:00:02. > :00:06.church. And tonight they're hosting a party at the Royal Yacht
:00:06. > :00:16.Britannia in Leith. That's where our reporter Andrew Kerr is this
:00:16. > :00:16.
:00:17. > :00:20.evening. Andrew. It is a most magnificent evening for a cocktail
:00:20. > :00:25.party. Probably the most prestigious party going on in
:00:25. > :00:30.Edinburgh at the moment. A short time ago, a motorcade arrived and
:00:30. > :00:34.the happy couple will be on the yacht now. Police bikes are lining
:00:34. > :00:41.up and a short time ago, we got our first glimpse of the couple in
:00:41. > :00:45.Edinburgh. Making sure everything will run smoothly on the big day,
:00:45. > :00:53.Mike Tindall and Zara Phillips at the Canongate Kirk this afternoon
:00:53. > :00:58.for a wedding rehearsal. I think people have enjoyed the last
:00:58. > :01:04.wedding and probably looking forward to this one, as well.
:01:04. > :01:08.have come to see the rehearsal for the wedding tomorrow. In light of
:01:08. > :01:12.the Olympics and everyone else going down to London, it is a
:01:12. > :01:20.breath of fresh air to see something that is British in
:01:20. > :01:25.Scotland. I'd be there are good because they do go to hospitals.
:01:25. > :01:31.Zara Phillips is following in her mother's footsteps by opting for or
:01:31. > :01:34.a Scottish wedding. Police say Zara's wedding is a private affair,
:01:35. > :01:42.but there is a big security operation at the Canongate Kirk and
:01:42. > :01:47.a huge amount of media interest. have contingencies in place and I
:01:47. > :01:52.will be surrounded by a really good team of people. After the wedding
:01:52. > :01:57.tomorrow afternoon, it is off to the Palace of Holyrood house for
:01:57. > :02:02.the reception. Anyone who knows it knows there are several large
:02:02. > :02:06.public rooms that can be used, drawing rooms. There is something
:02:06. > :02:14.intimate about the Palace of Holyrood house compared to
:02:14. > :02:19.Buckingham Palace. Historic Scotland are giving this hand-
:02:19. > :02:23.carved occasional table which as a royal heritage. That she was
:02:23. > :02:28.planted by Prince Albert. In the storms, a few years ago, it was
:02:28. > :02:33.damaged and had to come down, so our craft people here kept some of
:02:33. > :02:37.the Goodwood and this was a perfect opportunity to create this small
:02:38. > :02:47.gift. But the dress is the most important thing for the bright at
:02:48. > :02:49.
:02:49. > :02:55.this point. I think a lot of his designs and are based on fashion
:02:55. > :03:00.icons like Grace Kelly. This stress comes in at the waist and the
:03:00. > :03:06.beautiful attention to detail. He modernises that classical love.
:03:06. > :03:13.designer's name and all the other details will be revealed tomorrow.
:03:13. > :03:18.When the happy couple emerged from the church, they had a parting kiss
:03:18. > :03:22.to a big cheer from the crowd. They had to part company to get ready
:03:22. > :03:26.for their big night on the royal yacht, but I am sure sarod will
:03:26. > :03:34.want an early night to get back to the palace in time for the ceremony
:03:34. > :03:38.at 3pm tomorrow. It is narrow in the Royal Mile, so advice to royal
:03:38. > :03:43.watchers is to get there early if you want to catch a glimpse of Zara
:03:43. > :03:46.Phillips and Mike Tindall. You're watching Reporting Scotland from
:03:46. > :03:55.the BBC. Still to come before seven... Police clamp down on one
:03:55. > :03:59.of the country's fastest growing crimes - metal theft.
:03:59. > :04:06.Will the Sunday Shining in Edinburgh tomorrow for the royal
:04:06. > :04:09.wedding? Join me later for a full forecast.
