:00:17. > :00:20.Welcome to Thursday's Reporting Scotland. Tonight: Rangers - the
:00:20. > :00:23.Inside story. How the club's owner Craig Whyte made his fortune, how
:00:23. > :00:32.he bought Rangers for a pound and how he faced down boardroom
:00:32. > :00:38.opposition. Maybe he was not going to have the
:00:38. > :00:44.money to pay her bills. Did you not ask Sir David Murray not to do this
:00:44. > :00:46.still -- deal? I asked him not to, he said it was too late. A BBC
:00:46. > :00:54.Scotland investigation uncovers evidence of alleged criminality in
:00:54. > :00:58.Mr White's past business dealings. Something he vehemently denies.
:00:58. > :01:01.Also tonight: as 1,000 jobs head to his Highland charge, the first
:01:01. > :01:03.minister tells SNP conference, it is time to take control of
:01:03. > :01:07.Scotland's energy resources. We hear from the men with breast
:01:07. > :01:11.cancer who say the NHS forgets that it is not only women who get the
:01:11. > :01:18.disease. And worth getting up for. The dawn
:01:18. > :01:20.flight of pink-footed geese the Montrose Basin.
:01:20. > :01:23.A BBC Scotland investigation has uncovered evidence of alleged
:01:23. > :01:27.criminality in the past business dealings of the new owner of
:01:27. > :01:35.Rangers. It reveals that Craig Whyte was banned from being a
:01:35. > :01:38.director for seven years until 2007. The programme features claims he
:01:38. > :01:41.illegally controlled a company, for which he could have been sent to
:01:41. > :01:46.prison for two years. Mr Whyte denies that he committed any
:01:46. > :01:49.offences. This comes just two days after the club severed all ties
:01:49. > :01:57.with the BBC. Our investigations correspondent Mark Daly has this
:01:57. > :02:02.exclusive report. In May this here in the new owner of Rangers walked
:02:02. > :02:10.into Ibrox to our hero's welcome. Craig Whyte pledged funds and a
:02:10. > :02:18.bright future but just six months future, the club's faces insolvency.
:02:18. > :02:23.Kray work was a millionaire by his late 20s. -- Craig Whyte. But he
:02:23. > :02:28.left Scotland and moved to Monaco, the ultimate playground of the rich.
:02:28. > :02:34.In May 2000, not long after the collapse of his business empire
:02:34. > :02:39.under a flurry of debts, he gave an interview here in Monaco. He told a
:02:39. > :02:43.journalist that he did not all anyone any money, least of all the
:02:43. > :02:49.taxman and that he had a clear conscience with nothing to hide.
:02:49. > :02:52.Five weeks after the interview, we can reveal that Craig Whyte was
:02:52. > :02:57.disqualified under company lob and banned from being a director for
:02:57. > :03:03.seven years. It appears that despite being at disqualified
:03:03. > :03:07.director, he kept himself very busy indeed. This document reveals
:03:07. > :03:12.startling allegations about the covert business activities of Mr
:03:12. > :03:18.White which could have seen him go to prison for up to two years. The
:03:18. > :03:21.UK's investigations unit into go up business practices wind up a
:03:21. > :03:28.company they believe is being run by Mr Whyte while he was being
:03:28. > :03:32.disqualified, a criminal defence -- offence. All the signals where that
:03:32. > :03:38.the financial management of the company were being exercised by Mr
:03:38. > :03:42.White. He could have been sent to prison for this? Yes, there would
:03:42. > :03:47.have to have been a criminal investigation and trial. Mr White
:03:47. > :03:52.says he was a small investor in the company but had no financial
:03:52. > :04:00.control. He denies committing a criminal offence. He returned to
:04:00. > :04:06.Scotland, bought a castle and three years later,. Rangers. In financial
:04:06. > :04:10.turmoil with a potential 57 million pound tax bill, it cost him at
:04:10. > :04:14.talking one count. He clear the bank loan and agreed to take on the
:04:14. > :04:19.tax liability. The previous chairman had concerns about the
:04:19. > :04:25.security of the club. That was a big concern to us that maybe he was
:04:25. > :04:30.not going to have the money to pay our bills. Did she not ask Sir
:04:30. > :04:38.David Murray not to do this deal? asked him not to, he said it was
:04:38. > :04:42.too late. All but one of the original board have left.
