:00:15. > :00:18.Welcome to Reporting Scotland. Tonight on your national news:
:00:18. > :00:22.People who suffer just one single head injury are at greater risk of
:00:22. > :00:25.developing dementia, according to Scottish scientists.
:00:25. > :00:31.Thousands of energy customers face higher bills, as another company
:00:31. > :00:39.announces a rise in prices. From the football pitch to the play
:00:39. > :00:45.park. Is swearing so widespread we will just have to live with it?
:00:45. > :00:49.one time, years ago, especially women and children, were more aware
:00:49. > :00:54.that they should not swear. Whereas nowadays, it does not seem to
:00:54. > :00:56.matter. Also coming up on tonight's
:00:56. > :00:58.programme: We are live at Tannadice as Dundee
:00:58. > :01:01.United prepare for the second leg of their Europa League qualifier.
:01:01. > :01:04.Groundbreaking research by Scots scientists appears to show that
:01:04. > :01:07.people who suffer even a single head injury, for example in a car
:01:08. > :01:10.crash or a fall, are more likely to develop dementia later in life. It
:01:11. > :01:14.is already known that people who have suffered repeated blows to the
:01:14. > :01:16.head, such as boxers, are more likely to develop the symptoms. But
:01:16. > :01:20.this is the first time scientists have found physical abnormalities
:01:20. > :01:28.in the brains of people who have had just one serious blow. Our
:01:28. > :01:33.health correspondent, Eleanor Bradford, reports.
:01:33. > :01:38.Sharon was knocked over by a drunk driver as a teenager. The brain
:01:38. > :01:43.injury has had long lasting effect. Particularly to her memory, which
:01:43. > :01:53.makes it difficult for her to focus on the question. How has the
:01:53. > :01:53.
:01:53. > :02:03.accident affected your money? not know. I think I can remember a
:02:03. > :02:08.lot of things before the injury. But then I compare myself sometimes,
:02:09. > :02:15.which I am trying not to do now. I had been accepted for a course in
:02:15. > :02:22.child health care, which will start in the end of August. This garden
:02:22. > :02:29.is run by the charity momentum. 150,000 people suffer head injury
:02:29. > :02:39.every year in the UK. Sometimes people listen because you look OK,
:02:39. > :02:40.
:02:40. > :02:46.you are rocket. On the surfaces it looks OK. But there is a lot more
:02:46. > :02:49.going on. Now scientists at Glasgow's Southern General Hospital
:02:49. > :02:53.think there might be a longer lasting side-effects. They studied
:02:53. > :02:57.the brains of people who had had a boat to the head and found
:02:57. > :03:03.abnormalities in the brain tissue of up one third of them, indicating
:03:03. > :03:10.that they might be at better risk of dementia. What we found was that
:03:10. > :03:14.the patients who had had a head injury had large numbers and
:03:14. > :03:18.widespread abnormalities in the brain, or similar to what we would
:03:18. > :03:23.see in older patients or, in particular, patients with
:03:23. > :03:28.Alzheimer's and dementia. This is worrying for many people. But there
:03:28. > :03:34.is some good news. If scientists know when damage begins, with --
:03:34. > :03:39.for example with a head injury, they can win more about it. --
:03:39. > :03:41.learn more about it. And that can lead to new treatment.
:03:41. > :03:47.Hundreds of thousands of energy customers have been warned to
:03:47. > :03:49.expect big increases in their bills. Scottish and Southern Energy, whose
:03:49. > :03:52.Scottish customer base is predominantly in the North, blames
:03:52. > :03:58.political unrest in the Middle East and demand in Asia for the hikes in
:03:58. > :04:04.both gas and electricity. Laura Bicker joins me now with more. So,
:04:04. > :04:08.how bad is it for the customers? There does not seem to be much it
:04:09. > :04:13.escaping it. Today, Scottish and Southern Energy say they are
:04:13. > :04:19.increasing their prices. If you are one of the one million customers in
:04:19. > :04:28.this country, this is what you can expect. Electricity up by 11%, gas
:04:28. > :04:36.up by 18%. If you receive pure Bel, your last you may have been �1,094,
:04:36. > :04:43.this here it will go up to tooth at -- �1,265. That will come in by
:04:43. > :04:48.14th September. Competition was supposed to be
:04:48. > :04:51.keeping prices down. But that does not appear to be working.