:04:09. > :04:12.In sport, the race is on for David Goodwillie's signature as an
:04:12. > :04:15.English Premier League side have a bid rejected, the Rangers boss says
:04:15. > :04:18.he shares the fans' frustration over lack of signings. And as
:04:18. > :04:20.Hearts grab a vital away goal in Hungary, we look back at their
:04:20. > :04:22.Europa League tie. Campaigners have welcomed a report
:04:22. > :04:26.from rail accident investigators which calls for major safety
:04:26. > :04:29.improvements at open level crossings. There are 23 such
:04:29. > :04:33.crossings in Scotland, and safety experts have told Network Rail that
:04:33. > :04:42.if they can't be upgraded they should be closed. Craig Anderson
:04:42. > :04:47.reports. The rail accident investigation branch launched a
:04:47. > :04:52.major review of open crossings after this accident two years ago
:04:52. > :04:55.in Caithness, which claimed the lives of three elderly people. They
:04:55. > :05:00.say more than half the open crossings in Scotland out dangerous
:05:00. > :05:06.and if network real cannot install barriers, they should close them.
:05:06. > :05:16.That is music to the years of safety campaigners. Net where Carel
:05:16. > :05:19.
:05:19. > :05:25.have been told that they have to have it on with it. This crossing
:05:25. > :05:31.is said to be the most dangerous in Britain. Reports say there were 135
:05:31. > :05:35.separate incidents here over a 12 year period. In the past, network
:05:35. > :05:42.rail have accused irresponsible drivers of causing most of there
:05:42. > :05:50.incidents been said of installing barriers. But now they have found a
:05:50. > :05:54.more or cost-effective solution, it be cheaper many barriers. One other
:05:54. > :05:58.strategies is do close as many crossings as possible. We will try
:05:58. > :06:02.these small barriers at crossings where there has been a history of
:06:03. > :06:11.misuse. Campaigners say improvements must be brought in now
:06:11. > :06:13.and have urged real authorities not to delay until more lives are lost.
:06:13. > :06:16.A West Lothian couple have lost their legal fight against
:06:16. > :06:19.extradition to the United States. Brian and Kerry Ann Howes are
:06:19. > :06:22.alleged to have sold legal chemicals to at least 70 illegal
:06:22. > :06:26.drugs laboratories in the US. It's claimed they were used to make the
:06:26. > :06:30.drug meth-amphetamine. The couple had been fighting extradition for
:06:30. > :06:33.more than four years, but have today lost their appeal.
:06:33. > :06:38.A woman who assaulted the former leader of Aberdeen City Council in
:06:38. > :06:41.a pub has been fined �160. Lib Dem councillor John Stewart was
:06:41. > :06:45.attacked by council worker Sally Farrer in the Kirkgate Bar in March
:06:45. > :06:50.this year. The 37-year-old admitted the offence at Aberdeen Justice of
:06:50. > :06:54.the Peace Court. She's also been banned from entering the pub for
:06:54. > :06:56.three months. Stealing scrap metal is one of the
:06:56. > :07:00.country's fastest growing crimes, with Scotland's central belt among
:07:00. > :07:02.the hardest hit areas in the UK. It affects everyone from businesses
:07:02. > :07:06.having equipment stolen to rail passengers suffering delays because
:07:07. > :07:11.of stolen power lines. British Transport Police say tackling the
:07:11. > :07:20.problem has become their biggest priority after terrorism. Julie
:07:20. > :07:24.Peacock reports. This is what the transport but these are up against.
:07:24. > :07:30.A highly organised skipper of beans makes off with cable worth tens of
:07:30. > :07:35.thousands of pounds from a rail depot. Even live cables are being
:07:35. > :07:40.taken, disrupting train services and endangering lives. We're trying
:07:40. > :07:46.to raise awareness of the growing problem of scrap them. The
:07:46. > :07:54.infrastructure of the country is being targeted through theft of
:07:54. > :07:58.metal from the railway and power systems. Today, the police are
:07:58. > :08:05.visiting scrap metal dealers, on the look at for it stolen metal.
