:00:15. > :00:17.Welcome to Reporting Scotland. Tonight on your national news: An
:00:17. > :00:24.investigation is underway into claims a soldier sliced fingers off
:00:24. > :00:27.dead Taliban fighters to keep as souvenirs.
:00:27. > :00:32.Around 50 houses and a nursing home are evacuated in Aberdeenshire as
:00:32. > :00:35.locals brace themselves for floods. We meet the woman forced from her
:00:35. > :00:38.home by an invasion of more than 1000 bats. She discovered them
:00:38. > :00:48.after taking a shower. Alison Murray says she feels powerless to
:00:48. > :00:52.get rid of them. I felt something move under the towel and sob that's
:00:52. > :00:55.head crawling out. Also coming up tonight: United we
:00:55. > :01:02.stand, Peter Houston praises the desire of the Scotland squad ahead
:01:02. > :01:05.An investigation is underway into claims a Scottish soldier sliced
:01:05. > :01:08.fingers off dead Taliban fighters to keep as souvenirs. The
:01:08. > :01:18.allegations relate to a soldier from the Argyll and Sutherland
:01:18. > :01:18.
:01:18. > :01:23.Highlanders who was serving in Afghanistan.
:01:23. > :01:26.On patrol in Helmand Province, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
:01:26. > :01:30.spent their recent tour instructing the Afghan police and army. They
:01:30. > :01:35.came home in April. Gaining the confidence of the local population
:01:35. > :01:39.is the prize, but allegations that a soldier cut off the fingers off
:01:40. > :01:43.dead Pat -- Taleban fighters as a trophy will rock the army's
:01:43. > :01:50.reputation. It is a shocking claim for those who have served in that
:01:50. > :01:57.forces. Taking it body parts is a real no-no. Scots soldiers are the
:01:57. > :02:02.same as the rest of us. They do not like that sort of thing. If you
:02:02. > :02:06.make every effort to respect their enemy as you would you selves.
:02:06. > :02:12.Squaddies serving have to face the most horrific scenes of death and
:02:12. > :02:17.destruction. Post traumatic stress disorder is a psychological battle
:02:17. > :02:21.wound many have to bear. For those who have gone through those dark
:02:21. > :02:26.times and now help others, it could be a reason to explain the unusual
:02:26. > :02:32.behaviour. Abnormal situations, especially those involving trauma,
:02:32. > :02:36.do change people's perception of what is right and wrong. It is
:02:37. > :02:40.particular to individuals and does not occur to everybody. What we
:02:40. > :02:46.could sit -- considered to be abhorrent can sometimes, on the
:02:46. > :02:48.battlefield, not appear the same way. Officers from the special
:02:48. > :02:56.investigations branch of the Royal Military Police are carrying out
:02:56. > :02:59.their inquiry at these barracks in Canterbury. The British armed
:02:59. > :03:03.forces Federation said all the facts still have to be established,
:03:03. > :03:11.but allegations are totally out of kilter with the ethos of a Scottish
:03:11. > :03:17.soldier. Stirling Castle is a traditional home of the Argyll and
:03:17. > :03:22.Sutherland Highlanders. It hosts their museum. We do not know when
:03:22. > :03:28.this investigation will come to an end but we do know that if this
:03:28. > :03:31.soldier in question is convicted as a court martial, he could be sent
:03:31. > :03:35.to a military correction centre. After that he could be debated
:03:35. > :03:38.ought -- demoted or dismissed from the service. If
:03:38. > :03:41.Hundreds of people and the inhabitants of a nursing home in
:03:41. > :03:44.the Aberdeenshire town of Huntly have been evacuated amid fears a
:03:44. > :03:47.local river is about to burst its banks. A rest centre has been set
:03:47. > :03:57.up for residents affected. Flood watches are also in place around
:03:57. > :04:01.
:04:01. > :04:06.Turriff, Kintore, Fochabers and Spey Bay.
