:00:20. > :00:23.Welcome to Monday's Reporting Scotland. Tonight: The Lockerbie
:00:23. > :00:26.bomber is found in Tripoli apparently close to death. First
:00:26. > :00:33.Minister says the government will not asked for his return to
:00:33. > :00:36.Scotland. It is now time that this aspect of the Lockerbie atrocity
:00:36. > :00:42.perhaps should be laid to rest and this person should be allowed to
:00:42. > :00:45.die in peace. We have the latest from our correspondent in Tripoli.
:00:45. > :00:50.So a tick manager Neil Lennon tells the jury of the moment he was
:00:50. > :00:54.attacked by a man at Tynecastle. -- Celtic manager.
:00:54. > :01:00.2 million tickets sold mean another record year for the Edinburgh
:01:00. > :01:05.Fringe. You will be fine. The holiday
:01:05. > :01:09.starts here. It is the comedy hit of the decade and probably the
:01:09. > :01:13.rudest film of the century, but what are The Inbetweeners doing in
:01:13. > :01:18.Skye? The Lockerbie bomber should be left
:01:18. > :01:21.alone to die in peace according to the First Minister Alex Salmond, as
:01:21. > :01:25.it is revealed Abdelbaset al- Megrahi was found at his mother's
:01:25. > :01:29.home in Tripoli. He is said to be drifting in and out of conflict --
:01:29. > :01:36.consciousness. The National Transitional Council refuses to
:01:36. > :01:41.The latest image of the Lockerbie bomber, taken by the American
:01:41. > :01:46.broadcaster CNN, Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi appears comatose. The
:01:46. > :01:52.reporter who visited him says he looks close to death. He seems to
:01:52. > :01:56.be sick and very ill. He was lying motionless in the bed when I came
:01:56. > :02:03.in, it was a hospital bed, he was hooked up to an oxygen bottle and
:02:03. > :02:07.being fed from a drip. His son told me he hadn't eaten in days and
:02:07. > :02:14.hadn't seen a doctor for some time. Al-Megrahi as been living in his
:02:14. > :02:18.luxury villa in the Libyan capital Tripoli. His family say his
:02:18. > :02:24.medication has been stolen. His brother was asked if he should now
:02:24. > :02:31.go back to prison. He told the BBC he shouldn't be re-arrested because
:02:31. > :02:33.he is almost dying. In the confusion of the capture of
:02:33. > :02:37.Tripoli, it has been difficult for Scottish authorities to maintain
:02:37. > :02:41.contact with al-Megrahi, who was released from prison on
:02:42. > :02:45.compassionate grounds just over a two years ago. Earlier this year
:02:45. > :02:49.the Scottish government said they had spoken to his family -- earlier
:02:49. > :02:54.today. We are confident he has not breached its licence conditions. He
:02:54. > :02:59.is dying of prostate cancer and I think the pictures confirm that.
:02:59. > :03:03.Maybe it is time for people to stop focusing on this issue. Some people
:03:03. > :03:07.are calling for extradition which is ridiculous. Having seen his
:03:07. > :03:10.pictures it is time that the al- Megrahi aspect of the Lockerbie
:03:10. > :03:15.atrocity perhaps should be laid to rest and he should be allowed to
:03:15. > :03:19.die in peace. When the plane came down on Lockerbie almost 23 years
:03:19. > :03:23.ago the town's Catholic priest was in his house yards from where a jet
:03:23. > :03:27.engine created a massive crater. Now he believes al-Megrahi is
:03:27. > :03:36.innocent. He has met the Libyan and says he should be offered comfort
:03:36. > :03:42.at the end of his life. I want to say to him, Goater got no in peace.
:03:42. > :03:47.-- go to got now. He will meet God and stand before him with a quiet
:03:47. > :03:52.heart. I am sure he will do that. I am not so sure that those who have
:03:52. > :03:56.handed him will depart this life with the same tranquillity. When
:03:56. > :04:06.al-Megrahi dies, the question may well remain: Has he taken with him
:04:06. > :04:06.