:04:52. > :04:55.People are being urged to switch suppliers if there is a problem.
:04:55. > :05:05.But if you switch suppliers and the increase their prices, you are not
:05:05. > :05:05.
:05:05. > :05:09.better off. Their calls for the Competition Commission to do an
:05:09. > :05:12.investigation if it increases are not found to be fair. John Sweeney
:05:12. > :05:17.says he will be meeting with representatives from Scottish and
:05:17. > :05:20.Southern Energy. As for the company themselves, they have apologised.
:05:20. > :05:24.They say the money it they are paying for wholesale gas and
:05:24. > :05:29.electricity has gone up and that is where consumers are having to pay
:05:29. > :05:33.more. They say they are having to invest in green energy projects to
:05:33. > :05:37.meet government targets on emissions. If you are consider,
:05:37. > :05:42.what does it been? You can shop around for a better deal. As we
:05:42. > :05:46.have reported, Scottish and Southern Energy are not the first
:05:46. > :05:49.to put up the prices and they are unlikely to be the last.
:05:49. > :05:55.It is not only energy bills that are burning a hole in our pockets,
:05:55. > :05:58.it seems. A survey of shoppers shows the vast majority are worried
:05:58. > :06:01.about the rising cost of food, including fruit and vegetables. It
:06:01. > :06:03.comes just as the big supermarkets have agreed to change their
:06:03. > :06:11.marketing of fresh produce to help tackle Scotland's obesity problem.
:06:11. > :06:14.Gavin Walker reports. Nature's pantry is, we're told,
:06:14. > :06:17.literally the food of life. Scottish tours are said to give us
:06:17. > :06:23.more of them. Eight major retailers have signed a commitment to help
:06:23. > :06:27.more customers eat the recommended five portions a day. The survey
:06:27. > :06:31.found that one-third of people in Britain have already reduced their
:06:31. > :06:34.gross we spend this year. A further three in 10 are planning the cut.
:06:34. > :06:39.Some of things retailers will be doing is increasing the proportion
:06:39. > :06:42.of fruit and vegetable ingredients and other products, things like
:06:42. > :06:47.ready meals and smoothies. They will be making sure that vegetables
:06:47. > :06:51.are more convenient. They will make it easier for other family to have
:06:51. > :06:59.a portion of vegetables in their meal. A report today by a consumer
:06:59. > :07:05.watchdog says that taking a bit out of those can mean a bigger bite it
:07:05. > :07:10.of that. People in Britain have increased their spending share and
:07:10. > :07:20.a further three in 10 planted. were concerned that the price of
:07:20. > :07:26.food had come up. The Dublin used put pressure on Scottish consumers.
:07:27. > :07:30.We have, on average, had died on -- low on fruit and veg. Shoppers say
:07:30. > :07:34.that they want to eat more of them that financial pressures mean they
:07:34. > :07:38.cannot. Others say that that is just an excuse. It has definitely
:07:38. > :07:41.gone up. You can see a difference when you going to buy something
:07:41. > :07:47.that you have bought for a number of years and it has shot up in
:07:47. > :07:49.price. The price definitely does affect it. And the quality, you
:07:49. > :07:55.would rather go somewhere that might be cheaper, but the quality
:07:55. > :07:59.will not be as good. The commitment to include more fruit -- fruit and
:07:59. > :08:04.veg in products has been welcomed by the government. It is generally
:08:04. > :08:13.thought to be a good thing, but with prices rising, the pressure to
:08:13. > :08:16.eat well must overcome the pressure to make ends meet.
:08:16. > :08:18.You're watching Reporting Scotland from the BBC. Still to come before
:08:18. > :08:19.7pm: We're live in Shetland as the tall
:08:19. > :08:23.ships arrive and the celebrations begin.