:04:42. > :04:48.Administration is a distinct possibility. Mr White would be
:04:48. > :04:51.first in line to be paid with the others being left empty handed. The
:04:51. > :04:56.BBC first contacted Mr Whyte five weeks ago to ask him for an
:04:56. > :05:00.interview, and several times since, he has refused but told the BBC he
:05:00. > :05:05.was committed to the future of the club. Rangers are seven points
:05:05. > :05:07.clear at the top of the Scottish Premier League, but boardroom
:05:07. > :05:14.unrest and the threat of administration casts a long shadow
:05:14. > :05:20.of a Ibrox. The BBC investigation raises serious questions about the
:05:20. > :05:24.past have Craig Whyte and his role as the honour and Guardian, tens of
:05:24. > :05:29.thousands of Rangers fans may be watching what happens in the future
:05:29. > :05:33.as being the most important. Craig Whyte has withdrawn all
:05:33. > :05:40.cooperation from the BBC but he has spoken to other media outlets today.
:05:40. > :05:45.This is what he had to say. track record speaks for itself. I'm
:05:45. > :05:51.here and I had done a lot more successful deals that -- than deals
:05:51. > :05:55.that haven't worked out. That speaks for itself. You can see more
:05:55. > :06:00.of that investigation straight after it this programme at 7pm on
:06:00. > :06:02.BBC One Scotland. The SNP's annual conference
:06:02. > :06:04.underway this afternoon with the First Minister telling delegates
:06:04. > :06:06.that Scotland should take control of its energy resources. Alex
:06:06. > :06:08.Salmond vowed to fight for what he called world-leading carbon capture
:06:08. > :06:18.technology, after the UK Government abandoned plans to set up such a
:06:18. > :06:25.scheme at Longannet in Fife. FROM Inverness, here is our
:06:25. > :06:30.political correspondent. They once built oil platforms here. This was
:06:30. > :06:36.the largest dry dock in Europe. For a decade and more there has been
:06:36. > :06:40.next to no industry here. Today Alex Salmond came here to meet the
:06:40. > :06:48.new owner of the guards who hope to create 2000 jobs on the Cromarty
:06:48. > :06:52.Firth, servicing a oil, gas and renewable industries. It comes a
:06:52. > :06:57.week after BP confirmed a new investment West after -- West from
:06:57. > :07:01.Sheffield we should keep jobs going for decades to come. Alex Salmond
:07:01. > :07:07.said it is time for Holyrood to take control of all Scotland's
:07:07. > :07:12.energy resources. It is and were at -- imperative regain control of it.
:07:13. > :07:18.There is one competitive which matters above all, because it is
:07:19. > :07:27.simply unacceptable to have a fuel poverty amid that energy plenty.
:07:27. > :07:31.Simply unacceptable. Mr Salmond also criticised the failure of a
:07:31. > :07:35.project to turn Longannet into a pioneering carbon capture and
:07:35. > :07:42.storage facility, accusing the UK Government of turning its back on
:07:42. > :07:48.Scotland. Energy has long played an iconic part in SNP politics. In the
:07:48. > :07:53.1970s, the party said, it is Scotland's Coyle. Judaic Alex
:07:53. > :07:58.Salmond hopes of oil, gas and renewables can help power his
:07:58. > :08:03.party's campaign to make Scotland an independent country.
:08:03. > :08:08.The SNP is the first majority government at Holyrood and has
:08:08. > :08:13.never known greater electoral success. His challenge now is to
:08:13. > :08:19.convert support for the party into a yes vote for independence in the
:08:19. > :08:22.referendum to be held in Three or four years time.
