:00:13. > :00:15.Welcome to Thursday's Reporting Scotland. Tonight on your national
:00:15. > :00:19.news: Strathclyde Fire and Rescue under
:00:19. > :00:22.the spotlight again. The first minister orders another inquiry
:00:22. > :00:32.into their failure to rescue Alison Hume from an Ayrshire mineshaft.
:00:32. > :00:34.
:00:34. > :00:41.Her family welcome the move. It is not going to bring Alison back, but
:00:41. > :00:44.at the same time, but we will feel as if we do our best for her.
:00:44. > :00:47.And late this evening the service apologised to the family for the
:00:47. > :00:53.outcome of that rescue effort. Also tonight - guilty of attempting
:00:53. > :00:56.to murder one of Scotland most senior legal officials. But police
:00:56. > :01:03.still don't know who paid Robert Graham to kill Lesley Cumming six
:01:03. > :01:07.years ago. And 50 years after they went up
:01:07. > :01:15.they are about to come down. We are live in Motherwell - the latest
:01:15. > :01:18.town to see the demolition of those dream homes in the sky.
:01:18. > :01:22.Good evening. Tonight, Strathclyde Fire and Rescue have apologised to
:01:22. > :01:26.the family of Alison Hume. She died after fire crews left her in a
:01:26. > :01:31.disused mineshaft for more than six hours. Yesterday, a sheriff
:01:31. > :01:34.criticised senior fire officers for refusing to allow a rescue attempt.
:01:34. > :01:37.They decided that safety rules stopped them using their own
:01:37. > :01:41.equipment. At Holyrood today the First Minister ordered a new
:01:41. > :01:50.inquiry into the botched operation. Our reporter Steven Godden is
:01:50. > :01:54.outside the Strathclyde Fire and Rescue headquarters now.
:01:54. > :02:02.It has been a difficult 24 hours for the senior officers in the
:02:02. > :02:07.building behind me. Yesterday, they were heavily criticised after the
:02:07. > :02:12.inquiry into Alison Hume's death. There will be a fresh inquiry into
:02:12. > :02:17.the circumstances of what happened. Tonight, or we have had a fair
:02:17. > :02:27.response from them. It is a short statement from the chief officer.
:02:27. > :02:28.
:02:28. > :02:34.He says the report is 890 page document and it will take time to
:02:34. > :02:39.respond. It does contain something that was missing yesterday - and
:02:39. > :02:43.apology. At the top of a disused mineshaft, anxious firefighters can
:02:43. > :02:49.only watch and wait, prevented by senior officers from rescuing
:02:49. > :02:54.Alison Hume. She was lying 50 ft below, but could have survived if
:02:54. > :03:02.it were not for a delay of six hours to bring her to the surface.
:03:02. > :03:08.Following a fatal accident investigation, the the sheriff
:03:08. > :03:12.condemned the operation. This afternoon Alison's family welcomed
:03:12. > :03:17.the First Minister's demand for another inquiry. It will not bring
:03:17. > :03:22.her back, but we will feel as if we have done the best for Alison and
:03:22. > :03:25.for her daughters and the rest of the family. 18 firefighters were
:03:25. > :03:35.trained to use rescue equipment at the scene, but two senior
:03:35. > :03:41.commanders decided help and surf -- decided health and safety
:03:42. > :03:51.regulations had to be at hear it too. We selected will weep for was
:03:52. > :03:54.
:03:54. > :03:58.the best option at the time. -- had to be stuck to. We give away
:03:58. > :04:03.sheriffs in Scotland substantial powers in a fatal accident
:04:03. > :04:07.inquiries. That is the right thing to do. The Institution of sheriffs
:04:07. > :04:11.is well respected and recognised. The determination is that they make
:04:11. > :04:16.have to be accepted by all parties. I don't think they should be
:04:16. > :04:20.second-guessed. I think what people will be looking for is an
:04:20. > :04:25.indication of the action that now must follow. This new inquiry will
:04:25. > :04:30.begin almost immediately, but will take a number of months. For
:04:30. > :04:35.Alison's family all that matters is that lessons are learned.
