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:00:12. > :00:17.Welcome to Reporting Scotland. Tonight on your national news

:00:17. > :00:20.programme. A family look for answers. Care home resident Betty

:00:20. > :00:30.McGaw died just weeks after she had to have her denture surgically

:00:30. > :00:36.

:00:36. > :00:41.removed. It was covered in green slime and fungus. It must have been

:00:41. > :00:44.so awful and she must have been in agony. As an inquiry opens into the

:00:44. > :00:47.old lady's death, campaigners say carers must be aware of the

:00:47. > :00:50.importance of oral hygiene for old people. Also tonight: Two children

:00:50. > :00:51.from the same family remain in hospital having contracted botulism

:00:51. > :00:53.after eating this brand of curry sauce.

:00:53. > :00:56.Celtic say they're looking for clarification after Strathclyde

:00:56. > :01:06.Police report them to UEFA over offensive chants at a European

:01:06. > :01:08.

:01:08. > :01:11.match. What a lovely thing to get. And what a cracker - a lifetime

:01:11. > :01:15.achievement award for Robbie Coltrane at BAFTA Scotland for his

:01:15. > :01:18.outstanding contribution to film and TV.

:01:18. > :01:21.A woman has told a fatal accident inquiry how her elderly mother's

:01:21. > :01:25.false teeth were found covered in green slime and fungus and were so

:01:25. > :01:30.badly embedded in her mouth they had to be removed in hospital. 87

:01:30. > :01:34.year old Betty McGaw died eight weeks later. She had been a

:01:34. > :01:41.resident in a care home in Glasgow, which at the time was run by

:01:41. > :01:47.Southern Cross. Aileen Clarke's report contains some graphic images.

:01:47. > :01:50.Betty McGaw was a happy lady who left her family. She developed

:01:50. > :01:55.dementia and although the family cared for her themselves at first,

:01:55. > :02:00.it was thought best they should go into this care home. In December

:02:00. > :02:05.the following year, the family noticed she was starting to go

:02:05. > :02:10.downhill and her teeth were badly discoloured. Her teeth were blue

:02:10. > :02:15.and I said something to the carers about it. They said it was the

:02:15. > :02:19.tablets she was on. I told them that she was on these tablets at

:02:19. > :02:24.home and her teeth were not that colour. Her condition deteriorated

:02:24. > :02:29.over Christmas and she was taken into hospital where doctors removed

:02:29. > :02:34.her top denture which was impacted in her gum. It was in a dreadful

:02:34. > :02:39.state. He said he had never seen anything like it. It was covered in

:02:40. > :02:47.green slime and fungus. It must have been vile and she must have

:02:47. > :02:52.been in agony. The first thing the staff did was throat beach on them.

:02:52. > :02:57.Derek McGaw told the inquiry how after she died, his mother seemed

:02:57. > :03:02.to be terrified of anything or anyone touching her mouth. A after

:03:02. > :03:08.visiting her in hospital, she would recoil from us with terror on her

:03:08. > :03:15.face which was awful to see. can only manage -- imagine what she

:03:15. > :03:18.had experienced and been through to get that way. The Procurator Fiscal

:03:18. > :03:23.said to them that it might be suggested that their mother had

:03:23. > :03:28.died because of her dementia and not because of oral hygiene issues.

:03:28. > :03:36.Mrs Miller said absolutely not, mother wasn't eating or drinking

:03:36. > :03:41.because the state her mouth was in. She had been robust and strong

:03:41. > :03:47.before this. They hope this inquiry will result in better dental care

:03:47. > :03:53.in nursing homes. Older people should have an appropriate care

:03:53. > :03:56.plan in place. It should include things like oral hygiene.

:03:56. > :03:59.inquiry continues tomorrow. The emergency services are dealing with

:03:59. > :04:04.a leak of drainage water from an oil handling facility on the Firth

:04:04. > :04:07.of Forth in the South Queensferry area. The leak is in a pipe from

:04:07. > :04:12.BP's Hound Point Terminal. The company says the substance is

:04:12. > :04:22.primarily sea water and there is no danger of an oil leak. Our reporter

:04:22. > :04:24.

