28/10/2011 Reporting Scotland

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Hundreds of mourners gather in Helensburgh for the funeral of the

brother and sister murdered in a fire at their home.

The whole episode could and should have been handled better piles all.

A giant of the trade union movement - tributes are paid to Campbell

Christie, who's died at the age of The cost of keeping Scotland's

streets lit - some councils have decided to switch the lights off to

save money. And later in the programme.

The word that's part of a Halloween tradition that one Scottish town is

Hundreds of mourners gathered in Helensburgh this morning for the

funeral of Thomas and Bridget Sharkey, the brother and sister who

were murdered when their home was deliberately set on fire. Bridget

was eight and Thomas was 21 when they died at the end of July. Their

father, also Thomas, died later in hospital. Laura Bicker reports.

Fair rived in their hundreds. Lining the streets once the church

was filled. All here to pay their respects to a brother and sister

who played such a large part in this town. Their mother Angela, the

sole survivor of the fire, was composed, as she and others

prepared to say goodbye. What you say to a mother who has lost two

children and a husband? Angela herself said, there are no words.

Actions speak louder than words and she got lots of action from homes

for people. They were wonderful in rallying round to help a. These

words and tributes have been some comfort to the family, but for some

friends, the burden of grief proved overwhelming. Those he knew

Pritchett described her as a beautiful girl with a beautiful

personality. Everybody has been saying, she was lovely, she was

Smiley. She was always like that, she was full of fun, full of

nonsense, she was never quiet. is that former family home which

was destroyed in a deliberate attack. Police are still hunting

for the murderer and victim meet someone in this town has

information which could help catch the killer. Capri one I have spoken

to hope and pray something will turn up. They're hoping the

personal come forward themselves eventually, because there is no

limit to be put on this until the final moment. After a final

blessing, the hundreds of mourners make their way slowly to a private

burial. A humanist ceremony NM her -- in memory of there father Thomas

will be held on Monday hold no closure, but that will only come

when the killer is caught. Campbell Christie, the former

General Secretary of the Scottish TUC, has died at the age of 74. He

headed the organisation from 1986 to 1998 and led them through

probably the most challenging period in Scotland's industrial

history. But he also became a respected and popular figure right

across Scottish civic life. Reevel Alderson looks back at the life of

Campbell Christie. Campbell Christie became leader of

the STUC as Scottish industry underwent radical changes. Titanic

institutions like the Ravenscraig steelworks were under threat, the

miners' dispute had ended. whole episode could and should have

been handled better by us all. was a pragmatist, capable of

delivering tough messages to colleagues and industry leaders.

Scotland has lost a giant. He fought as stem the tide of

industrialisation in Scotland, but he also sought political progress

through a Scottish parliament. He was instrumental in the building up

of civic support for that concept. Campbell Christie saw his role

wider than industrial relations. He led opposition to the poll tax. And

the celebrated of the Yes vote in the devolution referendum, which

she played a significant role in achieving. He was willing to talk

to political enemies, addressing the Tory national council meeting,

the first STUC leader to do so for a generation. I got on with them

very well. I like him, he was amusing. He could oppose you

without any acrimony. I was very keen to listen to what he had to

say. He will be sadly missed convey our big boots to flow. Last year,

Campbell Christie return to political life to share an

independent commission to make recommendations for the delivery of

public services. It was a final example of is on public service.

all but Campbell did, the overwhelming objective was to put

the STUC at the heart of Scottish political life. He achieved that, I

think. Away from politics, Campbell Christie was chairman of Falkirk

Football Club. Reset enough to be played in the Scottish Cup final.

