01/07/2011 Reporting Scotland


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Scotland and England as two independent countries. A short

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drive from the palace to open the 4th session of the Scottish

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Parliament. It is a very different chamber, with the Scottish National

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Party in the majority. The majority of the legislation passed in this

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chamber and the well-tested process which have given rise to it is

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evidence of the Scottish Parliament having truly come of age. The four

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snow Minister agreed with the sentiment, but made it clear that

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independence was his call. It is our belief that the challenge ahead

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lies within our cells. However, what other constitutional path the

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Scottish people choose, and it is that their path to take, we will

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remain firm friends and equal partners. As he was also keen to

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stress how the future could look to the past. You're predecessors it

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rained over two sovereign nations and there was nothing particularly

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unusual in that. So, the Queen of Scotland would still be welcomed in

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an independent nation. Paul attacks and Parliament aside, it was time

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for the people. The members of Scottish Parliament met their local

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heroes in the raid to Parliament. 1,000 of local people took part.

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After all the ceremonies, Parliament through the doors open

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for members of the public for a pageant of that music. The queen

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and pawn with a clear message ringing in her years about her

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place any future Scottish independent state.

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Labour says its victory in the Inverclyde by-election marks the

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beginning of its recovery. Labour won with just over 15,000 votes,

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but its majority over the SNP was cut by more than half on last

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year's general election. The Conservatives were third. But it

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was another disaster for the Liberal Democrats. They came fourth,

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with fewer than 700 votes and lost their deposit.

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Our political editor Brian Taylor A victory is a victory. No matter

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what the majority is, this local Olad has done well. He kept a safe

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Labour seat safe. I am very proud. I am very proud that I will be

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representing the constituency that I was brought up in. But the

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majority of or 14,000 was half. did very well. It was a huge

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majority, but we need massive inroads. We are certainly not down.

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A as the votes became counted, it became clear that was not going to

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be another sensational victory for the Scottish National Party.

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think the Scottish people understand that there is a

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different process for the Scottish Parliament and for general

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elections and for by-elections. It is not unexpected to see different

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results in that respect. That said, it is still been seen as the sign

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of a fightback by the Labour Party. It is a good result in the face of

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the strong Scottish National Party challenge. And I think it also

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sends a message out to David Cameron and the coalition that they

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are going too fast and too far with the cuts. But it was a very bad

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night for the Liberal Democrats. They came 4th and lost their

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deposit. The Conservatives pushed ahead and came third. Their head

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office is said to be happy. This has been a Labour ought Labour

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stronghold for decades. Losing the seat would it have been little

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short of a disaster. The Scottish National Party did have a view on

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winning the seat, but as one senior official said today, we have got

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used to winning, but you cannot win them all. For the next four years a

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last, this place will stay in labour power. Or political Editor

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Brian Wilson is here. Brian, we will come to the by-election result

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in a moment, but first, what do you make of today's events in

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Edinburgh? Of pageantry. It was all a very interesting day of pageantry.

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But it was interesting to hear what Alex Salmond said today. He was

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even seen that in the event of independence, the Queen would still

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be the reigning monarch. What, if anything, can we read into

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Labour holding Inverclyde last night? A good victory for Labour

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and the good night for the Scottish National Party, really. I do not

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think that the momentum of the Scottish National Party has stalled.

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But for the Labour Party, the attempts to renew the party here in

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Holyrood continues. You are watching Reporting Scotland

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from the BBC. Still to come before 7.00pm...

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The documents giving an insight into the country's ill-fated

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attempts to become a colonial power in Central America.

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Tonight's sport comes from Wimbledon, on the day Andy Murray

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tries to become the first Scot ever to reach a singles final. And

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Stephen Godden is keeping an eye on Murray too - in Edinburgh.

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everyone is lucky enough to have tickets for the Centre Court in

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Wimbledon, so here in Edinburgh, they have got the next best thing.

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It is a festival of tennis. You can see the tennis courts set up there

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in the background. There are hundreds of people here from the

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offices and bars watching the tennis on the big screen. When Andy

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Murray won the first set, it was absolutely electric here. Things

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have begun to get a bit in the last 45 minutes. The no, I am afraid we

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are not going into the crowd at just yet. Sorry about that.

