:00:15. > :00:17.Welcome to Reporting Scotland. Tonight on your national news:
:00:17. > :00:23.Proposals for same-sex marriage, now the Church of Scotland joins
:00:23. > :00:25.the opposition to the legislation. Breaking news tonight, the SFA is
:00:25. > :00:32.investigating Rangers chairman Craig Whyte after the club admitted
:00:32. > :00:36.he'd been disqualified as a company director. How strong is your
:00:36. > :00:46.average high street cup of coffee? A survey finds some have six times
:00:46. > :00:47.
:00:47. > :00:53.more caffeine than others. Fi have too much caffeine I do get a bit
:00:53. > :01:01.shaky but in this one I do not find how strong it is. I cannot taste it,
:01:01. > :01:04.I cannot tell. And later in the programme. Rescued after two days
:01:04. > :01:14.stranded by the floods. We hear from the family whose home became
:01:14. > :01:15.
:01:15. > :01:18.an island. Good evening. BBC Scotland has learned that the SFA
:01:18. > :01:20.are investigating Rangers owner Craig Whyte after the club admitted
:01:20. > :01:23.yesterday that he had been disqualified as a company director.
:01:23. > :01:26.If they are not satisfied that Whyte falls into their fit and
:01:26. > :01:28.proper person guidelines, they will take action against the club. Our
:01:28. > :01:38.senior football correspondent Chris McLaughlan is here. Chris, what
:01:38. > :01:38.
:01:38. > :01:48.more do we know? He took over the club earlier this year. He is a
:01:48. > :01:50.
:01:50. > :01:59.controversial character. He had been disqualified after being in
:01:59. > :02:07.charge of a company that went into administration. There are fit and
:02:07. > :02:12.proper persons guidelines that the SFA work too. He could be in breach
:02:12. > :02:21.of those if he has been disqualified as a company director
:02:21. > :02:28.in the past five years. The SFA and investigating. The sea have been in
:02:28. > :02:38.dialogue with Rangers and have requested clarification from the
:02:38. > :02:42.
:02:42. > :02:47.club. -- say. What has the reaction been so far? Nothing from Rangers.
:02:47. > :02:53.In terms of possible sanctions there is nothing set in stone here.
:02:53. > :02:58.At the moment this is still an investigation. If Craig Whyte is
:02:58. > :03:03.found to be in breach of the fit and proper persons guidelines then
:03:03. > :03:05.sanctions could be taken. The Fire Brigades Union has called for a
:03:05. > :03:08.thorough investigation into the operation of hydraulic platforms
:03:08. > :03:11.following mechanical failure of one machine during a big fire in the
:03:11. > :03:13.centre of Glasgow earlier this week. A firefighter, suffering from smoke
:03:13. > :03:16.inhalation, couldn't be brought down to safety and was forced to
:03:16. > :03:25.climb down emergency ladders. Our Home Affairs Correspondent, Reevel
:03:25. > :03:30.Alderson reports. It was one of the biggest buyers in Glasgow in recent
:03:30. > :03:37.years. At its height, 100 firefighters were tackling the
:03:37. > :03:42.blaze in a disused warehouse. One firefighter suffered the effects of
:03:42. > :03:47.smoke inhalation but he could not be brought down because of a
:03:47. > :03:51.technical problem. Union leaders say they are concerned. We are
:03:51. > :03:55.concerned about the reliability and suitability of this vehicle. I
:03:55. > :04:03.could take you back five or six years where there have been major
:04:03. > :04:06.breakdowns with them. It is extremely concerning. Strathclyde
:04:07. > :04:13.Fire And Rescue Service says that the machines have been successful
:04:13. > :04:19.in taking part in 70,000 incidents since they were introduced. The
:04:19. > :04:24.cost half a million pounds and the Fire Service says they are used so
:04:24. > :04:27.much that intermittent mechanical failures can be experienced but the
:04:27. > :04:32.union is not convinced. The A have been complaining about the use of
:04:32. > :04:36.these platforms since they were first introduced six years ago.
