callum McCaig was elected to

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the council four years ago, one of a clutch of SNP youngster's

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favoured by the voters. Since then, a Lib Dem coalition with the SNP

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has seen huge budget cuts. Moore looks certain to follow. The

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council is expected tomorrow to or approve a five-year plan of savings

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of over �100 million. In the last month, SNP has won two local by-

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elections: that means they are now the largest party. Lib Dem John

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Stewart will give up his leadership and become Callum McCaig's Deputy

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tomorrow. Callum McCaig has 40 years experience. It is up to him

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now to get to grips with what is a tough job. A job that can be very

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stressful. I'm sure he will rise to that challenge over the next 10

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months. It is in this chamber that Callum McCaig will be formally

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elected tomorrow. At 26, he will need all the youthful and Susie as

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an he can muster to steer the city through its latest and biggest

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Some of the other stories across Scotland this Tuesday:

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The number of nurses and midwives employed by the NHS in Scotland has

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decreased by more than 700 since last autumn, according to figures

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released by the Scottish Government. The number of consultants employed

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has gone up by almost 50. The NHS now employs more than 130,000

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people in Scotland, that's 1,600 fewer than in September of last

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year. A woman killed by a car when it

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mounted a kerb in Motherwell yesterday has been named. 63-year-

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old Elizabeth McGuinness died at the scene of the accident in Muir

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Street. Her friend is in a serious condition in Wishaw General

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Hospital. The male driver of the car has now been released after

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treatment. Police believe he took ill while driving.

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Police have named the fisherman who has been missing off Shetland since

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yesterday. Hopes are fading of finding 46-year-old Karl Anderson

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alive. The alarm was raised last night after his boat, Kathleen, was

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spotted drifting off Unst with its engine still running. An air and

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sea search has been under way all They are renowned for their

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abilities in secret raids by special forces, inshore rescue and

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protests by environmental organisations. Rigid inflatable

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boats, or RIBs, are also popular workhorses and pleasure craft. But

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one group of adventurers has today set off on a record-breaking

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mission by journeying from Scotland to the Arctic Circle in these fast

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open boats. Craig Anderson caught up with them as they prepared to

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leave. Powering through the waves off the

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Caithness coast, time for final checks. It will be a trap of over

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1,000 miles to the Arctic Circle. But with two big engines powering

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them a long, just how much a challenge as it? I suppose one

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could assume that anybody that ask that question had not been in a

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vote of that size and cost -- crossed and ocean that wide. They

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will cross the North Sea by Shetland to north doorway -- Norway.

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The biggest challenge is when you have consecutive hours, 10 or 12

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days of this, non-stop. It is part of the challenge and part of the

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adventure. With the sea flat today, it has been about like a trip

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around the Light House. But the team knows that once they get right

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out into the North Sea, the conditions will be a lot tougher,

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pitting man woman and materials are to the ultimate test. Round-the-

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world yachtsman Pete Goss has had his fair share of thrills and

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spills. What attracted him and to these smaller vessels? I am an

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adventure. I like doing different things. I have always been on votes

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since I was a child. These are fantastic vote. It is fast and as

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he were they. We will follow the Viking roots around the Arctic

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Circle. Just as long as someone has packed a puncture repair kit!

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Rehearsals have been taking place at Holyrood for the royal opening

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of Parliament on Friday. The state trumpeters have been practising the

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fanfares that will be played during the Queen's arrival and departure

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from the debating chamber. Scots folk musician Karine Polwart and

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the Scots Makar Liz Lochhead will It's a rest day for Andy Murray at

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Wimbledon. He plays Feliciano Lopez of Spain tomorrow for a place in

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the semi finals. But the British number one has not exactly been

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keeping a low profile at the All England club. After playing in

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front of Wills and Kate yesterday, he was entertaining a VIP visitor

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today. It wasn't our reporter, David McDade, but he can tell us

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all about it. Andy Murray has been taking it

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fairly easy today, but he did cause a bit of a stir because he has some

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A-list company down at the practise courts. Rory McIlroy Northern

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Ireland's US Open golf champion popped down for a visit and a bit

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of a chat that got the assembled media excited, as you can see. And

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it was a bit of a scrum. However, our camera managed to eavesdrop to

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find out what happened when Andy met Rory. Oh, yes, three-time

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Wimbledon winner John McEnroe the tennis Legend got in on the act too.

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It just happens that there are few players from Scotland that are

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doing well on the world stage. We are very excited about Andy Murray

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coming back into the team. Every time he comes back into the team,

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it raises the level of the team. For the fans, it's a chance to see

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one of the world's best players compete on his home soil.

