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Good evening from Reporting Scotland. Tonight, unemployment is

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up by 1,000. The first time it has risen since last autumn. The number

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of people in work is also up. Full analysis ahead.

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For Brad Pitt is in Glasgow and Glasgow comes out for Brad Pitt. We

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are live in the centre with the stargazers.

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Still waiting, still believing. The face of a father 30 years to the

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day after his daughter was lost in the Himalayas. -- faith. I do

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believe absolutely she will be found and I will see her.

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Back to school and on your bike. We visit the town which has managed to

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double the number of children cycling to class.

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Unemployment in Scotland has risen for the first time in nearly one

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year. It has gone up by 1,000. There was a rise in the number of

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people in work between May and June. Could this be a turn for the worse?

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According to the job market survey in April, May and June 1,000 more

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people were looking for work than during the previous three months.

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That takes the total up to 209,000 - the first rise since last autumn.

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To put it another way, the number claiming Jobseeker's Allowance,

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that was up 2,600 last month to nearly 145,000. On both those

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counts, the whole of the UK has seen surprisingly big rises in

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today's figures. Scotland can take some hope from the increased number

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of people in jobs - up by 24,000. That is in contrast with the fall

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in employment south of the border. One sector that explains why there

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is positive job growth in Scotland is energy, where big investment is

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planned. Switching jobs and switching on to

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an industry with a future. After 22 years in the RAF, this man has come

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down to earth, training as an engineer with Scottish Power.

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role I have now is a trainee engineer. I took a step down in

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terms of knowledge of the Industry and Scottish Power provided a

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training programme. That was the attraction. The company announced a

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�3 billion of investment in the electricity grid across South

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Central Scotland. Over this decade, that means 1500 new recruits of all

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ages. I applied for various apprenticeships. Luckily, I got

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offered a job as a technician with Scottish Power. I have been with

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them since then. I have been here for two years. The plan is to build

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new links with turbines and customers. It means to deliver

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capacity for exporting power to England and importing electricity

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when the wind drops. We are going through an investment boom in this

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industry. None of that will happen without investment in networks

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because that is what is required to make it happen. Despite a weak

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economy, energy is one of sector with strong prospects for the First

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Minister wants to see more action. There's a clear message I am

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sending to the Chancellor, there has to be something about capital

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investment, we need more of it. We need more access for smaller

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companies and to grow economic security. We need to protect --

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protect people from high price rises. We cannot see the recovery

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blown off course. There is a lot buffeting the economy this summer.

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Today, we get retail figures, still looking flat, only food sales on

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the rise. The latest survey underlines on's debt problems, at a

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failing to keep up with inflation and with government spending,

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consumers and our trading partners battening down the hatches, it is

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much less clear where growth and recovery will come from and when.

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Shell has been giving details of how it plans to stop an oil leak in

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the North Sea which has been flooding for one week. They plan to

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raise her a -- blow up a section of pipeline to the seabed. There is a

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risk 600 tonnes of oil could spell. -- Lola a section. We would wish to

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stop the flow completely but from my point of view, I do not want to

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do anything that will compromise the entire pipeline and go from a

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situation where we have a quarter of a tonne to have a turn on the

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surface. Our reporter is outside their headquarters in Aberdeen.

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What exactly does this plan to stop the leak involve?

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At the moment, there is just a small amount coming out into the

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North Sea. The plan is to take that one, to stretch of pipeline where

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the leak is, that his four feet above the seabed, that has been

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raised to that level, how, we do not know, and lower it back down.

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Once it has been lowered, divers will go down there and they will

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manually switched off that Duvall. That is a very risky operation

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because a pipeline contains 600 tonnes of oil. The risk is there

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that 600 tonnes, which is contained, and leaking out slowly, if it goes

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wrong, it could all end up in the sea. The Government said the go-

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ahead will be given once the risks have been minimised. When is this

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likely to happen? Shell's plan is to do this over the next 24 hours.

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They do not have the final say. There is a risk assessment going on

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at the moment. The Government's representative, when he is

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satisfied the risk is minimised, will say, you can go ahead. If he

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says no, they will have to go back to the drawing board and that leak

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will continue to flow. Thank you. 30 years ago, a 19-year-old student

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from the Highlands disappeared while on a backpacking trip in the

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Himalayas. There has been no sign of Alison MacDonald since. Through

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many years, her father has insisted one day he will see his daughter

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again. That is even though he has lost his sight.