:08:23. > :08:27.In sport, we will be live at Pittodrie as Dundee United bid for
:08:27. > :08:30.Europa League survival. A big money signing could be close for Rangers.
:08:30. > :08:39.And it is almost one year to go until the opening ceremony of the
:08:39. > :08:42.London Olympic Games. Will it look like this? Or might we hear the
:08:42. > :08:46.skirl of the pipes? All the sport, coming soon.
:08:46. > :08:50.If the rotten weather is not enough to put you off a swim in the sea,
:08:50. > :08:53.then perhaps taking a dip in a jellyfish soup will do the trick.
:08:53. > :08:55.Scientists are warning that our coasts is being invaded by the
:08:55. > :09:01.creatures, which have already caused the closure of Scotland's
:09:01. > :09:06.biggest power station. Steven Godden reports.
:09:06. > :09:14.That is not many that would cross- court or jellyfish but that is
:09:14. > :09:19.exactly what this man has done. -- cross continents. They are the
:09:19. > :09:24.focus of his PhD studies and the summer there are no lack of
:09:24. > :09:29.subjects for his research. It seems like that when we have cold winters
:09:29. > :09:34.in the UK, you see more jelly fish. The last year was a cold winter and
:09:34. > :09:39.the year before that. It seems to be the trend here. Most of the
:09:39. > :09:42.species found in Scottish Water song we have a mild Sting. That is
:09:42. > :09:47.not what concerned these fishermen. For them, the surge in jellyfish
:09:47. > :09:52.numbers, means it's more difficult to earn a living. The get amongst
:09:52. > :09:56.the deer. The get in amongst the cooling system of the engine. The
:09:56. > :10:01.Ara general nuisance. Be tried to avoid them, but that it's
:10:01. > :10:07.impossible. Three weeks ago, they were really fact. A fact that
:10:07. > :10:12.received international attention just been the cause. Last month the
:10:12. > :10:16.operators of the nuclear power station here found the enormous
:10:16. > :10:21.problems a jellyfish could call, when it because the shutdown of
:10:21. > :10:26.water reactors. We feel the rise in jellyfish numbers is a warning to
:10:26. > :10:36.us to start managing or seize properly. It is not every year. We
:10:36. > :10:38.
:10:38. > :10:43.do not have to surrender her sees to the jellyfish. -- hour sees.
:10:43. > :10:45.People are being asked to report jellyfish sightings as experts
:10:45. > :10:48.attempt to gain a bigger understanding of these floating
:10:48. > :10:52.enigmas. Some of the other stories across
:10:52. > :10:55.Scotland this Thursday: The family of a boy who died in a
:10:55. > :10:57.road accident outside an East Lothian holiday park have paid
:10:57. > :11:00.tribute to their "precious little boy". 6-year-old Liam McDonald died
:11:00. > :11:04.when he was struck by a car outside Seton Sands holiday village on
:11:04. > :11:09.Tuesday. Liam had been staying at the park with his family, who were
:11:09. > :11:16.on holiday from Glasgow. Police say they are concerned for a
:11:16. > :11:19.missing woman from Ayr. Samantha Parker, who is 35, hasn't been seen
:11:19. > :11:27.since last Friday afternoon. Police are urging anyone who may have seen
:11:27. > :11:30.her to come forward. And a woman has appeared in Elgin
:11:30. > :11:33.Sheriff Court, charged with wasting police time following claims that a
:11:33. > :11:37.syringe was found in baby food from a supermarket. Kelley Donald, who
:11:37. > :11:41.is 33, was bailed. She had said she found the syringe in a jar bought
:11:41. > :11:44.at an Asda store in Elgin in May. Last night on Reporting Scotland,
:11:44. > :11:47.we reported on the case of Michael Bailey, a 20-year-old man from
:11:47. > :11:51.Glasgow, who was convicted of posting sectarian and racist
:11:51. > :11:55.comments on Facebook sites. Unfortunately, the picture we
:11:55. > :11:58.showed was of another Michael Bailey. We are very sorry for this
:11:59. > :12:04.and would like to apologise to Mr Bailey and his family for any hurt
:12:04. > :12:07.and embarrassment this has caused. An amateur football team in the
:12:07. > :12:12.Borders is trying to stamp out swearing among players and
:12:12. > :12:14.spectators. But is it all too late? Is the use of the F word now so
:12:14. > :12:17.widespread in general conversation, never mind football grounds, that
:12:17. > :12:26.those who find it offensive will just have to learn to live with it?