:08:05. > :08:12.We're having a brief look around the back here. There is nothing
:08:12. > :08:16.here at the moment to identify that could raise suspicion. Her mettle
:08:16. > :08:21.theft has trebled in the last year. The reason lies of thousands of
:08:21. > :08:27.miles away. This might look like a pile of scrap, but this bundle of
:08:27. > :08:34.copper wire is worth around �100,000, because there is a huge
:08:34. > :08:39.demand from China for raw material, meaning the price has rocketed to
:08:39. > :08:44.�5,500 a tonne. The cost to businesses huge. Companies like BT
:08:44. > :08:50.are having their cake or stolen, so people are finding their television
:08:50. > :08:56.and telephone connections disrupted. Charities have also been hit. The
:08:56. > :09:04.cost of repairing the lead on the roof of Maggie's care centre ran
:09:04. > :09:09.into tens of thousands of pounds. The amount of time and effort and
:09:09. > :09:15.the monetary value was important, but the biggest problem was having
:09:15. > :09:21.the centre shot for a week. The hands to closer doors to the people
:09:21. > :09:30.of Glasgow. Nothing has been found on this set, but it is hoped that
:09:30. > :09:36.raising awareness and will help scrap merchants avoid the problem
:09:36. > :09:38.that has become much bigger for the police. Some of the other stories
:09:38. > :09:42.across Scotland this Friday... A conman who preyed on vulnerable
:09:42. > :09:44.women for cash has been jailed for six years and four months after a
:09:44. > :09:47.judge condemned his "cold, calculated callousness". 44-year-
:09:47. > :09:50.old Kenneth Tait from Manchester duped a series of women out of more
:09:50. > :09:53.than �155,000 in Edinburgh and Perth, between 2000 and 2007.
:09:53. > :09:57.Trains in and out of Edinburgh Waverley station are back to normal
:09:57. > :10:00.after services were disrupted by a derailment. An empty train came off
:10:00. > :10:02.the tracks as it was passing through the Princes Street Gardens
:10:02. > :10:08.cutting on Wednesday night. The carriages were removed overnight
:10:08. > :10:11.and the tracks reopened after an inspection.
:10:11. > :10:16.The Daily Record and The Scotsman have paid undisclosed libel damages
:10:16. > :10:18.to a man arrested for the murder of Joanna Yeates in Bristol last year.
:10:18. > :10:28.The murdered woman's landlord, Christopher Jeffries, was arrested
:10:28. > :10:28.
:10:28. > :10:30.in December 2010 but was freed without charge.
:10:30. > :10:34.Glasgow is scrapping its traditional Hogmanay party in
:10:34. > :10:38.George Square. The council says the event is no longer delivering value
:10:38. > :10:40.for money. Instead of the big party at the bells, the focus will switch
:10:40. > :10:50.to family-friendly events through the day. Here's our local
:10:50. > :10:52.
:10:52. > :10:55.government correspondent Jamie McIvor. George Square welcomed
:10:55. > :11:02.their new millennium in style, but the party at the Bell's has been
:11:02. > :11:07.going flat in recent years, and now it is being scrapped. Instead of a
:11:07. > :11:11.pop concert at midnight, this year it will be Keighley's and curling
:11:11. > :11:16.during the day. George Square hosts are dozens of big events of the
:11:16. > :11:21.year, but a Hogmanay celebrations were proving relatively expensive
:11:21. > :11:26.and poor value for money. Even the council leader admits last year's
:11:26. > :11:32.party was not that good. Times are tough. I need to look very
:11:32. > :11:36.carefully at how I spend limited resources. The city is looking at
:11:36. > :11:42.facing �180 million of cuts from the Scottish Government, so we need
:11:43. > :11:49.to look at every penny. In George Square, last year there were 4,500
:11:49. > :11:55.people. It cost the council �34 for everyone who went. Scaly things
:11:55. > :12:00.down may save �150,000 and some think the new look celebrations
:12:00. > :12:05.might be better for business. believe more people will come into
:12:05. > :12:10.the city and the tills will be ringing in all our bars, venues,
:12:10. > :12:15.clubs and the hospitality business will benefit greatly. In Edinburgh,
:12:15. > :12:19.it is very different. Their massive Hogmanay party draws thousands of
:12:19. > :12:23.visitors from home and abroad. Public parties at the bells in a
:12:23. > :12:31.number of other cities have been scaled back or stopped in recent
:12:31. > :12:41.years and now the capital's of many party won't have what has become
:12:41. > :12:42.
:12:42. > :12:50.lacklustre competition from Glasgow. The latest big lunch began on the
:12:50. > :13:00.Clyde today very slowly. This aircraft carrier will travel round
:13:00. > :13:05.
