:00:12. > :00:17.Scotland and England as two independent countries. A short
:00:17. > :00:23.drive from the palace to open the 4th session of the Scottish
:00:23. > :00:30.Parliament. It is a very different chamber, with the Scottish National
:00:30. > :00:34.Party in the majority. The majority of the legislation passed in this
:00:34. > :00:43.chamber and the well-tested process which have given rise to it is
:00:43. > :00:46.evidence of the Scottish Parliament having truly come of age. The four
:00:46. > :00:53.snow Minister agreed with the sentiment, but made it clear that
:00:53. > :01:00.independence was his call. It is our belief that the challenge ahead
:01:00. > :01:06.lies within our cells. However, what other constitutional path the
:01:06. > :01:12.Scottish people choose, and it is that their path to take, we will
:01:12. > :01:22.remain firm friends and equal partners. As he was also keen to
:01:22. > :01:23.
:01:23. > :01:27.stress how the future could look to the past. You're predecessors it
:01:27. > :01:35.rained over two sovereign nations and there was nothing particularly
:01:35. > :01:42.unusual in that. So, the Queen of Scotland would still be welcomed in
:01:42. > :01:48.an independent nation. Paul attacks and Parliament aside, it was time
:01:48. > :01:53.for the people. The members of Scottish Parliament met their local
:01:53. > :01:58.heroes in the raid to Parliament. 1,000 of local people took part.
:01:58. > :02:03.After all the ceremonies, Parliament through the doors open
:02:03. > :02:10.for members of the public for a pageant of that music. The queen
:02:10. > :02:14.and pawn with a clear message ringing in her years about her
:02:14. > :02:17.place any future Scottish independent state.
:02:17. > :02:19.Labour says its victory in the Inverclyde by-election marks the
:02:19. > :02:23.beginning of its recovery. Labour won with just over 15,000 votes,
:02:23. > :02:26.but its majority over the SNP was cut by more than half on last
:02:26. > :02:29.year's general election. The Conservatives were third. But it
:02:29. > :02:31.was another disaster for the Liberal Democrats. They came fourth,
:02:31. > :02:41.with fewer than 700 votes and lost their deposit.
:02:41. > :02:42.
:02:42. > :02:49.Our political editor Brian Taylor A victory is a victory. No matter
:02:49. > :02:58.what the majority is, this local Olad has done well. He kept a safe
:02:58. > :03:04.Labour seat safe. I am very proud. I am very proud that I will be
:03:04. > :03:14.representing the constituency that I was brought up in. But the
:03:14. > :03:17.
:03:17. > :03:24.majority of or 14,000 was half. did very well. It was a huge
:03:24. > :03:29.majority, but we need massive inroads. We are certainly not down.
:03:29. > :03:37.A as the votes became counted, it became clear that was not going to
:03:37. > :03:39.be another sensational victory for the Scottish National Party.
:03:39. > :03:42.think the Scottish people understand that there is a
:03:42. > :03:48.different process for the Scottish Parliament and for general
:03:48. > :03:56.elections and for by-elections. It is not unexpected to see different
:03:56. > :04:04.results in that respect. That said, it is still been seen as the sign
:04:04. > :04:09.of a fightback by the Labour Party. It is a good result in the face of
:04:09. > :04:12.the strong Scottish National Party challenge. And I think it also
:04:12. > :04:20.sends a message out to David Cameron and the coalition that they
:04:20. > :04:24.are going too fast and too far with the cuts. But it was a very bad
:04:24. > :04:29.night for the Liberal Democrats. They came 4th and lost their
:04:29. > :04:36.deposit. The Conservatives pushed ahead and came third. Their head
:04:36. > :04:39.office is said to be happy. This has been a Labour ought Labour
:04:40. > :04:49.stronghold for decades. Losing the seat would it have been little
:04:49. > :04:54.short of a disaster. The Scottish National Party did have a view on
:04:54. > :05:03.winning the seat, but as one senior official said today, we have got
:05:03. > :05:10.used to winning, but you cannot win them all. For the next four years a
:05:10. > :05:14.last, this place will stay in labour power. Or political Editor
:05:14. > :05:17.Brian Wilson is here. Brian, we will come to the by-election result
:05:17. > :05:27.in a moment, but first, what do you make of today's events in
:05:27. > :05:37.