There will be a minute's silence at tomorrow's home game. Within the

last hour Police in Ayrshire have arrested a man in connection with

the death of Stuart Walker, the 28- year-old man whose mutilated body

was found in Cumnock in the early hours of Saturday morning. Catriona

Renton is there for us now. Catriona, bring us up-to-date with

developments tonight. We have just heard that an 18-year-old man has

been charged in connection with the death of Stuart Walker. We're on

their industrial estate where his body was found just before or 5

o'clock on Saturday morning. Police described his injuries as

absolutely horrific. He was badly beaten and bound. Stuart Walker was

openly gay. There has been speculation that he was the victim

of a homophobic crime. Police have said that while they were not

ruling that out, there was no reason to believe that was the case.

It emerged yesterday that Stuart Walker had been investigated by

staff out police over an alleged indecent assault of a 12-year-old

boy back in August. Our report was sent to the Procurator Fiscal. But

police are saying there is no reason to link this incident with

his death. The 18-year-old who has been charged is expected to appear

in the Sheriff Court on Monday morning. You're watching Reporting

Scotland from the BBC. Still to come before seven... The Labour

Party here faces years in opposition unless it learns from it

defeat by the SNP, warns a candidate in the Scottish

leadership contest. In sport: showdown talks are

planned between Dundee United's manager and chairman. Details to

follow. And is it shinty - or is it hurling? It's a bit of both - and

Scotland are playing Ireland The clocks go back an hour this

weekend, which means the nights will get darker. But could they get

even darker than usual this winter? Well, they might, because some

councils, in an effort to save cash, will be dimming their street lights

in the wee small hours or even turning some off altogether. Our

local government correspondent Jamie McIvor ought to be able to

shine some light on the subject. Jamie. Well as Glasgow grows dark,

the lights are coming on all across the city just as they're coming on

all across Scotland just now. We take the streetlights for granted -

most of us have come to expect them to be shining out all through the

night. But when councils face cuts - they're bound to look for savings

wherever they can. From space, it is clear how a man can turn night

into day. Urban areas are a sea of light. As darkness falls, tens of

thousands of street lights flick into life, but at a cost to

councils. In some parts of the Western Isles, money has been saved

by turning the lights off at midnight. Last year through

consultations with communities over the budget, there was general

agreement that there were areas of street lighting Burry could cut

around the times they were on. There has been at high except as a

having unnecessary lighting on was not an efficient use of resources.

The complete overnight blackout would be out of the question in

most of the country, but in this village close to neo- and every

second light has been turned off and other ideas have been trailed

across the Highlands. Where switching all the lights off in

some locations between midnight and 6 o'clock and the morning. We heard

Domingo some of the lights and we are actually switching off every

will turn it light, so three trials to try and understand which is

going to be best for us. In Angus, some lights are dimmed after

midnight. In the Borders, they could consider in dimming in the

future. But what is right in one place may cause concern in other

places, as we discovered in Inverness. People are out late at

night, so it is important they should keep the lights going.

People will be getting mugged and attacked. You're thinking of the

safety of people rather than money. You cannot put a price on someone's

life. Just to make the point - there are no plans to turn off

lights in any major urban areas. In fact - the amount that can

realistically be saved by reducing street lighting is a relatively

small part of any council's budget. But as well as saving cash - the

argument is that cutting the energy bill or investing in more efficient

lighting systems is also good for the environment. Scottish Labour

faces years in opposition unless it learns the lessons of its

disastrous election defeat at the hands of the SNP last May. That's

the message from all three of the contenders to replace Iain Gray as

leader of the party. Our political reporter Andrew Black has been

speaking to all of them. Andy care, 12,410. Election night and as the

SNP won by a landslide, key Labour figures lost their seats and while

party the debt Ian Gray managed to hang on, he knew his leadership was

over. Today, the first of his would-be successors launched his

leadership bid. Ken Mackintosh says Labour must be honest with itself.

I think our party needs to change. We have had a disastrous election

results in May this year. If we continue like that, we will

continue to lose votes and consign ourselves to years of opposition.

We need to start talking positively about what we believe in. Quiet and

told people about the lives and how we can make a difference. Joanna

Lamond is currently the Deputy Leader and she has announced her

intention to stand. The former minister says how party cannot go

on as it is. In 2007, there was a sense that we had not really lost.

