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Welcome to Reporting Scotland. Tonight on your national news

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programme. A family look for answers. Care home resident Betty

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McGaw died just weeks after she had to have her denture surgically

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removed. It was covered in green slime and fungus. It must have been

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so awful and she must have been in agony. As an inquiry opens into the

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old lady's death, campaigners say carers must be aware of the

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importance of oral hygiene for old people. Also tonight: Two children

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from the same family remain in hospital having contracted botulism

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after eating this brand of curry sauce.

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Celtic say they're looking for clarification after Strathclyde

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Police report them to UEFA over offensive chants at a European

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match. What a lovely thing to get. And what a cracker - a lifetime

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achievement award for Robbie Coltrane at BAFTA Scotland for his

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outstanding contribution to film and TV.

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A woman has told a fatal accident inquiry how her elderly mother's

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false teeth were found covered in green slime and fungus and were so

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badly embedded in her mouth they had to be removed in hospital. 87

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year old Betty McGaw died eight weeks later. She had been a

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resident in a care home in Glasgow, which at the time was run by

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Southern Cross. Aileen Clarke's report contains some graphic images.

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Betty McGaw was a happy lady who left her family. She developed

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dementia and although the family cared for her themselves at first,

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it was thought best they should go into this care home. In December

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the following year, the family noticed she was starting to go

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downhill and her teeth were badly discoloured. Her teeth were blue

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and I said something to the carers about it. They said it was the

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tablets she was on. I told them that she was on these tablets at

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home and her teeth were not that colour. Her condition deteriorated

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over Christmas and she was taken into hospital where doctors removed

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her top denture which was impacted in her gum. It was in a dreadful

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state. He said he had never seen anything like it. It was covered in

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green slime and fungus. It must have been vile and she must have

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been in agony. The first thing the staff did was throat beach on them.

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Derek McGaw told the inquiry how after she died, his mother seemed

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to be terrified of anything or anyone touching her mouth. A after

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visiting her in hospital, she would recoil from us with terror on her

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face which was awful to see. can only manage -- imagine what she

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had experienced and been through to get that way. The Procurator Fiscal

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said to them that it might be suggested that their mother had

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died because of her dementia and not because of oral hygiene issues.

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Mrs Miller said absolutely not, mother wasn't eating or drinking

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because the state her mouth was in. She had been robust and strong

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before this. They hope this inquiry will result in better dental care

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in nursing homes. Older people should have an appropriate care

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plan in place. It should include things like oral hygiene.

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inquiry continues tomorrow. The emergency services are dealing with

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a leak of drainage water from an oil handling facility on the Firth

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of Forth in the South Queensferry area. The leak is in a pipe from

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BP's Hound Point Terminal. The company says the substance is

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primarily sea water and there is no danger of an oil leak. Our reporter

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Lisa Summers is there for us. Lisa, The first thing I noticed when I

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arrived was this power for a sulphur smell in the air. That is

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before we arrived just east of the rail bridge. They have vehicles on

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site. Fish from the Scottish Environment -- people are meeting

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with the emergency services to decide what to do next. They have

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identified by the leak is but it is a question of how to stop it and to

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work out what environmental impact it might have.

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And no details are sketchy. Is there any risk to people or the

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environment? It is too early to say what the

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outcome of this might be. They have assured us that it isn't an oil

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leak and it is likely to be it drainage that is used in the

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balancing of tankers when the... It is not going to be dangerous to

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public health but there has to be further information given. Two

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children from the same family remain in hospital after becoming

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ill with botulism caused by food poisoning. Doctors say the pair are

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in a stable condition. They're thought to have become infected

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after eating a Lloyd Grossman curry sauce.

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The two people with botulism came from the Forth Valley area. They

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are being treated at a hospital somewhere in Scotland and are

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stable and improving but face a long recovery. Botulism is a nasty

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form of food poisoning and very rare in this country. Probably only

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30 or so cases in the last 30 years. This is where the infection came

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from. The batch from which it came has been identified and only the

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jar consumed by the pair who contracted the illness was found to

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contain botulism. Once the botulism enters the body, it gets into the

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bloodstream -- bloodstream. It contains muscle movement and

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creates symptoms like blurred vision come difficulty swallowing

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and breathing problems. It can be fatal if untreated. It produces

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paralysis so the early symptoms of blurred vision and double vision,

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difficulty swallowing and talking. If caught early, the NT toxins are

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an effective treatment. If not treated, those symptoms go to

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paralysis of the limbs and if left untreated, death. The Food

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Standards Agency is asking public to be aware of certain batches.

