:00:20. > :00:23.Welcome to Reporting Scotland. A leading cancer specialist tells
:00:23. > :00:29.us that the decision to release the Lockerbie bomber was based on
:00:29. > :00:38.flawed medical advice. I said at the time I thought it was a mistake
:00:38. > :00:43.to send him back to Libya. years on, Alex Salmond defends the
:00:43. > :00:47.decision. The billion pound project, the
:00:47. > :00:56.total bill for any number's trams could be double the original
:00:56. > :01:02.estimate. -- Edinburgh. We reflect on a night of
:01:02. > :01:07.disappointment for Scottish teams in Europe.
:01:07. > :01:09.A leading cancer specialist has told BBC Scotland the decision to
:01:09. > :01:13.release the Lockerbie bomber on compassionate grounds was based on
:01:13. > :01:18.flawed medical advice. Professor Roger Kirby has been speaking on
:01:18. > :01:24.the eve of the second anniversary of Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi
:01:24. > :01:31.being freed. Our Home Affairs Correspondent reports.
:01:31. > :01:35.The pictures went around the world, the man convicted of 270 murders
:01:35. > :01:40.leaves prison in Scotland. He had served at just over 10 years of a
:01:40. > :01:46.life-sentence. In the words of the Justice Secretary, he was going
:01:46. > :01:52.home to die. Two years later he was still alive. I remember seeing the
:01:52. > :02:00.shots of him. He looked very ill there, he was definitely in trouble.
:02:00. > :02:04.I said at the time I thought it was a mistake to send him back to Libya.
:02:04. > :02:09.The assumption he would be dead in three months, clearly that was a
:02:09. > :02:13.guest and it turned out to be very incorrect. Last month, Abdel Basset
:02:13. > :02:19.Ali al-Megrahi was alive and attending a rally to support
:02:19. > :02:22.Colonel Gadaffi, post positive of making a prognosis of death. The
:02:22. > :02:27.Scottish government has published a medical report on his application
:02:27. > :02:34.for release. It shows he was diagnosed with prostate cancer,
:02:34. > :02:38.there was an informal estimate of 18-20 months life expectancy. By
:02:38. > :02:43.April the next year, hormone treatment had failed, evidence the
:02:44. > :02:48.report said of the aggressive nature of his disease. By 2009, his
:02:48. > :02:52.life expectancy was short but specialists would not commit to a
:02:52. > :02:57.timescale of less than three months. Just before the was released his
:02:57. > :03:03.doctors said he had deteriorated so. The Scottish government say they
:03:03. > :03:07.are not embarrassed about releasing him. After two years every bit of
:03:07. > :03:13.information demonstrates that the Scottish government, almost alone,
:03:13. > :03:17.made a decision based on Scottish justice and in good faith. As part
:03:17. > :03:21.of the conditions of Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi's release he must
:03:21. > :03:25.keep in touch with social workers here. A video conference link has
:03:25. > :03:30.been established to allow them to do that. Officials have never
:03:30. > :03:33.commented on when they have spoken to him or what his condition is,
:03:33. > :03:38.but it is my understanding they have spoken to him in the last
:03:38. > :03:44.fortnight. Whatever the political and medical debates of the past two
:03:44. > :03:49.years, the focus of many families around the world will remain on the
:03:49. > :03:52.270 family's -- people killed by the Lockerbie bomber.
:03:52. > :03:56.Our Correspondent in Tripoli told us that little is known about Abdel
:03:56. > :04:05.Basset Ali al-Megrahi's present state of health.
:04:05. > :04:08.It is very hard to get any information on him. He is certainly
:04:08. > :04:15.not high on the list of Government priorities during this current
:04:15. > :04:21.phase of the war. He is in a wheelchair, and is being kept alive,
:04:21. > :04:26.one report suggested by a doctor here in Tripoli, about very
:04:26. > :04:32.expensive drugs that appear to be prolonging his life. As for the
:04:32. > :04:37.likely outcome for him, the likely future for him if the Gadaffi
:04:37. > :04:47.regime falls in the coming weeks or months as now looks increasingly
:04:47. > :04:53.likely, again, that is difficult to say. It is clear to say that he is
:04:53. > :04:59.safe in a Gadaffi controlled Libya. His situation is clearly one that
:04:59. > :05:03.is supported and backed by the Government here. You would have to
:05:03. > :05:07.assume therefore if Colonel Gadaffi fell from power and if his
:05:07. > :05:12.government was no longer in control that there could be a greater risk
:05:12. > :05:18.to Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi. However, at the same time, in a
:05:18. > :05:22.post Gadaffi era, I would have thought he would be pretty low down
:05:22. > :05:27.whatever her authority comes into power here in Tripoli in the future.
