:00:14. > :00:16.Welcome to Reporting Scotland. Tonight on your national news:
:00:16. > :00:26.Edinburgh's billion pound trams project is thrown into chaos as
:00:26. > :00:30.councillors throw out a plan to take the line into the city centre.
:00:30. > :00:36.The message to the people of Edinburgh tonight is that all that
:00:36. > :00:39.she feared would happen has just happened. Instead, backing is given
:00:39. > :00:41.for trams to stop at Haymarket Station in the west of the city.
:00:41. > :00:44.Also in the programme: The dangers of epilepsy. These
:00:44. > :00:47.young women died in their sleep but had not been warned their condition
:00:47. > :00:50.could kill them. Where is all the venison? A warning
:00:50. > :00:58.that Scotland could miss out because it cannot produce enough to
:00:59. > :01:03.meet soaring demand. And Celtic fans sun themselves in
:01:03. > :01:05.Sion, but can their team win tonight's battle to stay in Europe?
:01:05. > :01:09.In an extraordinary development, Edinburgh councillors have voted to
:01:09. > :01:12.cut the route of the city's controversial tram route. It means
:01:12. > :01:17.the trams will not now come into the city centre and along Princes
:01:17. > :01:21.Street. Instead, they will terminate at Haymarket in the west
:01:21. > :01:25.of the city. The original proposal, costing �545 million, was to run
:01:25. > :01:27.the trams from Edinburgh Airport right down to Granton. After a
:01:27. > :01:31.bitter contractual dispute and serious technical difficulties, a
:01:31. > :01:36.revised plan was to spend �1 billion and run them only as far as
:01:36. > :01:39.St Andrew's Square in the city centre. But this evening, to the
:01:39. > :01:44.surprise of everyone, councillors have voted to keep the cost to �700
:01:44. > :01:46.million and terminate the trams at Haymarket. Our transport
:01:46. > :01:56.correspondent, David Miller, reports on a day of drama,
:01:56. > :01:57.
:01:57. > :02:03.surprises and anger in the capital. To juggling Edinburgh's finances
:02:03. > :02:07.was never going to be easy, with the cost of the tram project set to
:02:07. > :02:12.exceed �1 billion. But, as councillors gathered this morning,
:02:12. > :02:17.no one was predicting their political mayhem which lay ahead.
:02:17. > :02:23.Tonight, Edinburgh City Council's original dream of building a tram
:02:23. > :02:30.network lies in tatters. The control room stands idle months
:02:30. > :02:34.after the trams should have been operating. It is quite an important
:02:34. > :02:42.day for the council. Edinburgh's councillor there was deeply unhappy
:02:42. > :02:51.as she left the chamber. Her rivals were surprised by their own success.
:02:51. > :02:55.I am a bit shocked. We believe they he -- they Haymarket option can be
:02:55. > :03:00.negotiated. We want to get that sorted out before the end of August.
:03:00. > :03:03.I think it is a devastating decision for the city. By the
:03:03. > :03:08.people wilfully misunderstood the information they were given, or of
:03:08. > :03:12.the genuinely did not understand the repercussions. In credibly,
:03:12. > :03:17.these scenes of destruction and on Princes Street are said to be
:03:17. > :03:21.repeated. The trams will not now reached the capital's famous
:03:21. > :03:25.shopping street but the line there are still has to be repaired. The
:03:25. > :03:29.verdict far the project's opponents is damning. The message tonight for
:03:29. > :03:35.the people of Edinburgh is that what you're always feared would
:03:35. > :03:38.happen has happened. With the local elections just months away,
:03:38. > :03:46.Edinburgh's voters will soon have a chance to pass judgment on their
:03:46. > :03:50.city councillors. We had been used to drama and
:03:50. > :03:55.thrills and spills with the study all long. But this is something
:03:55. > :04:03.quite special. It has been a remarkable day. Even
:04:03. > :04:07.the most seasoned observers of what recounts safely call now at the
:04:07. > :04:10.Edinburgh trams fiasco will be scratching their heads in disbelief
:04:10. > :04:15.today. The Liberal Democrats said the reduced crime we will
:04:15. > :04:18.inevitably now operate at a �4 million a year loss. Labour, on the
:04:18. > :04:24.other hand, believe they can deliver the line to a market for
:04:24. > :04:27.less than �7 million. The say the contractor shall be happy to work
:04:27. > :04:33.with them to do that. They say there is no real risk of them
:04:33. > :04:37.walking away in dismay. The pressure now, inevitably, is on
:04:37. > :04:42.Edinburgh City Council's highly regarded chief executive. She will
:04:42. > :04:50.have to broker a deal with the main contractor here and it tried to
:04:50. > :04:55.navigate a way through this particular contract -- contractual
:04:55. > :04:58.nightmare. A person has been arrested
:04:58. > :05:04.following an event at Glasgow attended by the Deputy Prime
:05:04. > :05:08.Minister. It is believed to relate to an alleged to paint bomb. Mr
:05:08. > :05:10.Nick Clegg was meeting activists in the West End of the city.
