30/06/2011 Reporting Scotland

Welcome to Reporting Scotland. Tonight on a national news:

decision day for the Edinburgh trams, councillors are meeting to

debate the future of the troubled project.

A man is arrested after bomb squad officers recover a suspicious

substance at a flat in Edinburgh. Huge numbers of up jellyfish forced

the closure of Torness nuclear power station. It is capable of

generating Etude amount of electricity but not today. The

reason can be found here on the beach and out in the water.

It could be closed until next week. Also, singing for your supper, the

Glasgow chippy preparing to perform Late, over-budget and deeply

unpopular with many people in Edinburgh. Should the tram project

be allowed to continue? That is what councillors are expected to

decide tonight. Their discussions began a short time ago. Our

correspondent is in Edinburgh. The pressure is on, the talking has

begun. This evening, Edinburgh's councillors should decide how much

of their ill-fated tramline it they can still afford to build. Many

people believe that the project should be cancelled despite the

huge cost. Most councillors believe that is unthinkable. This evening,

they should explain why. Congestion and controversy, tonight

councillors in Edinburgh will try to end the contract royal and

political gridlock which has blighted the tram scheme. They have

to decide whether the line will be completed from Edinburgh airport

through the west of the city or onwards to cent Andrew Square in

the heart of the capital. The original idea as far as the

waterfront is off the agenda. It is not a situation I would like

to be in. However, if you compare it to many other big capital

projects, it is nothing out of the ordinary. Scottish parliament, for

example, at 10 times over budget. Demands for the project to be

struck could be put to the public in a referendum. But a bad option

seems unlikely and local business leaders say they want to see an end

to the disruption and uncertainty. We are still supportive of the idea.

We think that if it comes through the city centre, it will bring more

people into town. From a long-term point of view, there are other

cities where it has brought more and more people into the town.

of the options are on the table but they all come at a cost. Even

cancellation would require the local authority to find an extra

till hundred million pounds. That seems to have left Edinburgh's

councillors uncertain about which wrote to take. -- Bridge Road.

It is difficult to predict the outcome of this evening's to Reds.

I think that St Andrew's Square will remain the preferred option.

Through the course of the evening, you can follow developments on

Twitter. I will do my best to keep you updated. Be warned, it looks

set to be a long haul.'s bomb squad officers have been called to a

property in Edinburgh after the discovery of explosive substances.

They thought Iffat-year-old man was detained by officers. -- a 34-year-

old man. Police arrived at this block of

flats at lunchtime. They followed an intelligence led operation, they

said. They arrested a 34-year-old man and then called in the

expertise of the army and their bomb disposal squad. They have been

at the fat this afternoon helping police identify what is a

suspicious substance. A cordon has gone back and also police sniffer

dogs have arrived. It has been a low-key operation, focused on

activity inside the flat. The operation is ongoing. The army are

inside and the fire service is also here. We do believe that the man

who was arrested was arrested on his own and is not part of any

wider activity ongoing at the moment.

Voting is taking place in Inverclyde to elect a new member of

the European Parliament. Polling stations will close at 10pm. Labour

is defending a majority of more than 14,000. It follows the death

of David Cairns in May. The seat is also being contested by SNP, Tories,

Lib Dems, and UKIP. The PCS union says that 30,000

public sector workers took place in the strike today. There were a

picket lines outside tax and benefit offices, prisons and courts.

Hundreds of union members took part in the rally in the centre of

Glasgow. They rallied at Glasgow's George

Square this lunchtime was the main chance for Scottish civil servants

to voice their anger over changes to pensions. I am being asked to

take a cut in my pension and take - - and make more contributions. I

did not cause the problems. It was the bankers. We are going to find

that more and more our pension rights will be whittled away.

Everyone else will follow. union members have been picketing

public buildings and offices in Scotland. Edinburgh Airport brought

in extra staff to try to keep flights on schedule. It says it

suffered no cancellations nor delays. Among the busiest picket

lines was at the Royal Navy base. Officials say that they security

remained unaffected. -- based security. There were picket lines

at the Scottish parliament also. The Scottish courts were also

disrupted, this is Aberdeen. There were similar pictures at courts

around the country. Visitor attractions across the country were

also hit by the strike, this was the picket line at Edinburgh Castle.