:05:37. > :05:42.Edinburgh? Of pageantry. It was all a very interesting day of pageantry.
:05:42. > :05:48.But it was interesting to hear what Alex Salmond said today. He was
:05:48. > :05:54.even seen that in the event of independence, the Queen would still
:05:54. > :06:02.be the reigning monarch. What, if anything, can we read into
:06:02. > :06:07.Labour holding Inverclyde last night? A good victory for Labour
:06:07. > :06:16.and the good night for the Scottish National Party, really. I do not
:06:16. > :06:22.think that the momentum of the Scottish National Party has stalled.
:06:22. > :06:25.But for the Labour Party, the attempts to renew the party here in
:06:25. > :06:27.Holyrood continues. You are watching Reporting Scotland
:06:27. > :06:30.from the BBC. Still to come before 7.00pm...
:06:30. > :06:33.The documents giving an insight into the country's ill-fated
:06:33. > :06:36.attempts to become a colonial power in Central America.
:06:36. > :06:39.Tonight's sport comes from Wimbledon, on the day Andy Murray
:06:39. > :06:47.tries to become the first Scot ever to reach a singles final. And
:06:47. > :06:51.Stephen Godden is keeping an eye on Murray too - in Edinburgh.
:06:51. > :06:55.everyone is lucky enough to have tickets for the Centre Court in
:06:55. > :07:01.Wimbledon, so here in Edinburgh, they have got the next best thing.
:07:01. > :07:05.It is a festival of tennis. You can see the tennis courts set up there
:07:05. > :07:10.in the background. There are hundreds of people here from the
:07:10. > :07:15.offices and bars watching the tennis on the big screen. When Andy
:07:15. > :07:23.Murray won the first set, it was absolutely electric here. Things
:07:23. > :07:28.have begun to get a bit in the last 45 minutes. The no, I am afraid we
:07:28. > :07:31.are not going into the crowd at just yet. Sorry about that.
:07:31. > :07:33.Edinburgh Council has exactly two months to find an estimated
:07:33. > :07:36.�250,000, after it decided to push on with its controversial trams
:07:36. > :07:39.project. September 1st is being called the "drop dead date", when
:07:39. > :07:42.the council will be taken to court unless it shows the contractor
:07:43. > :07:51.where the money is coming from. Gavin Walker now looks at the
:07:51. > :07:58.options facing the council. The council's decision ends months of
:07:58. > :08:05.speculation about the project. To get the go-ahead, the council needs
:08:05. > :08:12.to find another �200 million. The transport convener concedes it is a
:08:12. > :08:21.tough task. We are a man aged difficult budget decisions before,
:08:21. > :08:25.so I think we can get there. council now faces a deadline day on
:08:25. > :08:30.the 1st September. If the money has not been raised by then, the
:08:30. > :08:39.contract or with whom it is in dispute, will walk off the job and
:08:39. > :08:43.never return. The council hopes to enter talks with Holyrood to find
:08:43. > :08:48.an answer. But the Scottish government has said it will not
:08:48. > :08:54.provide money directly. So what are the options? They could borrow the
:08:54. > :09:01.money, but it would cost about �12 million a year over 30 years. That
:09:01. > :09:07.would mean a total repayment of nearly �360 million on the �200
:09:07. > :09:14.million loan. They also hope to make benefits from changes to local
:09:14. > :09:19.funding in the years to come. Or it may even be allowed to keep a share
:09:19. > :09:27.of business let charges. Finally, it may have to sell the trams off
:09:27. > :09:32.to a private owner and then by the leased back. It is a bit like a
:09:32. > :09:36.ticking bomb. And that ticking bomb is the September 1st date. They had
:09:36. > :09:41.been told that if they have not got the funding in place, the
:09:41. > :09:49.contractor will walk away and they will see them in court for the
:09:49. > :09:57.costs incurred to date. So will fall the final decision that some
:09:57. > :10:03.Andrew's Square would be the final destination is a good definite plan
:10:03. > :10:09.to be put in place, how the people feel about the prospect of the
:10:09. > :10:12.people paying for the trams over the next 30 years is another matter.
:10:12. > :10:15.Some of the other stories across Scotland this Friday...