:04:24. > :04:29.Lisa Summers is there for us. Lisa, The first thing I noticed when I

:04:29. > :04:39.arrived was this power for a sulphur smell in the air. That is

:04:39. > :04:47.before we arrived just east of the rail bridge. They have vehicles on

:04:47. > :04:51.site. Fish from the Scottish Environment -- people are meeting

:04:51. > :04:56.with the emergency services to decide what to do next. They have

:04:56. > :05:02.identified by the leak is but it is a question of how to stop it and to

:05:02. > :05:06.work out what environmental impact it might have.

:05:06. > :05:11.And no details are sketchy. Is there any risk to people or the

:05:11. > :05:17.environment? It is too early to say what the

:05:17. > :05:21.outcome of this might be. They have assured us that it isn't an oil

:05:22. > :05:31.leak and it is likely to be it drainage that is used in the

:05:32. > :05:35.

:05:35. > :05:42.balancing of tankers when the... It is not going to be dangerous to

:05:42. > :05:45.public health but there has to be further information given. Two

:05:45. > :05:48.children from the same family remain in hospital after becoming

:05:48. > :05:51.ill with botulism caused by food poisoning. Doctors say the pair are

:05:51. > :05:58.in a stable condition. They're thought to have become infected

:05:58. > :06:03.after eating a Lloyd Grossman curry sauce.

:06:03. > :06:07.The two people with botulism came from the Forth Valley area. They

:06:08. > :06:14.are being treated at a hospital somewhere in Scotland and are

:06:14. > :06:19.stable and improving but face a long recovery. Botulism is a nasty

:06:19. > :06:25.form of food poisoning and very rare in this country. Probably only

:06:25. > :06:31.30 or so cases in the last 30 years. This is where the infection came

:06:31. > :06:35.from. The batch from which it came has been identified and only the

:06:35. > :06:41.jar consumed by the pair who contracted the illness was found to

:06:41. > :06:46.contain botulism. Once the botulism enters the body, it gets into the

:06:46. > :06:51.bloodstream -- bloodstream. It contains muscle movement and

:06:51. > :06:58.creates symptoms like blurred vision come difficulty swallowing

:06:58. > :07:02.and breathing problems. It can be fatal if untreated. It produces

:07:02. > :07:11.paralysis so the early symptoms of blurred vision and double vision,

:07:11. > :07:17.difficulty swallowing and talking. If caught early, the NT toxins are

:07:17. > :07:21.an effective treatment. If not treated, those symptoms go to

:07:21. > :07:30.paralysis of the limbs and if left untreated, death. The Food

:07:30. > :07:33.Standards Agency is asking public to be aware of certain batches.

:07:33. > :07:38.They are warning the public that if they find one, it should not be

:07:38. > :07:44.eaten. You're watching Reporting Scotland

:07:44. > :07:47.from the BBC. Still to come before seven - why the number of foreign

:07:47. > :07:51.language students in our schools has fallen in recent years. And how

:07:51. > :07:53.a lonesome eel was given a helping hand in his quest to find love. In

:07:53. > :07:57.Sport, the first Englishman to be inducted into Scottish Football

:07:57. > :08:01.Hall of Fame reveals to us why he's chosen to spend 20 of the last 25

:08:01. > :08:07.years in this country. And, mixing it with big boys - both Edinburgh

:08:07. > :08:09.and Glasgow get their European Celtic are seeking clarification

:08:09. > :08:12.from UEFA and Strathclyde Police following an investigation into

:08:12. > :08:18.what's been described as "illicit chanting" by its fans at a recent

:08:18. > :08:28.European match. The Parkhead club could face a heavy fine and a fan

:08:28. > :08:31.

:08:31. > :08:38.ban when European football's It was a night of celebration for

:08:38. > :08:44.Celtic beating the French side 3-1. They improved their chances of

:08:44. > :08:48.progression in the competition. It may have been bittersweet. Police

:08:48. > :08:53.reported offensive singing and Celtic could be in trouble. On the

:08:53. > :09:03.8th of next month, the couple answer to UEFA's control. Tonight

:09:03. > :09:10.

:09:10. > :09:15.What the statement doesn't say was those at the club are seeking

:09:15. > :09:22.clarification from Uefa and from the police about these specifics.