:05:10. > :05:13.Everyone with epilepsy should be warned of the risk of dying
:05:13. > :05:16.suddenly due to their condition, according to a sheriff. It follows
:05:16. > :05:19.a fatal accident inquiry into the deaths of two young women who died
:05:19. > :05:29.in their sleep. Our health correspondent, Eleanor Bradford
:05:29. > :05:33.been speaking to the families of both women.
:05:33. > :05:38.She was an intelligent child that cropped qualifier for a place
:05:38. > :05:44.studying languages at university. Shortly before she went, she was
:05:44. > :05:50.diagnosed with epilepsy. Seven months later, she was dead. Just
:05:50. > :05:56.after her funeral, myself and my family and her boyfriend were here
:05:56. > :06:03.tried to come to terms with what happened. We just thought he did
:06:03. > :06:13.not die from epilepsy. This woman was just 15 when she died in bed in
:06:13. > :06:14.
:06:14. > :06:17.similar circumstances. I realised that she had died. Many doctors
:06:17. > :06:22.decide not to tell people about the dangers of buying from epilepsy.
:06:22. > :06:29.They feel the risks are too small and it is best not to worry them.
:06:29. > :06:33.But today the Sheriff decided that the families had -- the dead woman
:06:33. > :06:40.had the right to know about the dangers so that they could have
:06:40. > :06:48.taken precautions. Being female, having seizures at night, having
:06:48. > :06:55.changes in your medication and the sleeping alone, both girls had most
:06:55. > :06:59.or all of these at risk factors. you reduce the seizures, you reduce
:06:59. > :07:05.the risk of dying. It is probably the only sure thing. It does not be
:07:05. > :07:11.sure that you will not die, it reduces your risk of dying. We are
:07:11. > :07:15.not over-sensitive or over worried about these things. If you fall the
:07:15. > :07:19.information and do the things you can do to prevent this event, we
:07:19. > :07:23.just want of that information. We should have been given that
:07:23. > :07:30.information. During the inquiry, doctors insisted they were right
:07:31. > :07:35.not to tell the girls about the risks of sudden death. Many people
:07:35. > :07:38.are not being warned about the risks.
:07:38. > :07:48.And if you want advice about the issues raised in Eleanor's report
:07:48. > :07:49.
:07:49. > :07:51.you can contact Epilepsy Scotland on 0808 800 2200.
:07:51. > :07:55.You're watching Reporting Scotland from the BBC. Still to come before
:07:55. > :07:57.7pm: The stand-off over clothes off that
:07:57. > :08:00.means the so-called Naked Rambler could face years in jail.
:08:00. > :08:05.In sport: Tonight's the night. We find out if
:08:05. > :08:08.any Scottish teams can make it through to the Europa League.
:08:08. > :08:10.We'll be in Maribor with Celtic, in Glasgow with Rangers and in London
:08:10. > :08:15.with Hearts. And you'll hear what the managers
:08:15. > :08:18.of the three clubs have to say. So join me later.
:08:18. > :08:21.One of Scotland's biggest engineering outfits has been bought
:08:21. > :08:24.by an American company in a billion-dollar deal. Clyde Union
:08:24. > :08:27.Pumps, which included the old Weir's of Cathcart, was sold by
:08:27. > :08:31.businessman Jim McColl, who started his career at Weir's as a 16-year-
:08:31. > :08:39.old apprentice. He has been given assurances over jobs and growth but
:08:39. > :08:44.there is still some disappointment at the loss of Scottish control.