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They are warning the public that if they find one, it should not be

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eaten. You're watching Reporting Scotland

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from the BBC. Still to come before seven - why the number of foreign

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language students in our schools has fallen in recent years. And how

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a lonesome eel was given a helping hand in his quest to find love. In

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Sport, the first Englishman to be inducted into Scottish Football

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Hall of Fame reveals to us why he's chosen to spend 20 of the last 25

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years in this country. And, mixing it with big boys - both Edinburgh

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and Glasgow get their European Celtic are seeking clarification

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from UEFA and Strathclyde Police following an investigation into

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what's been described as "illicit chanting" by its fans at a recent

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European match. The Parkhead club could face a heavy fine and a fan

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ban when European football's It was a night of celebration for

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Celtic beating the French side 3-1. They improved their chances of

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progression in the competition. It may have been bittersweet. Police

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reported offensive singing and Celtic could be in trouble. On the

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8th of next month, the couple answer to UEFA's control. Tonight

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What the statement doesn't say was those at the club are seeking

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clarification from Uefa and from the police about these specifics.

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It could be very damaging and embarrassing for a club that prides

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itself on the behaviour of its fans. Is there a growing problem with

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chants and Parkhead? They have a point. They are looking into it at

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the moment. There is no problem with Celtic Park was so whether.

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Celtic have people who will shout and say it offensive things about

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various topics. It happens at every ground. It is not time the first --

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is not the first time the club has been called to touch. Rangers have

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had fans banned from travelling. Now it is Celtic's turn to face the

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music. I think be chanting at Parkhead has been greatly

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exaggerated in some parts. It is there, there is a core of fans that

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sing it and until they sort it out, they will always have this problem.

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They have a heavy fan and they could also damage their reputation.

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A new driver who drove the wrong way down a dual carriageway has

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been banned for driving for two years. Shazida Begum had only

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passed her test two weeks before she was caught on camera driving

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the wrong way down an exit slip road on the A90 Aberdeen to

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Stonhaven road last March. The 21- year-old admitted dangerous driving

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and was also fined �700. Actor Robbie Coltrane has been

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honoured for his outstanding contribution to film at the BAFTA

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Scotland awards. The Harry Potter and Cracker star was one of a

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number of celebrity guests in Glasgow for last night's ceremony

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which hasn't been staged for two years. Peter Mullen won two awards

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for his film, Neds, while the BBC TV programmes Limmy's Show and the

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It has been two years since the Scottish Bafta has were staged. For

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most on the red carpet, the ceremony's return is welcome.

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important to get everyone together in the industry. It gets people

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talking and gets people meeting again. It is good to be here.

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was a common theme of grim and gritty reality. Amongst the first

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was this. We took a beating from elephants -- elements of the press

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and this means so much because it validates everything that we

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thought we were trying to make. entertainment category flagged up

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the narrow pool of entries. All three were made by the same

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protection company for the BBC. For the winner, it is an important

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accolade. It is magic. It has been at magic. Best actor went to James

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Cosmo. For Robbie Coltrane, there was a special award for his

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outstanding contribution to film. It is his children he says that

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deserved the praise. My children have had to put up with the lot of

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nonsense for having a famous dad. Neither of them have said why don't

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I get a proper job. I take this on behalf of them. Thank you very much.

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Some of the other stories across Scotland this Monday: Police have

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released the name of the three year old boy who died after being swept

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into the sea from Kirkcaldy's Esplananade at the weekend. Eryk

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Cieraszewski died on Saturday evening in hospital in Kirkcaldy.

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Rangers have agreed an out of court settlement with a pension advice

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firm, who'd been suing them for unpaid fees. Capita Trustees had

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raised an action at Glasgow Sheriff Court, for what they called a

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straightforward commercial debt. The sum sued for is unknown and

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because of the way the case has ended, it may never emerge.

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The competition to transform some gardens has been shortlisted.