:09:22. > :09:27.It could be very damaging and embarrassing for a club that prides

:09:27. > :09:32.itself on the behaviour of its fans. Is there a growing problem with

:09:32. > :09:39.chants and Parkhead? They have a point. They are looking into it at

:09:39. > :09:44.the moment. There is no problem with Celtic Park was so whether.

:09:44. > :09:51.Celtic have people who will shout and say it offensive things about

:09:51. > :09:55.various topics. It happens at every ground. It is not time the first --

:09:56. > :10:02.is not the first time the club has been called to touch. Rangers have

:10:02. > :10:08.had fans banned from travelling. Now it is Celtic's turn to face the

:10:08. > :10:14.music. I think be chanting at Parkhead has been greatly

:10:14. > :10:20.exaggerated in some parts. It is there, there is a core of fans that

:10:20. > :10:29.sing it and until they sort it out, they will always have this problem.

:10:29. > :10:33.They have a heavy fan and they could also damage their reputation.

:10:33. > :10:35.A new driver who drove the wrong way down a dual carriageway has

:10:35. > :10:38.been banned for driving for two years. Shazida Begum had only

:10:38. > :10:42.passed her test two weeks before she was caught on camera driving

:10:42. > :10:46.the wrong way down an exit slip road on the A90 Aberdeen to

:10:46. > :10:51.Stonhaven road last March. The 21- year-old admitted dangerous driving

:10:51. > :10:53.and was also fined �700. Actor Robbie Coltrane has been

:10:53. > :10:57.honoured for his outstanding contribution to film at the BAFTA

:10:57. > :10:59.Scotland awards. The Harry Potter and Cracker star was one of a

:10:59. > :11:03.number of celebrity guests in Glasgow for last night's ceremony

:11:03. > :11:06.which hasn't been staged for two years. Peter Mullen won two awards

:11:06. > :11:16.for his film, Neds, while the BBC TV programmes Limmy's Show and the

:11:16. > :11:21.

:11:21. > :11:27.It has been two years since the Scottish Bafta has were staged. For

:11:27. > :11:33.most on the red carpet, the ceremony's return is welcome.

:11:33. > :11:43.important to get everyone together in the industry. It gets people

:11:43. > :11:45.

:11:46. > :11:54.talking and gets people meeting again. It is good to be here.

:11:54. > :12:00.was a common theme of grim and gritty reality. Amongst the first

:12:00. > :12:04.was this. We took a beating from elephants -- elements of the press

:12:04. > :12:11.and this means so much because it validates everything that we

:12:11. > :12:14.thought we were trying to make. entertainment category flagged up

:12:14. > :12:21.the narrow pool of entries. All three were made by the same

:12:21. > :12:31.protection company for the BBC. For the winner, it is an important

:12:31. > :12:37.

:12:37. > :12:43.accolade. It is magic. It has been at magic. Best actor went to James

:12:43. > :12:48.Cosmo. For Robbie Coltrane, there was a special award for his

:12:48. > :12:57.outstanding contribution to film. It is his children he says that

:12:57. > :13:02.deserved the praise. My children have had to put up with the lot of

:13:02. > :13:09.nonsense for having a famous dad. Neither of them have said why don't

:13:09. > :13:12.I get a proper job. I take this on behalf of them. Thank you very much.

:13:12. > :13:16.Some of the other stories across Scotland this Monday: Police have

:13:16. > :13:19.released the name of the three year old boy who died after being swept

:13:20. > :13:29.into the sea from Kirkcaldy's Esplananade at the weekend. Eryk

:13:30. > :13:30.

:13:30. > :13:33.Cieraszewski died on Saturday evening in hospital in Kirkcaldy.

:13:33. > :13:36.Rangers have agreed an out of court settlement with a pension advice

:13:36. > :13:39.firm, who'd been suing them for unpaid fees. Capita Trustees had

:13:39. > :13:42.raised an action at Glasgow Sheriff Court, for what they called a

:13:42. > :13:50.straightforward commercial debt. The sum sued for is unknown and

:13:50. > :13:59.because of the way the case has ended, it may never emerge.