:08:44. > :08:46.Scotland never likes to lose ownership of any companies,
:08:46. > :08:50.particularly ones that are so successful and employs so many
:08:51. > :08:54.people. There were 900 people at Cathcart alone. Having said that,
:08:54. > :08:58.as long as the safeguards are there to ensure the manufacturing and
:08:58. > :09:02.engineering which is currently being undertaken in Scotland stays
:09:02. > :09:06.here, or indeed its developed for the year, that could turn out to be
:09:06. > :09:08.good. The new owners are a big organisation.
:09:08. > :09:11.Catriona Renton joins us now from outside Clyde Union Pumps in
:09:11. > :09:19.Glasgow's south side now. This has been a great success story in
:09:19. > :09:28.recent years. This is a thriving business, but
:09:28. > :09:31.there is a tinge of sadness. Clyde Union Pumps, previously known as
:09:31. > :09:41.Weir Pumps, was set up four years ago by one of Scotland's wealthiest
:09:41. > :09:48.
:09:48. > :09:53.business men, Jim McColl. He potted for �45 million when that the
:09:53. > :09:59.company was struggling. Now it is thriving. Its profits have
:09:59. > :10:07.increased tenfold from �4.5 million to over �40 million. But tonight,
:10:07. > :10:13.it is owned by an American global engineering company. It was sold
:10:13. > :10:19.for �750 million. He has made his decision, but it
:10:19. > :10:24.must be emotional time for him it in some ways.
:10:24. > :10:28.Yes, he started his career here as an apprentice 45 years ago when he
:10:28. > :10:36.was just 16 years old. We saw him a couple of weeks ago returning to
:10:36. > :10:41.the shop floor to speak to workers. He stressed the deal was worth more
:10:41. > :10:46.than money to him. He sought assurances of the future of the
:10:46. > :10:52.business. Of course, this is business and there can never be any
:10:52. > :10:55.long-term guarantees for the future. A police officer who "could not be
:10:55. > :10:58.bothered" to arrest a suspected robber has been jailed for 12
:10:58. > :11:00.months for attempting to pervert the course of justice. Constable
:11:00. > :11:03.Michele Selby, who is 38, confiscated tools from a man who
:11:03. > :11:07.claimed to be fixing the door of a restaurant in Kirkintilloch at
:11:07. > :11:12.5:30am in the morning last July. Glasgow Sheriff Court heard she let
:11:12. > :11:16.the man go as she had to deliver letters to another police station.
:11:16. > :11:19.The man known as the Naked Rambler could spend most of the rest of his
:11:19. > :11:22.life in prison, unless he starts wearing clothes in public. Steven
:11:22. > :11:27.Gough has been in prison almost continuously for the last five
:11:27. > :11:30.years and was jailed for another 21 months yesterday. He had been out
:11:30. > :11:33.of prison for just 60 seconds before being arrested again for
:11:33. > :11:38.indecency. Lawyers say there is no sign of the authorities relenting
:11:38. > :11:48.in their approach. And, as Gavin Walker reports, there is no sign of
:11:48. > :11:48.
:11:48. > :11:53.Gough relenting either. For years, Stephen golf, then they
:11:54. > :11:58.could rambler's life has been stuck in a seemingly incessant look.
:11:58. > :12:04.First he is arrested, released, then re-arrested and released and
:12:04. > :12:07.on and on. He set off from Land's End into the is and five to walk to
:12:07. > :12:11.John O'Groats. It took him two months to travel the length of
:12:11. > :12:16.England with the just two minor arrests on the way. In Scotland, it
:12:16. > :12:22.has been a different story. He has been here for the best part of five
:12:22. > :12:25.years, almost exclusively in jail and has only made it to death.
