:00:16. > :00:19.Welcome to Reporting Scotland. Tonight on your national news.
:00:19. > :00:25.Shell says it has found a second leak from the Gannet Alpha platform
:00:25. > :00:28.in the North Sea. Getting ready for the big day - as
:00:28. > :00:35.the schools go back - this assurance from the government over
:00:35. > :00:41.Scottish Education. Sick I do not know anyone in Scottish education
:00:41. > :00:44.who is complacent. Also tonight: Doon the watter and
:00:44. > :00:47.coast coast - this massive section of the aircraft carrier is moved
:00:47. > :00:50.from the River Clyde to the Firth of Forth.
:00:50. > :00:54.And watch out, it is a jungle out there. The new exhibition prowling
:00:54. > :00:57.the streets of our capital. The oil company Shell says it has
:00:57. > :01:01.discovered a second leak from its Gannet Alpha oil platform in the
:01:01. > :01:05.North Sea. However, the release of oil has slowed to around two
:01:05. > :01:08.barrels a day. The company confirmed yesterday that more than
:01:08. > :01:12.200 tonnes of oil have escaped since last Wednesday, when it was
:01:12. > :01:22.first alerted to the leak. But that has not stopped claims that Shell
:01:22. > :01:27.should have been more open about the incident. Am Irene Scotland
:01:27. > :01:36.spotter plane tracks the extent of the oil slick. -- at Marine
:01:36. > :01:39.Scotland. Now we have a very minor leak, no doubt related to the
:01:39. > :01:43.original spill close by which we are actual -- still trying to find
:01:43. > :01:49.the source of. It is currently measured at less than two barrels
:01:49. > :01:54.per day. That is compared to several hundred barrels on day one
:01:54. > :02:00.her its started. The operation to control the spell is been run from
:02:00. > :02:04.the Shell headquarters in Aberdeen. -- control the oil spill. They are
:02:04. > :02:09.-- control the oil spill. They are leak was discovered last Wednesday.
:02:09. > :02:15.Shell on form the UK Government but it was not until Friday that they
:02:15. > :02:18.leak was made public. Repeated requests for interviews were turned
:02:18. > :02:23.requests for interviews were turned down until today. We have seen the
:02:23. > :02:27.story come out in bits and pieces and I think that is unsatisfactory.
:02:27. > :02:31.I think Shell will know from their own experience and the experience
:02:31. > :02:37.of other companies in the oil industry, it is important to have
:02:37. > :02:40.public confidence in what you're doing. We needed sufficient over
:02:40. > :02:46.flights and on some days the over flights were not possible because
:02:46. > :02:51.of the weather conditions. It is only now, on Monday, that we have a
:02:51. > :02:56.real confidence around the No. We wanted to share. Conservation
:02:56. > :03:01.groups have raised fears for her wildlife. One expert believes the
:03:01. > :03:06.consequences will be minimal. area is very small so the chances
:03:06. > :03:11.seabirds being affected is small. For other marine life, whales and
:03:11. > :03:18.dolphins for instance, are very resilient. I would say there would
:03:18. > :03:22.not be a massive impact from this. Tonight, efforts go on to stem the
:03:22. > :03:27.second week. The company and accused of trying to stem the flow
:03:27. > :03:33.of information. Let us go to Amanda in Aberdeen.
:03:33. > :03:37.What is been done to stem the second leak? Divers and remotely
:03:37. > :03:47.operated vehicles have been used to pinpoint the exact location of this
:03:47. > :03:48.
:03:48. > :03:53.leak. It is coming from a relief valve close to the original spell.
:03:53. > :03:58.-- the original oil spill. Fresh information from Shell tonight is
:03:58. > :04:02.that leakage is below a barrel a day. The company says weather like
:04:02. > :04:07.this is perfect for breaking down the oil spill. It would seem this
:04:07. > :04:13.is far from being an environmental disaster but questions remain on
:04:13. > :04:18.the impact on Shell's reputation. The company has come under attack
:04:18. > :04:22.for a lack of openness. They finally gave us an interview and
:04:22. > :04:26.then spent the list of the day trying to clarify what his own
:04:27. > :04:32.spokesman meant when he described the second leak. Shell insisted
:04:32. > :04:35.this was not a new leak and said that the oil had found a second
:04:35. > :04:38.path we from the pipeline to the sea. Thank you.