:04:06. > :04:09.the truth about Lockerbie or was he A short time ago I spoke to the
:04:09. > :04:13.BBC's world affairs Correspondent Lyse Doucet and asked whether the
:04:13. > :04:16.fate of the Lockerbie bomber was attracting much attention in Libya
:04:16. > :04:21.itself. It is interesting because he wouldn't be called the Lockerbie
:04:21. > :04:26.bomber. When he returned in 2009 he was hailed as a national hero, but
:04:26. > :04:32.that seems like a lifetime ago. A course, it was during can Gaddafi's
:04:32. > :04:39.time, when he was welcomed home. Namibia is trying to get a new
:04:39. > :04:44.start. From what we have seen in terms of al-Megrahi on his bed,
:04:44. > :04:50.said to be according to his relatives only a wake for five-six
:04:50. > :04:54.minutes at the time, he wouldn't have had a high profile and hasn't
:04:54. > :04:59.been much in public for recent years. Is it likely he will receive
:04:59. > :05:04.any sort of medical attention any time soon? That is a big question.
:05:04. > :05:09.He must have had some sort of services provided by the Gaddafi
:05:09. > :05:13.regime so he could be kept alive as long as possible. Now I think it is
:05:13. > :05:19.basically up to his family to provide for him. Like everyone else
:05:19. > :05:22.here, they may be trying to find enough fuel, enough water, enough
:05:22. > :05:26.resources to keep this man alive, and also medical suppliers are
:05:26. > :05:30.short here. Maybe they are stockpiled. We don't have these
:05:30. > :05:35.details. The justice ministers today said it may be possible for
:05:35. > :05:41.journalists to speak with him if he says he can. But Alex Salmond today
:05:41. > :05:50.said, leave him alone on humanitarian grounds. He is dying,
:05:50. > :05:54.Celtic manager Neil Lennon has told a court of the moment he says he
:05:54. > :05:57.was attacked during a game against Hearts. He was giving evidence in
:05:57. > :06:02.the trial of John Wilson who denies assault aggravated by religious
:06:02. > :06:07.prejudice. Lennon said he remembers a glancing blow on his head and
:06:07. > :06:15.seeing the accused sprawled on the ground in front of him.
:06:15. > :06:18.The atmosphere at Tynecastle on 11th May was described by Celtic's
:06:18. > :06:22.assistant head of security as poisonous. Neil Lennon said the
:06:22. > :06:28.game had an age. It was a crucial clash at the end of last season. --
:06:28. > :06:32.an edge. Footage was shown of the alleged attack, four minutes into
:06:32. > :06:36.the second half, immediately after Celtic scored their second goal. Mr
:06:36. > :06:39.Lennon was celebrating a goal before giving instructions to his
:06:39. > :06:42.players and then said he felt a glancing blow to the side of his
:06:42. > :06:46.head, and described seeing a man with dark hair wearing a white
:06:46. > :06:50.jacket. He said after feeling contact he saw a body sprawled on
:06:50. > :06:53.the ground in front of him. Mr Lennon identified John Wilson in
:06:53. > :06:57.court as the man who allegedly attacked him at the game and said
:06:57. > :07:01.he felt angry after the incident after all the things that had
:07:01. > :07:05.previously happened to him. He said he knew he would be in the
:07:05. > :07:11.headlines again. He described it as the to pinpoint and the last straw
:07:11. > :07:14.for him. He told the jury he had received verbal abuse but that his
:07:14. > :07:18.experience on the pitch that might made him question his safety while
:07:18. > :07:20.doing his job. He said it had come out of the blue and had it not been
:07:20. > :07:25.for the actions of the coach, grabbing hold of the accused, he
:07:25. > :07:29.could have been at risk. John Wilson's lawyer said his client did
:07:29. > :07:31.not dispute lunging at the Celtic manager and jumping over the
:07:31. > :07:36.hoardings last night but the case was not about what physically
:07:36. > :07:40.happened but what was said. John Wilson denies the claims are sold
:07:40. > :07:48.was aggravated by religious prejudice. The trial at Edinburgh
:07:48. > :07:54.Sheriff Court is expected to last You are watching Reporting Scotland.
:07:54. > :07:57.Still to come: It is the taking part that counts. How you can be a
:07:57. > :08:01.Commonwealth Games competitor from your armchair.
:08:02. > :08:06.It has bought a former Hibs stalwart tells us something has to
:08:06. > :08:10.happen fast to change the fortunes of the struggling Edinburgh club.