:12:26. > :12:32.is obviously going to say that he is naked into all this task is
:12:32. > :12:36.committed. The state is saying, knowing You are not. Somebody has
:12:36. > :12:40.to back down or he is going to spend the rest of his natural life
:12:40. > :12:45.in prison for crimes that aren't really that CBS. I would have
:12:45. > :12:50.thought, what is required here is for the state to be the bigger
:12:50. > :12:58.party, to grow up a bit. There has been a lot of chattered today on
:12:58. > :13:02.social network sites. Who do they think should back down? I do not
:13:02. > :13:07.agree with what he is doing. If you have kids walking about, it is a
:13:07. > :13:13.different story. But do not know, it is a problem. I am broad-minded
:13:13. > :13:18.about the sort of thing. You do not want your child seeing that. Apart
:13:18. > :13:22.from that, it seems silly to lock him up for that long. Keeping him
:13:22. > :13:26.in prison is estimated to have cost of their public hundreds of
:13:26. > :13:29.thousands of pounds. It is understood the authorities are
:13:29. > :13:36.trying to negotiate a way out of the stand-off, but so far without
:13:36. > :13:41.success. The naked rambler has just 650 days, minus time for good
:13:41. > :13:46.behaviour, to consider his next move. It is the same period of time
:13:46. > :13:50.that the state has to figure the way out of what is coming and an
:13:50. > :14:00.embarrassing stand-off. Every day that he remains in prison increases
:14:00. > :14:01.
:14:01. > :14:06.the cost to the public. That is the A 36-year-old man has been charged
:14:06. > :14:11.with murder after the death of a man in Perth. Sandy Kelly was found
:14:11. > :14:18.it seriously injured in the town's North Muirton district on Tuesday
:14:18. > :14:21.night. He died later in hospital. A man is expected to appear at Perth
:14:21. > :14:25.Sheriff Court tomorrow. In leading oil economist says
:14:25. > :14:29.greater tax incentives are kneading -- needed to increase North Sea
:14:29. > :14:34.production in the next 30 years. He argues that tax relief will
:14:34. > :14:42.encourage exploration in marginal fields, helping small the firms. He
:14:42. > :14:46.has been studying the long-term impact of world price fluctuations.
:14:46. > :14:50.Public bodies may struggle to manage budgets in the coming years.
:14:50. > :14:54.Audit Scotland says there is a risk but some organisations will not be
:14:54. > :15:02.able to make the savings they had hoped for. This year, the public
:15:02. > :15:05.sector is facing a �1.7 billion reduction in its budget.
:15:05. > :15:10.The Hebrides and missile range should have a long-term future
:15:10. > :15:15.according to the Ministry of Defence. The privatise military
:15:15. > :15:20.testing facility is the largest in Europe with sites in Uist,
:15:20. > :15:25.Benbecula and St Kilda. It has had its closure reprieved and its staff
:15:25. > :15:30.have guaranteed work for the next five years. The Defence Minister
:15:30. > :15:35.was optimistic about the prospect. I cannot give any guarantees beyond
:15:35. > :15:42.five years, unfortunately. We aspire for the range to have a
:15:42. > :15:46.longer life than that. I am optimistic.
:15:46. > :15:53.In the last few minutes, two people have been airlifted to hospital in
:15:53. > :16:00.Aberdeen after an incident aboard a fishing boat in the North Sea. They
:16:00. > :16:03.were flown by helicopter from 155 miles North east of Aberdeen. It is
:16:03. > :16:06.understood they were overcome by fumes but their condition is
:16:06. > :16:10.unknown. The University of the Highlands and
:16:10. > :16:13.Islands has been celebrating today with the official robing of its
:16:13. > :16:17.principal and academic staff. It has taken 20 years for the gripping
:16:17. > :16:22.of colleges and research bodies to gain university status. The event
:16:22. > :16:27.in Inverness included the presentation of a ceremonial Mace,
:16:27. > :16:32.a gift from the universities of Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Strathclyde.
:16:32. > :16:40.Scotland cannot produce enough of Venice and to meet demand. The
:16:40. > :16:50.Scottish benisons Partnership says sales have risen. A dash of Venice
:16:50. > :16:51.
:16:51. > :16:55.They have farmed the red deer here for decades. Now they are
:16:55. > :17:00.witnessing a surge in demand. has been 40 years of plugging away
:17:00. > :17:03.and teaching people how to cook it. That was one of the things that
:17:03. > :17:09.putting people -- was putting people off, they were frightened of
:17:09. > :17:14.it. From top restaurants to home cooking, and Venice and sales have
:17:14. > :17:24.gone up. Scotland does not produce enough to satisfy the demand.