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Edinburgh Council has exactly two months to find an estimated

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�250,000, after it decided to push on with its controversial trams

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project. September 1st is being called the "drop dead date", when

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the council will be taken to court unless it shows the contractor

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where the money is coming from. Gavin Walker now looks at the

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options facing the council. The council's decision ends months of

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speculation about the project. To get the go-ahead, the council needs

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to find another �200 million. The transport convener concedes it is a

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tough task. We are a man aged difficult budget decisions before,

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so I think we can get there. council now faces a deadline day on

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the 1st September. If the money has not been raised by then, the

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contract or with whom it is in dispute, will walk off the job and

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never return. The council hopes to enter talks with Holyrood to find

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an answer. But the Scottish government has said it will not

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provide money directly. So what are the options? They could borrow the

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money, but it would cost about �12 million a year over 30 years. That

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would mean a total repayment of nearly �360 million on the �200

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million loan. They also hope to make benefits from changes to local

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funding in the years to come. Or it may even be allowed to keep a share

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of business let charges. Finally, it may have to sell the trams off

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to a private owner and then by the leased back. It is a bit like a

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ticking bomb. And that ticking bomb is the September 1st date. They had

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been told that if they have not got the funding in place, the

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contractor will walk away and they will see them in court for the

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costs incurred to date. So will fall the final decision that some

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Andrew's Square would be the final destination is a good definite plan

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to be put in place, how the people feel about the prospect of the

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people paying for the trams over the next 30 years is another matter.

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Some of the other stories across Scotland this Friday...

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A second man has been arrested in Edinburgh, after an incident

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involving suspected explosives. Bomb squad officers were called to

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a flat in Wester Hailes at lunchtime yesterday. A 34-year-old

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man was charged under the Explosive Substances Act. A 25-year-old man

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has also been detained in connection with the incident.

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A police sergeant with Lothian Police has been found guilty of

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raping two young girls in their home 36 years ago. 51-year-old Paul

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Greig, from Armadale in West Lothian, had denied raping the

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sisters in 1974. Plans have been lodged this morning

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for another big wind farm on the island of Lewis, by the same

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consortium whose application was rejected by the government three

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years ago. Lewis Wind Power have teamed up

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with the community landowner, The Stornoway Trust, and are proposing

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a 42-turbine development on the Barvas Moor. The previous plans

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attracted protests from residents and green campaigners.

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We have heard already about the 1707 Union between the Scottish and

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English parliaments. That union came about partly because of one of

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the world's first sovereign debt crises, when Scotland was all but

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ruined by the failed Darien Scheme. The idea was to establish a colony

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in Panama and for Scotland to become an important trading nation.

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Today, valuable 300-year-old documents about this crucial part

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of our history were handed over to It was another delicious idea, to

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build a trading colony in Dalian, the country now known as Panama. It

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was 1698. William Paterson was the man behind the plan. His pitch to

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the people, was the key of the universe. For the first time, these

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documents belonging to the odd Bank of Scotland are on view. The detail

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investment by people, rich and poor, in the scheme. Almost a quarter of

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the country's wealth was invested. It quickly turned into a patriotic

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cause. It was sold as something that would make Scotland prosperous.

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But it was a complete disaster. They were over ambitious and under-

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prepared. People were dying of disease. There were more global

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things at work as well, which added to disaster. But disease was the

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main problem. It took Scotland to the brink of disaster. Familiar?

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you look at the situation in Iceland and Greece, you could say

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that they look to the European Union to bail them out. In the

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Scottish case, Scotland eventually became part of the new union.

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documents are any insight into life in Scotland just before the

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parliaments United. Some good news for Scotland in the global market.

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The European a union has have negotiated an agreement with South

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Korea, the six biggest importer of Scotch whisky. The European

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Commissioner who negotiated the deal told BBC Scotland the free-

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trade agreement opens a bigger opportunities. The product will

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become a 20% less expensive. And it will make it much more competitive

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with other local brands that represent the largest part of the

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market. Whisky is in the premium part of the market.

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A teenager who stabbed a 21-year- old cleaner in Glasgow claims he

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was insane at the time and not responsible for his actions.

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Tianhui Zhan, who is 19, is accused of murdering Michael Davis in the

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city centre last October. At the High Court in Glasgow, he pleaded

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not guilty and has lodged a special defence of insanity. He has made it

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at last, David Curry, that is, to Wimbledon.

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Yes, welcome to are not expense spared studio. We are here because

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Andy Murray is bidding to become the first Scot ever to reach a

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Wimbledon singles final. Without any further ado, I can tell you he

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started off well by second winning the first set. He lost the second.

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Here are some live pictures of what is happening now. Not going

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according to plan for Andy Murray in the third set. Five games after

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two to Rafael Nadal. Nadal is just about to serve up. A special guest

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is Barry Davies. Andy Murray's chances now? Two sets up to one

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down, not going well and he started so well. So we could not have asked

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any more from him in the first set. He was prepared to attack. He was

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bossing the match. The whole thing for me turned early in the second

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set. The ball was just long on the baseline and Nadal won that game.

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That took Marie a long time to get over that mess. -- Andy Murray.