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At one end of Union Terrace Gardens, the splendour of Majesty's Theatre

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and William Wallace stands guard over the sunken Victorian gardens

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which have become such a big issue in this city. The plan to raise the

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gardens to street level and cover over the dual-carriageway. Six

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designs have been put on public display this month and the one you

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can see at the moment on your screen was voted the most popular

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by the 15,000 or so people who went through the exhibition. It is one

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or two on the -- one of two on the shortlist and people want more

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information on the cost of the designs. The final decision will be

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next month. A referendum could still be held on

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whether the project should go ahead at all?

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That is right. It is not popular with everyone. There is quite

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significant opposition so the Scottish Government raised the

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stakes a couple of weeks ago buys - - saying funding would only be

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given if there was a demonstration of public support. A referendum has

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been mooted by SNP councillors. It will be interesting ones they pick

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a winning design how exactly they will show the public support if

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this project is to go ahead. There has been an 80% drop in the

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number of foreign language assistants in Scottish schools over

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the last six years. There are now just 59. The assistants are usually

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native speakers from Spain, Germany and France to help pupils learn

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their language. The authorities say the assistants are extras schools

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can no longer afford. Teaching the conversation and

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culture of another country. Sometimes through cooking, often

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pretty lively. Language assistants, a native speakers have, help

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children learn words that are up- to-date and sound right. Words like

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pancakes. Care. I used to pronounce it creep. -- crepe. Arts teachers

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do not always know everything. -- our teachers. And may help some

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realise language is not just in a textbook. In primary schools,

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pupils asked me, you are really French? And I reply, yes, I am! And

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sometimes they are surprised. It is as if they do not know that there

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is another country. But the number of assistance is in decline. In

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2006, 284 assistants. Now 59. Down 80%. The part-timers on some �8,000

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a year will help fully-trained teachers -- who help trained

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teachers was seen as an extra schools can do without. Took the

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week Government body that organises placements, it seems false economy.

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There is the risk we will miss out on business and contracts if we do

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not have the language and awareness to be able to engage with people in

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other countries. Learning the languages of the world, that is

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crucial, so local authorities. But they also say by law they have to

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balance their books. In tough times, something has got to give.

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All your sports news now. Scottish football have in did to

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five new names into their hall of fame. Lisbon Lion by Simpson,

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Manchester United legend Pat Crerand, footballer and

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confectioner RS McCall and sports Dunion it -- sports journalist Hugh

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Michael Viney, and for the first time ever, an Englishman.

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It is the first time I have been here without getting banned, joked

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the former England captain this morning. Terry Butcher was inducted

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into the Scottish Football Hall of fame. When you look at some of the

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people that were out front, Alex Ferguson for a start, European Cup

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winners with Celtic and some great Rangers players as well, it is just

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a marvellous feeling to be standing up there. To be the first

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Englishman as well as a massive honour. Richard came to Ibrox in

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1986, the third English import. But his introduction to Scottish

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football was anything but quiet. When I first came, it was

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unbelievable. I was suspended by September. Bookings in every Games.

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I do not think we really realised what it was all about until after

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we played the first round of games. The manager of Inverness Caledonian

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Thistle now, Butcher has spent 20 of the last 25 years in Scotland.

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You can debate whether or not an Englishman should be in Scotland's

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call a friend, but it cannot be denied that Butcher's contribution

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to the game in this country has been a colourful one. I have left

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my mark on Scottish football. Put it that way. One was one of the

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features on the Aberdeen stadium tour as well. And I have broken my

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leg, scored own-goals, that a criminal record, but apart from

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that it has been fantastic! Former Aberdeen player Sone Aluko

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has begun a trial with Rangers. He left Pittodrie in the summer,

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stating a desire to live near his family in the Midlands but has been

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without a club ever since. The Champions League of rugby,

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Heineken Cup, got under way at the weekend. Scottish teams have

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struggled in the past but there were signs that Glasgow and

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Edinburgh can mix with the big boys. Sometimes rugby can be decided by

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the bounce of the ball. And so it was yesterday as Glasgow beat

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English side Bath. On Saturday, it was Edinburgh's turn, as they beat

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London Irish by a point. The Heineken Cup is tough. Both

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Scottish sides have got off to the perfect start. We were battered for