:08:22. > :08:26.Tonight of course the Scottish government has been digesting the
:08:26. > :08:29.news that Colonel Gadaffi has been killed in Libya. The government had
:08:29. > :08:34.been hoping that if he were captured alive, he might have shed
:08:34. > :08:37.some light on the Lockerbie bombing and his role in it. Tonight the
:08:37. > :08:43.First Minister said the Scottish investigation into the atrocity
:08:43. > :08:47.would continue. We are already in contact with the new government. We
:08:47. > :08:54.had been assured of cooperation. Understandably, we have had many
:08:54. > :08:59.other things to focus on. -- they have had. If evidence emerges, it
:08:59. > :09:04.will be properly examined to see if it is substantial. A substantial,
:09:04. > :09:08.the Crown Office will make the appropriate decisions. I'm joined
:09:08. > :09:15.by our political editor. Is seen as nothing has changed with the death
:09:15. > :09:19.of Colonel Gadaffi? -- it seems. is emphasising that first of all,
:09:19. > :09:24.he believes the world will rejoice in the downfall of what he calls a
:09:24. > :09:31.tyranny in Libya and secondly, the issue of Abdel Basset al Megrahi
:09:31. > :09:35.has been hugely sensitive for the Scottish government. Alex Salmond
:09:35. > :09:40.distressing to things, that it was taken within the context of Scots
:09:40. > :09:48.law and secondly, Scots law tempered by nursing. On the
:09:48. > :09:53.conference itself, what has the end -- what is atmosphere been like?
:09:53. > :09:59.is euphoric. They are the first majority government. It is the 77th
:09:59. > :10:03.SNP conference and they are in power but there is euphoria. It is
:10:03. > :10:08.contained because they did not enter politics to gain it
:10:08. > :10:13.devolution but independence. Alex Salmond knows he is bidding at off
:10:13. > :10:17.for her to a T years, because he pledged that through their election
:10:17. > :10:22.campaign and also he believes privately is -- it is not the time
:10:22. > :10:27.to advance the cause of independence when the economy is in
:10:27. > :10:32.trouble. His view is seek popularity first as the Government
:10:32. > :10:37.by working with the flow of popular concerns and then put the issue of
:10:37. > :10:46.independence to the people of Scotland. Thank you for that.
:10:47. > :10:51.Still to come before seven: The Burns poem etched on glass by the
:10:51. > :10:56.Bard himself. In sport we will bring you the
:10:56. > :11:01.latest from Celtic's Europa League match against Rennes.
:11:01. > :11:04.And two was to play for a teenager he be - the scorer of this goal
:11:04. > :11:09.does but a former Scotland boss reckons it could be the end of our
:11:09. > :11:14.national team. It was a long-distance walk that
:11:14. > :11:23.was meant to raise awareness of the plight of murder victims families.
:11:23. > :11:27.Peter Morris's sister was murdered by her has been so but his walk
:11:27. > :11:33.ended with the amputation of part of his leg but he told us he had no
:11:33. > :11:38.regret. Peter Morris is recovering in hospital near his home in Kent.
:11:38. > :11:43.His right leg was amputated below the knee last night. He has
:11:43. > :11:47.diabetes and gangrene had set in after he developed blisters during
:11:47. > :11:53.his walk to campaign for justice. Doctors had warned him that the
:11:53. > :11:57.long trek could cause permanent injury. I have no regrets.
:11:57. > :12:02.Obviously I would like to have two legs but I cannot help that. I have
:12:02. > :12:06.ended up in this situation and if I had to do it again, I would do it
:12:06. > :12:11.again because I want to try and achieve things for other people in
:12:11. > :12:16.the future. Peter Morris and his supporters set of seven weeks ago
:12:16. > :12:20.from the grave of his sister, heading to the Scottish Parliament
:12:20. > :12:24.in Edinburgh. Claire Morris was married to Malcolm Webster who was
:12:24. > :12:29.jailed for 30 years earlier this year for murdering her in a staged
:12:29. > :12:35.car crash in Aberdeenshire in 1994. He had also tried to murder his
:12:35. > :12:38.second wife in New Zealand. Peter Morris handed in a petition to the
:12:38. > :12:44.Scottish Parliament, seeking better rights for victims and their
:12:44. > :12:49.families. This campaign has cost him his leg. I am not writing off a
:12:49. > :12:53.were going back to Edinburgh again, or making speeches in the
:12:53. > :12:56.parliament. Or even hoping that their English parliament follows
:12:56. > :13:01.the Scottish Parliament on this subject. I think the policies we
:13:01. > :13:07.are trying to put in place could become UK weight, and I think that
:13:07. > :13:12.is a big goal to have and I intend to get there. Despite the setback,
:13:12. > :13:20.Peter is continuing his campaign from hospital and says he will not
:13:20. > :13:24.rest until he gets justice for the memory of clear and other victims.