:04:06. > :04:09.This river he continues to grow as the rain continues in Aberdeen. The
:04:09. > :04:15.council decided it was time to evacuate. Elderly residents at a
:04:15. > :04:21.care home are moved as a precaution. They were joined by householders in
:04:21. > :04:25.the nearby area. We just do not know when we will be back, I had to
:04:26. > :04:31.pack stuff for the kids. We do not know what will happen. We will have
:04:31. > :04:37.to wait to hear. Hopefully it will not come to what everybody is
:04:37. > :04:41.thinking it might. Is it your choice whether to stay or go?
:04:41. > :04:47.think so. I think some people will stay, they stayed the last time.
:04:47. > :04:55.Having the two kids, I think it would be silly to stay, in case it
:04:55. > :05:02.does happen. Around 50 properties were thought to be at risk, homes
:05:02. > :05:07.were devastated by the flooding in 2009. We hope they will not get
:05:07. > :05:13.tested but we install this precaution in these homes. We are
:05:13. > :05:17.trying to prevent this happening again. It is a precaution still
:05:17. > :05:22.further flood alleviation are in place. A rest centre has now been
:05:22. > :05:27.set up for all those affected. It is not yet clear when people will
:05:27. > :05:36.be allowed to return home. Amanda is outside those homes. What is the
:05:36. > :05:40.latest? The rain has eased somewhat but there have been some
:05:40. > :05:43.significant imposed throughout the day. As we speak an inspection is
:05:44. > :05:53.on going to assess the current situation. For the moment, flood
:05:53. > :05:59.warning -- flood warning does remain in place. This threat will
:05:59. > :06:04.not be lifted. Certainly not until later on tonight. The householders
:06:04. > :06:09.you can only hope there is no repeat of the flooding of 2009
:06:09. > :06:14.which devastated some of these properties. If the banks do break
:06:14. > :06:18.that the protective measures, such as sandbags, will stand up to the
:06:18. > :06:22.task. Thank you. Seven Norwegian sailors have been
:06:22. > :06:25.rescued from a liferaft in the North Sea 50 miles east of Shetland.
:06:25. > :06:27.It was after their boat, a Viking style wooden sailing boat, ran into
:06:27. > :06:34.difficulty this afternoon. The Shetland coastguard rescue
:06:34. > :06:37.helicopter was scrambled after the distress beacon was activated.
:06:38. > :06:41.You are watching Reporting Scotland from the BBC. Still to come before
:06:41. > :06:46.7pm: It is murder on the dancefloor, how the Fringe is keeping people
:06:46. > :06:49.dancing for hours on end. In sport, the players may be buying
:06:50. > :06:53.into his way of thinking but Craig Levein could be without another key
:06:53. > :06:56.member of his squad as Scotland prepares to face Denmark.
:06:56. > :06:58.And with the World Cup just around the corner, Scotland's rugby
:06:59. > :07:08.players may have left it late against Ireland but preparation is
:07:09. > :07:10.
:07:10. > :07:15.Violence and disorder at football matches marred last season's SPL,
:07:15. > :07:18.leading to meetings between clubs, the Government and the police. But
:07:18. > :07:21.now one senior officer says that instead of more police at matches,
:07:21. > :07:24.some games could be played without any presence at all, in or outside
:07:24. > :07:33.the ground. Colin Wight followed the police operation at yesterday's
:07:33. > :07:39.match between Aberdeen and Celtic at Pittodrie.
:07:39. > :07:43.Pittodrie, at 12 or 3:00pm kick-off and the fans are arriving. Just
:07:43. > :07:48.because there is a football match does not mean the world has to stop.
:07:48. > :07:51.Police had been preparing for the big game. They are looking for
:07:51. > :07:56.potential troublemakers in the pubs. They are also at the railway
:07:56. > :07:58.station. We are looking for that kind of people that associate
:07:58. > :08:06.themselves with the football club. We call them risks supporters and
:08:06. > :08:11.they are hell-bent on causing disorder. For the first time at
:08:11. > :08:17.Pittodrie, officers from the Football co-ordination unit. They
:08:17. > :08:21.were formed last season. The pick out potential troublemakers.