Over a period of time, people have lost faith in us. Get is a third

candidate. MP Tom Harris has to win at Quarry Road seat if he becomes

the winner. I really want to grab the Labour Party by the scruff of

its neck and shake some sense into it. We have let down the Scottish

people. Be delivered devolution, which was fantastic and then more

are less walked away from it. We gave it evolution no more thought.

The Scottish people are not daft. The contest will take a step

forward this weekend when the candidates come to the concert hall

for the hustings debate. Labour hopes it will be an important step

forward in the healing process of the party, but with the SNP

currently in high spirits and a referendum around the corner,

Labour knows it has a tough road Scotland is to have a new airline

close to Aberdeen. The price is understood to be more than �20

million. A consortium has plans for a rebrand of BMI with the new

Scottish name and expansion of the network.

A modern investigation is underway in East Renfrewshire after a man

was shot dead last night. 48-year- old John Finnigan was approached by

a man and shot. He was taken to the southern general but died. Police

believe he may have been targeted deliberately.

A murder inquiry has been launched after a 36-year-old woman was found

dead in her flat in Thornliebank. Lynne Small was found there on

Thursday evening. Police are appealing for anybody who saw her

between the 24th and 26th October. A group of crime writers have

swapped the best seller list for an unusual popularity contest - having

a new mortuary named after them. The morbid prize is part of a

campaign to raise money for a new facility in Dundee. A warning, this

report contains images you may find unsettling. A typical scene in the

life of Professor Sue Black. She is demystifying DEFRA this group of

anatomy students. For this for inject anthropologist at the more

to it is her place of work but also a gateway to the parallel universe

of crime fiction. -- the mortuary. She has a rare ability to put

things in lay persons of terms. The million for a more campaign is

a chance for crime writers to give something back. -- Million For a

Morgue. The winner will have the mortuary named after them.

I am not sure I want it named after me? If I get close eye might dip

into my own pocket to have it named after one of my colleagues!

Some body the other day said this is the most important thing

happening to anatomy in the UK. I do not think that is an over

exaggeration. The opportunities we have in research and training and

education are limited only by the imagination.

The shell of the new mortuary is already taking place thanks to

money provided by university. If the campaign matches that the hope

is that the new laboratories will be running by next March.

The First Minister has been criticised by a judge for comments

he made about a campaign are opposing the Aberdeen by pass. An

appeal by campaigners will go ahead luck next month after it was agreed

that their costs would be covered when a loose. But Judge Osborne

said that Alex Salmond was in very thin ground when he said that a

protester was holding Scotland to ransom.

The Dundee United manager Peter Houston says that he will meet the

club chairmen to discuss his future after their Premier League match at

the weekend. Yesterday he said that he wanted his chairman to back him

publicly after newspaper reports claimed he was facing the sack. Two

sees as a got the silver where was shining and all in the Dundee

United garden was rosy. -- two seasons ago. Now it appears the

manager's job is on the line. I will be chatting to the chairman.

I'm sure he will want to chat with If all is not well then the BBC has

learned that it will cost the club almost �200,000 for Peter Houston

to shake hands and walk away. My record is decent.

But decent enough to save his job? The record suggests perhaps not. If

he lost at the weekend to Dunfermline, which he have a real

problem? You will need to ask the chairman.

But what do you think? That you need to ask him.

Neil Lennon says that he enjoys the stresses and strains of being a

football boss. Here he as at training today. After a dip in form

of the club have won their last couple of matches. Neil Lennon says

he has no problem dealing with the pressure.