:12:26. > :12:31.Aileen Clarke has been investigating.
:12:31. > :12:35.He is a role model with his feet, but not so much with his language.
:12:35. > :12:40.The kind of tirade that all footballers would do well to avoid
:12:40. > :12:44.this season. The language on and off the pitch can be fairly fierce,
:12:44. > :12:54.but you do not have to be near a football match these days to here
:12:54. > :13:03.
:13:04. > :13:08.conversation crammed full with Child who should be more about
:13:08. > :13:13.swing parks than swear words but protecting children from bad
:13:13. > :13:17.language is getting more difficult. It used to be that especially in
:13:17. > :13:24.front of women and children people would not swear but nowadays it
:13:24. > :13:31.does not seem to matter. It is as if they do not realise they are
:13:31. > :13:37.doing it. Sometimes when the hour mucking about with one another it
:13:37. > :13:44.is said aggressively. That is what bothers me. Often it seems there is
:13:44. > :13:49.a lack of awareness about who might hear that foul mouth aggression.
:13:49. > :13:54.a society we tend to say to ourselves and others it is my
:13:54. > :14:01.business if I want to swear and I'm well, it is nothing to do with you.
:14:01. > :14:11.If you do not like it, go away and do not listen. Should you choose to
:14:11. > :14:14.
:14:14. > :14:20.listen however you may hear something like this. BE BE this
:14:20. > :14:25.group say they do not mean any harm. I do not realise I am doing it at
:14:25. > :14:29.the end of the day. You can swear as much as you want. What would
:14:29. > :14:38.make you stop and think before swearing? If there were little kids
:14:38. > :14:48.about. Inside the plea park the emphasis was on speed and certainly
:14:48. > :14:50.
:14:50. > :14:53.not swathing. -- swearing. Four days of celebrations are under way
:14:53. > :14:55.in Shetland as the 56 strong fleet of tall ships arrive from Greenock.
:14:55. > :14:58.They've been setting a leisurely pace, cruising around Scotland as
:14:58. > :15:06.they take time out between two stages of their race from south-
:15:06. > :15:10.western Ireland to western Norway. Our reporter is in Lerwick. As they
:15:10. > :15:16.arrived they were celebrating with eight days of sometimes rough seas
:15:17. > :15:23.behind them. When we got here this morning it was calm so it was not
:15:23. > :15:30.bad. Majestically, the large and small ships have been sailing into
:15:30. > :15:37.Lerwick harbour. They have four days of Sir -- celebrations ahead.
:15:37. > :15:45.It is the end of a 500 mile journey from Greenock. People are expecting
:15:45. > :15:53.something special from the people of Shetland. Good weather, good
:15:53. > :16:01.times and a good rest. Crowds were lining the street to see D'Cruz
:16:01. > :16:08.parading through town. Musical performances and more are planned
:16:08. > :16:13.for over the weekend so the crowds and expected to get even bigger.
:16:13. > :16:20.Many families have been down just to see the ships arrive even before
:16:20. > :16:25.the celebrations get going. There are fond memories of the last visit.
:16:25. > :16:32.In 1999 it was absolutely fantastic. Hopefully the weather will hold off
:16:32. > :16:37.and it will be good. For the trainees everything has to be
:16:37. > :16:44.shipshape with many visitors expected from the mainland for a
:16:44. > :16:50.week of celebrations. There have been additional ceilings and
:16:50. > :17:00.flights put on for the weekend. Most if not all of our
:17:00. > :17:13.
:17:14. > :17:19.accommodation providers are fully booked. -- ceilings -- sailings.
:17:19. > :17:22.The next leg of the journey takes them across the North Sea to Norway.
:17:22. > :17:25.The first big match on Scottish soil of the new season kicks off in
:17:25. > :17:35.around one hour from now. Dundee United are hoping to keep their
:17:35. > :17:36.