:13:59. > :14:09.The competition to transform some gardens has been shortlisted.

:14:09. > :14:14.

:14:14. > :14:18.At one end of Union Terrace Gardens, the splendour of Majesty's Theatre

:14:18. > :14:23.and William Wallace stands guard over the sunken Victorian gardens

:14:23. > :14:27.which have become such a big issue in this city. The plan to raise the

:14:27. > :14:32.gardens to street level and cover over the dual-carriageway. Six

:14:32. > :14:36.designs have been put on public display this month and the one you

:14:36. > :14:40.can see at the moment on your screen was voted the most popular

:14:40. > :14:47.by the 15,000 or so people who went through the exhibition. It is one

:14:47. > :14:50.or two on the -- one of two on the shortlist and people want more

:14:50. > :14:55.information on the cost of the designs. The final decision will be

:14:55. > :14:58.next month. A referendum could still be held on

:14:58. > :15:04.whether the project should go ahead at all?

:15:04. > :15:05.That is right. It is not popular with everyone. There is quite

:15:06. > :15:13.significant opposition so the Scottish Government raised the

:15:13. > :15:18.stakes a couple of weeks ago buys - - saying funding would only be

:15:18. > :15:25.given if there was a demonstration of public support. A referendum has

:15:25. > :15:29.been mooted by SNP councillors. It will be interesting ones they pick

:15:29. > :15:37.a winning design how exactly they will show the public support if

:15:37. > :15:39.this project is to go ahead. There has been an 80% drop in the

:15:39. > :15:44.number of foreign language assistants in Scottish schools over

:15:44. > :15:49.the last six years. There are now just 59. The assistants are usually

:15:49. > :15:53.native speakers from Spain, Germany and France to help pupils learn

:15:53. > :16:02.their language. The authorities say the assistants are extras schools

:16:02. > :16:06.can no longer afford. Teaching the conversation and

:16:06. > :16:12.culture of another country. Sometimes through cooking, often

:16:12. > :16:18.pretty lively. Language assistants, a native speakers have, help

:16:18. > :16:28.children learn words that are up- to-date and sound right. Words like

:16:28. > :16:36.

:16:36. > :16:42.pancakes. Care. I used to pronounce it creep. -- crepe. Arts teachers

:16:42. > :16:48.do not always know everything. -- our teachers. And may help some

:16:48. > :16:55.realise language is not just in a textbook. In primary schools,

:16:55. > :17:00.pupils asked me, you are really French? And I reply, yes, I am! And

:17:00. > :17:07.sometimes they are surprised. It is as if they do not know that there

:17:07. > :17:16.is another country. But the number of assistance is in decline. In

:17:16. > :17:21.2006, 284 assistants. Now 59. Down 80%. The part-timers on some �8,000

:17:21. > :17:27.a year will help fully-trained teachers -- who help trained

:17:27. > :17:34.teachers was seen as an extra schools can do without. Took the

:17:34. > :17:38.week Government body that organises placements, it seems false economy.

:17:38. > :17:42.There is the risk we will miss out on business and contracts if we do

:17:42. > :17:46.not have the language and awareness to be able to engage with people in

:17:46. > :17:51.other countries. Learning the languages of the world, that is

:17:51. > :17:59.crucial, so local authorities. But they also say by law they have to

:17:59. > :18:04.balance their books. In tough times, something has got to give.

:18:04. > :18:09.All your sports news now. Scottish football have in did to

:18:09. > :18:12.five new names into their hall of fame. Lisbon Lion by Simpson,

:18:12. > :18:17.Manchester United legend Pat Crerand, footballer and

:18:18. > :18:22.confectioner RS McCall and sports Dunion it -- sports journalist Hugh

:18:22. > :18:27.Michael Viney, and for the first time ever, an Englishman.

:18:27. > :18:33.It is the first time I have been here without getting banned, joked

:18:33. > :18:38.the former England captain this morning. Terry Butcher was inducted

:18:38. > :18:42.into the Scottish Football Hall of fame. When you look at some of the

:18:42. > :18:46.people that were out front, Alex Ferguson for a start, European Cup

:18:46. > :18:50.winners with Celtic and some great Rangers players as well, it is just

:18:50. > :18:56.a marvellous feeling to be standing up there. To be the first

:18:56. > :19:01.Englishman as well as a massive honour. Richard came to Ibrox in

:19:01. > :19:06.1986, the third English import. But his introduction to Scottish

:19:06. > :19:14.football was anything but quiet. When I first came, it was

:19:14. > :19:18.unbelievable. I was suspended by September. Bookings in every Games.