:08:10. > :08:16.Before opening his account at the US Open Andy Murray reveals why New
:08:16. > :08:19.York is the apple of his eye. The Justice Secretary Kenny
:08:19. > :08:23.MacAskill has given his strongest hint yet that he will announce a
:08:23. > :08:27.single police force for Scotland when the MSPs return from their
:08:27. > :08:30.summer break. He was speaking at a conference on reforming the service,
:08:30. > :08:35.which included speakers from across Northern Europe. Mr MacAskill was
:08:35. > :08:40.less clear on how much reform would cost. Raymond Buchanan has this
:08:40. > :08:45.report. On patrol in the granite city, just
:08:45. > :08:49.like the local paper, the Grampian force helps define this part of
:08:49. > :08:53.Scotland, but for how much longer? Behind these doors the future of
:08:53. > :08:57.the forces was being debated and there was a suggestion from the man
:08:57. > :09:02.in charge of reform that bigger is better. A single service would
:09:02. > :09:05.deliver the greatest benefits. Other options just did not deliver.
:09:05. > :09:15.Changes nothing new to Scottish policing but it doesn't happen very
:09:15. > :09:17.
:09:17. > :09:22.often. The last big reform was in 1975. All forces worked Independent
:09:22. > :09:26.with their own chief constables but in 19756 became one as Strathclyde
:09:26. > :09:31.was created. At the moment, Scotland has eight local forces and
:09:31. > :09:35.replacing them with a single service could save money. Around
:09:35. > :09:39.�150 million the year according to the government. They are not so
:09:39. > :09:45.clear on what it will cost. I think we will see a worsened service,
:09:45. > :09:49.certainly for the foreseeable future, if this chain goes through.
:09:49. > :09:52.I have not given up hope that we can get an opportunity to sit down
:09:52. > :10:01.and discuss with the government how we take this whole thing for wood.
:10:01. > :10:05.One thing is for sure: It won't be more expensive in ordinary police
:10:06. > :10:09.officers. We will not countenance a reduction in the number of police
:10:09. > :10:12.officers or undermine the terms and conditions of those working in the
:10:12. > :10:16.service. Thatcher secured the support of the rank and file, but
:10:16. > :10:22.what about those concerned that a single force will just be too big?
:10:22. > :10:25.-- that should secured. There was this advice from abroad. I have so
:10:25. > :10:29.they have an answering areas in my district in Copenhagen. To cover
:10:29. > :10:35.that whole area, I have individual police stations at the major cities
:10:35. > :10:39.in the area and officers with local knowledge and local management.
:10:39. > :10:49.Scotland is likely to follow the Danish example. The formal
:10:49. > :10:54.announcement on a national force is A woman is to stand trial accused
:10:54. > :10:58.of murdering her toddler son. She is accused of concealing his body
:10:58. > :11:03.and pretending he was alive for nearly a year. Kimberley Hainey
:11:03. > :11:07.denies assaulting, ill-treating and neglecting 23 month old Declan in
:11:07. > :11:10.Paisley, and is also accused of forcing him to ingest heroin and
:11:10. > :11:13.amphetamine and failing to provide medical care for them.
:11:13. > :11:17.For First Minister says the government could withhold funding
:11:17. > :11:20.from the Edinburgh trams project if it can find legal justification.
:11:20. > :11:24.Ministers are considering whether to withdraw cash after the city
:11:24. > :11:29.council voted last week to complete only part of the expected route.
:11:29. > :11:31.The government has already paid around �440 million towards the
:11:31. > :11:36.project. He Scottish schools may face
:11:36. > :11:40.strikes this autumn. Key committees of the largest teaching union has
:11:40. > :11:43.recommended a ballot on industrial action over pension changes -- a
:11:43. > :11:49.key committee. The ruling body of the Educational Institute of
:11:49. > :11:52.Scotland is expected to rubber stamp the call for a strike ballot.
:11:52. > :11:56.Sales of tickets at this year's Edinburgh Fringe are up by three
:11:56. > :12:00.per cent on last year, nearly 2 million tickets sold across the
:12:00. > :12:03.festival over the last three and a half weeks, another increase on
:12:03. > :12:08.last year's record breaking year. But that doesn't include the number
:12:08. > :12:16.of visits to Free fringe events, which have almost doubled this year.
:12:16. > :12:20.Pauline McLean reports. They are not the only ones feeling
:12:20. > :12:23.good. Despite the weather and the concentration of venues in one area,
:12:23. > :12:31.ticket sales across the Edinburgh Fringe are up three per cent.
:12:31. > :12:35.have had a wonderfully successful fringe again. The box office is up.