:17:36. > :17:43.Europa League dreams alive in their second leg against Slask Wroclaw. I
:17:43. > :17:51.am here with the Dundee United court. You played against Slask
:17:51. > :17:58.Wroclaw 21 years ago and beat them 7-2 that time, it might be tighter
:17:58. > :18:08.tonight? Yes, last week we equip ourselves really well and were very
:18:08. > :18:12.
:18:12. > :18:16.disappointed to lose 2-0. Tonight we have experienced players who
:18:16. > :18:26.have a bit of height. If you get the ball in the box then we could
:18:26. > :18:31.cause them a few problems. You will be positive tonight I expect?
:18:32. > :18:39.have got to make sure we play with our heads as well as our Hearts. We
:18:39. > :18:45.have got to make sure we keep it tight at the back. Do you expect
:18:45. > :18:50.your team to go through tonight? You can hear the fans in the
:18:50. > :18:55.background, we have still got an hour to go. Hopefully it will be
:18:55. > :19:05.our night. I can tell you this game is live on BBC Radio Scotland
:19:05. > :19:12.tonight. A great atmosphere is building up here tonight. Back to
:19:12. > :19:15.the studio. Rangers have agreed to sign American midfielder Alejandro
:19:15. > :19:17.Bedoya subject to a work permit. Meanwhile, the club are holding
:19:17. > :19:21.talks with Hearts defender Lee Wallace after agreeing a fee of
:19:21. > :19:24.�1.5 million. Wallace is in the final year of his contract at
:19:24. > :19:27.Tynecastle. English Premier League club Wolves are also interested in
:19:27. > :19:32.signing the player but it's understood they wanted to wait
:19:32. > :19:35.until January before making their move. There's a new man between the
:19:35. > :19:39.posts at Pittodrie. Aberdeen have signed the Welsh international
:19:39. > :19:44.goalkeeper Jason Brown. The 29 year-old joins from Blackburn and
:19:44. > :19:54.is keen to make a big impression at Aberdeen. He admits he failed to
:19:54. > :20:01.
:20:01. > :20:07.shine at Ewood alongside some illustrious goalkeeping company.
:20:07. > :20:13.The Neen keeper was a freak of nature because of his consistency.
:20:13. > :20:19.I am honoured to be here. I want to thank the gaffer by bringing me in
:20:19. > :20:22.and the way I am going to do that is by performing. One of Scotland's
:20:22. > :20:25.top QCs has told BBC Scotland that his war with the SFA is over. Paul
:20:25. > :20:28.McBride challenged the governing body last year when representing
:20:28. > :20:30.the Celtic boss Neil Lennon. In the last part of his look at lessons
:20:30. > :20:40.from last season, our senior football reporter, Chris McLaughlan,
:20:40. > :20:46.
:20:46. > :20:50.looks at how new rules have led to a new relationship. All of us aware
:20:50. > :20:57.of the dangers to the game if we allow you the events of last season
:20:58. > :21:03.to be repeated. That would be a disaster for our national game.
:21:03. > :21:08.is very important we get the judicial system in place. The rule
:21:08. > :21:16.book has been ripped up. Today, at the National Stadium, the man who
:21:16. > :21:26.wrote it was informing the clubs of venue need. Last year there was a
:21:26. > :21:26.
:21:26. > :21:31.war of words with Celtic and be challenged the manager's ban. Until
:21:31. > :21:37.recently this place has been warm to seven s FA disciplinary
:21:37. > :21:43.committees. They have now been disbanded in favour of one. The SFA
:21:43. > :21:48.says it will be faster, more transparent and more accountable.