:05:27. > :05:32.He would be low down their list of priorities, and that could also see
:05:32. > :05:35.his position here in Libya and his continued treatment here in Libya
:05:35. > :05:42.safeguarded. But that is just a guess.
:05:42. > :05:46.You are watching Reporting Scotland. This fringe on the fringe. How
:05:46. > :05:51.Edinburgh's festivals are spreading beyond the city centres.
:05:51. > :05:59.It has been a great day here at the International Horse trials. Join me
:05:59. > :06:09.later for a full weekend weather. In sport we will be asking what
:06:09. > :06:16.
:06:16. > :06:21.last night's disappointing results The total cost of the Edinburgh
:06:21. > :06:24.trams project is expected to exceed �1 billion. The council revealed
:06:25. > :06:30.this afternoon it will have to borrow more than �200 million to
:06:30. > :06:36.complete the project and repaid over 30 years. Our correspondent is
:06:36. > :06:41.on Princes Street tonight. This has been another grim day for
:06:41. > :06:45.supporters of the Edinburgh tram project. It will cost more to build
:06:45. > :06:48.the the line only as far as the city centre than we were told as
:06:48. > :06:53.recently as June. We also now know that the cost of borrowing the
:06:53. > :06:59.money needed to complete that work, well, that is going to push the
:06:59. > :07:03.final bill comfortably over the billion pound barrier.
:07:03. > :07:07.The ups and downs of the head under a tram project mean these
:07:07. > :07:11.youngsters will be approaching middle-age by the time the city
:07:11. > :07:17.finally clears the debts it will have to run up to pay for the
:07:17. > :07:23.scheme which has staggered from crisis to crisis -- Edinburgh. The
:07:23. > :07:27.tram tracks here have never been used. They are about to be repaired,
:07:27. > :07:32.a reminder if it were needed, that this project has been beset by
:07:32. > :07:36.crisis from the very start. Tonight there are still many unanswered
:07:36. > :07:43.questions. We were still being told at the turn of the year that we
:07:43. > :07:48.would be able to build the tram for something like �660 million. Why
:07:48. > :07:51.are the figure so different now? That is something I want to know.
:07:51. > :07:57.And the politicians accept the capital has become a laughing
:07:57. > :08:02.stocks. I am embarrassed as a councillor. It is a joke. We are
:08:02. > :08:06.here at the Festival, I can imagine all the jokes going on about the
:08:06. > :08:12.tram project. I really feel that the Lib Dems and SNP council who
:08:12. > :08:17.are supposed to be in charge, have mismanaged this project. The entire
:08:17. > :08:22.tram system should have been completed by now. All we have to
:08:22. > :08:26.show our these computer-generated images. That is unlikely to change
:08:26. > :08:32.any time soon and Edinburgh's residence could be forgiven for
:08:32. > :08:37.asking if they have been taken for a ride. What are now for the body
:08:37. > :08:44.set up by Edinburgh City Council to deliver this project on time and on
:08:44. > :08:49.budget. I am told tonight that the project will now be run by external
:08:49. > :08:53.consultants. This evening, very serious questions are being asked
:08:53. > :09:00.about the information which has been given to senior councillors as
:09:00. > :09:03.recently as just a few weeks ago. Shell says it has managed to stop
:09:03. > :09:07.oil leaking into the North Sea nine days after the spill was first
:09:07. > :09:12.discovered. They say they will be monitoring the pipeline closely for
:09:12. > :09:15.the next couple of days. They have confirmed an investigation is under
:09:15. > :09:21.way into the cause and that there is around a ton of oil still
:09:21. > :09:25.floating on the surface. Very light oil which is out there. It
:09:25. > :09:31.evaporates and it is relatively easy for the sea to break it up. We
:09:31. > :09:37.imagine that process will now continue. House in question mark it
:09:37. > :09:44.is impossible to say. At the rate it has been declining, it should
:09:44. > :09:49.not take very long. What more can you tell us about this operation?