:08:21. > :08:27.Grampian Police also have an unacceptable behaviour team. We're
:08:27. > :08:32.looking at a hate crime, be it homophobic, race crime, any kind of
:08:32. > :08:36.hate crimes. A flare was the only significant problem apart from one
:08:36. > :08:42.sectarian unrest. Officers now believe some games can be police
:08:42. > :08:47.free. What I am being told is that we want our officers out on the
:08:47. > :08:50.streets. We do not necessarily need them at the football ground. We
:08:50. > :08:59.will be sensible and pragmatic about that. We will rest assess
:08:59. > :09:04.each match. Yes, we do not want to see all the police at the foot of.
:09:04. > :09:09.There were no police officers at the ground at the game against St
:09:09. > :09:13.Mirren. There are now professional stewards, it makes it a lot easier
:09:13. > :09:19.for the club to say to the police that he can stand back a bit.
:09:19. > :09:24.fans are not so sure. I have seen a situation where there would be an
:09:24. > :09:28.atmosphere in which you could have no policing. We need police.
:09:28. > :09:33.can never have games without police, but if they treat you like a human
:09:33. > :09:37.being there might be the possibility of reducing them.
:09:37. > :09:42.Aberdeen fans might disagree after yesterday's defeat, but for the
:09:42. > :09:45.police at Pittodrie, this is a good start to the season.
:09:45. > :09:49.Thousands of council workers in the West of Scotland could be effected
:09:49. > :09:52.by a radical plan to change the way they work. Seven councils in the
:09:52. > :09:55.area are considering setting up a joint agency to handle things like
:09:55. > :10:03.their payroll and IT. It could save them millions, but would mean fewer
:10:03. > :10:08.staff. Our Local Government Correspondent is with us. What is
:10:08. > :10:12.being proposed? This is about the bulk of councils in the Strathclyde
:10:12. > :10:18.region, killing a lot of their back office functions, things they all
:10:18. > :10:21.have to do but which do not affect the public directly. You mentioned
:10:21. > :10:26.payroll and IT, there are also talking about their finance
:10:26. > :10:30.departments, revenue and benefits and a human resources. The plan is
:10:30. > :10:34.to create one agency that would carry out all these tasks for all
:10:34. > :10:41.seven councils. The hope is that it would save money and help to
:10:41. > :10:46.minimise cuts in services. The trade union Unison is concerned and
:10:46. > :10:52.says the plan has huge risks for what it says would be modest
:10:52. > :10:55.savings. Even these savings would be built on strong. Do we know what
:10:55. > :11:01.sort off savings they are expected to make out how many jobs may be
:11:01. > :11:07.affected? As is often the case, it would cost more money at first but
:11:07. > :11:11.could save the council's �30 million every year after five years.
:11:11. > :11:16.In any organisation, staffing is one of the biggest costs. If all
:11:16. > :11:20.seven councils to go ahead with his plan, as many as 3,400 staff would
:11:20. > :11:25.be affected. The business plan suggests that up to a quarter of
:11:25. > :11:32.them would go when the first five years, primarily through voluntary
:11:32. > :11:36.redundancies. That could be 850 jobs. The council will then decide
:11:36. > :11:39.whether to proceed with this plan in the coming weeks.
:11:39. > :11:42.Some of the other stories across Scotland this Monday: the chairman
:11:42. > :11:45.of NHS Grampian has stood down from the post while an investigation
:11:45. > :11:49.takes place into claims of gross misconduct in a separate role he
:11:49. > :11:56.holds with the Food Standards Agency. Dr David Cameron has been
:11:56. > :11:58.suspended from the FSA while the allegations are probed.
:11:58. > :12:01.Scottish Labour MP Thomas Dougherty is calling for an investigation
:12:01. > :12:05.into claims the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander,
:12:05. > :12:08.intervened in the defence review to save jobs near his constituency.