:04:36. > :04:41.They said this could have been a disaster if the firefighter at the
:04:41. > :04:46.top of the platform had collapsed because of the effects of smoke. If
:04:46. > :04:56.that had happened they would have had to send up two more officers to
:04:56. > :04:58.
:04:58. > :05:06.rescue him. The machine in question is being looked at by a fire safety
:05:06. > :05:10.officers and engineers. The Church of Scotland has told Scottish
:05:10. > :05:12.ministers than the law in Scotland should not be changed to allow gay
:05:13. > :05:15.marriages. This comes as the Kirk submits their formal response to
:05:15. > :05:24.the Scottish Government's consultation on the issue. Aileen
:05:24. > :05:27.Clarke has this exclusive report. The Scottish Government -- the
:05:27. > :05:32.Scottish Church Today told the Scottish Government it could not
:05:32. > :05:37.support the proposals on the marriage. The believe that marriage
:05:37. > :05:42.should be between a man and woman. We believe that is of supreme
:05:42. > :05:47.importance. Same-sex couples are not disadvantaged legally or
:05:47. > :05:56.financially by not being able to be married. There is therefore no need
:05:56. > :06:01.to rush this forward without a much fuller debate. There are 198
:06:01. > :06:09.countries signed up to the United Nations and of those only a small
:06:09. > :06:19.10 have explored the issue of same- sex marriage. A Church of Scotland
:06:19. > :06:22.member was dropping in support of traditional marriage at a meeting.
:06:22. > :06:26.The members of the Church of Scotland will be absolutely
:06:26. > :06:31.delighted that the leaders of the Kerkow have given such a clear and
:06:31. > :06:34.unequivocal response to this consultation. It is based on pure
:06:34. > :06:40.biblical guidelines and endorses all the good that marriage has
:06:40. > :06:44.brought traditionally two Scottish families. It is not pleasing
:06:44. > :06:54.everyone in the Turf. One day Minister says he is disappointed
:06:54. > :07:01.and there is a long way to go. The consultation period ends next week.
:07:01. > :07:04.You're watching Reporting Scotland from BBBC. Still to come on the
:07:04. > :07:07.programme: Post Offices are doubling up as florists, and even
:07:07. > :07:09.butcher's shops, we look at how diversifying has helped their
:07:09. > :07:12.survival. In sport: Neil Lennon defends the Celtic captain after
:07:12. > :07:14.the Europa League defeat by Atletico Madrid. And find out why
:07:14. > :07:22.these rugby players are what Shakespeare called marvellously
:07:22. > :07:25.hairy about the face, all that later. The main road to Argyll
:07:25. > :07:28.won't open again until at least tomorrow because of a landslide. It
:07:28. > :07:32.happened this morning at the Rest And Be Thankful, west of Loch
:07:32. > :07:37.Lomond. It's the third time in four years a landslide has hit the A83
:07:37. > :07:47.and it means long diversions. Our reporter is at the scene. How is it
:07:47. > :07:48.
:07:48. > :07:56.looking tonight? UC the-times in four years. I have been here every
:07:56. > :08:04.single time it has happened. -- You say three times in four years.
:08:04. > :08:11.There has been unusually heavy rain. About one-quarter of the average
:08:11. > :08:18.monthly rainfall has fallen in 48 hours. 80 tons of rock and soil
:08:18. > :08:24.fell down the mountainside. That is the concern now. The mat is being
:08:24. > :08:29.cleared away. Emergency services can get through but safety is a
:08:29. > :08:34.priority. Engineers will do a safety assessment at First Light
:08:34. > :08:40.tomorrow and they will then decide whether the road is safe to open.
:08:40. > :08:46.Diversions at the moment are up to 70 miles at the extreme. This road
:08:46. > :08:51.is a local lifeline. The Scottish Government has spent �700 million
:08:51. > :08:55.on it since the last landslip. Everyone has their fingers crossed
:08:55. > :09:01.that the green light will be given tomorrow morning to get this road
:09:01. > :09:06.reopened. BBC Scotland has learned that four staff at Edinburgh
:09:06. > :09:12.council have been dismissed following uproar into a multi-
:09:12. > :09:17.million-pound housing repair scam. -- Following approach. Around 14
:09:17. > :09:21.other members of staff have been suspended from work while
:09:21. > :09:26.investigations are carried out. A separate police inquiry is also
:09:26. > :09:30.continuing. At Holyrood de First Minister faced his opening round of
:09:30. > :09:39.questions but with the Labour leadership contest entering its
:09:39. > :09:45.final phase, who is best placed to counteract Salmond and the SNP?