:19:18. > :19:23.I do not think we really realised what it was all about until after

:19:23. > :19:29.we played the first round of games. The manager of Inverness Caledonian

:19:29. > :19:33.Thistle now, Butcher has spent 20 of the last 25 years in Scotland.

:19:33. > :19:38.You can debate whether or not an Englishman should be in Scotland's

:19:38. > :19:42.call a friend, but it cannot be denied that Butcher's contribution

:19:42. > :19:47.to the game in this country has been a colourful one. I have left

:19:47. > :19:53.my mark on Scottish football. Put it that way. One was one of the

:19:53. > :19:57.features on the Aberdeen stadium tour as well. And I have broken my

:19:57. > :20:02.leg, scored own-goals, that a criminal record, but apart from

:20:02. > :20:06.that it has been fantastic! Former Aberdeen player Sone Aluko

:20:06. > :20:09.has begun a trial with Rangers. He left Pittodrie in the summer,

:20:09. > :20:13.stating a desire to live near his family in the Midlands but has been

:20:13. > :20:16.without a club ever since. The Champions League of rugby,

:20:16. > :20:20.Heineken Cup, got under way at the weekend. Scottish teams have

:20:20. > :20:28.struggled in the past but there were signs that Glasgow and

:20:28. > :20:36.Edinburgh can mix with the big boys. Sometimes rugby can be decided by

:20:36. > :20:41.the bounce of the ball. And so it was yesterday as Glasgow beat

:20:41. > :20:46.English side Bath. On Saturday, it was Edinburgh's turn, as they beat

:20:46. > :20:52.London Irish by a point. The Heineken Cup is tough. Both

:20:52. > :20:58.Scottish sides have got off to the perfect start. We were battered for

:20:58. > :21:02.absolutely everything. We gave them too much ball, I do not think there

:21:02. > :21:06.is any doubt about that. They had far more ball than we did in the

:21:06. > :21:11.first of so we had to scramble. Edinburgh won there matched by a

:21:11. > :21:15.single point but victory beats confidence. The capital's side are

:21:15. > :21:23.on the up. All of the games were more or less really tight, bar one

:21:23. > :21:29.or two. Your defence has to be spot on to win games. So from that side,

:21:29. > :21:36.it was very pleasing for us. crowd at Glasgow yesterday played

:21:36. > :21:39.their part. Edinburgh on Friday night could be the catalyst to a

:21:39. > :21:44.winner over the French side. Hopefully I'll win last week will

:21:45. > :21:50.get a few more fans and people to come to support us because that is

:21:50. > :21:55.essentially how you do get in the grounds. So hopefully with that we

:21:55. > :22:00.can swell the numbers this week and hopefully that will help us get

:22:00. > :22:03.another win. Scotland had a disappointing would be World Cup.

:22:03. > :22:09.European wins like these could help banish the blues.

:22:09. > :22:19.News just in, Scotland and 20 ones are in action against Holland and

:22:19. > :22:22.they are 2-1 ahead. -- Under-21s. Well done. We admitted from our

:22:22. > :22:30.report their you receive your own back after last night.

:22:30. > :22:35.Well, not my own BAFTA! But the one for a programme made by the BBC in

:22:35. > :22:39.the summer. It was fantastic and to do. Seven-and-a-half Gallas of life

:22:39. > :22:45.climbing. And you have managed to give them a

:22:45. > :22:49.plug as well! How far would you be prepared to

:22:49. > :22:58.travel in search of love? 86 ft conger eel has been released into

:22:58. > :23:04.the sea to begin the 2000 mile trip to find a mate. The eel, named Rip,

:23:04. > :23:12.needed a little gentle persuasion. This is Rip. For the past seven

:23:12. > :23:15.years, this tank at my death aquarium has been his home. Rip has