:17:24. > :17:28.the last three years sales have increased from �32 million to �43
:17:28. > :17:35.million. That is dramatic. It has created problems because now, we
:17:35. > :17:41.need to find a greater supply. That is difficult to do. A if to avoid
:17:41. > :17:45.increasing New Zealand imports, 20 times as many deer farms are
:17:45. > :17:52.imposed, especially since Nicole of wild red deer has stabilised
:17:52. > :18:01.numbers. -- and the colt. It is not always attractive. People going
:18:01. > :18:06.into deer farming now will get a subsidy. The sector accepts it
:18:06. > :18:14.needs to improve the supply of roe deer meat. It is more tender and
:18:14. > :18:19.more consistent. The size of the portions is good for a small family.
:18:19. > :18:24.Farmers argue if Scotland is to make the most of this, there needs
:18:24. > :18:28.to be better education as to be different types of meat available.
:18:29. > :18:34.There needs to be an increase in the quality of the wild deer being
:18:34. > :18:37.culled and there needs to be an encouragement to switch to deer
:18:37. > :18:41.farming. Mysterious sculptures have appeared
:18:41. > :18:48.at the Edinburgh Book Festival. One is of a tray with a cup of tea and
:18:48. > :18:53.a cupcake, and a label marked, in support of libraries, Berks, words,
:18:53. > :18:56.ideas and festivals. The second is created from a copy of James Hogg's
:18:56. > :19:06.Confessions of a Justified Sinner, entitled, Lost (Albeit in a good
:19:06. > :19:07.
:19:08. > :19:13.book). Festival staff set they are thrilled with the anonymous gifts.
:19:13. > :19:17.Presumably the person that left them knows who left them.
:19:18. > :19:23.Old Firm fans should fasten their seatbelts, it could be a bumpy ride.
:19:23. > :19:27.Celtic and Rangers are trying to qualify for the Europa League.
:19:27. > :19:33.After a disappointing first leg ties they have to do lots to pull
:19:33. > :19:39.it off. Rangers are at home to Maribor. They lost away. The
:19:39. > :19:42.pressure is on at Ibrox. Rangers fans are arriving in hope
:19:43. > :19:47.and expectation at Ibrox this evening ahead of the match against
:19:47. > :19:55.Maribor. The prize, a place in the Europa League group stage. What
:19:55. > :20:01.sort of result do you expect? hoping they do well. How much of a
:20:01. > :20:05.disaster would it be to go out? are a big club, big fan base, a
:20:05. > :20:11.mega disaster if we went out. this is the bottom of the barrel
:20:11. > :20:17.for us. Total face -- a total faith in Anima course? It is too early.
:20:17. > :20:24.Give the guy a chance. He has taken over from a special manager and you
:20:24. > :20:29.cannot judge in this early. Having missed out on the Champions' League,
:20:29. > :20:35.there is pressure not to miss out on the Europa League. We want to
:20:35. > :20:39.play at the top level in Europe. We did not do that at a Champions
:20:39. > :20:46.League, so that is a blow, but the next thing is Europa League. We
:20:46. > :20:54.think we have a unique opportunity to get Rangers there. Our fans and
:20:54. > :21:00.players want it. We would like to qualify for the lead and we will do
:21:01. > :21:06.everything we can. There was good news, Grigg Wilde having agreed a
:21:06. > :21:14.five-year deal. Tonight, it is what happens on the pitch and only
:21:14. > :21:23.victory will do it against Maribor. So Celtic against Sion is
:21:23. > :21:27.tantalisingly. Fault -- tantalisingly poised.
:21:27. > :21:33.It is here in the Swiss Alps that Celtic find themselves are not
:21:33. > :21:39.quite with a mountain to climb, but with the euro but League tie in the
:21:39. > :21:45.balance. The succession could depend on the fitness of players.
