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church. And tonight they're hosting a party at the Royal Yacht

Britannia in Leith. That's where our reporter Andrew Kerr is this

evening. Andrew. It is a most magnificent evening for a cocktail

party. Probably the most prestigious party going on in

Edinburgh at the moment. A short time ago, a motorcade arrived and

the happy couple will be on the yacht now. Police bikes are lining

up and a short time ago, we got our first glimpse of the couple in

Edinburgh. Making sure everything will run smoothly on the big day,

Mike Tindall and Zara Phillips at the Canongate Kirk this afternoon

for a wedding rehearsal. I think people have enjoyed the last

wedding and probably looking forward to this one, as well.

have come to see the rehearsal for the wedding tomorrow. In light of

the Olympics and everyone else going down to London, it is a

breath of fresh air to see something that is British in

Scotland. I'd be there are good because they do go to hospitals.

Zara Phillips is following in her mother's footsteps by opting for or

a Scottish wedding. Police say Zara's wedding is a private affair,

but there is a big security operation at the Canongate Kirk and

a huge amount of media interest. have contingencies in place and I

will be surrounded by a really good team of people. After the wedding

tomorrow afternoon, it is off to the Palace of Holyrood house for

the reception. Anyone who knows it knows there are several large

public rooms that can be used, drawing rooms. There is something

intimate about the Palace of Holyrood house compared to

Buckingham Palace. Historic Scotland are giving this hand-

carved occasional table which as a royal heritage. That she was

planted by Prince Albert. In the storms, a few years ago, it was

damaged and had to come down, so our craft people here kept some of

the Goodwood and this was a perfect opportunity to create this small

gift. But the dress is the most important thing for the bright at

this point. I think a lot of his designs and are based on fashion

icons like Grace Kelly. This stress comes in at the waist and the

beautiful attention to detail. He modernises that classical love.

designer's name and all the other details will be revealed tomorrow.

When the happy couple emerged from the church, they had a parting kiss

to a big cheer from the crowd. They had to part company to get ready

for their big night on the royal yacht, but I am sure sarod will

want an early night to get back to the palace in time for the ceremony

at 3pm tomorrow. It is narrow in the Royal Mile, so advice to royal

watchers is to get there early if you want to catch a glimpse of Zara

Phillips and Mike Tindall. You're watching Reporting Scotland from

the BBC. Still to come before seven... Police clamp down on one

of the country's fastest growing crimes - metal theft.

Will the Sunday Shining in Edinburgh tomorrow for the royal

wedding? Join me later for a full forecast.

In sport, the race is on for David Goodwillie's signature as an

English Premier League side have a bid rejected, the Rangers boss says

he shares the fans' frustration over lack of signings. And as

Hearts grab a vital away goal in Hungary, we look back at their

Europa League tie. Campaigners have welcomed a report

from rail accident investigators which calls for major safety

improvements at open level crossings. There are 23 such

crossings in Scotland, and safety experts have told Network Rail that

if they can't be upgraded they should be closed. Craig Anderson

reports. The rail accident investigation branch launched a

major review of open crossings after this accident two years ago

in Caithness, which claimed the lives of three elderly people. They

say more than half the open crossings in Scotland out dangerous

and if network real cannot install barriers, they should close them.

That is music to the years of safety campaigners. Net where Carel

have been told that they have to have it on with it. This crossing

is said to be the most dangerous in Britain. Reports say there were 135

separate incidents here over a 12 year period. In the past, network

rail have accused irresponsible drivers of causing most of there

incidents been said of installing barriers. But now they have found a

more or cost-effective solution, it be cheaper many barriers. One other

strategies is do close as many crossings as possible. We will try

these small barriers at crossings where there has been a history of

misuse. Campaigners say improvements must be brought in now

and have urged real authorities not to delay until more lives are lost.

A West Lothian couple have lost their legal fight against

extradition to the United States. Brian and Kerry Ann Howes are

alleged to have sold legal chemicals to at least 70 illegal

drugs laboratories in the US. It's claimed they were used to make the

drug meth-amphetamine. The couple had been fighting extradition for

more than four years, but have today lost their appeal.