:09:49. > :09:54.This is the operation were divers were sent down to manually switched
:09:54. > :10:01.off the father were this boy was leaking from. The process of doing
:10:01. > :10:07.that took one hour. It has taken several days of preparation and a
:10:07. > :10:13.risk assessment. All that time, oil was continuing to spill into the
:10:13. > :10:17.North Sea. That has been completed. While that was going on, more of
:10:17. > :10:23.these concrete blankets have been laid on top of the pipeline to
:10:23. > :10:26.secured. It had floated above the seabed. That is now there to make
:10:26. > :10:30.sure it stays where it is an to make sure when the pipeline valve
:10:30. > :10:34.was switched off it did not cause any further problems.
:10:34. > :10:40.What is likely to happen in the longer term?
:10:40. > :10:44.Over the next few days, Shell will be monitoring that pipeline to make
:10:44. > :10:51.sure there are no unexpected consequences from turning off this
:10:51. > :10:56.valgus. They will continue to lay more of these mattresses to secured.
:10:56. > :11:01.They will also be working out how to get them remaining 660 tonnes of
:11:01. > :11:05.oil out of the pipeline. One other thing to add is that while that is
:11:05. > :11:09.going on at sea, in the building behind me they have already
:11:09. > :11:13.launched an investigation into the cause. Shell are still saying they
:11:14. > :11:22.have no idea why this boy it leaked into the sea. There will be an
:11:22. > :11:28.investigation here -- this or oil. Some of the other stories across
:11:28. > :11:34.Scotland this Friday. 300 new jobs are coming to Scotland.
:11:34. > :11:39.Acker Solutions are expanding. The oil services country say they
:11:39. > :11:43.are boosting their workforce to deal with the big rise in orders.
:11:43. > :11:46.Edinburgh council had refused permission for or Scottish Defence
:11:47. > :11:52.League to hold a march next month despite police saying they were
:11:52. > :12:00.confident they could do with any disruption. Supporters held a rally
:12:00. > :12:05.in Edinburgh last year. Sir Brian Souter and Ann Gloag are
:12:05. > :12:14.in line for an 80 million pound payout from Stagecoach. It is part
:12:14. > :12:17.of a proposed payout to shareholders.
:12:17. > :12:21.Tomorrow marks the 70th anniversary of the first Arctic convoy which
:12:21. > :12:27.brought vital supplies to Russia during the Second World War. Many
:12:27. > :12:32.of the ships left from Scotland and almost 3,000 see men died during
:12:32. > :12:41.attacks by German U-boats. There are plans to create a museum to
:12:41. > :12:45.honour those who took part. Northwards to the Arctic Circle.
:12:45. > :12:49.More than 100 merchant vessels and Royal Navy warships were sunk
:12:49. > :12:54.during convoys which cut the Russian supplied with weapons, fuel
:12:54. > :12:58.and food as they battled Hitler's Germany. Winston Churchill
:12:58. > :13:04.described these journeys as the most dangerous of the war. Last
:13:04. > :13:08.year, the Russian Council in Devon there were awarded special medals
:13:08. > :13:14.to survival of -- surviving veterans. The weather you could
:13:14. > :13:20.contend with. What I could not contend with, really, was when a
:13:20. > :13:26.ship went down. You see people in the water, that is what makes your
:13:26. > :13:29.skin creep. Survivors are now mostly in their 90s, but some will
:13:29. > :13:35.travel to Wester Ross tomorrow where a ceremony will recall their
:13:35. > :13:39.exploits. On behalf of the veterans we have organised a memorial
:13:39. > :13:46.service because it is the 70th anniversary this weekend of the
:13:46. > :13:52.very first convoy to set sail for Russia in 1941. We have 15 veterans
:13:53. > :13:57.that are going to be with us. now A1 million pound appeal is
:13:57. > :14:02.being launched to create a special museum as a tribute to those brave
:14:02. > :14:08.men who face the Arctic wades as well as German U-boats planes and
:14:08. > :14:16.warships. It is important because this is where 19 of the convoys
:14:16. > :14:20.sailed from and it was the last point of contact with the UK.