:21:48. > :21:52.We have taken advice from Scotland and England, looking at the legal
:21:52. > :21:59.advisers who put the judicial system in to the Football
:21:59. > :22:04.Association. I am confident we have done what we can. Legal advice
:22:04. > :22:09.would have been handy last year when a top QC representing Neil
:22:09. > :22:15.Lennon accused the SFA of being biased and dysfunctional. I could
:22:15. > :22:19.have chosen my words more carefully. The SFA, in their reactions, could
:22:20. > :22:26.have done the same. We have made absolute peace and I think we are
:22:26. > :22:34.trying to work towards the same aim. Let's just talk about football this
:22:34. > :22:38.here. So, lessons from last season? It appears to be focused on
:22:38. > :22:41.football. 27th July will mark one year to go to the opening ceremony
:22:41. > :22:44.of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Anticipation is growing in
:22:44. > :22:47.Britain's capital city, but what do Games' organisers have in store for
:22:47. > :22:50.Scots and the rest of the country? The images portrayed by 2012
:22:50. > :22:52.organisers at the Beijing handover were iconic of London. But will
:22:52. > :23:02.next year's opening ceremony have relevance to people living
:23:02. > :23:08.
:23:08. > :23:14.elsewhere in the UK? We we laugh at British Field. I wonder if we might
:23:14. > :23:19.have liked to do things from outside the ground. What about the
:23:19. > :23:25.lone piper on the battlements of Edinburgh Castle? That kind of
:23:25. > :23:29.image would be seen to be both Scottish and British. And for more
:23:29. > :23:32.on the Games build up, you can join me and the Sport Nation team for an
:23:32. > :23:34.Olympic special on Saturday morning at nine on BBC Radio Scotland.
:23:34. > :23:39.Before the weather a reminder that our money expert Fergus Muirhead
:23:39. > :23:42.will be here on Wednesday. He'll be dealing with any consumer queries
:23:42. > :23:52.and problems you may be having with poor service or goods that don't
:23:52. > :23:55.
:23:55. > :24:02.work. The address is Fergus@bbc.co.uk. The weekend is
:24:02. > :24:07.approaching, how is the weather looking? It is looking good for now.
:24:07. > :24:12.It was a day of sunshine, showers and cloud across many parts of the
:24:12. > :24:17.country. Quite a blanket of cloud across Scotland, starting to break
:24:17. > :24:22.up in the afternoon and producing showers in the central belt and
:24:22. > :24:28.further north. Tonight will be mainly dry and cool but some
:24:28. > :24:38.showers will continue in parts of Scotland. For most of us it will be
:24:38. > :24:41.
:24:41. > :24:46.Into tomorrow, another day of sunshine and showers. There will be
:24:46. > :24:56.more or widespread sunshine than resort today. The showers will be
:24:56. > :24:58.
:24:58. > :25:06.light and widespread. Showers continued to be light further north
:25:06. > :25:11.but temperatures are not so good despite the sunshine. Tomorrow
:25:11. > :25:17.evening the showers will started to move away. We hold on to the
:25:17. > :25:25.sunshine for an nice end to the day. The weekend looks mostly dry,
:25:25. > :25:31.bright and settled. The winds could be touching gale-force across parts
:25:31. > :25:37.of the Northern Isles. They will be strong down the east coast. This is
:25:37. > :25:47.due to a low pressure over Scandinavia. At the moment, high
:25:47. > :25:47.
:25:47. > :25:55.pressure in the middle is keeping it at be. Dry, fine and settled
:25:55. > :26:02.conditions for the weekend. Killer and cloudier further east. You can
:26:02. > :26:10.keep up-to-date with the weekend forecast on twitter. That's all for
:26:10. > :26:16.forecast on twitter. That's all for now. Now a summary of the top
:26:16. > :26:22.stories. People who suffer a single head injury are more likely to
:26:22. > :26:26.develop dementia in later life. It is the first time scientists have
:26:26. > :26:35.found changes in brain chemistry of people are who have suffered just
:26:35. > :26:40.one brain injury instead of more trouble. The total number of people
:26:40. > :26:49.who have died in a murder inquiry at a Manchester hospital has risen
:26:49. > :26:59.to five. And nurse is being questioned on suspicion of murder.
:26:59. > :27:00.
:27:00. > :27:08.Insulin was injected into saline drips. Power companies are raising
:27:08. > :27:11.gas and electricity prices. Prince Andrew is to step down from his
:27:11. > :27:20.role as Special Representative for Trade and investment. It follows