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He was talking about the fact that there are three Scots in the Davis

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Cup team. Andy Murray is getting all the attention. Scottish tension

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-- tennis is doing very well, but dead Andy Murray need a morale

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boosting visit? He should be expected to beat his opponent

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tomorrow very comfortable it. Murray has played Lopez four times

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before and has beaten him on every occasion. Andy's Mum Judy is a big

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fan of Feliciano, and not just for his tennis. She calls him

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"Deliciano" for his good looks, but I'm sure she will be quite happy to

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see him knocked out tomorrow. The Scottish Premier League will

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not be taking any action against Hearts for the attack on the Celtic

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manager Neil Lennon by a supporter during a match at Tynecastle last

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month. The SPL is satisfied with the security precautions taken by

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the club. The spectator was later banned for life by Hearts and

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police charged him with breach of the peace and assault aggravated by

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religious prejudice. Now, she was one of our most

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successful sportswomen but, even well into her retirement, she is

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not shirking challenges, training for an event that'll stretch her

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physically and mentally. Who am I talking about? And what is she

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going to be doing? Let's find out. She is a world champion and an

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Olympic silver medallist. You might have guessed not in swimming. Her

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greatest triumph was 20 years ago. Any ideas? Let us take a closer

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look. If you still do not recognise her, this should jog your memory.

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Here she is winning the 10,000 metres at the World Championships

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in 1991. It is Liz McColgan. What on earth is she doing ploughing up

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and down a swimming pool? I was sweet-talked into doing at to

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contour swimmer, and it but I could do it. As a non- at swimming person,

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I'd have just realised what I have let myself in for. I was here today

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to get some pointers from one of their coaches to help me along,

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because I do not swim at all. I just do not like getting my hair

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wet. You might be wondering what is with the wet suit. This one that

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she is talking about is the great Scottish swim which takes place

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outdoors in an artificial lake. Once you get out into the open

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water, it might be rough. They could get a bit nasty. For this

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summer's that we have that to open water within the club, sometimes it

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can be pushing, punching and scratching and sometimes pulling

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gulls off. Probably best not to tell us McColgan that. It might put

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her off for a stroll. -- it might put her off her stroke.

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We may be desperate for the rain clouds to go and the sun to come

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out, but for Scotland's very own tiny, biting beastie, the summer

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could not have got off to a better start. Tucked up beneath all that

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ice and snow all winter, then lapping up the recent damp weather,

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midges are thriving. We sent Aileen Clarke out to get bitten to death.

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The Scottish summer. Stunning scenery, gentle strolls and that

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annoying biting thing. There maybe three times as many midges around

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this year. No wonder if he is diving for cover. It looks as if

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we'll have a bumpy year and perhaps 203 hundred % greater than our peak.

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It all looks set for a big midges season. Loch Lomond is almost as

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famous for its matches as its superb views. I have found them

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quite bad this year. Midges do not normally bother me. However, this

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year it they are winning! There are some about right now! We will have

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to go back inside. Alan will light a cigarette and smog will keep them

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away. -- I will light a cigarette and smoke will keep them away.

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This week's peak will be followed by another in July and in August

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and there may even be another small flourish in September.

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Just as well at the campsite in that most people come prepared.

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would not come to Scotland if it wasn't for damages. The wettest me

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ever and they still kept coming. will not ask you what you topped up

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his of for getting rid of them, because by the look of you like, it

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is not working. I will have to rub some more akin on them. One caravan

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have told me the story of someone asking to move their pitch to

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somewhere that there are no midges. That might be a bit tricky in

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Scotland this summer. Some sun spills across many parts

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of the country. One or two showers, but those will fade away. There

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will be some late sunshine for many of us. Really quite a dry night

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ahead of us. Some clear spells -- some clear spells as well, which

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were what drag the temperature down. Notice this line of showers just

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above the Outer Hebrides, making their way in before dawn. After a

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bright start, particularly in the east, showers coming in. The wind

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will be quick light, so they will not be rattling through quickly and

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one or two of them will be quite sharp as well. Through the south,

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temperatures of 16 or 17 Celsius and you're quite likely to see some

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showers here. Further north, you will see some cloud. Through the

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rest of the after noon tomorrow and then to the evening, we hold on to

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this picture. The showers will keep going as we go through the evening

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it into the overnight PD it. Into the rest of the week, the pressure

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sharp looks a promising. -- de pressure chart. Thursday is not

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looking as good as we originally thought. Still some sunshine

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between those showers. Towards the end of the week, the high pressure

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is still with us and saw it is relatively dry. Tomorrow, more

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cloud compared with today and the some sharp showers.

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Now, just before 7pm, a summary of tonight's top stories: David

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Cameron has appealed against the strike on Thursday.

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He said the system was in danger of going broke if the there was no

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action. It is his first public intervention in a row that could

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lead to one of the biggest walk outs of recent years.

:27:55.:27:57.

Hearts have suspended their defender Craig Thomson. It follows

:27:57.:28:00.

days of pressure on the Tynecastle club after the player was placed on

:28:00.:28:03.

the Sex Offenders Register. He had been convicted of indecent

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