:21:45. > :21:50.They were training last night. There were some struggles for
:21:50. > :21:59.fitness this evening. It is a big night also for the manager. It is a
:21:59. > :22:05.big game for me personally. It is going to be very difficult, they
:22:05. > :22:11.are an excellent team. If we get one or two players back, we will
:22:11. > :22:16.have a squad strong enough to make a go of it. Sion lies behind me in
:22:16. > :22:25.the valley. It is difficult to get to. As you would expect, Celtic
:22:25. > :22:35.fans have travelled. As usual, they are fairly optimistic.
:22:35. > :22:37.
:22:38. > :22:47.THE chanting. -- CHANTING. I think we will win it saying. --
:22:48. > :22:48.
:22:48. > :22:52.soon. I am quite confident. I love Neil Lennon but he has to get it
:22:52. > :22:56.right. The travelling fans are always optimistic for some reason.
:22:56. > :23:06.It is a massive night for Celtic this evening. I have to score order
:23:06. > :23:09.
:23:09. > :23:14.passports go back in the draw. Some news just in, hipper, Kyle and
:23:14. > :23:18.Wilson will start for Celtic tonight.
:23:18. > :23:24.Tonight, Hearts take on Tottenham Hotspur in London. There is about
:23:24. > :23:28.as much chance of me winning the lottery as then going through. The
:23:28. > :23:34.manager says the players have something to prove. We have
:23:34. > :23:44.something to prove every day we go forward. The past is in museums.
:23:44. > :23:44.
:23:45. > :23:48.Every day, we have to prove our capacity, how much we want to go
:23:48. > :23:58.and progress. You can follow the progress of the clubs on BBC Radio
:23:58. > :24:04.
:24:04. > :24:07.The Scottish Cup has a new sponsor a new name for the next three
:24:07. > :24:13.seasons. One of the all this competitions in world football will
:24:13. > :24:17.be known as the William Hill Scottish Cup. The deal is worth �1
:24:18. > :24:22.million a year to the Scottish Football Association.
:24:22. > :24:26.Mark Foster is the early leader of the Johnnie Walker Championship at
:24:26. > :24:32.Gleneagles on six under par after a first round 66, Alastair Forsyth is
:24:32. > :24:36.the leading Scot on two under. Colin Montgomery has had the usual
:24:36. > :24:41.events will start after a birdie and an eagle on his first two holes,
:24:41. > :24:47.followed with back-to-back bogies. He is now one under par after 10
:24:47. > :24:57.holes. I do not wish to be the bearer of
:24:57. > :25:01.
:25:01. > :25:07.This weekend looks pretty miserable. Today it was not to dad -- not too
:25:07. > :25:12.bad. The showers are easing this evening. We can see that the rain
:25:12. > :25:17.continues across the Shetland until the early hours. One or two showers
:25:17. > :25:24.on western coastal areas but much of the mainland dry. Temperatures
:25:24. > :25:29.overnight no lower than six or nine, one or two of the games down to
:25:30. > :25:34.three degrees. Friday, similar to today. The showers get going by
:25:34. > :25:37.mid-morning. They will not be as heavy as what we have seen today.
:25:37. > :25:44.Pretty widespread across much of the country. There will be some
:25:44. > :25:48.sunshine and temperatures 17 or 18 degrees. The further east you are,
:25:48. > :25:56.it will be cooler. Widespread showers but in between, widespread
:25:56. > :26:00.sunny spells as well. In the north, highs a 15 or 16. Change is coming
:26:00. > :26:05.in the second half of Friday, thanks to be at low pressure coming
:26:05. > :26:10.from the North Sea. -- thanks to the low pressure. That will affect
:26:10. > :26:15.the eastern half of the country on Friday night. We will have
:26:15. > :26:20.increased wind speeds from the north, followed by rain. For the
:26:20. > :26:25.first half of the weekend, Saturday does not look good. Pretty wet and
:26:25. > :26:30.windy. There is a let -- yellow alert in force because the rain
:26:30. > :26:37.will be heavy at times and the winds will be strong to gale force.
:26:38. > :26:41.The low pressure hangs around three weekend -- through the weekend. By
:26:41. > :26:46.the time we get a Sunday it will continue to be miserable across the
:26:46. > :26:50.Northern Isles and the North East. Wendy across the whole country.
:26:51. > :26:58.Towards the south-west, it will be less windy, dry and bright, with
:26:58. > :27:04.house of up to 17. The North East, wet, windy and horrible.
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