:13:05. > :13:10.It is designed to do 25 knots, but the ship is not yet up to speed, it
:13:10. > :13:14.is not shipshape and nowhere close to see where the, but this is a big
:13:14. > :13:19.start. 8000 tonnes being rolled out of the shed at the start of its
:13:20. > :13:24.long journey. In nine years they should be HMS Queen Elizabeth, the
:13:24. > :13:29.next generation of aircraft carrier. Another Evette bidding -- another
:13:29. > :13:34.even bigger section is being built for roll-out in October and they
:13:34. > :13:39.are already working on its sister ship. The first deal was cut two
:13:39. > :13:44.years ago by the Princess Royal. More than 3000 people are working
:13:44. > :13:50.on it in Govan and around Britain there are five other yards building
:13:50. > :13:54.other parts. It is the first time the fruits of everybody's Labour
:13:54. > :13:59.has come out into the open, so you can see the progress we have made
:13:59. > :14:04.to get her ready on time. On Sunday, this section will be loaded onto a
:14:04. > :14:10.barge, one of only two of its kind in the world. It will be shipped
:14:10. > :14:14.around the north of Scotland to Rosyth where the ships are to be
:14:14. > :14:17.assembled and where there is a colossal dry dock and crane. The
:14:17. > :14:21.only part of the ship to have reached five from south-west
:14:21. > :14:28.England is about. When this project was signed off three years ago the
:14:28. > :14:35.total cost was going to be �3.6 billion buying two ships, the first
:14:35. > :14:39.one operating from 2014. It now looks like �6.2 billion. That buys
:14:39. > :14:43.you two ships, the first of which will be operational nine years from
:14:43. > :14:47.now and the other one will be mothballed.
:14:47. > :14:50.The search for a new chief executive by the Glasgow 20 Portia
:14:50. > :14:55.organising committee has begun following John's got's resignation
:14:55. > :14:58.last month. The chairman Lord Smith said the procedure was an open book
:14:58. > :15:03.and the committee were looking for the best candidate possible from
:15:03. > :15:09.home or abroad to deliver the Games. Mr Scott stepped down after he
:15:09. > :15:13.broke the rules on receiving gifts from potential contractors.
:15:13. > :15:21.Ally McCoist says he understands fans' frustrations about the lack
:15:21. > :15:24.of transfer activity. He revealed today his third signing. Dorin
:15:24. > :15:28.Goian is available after being granted a work permit. His attempts
:15:28. > :15:31.to sign others has so far been problematic.
:15:31. > :15:36.As the race continues, Rangers revealed today they had been
:15:36. > :15:40.knocked back for other targets. It is a frustration for the fans and
:15:40. > :15:46.the manager can understand it. the same as any fan and want to see
:15:46. > :15:50.the best players come to the club. I am no different. From where I am
:15:50. > :15:53.sitting at the moment there are a couple of other factors we have to
:15:53. > :15:58.meerkat as management. The fans do not have to look at this and we
:15:58. > :16:00.have to look at the deal and make sure it is a good deal for the club.
:16:00. > :16:06.The work continues and even the current players know they need some
:16:06. > :16:09.help. Everybody recognises we need some players in and the manager has
:16:09. > :16:15.been working to try and do that and it is a difficult time of the year
:16:15. > :16:20.with the season kicking off so early. Hopefully, we can add to the
:16:21. > :16:25.players. It has been a tricky start for Rangers. This League draw
:16:26. > :16:35.against Hearts was followed by defeat to Mahmood. Two beds have
:16:36. > :16:36.
:16:36. > :16:40.been rejected for a Hungarian centre-back. I would not like to
:16:40. > :16:46.discuss the complete, financial terms. We are not a million miles
:16:46. > :16:50.away. As for Duncan Goodwillie, United 0.2 million, Rangers now it
:16:50. > :16:55.and who will blink first? Dundee United have received another
:16:55. > :17:00.bid from an unnamed club for a striker David Goodwillie. We will
:17:00. > :17:03.have more news on that on our website later.
:17:03. > :17:09.Hearts manager Jim Jefferies says his team were up the tempo and the
:17:09. > :17:16.second leg of their Europa Cup. Paksi come to Tynecastle next week
:17:16. > :17:19.with the tie poised at 1-1 after last night's first leg.