:14:20. > :14:29.museum will keep alive the story of those who survived the Russian
:14:29. > :14:33.Arctic convoys and their 3,000 Edinburgh's festivals may be worth
:14:33. > :14:37.a quarter of a billion pounds to the local economy, but the focus
:14:37. > :14:43.tends to be on the city centre. This year, there is a push to move
:14:43. > :14:50.the Fringe into other parts of the city, especially Leith. Polymer
:14:50. > :14:54.claimed reports. -- Pauline M McLean.
:14:54. > :14:59.It is always good to stretch yourself, and for these performance,
:14:59. > :15:03.it means the on the traditional boundaries of the Fringe. This is
:15:03. > :15:08.one of 19 shows in Leith. What we have had to do is provide a range
:15:08. > :15:13.of events for different ages and groups, parents might want to come
:15:13. > :15:17.and drop the kids off, so they can do some shopping, or you can see a
:15:17. > :15:23.show in the morning for the kids then: have lunch somewhere. Then
:15:23. > :15:27.adults come and see a show in the afternoon. If they have made the
:15:27. > :15:31.travel arrangements to get here, they might as well stay in the area
:15:31. > :15:35.and enjoy what we have to offer. Leith has staged a limited number
:15:35. > :15:41.of shows before but research shows audiences did not hang around
:15:41. > :15:46.afterwards. Local businesses say that downturn can be reset --
:15:46. > :15:53.reversed, then they would be happy to be involved. A I think the
:15:53. > :16:01.business would support that. I think in terms of artists using
:16:01. > :16:07.venues in Leith, it can be too far to go for some of them. There is a
:16:07. > :16:15.cluster of events. But despite the offer of some high-profile shows,
:16:15. > :16:20.it could be a tough task. People tend to stay in town. There is
:16:20. > :16:28.better stuff in the city centre. there was a venue that they could
:16:28. > :16:36.not get into and, we would consider going there. I cannot be bothered
:16:36. > :16:43.to walk further! But a Westpoint believe they are off to a flying
:16:43. > :16:47.start and hope to set their sights even higher. -- Leith.
:16:47. > :16:51.Now with all the sport, here is David.
:16:51. > :16:57.Celtic manager Neil Lennon says there has been a massive over-
:16:57. > :17:02.reaction to Scottish clubs' poor results in Europe. Celtic's match
:17:02. > :17:07.at home to Sion ended goalless. Rangers lost his will be in the air
:17:07. > :17:17.and Hearts were the biggest losers. It was billed as a Battle of
:17:17. > :17:37.
:17:37. > :17:39.Britain and ended up and coming in Scothern has produced some
:17:39. > :17:45.fantastic the ball over the years. The money is in the Premier League.
:17:45. > :17:49.It is a different game. And Leeds apart, especially when it comes to
:17:49. > :17:57.finance. Last year the Tynecastle side's turnover was around �8
:17:57. > :18:00.million. Spurs, �120 billion. So what about squad value? Combined,
:18:00. > :18:06.about �10 million for Hearts. The White Hart Lane dressing room is
:18:06. > :18:14.worth around �190 million. Last night's European disappointment was
:18:14. > :18:21.not on the reserve for Hearts. Celtic ended in a goalless draw
:18:22. > :18:26.with Sion. It was all going so well for Rangers against Maribor. It got
:18:26. > :18:34.worse white at the end, at 2-1 defeat for a downbeat Alastair
:18:34. > :18:38.McCoist. I cannot speak for them, but from our point of view,
:18:38. > :18:46.disappointing as last night's result was, I firmly believe we
:18:46. > :18:50.will go through. Do we need to get real with our expectations?
:18:50. > :18:54.could compare are teams to the World of teams and other countries.
:18:54. > :18:57.But now we could only watch in awe and wonder at are wealthy
:18:57. > :19:00.neighbours. Tomorrow is the last chance for
:19:00. > :19:05.some of Scotland's rugby players to make sure of a place in the squad
:19:05. > :19:09.for next month's World Cup finals. The Scots are at home to Italy in
:19:09. > :19:12.their final warm-up match. Andy Robinson names his 30 man pool for
:19:12. > :19:18.the trip to New Zealand on Monday and good performances could secured
:19:18. > :19:21.a seat on the Scots team plane. Here is our rugby editor Jim Mason.