:09:45. > :09:55.know he is on the way out! He is indeed but who will replace the
:09:55. > :09:56.
:09:56. > :10:06.Labour leader to tackle Alex Salmond? Here are the main leaders.
:10:06. > :10:16.To one Lamont counts union support among her advantages. -- Joanne
:10:16. > :10:17.
:10:17. > :10:21.Lamont. She says she is ready for Alex Salmond. It is not about
:10:21. > :10:27.having a personal debate with Alex Salmond and to can be loudest and
:10:27. > :10:33.strongest? It is about battling ideas and it is about two futures
:10:33. > :10:43.for Scotland, either inside or outside the United Kingdom.
:10:43. > :10:45.
:10:45. > :10:54.Mackintosh says he can appeal to the next generation. -- Ken. He
:10:54. > :10:58.says he will not get sidetracked by Alex Salmond. People are worried
:10:58. > :11:05.about their jobs, pay freezes and employment. That means ignoring
:11:05. > :11:09.Alex Salmond, it is not about them. Tom Harris at Westminster, he says
:11:10. > :11:17.Labour need a complete overhaul to avoid their relevance. He will
:11:17. > :11:20.confront Alex Salmond, albeit from a distance, for now. He idea of
:11:20. > :11:28.that party being led from Westminster is not new, Alex
:11:28. > :11:33.Salmond did it. I am eager to get stuck into Alex Salmond's nonsense
:11:33. > :11:39.about independence. I think the majority of Scots want to believe
:11:39. > :11:47.in a future for Scotland that is within the United Kingdom. There is
:11:47. > :11:57.a board for union members and affiliates and one third will be
:11:57. > :12:02.parliamentarians. A new ministerial post is being created by the
:12:02. > :12:08.Scottish Government to tackle youth unemployment. The role will come
:12:08. > :12:16.with �30 million to reduce the number of young people out of work
:12:16. > :12:20.in Scotland. The new minister will not be a member of the Cabinet. The
:12:20. > :12:27.amount of caffeine in the coffee from high-street coffee shops they
:12:27. > :12:32.the sixfold according to research by Glasgow University. Some call
:12:32. > :12:38.fees were so high in caffeine that just one Cup exceeded the amount
:12:38. > :12:44.recommended for pregnant women in one day. Over the last decade or so
:12:44. > :12:48.the number of coffee shops has exploded. There are now more than
:12:49. > :12:53.14,000 of them in the UK. But do you know exactly what you are
:12:53. > :13:02.drinking? Glasgow University researchers found a huge difference
:13:02. > :13:11.in the caffeine hit you would get from 20 different coffee shops. It
:13:11. > :13:17.is based on an espresso with 50 milligrams of caffeine. Starbucks
:13:17. > :13:22.has 51 milligrams and cost a 157 milligrams. An independent
:13:22. > :13:32.patisserie had a whopping 322 milligrams. Did the customers know
:13:32. > :13:35.
:13:35. > :13:40.Would it surprise you if I told you it was six times stronger than some
:13:40. > :13:47.of the other coffees you could get around here? Really? That is good
:13:47. > :13:52.coffee. I like it. So you do not mind it being very strong? No, I
:13:52. > :13:56.like strong coffee. If I have too much caffeine I do get a bit shaky.
:13:56. > :14:00.But this one, I do not taste how strong it is. You cannot sell.
:14:00. > :14:04.much caffeine is dangerous to unborn babies but researchers say a
:14:04. > :14:09.pregnant women have no idea how much they are drinking. They should
:14:09. > :14:13.not have more than 200 milligrams of caffeine per day, which is
:14:13. > :14:20.supposedly four cups of coffee. Our data shows that if you went to a
:14:20. > :14:24.certain coffee houses, you could get that and more with one shot of
:14:24. > :14:29.espresso. Are the owners of this cafe told me there were surprised
:14:29. > :14:32.by the high levels of caffeine, but did use a good quality been. Costa
:14:32. > :14:36.said their analysis suggested caffeine levels were lower but
:14:36. > :14:42.decaffeinated drinks were always available.