:10:15. > :10:18.A second man has been arrested in Edinburgh, after an incident
:10:18. > :10:22.involving suspected explosives. Bomb squad officers were called to
:10:22. > :10:26.a flat in Wester Hailes at lunchtime yesterday. A 34-year-old
:10:26. > :10:30.man was charged under the Explosive Substances Act. A 25-year-old man
:10:30. > :10:33.has also been detained in connection with the incident.
:10:33. > :10:37.A police sergeant with Lothian Police has been found guilty of
:10:37. > :10:40.raping two young girls in their home 36 years ago. 51-year-old Paul
:10:40. > :10:47.Greig, from Armadale in West Lothian, had denied raping the
:10:47. > :10:50.sisters in 1974. Plans have been lodged this morning
:10:50. > :10:52.for another big wind farm on the island of Lewis, by the same
:10:52. > :10:55.consortium whose application was rejected by the government three
:10:55. > :10:58.years ago. Lewis Wind Power have teamed up
:10:58. > :11:03.with the community landowner, The Stornoway Trust, and are proposing
:11:03. > :11:11.a 42-turbine development on the Barvas Moor. The previous plans
:11:11. > :11:14.attracted protests from residents and green campaigners.
:11:14. > :11:18.We have heard already about the 1707 Union between the Scottish and
:11:18. > :11:20.English parliaments. That union came about partly because of one of
:11:20. > :11:26.the world's first sovereign debt crises, when Scotland was all but
:11:26. > :11:31.ruined by the failed Darien Scheme. The idea was to establish a colony
:11:31. > :11:33.in Panama and for Scotland to become an important trading nation.
:11:33. > :11:43.Today, valuable 300-year-old documents about this crucial part
:11:43. > :11:45.
:11:45. > :11:50.of our history were handed over to It was another delicious idea, to
:11:50. > :12:00.build a trading colony in Dalian, the country now known as Panama. It
:12:00. > :12:02.
:12:02. > :12:08.was 1698. William Paterson was the man behind the plan. His pitch to
:12:08. > :12:13.the people, was the key of the universe. For the first time, these
:12:13. > :12:18.documents belonging to the odd Bank of Scotland are on view. The detail
:12:18. > :12:24.investment by people, rich and poor, in the scheme. Almost a quarter of
:12:24. > :12:33.the country's wealth was invested. It quickly turned into a patriotic
:12:33. > :12:39.cause. It was sold as something that would make Scotland prosperous.
:12:39. > :12:49.But it was a complete disaster. They were over ambitious and under-
:12:49. > :12:53.
:12:53. > :13:00.prepared. People were dying of disease. There were more global
:13:00. > :13:10.things at work as well, which added to disaster. But disease was the
:13:10. > :13:16.main problem. It took Scotland to the brink of disaster. Familiar?
:13:16. > :13:20.you look at the situation in Iceland and Greece, you could say
:13:20. > :13:30.that they look to the European Union to bail them out. In the
:13:30. > :13:31.
:13:31. > :13:36.Scottish case, Scotland eventually became part of the new union.
:13:36. > :13:46.documents are any insight into life in Scotland just before the
:13:46. > :13:51.
:13:51. > :13:54.parliaments United. Some good news for Scotland in the global market.
:13:54. > :14:03.The European a union has have negotiated an agreement with South
:14:03. > :14:07.Korea, the six biggest importer of Scotch whisky. The European
:14:07. > :14:11.Commissioner who negotiated the deal told BBC Scotland the free-
:14:12. > :14:19.trade agreement opens a bigger opportunities. The product will
:14:19. > :14:23.become a 20% less expensive. And it will make it much more competitive
:14:23. > :14:33.with other local brands that represent the largest part of the
:14:33. > :14:36.
:14:36. > :14:39.market. Whisky is in the premium part of the market.
:14:39. > :14:42.A teenager who stabbed a 21-year- old cleaner in Glasgow claims he
:14:42. > :14:45.was insane at the time and not responsible for his actions.
:14:45. > :14:48.Tianhui Zhan, who is 19, is accused of murdering Michael Davis in the
:14:48. > :14:54.city centre last October. At the High Court in Glasgow, he pleaded
:14:54. > :14:59.not guilty and has lodged a special defence of insanity. He has made it
:14:59. > :15:05.at last, David Curry, that is, to Wimbledon.