:17:19. > :17:24.Having watched their opponents in the last two met his, Jim Jefferies
:17:24. > :17:33.was urging patience and caution about the Hungarians. When they
:17:33. > :17:37.took the lead after half-an-hour, those warnings that merited. But on
:17:37. > :17:45.the stroke of half-time Hearts were back in the game when they were
:17:45. > :17:50.awarded a penalty, much to the disgust of the local commentator.
:17:50. > :17:54.Jamie Hammell, making his debut, made no mistake. I think the
:17:55. > :17:58.referee warned the defender before the kick was taken and he continued
:17:58. > :18:06.to pull the striker down and you always get a penalty in those
:18:06. > :18:12.situations. Hearts had the best chance of the second half. John
:18:12. > :18:15.Sutton headed the rebound wide. There was a nasty injury to Ryan
:18:15. > :18:21.Stevenson who had nine stitches inserted into his hands after this
:18:21. > :18:26.challenge. But the manager insisted the return leg at Tynecastle will
:18:26. > :18:31.be a very different occasion. have got to put them under pressure
:18:31. > :18:35.and show at the defence side to us than tonight. Playing in Europe
:18:36. > :18:42.players have got to adapt to that and we did well tonight and we gave
:18:42. > :18:48.them very few chances and we were always threatening, I thought. But
:18:48. > :18:53.we will up the tempo and will have a right go in a week's time. Hearts
:18:53. > :18:59.are favourites to progress, but a word of warning, their opponents
:18:59. > :19:01.were 3-0 winners away from home in the last round.
:19:01. > :19:04.Mike Wilson believes the Celtic squad is stronger and more settled
:19:04. > :19:08.and he is sure they will succeed this season where they failed last
:19:08. > :19:11.season bust of he was speaking at Glasgow Airport before applying to
:19:11. > :19:19.Dublin for this weekend's Super Cup tournament.
:19:19. > :19:22.They face into Mallan and Wilson is looking forward to that game.
:19:22. > :19:25.will be good play against teams like that. They are the best
:19:25. > :19:30.players and the world and the Champions League winners two years
:19:30. > :19:37.ago. It is fantastic we can go up against a club like that and it
:19:37. > :19:42.should be a good crowd in Dublin. On day two at the Women's Golf Open,
:19:42. > :19:48.Katrina Matthew is fired shots off the pace. A birdie at the 17th
:19:48. > :19:58.helped her to a 69. She is now five under. Korea's Inbee Park leads the
:19:58. > :19:58.
:19:58. > :20:03.way. That is the sport. A record number of people turn
:20:03. > :20:09.their in Edinburgh today for the reopening of the refurbished Museum
:20:09. > :20:13.of Scotland. Over 22,000 people visited, 6000 in the first hour
:20:14. > :20:20.alone. Crowds were entertained by dramas, abseiling statues and a T
:20:20. > :20:24.Rex or representing the museum's displays.
:20:24. > :20:28.A much-loved institution closed for three years' worth of refurbishment,
:20:28. > :20:35.so the crowds gathered this morning, people keen to get back inside.
:20:35. > :20:40.means quite a lot because we started off on a blind date and we
:20:40. > :20:45.came up here for our lunch and we have been together ever since.
:20:45. > :20:52.is really special. We have come here since she was tiny and have
:20:52. > :20:58.had so many lovely times here. is everything for the kids to run
:20:58. > :21:03.about and play and enjoy themselves. Entertainment came in all forms
:21:03. > :21:06.representing the objects which can be found inside. For those who have
:21:06. > :21:11.led the massive fund-raising campaign, which brought in a
:21:11. > :21:15.million pounds, this was a day of celebration. What this brings hope
:21:15. > :21:20.is that affection that people have for the museum, but also in getting
:21:20. > :21:28.to this point it has been a fantastic team effort over many
:21:28. > :21:36.years to make it happen, from curators to cleaners, everybody.
:21:36. > :21:39.now declare the National Museum of Scotland open! For 11 year-olds
:21:39. > :21:43.Bryony who officially opened the museum it was also a special day.