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absolutely everything. We gave them too much ball, I do not think there

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is any doubt about that. They had far more ball than we did in the

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first of so we had to scramble. Edinburgh won there matched by a

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single point but victory beats confidence. The capital's side are

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on the up. All of the games were more or less really tight, bar one

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or two. Your defence has to be spot on to win games. So from that side,

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it was very pleasing for us. crowd at Glasgow yesterday played

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their part. Edinburgh on Friday night could be the catalyst to a

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winner over the French side. Hopefully I'll win last week will

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get a few more fans and people to come to support us because that is

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essentially how you do get in the grounds. So hopefully with that we

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can swell the numbers this week and hopefully that will help us get

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another win. Scotland had a disappointing would be World Cup.

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European wins like these could help banish the blues.

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News just in, Scotland and 20 ones are in action against Holland and

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

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report their you receive your own back after last night.

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Well, not my own BAFTA! But the one for a programme made by the BBC in

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the summer. It was fantastic and to do. Seven-and-a-half Gallas of life

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climbing. And you have managed to give them a

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plug as well! How far would you be prepared to

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travel in search of love? 86 ft conger eel has been released into

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the sea to begin the 2000 mile trip to find a mate. The eel, named Rip,

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needed a little gentle persuasion. This is Rip. For the past seven

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years, this tank at my death aquarium has been his home. Rip has

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outgrown his home and is now ready to swim several thousand miles to

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find a mate. Brit -- Rip faces a long journey,

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north and then west before swimming size to find love and spawn in the

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waters of the Azores, a drop of 2000 miles. He has a long journey

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ahead of him but he is in a good condition. He's a very strong

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animal and we're very hopeful he will make it to the Azores. Are you

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fond of them -- him? Very fond of him! Rip's adventure began with

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divers carefully taking him out of his tank into a large bag. A crane

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and then dropped him into the waters of the Moray Firth. But he

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was reluctant to leave. Local people gathered to watch. The

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minutes ticked by a but eventually, his head appeared. There he is!

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few moments later, he was free and heading for the ocean the. -- deep.

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If he makes it, he will breed in the Atlantic, but conger eels died

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after spawning so sadly, he will soon rest in peace.

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They had to ruin it at the end! The time of the evening when we

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It has been very settled for the time of year, static and stationery.

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This area of high pressure over Scandinavia is the reason it is

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influencing art weather in the British Isles. It is acting as a

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buffer to the rain Bering weather fronts in the North Atlantic that

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we normally see at this time of year. Cloudy, the odd spot of rain

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towards eastern coastal areas. Clear skies especially across the

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North West. Temperatures down to two or three Celsius. They touch of

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frost. Mist and fog patches particularly around the Inverness

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area. South-easterly wind but always that bit fresher it was the

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South East corner, up towards the Outer Hebrides. Parts of the North

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West tomorrow will be bright but goal from the word go. A closer

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look at what is happening tomorrow afternoon. The South West corner

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will tend to brighten up, with cloud breaking. Brightening up

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around the Glasgow area. The best of the sunshine in the north-west.

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Across the Western Isles, it should brighten up as well. Towards the

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north-east, the area should stay cloudy. Sunshine breaking took four

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places like Moray and Inverness. It should state dry. Not too bad.

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Nothing really changes as far as the rest of the day is concerned.

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Again, looking at a light south- easterly. That the pressure -- are

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that bit fresher in western coastal areas. Wednesday is looking drier.

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The cloud breaking up across southern and central areas. The

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best weather in the North a game. Thursday is looking cloudier with

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The main news headlines: An inquiry into media ethics set up in the

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wake of the phone hacking scandal has opened in London. The chairman

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said freedom of the press was fundamental but he warned

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newspapers not to target witnesses who spoke out against press

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intrusion. A woman has told a fatal accident

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inquiry how her elderly mother's false teeth were covered in green

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slime and funders and so badly embedded in her mouth they had to

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be removed in hospital. 87-year-old Betty McGaw died weeks later. She

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had been a resident in a care home in Glasgow at the time run by

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Southern Cross. Emergency services are dealing with

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a league of drainage water from an oil handling facility on the Firth

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of Forth. The leak is in a pipe from BP's terminal. It is said the

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