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For 30 years, Kenny MacDonald has looked for his daughter. The girl

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he remembers as a teenager would now be 49. The search goes on today.

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Even though he is 76 and his sight is almost gone. His belief is as

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strong today as it ever was. He believes he will find her. I have

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seen prayers in my search for Alison. Some would say it was a

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coincidence that I know much better, it was the Lord's hand and

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everything I can say about the whole business has been good. Apart

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from Alison has not come home. vanished in 1981 on a backpacking

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trip with a friend to Kashmir. No- one knows where she went and the

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search has ranged across the world. That meant 17 visits to India, we

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have been to Italy, Germany, Wales, England, all over the place. We

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have been following clues and people who were there at the time

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and people who were staying in the same guest house as her. We were

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trying to catch up. They came to believe she was still

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alive. They believed she is still with them. I remember her very

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clearly. I remember different situations we were in growing up

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and how she looked a what she did. She is not gone from our lives at

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all. Kenny MacDonald still waits for his daughter and still believes,

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even with a sliver of sight left, he will see her again. Alison has

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never been lost to him. It will be a surprise to everybody, I know,

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but I do believe, absolutely, that she will be found and I will see

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her. You are watching Reporting Scotland.

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Still to come: Why the start of term time it means a big problem

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for this festival production. In sport, as birds arrive in

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Scotland for tomorrow's night's game against Hearts. We will speak

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to both managers. One is in good feeling. We will hear from Rangers

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on the eve of the Europa League match. There is signing news from

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them and some from Celtic. Brad Pitt fans have been out in

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force in the centre of Glasgow all day trying to get a glimpse of him.

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He has been filming scenes for his latest movie, a zombie epic, which

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I presume you have heard about. Our reporter is in the centre. There is

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no sign of him? I would love to tell you I have been running from a

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zombies all day or Brad Pitt but if only! I turned out to try and get a

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glimpse of the man himself, I have to tell you the film crew have been

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very helpful and have cut the generators so you could hear me

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speaking to you from the edge of the set. I hope that has not dimmed

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the lights on Brad Pitt. He is the man in the spotlight they want to

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see. These girls came well prepared. The rare species they were looking

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out for? One Holyrood star of the good-looking variety. Brad Pitt. --

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Holyrood. I think our chances are slim. Did you want to come down

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here today, mum? A Yes. They were not alone. Cameras were clicked and

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for the ladies, though the props were interesting, they really

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wanted a glimpse of the star himself. I hoped to see Brad Pitt

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and perhaps the children as well. What do you think your chances are?

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Slim. He is busy filming. There is always a chance. You have to try.

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worked in the centre. Hopefully this will be a lunchtime routine

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for me. If you will be staking out? Absolutely. We believe this was

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Brad Pitt to being whisked off for lunch a short time later. When

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filming resumed, we managed to see a little of Philadelphia being shot.

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No proper sighting of the man everybody wanted to see. Maybe I

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could make it into the film myself? Then I would be bound to meet Brad

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Pitt. They have got in use than. To think they might need a reporter? -

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- do you think they might. It was a long shot. Any other ideas?

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friends got a picture of him from their office. He has been here.

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we have not found him. We were here last night about 2am. We heard he

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was filming at 3am. He was not. you go down the road, you will

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catch him. Hours of balancing on ladders finally paid off for the

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professional photographers who flooded Glasgow's streets today.

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I am quite used to standing outside court houses. I have never been

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stood here outside the United States' Cortes. That is part of the

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set they are filming. -- court house. I am not hanging about.

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Elgin businessman Nat Fraser is to face a retrial for the murder of

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his wife 13 years ago. It follows a decision by the Supreme Court in

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London which ordered his previous conviction for to be quashed. He is

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a joy to appear at the High Court in Glasgow in October.

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The Royal Bank of Scotland is to end access to cash machines owned

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by his rivals for some of its account holders. It will affect one

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million customers who have basic accounts. They will still get free

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withdrawals from RBS, Tesco, NatWest, and Post Office machines.

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Scotland's police forces are still hoping with the gun going operation

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in England following the riots. The Association of Chief Police

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Officers confirmed these police vans from Grampian Police were

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headed for London this morning. The association would not say how many

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officers were still involved in the It has been revealed Edinburgh has

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the highest occupancy rates and hotels in Europe. Spurs are ride in

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Scotland tonight. They cannot get aid remain the capital for their

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game against Hearts tomorrow. As Morag Kinniburgh reports, amid

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calls for her the building of more hotels, many locals are cashing in

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on the shortages by renting out their spare rooms online.