:04:35. > :04:40.What more had Alison's family been saying?
:04:40. > :04:44.They have not received the apology from Strathclyde Fire and rescue in
:04:44. > :04:49.person or on the phone, but in general terms they are upbeat and
:04:49. > :04:57.are pleased to be part of the process. They do it received the
:04:57. > :05:06.phone call for -- they did receive a phone call from the minister
:05:06. > :05:09.responsible for kick-starting the inquiry this afternoon.
:05:09. > :05:11.A senior judge says the need for more than one source of evidence,
:05:11. > :05:14.known as corroboration, in Scottish criminal cases is medieval and
:05:14. > :05:17.should be abolished. Lord Carloway wants a complete overhaul of
:05:17. > :05:23.criminal procedure to help ensure it complies with human rights law.
:05:23. > :05:27.Our Political Correspondent Glenn Campbell has the details.
:05:27. > :05:33.There are a lot of reasons why police officers tend to patrol in
:05:33. > :05:37.pairs. One advantage is they can back up one another's evidence in
:05:37. > :05:41.court. Without corroboration, you cannot secured a criminal
:05:41. > :05:47.conviction in Scotland. It has been a cornerstone of our system for
:05:47. > :05:55.centuries. But today a High Court judge said it was a medieval
:05:55. > :06:01.concept that Moscow. It is an archaic raw based upon medieval
:06:01. > :06:05.thinking and should have no place in a modern legal system. This
:06:05. > :06:09.recommendation draws on research by prosecutors. The review considered
:06:09. > :06:15.almost 500 criminal cases that did not make it to the court because
:06:15. > :06:20.there wasn't enough evidence. But prosecutors said that almost 80 %
:06:20. > :06:25.of those cases could have gone to court if they have not been a
:06:25. > :06:32.requirement for corroboration. Without it, campaigners say more
:06:32. > :06:38.rapists will face justice. We hope this recommendation, if implemented,
:06:38. > :06:46.will mean that women will have their day in court and get justice.
:06:46. > :06:56.Some lawyers feel abolishing corroboration could cause more
:06:56. > :06:58.
:06:59. > :07:02.injustices. The queues could be sent to prison with less evidence.
:07:02. > :07:07.Lord Carloway wants the government to make 76 changes to criminal
:07:07. > :07:13.procedure, including bringing suspects to court within 36 hours
:07:13. > :07:19.of arrest. These are changes that we do not wish to bring in, but the
:07:19. > :07:21.decision of the Supreme Court in London means we have to. But I
:07:21. > :07:28.welcome Lord Carloway's recommendations and we will
:07:28. > :07:31.continue to work with him in order to take them forward. The UK
:07:31. > :07:39.Supreme Court said suspects must not be questioned by police without
:07:39. > :07:44.access to a lawyer. This led to emergency legislation to end the
:07:44. > :07:49.practice and Lord Carloway believes his reforms will guard Scottish
:07:49. > :07:51.justice against fresh challenges under human rights law in the
:07:51. > :07:53.future. You're watching Reporting Scotland
:07:53. > :07:55.from the BBC. Still to come before seven:
:07:55. > :07:58.Airline bosses want taxes on airline passengers reduced,
:07:58. > :08:01.claiming it would help tourism take off in Scotland.
:08:01. > :08:06.And the search for new multi- billion pound oil markets across
:08:07. > :08:11.the globe. In sport - Neil Lennon's message to
:08:11. > :08:15.Celtic, accused of singing offensive songs during matches. And
:08:15. > :08:25.the man in temporary charge of Hibs tells us why he wants the job on a
:08:25. > :08:28.
:08:28. > :08:30.A hired hitman has been found guilty of trying to murder one of
:08:30. > :08:33.the country's top law officials in Edinburgh. 46-year-old Robert
:08:33. > :08:41.Graham attacked Leslie Cumming, who was the deputy chief of the Law
:08:42. > :08:45.Society of Scotland in January 2006. But who paid him? It is still a
:08:45. > :08:50.mystery. He was slashed in the face and the
:08:50. > :08:55.body. A vicious attack that left Leslie Cumming with permanent scars.