The dispute centres around changes to civil servants pensions and

threats to public services. I think it is important that we put an end

to the myth, the myth that we have gold-plated pensions. The average

civil servant takes home a pension of �80 per week. The Westminster

government has criticised the decision to strike and called the

pension changes fair for the taxpayer. There has been something

of a PR battle for public opinion. Scotland has been hit less severely

by the industrial action in England and Wales, but it seems that the

dispute remains far from resolved and the possibility of further

strike action has not been ruled out.

You are watching Reporting Scotland. Still to come, BBC Scotland comes

under political attack for its controversial documentary series

The Scheme. In sport, we are at Wimbledon on

the eve of Andy Murray's semi-final against the best player in the

world. Two sporting greats re-enact an iconic scene from an epic film.

Why? Find out later. Reporting Scotland has -- BBC

Scotland has been criticised for its documentary series The Scheme,

which highlighted deprivation on the Onthank Estate. The local MSP

Slam do the programme as wrong and dangerous and an example of the

media at its worst. It was the most successful

documentary from BBC Scotland in 10 years. Such was the impact of the

gritty, a fly-on-the-wall documentary, hundreds of thousands

tuned in across Scotland. More watched on the internet and soon it

was broadcast UK-wide. Never a smack head. Just a sitting, wasted.

It was this graphic depiction of poverty, of alcohol abuse and drug

taking that out rage people in the area. Today the local MSP attacked

the BBC in the Scottish parliament. I think we are entitled to expect

some balance from a publicly funded broadcaster that takes money from

people in licence fees. It then turns against them by depicting

their community in this way. It was tabloid TV at its worst. Local

people were conned by the stench of. They feel used and abused by many

who agreed to be filled now wish they had not done so. BBC Scotland

recorded around 70 complaints. There was some support for the

programme in the chamber as it had raised social issues. When we look

at the programme, what it has done in Scotland is promote a debate. It

has prompted a debate, not just about poverty and the

representations of the people shown in the programme, but it has also

prompted a debate about addiction. In a statement, BBC Scotland have

said that the Reporting Scotland... Programmes like these inform and

stimulate debate. There were claims that the BBC had to return to

Onthank Estate and repair the damage done. They say they have no

plans for another series. Lothian Police have confirmed they

are making inquiries into fresh allegations against the Hearts

footballer Craig Thomson. He was placed on the sex offenders'

register last week after admitting lewd and libidinous behaviour at

against young girls on the internet. He was suspended two days ago when

the club began an investigation into his personal life.

The Dundee United striker David Goodwillie has been charged with

assault. He allegedly punched and kicked a man in Glasgow's city

centre at last November. He did not appear in person at Glasgow Sheriff

Court. Both reactors at the Torness

nuclear power station have been shut down because of jellyfish.

Hundreds of them were discovered in its screens used to fill the debris

from the sea water which is used in the cooling process.

An imposing landmark on the East Lothian coastline. Torness nuclear

power station is capable of generating enough energy to power

1.5 million homes, not just today. The explanation is a strange one.

It can be found in the waters around Torness nuclear power

station. The unwelcome arrival of these creatures.

Pump sea water is used as part of the cooling process. On Tuesday,

the filters began being clobbered by an influx of huge numbers of

jellyfish forcing the shutdown of both reactors. We have never had an

issue like this with the 22 years we have been running here. We have

had small numbers but the sheer volume of jellyfish that came into

our intakes was unprecedented, it is the first time I have ever known

anything like this. Operators insist that there was never any

danger to the public. Inside the plant, jelly fish were scooped up

by eight be workers. Local fishermen are helping to avoid a

repeat by catching thousands more in their nets. It was like a pink

blanket, bright at in the middle of the area. We thought we would net

some of them. It is the first time I have ever been paid for catching

jellyfish. The question for everyone here, why so many?

blooms of these jellyfish are a normal occurrence every spring when

the water heats up and there is more sunshine. The jellyfish go

with the current, it can be just bad luck that there are many

jellyfish booming and they are in the wrong place at the wrong time

with regards to Torness nuclear power station. More demand for

electricity means that the shutdown will -- low demand for electricity

means that energy supplier will not be affected. It to be next leak

before both reactors are up and Some of the other stories across

Scotland this Thursday: Scottish Power is to charge

electricity customers an extra �40 a year on the rate they pay for the

basic service. It means the average standing service charge for

electricity will go up from �70 to �110 a year.