:14:42. > :14:45.Some of the other stories: A fatal accident inquiry has heard that a
:14:45. > :14:50.teenage girl who it fell to her death in an apparent suicide pact
:14:50. > :14:54.was the victim will sustain bullying. 14-year-old Georgia Rowe
:14:54. > :14:58.and Neve Lafferty, 15, died after falling from the Erskine Bridge in
:14:58. > :15:03.2009. For both were residents at the good shepherd care home in
:15:03. > :15:07.Renfrewshire. To order's key worker, Elizabeth Wilson, told the inquiry
:15:07. > :15:13.the teenager may have felt that staff could not protect her.
:15:13. > :15:16.The threat of strike action by ScotRail train drivers has been
:15:17. > :15:21.lifted after a union reached an agreement on overtime working.
:15:21. > :15:25.Trains have been cancelled. For ScotRail will employ an extra 32
:15:25. > :15:29.drivers next year and the union Aslef will allow its members to
:15:29. > :15:35.continue working on their rest days. Susan Boyle is among the nominees
:15:35. > :15:41.for next year's Grammy awards. The Blackburn born singer is nominated
:15:41. > :15:45.at the -- in the best traditional pop vocal category in The Gift. The
:15:45. > :15:51.winner will be announced at a ceremony in Los Angeles on February
:15:51. > :15:55.12th. Post offices in Scotland are
:15:55. > :15:59.becoming more scarce. If you want a stamp, you might end up looking in
:15:59. > :16:06.a florist, a garage or even a butcher's shop. It is all part of a
:16:06. > :16:11.strategy for to help post offices diversify and survive.
:16:11. > :16:18.A bunch of flowers with your book of stamps. They are all for sale
:16:18. > :16:22.under the same roof. This might seem an unlikely mixture but it is
:16:22. > :16:26.proving popular. I have looked at the market conditions and like
:16:26. > :16:30.every retailer, trade is not what it used to be. I do not think
:16:30. > :16:35.traders can just relied on operating their core businesses.
:16:35. > :16:42.This for me was an opportunity to reinvent my business to attract a
:16:42. > :16:45.lot more retail. Shops like this can benefit from having a post of
:16:45. > :16:48.is on site because it gets people through the door. Customers come
:16:48. > :16:53.into use the post office and then have a look around to see what else
:16:53. > :17:00.they might buy. Times are tough on the high street and every little
:17:00. > :17:06.helps. Here in Sky this post of his doubles up as a garage. It is
:17:06. > :17:10.working well for the business and the community it serves. But not
:17:10. > :17:16.everyone is doing so well. Post offices are being forced to change
:17:16. > :17:24.fast. It is deteriorating. People are using e-mails instead of
:17:24. > :17:28.letters. Consequently, the postal service reduces. They are using
:17:28. > :17:34.cash machines, not coming into the Post Office. Could we lost the TV
:17:34. > :17:37.licences. The end result, a rapid fall in the number of post offices.
:17:38. > :17:44.12 years ago there were almost 2000 across Scotland. By last year, it
:17:44. > :17:48.was just over 1,400, a fall of about 50 each year. Now up
:17:48. > :17:53.partnership is seen as the key to reversing that decline. We have
:17:53. > :17:57.seen our customer profile changed. Customers are able to do so many
:17:57. > :18:01.things in so many different ways now, rather than just go to the
:18:01. > :18:06.Post Office. So it is vital we help to maintain post offices, whether
:18:06. > :18:12.in rural villages or in high street locations. Back at the florists,
:18:12. > :18:19.business is brisk and the postal service, in decline for years, may
:18:19. > :18:24.have found a way to grow again. The sport.