:21:43. > :21:50.It was here when she took her first steps and had to be rescued when
:21:50. > :21:54.she got stuck between two statues. It has been a welcome return to a
:21:54. > :22:00.much-missed Museum. 17,500 people have been through the doors since
:22:00. > :22:03.its open this morning, 6000 in the first hour alone. It is hoped a
:22:03. > :22:06.range of activities and events in the summer it will keep that
:22:06. > :22:11.momentum going at it is hoped 1 million visitors a year will come
:22:12. > :22:16.here. Bridal couples all over the country
:22:16. > :22:20.will be hoping to bear's sunshine lasts until tomorrow and none more
:22:20. > :22:28.so than the pair who will be exchanging vows at Canongate Kirk
:22:28. > :22:34.tomorrow a. Cat is there to reveal I have got a great vantage point
:22:34. > :22:38.for the wedding, but what is the weather going to be like? We had a
:22:38. > :22:41.little bit of a blip yesterday with the rain, but are they it was a
:22:41. > :22:45.return to drier and more settled conditions and that will continue
:22:45. > :22:50.into the weekend. This evening will be largely dry with some clear
:22:50. > :22:55.spells developing. In the West and the south of the country we will
:22:55. > :23:00.see a fine end to the dead. In the North a little bit cloudier with
:23:00. > :23:06.some light drizzle. Most places will stay dry overnight with clear
:23:06. > :23:15.spells developing especially in the West. It will be a little bit
:23:15. > :23:19.chilly, but elsewhere there will be loads of 10 or 11. Tomorrow, a fine
:23:19. > :23:24.and dry day across the country with some long spells of sunshine. A
:23:24. > :23:29.little bit cloudy in the north. But it is it and I stayed for a royal
:23:29. > :23:35.wedding? Edinburgh will be dry, Sunni and temperatures looking at
:23:35. > :23:40.around 20 degrees. A pretty good day for a wedding. Most places in
:23:40. > :23:47.the south will be 19 or 20, but the top temperatures will be in the
:23:47. > :23:53.West in Glasgow and exile. Further north, 17 are 18. The Northern
:23:53. > :24:03.Isles struggling to get much above 14. We may get the odd spot of rain.
:24:03. > :24:06.
:24:07. > :24:12.In the mountain's tomorrow looks like a good day. In the east it
:24:12. > :24:22.will be a little bit cooler. It will be a little bit cloudier in
:24:22. > :24:25.
:24:25. > :24:34.Angus, but similar winds across the summits. Towards the east it is a
:24:35. > :24:38.little bit when devils stop into tomorrow evening, it will stay dry
:24:38. > :24:43.for the large parts and dry overnight until the early hours
:24:43. > :24:48.when we will see rain pushing into the west of the country. We have
:24:48. > :24:53.got a bit of a change. From the pressure chart we have got a low
:24:53. > :24:59.pushing in from the Atlantic will bring rain into the West. On Sunday
:24:59. > :25:04.there is a West-East split. The West will be cloudy with some rain,
:25:04. > :25:09.the yeast drier and brighter a. Temperatures will be around 20
:25:09. > :25:13.degrees. As we start the new week it is a similar picture. There will
:25:13. > :25:18.be some cloud around and a little bit of rain and temperatures will
:25:18. > :25:22.be around 20 degrees. Tomorrow I think I have got a pretty good spot
:25:22. > :25:32.to catch the first glimpse of the frock. The weather will be pretty
:25:32. > :25:32.
:25:32. > :25:36.A summary of the top story is: Edinburgh is making final
:25:36. > :25:40.preparations to host Scotland's first royal wedding for almost 20
:25:40. > :25:44.years. The queen's grand daughter Zara Phillips is marrying the
:25:44. > :25:47.England rugby player Mike Tindall at Canongate Kirk tomorrow.
:25:47. > :25:52.The first funeral has taken place of one of those killed a week ago
:25:52. > :25:56.in Norway by the gunman Anders Breivik. Bano Rashid was an 18
:25:56. > :26:02.year-old Iraqi Kurd who had come to Norway as a refugee in 1996.
:26:02. > :26:04.Hundreds of people have also attended a memorial service in Oslo
:26:04. > :26:09.organised by the knowledge that Labour Party. Apologies for the
:26:09. > :26:13.lack of pictures was stop campaigners have welcomed a report
:26:13. > :26:14.from rail accident investigators which calls for major safety