A woman who assaulted the former leader of Aberdeen City Council in

a pub has been fined �160. Lib Dem councillor John Stewart was

attacked by council worker Sally Farrer in the Kirkgate Bar in March

this year. The 37-year-old admitted the offence at Aberdeen Justice of

the Peace Court. She's also been banned from entering the pub for

three months. Stealing scrap metal is one of the

country's fastest growing crimes, with Scotland's central belt among

the hardest hit areas in the UK. It affects everyone from businesses

having equipment stolen to rail passengers suffering delays because

of stolen power lines. British Transport Police say tackling the

problem has become their biggest priority after terrorism. Julie

Peacock reports. This is what the transport but these are up against.

A highly organised skipper of beans makes off with cable worth tens of

thousands of pounds from a rail depot. Even live cables are being

taken, disrupting train services and endangering lives. We're trying

to raise awareness of the growing problem of scrap them. The

infrastructure of the country is being targeted through theft of

metal from the railway and power systems. Today, the police are

visiting scrap metal dealers, on the look at for it stolen metal.

We're having a brief look around the back here. There is nothing

here at the moment to identify that could raise suspicion. Her mettle

theft has trebled in the last year. The reason lies of thousands of

miles away. This might look like a pile of scrap, but this bundle of

copper wire is worth around �100,000, because there is a huge

demand from China for raw material, meaning the price has rocketed to

�5,500 a tonne. The cost to businesses huge. Companies like BT

are having their cake or stolen, so people are finding their television

and telephone connections disrupted. Charities have also been hit. The

cost of repairing the lead on the roof of Maggie's care centre ran

into tens of thousands of pounds. The amount of time and effort and

the monetary value was important, but the biggest problem was having

the centre shot for a week. The hands to closer doors to the people

of Glasgow. Nothing has been found on this set, but it is hoped that

raising awareness and will help scrap merchants avoid the problem

that has become much bigger for the police. Some of the other stories

across Scotland this Friday... A conman who preyed on vulnerable

women for cash has been jailed for six years and four months after a

judge condemned his "cold, calculated callousness". 44-year-

old Kenneth Tait from Manchester duped a series of women out of more

than �155,000 in Edinburgh and Perth, between 2000 and 2007.

Trains in and out of Edinburgh Waverley station are back to normal

after services were disrupted by a derailment. An empty train came off

the tracks as it was passing through the Princes Street Gardens

cutting on Wednesday night. The carriages were removed overnight

and the tracks reopened after an inspection.

The Daily Record and The Scotsman have paid undisclosed libel damages

to a man arrested for the murder of Joanna Yeates in Bristol last year.

The murdered woman's landlord, Christopher Jeffries, was arrested

in December 2010 but was freed without charge.