:12:35. > :12:39.More importantly, there has been a great buzz about the festival and
:12:40. > :12:44.the city for the last 29 days. venues are up by almost 20 per cent
:12:44. > :12:48.on last year, but it is not just about sales. A growing section of
:12:48. > :12:53.the Fringe is free, and for most companies, it is as much about
:12:53. > :12:56.making contacts as making money. love the French. It is a brilliant
:12:56. > :13:00.place to get started and I have started up his company so it is a
:13:00. > :13:05.great opportunity to get stuff out there. We have had an amazing time
:13:05. > :13:08.and a lot of sell-outs. There is great feedback and response from
:13:08. > :13:12.audience members, people returning more than once, which is great for
:13:12. > :13:16.us. It is lovely to get good reviews but mainly for us the best
:13:16. > :13:19.thing is when people say it is a great show and they have seen it
:13:19. > :13:23.before and are coming again. It is about having a following. Money
:13:23. > :13:33.does come into it, obviously, but for us it is about the good
:13:33. > :13:37.audience and respecting and loving For many companies, the Fringe is a
:13:37. > :13:40.stepping stone to bigger and better things. This flamenco company from
:13:40. > :13:45.Spain arrived this year as a group of three and a already planning
:13:45. > :13:51.their return with a cast of four, perhaps even more. We received a
:13:51. > :13:55.review say we should add a female dancer, which is something we want
:13:55. > :13:58.to do, and hopefully we can request funding from our respective
:13:58. > :14:04.governments, which would make bringing a larger production
:14:04. > :14:08.possible. So yes, we are already planning 2012. While the French may
:14:08. > :14:13.have run out of steam, the International Festival and the Art
:14:13. > :14:19.Festival continued until the weekend. -- continue until the
:14:19. > :14:23.weekend. Dougie has the sport next, but
:14:23. > :14:30.first, the countdown to the 2014 Commonwealth Games has started to
:14:30. > :14:36.but it is not too late to try your hand at one of the many sports the
:14:36. > :14:40.games will feature, even from the comfort of your own armchair.
:14:40. > :14:46.The gun has already fired for the online Commonwealth Games,
:14:46. > :14:53.featuring 10 of the 17 sports at Glasgow 2014, the new digital game
:14:53. > :15:00.was launched by the sports minister and designed by a 21 year-old
:15:00. > :15:03.studying in Dundee. I wanted it to go smoothly, and we have managed
:15:03. > :15:09.that. There is no waiting for anything, it is just constant
:15:09. > :15:14.action all the time, always something to do. What do you hope
:15:14. > :15:18.the game will achieve? I hope it sparks interest for gamers to get
:15:18. > :15:24.interested in the Commonwealth Games and vice versa, for none game
:15:24. > :15:28.has to get into computer games. -- people who do not play games.
:15:29. > :15:31.Anyone can play the game on the 2014 website and by linking the, of
:15:31. > :15:36.games to video-games, the Scottish government hopes to raise the
:15:36. > :15:40.profile of the Scottish digital economy. He is why, Scotland is
:15:40. > :15:45.home to 25 per cent of UK video games companies. The game's
:15:45. > :15:50.development sector sustains 1800 Scottish jobs and contributes �66
:15:50. > :15:54.million to the UK economy. It is a great place to come and make and
:15:54. > :15:57.develop games. We hope in the coming years we will see superstar
:15:57. > :16:02.companies coming to Scotland, and games like the Commonwealth Games
:16:02. > :16:06.game we have here definitely reflect the new style of games,
:16:06. > :16:12.easily accessible, instantly playable and in this case free to
:16:12. > :16:15.play. So this is a first for Dundee and Scotland indeed, as in the long
:16:15. > :16:20.history of the Commonwealth Games, they have never had their own
:16:20. > :16:24.digital game before. So, with three years to go until the actual sports
:16:24. > :16:34.begin, there is plenty of time for those with all athletic abilities
:16:34. > :16:39.
:16:39. > :16:49.He was only pretending to play that game! From the virtual to the real
:16:49. > :16:57.
:16:57. > :17:07.Sunday's derby defeat by Hearts will rebut the club. Paul Kane says
:17:07. > :17:12.
:17:12. > :17:15.the consequences would be dire The club's latest reverse, a
:17:15. > :17:22.painful derby defeat to Hearts dragged them to the foot of the
:17:22. > :17:28.table, and the fans are not happy. I don't know what the answer is
:17:28. > :17:33.full stop what the hell can you do about it? The manager is not up to
:17:33. > :17:38.much. That is my personal opinion. They are pretty poor, it really
:17:38. > :17:48.poor. I don't know if they have lost faith in the manager. I think
:17:48. > :17:50.