:08:56. > :09:02.Today, this man was convicted of his attempted murder. Robert Graham
:09:02. > :09:08.boasted he was given �10,000 to do in the Law Society accountant.
:09:08. > :09:13.Leslie Cumming went to park his car behind his home. During the trial
:09:13. > :09:19.he described a figure coming out of the darkness. It did not make sense.
:09:19. > :09:25.There was no attempt to rob him. It was a silent and professional
:09:25. > :09:29.assault. To date, he spoke of his relief at the verdict. Now that the
:09:29. > :09:35.trial is complete and the result is known, I hope that this nightmare
:09:35. > :09:38.has ended for us. Leslie Cumming was the number two at the loss
:09:38. > :09:43.Society of Scotland. He order to be books of solicitors. There were
:09:43. > :09:48.times when he uncovered unscrupulous practice. It emerged
:09:48. > :09:52.during the trial that Robert Graham was living in the UK under a false
:09:52. > :09:57.passport. He said that his real name was Paul Francis Michie and he
:09:57. > :10:02.was born in Ireland. Today the Solicitor General said there was an
:10:02. > :10:06.outstanding warrant for his arrest under that name in New Zealand. And
:10:06. > :10:11.police say that may lead to further inquiries. He mentioned in court
:10:12. > :10:15.that his family didn't even know his true identity. There is a
:10:15. > :10:23.possibility that this will lead to further investigations and it will
:10:23. > :10:32.primarily be around the possibility of someone paying him to carry out
:10:32. > :10:38.the attack. Robert Graham was arrested for drink-driving and
:10:38. > :10:44.caught because thos DNA samples. However he was brought back to base
:10:44. > :10:49.prosecution. He says he was paid to carry out the attack, but what
:10:49. > :10:53.remains a mystery is by whom. He will be sentenced next month.
:10:53. > :10:56.A trial of a woman accused of murdering her toddler son has heard
:10:56. > :10:59.claims that she used his clothes and toys to buy heroin. 40-year-old
:10:59. > :11:02.Greig Irving told the trial of Kimberley Hainey at the High Court
:11:02. > :11:05.in Glasgow that the accused, from Paisley, took the action while her
:11:05. > :11:08.son Declan was allegedly lying dead in his cot. Miss Hainey denies
:11:08. > :11:14.murdering her son, concealing his body and pretending he was alive to
:11:14. > :11:17.avoid a police investigation. Scottish airports and passengers
:11:17. > :11:22.have joined the most powerful executives in the British airline
:11:22. > :11:25.industry to try to put the brakes on air passenger duty. They want
:11:25. > :11:35.the Chancellor not to put up the tax, saying it will damage the
:11:35. > :11:39.
:11:39. > :11:49.industry and tourism. Cleared for take-off - the most
:11:49. > :11:58.
:11:58. > :12:04.unlikely alliance in. There could be a lot of jobs lost as a result
:12:04. > :12:08.of an increase in air passenger duty. In first class the tax is up
:12:08. > :12:14.to �170. The tax was introduced to cut back on the growth of aviation,
:12:14. > :12:19.but it is having a harmful effect in Scotland, hitting the number of
:12:19. > :12:24.people flight out and the number of people visiting Scotland. If you
:12:24. > :12:33.fly on British Airways from Aberdeen to Heathrow and
:12:33. > :12:40.transferred to somewhere in Europe, then you only paid one lot of air
:12:40. > :12:49.passenger duty. But if you have to change planes at Stansted of
:12:49. > :12:58.Heathrow, you will have to pay twice. Airport operators say it is
:12:58. > :13:02.making life harder. Airport bosses, travel agents and the Scottish
:13:02. > :13:09.government won the power over air passenger duty to be passed to
:13:09. > :13:16.Holyrood. When these decisions are devolved, they will see the sense
:13:16. > :13:21.of this and they will scrap it. campaign steps up a head of the --
:13:21. > :13:23.ahead of the Chancellor's statement at the end of the month.