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But booking a big tent - Macbook -- booking a bed here is not easy.

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was trying to -- it was hard trying to the Kieran in January. People

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can have breakfast and dinner. Residents are cashing in. Renting

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spare rooms by the night using a online system. I was looking for

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something that I could do which was not a B&B. I am a full-time student

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and I work as well. This was a great way to supplement my income.

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I do not earn a great deal of money so this is tax free. It is a nice

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way to meet people, people come from all the world. Accommodation

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is almost at a premium in August. For the last two once, Edinburgh

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has a past London. Not only the major capital cities in Europe as

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well. There is a major investment opportunity year. Not only have

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occupancy rates gone up but the room rates have gone up as well.

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There is a major opportunity there for investment. There are still

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beds available for many opting to stay out of town. As well as more

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hotels being built, there are also website allowing people to campaign

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in gardens. Thousands of children went back to

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school today. How did they get there? By Stuart -- by a car, by

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bus or bye-bye? For one primary, the use of bicycles as increased by

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10 fault. Eleanor Bradford reports from Bishopbriggs.

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It is the first day of the new school term and you will not catch

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this family taking the car. Even four-year-old James joins the daily

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cycle to school. It started with my other son's first day at school.

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The school was surprised to see a child so young riding to school.

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They got behind it eventually and then they allowed him to cycle.

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Other kids wanted to learn as well. I like cycling. Here we set up a

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club on Tuesdays at the school here. This YouTube video completing the

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55 mile Edinburgh to Glasgow cycle ride persuaded the head teacher to

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encourage children of all ages to cycle to school. Now Bishopbriggs

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is becoming a town on two wheels. He came for home from school one

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day and asked if he could join the Cycle Club. We thought he should

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give it a go. We went along to their leisure centre. It was a full

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day. I was not looking forward to it! I enjoyed it more than he did.

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I cycled in Millport. Some are my friends did it last year. I cycle

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to the Transport Museum. Nationwide, only 2% of children cycle to school.

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But here in Bishopbriggs, it is on -- already three times that. And at

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the school it is 10 times. But for many parents, dangerous roads are

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the biggest worry. But he has even persuaded the council to lower the

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speed. A lot of our schools have 20 mph zones. We would like to take it

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further. Maybe parents will feel more confident that their children

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can cycle safely to school. In most of Scotland, the Government is well

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behind of getting more of us on bicycles. But Bishopbriggs issuing

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the rest of the country how it is done.

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Something different. An animal charity has rescued a cow in South

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airshow which got its head stuck in a ladder. It was spotted in a field

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beside the Troon to Barassie road last month. An inspector contacted

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the farmer and which was returned unharmed. The farmer had no idea

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how we got his head stuck in the ladder.

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Sport now with David. FI found a ladder in a field, I

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would put my head through it as well. As you may have seen earlier,

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the stars and Spurs have arrived in Scotland ahead of their Europa

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League game with hearts. Their manager insists they are taking the

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tie seriously. So our hearts even though the sound of laughter was

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echoing in their training ground today.

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It is not as striking as capita Angelina Jolie, but Romanov turning

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up at the training ground is unexpected. What was he doing?

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was a visit for us. He told me that he would like the players to play.

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Here is another Fannie one. Did you hear about these superstars who

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could not get a hotel room? festival is on this week. We could

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not get a hotel anywhere near. We are 45 minutes away but it is not

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the end of the world. It was a bit of a let-down battered baby shows

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that Spurs is treating heart seriously. Despite -- but at least

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it shows. While Harry Redknapp was talking, the other boss was keeping

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an eye on his team. But will he go with the romance of suggested line-

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up or on his own? No problem. He said... I always leave them

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laughing. Rangers have signed the American midfielder Alejandro

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Bedoya. He was up -- due to arrive in January. Rangers are in Slovenia

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for their Europa League game against Maribor. It takes on its

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extra significance because of the club's earlier disappointment.

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is comportment. -- important. This is the best thing for us. It is the

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same for the opposition as well. They are in the same boat. The

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Europa League gives us an opportunity to continue playing.