:04:38. > :04:41.Should Scottish businesses be subject to lower tax rates than
:04:41. > :04:44.companies elsewhere in the UK? The SNP says, yes. They want to be
:04:44. > :04:46.given control over corporation tax and then they would cut it. Setting
:04:47. > :04:51.out their plans today, they say it would create jobs. Opponents
:04:51. > :04:58.disagree. They say it would only create confusion. Our business and
:04:58. > :05:00.economic editor is here to explain. Corporation tax: that is the share
:05:00. > :05:05.the Westminster government takes from the profits made by most
:05:05. > :05:08.businesses. On big profits, 26 % businesses. On big profits, 26 %
:05:08. > :05:13.goes to the public purse. The most recent new figures show Scottish
:05:13. > :05:18.business paid �2.6 billion in corporation tax. So what happens if
:05:18. > :05:24.Holyrood gets powers over its tax, as the Scottish government wants?
:05:24. > :05:27.More growth, more jobs? It could even mean more tax revenue.
:05:27. > :05:32.Ministers point to Ireland where it did just that with less than half
:05:33. > :05:36.Britain's tax rate. Things have changed in Ireland and here,
:05:36. > :05:46.leading some doubts about how the business would respond to a tax cut
:05:46. > :05:51.
:05:51. > :05:56.business would respond to a tax cut here. I think our own company are
:05:56. > :05:59.more franchise base and it would be difficult to relocate. It is a
:05:59. > :06:03.possibility for the head office but it would depend on the saving you
:06:03. > :06:09.could generate. I am sure for businesses were location is not
:06:09. > :06:14.Primary, the tax savings could be quite substantial. That is the
:06:14. > :06:20.response the architect of these plans is hoping for. If we have the
:06:20. > :06:24.ability to break the level of corporation tax, we can see a
:06:24. > :06:31.beneficial economic impact, new employment and new companies. More
:06:31. > :06:40.economic growth arising out of this economic initiative. F just within
:06:40. > :06:44.the round of public finances, it is a strong and attractive proposition.
:06:44. > :06:49.But it is the short term which worries some people. For me the
:06:49. > :06:53.biggest thing is the funding gap. Recognising we would have a
:06:53. > :06:59.reduction in the block grant from Westminster. What have to fund the
:06:59. > :07:04.gap somehow. The idea in the paper that a mini-gym to long term that
:07:04. > :07:08.would be in the way of region to long-term economic activity. But
:07:08. > :07:13.for me there is a question about how much we would have to borrow to
:07:13. > :07:17.maintain public services and the uncertainty about the rate. So it
:07:17. > :07:24.gets complicated. Long-term benefits perhaps by short-term
:07:24. > :07:31.headaches. What if they choose to raise tax rather than reducing it?
:07:31. > :07:35.How much with the Treasury cut from the block grant? Potentially a lot.
:07:35. > :07:41.The document is merely intended to spark discussion. It helps build
:07:41. > :07:48.the SNP argument for change ahead of the referendum on independence.
:07:48. > :07:55.You are watching Reporting Scotland - still to come. The grisly tale of
:07:55. > :07:59.the Scottish cannibal comes to the French.
:07:59. > :08:02.Sport - and then there was one. I'll tell you why this man is the
:08:02. > :08:12.only player to keep his place in the Scotland rugby team for their
:08:12. > :08:17.
:08:17. > :08:21.final World Cup warm-up match. There's no room for complacency in
:08:21. > :08:27.Scottish education according to the Scottish Education Secretary. What
:08:27. > :08:31.might the new school year hold for parents, pupils and teachers.
:08:31. > :08:36.Rain permitting - this time tomorrow schools like this may be
:08:36. > :08:42.full of youngsters intent on play. Parents and teachers may be focused
:08:42. > :08:46.on other things. Cuts and cash dash never far from
:08:46. > :08:53.the thoughts of parents getting ready for the start of term. We're
:08:53. > :08:59.hoping that teacher numbers do not go down. If they bring more cuts,
:08:59. > :09:02.there will be more pressure on children, teenagers, the young
:09:02. > :09:07.children coming up from primary schools. We have to try and keep as
:09:07. > :09:12.many of the teachers in jobs as possible and keep the standard of
:09:12. > :09:16.education as high as possible and make cuts on admin side. Teachers'
:09:16. > :09:20.leaders know all about the spending squeeze and it is linked to pay in
:09:20. > :09:26.conditions. This is about to be reviewed in a major inquiry. This
:09:26. > :09:30.is very difficult period ahead. We await with some trepidation the
:09:31. > :09:35.publication of the review. Cuts which may or may not affect
:09:35. > :09:39.standards of education. Schools can make or blight the future of a
:09:39. > :09:43.child. Our research body has said education in Scotland is not what
:09:43. > :09:51.it should be. It says too many leave school without qualifications
:09:51. > :10:01.or skill. It says an egalitarian or skill. It says an egalitarian
:10:01. > :10:01.