:18:24. > :18:32.Neil Lennon has sprung to the defence of the Celtic captain Beram
:18:32. > :18:38.Kayal. Beram Kayal appeared to duck to avoid being hit by the ball in
:18:38. > :18:47.last night's Celtic Europa League game against Madrid -- Atletico
:18:47. > :18:52.Madrid. When it came, the strike that sank
:18:52. > :18:58.Celtic has a duck to thank for finding the net. The strike was
:18:58. > :19:04.made all the more clinical by Beram Kayal getting out of the way.
:19:04. > :19:08.think it was misjudged. He could not do much about it. He did his
:19:08. > :19:15.best, a split-second reaction. Ultimately that was the difference
:19:15. > :19:20.between the two sides. The visitors came closest first. But buoyed by
:19:20. > :19:26.recent domestic form, Celtic turned the screw. Samaras, though took the
:19:26. > :19:29.best of the opportunity. He was not the only one with hair in hands,
:19:29. > :19:34.his player was stretchered off after twisting his ankle. Early
:19:34. > :19:44.indications are it is not as bad as first feared. Celtic chances kept
:19:44. > :19:44.
:19:45. > :19:54.coming. Just after Cooper thought he had levelled. But he was flagged
:19:55. > :19:56.
:19:56. > :20:01.offside. The replay showed he had no complaints. The result sends the
:20:01. > :20:10.Spaniards through. Celtic must now travel to Italy in two weeks to
:20:10. > :20:14.secured their place in the last 32. St Johnstone manager Steve Lomas
:20:14. > :20:18.will serve a one-match touchline ban after being found guilty of
:20:18. > :20:23.misconduct. He was reported for an offensive gesture here in his first
:20:23. > :20:29.game in charge against Rangers at Ibrox.
:20:29. > :20:33.Scotland's head coach Andy Robinson is hoping to increase his headline
:20:33. > :20:37.backroom staff by bringing in someone with international
:20:37. > :20:42.experience, only after the Six Nations competition ends in March.
:20:42. > :20:45.Robinson says he remains totally committed to the site though he is
:20:45. > :20:53.one of the four runners to manage the British and Irish Lions on
:20:53. > :21:01.their tour in 2013. It is hypothetical. One of my goals is to
:21:01. > :21:05.create as many Scottish lines as possible. For the tour in 2013. --
:21:05. > :21:10.Scottish Alliance. So I am challenging players to become
:21:10. > :21:13.British Lions. It is December 1st and lots of
:21:13. > :21:17.sports men and men in general are breathing a sigh of relief because
:21:18. > :21:23.they can at last shave off their moustaches. The facial hair they
:21:23. > :21:27.have grown throughout the month of November to raise awareness of
:21:27. > :21:37.men's health issues and raise cash, too. Glasgow Warriors even made
:21:37. > :21:56.
:21:56. > :22:00.sporting a moustache compulsory. We decided we were going to support
:22:00. > :22:06.Movember, a charity which tries to raise awareness for prostate cancer
:22:06. > :22:11.and the general men's health issues. That is a brown moustache. Your
:22:11. > :22:20.hair is red! I did not think Ginger facial hair was good. I used some
:22:20. > :22:24.hair dye. You could show that of her liberty would be the role of
:22:24. > :22:34.the dies and �100 for whatever number came up. The Errol Flynn
:22:34. > :22:44.look? Sir Walter Raleigh? Hell's Angels? Geography teacher? And
:22:44. > :22:53.
:22:53. > :22:58.Timor's. -- teen Wolf. But which is In the end, they can only be one
:22:58. > :23:05.winner of the moustache of the date Award ended will be this gentleman.
:23:05. > :23:11.Look at that brisling, lustrous, proper moustache. It is a great
:23:11. > :23:16.honour. I feel a bit naked without one!
:23:16. > :23:20.I am going to shave mine off afterwards!
:23:20. > :23:24.Firefighters had to use river rescue equipment on what was dry
:23:24. > :23:28.land to get a family to safety near Dumfries. The couple and three
:23:28. > :23:32.children had been cut off by floodwater for two days. The only
:23:32. > :23:36.access road to their cottage was under several feet of water after
:23:36. > :23:41.Tuesday's downpour. For our reporter was there to see it will
:23:41. > :23:46.happen. Trapped on the wrong side of a
:23:46. > :23:50.float. Their access road was engulfed by Tuesday's downpours.