:13:23. > :13:26.Some of the other stories across Scotland this Thursday:
:13:26. > :13:28.The proposed merger between Abertay and neighbouring Dundee University
:13:28. > :13:30.is off. The Scottish Government asked the institutions to consider
:13:30. > :13:32.joining together for both educational and financial reasons.
:13:32. > :13:35.But both universities and the Scottish Funding Council say
:13:35. > :13:45.they've agreed to work more closely together, but remain as independent
:13:45. > :13:50.
:13:50. > :14:00.A 16 month-old boy who was killed in a car crash near Aberdeen
:14:00. > :14:00.
:14:00. > :14:08.yesterday has been made -- named by police as Kahlon broods. -- Calum
:14:08. > :14:16.Bruce. He was killed in a two car collision and his mother this still
:14:16. > :14:22.critically ill in hospital. A second child has been admitted to
:14:22. > :14:28.the Yorkhill Hospital in Glasgow with suspected botulism. The
:14:28. > :14:33.suspected core -- source of the infection is still a jar of Loyd
:14:33. > :14:38.Grossman korma sauce. Think of the oil industry in
:14:38. > :14:42.Aberdeen and you are likely to think of the North Sea. But one of
:14:42. > :14:48.the fastest growing sectors is export of skills and equipment to a
:14:48. > :14:54.growing number of countries. The market is valued at �6 billion. The
:14:54. > :14:59.latest country to be targeted is Iraq.
:14:59. > :15:05.A lasting image of an industry being destroyed by war. Times have
:15:05. > :15:08.changed since then. Iraq has spent millions on reconstruction and
:15:08. > :15:16.Scottish firms are starting to benefit from the work.
:15:16. > :15:19.It requires a massive, massive capital investment. They have hit
:15:19. > :15:24.every target they have set themselves up to date so the
:15:24. > :15:28.opportunity for these companies is difficult to estimate but it is
:15:28. > :15:33.significant. Much of the infrastructure and
:15:33. > :15:38.skills come from overseas. In 18 months, while production from Iraq
:15:38. > :15:45.has doubled to 2 billion barrels per day as a result. This firm in
:15:45. > :15:50.dice began quality and quantity testing in the country in 2008.
:15:50. > :15:56.We encountered a lot of problems in terms would have -- in terms of how
:15:56. > :16:02.to communicate with people based in Iraq. They rather than -- other
:16:02. > :16:08.uncertainties that we had in terms of security and how we would be
:16:08. > :16:13.paid. The export market is growing and more countries are being
:16:13. > :16:18.targeted. This firm moved into Iraq less than a year ago and now has
:16:18. > :16:25.five drilling rigs with training facilities identical to this.
:16:25. > :16:32.We have been working in Brazil, Nigeria, Iraq, and used beat -- you
:16:32. > :16:36.meet Scottish company is in all of these countries frequently. These
:16:36. > :16:42.markets can be difficult and unpredictable but activity in the
:16:42. > :16:49.North Sea is declining and they are seen as increasingly vital to
:16:49. > :16:53.Aberdeen's goal future. Once they were cities in this guide
:16:53. > :16:58.but this weekend another large tower block is being raised to the
:16:58. > :17:04.ground. Glencairn Tower in Motherwell is the latest building
:17:04. > :17:10.from the 60s to be demolished. Why have so many of them failed to
:17:10. > :17:15.stand the test of time? It is a very windy evening here
:17:15. > :17:19.then Motherwell and tower blocks were designed to withstand the wind
:17:19. > :17:24.and sway a little on the evenings like this. A lot of be people who
:17:24. > :17:28.used to live over there will remember evenings like this all too
:17:28. > :17:32.well. You will see the image is being projected on to the building
:17:32. > :17:42.and that is a tribute to the role this building has paid -- has
:17:42. > :17:43.