:10:01. > :10:05.education culture is not enough. The Scottish government says the
:10:05. > :10:08.The Scottish government says the big picture is... There are tens of
:10:08. > :10:12.thousands of Scottish pupils in thousands of good schools being
:10:12. > :10:18.taught by tens of thousands of good teachers. That is the reality. We
:10:18. > :10:24.could always do better. One of my big concerns his attainment at the
:10:24. > :10:31.moment. No complacency. There is no one in Scottish education who is
:10:31. > :10:41.complacent. A potentially tough year ahead. Centre stage -
:10:41. > :10:42.
:10:42. > :10:45.standards, staffing and funding. Rural areas had been given nearly
:10:45. > :10:49.�70 million to improve broadband connections. It is part of the
:10:49. > :10:53.Government's drive to ensure that 90 % of homes and businesses have
:10:53. > :10:57.access to super-fast broadband by 2015.
:10:57. > :11:04.A Hearts fan accused of attacking the Celtic manager at Hain Castle
:11:04. > :11:11.last May has pleaded not guilty to charges of assault. -- tine Castle.
:11:11. > :11:14.John Wilson will face trial later this month. This was his first
:11:14. > :11:19.public court appearance. He has been in custody for more than three
:11:19. > :11:23.months since he was arrested following a Hearts Celtic match.
:11:23. > :11:28.Prosecutors said he ran onto the pitch where he was shouting and
:11:28. > :11:32.swearing and made a sectarian comment. They say he lunged at Neil
:11:32. > :11:38.Lennon and glad -- gratin around the make. He is accused of assault
:11:38. > :11:44.and breach of the peace. Prosecutors say it was aggravated
:11:44. > :11:51.by racial prejudice. There were certainly sentience that night
:11:51. > :11:58.between France. The assault took place in the 49th minute after the
:11:58. > :12:03.second goal for Celtic. It was a 3 nil victory for Celtic. It was days
:12:03. > :12:08.after police detained men for sending parcel bombs to Neil Lennon.
:12:08. > :12:13.It also comes just after the government set up a joint action
:12:13. > :12:17.group to tackle sectarianism in football. There was a brief
:12:17. > :12:26.appearance for John Wilson today who pleaded not guilty. At eight
:12:26. > :12:31.has been set for a trial on 29th August. -- a date has been set.
:12:31. > :12:35.The TA secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, has told a
:12:35. > :12:39.newspaper he was involved in the decision to close RAF Leuchars and
:12:39. > :12:44.keep open an RAF Lossiemouth but only as a Treasury minister, not as
:12:44. > :12:48.a Highland MP. He had been accused by Sir Menzies Campbell of
:12:48. > :12:55.interfering in the process to help his own political soap -- political
:12:55. > :12:59.survival. Train fares could increase by as much a six % next
:12:59. > :13:02.year. First ScotRail will be allowed to put fares up by 1% above
:13:02. > :13:07.inflation. ScotRail say they will decide on their new prices later
:13:07. > :13:10.this year. A painting by Margaret MacDonald
:13:10. > :13:17.MacIntosh has been bought by the Scottish National Gallery of Modern
:13:18. > :13:21.Art. It cost �230. It is the first of her works to be acquired by the
:13:21. > :13:31.National Galleries. She met her has been Charles Rennie Mackintosh
:13:31. > :13:33.
:13:33. > :13:38.where she was a student at Glasgow It weighs 8,000 tonnes and is as
:13:38. > :13:42.tall as a block of flats. The middle section of the Royal Navy's
:13:42. > :13:51.newest aircraft carrier today began its journey around the coast of
:13:51. > :14:01.Scotland. But there is no guarantee of vessel will ever be used at sea.
:14:01. > :14:02.
:14:02. > :14:12.Friend against the Erskine Bridge the giant barge sounds its form. --
:14:12. > :14:15.
:14:15. > :14:25.framed. It is the first of two careers are built upstream at Govan.
:14:25. > :14:28.
:14:29. > :14:34.-- carriers. It is on the barge with the togs
:14:34. > :14:38.alongside. Hopefully it is as straight forward. But there are
:14:38. > :14:48.safe havens along the way. It will be interesting for the public to
:14:48. > :14:48.
:14:48. > :14:57.see their truck -- see the trap. These charity cyclists set off
:14:57. > :15:07.today with the task of beating the barge to its destination.
:15:07. > :15:12.We are very proud. We are putting the Clyde on the map again.