:13:24. > :13:28.Some of the other stories across Scotland this Thursday...
:13:28. > :13:30.A fresh appeal has been launched in the hunt for two Scots thought to
:13:31. > :13:34.be on the run in Spain. Crimestoppers have asked for help
:13:34. > :13:36.in their hunt for William Paterson, who is wanted over the murder of
:13:36. > :13:39.Kevin Carroll in Robroyston in Glasgow, and Derek Ferguson, wanted
:13:39. > :13:42.for the murder of Thomas Cameron in Bishopbriggs.
:13:42. > :13:45.The defence in the trial of the serial killer Robert Black has
:13:45. > :13:47.taken less than two hours to set out their case. The 64-year-old
:13:48. > :13:52.Scot is accused of abducting and murdering the Northern Ireland
:13:52. > :13:58.schoolgirl Jennifer Cardy 30 years ago. He denies the charges. The
:13:58. > :13:59.Crown is due to give its closing statement to the jury tomorrow.
:13:59. > :14:02.Police investigating the disappearance of a missing
:14:02. > :14:07.financial adviser from Glasgow say they have had a number of sightings
:14:07. > :14:10.of her car. Lynda Spence has not been seen since April, when she
:14:10. > :14:13.left her parents' house in Glasgow Harbour. Detectives say her silver
:14:13. > :14:21.Vauxhall Astra has been seen in parts of North Ayrshire and
:14:21. > :14:25.Even the NHS is forgetting that men get breast cancer, according to
:14:25. > :14:28.many of those who have had it. Around 30 men in Scotland are
:14:28. > :14:38.diagnosed with breast cancer every year, but research for a health
:14:38. > :14:41.
:14:41. > :14:49.support website has revealed that many feel isolated. This car runs
:14:49. > :14:59.from here to here. When the spot on his in the poll started bleeding,
:14:59. > :14:59.
:14:59. > :15:09.his doctor sent him for a biopsy, just in case. They were positive
:15:09. > :15:11.
:15:11. > :15:16.they were nothing wrong with me. I said to my wife, I have got cancer.
:15:16. > :15:22.Bernard has never met met another man with the condition. Interviews
:15:22. > :15:31.with other suggest many feel isolated expect the patience to be
:15:31. > :15:41.women. In the information pack that the scent, they said that I should
:15:41. > :15:44.
:15:44. > :15:48.bring a soft brass with me. It was in very small pharmacy, but she
:15:48. > :15:57.came through and told me that the medicine involved was only for
:15:57. > :16:07.women. All of that time, they are having to deal with these
:16:07. > :16:09.
:16:09. > :16:16.challenges. One of the suggestions to come out of the campaign is that
:16:16. > :16:21.the King Rabin for cancer should have the blue sport on it, to mark
:16:21. > :16:24.the fact than men also suffer from the disease.
:16:24. > :16:26.Three verses scratched on glass by Robert Burns have made a long-
:16:26. > :16:29.awaited return to Dumfries. Using some kind of diamond stylus, or
:16:29. > :16:34.even a diamond ring, Burns etched the poems on windows at his
:16:34. > :16:43.favourite howff, the Globe Inn. Now, after 177 years, they are back - or
:16:43. > :16:49.at least, exact copies of them are. It is one of Scotland's most
:16:49. > :16:59.historic inns. It was already 170 years old when Robert Burns forced
:16:59. > :16:59.
:16:59. > :17:05.to men. The is the theme and where Robert Burns often slept. He
:17:05. > :17:15.consummated an affair with the landlords Nice. He ended up
:17:15. > :17:21.
:17:21. > :17:31.fathering a daughter. He also aged some lines on the glass. Up here,
:17:31. > :17:37.