:17:43. > :17:45.played. Yet again we have a building that was once seen as
:17:46. > :17:52.ground-breaking being demolished far sooner than its designers would
:17:52. > :17:56.have ever I imagined. The symbol of a brave new world.
:17:56. > :18:02.Motherwell's town centre was changed forever in the 60s - or at
:18:02. > :18:07.least it seemed that way at the time.
:18:07. > :18:11.I was at number 60 about in the middle of the building there.
:18:11. > :18:15.Glencairn Tower offered a good home for hundreds of people including
:18:15. > :18:19.this man and his family. Getting a house in Glencairn Tower
:18:19. > :18:25.was a real prize because it was a world away from anything we had
:18:25. > :18:30.been brought up in. When we walked into the tower, it was brand new.
:18:30. > :18:37.Fresh paint, new bathrooms, kitchens, and under floor kept --
:18:37. > :18:43.underfloor heating. There is no question it is a big
:18:43. > :18:48.improvement... At first, Scotland's higher rises
:18:48. > :18:53.were good places to live. But they were really the promised Utopia.
:18:53. > :19:00.They were seen as an expedient way of housing a lot majority of people.
:19:00. > :19:03.At first, they were wonderful but over time, technical problems with
:19:03. > :19:09.some and social problems with others have changed the landscape.
:19:09. > :19:13.There is nothing inherent in -- nothing inherently wrong with high-
:19:13. > :19:19.rise dwellings. Many have been modernised but
:19:19. > :19:28.demolitions have become a regular event. Some other big buildings
:19:28. > :19:35.from that era have not stood the test of time either. This one in
:19:35. > :19:40.Aberdeen is now facing demolition. And the unloved St James Centre in
:19:40. > :19:45.Edinburgh could be brought down as well. Soon Glencairn Tower in
:19:45. > :19:48.Motherwell will be just a memory. The latest in a long line of once
:19:48. > :19:53.futuristic visions which now have no future.
:19:53. > :20:00.It is hard to make generalisations about just wide buildings of all
:20:00. > :20:06.sorts from the 50s, 60s and 70s have not lasted. In some cases it
:20:06. > :20:10.is fair to say the buildings will always unpopular. Another case is,
:20:10. > :20:16.there was asbestos in the building which makes refurbishment costs
:20:16. > :20:22.very high. In other cases, the buildings have simply out let their
:20:22. > :20:29.purpose. There is a bit of that in this building, there housing needs
:20:30. > :20:34.have changed a lot in the area. Time for the sport.
:20:34. > :20:42.Neil Lennon says Celtic fans who sang the offence of songs need to
:20:42. > :20:46.stop tarnishing the reputation of the club. There are investigations
:20:46. > :20:51.over allegations of illicit chanting during Celtic's matters.
:20:51. > :20:57.Sanctions could be on the way so the manager is saying, enough is
:20:57. > :21:03.enough. The void between the fan base and a
:21:03. > :21:07.manager at a club has rarely been stronger. But now, the manager is
:21:07. > :21:17.pleading with those who sing his name to stop damaging the
:21:17. > :21:29.
:21:29. > :21:34.These individuals claim to love Neil Lennon and I believe they do.
:21:34. > :21:37.They might not listen to me or the Celtic board but the hope is that
:21:37. > :21:42.by Neil Lennon repeating the message he made last time, they
:21:42. > :21:48.will listen to him well this time. It is a statement welcomed by
:21:48. > :21:58.police who are trying to engage in discussions with supporters' groups.
:21:58. > :22:02.
:22:02. > :22:07.They also released a statement At the club's training ground, the
:22:07. > :22:12.media were told that players would not answer questions on the manner
:22:12. > :22:17.-- on the matter. Now it is over to the fans.
:22:17. > :22:22.Hibernian have drawn up a short list for the job of team manager.
:22:22. > :22:29.Their caretaker boss Billy Brown is on it and has had an interview for
:22:29. > :22:34.the post. Other candidates have yet to be given their chance to shine.