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Does that mean there is no way back for him? It would be miraculous

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effect came together now. Am I being nasty and hoping that Rafael

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Nadal's injury stars to tell? would be delighted if you were

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right. But the history books and the quality of Rafael Nadal tells

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us it is a huge uphill task for Andy Murray. If he does it, good

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luck to him. It would be wonderful. Regardless of the resort, it has

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been a memo day here in Wimbledon. Spectators queuing up for days. --

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a memorable day here. Most of them were here to cheer on Andy Murray.

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I have been in the thick of it as usual. At the front of the queue,

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these people have been lining up for hours to get a good position.

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We came here on Friday in the morning, camped overnight. Each to

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their own. We have a Scottish gentleman here. An Andy Murray fan.

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A no, I do not like Andy Murray. He is useless, a waste of time, he

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sacked as coach and he is losing because of that. I do not like him

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at all. Who is going to when it? Murray! Do not rush. Take your time.

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Come on, Andy. Here we are with the legendary Chelsea pensioners. A

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long time since a British person one at Wimbledon. Can you remember

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it? Yes, Fred Perry. I was only a boy them. Maybe there will be a

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change of this year. I have popped up here, Andy Murray is having his

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final practice session before what could be the biggest match of his

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life. Good crowd for Murray, but Rafael Nadal has a good following.

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He is, he is very charming. He has a great following. And he has a

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nice bottom. Henman held had never Everybody enthralled. Well, almost

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everyone. I wonder if that lady is still sleeping. If those Chelsea

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pensioners are still watching, they may have to wait a little bit

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longer before they have a British champion. Rafael Nadal has just

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gone up two sets to one up. Mel One of the world's most famous

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wildlife research stations, the bird observatory on Fair Isle, will

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be officially open tomorrow. There are all there are already plans to

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extend the work it does. Some of the world's most renowned

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ornithologists have worked here. 63 years ago, the bird observatory was

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set up peer inside some old naval huts. -- set up here. The fabric of

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the building was falling apart. But we coped. We patched it up every

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year. Using money mainly from the Scottish government, Shetland

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Islands Council and Highland and Islands but Enterprise Board, the

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new station has now been built. The old building has been replaced with

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a purpose-built observatory with offices, laboratories,

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accommodation and plenty of space. It is already attracting people

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from all over the world. We have got a lot of people who are

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visiting the row for the first time. A lot of people from Shetland are

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coming for the first time. We have got people who have been coming for

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years, specifically looking for rare birds, we have got researchers

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coming because we have got facilities for them. Tomorrow's

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opening Marks the beginning of a new era. The work will have wide

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ranging implications for our understanding of the seas and the

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birds on our coastline. Torness nuclear power station has

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switched one of its reactors back on after jellyfish forced a

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precautionary shut down. Both reactors were closed earlier this

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week after a large numbers of them were found in the sea water

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entering the Platt. Local fishermen helped clear the jellyfish from

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around the station near Dunbar. Let's get the greatest of the

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Let's get the greatest of the This dry, settled weather is set to

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stick with us for the weekend. Let's take a look at the map. Most

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places seeing a fine end to the day with some sunshine. Staying dry

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overnight, but quite cloudy. It will be milder than it was last

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night because of that cloud. There may be the odd spot in the central

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Highlands which will be a little bit cooler. Tomorrow, a fine start

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to the weekend. A similar picture to today. Cloud around, but sunnier

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spells as well. There will be the odd light shower later. A generally

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dry. Temperatures picking up. 17 or 18 Celsius. The central belt will

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see the top temperatures. Towards the east, a little bit cooler with

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onshore breezes. Temperatures around 14 or 15 degrees. Later on

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in the day tomorrow, we will see cloud with a in from the West so we

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might see the odd light shudder. If you are heading out to the

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mountains this weekend, the weather will be good. -- odd light shower.

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A lovely weekend for outdoor pursuits. In the West, winter will

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Heading into tomorrow evening, it will stay dry for the large part.

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Again, we should see a fine end to the day. On Sunday, another set of

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we will even see temperatures picking up a little bit more.

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Temperatures of 20 or 21 Celsius. For the start of next week, we

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still have high pressure sticking with us. Still that warm weather.

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That law should not reach us until Tuesday or Wednesday. -- that low

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pressure. That is your weather for now. Have a lovely weekend.

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A summary of tonight's top stories. The Queen has officially opened the

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4th term of the Scottish parliament. To the sound of a fanfare, she

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addressed MSPs and paid tribute to what she described as a mature

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Parliament. The first minister described Scotland's relationship

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with the rest of the UK as firm friends and equal partners.

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The former head of the IMF has been released from house arrest in New

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York after doubts were raised about the case against him. The

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credibility of his alleged victim has been put in doubt.

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At Wimbledon, it is not going well for Andy Murray. After winning the

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first set, he is now trailing in the semi-final by two sets to one.

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