:15:05. > :15:09.Yes, welcome to are not expense spared studio. We are here because
:15:09. > :15:18.Andy Murray is bidding to become the first Scot ever to reach a
:15:18. > :15:25.Wimbledon singles final. Without any further ado, I can tell you he
:15:25. > :15:30.started off well by second winning the first set. He lost the second.
:15:30. > :15:37.Here are some live pictures of what is happening now. Not going
:15:37. > :15:47.according to plan for Andy Murray in the third set. Five games after
:15:47. > :15:51.
:15:51. > :16:00.two to Rafael Nadal. Nadal is just about to serve up. A special guest
:16:00. > :16:05.is Barry Davies. Andy Murray's chances now? Two sets up to one
:16:05. > :16:11.down, not going well and he started so well. So we could not have asked
:16:11. > :16:15.any more from him in the first set. He was prepared to attack. He was
:16:15. > :16:25.bossing the match. The whole thing for me turned early in the second
:16:25. > :16:28.
:16:28. > :16:34.set. The ball was just long on the baseline and Nadal won that game.
:16:34. > :16:42.That took Marie a long time to get over that mess. -- Andy Murray.
:16:42. > :16:51.Does that mean there is no way back for him? It would be miraculous
:16:51. > :16:56.effect came together now. Am I being nasty and hoping that Rafael
:16:56. > :17:02.Nadal's injury stars to tell? would be delighted if you were
:17:02. > :17:07.right. But the history books and the quality of Rafael Nadal tells
:17:07. > :17:17.us it is a huge uphill task for Andy Murray. If he does it, good
:17:17. > :17:18.
:17:18. > :17:23.luck to him. It would be wonderful. Regardless of the resort, it has
:17:23. > :17:29.been a memo day here in Wimbledon. Spectators queuing up for days. --
:17:29. > :17:35.a memorable day here. Most of them were here to cheer on Andy Murray.
:17:35. > :17:39.I have been in the thick of it as usual. At the front of the queue,
:17:39. > :17:49.these people have been lining up for hours to get a good position.
:17:49. > :17:50.
:17:50. > :17:56.We came here on Friday in the morning, camped overnight. Each to
:17:57. > :18:05.their own. We have a Scottish gentleman here. An Andy Murray fan.
:18:05. > :18:13.A no, I do not like Andy Murray. He is useless, a waste of time, he
:18:13. > :18:23.sacked as coach and he is losing because of that. I do not like him
:18:23. > :18:24.
:18:24. > :18:34.at all. Who is going to when it? Murray! Do not rush. Take your time.
:18:34. > :18:35.
:18:35. > :18:39.Come on, Andy. Here we are with the legendary Chelsea pensioners. A
:18:39. > :18:48.long time since a British person one at Wimbledon. Can you remember
:18:48. > :18:58.it? Yes, Fred Perry. I was only a boy them. Maybe there will be a
:18:58. > :18:58.
:18:58. > :19:01.change of this year. I have popped up here, Andy Murray is having his
:19:02. > :19:11.final practice session before what could be the biggest match of his
:19:12. > :19:14.
:19:14. > :19:20.life. Good crowd for Murray, but Rafael Nadal has a good following.
:19:20. > :19:30.He is, he is very charming. He has a great following. And he has a
:19:30. > :19:42.
:19:42. > :19:50.nice bottom. Henman held had never Everybody enthralled. Well, almost
:19:50. > :19:53.everyone. I wonder if that lady is still sleeping. If those Chelsea
:19:53. > :19:58.pensioners are still watching, they may have to wait a little bit
:19:58. > :20:08.longer before they have a British champion. Rafael Nadal has just
:20:08. > :20:22.
:20:22. > :20:26.gone up two sets to one up. Mel One of the world's most famous
:20:26. > :20:34.wildlife research stations, the bird observatory on Fair Isle, will
:20:34. > :20:41.be officially open tomorrow. There are all there are already plans to
:20:41. > :20:46.extend the work it does. Some of the world's most renowned
:20:46. > :20:56.ornithologists have worked here. 63 years ago, the bird observatory was
:20:56. > :20:56.