:15:12. > :15:17.There is however uncertainty as to the ultimate fate of this
:15:17. > :15:22.particular chunk of Engineering. One career is said to be mothballed
:15:22. > :15:30.and another will not the sea's surface of for nine years.
:15:30. > :15:37.Government ministers would give no guarantees.
:15:37. > :15:44.We have still to come figure hour armed forces are for 2020. Much of
:15:44. > :15:49.VAT depends on apprenticeships in 2015. -- much of that.
:15:49. > :15:57.The spending review will help determine whether putting both to
:15:57. > :16:00.use is a reality. A campaign are for Shetland
:16:00. > :16:05.independence from Scotland found himself in handcuffs today
:16:05. > :16:13.following a disagreement with the Sheriff and caught at Lerwick. He
:16:13. > :16:20.challenged the jurisdiction of the court and refused to state his name.
:16:20. > :16:24.The Sheriff will give his conclusions on the matter tomorrow.
:16:24. > :16:31.Wild animals are taking over Edinburgh. The city is being
:16:31. > :16:35.invaded by a life-sized animals -- models made of fibreglass and
:16:36. > :16:45.decorated by scores of artist and celebrities as part of the Jungle
:16:46. > :16:50.
:16:50. > :17:00.City campaign. Comical, curious, captivating. Some of the world's
:17:00. > :17:03.
:17:03. > :17:11.most endangered species transformed into campaigning hard. -- barked. -
:17:11. > :17:20.- art. Created to raise awareness of the threat of extinction faced
:17:20. > :17:25.by certain creatures in the wild. If you save an Apex species then
:17:25. > :17:31.everything which comes after it will come together. Small pilot
:17:31. > :17:40.schemes will not work. Jungle City has secured a royal
:17:40. > :17:47.support in recent months. This is my humble Arena. I will be
:17:47. > :17:52.very sad to let my work could go at the end. But I have had a fantastic
:17:52. > :17:59.time and doing so. It is good to raise awareness of endangered
:17:59. > :18:02.species. They are surviving the elements at
:18:02. > :18:07.the Edinburgh Botanic Gardens before they will be unleashed on
:18:07. > :18:12.the streets next month and then sold at auction in an attempted to
:18:12. > :18:17.raise as much as �1 million. The concept will then be taken
:18:17. > :18:25.worldwide, combining creativity and conservation in the hope of saving
:18:25. > :18:35.endangered animals in the wild. Organisers believe that it will
:18:35. > :18:45.
:18:45. > :18:50.And now the sport. Scotland's rugby coach, Andy Robinson, has announced
:18:50. > :19:00.his starting line-up for the final World Cup warm-up against Italy at
:19:00. > :19:07.
:19:07. > :19:12.Murrayfield on Saturday. Sweeping changes are being made to the team.
:19:12. > :19:21.A victory over Ireland 10 days ago and Scotland's build up to the
:19:21. > :19:27.World Cup appears to be going well. But on Saturday, just one of player,
:19:27. > :19:31.Graham Morrison, will keep his place in the starting line up.
:19:31. > :19:36.He mastered the six nations are through injury so it is about
:19:36. > :19:40.getting him back into the team. And number of players who were rested
:19:40. > :19:50.there getting a new opportunity. It shows you the competitiveness
:19:50. > :19:53.
:19:53. > :20:02.within the squad that we can make so many changes.
:20:02. > :20:05.Dan the Parkes returns. He can play in different ways. What
:20:05. > :20:11.is important is that he gets the opportunity to go out and work on
:20:11. > :20:18.things he has been training for. He can also bring other people into
:20:18. > :20:23.the game. It is everybody's dream to go to
:20:23. > :20:26.the World Cup. I have done a lot of hard work in the jam and on the
:20:26. > :20:32.training field. I am hopeful things go well this week and I will get
:20:32. > :20:40.there. Only 30 of four to seven squad
:20:40. > :20:50.members will make the final cut, Hearts have told the BBC they have
:20:50. > :20:53.paid the tax bill which threatened to send them into administration.
:20:53. > :20:58.Motherwell's Jamie Murphy has told Scotland he is unfazed with
:20:58. > :21:03.speculation linking him with a move away from a Fir Park. He has been
:21:03. > :21:09.watched by English Premier League teams. His goals have helped a
:21:09. > :21:15.Motherwell to the top of the SPL. Today he was promoting a mental
:21:15. > :21:18.health initiative but remained relaxed about transfer of talk.