:17:50. > :17:56.the ball is to blame. The manager The chairman has helped bring Hibs
:17:56. > :18:00.debt down and helped build a training complex, but Colin
:18:00. > :18:06.Calderwood was the 4th manager in many years and he hasn't been in
:18:06. > :18:10.did to fans. I think there is pressure on him and the board, and
:18:10. > :18:16.pressure on Tom Farmer, because people are now questioning him and
:18:16. > :18:20.his commitment. He did great when he first came in 20 years ago.
:18:20. > :18:25.Sometimes, everybody goes past their sell-by date. Is there
:18:25. > :18:29.somebody out there? That is the question you must ask.
:18:29. > :18:34.Unfortunately for the supporters the answer is likely to be no.
:18:34. > :18:36.These are worrying times for the green half of Edinburgh.
:18:36. > :18:43.The draw for the Scottish Communities League Cup third round
:18:43. > :18:53.was held this morning throwing up interesting times. Rangers face
:18:53. > :19:04.
:19:04. > :19:09.It is a good game for us, especially after the Scottish Cup
:19:09. > :19:15.semi-final. It will be a tough game, and am looking forward to it.
:19:15. > :19:21.the years, they have been known as a Cup team and have done well. It
:19:21. > :19:26.will be a good game for us. We will have as if for support which will
:19:26. > :19:29.make a difference to us. The winner of the Johnnie Walker Championship
:19:29. > :19:34.Thomas Bjorn thought he had blown his chances of taking the title
:19:34. > :19:38.when the competition went into a play-off. The 40 year old Dane won
:19:38. > :19:41.a five man, five hole shoot out to take the championship but admitted
:19:41. > :19:46.the he thought the trophy was going to someone else when he started the
:19:46. > :19:50.play-off poorly. I thought I had played myself out of it.
:19:50. > :19:55.Fortunately for me, I made birdie and scrambled up and kept in it.
:19:55. > :19:59.The way I played the last three play-off holes was pretty special,
:19:59. > :20:03.and a seven-iron on the last play- off hole was one of the better
:20:03. > :20:07.shots I have hit in my life. With Hurricane Irene having passed, the
:20:07. > :20:11.US Open tennis got underway as planned today in New York. Andy
:20:11. > :20:14.Murray, who lost in the final three years ago, is not in action until
:20:14. > :20:24.Wednesday in his favourite tournament. We have been hearing
:20:24. > :20:32.
:20:32. > :20:36.why he loves the event and the city It is an amazing city. There are so
:20:36. > :20:42.many big buildings, so many lines, so much stuff to do, good places to
:20:42. > :20:49.eat. There is so much energy. It is an unbelievable atmosphere on
:20:49. > :20:52.Centre Court. It is different to any other court. There is music
:20:52. > :20:58.playing. They have the night matches, which I have always
:20:58. > :21:04.enjoyed playing in. Everyone has normally had a few drinks as well
:21:04. > :21:07.and they do pretty well. New York is a relief on city to be in.
:21:07. > :21:11.can pretty much hear a pin drop here at an empty Arthur Ashe
:21:11. > :21:16.Stadium, but that has not what it will be like on Sunday's tie when
:21:16. > :21:21.25,000 people will run the stadium to cheer on the finalists and the
:21:21. > :21:26.eventual winner. Can that Mandy Andy Murray? I think I can, I just
:21:26. > :21:36.need to play a great tournament. I will be the favourite coming into
:21:36. > :21:41.
:21:41. > :21:51.the tournament. It has been incredible so far. Roger and Raffel
:21:51. > :21:55.
:21:55. > :21:58.play well but I think I have Good luck to Andy Murray at the US
:21:58. > :22:04.Open. We will keep you updated, of course.
:22:04. > :22:09.We will not jinks in, we normally The stars of smash hit comedy film
:22:09. > :22:13.The Inbetweeners swapped the red carpet of Leicester Square for the
:22:13. > :22:23.rugged landscapes of Skye this weekend. The producers staged a
:22:23. > :22:25.
:22:25. > :22:29.special screening on the island With the TV series of teenage angst
:22:29. > :22:33.and toilet humour having successfully made the transition to
:22:33. > :22:38.the big screen, The Inbetweeners are hot property. I think we should
:22:38. > :22:45.break-up. Some of the cast brought some of that glitz to Skye, where
:22:45. > :22:49.the film's Scots producer had a special screening. This is amazing.