:23:15. > :23:21.outgrown his home and is now ready to swim several thousand miles to

:23:21. > :23:26.find a mate. Brit -- Rip faces a long journey,

:23:26. > :23:31.north and then west before swimming size to find love and spawn in the

:23:31. > :23:36.waters of the Azores, a drop of 2000 miles. He has a long journey

:23:36. > :23:40.ahead of him but he is in a good condition. He's a very strong

:23:40. > :23:48.animal and we're very hopeful he will make it to the Azores. Are you

:23:48. > :23:52.fond of them -- him? Very fond of him! Rip's adventure began with

:23:52. > :23:55.divers carefully taking him out of his tank into a large bag. A crane

:23:55. > :24:01.and then dropped him into the waters of the Moray Firth. But he

:24:01. > :24:08.was reluctant to leave. Local people gathered to watch. The

:24:08. > :24:14.minutes ticked by a but eventually, his head appeared. There he is!

:24:15. > :24:19.few moments later, he was free and heading for the ocean the. -- deep.

:24:19. > :24:28.If he makes it, he will breed in the Atlantic, but conger eels died

:24:28. > :24:34.after spawning so sadly, he will soon rest in peace.

:24:34. > :24:44.They had to ruin it at the end! The time of the evening when we

:24:44. > :24:44.

:24:44. > :24:49.It has been very settled for the time of year, static and stationery.

:24:49. > :24:52.This area of high pressure over Scandinavia is the reason it is

:24:52. > :24:55.influencing art weather in the British Isles. It is acting as a

:24:55. > :25:01.buffer to the rain Bering weather fronts in the North Atlantic that

:25:01. > :25:06.we normally see at this time of year. Cloudy, the odd spot of rain

:25:06. > :25:12.towards eastern coastal areas. Clear skies especially across the

:25:12. > :25:16.North West. Temperatures down to two or three Celsius. They touch of

:25:16. > :25:23.frost. Mist and fog patches particularly around the Inverness

:25:23. > :25:29.area. South-easterly wind but always that bit fresher it was the

:25:29. > :25:33.South East corner, up towards the Outer Hebrides. Parts of the North

:25:33. > :25:38.West tomorrow will be bright but goal from the word go. A closer

:25:38. > :25:43.look at what is happening tomorrow afternoon. The South West corner

:25:43. > :25:49.will tend to brighten up, with cloud breaking. Brightening up

:25:49. > :25:54.around the Glasgow area. The best of the sunshine in the north-west.

:25:54. > :26:01.Across the Western Isles, it should brighten up as well. Towards the

:26:01. > :26:11.north-east, the area should stay cloudy. Sunshine breaking took four

:26:11. > :26:11.

:26:11. > :26:16.places like Moray and Inverness. It should state dry. Not too bad.

:26:16. > :26:22.Nothing really changes as far as the rest of the day is concerned.

:26:22. > :26:26.Again, looking at a light south- easterly. That the pressure -- are

:26:26. > :26:31.that bit fresher in western coastal areas. Wednesday is looking drier.

:26:31. > :26:35.The cloud breaking up across southern and central areas. The

:26:35. > :26:43.best weather in the North a game. Thursday is looking cloudier with

:26:43. > :26:48.The main news headlines: An inquiry into media ethics set up in the

:26:48. > :26:51.wake of the phone hacking scandal has opened in London. The chairman

:26:51. > :26:54.said freedom of the press was fundamental but he warned

:26:54. > :26:58.newspapers not to target witnesses who spoke out against press

:26:58. > :27:02.intrusion. A woman has told a fatal accident

:27:02. > :27:04.inquiry how her elderly mother's false teeth were covered in green

:27:05. > :27:10.slime and funders and so badly embedded in her mouth they had to

:27:10. > :27:14.be removed in hospital. 87-year-old Betty McGaw died weeks later. She

:27:14. > :27:17.had been a resident in a care home in Glasgow at the time run by

:27:17. > :27:20.Southern Cross. Emergency services are dealing with

:27:20. > :27:28.a league of drainage water from an oil handling facility on the Firth

:27:28. > :27:31.of Forth. The leak is in a pipe from BP's terminal. It is said the