:12:08. > :12:10.The move follows allegations by Sir Menzies Campbell that fellow
:12:10. > :12:20.Liberal Democrat, Mr Alexander, lobbied for the retention of RAF
:12:20. > :12:20.
:12:20. > :12:26.Lossiemouth in Moray over RAF Leuchars in Fife.
:12:26. > :12:31.There has been a 67% rise in agricultural crime in a past two
:12:31. > :12:35.years, according to an insurance company. The insurance company put
:12:35. > :12:41.the cost of theft to Scottish farming in 2010 at nearly �1.5
:12:41. > :12:51.million. The said tools, one bikes and heating oil and diesel are the
:12:51. > :12:54.
:12:54. > :12:59.Exercise could be a wanderer drop in the fight against cancer. The
:12:59. > :13:06.charity, Macmillan Cancer Support, is encouraging patients to become a
:13:06. > :13:12.more active to reduce the likelihood of cancer recurring. It
:13:12. > :13:22.says an increase in exercise can reduce the chances of breast, bowel,
:13:22. > :13:23.
:13:23. > :13:28.and prostate cancer by between 30 Deadlines are suggest that we
:13:29. > :13:37.should all do two hours of exercise per week. That includes cancer
:13:37. > :13:42.patients, according to the charity, Macmillan Cancer Trust. Here in
:13:42. > :13:49.Paisley, medical staff encourage patients are to attend this
:13:49. > :13:55.exercise class. It is good fun and great support.
:13:55. > :14:01.Exercise is a great thing to help get over the cancer treatment.
:14:01. > :14:09.It is the last thing on your mind and it definitely helps. It should
:14:09. > :14:18.be part of the treatment package. Everybody is friendly.
:14:18. > :14:23.Do you find it difficult? Or, yes!
:14:23. > :14:29.All patients benefit from exercise but too often they are told to take
:14:29. > :14:34.it easy when in fact exercise can help the recovery.
:14:34. > :14:44.To see people getting fitter, stronger, their confidence
:14:44. > :14:45.
:14:45. > :14:51.returning, it is very rewarding. From today onwards, Jo Brand will
:14:51. > :14:55.feature in adverts to help get the message across. The adverts will
:14:55. > :15:05.also help remind people that exercise can reduce the chances of
:15:05. > :15:10.
:15:10. > :15:16.The woman is says that she has been forced out of her dream home
:15:16. > :15:21.because 1,000 bats have invaded her roof. Anybody who harms a bat faces
:15:22. > :15:27.a hefty fine or jail. But Alison Murray believes the distractions
:15:27. > :15:34.have gone too far as there is very little she can do to get rid of her
:15:34. > :15:40.unwelcome guests. In the summer these bats set up maternity roosts.
:15:40. > :15:46.That is when the trouble can start. Alison Murray thought she had found
:15:46. > :15:52.her dream home but it soon became the stuff of nightmares.
:15:52. > :15:56.After having a shower I went to get the towel to dry myself. I walked
:15:56. > :16:02.through to the bedroom and just as I was about to put my clothes on I
:16:02. > :16:08.felt something move under the towel. I looked in the mirror and saw a
:16:08. > :16:12.bat crawling out from underneath my towel.
:16:12. > :16:17.She had also encountered them in her living room and kitchen and
:16:17. > :16:21.began blocking off what ever holes she could and her house. Under
:16:21. > :16:28.international law we are not allowed to disrupt the bats in the
:16:28. > :16:33.roof. But experts counted 500 here in a just one night. And that did
:16:33. > :16:42.not include the young. These pictures were taken from a house
:16:42. > :16:45.near by. It is an ideal environment. Alison now has a licence to block
:16:46. > :16:52.the gaps in the roof but she will have to wait until the bat so leave
:16:52. > :16:59.which could be autumn. It is ridiculous. They have more
:16:59. > :17:04.rights than I do. They are a wild animal.