Glasgow is scrapping its traditional Hogmanay party in

George Square. The council says the event is no longer delivering value

for money. Instead of the big party at the bells, the focus will switch

to family-friendly events through the day. Here's our local

government correspondent Jamie McIvor. George Square welcomed

their new millennium in style, but the party at the Bell's has been

going flat in recent years, and now it is being scrapped. Instead of a

pop concert at midnight, this year it will be Keighley's and curling

during the day. George Square hosts are dozens of big events of the

year, but a Hogmanay celebrations were proving relatively expensive

and poor value for money. Even the council leader admits last year's

party was not that good. Times are tough. I need to look very

carefully at how I spend limited resources. The city is looking at

facing �180 million of cuts from the Scottish Government, so we need

to look at every penny. In George Square, last year there were 4,500

people. It cost the council �34 for everyone who went. Scaly things

down may save �150,000 and some think the new look celebrations

might be better for business. believe more people will come into

the city and the tills will be ringing in all our bars, venues,

clubs and the hospitality business will benefit greatly. In Edinburgh,

it is very different. Their massive Hogmanay party draws thousands of

visitors from home and abroad. Public parties at the bells in a

number of other cities have been scaled back or stopped in recent

years and now the capital's of many party won't have what has become

lacklustre competition from Glasgow. The latest big lunch began on the

Clyde today very slowly. This aircraft carrier will travel round

It is designed to do 25 knots, but the ship is not yet up to speed, it

is not shipshape and nowhere close to see where the, but this is a big

start. 8000 tonnes being rolled out of the shed at the start of its

long journey. In nine years they should be HMS Queen Elizabeth, the

next generation of aircraft carrier. Another Evette bidding -- another

even bigger section is being built for roll-out in October and they

are already working on its sister ship. The first deal was cut two

years ago by the Princess Royal. More than 3000 people are working

on it in Govan and around Britain there are five other yards building

other parts. It is the first time the fruits of everybody's Labour

has come out into the open, so you can see the progress we have made

to get her ready on time. On Sunday, this section will be loaded onto a

barge, one of only two of its kind in the world. It will be shipped

around the north of Scotland to Rosyth where the ships are to be

assembled and where there is a colossal dry dock and crane. The

only part of the ship to have reached five from south-west

England is about. When this project was signed off three years ago the

total cost was going to be �3.6 billion buying two ships, the first

one operating from 2014. It now looks like �6.2 billion. That buys

you two ships, the first of which will be operational nine years from

now and the other one will be mothballed.

The search for a new chief executive by the Glasgow 20 Portia

organising committee has begun following John's got's resignation

last month. The chairman Lord Smith said the procedure was an open book

and the committee were looking for the best candidate possible from

home or abroad to deliver the Games. Mr Scott stepped down after he

broke the rules on receiving gifts from potential contractors.

Ally McCoist says he understands fans' frustrations about the lack

of transfer activity. He revealed today his third signing. Dorin

Goian is available after being granted a work permit. His attempts

to sign others has so far been problematic.

As the race continues, Rangers revealed today they had been

knocked back for other targets. It is a frustration for the fans and

the manager can understand it. the same as any fan and want to see

the best players come to the club. I am no different. From where I am

sitting at the moment there are a couple of other factors we have to

meerkat as management. The fans do not have to look at this and we

have to look at the deal and make sure it is a good deal for the club.

The work continues and even the current players know they need some

help. Everybody recognises we need some players in and the manager has

been working to try and do that and it is a difficult time of the year

with the season kicking off so early. Hopefully, we can add to the

players. It has been a tricky start for Rangers. This League draw

against Hearts was followed by defeat to Mahmood. Two beds have

been rejected for a Hungarian centre-back. I would not like to

discuss the complete, financial terms. We are not a million miles

away. As for Duncan Goodwillie, United 0.2 million, Rangers now it

and who will blink first? Dundee United have received another

bid from an unnamed club for a striker David Goodwillie. We will

have more news on that on our website later.

Hearts manager Jim Jefferies says his team were up the tempo and the

second leg of their Europa Cup. Paksi come to Tynecastle next week

with the tie poised at 1-1 after last night's first leg.

Having watched their opponents in the last two met his, Jim Jefferies

was urging patience and caution about the Hungarians. When they

took the lead after half-an-hour, those warnings that merited. But on

the stroke of half-time Hearts were back in the game when they were

awarded a penalty, much to the disgust of the local commentator.

Jamie Hammell, making his debut, made no mistake. I think the

referee warned the defender before the kick was taken and he continued

to pull the striker down and you always get a penalty in those

situations. Hearts had the best chance of the second half. John

Sutton headed the rebound wide. There was a nasty injury to Ryan

Stevenson who had nine stitches inserted into his hands after this

challenge. But the manager insisted the return leg at Tynecastle will

be a very different occasion. have got to put them under pressure

and show at the defence side to us than tonight. Playing in Europe

players have got to adapt to that and we did well tonight and we gave

them very few chances and we were always threatening, I thought. But

we will up the tempo and will have a right go in a week's time. Hearts

are favourites to progress, but a word of warning, their opponents

were 3-0 winners away from home in the last round.

Mike Wilson believes the Celtic squad is stronger and more settled

and he is sure they will succeed this season where they failed last

season bust of he was speaking at Glasgow Airport before applying to

Dublin for this weekend's Super Cup tournament.