:22:49. > :22:55.We spend a lot of time in toilet cubicle so this is a step up. It is
:22:55. > :22:59.a nice day to have a Skye Premier because it is a second home for the
:22:59. > :23:06.show, because of our producer living here. It means so much for
:23:06. > :23:13.him. We have been here a few times now, and it is really nice to come
:23:13. > :23:18.back. It feels very relaxed and happy here. It is really nice.
:23:18. > :23:22.film became the biggest grossing UK comedy in its first week of release,
:23:22. > :23:27.tracking the four main characters on the first LAB's holiday abroad.
:23:27. > :23:34.It has taken us a bit by surprise that we have beaten every record in
:23:34. > :23:39.the book. The Skye context is even more outlandish, but that is nice.
:23:39. > :23:43.Success like this is a great way of saying, you can do it from anywhere.
:23:43. > :23:47.You can set yourself up on an island in the Highlands and make
:23:47. > :23:51.one of the biggest comedies in the UK of all time. That is a great
:23:51. > :23:55.message. The story may end here, though, with the lobes --
:23:55. > :23:59.youngsters having left school and come of age. Unless the producers
:23:59. > :24:09.can come up on a secret -- come up with a sequel based on a misty
:24:09. > :24:18.
:24:18. > :24:23.That would be an interesting one! It will be fairly cloudy, although
:24:23. > :24:30.dry and unsettled. Taking a look at the map from 7pm we can see some
:24:30. > :24:35.showers across the north-west turning to light rain. Much of the
:24:35. > :24:39.mainland staying dry overnight, though. In the north, rain and
:24:39. > :24:44.temperatures no lower than 10 Celsius, much of the South cooler
:24:44. > :24:48.around seven in Edinburgh. Into tomorrow, there is the area of high
:24:48. > :24:53.pressure we were talking about, pushing him and bringing us dry
:24:53. > :24:57.unsettled conditions. Dry tomorrow first thing and probably wet across
:24:57. > :25:03.Dundee and into Edinburgh, with rain across Asia and Strathclyde
:25:03. > :25:06.and Argyll as well. As we go through the morning and into the
:25:06. > :25:11.afternoon these features will be put away bringing in dry weather
:25:11. > :25:15.for the mainland. By mid-afternoon, 4pm tomorrow, temperatures in the
:25:15. > :25:19.South up to 16 or 17 and we will start to see sunshine as well.
:25:19. > :25:25.Perhaps 15 for Glasgow with rain in the morning. Furthermore -- North,
:25:25. > :25:30.highs of 17 or 18, and warmer than the last couple of days with one or
:25:30. > :25:33.two like showers in coastal areas. Wind still from the north-west and
:25:33. > :25:36.in the afternoon and into the evening holding on to the dry
:25:37. > :25:40.storage across many parts of the country, and settled. Not too bad
:25:40. > :25:44.at all. The pressure chart for Tuesday into Wednesday, the high
:25:44. > :25:52.pressure continuing to stay with us with more dry and settled
:25:52. > :25:57.On Wednesday we can see temperatures improving, certainly
:25:57. > :26:01.in the West. Generally a dry day. Some showers possible with dryness
:26:01. > :26:04.in between. It is a similar story as we move through the week towards
:26:04. > :26:10.Thursday. There will be some brightness, fairly dry,
:26:10. > :26:19.temperatures up to 19. So this week, mainly dry, mainly settled but a
:26:19. > :26:22.fair amount of cloud. Let's recap tonight's top stories.
:26:22. > :26:26.Libyan rebels are continuing their push on the last stronghold of
:26:26. > :26:30.Colonel Gaddafi. They say they want to avoid more bloodshed. But the
:26:30. > :26:34.talks with the regime loyalists trying to arrange the handover have
:26:34. > :26:38.stalled. NATO says pro-Gaddafi forces are becoming weaker by the
:26:38. > :26:42.day. A First Ministers says he has no
:26:42. > :26:47.intention of seeking the return to Scotland of the Lockerbie bomber
:26:47. > :26:51.after Megrahi was found in a live there in Tripoli apparently in a
:26:51. > :26:54.coma. He was released from jail on compassionate grounds because of
:26:55. > :26:58.his cancer two weeks ago. The Justice Secretary has given his
:26:58. > :27:03.strongest hint yet that he will announce a single police force for
:27:03. > :27:06.Scotland when the MSPs return from their summer break. He was speaking
:27:06. > :27:11.at a conference which included speakers from across northern
:27:11. > :27:16.Europe. Herr account Irene has claimed many
:27:16. > :27:20.lives are crossed Americas east coast. President Obama says there
:27:20. > :27:24.are still a significant risk of flooding entire wins. People have