:17:04. > :17:09.Unfortunately the fact is that if you deal with them once they are
:17:09. > :17:14.there and they have dependent young, that is a very difficult situation
:17:14. > :17:19.for them. Very different from preventing them from getting there
:17:19. > :17:24.in the first place. Alison has now developed a phobia
:17:24. > :17:29.and has been forced to move and with her parents.
:17:29. > :17:33.I do not think I will never be comfortable in this flat again
:17:33. > :17:41.because I am constantly looking over my shoulder and paranoid about
:17:41. > :17:47.shadows. Cries of horror from my esteemed
:17:47. > :17:53.colleague. My goodness, I did not like that at
:17:53. > :17:58.all! Peter Houston claims that there Scotland players are buying
:17:58. > :18:05.into the ethos of Craig Levein. He says it indicates their desire to
:18:05. > :18:11.be involved. But Scotland could yet be denied one of the key players
:18:11. > :18:15.they feel embodies this new spirit. Scotland training sessions are
:18:15. > :18:20.generally light hearted a fails regardless of who is in charge. But
:18:20. > :18:30.what sets this squad apart is that there have only been two
:18:30. > :18:32.
:18:32. > :18:37.withdrawals. That is rare for a friendly.
:18:37. > :18:43.Chris took a start on the instep of his foot but he turned up today and
:18:43. > :18:48.said that he wants to give his all. That tells you a lot about how much
:18:48. > :18:58.they have have bought into the unity crake is developing.
:18:58. > :19:03.
:19:03. > :19:09.But not everybody is delighted by Chris Coleman's involvement.
:19:09. > :19:19.Rested him. He will -- we would much prefer to have arrested him
:19:19. > :19:24.
:19:24. > :19:29.for a friendly. -- Kris Commons.
:19:29. > :19:39.In football you have to go out and prove things when the games, along
:19:39. > :19:41.
:19:41. > :19:47.and we have to be ready to get the wind. -- when the Games come along.
:19:47. > :19:51.Kenny Miller will likely continue as captain.
:19:51. > :19:55.Dion Dublin says that Emilio Izaguirre they will have to take
:19:55. > :20:02.time to recover physically and emotionally from that the injury he
:20:02. > :20:08.sustained at the weekend. Dublin was in Glasgow to help publicise a
:20:08. > :20:13.charity game between his former clubs, Celtic and Manchester United.
:20:13. > :20:19.He suffered a broken leg and broken neck during his own career.
:20:19. > :20:26.It took me a good four or five days with my family to start getting
:20:26. > :20:31.over it. It is the very heart. With the Rugby World Cup Around the
:20:31. > :20:37.corner Scotland are taking nothing for granted. After defeating
:20:37. > :20:43.Ireland at the weekend Geoff Cross is remaining focused in order to
:20:43. > :20:48.Secure has seat on the plane. The front row as not for the faint of
:20:49. > :20:56.heart. On Saturday it was a member of the front row union who was man
:20:56. > :21:03.of the match verses Ireland. Geoff Cross made has debut in 2009 and
:21:03. > :21:08.loves his job. You have a lot of force and people
:21:08. > :21:15.trying to twist you out of position. You have to maintain your head and
:21:15. > :21:21.neck position. But I like it! It was a strong performance capped
:21:21. > :21:25.off by this late try. But it was the spit -- the less spectacular
:21:25. > :21:35.work of Geoff which laid the groundwork.
:21:35. > :21:35.
:21:35. > :21:40.We were up against good experienced players. Strongmen. We did very
:21:40. > :21:46.well in the scrum. Geoff got himself on the ball and made good
:21:46. > :21:50.tackles. He deserved his man of the match.
:21:50. > :21:54.That should mean a seat on the plane to New Zealand for the World
:21:54. > :21:59.Cup. That has been to the fore of my
:21:59. > :22:03.mind. I have not challenged for previous World Cups. Now I am in
:22:03. > :22:12.with a chance and it is important that I work hard and get the
:22:12. > :22:18.coaches good reason to pick me. This was his debut. His passion
:22:18. > :22:24.remains the same. He will not thank us for that shot.