They face into Mallan and Wilson is looking forward to that game.

will be good play against teams like that. They are the best

players and the world and the Champions League winners two years

ago. It is fantastic we can go up against a club like that and it

should be a good crowd in Dublin. On day two at the Women's Golf Open,

Katrina Matthew is fired shots off the pace. A birdie at the 17th

helped her to a 69. She is now five under. Korea's Inbee Park leads the

way. That is the sport. A record number of people turn

their in Edinburgh today for the reopening of the refurbished Museum

of Scotland. Over 22,000 people visited, 6000 in the first hour

alone. Crowds were entertained by dramas, abseiling statues and a T

Rex or representing the museum's displays.

A much-loved institution closed for three years' worth of refurbishment,

so the crowds gathered this morning, people keen to get back inside.

means quite a lot because we started off on a blind date and we

came up here for our lunch and we have been together ever since.

is really special. We have come here since she was tiny and have

had so many lovely times here. is everything for the kids to run

about and play and enjoy themselves. Entertainment came in all forms

representing the objects which can be found inside. For those who have

led the massive fund-raising campaign, which brought in a

million pounds, this was a day of celebration. What this brings hope

is that affection that people have for the museum, but also in getting

to this point it has been a fantastic team effort over many

years to make it happen, from curators to cleaners, everybody.

now declare the National Museum of Scotland open! For 11 year-olds

Bryony who officially opened the museum it was also a special day.

It was here when she took her first steps and had to be rescued when

she got stuck between two statues. It has been a welcome return to a

much-missed Museum. 17,500 people have been through the doors since

its open this morning, 6000 in the first hour alone. It is hoped a

range of activities and events in the summer it will keep that

momentum going at it is hoped 1 million visitors a year will come

here. Bridal couples all over the country

will be hoping to bear's sunshine lasts until tomorrow and none more

so than the pair who will be exchanging vows at Canongate Kirk

tomorrow a. Cat is there to reveal I have got a great vantage point

for the wedding, but what is the weather going to be like? We had a

little bit of a blip yesterday with the rain, but are they it was a

return to drier and more settled conditions and that will continue

into the weekend. This evening will be largely dry with some clear

spells developing. In the West and the south of the country we will

see a fine end to the dead. In the North a little bit cloudier with

some light drizzle. Most places will stay dry overnight with clear

spells developing especially in the West. It will be a little bit

chilly, but elsewhere there will be loads of 10 or 11. Tomorrow, a fine

and dry day across the country with some long spells of sunshine. A

little bit cloudy in the north. But it is it and I stayed for a royal

wedding? Edinburgh will be dry, Sunni and temperatures looking at

around 20 degrees. A pretty good day for a wedding. Most places in

the south will be 19 or 20, but the top temperatures will be in the

West in Glasgow and exile. Further north, 17 are 18. The Northern

Isles struggling to get much above 14. We may get the odd spot of rain.

In the mountain's tomorrow looks like a good day. In the east it

will be a little bit cooler. It will be a little bit cloudier in

Angus, but similar winds across the summits. Towards the east it is a

little bit when devils stop into tomorrow evening, it will stay dry

for the large parts and dry overnight until the early hours

when we will see rain pushing into the west of the country. We have

got a bit of a change. From the pressure chart we have got a low

pushing in from the Atlantic will bring rain into the West. On Sunday

there is a West-East split. The West will be cloudy with some rain,

the yeast drier and brighter a. Temperatures will be around 20

degrees. As we start the new week it is a similar picture. There will

be some cloud around and a little bit of rain and temperatures will

be around 20 degrees. Tomorrow I think I have got a pretty good spot

to catch the first glimpse of the frock. The weather will be pretty

A summary of the top story is: Edinburgh is making final

preparations to host Scotland's first royal wedding for almost 20

years. The queen's grand daughter Zara Phillips is marrying the

England rugby player Mike Tindall at Canongate Kirk tomorrow.

The first funeral has taken place of one of those killed a week ago

in Norway by the gunman Anders Breivik. Bano Rashid was an 18

year-old Iraqi Kurd who had come to Norway as a refugee in 1996.

Hundreds of people have also attended a memorial service in Oslo

organised by the knowledge that Labour Party. Apologies for the

lack of pictures was stop campaigners have welcomed a report

from rail accident investigators which calls for major safety