:20:56. > :21:02.set up peer inside some old naval huts. -- set up here. The fabric of
:21:03. > :21:08.the building was falling apart. But we coped. We patched it up every
:21:08. > :21:12.year. Using money mainly from the Scottish government, Shetland
:21:12. > :21:20.Islands Council and Highland and Islands but Enterprise Board, the
:21:20. > :21:23.new station has now been built. The old building has been replaced with
:21:24. > :21:27.a purpose-built observatory with offices, laboratories,
:21:27. > :21:32.accommodation and plenty of space. It is already attracting people
:21:32. > :21:36.from all over the world. We have got a lot of people who are
:21:36. > :21:41.visiting the row for the first time. A lot of people from Shetland are
:21:41. > :21:45.coming for the first time. We have got people who have been coming for
:21:45. > :21:49.years, specifically looking for rare birds, we have got researchers
:21:49. > :21:59.coming because we have got facilities for them. Tomorrow's
:21:59. > :22:02.
:22:03. > :22:08.opening Marks the beginning of a new era. The work will have wide
:22:08. > :22:18.ranging implications for our understanding of the seas and the
:22:18. > :22:19.
:22:19. > :22:23.birds on our coastline. Torness nuclear power station has
:22:23. > :22:26.switched one of its reactors back on after jellyfish forced a
:22:26. > :22:30.precautionary shut down. Both reactors were closed earlier this
:22:30. > :22:34.week after a large numbers of them were found in the sea water
:22:34. > :22:40.entering the Platt. Local fishermen helped clear the jellyfish from
:22:40. > :22:50.around the station near Dunbar. Let's get the greatest of the
:22:50. > :22:51.
:22:51. > :22:59.Let's get the greatest of the This dry, settled weather is set to
:22:59. > :23:05.stick with us for the weekend. Let's take a look at the map. Most
:23:05. > :23:10.places seeing a fine end to the day with some sunshine. Staying dry
:23:10. > :23:15.overnight, but quite cloudy. It will be milder than it was last
:23:15. > :23:20.night because of that cloud. There may be the odd spot in the central
:23:20. > :23:25.Highlands which will be a little bit cooler. Tomorrow, a fine start
:23:25. > :23:32.to the weekend. A similar picture to today. Cloud around, but sunnier
:23:32. > :23:40.spells as well. There will be the odd light shower later. A generally
:23:40. > :23:44.dry. Temperatures picking up. 17 or 18 Celsius. The central belt will
:23:44. > :23:52.see the top temperatures. Towards the east, a little bit cooler with
:23:52. > :23:56.onshore breezes. Temperatures around 14 or 15 degrees. Later on
:23:56. > :24:03.in the day tomorrow, we will see cloud with a in from the West so we
:24:03. > :24:10.might see the odd light shudder. If you are heading out to the
:24:10. > :24:18.mountains this weekend, the weather will be good. -- odd light shower.
:24:18. > :24:28.A lovely weekend for outdoor pursuits. In the West, winter will
:24:28. > :24:34.
:24:34. > :24:42.Heading into tomorrow evening, it will stay dry for the large part.
:24:42. > :24:47.Again, we should see a fine end to the day. On Sunday, another set of
:24:47. > :24:51.we will even see temperatures picking up a little bit more.
:24:51. > :24:56.Temperatures of 20 or 21 Celsius. For the start of next week, we
:24:56. > :25:02.still have high pressure sticking with us. Still that warm weather.
:25:02. > :25:12.That law should not reach us until Tuesday or Wednesday. -- that low
:25:12. > :25:14.
:25:15. > :25:21.pressure. That is your weather for now. Have a lovely weekend.
:25:21. > :25:26.A summary of tonight's top stories. The Queen has officially opened the
:25:26. > :25:31.4th term of the Scottish parliament. To the sound of a fanfare, she
:25:31. > :25:36.addressed MSPs and paid tribute to what she described as a mature
:25:36. > :25:41.Parliament. The first minister described Scotland's relationship
:25:41. > :25:45.with the rest of the UK as firm friends and equal partners.
:25:45. > :25:53.The former head of the IMF has been released from house arrest in New
:25:53. > :25:59.York after doubts were raised about the case against him. The
:25:59. > :26:04.credibility of his alleged victim has been put in doubt.
:26:04. > :26:10.At Wimbledon, it is not going well for Andy Murray. After winning the
:26:10. > :26:17.first set, he is now trailing in the semi-final by two sets to one.