A babysitter who smashed the skull of an eight-month-old baby has been

jailed for nine years. 24-year-old Douglas Cooper was looking after

the girl at a house in Midlothian last January. He became angry after

her cries interrupted his enjoyment of a televised football match. He

claimed it was an accident but he was found guilty of attempted

murder at the High Court in Edinburgh.

The BBC has bought the UK rights to broadcast the Glasgow Commonwealth

Games in 2014. The deal gives the BBC rights to broadcast television

and radio, and to provide online coverage for the home nations. The

cost of the contract isn't being made public. Games chairman Lord

Smith said the BBC's audience reach will help generate "a huge level of

excitement in the lead up to the biggest event Scotland has ever

hosted". A barrier has been built in a

desperate attempt to stop the spread of an alien species of

shellfish between two rivers. American signal crayfish, already

in the River Clyde, are threatening to spread to the Annan which is an

important angling river. Scottish Natural Heritage are leading what

is called "a landmark attempt" to halt an imminent invasion. Willie

Johnston reports. This is the latest weapon in the

law against an alien invader: a barrier designed to protect a

valuable river from the destruction wreaked by American signal crayfish.

They eat fish, they compete with them for food and space. They can

need invertebrates, the very food that the fish feed themselves. They

can borrow and the banks and destabilise them. They can have a

very significant effect on freshwater environments.

barrier is on the River Clyde, very near its source. This is only a

short drive away from the Annan. They are linked by ditches which

flood and heavy rain. This is why the Annan's managers are watching

their spread with concern. They have a huge impact on the ecology

of the area. If you don't have fish, you don't have fishermen and you

don't have any spending in the area. The industry employs a lot of

people, including people in hotels, restaurants and all of the add-on

economy. The Annan does not want what the Clyde is already suffering

just a short distance downstream. We have over 120,000 here in just

over 10 years. The numbers are probably in the millions. So many

that trapping them is hopeless. This is why there is a new approach

to have a defence. This is a twin barrier system. In theory yet this

barrier should be enough. If they still get by, there is another

barrier just downstream. The water in between should tap them for long

enough for them to be killed. A teenager who smashed his car in

to two road workers and five has been jailed for more than one year.

Cupar Sheriff Court heard that one of his victims was so badly injured

that he now requires 24 hour care. The 19-year-old pleaded guilty to

driving dangerously while more than one-third over the drink-driving

limit without a licence or insurance and failing to stop after

the accident. This time tomorrow evening, Andy Murray should be on

court at Wimbledon and playing for a place in the final of the men's

singles for the first time. But the man who will be trying to stop him

happens to be the World number one, and defending champion, Rafael

Nadal. Kheredine Idessane looks ahead to the big match and reports

from the All England Club with a special friend.

The big build-up has already under way with less than 24 hours until

the big semi-final. I'm here with a very special guest: Andy Murray

made out of Lego. 13,000 bricks. It took six days to make him. Let's

see what the make of him on Henman Hill. Murray being Murray, he

fancied watching some action on the big screen. I don't know who he is

but it is wonderful. I'll give you a clue, he's Scottish. All its

money. I think it's probably Andy Murray. As it a good likeness?

I thought it was him straight away. It is 13,000 Lego bricks. As Andy

Murray built to beat Rafael Nadal? I am have Scottish and I say yes.

am not so sure. It will be a close match but Rafael Nadal will lead it.

Next up, some pre-match practice before an exclusive chat to BBC

Scotland. Thanks for joining us. The last couple of times you have

played Rafael Nadal here at Wimbledon he has won in state

sector. What makes you think you will be able to put the pieces

together this time? I have done it a few times. I have done it in

Grand Slams before. I have played great tennis against him before. I

will be able to do that again on Friday and will have to beat him on

grass if I want to win. It is do- able. For the mighty man from a or,

one thing sure. Andy Murray will have to be made of strong stuff to

win tomorrow afternoon. Celtic have signed the Kenyan

international Victor Wanyama from the Belgian side Germinal Beerschot

for an undisclosed fee. The Israeli striker Omer Damari could be

joining him. Celtic have been speaking to his club Maccabi Peta

Tikva but haven't yet made a bid. Meanwhile, Rangers have given the

31-year-old Northern Ireland striker David Healy a one-year-long

contract extension. Aberdeen have made another signing:

he's the 25-year-old midfield player Isaac Osbourne. Osbourne,

who spent eight years at Coventry, is the Dons' fourth summer signing

and he says he feels indebted to the club's management team of Craig

Brown and Archie Knox. A fresh start. I had a lot of doubt in my

head. I thought I may not even play football again so to be given an

opportunity, I will grasp it. I am grateful to Archie and the club

would give me an opportunity. Two British sporting greats were in

Glasgow today and somehow got talked into re-enacting an iconic

scene from an epic film. In the place of Leonardo Di Caprio and

Kate Winslet: the former Scotland rugby captain Gavin Hastings and

1992 Olympic gold medalist Sally Gunnell. Their real purpose was

promoting the Monster Duathlon: a team relay race that takes place on

the shores of Loch Ness in September. I did it last year in

said, low, what a great event. You're out there for a tour 10

hours, with the whole team taking part around Loch Ness. Loch Ness.

Everyone has a great time. I am back for more.

What those matching outfits, you and I should get them.

At chip-shop owner in Glasgow was putting down his fish slice to belt

out operatic arias for a prestigious audience. He is more

used to serving fish suppers in the city's East End. Tomorrow he will

travel to Edinburgh to sing for the SINGING.

A man who effortlessly mixes high culture with hot fat. Tomorrow he

will be giving the audience a flavour of his extensive repertoire.

I am absolutely gobsmacked. It is a wonderful honour to sing in that

space, the new Scottish Parliament. It will be my first time in the

parliament. SINGING.

He is brushing up on his burdens especially for the First Minister.

It is usually his chip shop customers who are treated.

cannot impose on people. You sing when the situation is right and

especially when you come across someone who need it. Then you have

to sing to them. You get that smile from them and that enthusiasm, it

is wonderful. He sometimes give you a song if you going. Does that with

your spirits as well? It cheers you up a bit. It is nice to hear it.

From singing with you suppose, be that sausage pie or pudding,

designing for politicians. The Luigi is truly a Renaissance man.

SINGING. Talking of the opening of

parliament, the start of the Queen's Royal week in Edinburgh

began tonight in a ceremony in which he was offered the keys to

the city. Her Majesty arrived at Holyrood Palace this afternoon a

company by the Duke of Edinburgh. She is expecting a guard of honour

from five Battalion, the Royal Regiment of Scotland. She will

address the Scottish Parliament tomorrow morning and you can watch

the ceremony on BBC Two from 9:45pm. the ceremony on BBC Two from 9:45pm.

Sunshine and showers is the order of the day-to-day. Let's look at

the end for a than they can see what fell out of the sky. They're

rather showers making their way across the country from west to

east. They are dying out now with some late sunshine for us. We will

have a cool night ahead of us. Let's take a look at the map. The

last of the showers making their way out from the east coast leaving

us with a dry night. Clear spells and patchy rain, but through this

is quite cool. The central belt will be around seven Celsius. Into

Friday, and I end to the week for the whole of the country. One or

two sunny spells but a fair amount of clout. The best of the sunshine

will be through the east and into Central Park and the south of the

country. Further west it will be hazy. By mid-afternoon,

temperatures around 16 Celsius. Wins will be light so of the

sunshine comes out it all be quite pleasant. Further north, some

thicker cloud and temperatures here around 15 Celsius. A pleasant day

in store for the Northern Isles. Into the weekend, we hold on to

this unsettled picture. Let's look at the pressure chart: high

pressure in charge for Friday and that is with us through Saturday

and Sunday. At the Ivy and settled weekend on the cards. Saturday

itself, it will be dry with temperatures around 19 Celsius, and

some sunshine around as well. Always a bit of cloud. Through to

Sunday, some thicker cloud in the north-west but there will be some

sunshine around and temperatures around 21 Celsius. The only fly in

the ointment this weekend is the amount of cloud we will see and you

can keep up-to-date with the weather forecast by following us on

weather forecast by following us on Twitter. Before 7pm, a summary of

tonight's of stories: councillors in Edinburgh are meeting this

evening to decide the future of the controversial project to bring

trams back to the Scottish capital. The plan to build the line from

Edinburgh airport into the city is three years behind schedule and

�200 million over budget. One option they are considering is

whether to scrap The Scheme altogether.

Around 12,000 schools across England and Wales were either shot

or partially closed as teachers went out on strike. At least

105,000 civil servants across the UK joined them causing disruption

to courts, tax offices and Jobcentres. The PCAS union has got

on say 30,000 public-sector workers took part here.

Bomb squad officers had been called a proper Deneb and after the