:22:24. > :22:29.That is all the sport. The Edinburgh Fringe is famous for
:22:29. > :22:37.audience participation but one show is taking it to a new level. Dance
:22:37. > :22:47.Marathon encourages the audience to dance throughout the four hour show.
:22:47. > :22:49.
:22:49. > :22:56.Inspired by the dance competitions of the 1930s where weary couples
:22:56. > :23:03.kept dancing four days to win a cash prize, Dance Marathon takes
:23:03. > :23:07.insurance to new levels. You cannot simply sit back and watch. As soon
:23:07. > :23:16.as you appear you are given your own number and than-expected to
:23:16. > :23:26.start dancing. As soon as you stop, you are out. -- I'll have then
:23:26. > :23:27.
:23:27. > :23:31.The point in the 1930s was that you must keep moving and if you stop
:23:31. > :23:38.you got eliminated and did not win any money.
:23:38. > :23:45.It is not money which is the object here. It is part money -- part
:23:46. > :23:51.entertainment, part social experiment. But many have
:23:51. > :23:56.discovered the competitive streak once on the dance floor.
:23:56. > :24:01.Everybody loves to dance deep down. That is the beauty of the show.
:24:01. > :24:06.Once you get it out of the head and into the body, something else
:24:06. > :24:11.happens, takes over. That is what is so exciting.
:24:11. > :24:17.There has been no shortage of dancer's willing to take up the
:24:17. > :24:26.challenge since the show opened. Some are better than others at
:24:26. > :24:30.leaving the dancefloor however! You have been eliminated.
:24:30. > :24:37.That's not fair! That's not fair!
:24:37. > :24:47.And now the weather. The forecast looks like autumn rather than
:24:47. > :24:51.
:24:51. > :24:55.August but let's not give up on the summer just yet. A wet weekend
:24:55. > :25:01.across the north-east, south-east, and the Borders. But tonight should
:25:02. > :25:05.be dry if reasonably cloudy. Some insurers also still on the north
:25:05. > :25:15.coast but it will be dry for most of the mainland with a northerly
:25:15. > :25:16.
:25:16. > :25:26.breeze. -- some showers per cyst on the north coast. One to tomorrow,
:25:26. > :25:27.
:25:27. > :25:31.the best day of the week. Around 4:00pm, certainly in the south,
:25:31. > :25:37.temperatures up to 18 Celsius. Further north However and although
:25:37. > :25:47.it remains dry with some sunshine the bees will peck temperatures
:25:47. > :25:47.
:25:47. > :25:53.back. 15 Celsius at best. -- the breeze. Cast your rise towards the
:25:53. > :25:58.Atlantic and you can see waiting in the wings, rain. That is associated
:25:58. > :26:08.with an A rare of low pressure which will are right overnight
:26:08. > :26:08.
:26:08. > :26:18.Tuesday and to Wednesday. -- Elia of low pressure. Temperatures, at
:26:18. > :26:20.
:26:20. > :26:25.best, 16 Celsius. This low pressure feeds its way and. Looking at the
:26:25. > :26:34.detail for Thursday, we can see the rain will still be with us. But it
:26:34. > :26:38.will be more showery by nature. Still, wet and soggy. Tomorrow will
:26:38. > :26:44.be by far the best day of the week. be by far the best day of the week.
:26:44. > :26:52.Though that is not saying much. A summary of the top stories: live
:26:52. > :27:00.pictures from London where more violence has broken out. In Hackney,
:27:00. > :27:03.police are being attacked by stones and missiles. Vehicles are a blaze.
:27:03. > :27:09.Extra police have been deployed in the capital to attempt to quell the
:27:09. > :27:15.trouble which began in Tottenham on Saturday. An investigation is
:27:15. > :27:23.underway into claims A Scottish soldier sliced off the fingers of a
:27:23. > :27:27.dead Taliban fighter to keep as souvenirs. Hundreds of people at
:27:27. > :27:32.and the inhabitants of a nursing home in Huntly have been evacuated