:17:37. > :17:42.is all lovely poorly Stewart, or charming Polly Stewart. The windows
:17:42. > :17:48.where soul by it the hard-up owner of the time, but the Burns Society
:17:48. > :17:53.tried to bring them back. Eventually, they were acquired by
:17:53. > :18:00.the buns Museum in away. They are hanging on to them, but agreed for
:18:00. > :18:07.these exact replicas to be made. The verses are not well known and
:18:07. > :18:15.not amongst the poet's best. But they are in his hand. And after a
:18:15. > :18:21.night of jollity downstairs, they may have wavered a bit. It we do
:18:21. > :18:25.have been marvellous to have the courage also back in the place they
:18:25. > :18:32.were meant to be. I think Scottish Heritage should have had the
:18:32. > :18:40.foresight to realise the should have been returned to hear. They
:18:40. > :18:50.are a hour Elgin Marbles and we want them back.
:18:50. > :18:51.
:18:51. > :18:54.Let's see how the sport is looking this evening. Here is David.
:18:54. > :18:57.I will start with the news from France, where Celtic are playing
:18:57. > :19:01.Rennes in the group stage of the Europa League - a match Celtic need
:19:01. > :19:11.to take points from if they are to have a chance of staying in the
:19:11. > :19:15.
:19:16. > :19:22.Anthony Stokes here. But a few minutes later, they fell behind
:19:22. > :19:27.following a disastrous mix up. Or deer, if you are a Celtic fan that
:19:27. > :19:31.is not pleasant viewing. The half- time whistle has just gone.
:19:31. > :19:35.And you can listen to the rest of the match on BBC Radio Scotland's
:19:35. > :19:38.Sportsound programme. It is on air now. That is on 810 medium wave.
:19:38. > :19:46.The prospect of a Scot playing for the men's Olympic football team may
:19:46. > :19:48.The newly appointed Team GB manager Stuart Pearce wants the four home
:19:48. > :19:51.nations represented in his side. But the Scottish Football
:19:51. > :20:01.Association opposes the idea. A former Scotland boss fears it could
:20:01. > :20:08.jeopardise the very existence of our national team. Don't be fooled.
:20:08. > :20:12.This is no small political football. As Hope Powell and Stuart Pearce
:20:12. > :20:22.where named as the managers of the Great Britain team is in the
:20:22. > :20:25.
:20:25. > :20:32.Olympics next year. Is he hoping that Scots will appear in the team?
:20:32. > :20:39.Very much soul. I hope that nearby the time, the political staff will
:20:39. > :20:47.go into the background and people will want to play. I do not see the
:20:47. > :20:51.problem with playing of the auction is on the table. Here at Hampden,
:20:51. > :20:56.the Scottish Football Association is very much opposed to the Great
:20:56. > :21:06.Britain team, fearing it will jeopardise the Scottish teams
:21:06. > :21:13.future. And the former Scotland manager agrees. Despite assurances
:21:13. > :21:19.we have had from FIFA, I strongly suspect they would like to see a
:21:20. > :21:23.Great Britain team in the European Championship and the World Cup.
:21:23. > :21:27.on the women's side, two of the top Scottish internationals have said
:21:27. > :21:30.they will play for their Great Britain team is selected.
:21:30. > :21:34.St Johnstone say they are expecting to be inundated with applications
:21:34. > :21:38.for the vacant position of team manager. They say they have already
:21:38. > :21:41.had several inquiries. The man who's just left the post Derek
:21:41. > :21:44.McInnes started his new job today at Bristol City and he said the
:21:44. > :21:54.offer of a switch to English football's second tier was too good
:21:54. > :21:55.
:21:55. > :22:01.to resist. The opportunity to come and work in the championship is a
:22:01. > :22:06.fantastic opportunity. I have left behind the very good club. People
:22:06. > :22:12.say it is a small club, but it is a very good club and very good hard-
:22:12. > :22:22.working people and good support. They may lack the numbers, but they
:22:22. > :22:22.
:22:22. > :22:25.do not like the passion for the club.
:22:25. > :22:28.They are back in their thousands to spend the winter in Scotland.