I really enjoy it. I do not take notice of criticism. I am aware of

it. But they do not take it personally. We are not through the

woods yet. There is work to be done. But I enjoy seeing the team attempt

to turn things around. A novel sporting event now. A mash

up between shinty and hurling. Scotland will play Ireland in an

international in Inverness. It is the second leg of a challenge match

and Scotland must overcome a five. Deficit from bit first leg in

County Kildare. Weaving together rules from both sports means that

it will be an interesting contest. Results are suggesting that the

compromise rules do work with honours fairly evenly matched. A

goal is three points and a shot between the Rugby like post means a

point. But the Irish have had their wings clipped elsewhere.

In our game we can pick it up and catch it. But we have disadvantaged

by the fact we cannot in this game. Another disadvantage is that if we

kept the ball it is deemed a technical three. Whereas here we

must prevent that. Comparing the clubs gives you an

indication of the difference in the Games. Shinty is nowhere near as

popular as hurling is in Ireland. But both sets of players regard

these encounters as top flight international fixtures.

Because of the way that shinty is played and people do not move from

team to team some of the guys are getting an opportunity to play at a

higher level than they would do at their club level.

Tomorrow the short grass of Inverness should favour the Scots.

But as victims in the past two years the Irish are keen to make it

3 and narrow. Live coverage tomorrow. -- 3 in a

Now, do your children go trick or treating?

That wasn't what we called it when I was younger.

Well that is interesting. Take a look at this report. Do your

children stick to Scottish traditions? In green at they have

always had special customs and a determined to hang onto them. --

Greenock. This is not any old Hallowe'en parade. It is a campaign

to save an old Scottish worked. -- worked. It is an old Scots worked

for guys in. But it has only Over the last few years I have

found that the term 'galoshins' is beginning to die out. That worried

The work is in the Scots Dictionary but it is a mystery why it has left

on in Greenock. -- lived on. In the old days it was not sweets

and chocolate you were after. It was hard cash. If you had taken the

trouble to learn a poem you wanted cash for it and not a bar of

chocolate! The campaign has spread all over

Greenock to remind people that it s 'galoshins' and are not a trick or

treat. One of mine will ask why I have got

a trick or treat sign on the window. But whatever you call it the jokes

are still the same. Knock knock.

Who is there? Lettuce.

Let us who? Lettuce in.

You are so young that you are probably still trick or treating!

There rain we have seen across the Western Isles will move in across

the country. Here is the map from 7pm. Accompanied by eight

potentially Gayle forced once up the west coast. But pretty mild

overnight. -- accompanied by potentially gale-force winds. More

rain on Saturday morning. Looking pretty wet and windy. Staying that

way throughout the day. The wins from a southerly direction will

help create shelter, particularly in the Moray Firth. Much milder air

of being fed and by teatime. East Lothian, staying dry but cloudy. A

similar story of the North Sea coast. -- up the North Sea coast.

If you are out and about hill walking or climbing it will be a

wet day. Strong winds in the north- west Highlands. 50 mph steady,

occasionally reaching 70. Strong winds from a southerly direction at

Monroe level with temperatures around seven at the top of the

hills. A moderate sea state and moderate visibility but rain at

times. Over in the east, forced five to force seven. Overnight,

Saturday to Sunday, the rain finally eases away. A dry night for

most parts of the country with the exception of the north-west.

Another weather front will approach on Sunday, perhaps just the FA for

South East will stay dry. Next week, moving towards the east, a cold

front. The wins easing down also. - - wince. And the clocks go back

A summary of the top stories - mourners gathered in Helensburgh

this morning for the funeral of the brother and sister killed when

their home was deliberately set on fire. Bridget was eight and Thomas

was 21 when they died in July. Their father also died in hospital.

Vincent Tabak Has been found guilty of the murder Of Johanna Yates. She

had been strangled eight days earlier. Campbell Christie, the

former and jet -- secretary-general of the Scottish TUC has died, aged

84. He led the our guys Asian through the most challenging period

in Scotland's industrial history. - - he led the organisation. The most

far reaching changes to the rules of royal succession in centuries

have been introduced. Doctors will have the same race as sons and the