:23:51. > :23:57.are bringing an adult and two children... After two nights and no
:23:57. > :24:01.sign of respite, they call for help. The fire service displayed --
:24:01. > :24:05.deploy it their water rescue team. It was women and Children First.
:24:05. > :24:12.The toddlers and their mother. night when the bad weather was
:24:12. > :24:16.coming in, we thought we would be stuck here for a while. Time to get
:24:16. > :24:19.and now. The father and eldest daughter were soon save as well.
:24:19. > :24:24.really wanted to go and play with my friends but I couldn't because
:24:24. > :24:27.we were stuck and could not get out. It was boring. There was no real
:24:27. > :24:31.danger involved this time but it was a useful acting for the water
:24:31. > :24:37.rescue team, who expect this kind of incident to become much more
:24:37. > :24:41.common. It is one of the things we are going to be doing, because of
:24:41. > :24:45.the changing environment. We will be doing it more and more often.
:24:45. > :24:50.Two years ago the same cottage was cut off for six weeks by a third.
:24:50. > :24:56.The family are just hoping they make it back for Christmas. -- by a
:24:56. > :25:05.flood. It has been quite a day again. How
:25:05. > :25:08.Very windy for the Northern Isles but it will improve overnight. It
:25:08. > :25:14.will be cold and frosty. Widespread frost across the mainland and the
:25:14. > :25:20.islands tonight. The showers we have seen in the West today are
:25:20. > :25:28.becoming confined to the west coast. Under the clear skies, temperatures
:25:28. > :25:34.rapidly diminishing, down to miners one, even in the towns and cities.
:25:34. > :25:38.A cold and frosty night. But we do have tomorrow's some showers
:25:38. > :25:42.pushing in. Although it will be a frosty part especially for eastern
:25:42. > :25:45.parts and central parts, cloud following in an rain as well and a
:25:45. > :25:49.strengthening south-westerly breeze, too. Some of the showers turning
:25:49. > :25:54.win the other the highest ground across the north of the country.
:25:54. > :25:58.Come mid-afternoon, and East-west split. Perhaps just the Far East
:25:58. > :26:06.holding on to the dry weather. Cloud and rain at times but nothing
:26:06. > :26:10.too heavy. Some of the showers turning wintery across the hills.
:26:10. > :26:15.Showers hanging on over the Northern Isles as well. Some gave
:26:15. > :26:20.full strength wind through the afternoon. The rest of the
:26:20. > :26:23.afternoon and evening, showers continuing. The pressure map shows
:26:23. > :26:28.there is that weather front that will bring the cloud and rain
:26:28. > :26:32.across the country tomorrow. Moving out towards the North Sea. Noses
:26:33. > :26:37.the tighter isobars coming down from the North West. -- notice of.
:26:37. > :26:42.Cold air coming down over the whole country tomorrow. In the wind it
:26:42. > :26:48.will feel much colder, like zero Celsius or one Celsius. Some
:26:48. > :26:55.sunshine, some showers. A bitterly cold day. For Sunday, less cold.
:26:55. > :27:05.Some sunshine in the east. In the West turning wintery even in lower
:27:05. > :27:08.levels. Tonight, frosty and cold A summary of the top stories: The
:27:08. > :27:13.Governor of the Bank of England has warned that we are heading into
:27:13. > :27:15.another financial storm. Sir Mervyn King says that Britain's high
:27:15. > :27:20.street banks must do more to protect themselves from the shock
:27:20. > :27:25.waves of the eurozone crisis. BBC Scotland has learned that the
:27:25. > :27:29.SFA are investigating Rangers' owner Craig Whyte after the club
:27:29. > :27:34.admitted yesterday he had been disqualified as a company director.
:27:34. > :27:38.If they are not satisfied that he falls into their fit and proper
:27:38. > :27:40.person guidelines, they will take action against the club.
:27:40. > :27:47.The Church of Scotland has told the Scottish Government that the law
:27:47. > :27:49.should not be changed to allow gay marriages. The Kirk's view came in