:21:18. > :21:23.I pay no attention to the newspapers. I let other people
:21:23. > :21:29.worry about that and focus on doing my best for Motherwell, scoring as
:21:29. > :21:36.many goals as possible. Until somebody makes an offer I have no
:21:36. > :21:41.decision to make. I am quite happy until that time comes.
:21:41. > :21:45.Scotland will have a team in the knockout stages of the Champions'
:21:45. > :21:49.League - Glasgow's city around the knockout stages of the women's
:21:49. > :21:57.Champions League. They won their final group match against
:21:58. > :22:01.opposition from the Faeroe Isles. It goes alongside a victory against
:22:01. > :22:11.the Serbian Champions which included one of the best goals of
:22:11. > :22:16.
:22:16. > :22:21.Now, a tasty treat. Cannibalism. A dance production at the Edinburgh
:22:21. > :22:31.Fringe is taking Sawney Bean as the unlikely inspiration for a new show.
:22:31. > :22:37.The creators hope to horrify a new generation with the grisly tale.
:22:37. > :22:42.His story has fascinated people since the 16th century. Sawney Bean
:22:42. > :22:48.and his sprawling family of cannibals who ate his said killed
:22:48. > :22:56.and eight hundreds of innocent victims in Scotland. This a modern
:22:56. > :23:04.twist sees them finding a new victims in their nightclubs of
:23:04. > :23:10.modern Scotland. There are a lot of gaps in the
:23:10. > :23:15.history. So in terms of working with the story it is very
:23:15. > :23:22.interesting, theatrically, when you can hypothesise about what happened
:23:22. > :23:29.in those gaps. Historians might dismiss the tail
:23:29. > :23:39.as anti-Scottish propaganda but these -- those involved believe
:23:39. > :23:39.
:23:39. > :23:49.that there is still an appetite for the story.
:23:49. > :23:50.
:23:50. > :23:54.I certainly have not eaten anybody! I am not a vegetarian, however.
:23:54. > :24:02.The company admit that the show is not further light hearted and would
:24:02. > :24:09.be to everybody's taste. It should be unnerving. We should
:24:09. > :24:14.be looking at how the horror translates to the stage. But it has
:24:14. > :24:17.to be entertaining and by transferring events to and
:24:17. > :24:27.nightclub it should prove a roller- coaster ride and thoroughly
:24:27. > :24:31.
:24:31. > :24:35.And now the weather. The weather is not so tasty, sadly. The schools
:24:35. > :24:42.are going back so it feels like the end of summer and with the rain
:24:42. > :24:48.that only adds to it. This band of rain will push through the country.
:24:48. > :24:54.This evening and overnight it will continue its journey northwards. We
:24:54. > :25:03.can see that band of rain which is gradually pushing into the North
:25:03. > :25:08.Sea overnight. Most places will be contrived. -- become dry. It will
:25:08. > :25:18.turn a little bit chilly. Temperatures dipping 27 Celsius.
:25:18. > :25:24.
:25:25. > :25:34.Milder around the coast, ten Celsius. -- dipping 27 Celsius. --
:25:35. > :25:37.
:25:37. > :25:43.dipping to 7 Celsius. Tomorrow, cooler further north. In Shetland,
:25:43. > :25:50.slightly wet. They must do the rain today but will not tomorrow. --
:25:50. > :25:56.missed. Through the central belt is where we will see the top
:25:56. > :26:02.temperatures of around 18 Celsius. Tomorrow evening, we will keep hold
:26:02. > :26:07.of the showers but many places will become drive. Into Thursday, the
:26:07. > :26:13.same mixture of a sunny spells and showers. Especially in the north of
:26:13. > :26:18.the country where the rain will be a little bit heavier. Friday, a dry,
:26:18. > :26:24.with good sunny spells. For the rest of the week, how is it
:26:24. > :26:34.looking? A mixture of sun and rain. A little bit more like the typical
:26:34. > :26:35.
:26:35. > :26:39.The top stories: shell claimed they have discovered a second leak from
:26:39. > :26:45.their or oil platform in the North Sea. The company admitted yesterday
:26:45. > :26:49.that more than 200 tonnes of oil have escaped. There is still
:26:49. > :26:59.criticism that the company should have been more open about the
:26:59. > :26:59.
:26:59. > :27:06.A letter written by the former News of the world's royal editor claims
:27:06. > :27:10.that phone hacking was widely The Scottish Government have set
:27:10. > :27:15.out plans to take controls of corporation tax. John Swinney
:27:15. > :27:24.claims it would stimulate investment. But Labour claimed that
:27:24. > :27:28.Police in England and Wales may be given further powers to prevent