:19:21. > :19:26.Scotland's coach watches his men go through their last-minute
:19:26. > :19:34.preparation. This may be a warm-up match, but that look of intense
:19:34. > :19:40.concentration means only one result is acceptable. Winning. The
:19:40. > :19:45.predicted for any international game. A full on Test match in the
:19:45. > :19:51.Six Nations, to any 10 Scotland plays the pitch, it is about
:19:51. > :19:56.winning. Winning will be everything tomorrow. Italy will be tough, but
:19:56. > :20:00.a far greater prize awaits the players. That prize is a World Cup
:20:00. > :20:04.place. Scotland have beaten Italy in the last two games at
:20:04. > :20:09.Murrayfield. One more performance like that and New Zealand beckons.
:20:09. > :20:15.It is a great team to be facing in the run-up to the World Cup. Italy
:20:15. > :20:19.are similar to the Argentinians. They are menaces at the breakdown
:20:19. > :20:24.and that is something the Argentinians are also. I think the
:20:24. > :20:29.key tomorrow will to be getting to a breakdown faster than they do.
:20:29. > :20:33.Something we have been working on in training. With tries like this
:20:33. > :20:39.against Wales, John Barclay is one of Scotland's most influential
:20:39. > :20:45.players. It is a huge honour to play to your country and to play in
:20:45. > :20:51.a World Cup takes it up another level. New Zealand, the unofficial
:20:51. > :20:55.home of rugby, I guess. I think it will just be crazy over there. I
:20:55. > :20:59.think it will be the highlight of my career so far. And that is what
:20:59. > :21:02.all the players are chasing tomorrow at Murrayfield, the honour
:21:02. > :21:06.of representing Scotland against the world.
:21:06. > :21:10.You can for neurone opinion about who deserves a seat on the plane to
:21:10. > :21:16.New Zealand by watching the match live on BBC Two tomorrow afternoon,
:21:16. > :21:23.coverage starts at 4.45. Andy Murray is through to the semi-
:21:23. > :21:28.finals of the Cincinnati must-have. -- Cincinnati Masters. He beat
:21:28. > :21:38.Giles Simon of France in straight sets in the quarter-finals. He will
:21:38. > :21:39.
:21:39. > :21:46.play Mardy Fish, or, wait for red, Rafael Nadal. Cheer us up after a
:21:46. > :21:50.bad night for Scottish football! Staying with sport, some of the
:21:50. > :21:53.world's best show jumpers are in Perthshire for the Blair Castle
:21:53. > :21:58.International Horse Trials. Around 40,000 people are expected to
:21:58. > :22:02.attend. Andrew Anderson is one of them.
:22:02. > :22:08.It is Scotland's Premier equestrian event. For four days, 400 riders
:22:08. > :22:17.will be putting their horses through their paces. Blair Castle
:22:17. > :22:20.attracts the best, riders like William Fox-Pitt. Also here, up and
:22:20. > :22:26.coming talents like well spoke to him. It was a dressage today for
:22:26. > :22:31.him and his cause. He knows he is up against tough competition.
:22:31. > :22:37.really tough. You watch the German and French forces dance around in
:22:37. > :22:46.the dressage. You kind of which you could run them out of the way and
:22:46. > :22:51.make them do worse! -- you kind of wish. After the dressage, it is
:22:51. > :22:55.time to get money in the cross country. A gruelling challenge for
:22:55. > :22:58.horse and rider. This is a truly international competition,
:22:58. > :23:05.attracting riders from around the world to this part of Perthshire.