:22:34. > :22:39.The heads players getting on with life at Easter Road without Colin
:22:39. > :22:48.Calderwood. This man was his assistant. Now he says he wants the
:22:48. > :22:56.manager pop -- manager's job. have waited long and hard to be in
:22:56. > :22:59.the frame for a big job. I never wanted to take a job less than the
:22:59. > :23:06.one I had but this is bigger than the ones I have had and that is why
:23:06. > :23:10.I want it. Who are the contenders for the job?
:23:10. > :23:16.Brown will be in charge for Saturday's home match against
:23:16. > :23:22.Kilmarnock so why good result might be good for him. Michael O'Neill is
:23:22. > :23:27.the current boss of Shamrock Rovers and a former player at Easter Road.
:23:27. > :23:35.Or will there be a surprise candidate? Whoever that may be,
:23:36. > :23:42.they will need the full backing of the players.
:23:42. > :23:45.There had been certain players that let us down, but I would like to
:23:45. > :23:55.play our games differently and I am sure we all would. The players do
:23:55. > :23:56.
:23:56. > :24:01.not think it was our fault. The board says that significant
:24:01. > :24:04.progress has been made in the search for a new manager but they
:24:04. > :24:14.are sitting one from the bottom of the table so whoever gets the job
:24:14. > :24:15.
:24:15. > :24:20.will need to do the hard work. The Hearts boss has been suspended
:24:20. > :24:26.after being sent to the stand for this outburst. He has the right of
:24:26. > :24:35.appeal. We have all had days like that.
:24:35. > :24:39.Thank you very much. Time for the We did see a bit of a change in the
:24:39. > :24:44.weather during this afternoon. Cloud building from the South West
:24:44. > :24:49.with this band of rain pushing him. Tonight will be largely wet and
:24:49. > :24:54.also quite windy. We saw the wind picking up through this afternoon
:24:54. > :25:01.and touching gale force in the West. That will continue this evening but
:25:01. > :25:08.eventually dying down. There will be heavy bursts especially around
:25:08. > :25:14.Argyll. A mild night ahead with temperatures dipping down to 89
:25:14. > :25:20.degrees. The reason for the rain is this area of low pressure. That
:25:20. > :25:24.France will linger for the next couple of days so tomorrow will see
:25:24. > :25:30.a more cloudy picture with outbreaks of rain in the West.
:25:30. > :25:36.Drier and brighter in parts of the East. Looking at the details, it is
:25:36. > :25:42.actually going to be a mild day, above-average for this time of year.
:25:42. > :25:46.Eyes reaching 13 or 14 Celcius across the board. The best
:25:46. > :25:56.brightness will be in the far north-east around Caithness and
:25:56. > :25:57.
:25:57. > :26:01.Sutherland, and the muddy for -- Moray coast. Around Ed Miliband the
:26:01. > :26:07.eastern borders, we could also see some sunshine and temperatures
:26:07. > :26:13.reaching up to 15 Celsius. Tomorrow evening and overnight, we keep the
:26:13. > :26:18.cloud and rain. It could turn a little chilli overnight. On
:26:18. > :26:25.Saturday, cloudy with outbreaks of rain. Trial and and brighter
:26:25. > :26:29.towards the East. Staying mild with highs up to do that -- 13 degrees.
:26:30. > :26:38.Sunday will be the better day, largely dry with some good sunny
:26:38. > :26:42.spells especially towards the North Tonight's top stories: northern
:26:42. > :26:47.Rock, the collapsed bank that was nationalised by the government
:26:47. > :26:53.nearly four years ago, has been sold to Richard Branson's Virgin
:26:53. > :26:59.Money. The taxpayer could lose �400 million on the deal but to shut --
:26:59. > :27:03.George Osborne says it was the best one available.
:27:03. > :27:10.Strathclyde Fire Service have apologised after they were men died
:27:10. > :27:15.when she was left in a mineshaft for six hours. Safety rules stopped
:27:15. > :27:20.them from using their own equipment. A senior judge says the need for
:27:20. > :27:25.more than one source of evidence, known as corroboration in Scottish
:27:25. > :27:30.criminal cases, is medieval and should be abolished. Lord