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Fraser Forster is back at Celtic and could even play in the euro by

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League match against see on tomorrow. The Newcastle goalkeeper

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who spent last year in Parkhead has signed another one year-long loan

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deal, subject to registration. A possible start for him, but who can

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see on sent onto the field? -- si Their confidence. According to

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Europa some of them cannot play. One man who falls into that

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category is a Celtic former Hearts defender. I think the club are

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sorting everything out and everyone is ready to play. In your head, you

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will play? Yes. Their manager thinks so too and seemed ambivalent

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about the controversy. His opposite number would care for some clarity.

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He may have to prepare for two things. You do not know what

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personal are going to be on the pitch. From our point of view, if a

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team player is not eligible, they should be punished accordingly.

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Lennon is hoping to have a familiar face in goal tomorrow. Fraser

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Forster has signed up for another year. He has been our main targets

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since the end of last season. We pity be done and it was knocked

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back. We have worked hard to bring a men. We're very pleased. So as

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signing ahead but who will turn out for this mess?

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That is a mystery and so is the fact that it was a cow that got his

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head stuck in a ladder? I thought it was a bullet.

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It is one of the most critically acclaimed shows on the Edinburgh

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Festival this year. Attend a sure about the workings of the human

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heart by teenagers for teenagers. - - attend or show. But the Glasgow

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company behind the sure have one small problem. Most of the cast-

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iron back to school today. I hope my heart goes first uses squashed

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are matters to examine the workings of the human heart. We have looked

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at the heart in different ways. We have also looked at the emotions

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you feel when you lose someone that you love in your life. And also

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when you fall in love and also what we think love might be. But it is

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not just about teenagers, it was created by teenagers and that is

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what seems to be thrilling audiences. It has had rave reviews

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and is the best selling show at this venue. We were talking and we

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have to remember not to be downhearted if we walk on stage and

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there are a few people on the audience. We have been overwhelmed

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by the sheer mass of people. there is a downside in having such

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a youthful cast and the company ran has come to an end. Most of the

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cast have to go back to school. were dreading it. Yes, it is good

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to not have too much of a good time. I am not so sad this is sending but

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I am not looking forward to going back to school. Still the cast of

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one last performance to look forward to, a special one-off show

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at the French to meet demand. But only when Scone is out. -- the

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Edinburgh Fringe. Let's see how the weather is

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It started dry and bright and then it was dry and cloudy. It will be

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dry and cool everywhere. Any showers to have seen will start to

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die away. One or two eight persisting across Aberdeenshire.

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For much of the mainland, during early hours it will be drier was

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some clearer skies and temperatures falling to ten Celsius. Into

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tomorrow, find across the country but then cloud starts to bubble up

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as we head to lunchtime. That will be followed by showers. Down

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towards the south-west, it will be about a day and by four o'clock

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some sunshine. Temperatures inland at around 19 Celsius. Further north,

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temperatures well below her and we will run into those heavier showers

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once again. Further north, temperatures up to around 16

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Celsius and a dry day for Orkney and Shetland. The rest of the

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afternoon and into the evening and we hold on to the showers, but it

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lay across pressure and Aberdeenshire. As we going to the

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evening, the eastern side of the country wet. The West will be dry.

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Looking at the pressure start -- pressure charge, there is a ridge

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of high pressure for a Friday. That means it will be a dry day, plenty

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of sunshine around. An increasingly southernly breeze. It could

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increase in strength. We have another weather front fishing in

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from the West. That will arrive overnight and bring rain in

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overnight. For the first fire -- first half of the weekend drive.

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Temperatures up to around 19 Celsius. Friday and Saturday do not

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look too bad. Sunday looks a little Just before seven o'clock:

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Unemployment in Scotland has risen for the first time in nearly a year.

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It has gone up by 1000. But there were also arise in the number of

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people in work between May and June. The number on unemployment benefit

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across the UK as a whole roasted to pine for 9 million.

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The Prime Minister has praised because far handing out a sentences

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for those involved in last week's writes. Two men were jailed for

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four years for using face but it is their writing. Another was given 18

:27:39.:27:43.

months in prison for having it stolen TV in his car. Shell has

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been giving details of how it plans to stop an oil leak in the North

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Sea which has been flowing out for a week. The company plans to lower

:27:50.:27:55.

a reception upright life back into the seabed but there is a risk 600

:27:55.:27:59.

tons of oil inside could spill out. And the wife of a British man

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killed by a shark while on honeymoon in the Seychelles says

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she is devastated by his loss. 30- year-old Ian Redmond from

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