:23:05. > :23:11.And of course, spectators. brought a group of 16 people from
:23:11. > :23:16.all over the United States to come and see the horse trials. Very good
:23:16. > :23:20.horse trials. We usually come back on the Saturday and watched the
:23:20. > :23:25.show jumping on the Sunday. It is also a chance for the up and coming
:23:25. > :23:30.riders to show what they can do. Who knows, there might be a future
:23:30. > :23:36.Olympic champion. With the Olympics just a year of, Team GB has got off
:23:36. > :23:43.to a good start. We have got 25 different nations competing this
:23:43. > :23:49.year. That is enhanced by a lot of nations in the European Under 21
:23:50. > :23:59.championships. They are very significant entry. The spectators
:23:59. > :24:04.seems set for some great events. Staff is also a Blair Castle
:24:04. > :24:09.tonight and he has got all the weekend's weather. -- Stav.
:24:09. > :24:16.It has been a nice day across much of the country. Fairly cloudy, but
:24:16. > :24:20.a weather front has been pushing in. It has started raining here in
:24:20. > :24:24.Perthshire. For tonight, but rain will continue to spread its way
:24:24. > :24:30.eastwards. As it does so, there eastwards. As it does so, there
:24:30. > :24:34.will be strong southerly winds. You can see that rain on the map,
:24:34. > :24:41.moving eastwards. It will start to fizzle out and almost died a death
:24:41. > :24:43.before it reaches eastern areas. Some clear spots appearing by Don.
:24:44. > :24:50.Showers in the west and North West. A mild night to come. Sticking in
:24:50. > :24:57.double figures. Tomorrow morning, it is a bright start, good spells
:24:57. > :25:02.of sunshine. Those showers will continue are crossed Western and
:25:02. > :25:06.north-western areas. Becoming heavier and more prolonged. If we
:25:06. > :25:13.take a closer look across southern parts, starting through the
:25:13. > :25:20.afternoon, lots of sunshine. Temperatures 18 or 19 Celsius.
:25:20. > :25:28.Moving up the west coast, that is where we come across those showers.
:25:28. > :25:34.Some of them merging together. But with some shelter for that south-
:25:34. > :25:39.westerly, it is staying pretty dry and bright in the East. If you are
:25:39. > :25:46.heading to the hills, the Western and North Western Rangers will be
:25:46. > :25:52.unsettled with showers. -- Rangers. Some strong south-westerly wind,
:25:52. > :26:02.deal force at times. Best of the conditions across eastern and
:26:02. > :26:03.
:26:03. > :26:11.southern Rangers. Windy on the summit. It looks like the wind will
:26:11. > :26:16.be from a set south-west direction, good visibility but four, five or
:26:16. > :26:23.maybe even six. Across the east, still windy and visibility will be
:26:23. > :26:28.good. For the West -- for the rest of Saturday, we will see brain,
:26:28. > :26:33.heavy at times but there are the away overnight. -- reign. If you
:26:33. > :26:37.look at the pressure Chirk, that pressure is anchored. Bringing
:26:37. > :26:40.westerly wind. Sunday does not look too bad with sunny spells and
:26:40. > :26:46.showers in the West but on Monday, showers in the West but on Monday,
:26:46. > :26:50.we lose the wind, sunny spells in the east.
:26:50. > :26:54.Now just before 7 o'clock, a summary of tonight's top stories.
:26:54. > :26:59.Gunmen and suicide bombers have stormed the British Council offices
:26:59. > :27:03.in Kabul. Killing 12 people. The dead include a number of Afghan
:27:03. > :27:07.police men and guards and a New Zealand soldier. No British people
:27:07. > :27:11.were killed. Leading cancer specialist Professor
:27:11. > :27:16.Roger Kirby says the decision to release the Lockerbie bomber it was
:27:16. > :27:19.based on flawed medical advice. He was speaking on the eve of the
:27:19. > :27:22.second anniversary of Abdel Basset al-Megrahi's release after being
:27:22. > :27:26.diagnosed with terminal prostate cancer.
:27:26. > :27:32.The total cost of the Edinburgh trams project is expected to exceed
:27:32. > :27:36.�1 billion. And the report says Edinburgh City Council will have to
:27:36. > :27:41.borrow �231 million to pay for it. It also once repayments will cost
:27:41. > :27:45.more than �50 million a year over the next three decades.
:27:45. > :27:48.The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge had been visiting the area of
:27:48. > :27:52.Birmingham where three men were run over and killed during the riots.
:27:52. > :27:55.Prince William and Kate met emergency workers and local
:27:55. > :27:58.residents after community centre in Winson Green.