:22:28. > :22:31.Hundreds of thousands of geese are arriving from Iceland. You have
:22:31. > :22:34.probably seen and heard them flying overhead, but the sight of them
:22:34. > :22:43.taking off en masse at dawn each morning is spectacular. Andrew
:22:43. > :22:46.Anderson got up early to see for himself. Early-morning and Montrose
:22:47. > :22:56.and tens of thousands of pink- footed geese head off for the
:22:56. > :23:03.winter. These people got up early as well to see one of nature's
:23:03. > :23:12.great sights. We are keeping our fingers crossed that they will do
:23:12. > :23:16.it today. They do not always do it in unison. For those who remain,
:23:16. > :23:25.they were getting on grey and it would soon be time to head off for
:23:25. > :23:29.breakfast. And the only goal. A sight worth getting up for. Yes, we
:23:29. > :23:39.thought it was an amazing sight. I had never seen anything like that
:23:39. > :23:40.
:23:40. > :23:48.before. A it was fabulous. Even those who watched the geese all the
:23:48. > :23:52.time, I never tire of seen them soaring up into the air. It is just
:23:52. > :24:02.wonderful. Not only the sight of them, but the sound of them as well
:24:02. > :24:06.as the take-off in unison. We have got the good site around here and
:24:06. > :24:16.that is perfect for them. The numbers have increased since the
:24:16. > :24:18.
:24:18. > :24:20.1950s. Last year, geese numbers top 65,000. It is close to that already
:24:20. > :24:24.and thousands more are expected in the next few weeks.
:24:24. > :24:34.Well, it looked lovely at dawn over Montrose. But I think it has been
:24:34. > :24:37.
:24:37. > :24:42.I am afraid so. As we go into this evening and overnight, it will be a
:24:42. > :24:47.similar story, cloudy and wait overnight. There are some strong
:24:47. > :24:53.wins, coming up from the West and driving in that rain across the
:24:53. > :24:57.country as we go through the small awards. It will be a wet night, but
:24:57. > :25:06.still nailed, with temperatures just about edging up to double
:25:06. > :25:11.figures. Tomorrow, the wet start in the West, but the score should be a
:25:11. > :25:17.lot clear. The rain will be confined through parts of her Dale
:25:17. > :25:23.as we head into the afternoon, so to the north of that, it will be an
:25:23. > :25:29.improving picture for the Western Isles and even up as high as Orkney
:25:29. > :25:37.and Shetland. There is that rain, just extending into Perthshire and
:25:37. > :25:42.parts of Aberdeen sure. Temperatures 13 or 14 degrees
:25:42. > :25:48.Celsius. The rest of the afternoon and evening, the weather front
:25:48. > :25:51.pushes north again and the wind will be strong from the south.
:25:51. > :25:56.Every look at the pressure chart, we can see what is happening after
:25:56. > :26:01.that. We have got another another weather front coming in from the
:26:01. > :26:05.West and that will work its way in bringing more rain before the
:26:05. > :26:09.weekend. For the start of the weekend, it will be a wet and windy
:26:09. > :26:19.start, but it will improve as we go through the day. Here's how it
:26:19. > :26:22.plays out on Saturday. The rain in the West pitching in from the West
:26:22. > :26:27.and as it pushes through, the West will start to brighten up, but it
:26:27. > :26:31.will still be a windy day and not particularly pleasant. Sunday, I am
:26:31. > :26:35.afraid not much good either. Now just before seven o'clock, a
:26:35. > :26:37.summary of tonight's top stories... A BBC Scotland investigation has
:26:37. > :26:39.uncovered evidence of alleged criminality in the past business
:26:39. > :26:43.dealings of the new owner of Rangers.
:26:43. > :26:46.Colonel Gaddafi has been captured and shot dead in his home city of
:26:46. > :26:48.Sirte in Libya. His death came when he tried to flee with supporters,
:26:48. > :26:51.as transitional forces gained control of the former leader's last
:26:51. > :27:00.stronghold. Fighters say they found him hiding in a concrete drain pipe
:27:00. > :27:04.after reports that his convoy had been attacked by NATO war planes.