:00:12. > :00:15.Welcome to Reporting Scotland. Tonight:
:00:15. > :00:25.�60 billion to spend on roads, rail, schools and hospitals, but Labour
:00:25. > :00:28.
:00:28. > :00:31.claims the SNP announcement is a wishlist.
:00:31. > :00:40.Also tonight: The country prepares for more bad weather with a warning
:00:40. > :00:48.of snow, ice and high winds. And why some Lothian primary school
:00:48. > :00:51.children have been appearing in The Scottish Government has
:00:51. > :00:56.outlined �60 billion of spending to improve roads, rail, schools and
:00:57. > :00:59.hospitals over the next two decades. They are describing it as a mega
:00:59. > :01:04.plan, aimed at making Scotland a competitive and modern nation for
:01:04. > :01:14.the 21st century. But Labour dismissed it as a wishlist, and a
:01:14. > :01:16.
:01:16. > :01:21.bit like a letter to Santa. Checking up to see where some of
:01:21. > :01:27.his money is going, the Cabinet Secretary for infrastructure paid a
:01:27. > :01:37.visit to a new library being built. The mega plan amounts to �60
:01:37. > :01:39.
:01:39. > :01:43.billion for 80 project. This similar upgrade for the motorway to
:01:43. > :01:49.Inverness. There is an ambitious plan for Scotland to join up with a
:01:49. > :01:54.high-speed rail link to Scotland. Other proposals include investments
:01:54. > :02:00.in broadband, health care, education, and housing. What this
:02:00. > :02:05.plan is about is boosting economic growth in Scotland to try to get us
:02:05. > :02:10.into a position in a competitive economy in the 21st century, and to
:02:10. > :02:16.get jobs, jobs, jobs. The Scottish government says some projects will
:02:16. > :02:23.be finished in the next few years. Some of the money will be borrowed.
:02:23. > :02:27.This set out four separate funding schemes. The SNP have had issues
:02:27. > :02:31.with the bill. This say it could be improved, but to get those new
:02:31. > :02:36.borrowing powers, they may have to go with a bill. Whenever the money
:02:36. > :02:45.is coming from, investment has been welcomed by the business community.
:02:45. > :02:48.We now at -- we now have a timetable. That is significantly
:02:48. > :02:54.important. Although time mimes a lengthy, at least we now have a
:02:54. > :03:01.commitment to these roads being done. -- although time lines.
:03:01. > :03:06.Labour have picked up on this aspiration. It is not a serious
:03:06. > :03:13.plan, it is simply a wish-list. This is nothing more than a letter
:03:14. > :03:18.to Santa. That it doesn't amount to much. The Scottish government
:03:18. > :03:22.insists they will deliver across a variety of projects. Ministers say
:03:22. > :03:26.there is no need for concern, claiming it will be done
:03:26. > :03:28.responsibly. Police in West Lothian are
:03:28. > :03:33.appealing for witnesses after reports that heavy objects were
:03:33. > :03:37.dropped from bridges onto cars. Two incidents have been reported in
:03:37. > :03:40.recent days. Detectives say it's lucky no one was injured or worse.
:03:40. > :03:50.Our reporter, Gavin Walker, is at the scene of one of the attacks,
:03:50. > :03:51.
:03:51. > :03:58.and joins us now. So Gavin, what more do we know? We know that this
:03:58. > :04:03.happened in the place as you say it. People are concerned, because no
:04:03. > :04:10.one was injured, and they are concerned people might be a. On
:04:10. > :04:15.Saturday night, just before 8pm, people -- police say an object was
:04:15. > :04:20.dropped on a car. Thankfully, the driver was not injured. Then last
:04:21. > :04:25.night, one another bridge, another object was dropped on to a van.
:04:25. > :04:29.This object went through the windscreen, and once again, it is
:04:30. > :04:34.lucky the object didn't cause more damage. That would call the police
:04:35. > :04:44.and motorists concerned. But when it happens over Scotland's busiest
:04:44. > :04:48.roads, they say it is lucky that no one was more seriously injured. --
:04:48. > :04:54.cause the police. They are asking anyone with information to get in
:04:54. > :05:01.touch, either road users, or people from the area, who might know
:05:01. > :05:06.something. They say this was a lucky escape. But next time, the
:05:06. > :05:10.driver all drivers may not be so lucky. -- all drivers.
:05:10. > :05:12.The defence case in the trial of a woman accused of murdering her son
:05:12. > :05:15.has opened. Kimberley Hainey denies murdering and neglecting her baby
:05:15. > :05:18.son, Declan. The court heard from consultant pathologist, Dr Charles
:05:19. > :05:22.Mangham. He said that X-rays appeared to show Declan was
:05:23. > :05:26.completely normal. The court had previously heard that marks on his
:05:26. > :05:30.bones could be signs of malnourishment. Declan's decomposed
:05:30. > :05:35.body was found in his cot in March last year. Experts have said he had
:05:35. > :05:37.been dead for some time. You're watching Reporting Scotland
:05:37. > :05:40.from the BBC. Still to come on the programme:
:05:40. > :05:47.The �25,000 Turner Prize is awarded to a Scottish sculptor whose work
:05:47. > :05:52.includes a leaning litter bin. In sport: The Celtic captain, Scott
:05:52. > :05:55.Brown, tells us why he has signed a new deal with the club.
:05:55. > :06:05.A Scotland international tells us why he has come home to play his
:06:05. > :06:06.
:06:06. > :06:08.rugby. All that and Rhona Mcleod. Welcome to Colorado's brings. This
:06:08. > :06:14.is the Olympic training centre, where a couple of the Scots are
:06:14. > :06:17.training for London, 2012. The country is bracing itself for
:06:17. > :06:19.more wintry weather tonight with warnings of snow, ice and high
:06:19. > :06:22.winds. This morning's rush hour brought lengthy delays for some
:06:22. > :06:25.commuters in the central belt, and as our correspondent Jamie McIvor
:06:25. > :06:35.reports, motorists are being advised to take extra care and
:06:35. > :06:37.
:06:37. > :06:43.prepare their cars. The past two days have bought so
:06:43. > :06:48.their weather across Scotland. A challenge for those responsible are
:06:48. > :06:58.keeping our road opens. This morning, -- and there may have seen
:06:58. > :06:58.
:06:59. > :07:05.icy conditions, but most roads remained open. This massive dome
:07:05. > :07:10.can hold up to 5,000 tonnes of salt. There is no suggestion any of the
:07:10. > :07:16.important roads have not been treated. The delays were down to
:07:16. > :07:24.breakdowns and accidents. Glasgow City Council says everything was
:07:24. > :07:29.done to keep the Express was safe. The expressway is one of the most
:07:29. > :07:33.important roads into the city, and therefore, we have a presence there.
:07:33. > :07:38.It was created three times yesterday. Driving conditions were
:07:38. > :07:47.even worse in other parts of the country. In Shetland, a buzz went
:07:47. > :07:52.off the road. Public agencies are responsible for keeping the roads
:07:52. > :07:55.open. And the better prepared drivers are, the less chance of a
:07:55. > :08:05.accident. The first thing we need to look at is the conditions of the
:08:05. > :08:05.
:08:05. > :08:15.lights. Check your washer fluid. And obviously, check the condition
:08:15. > :08:16.
:08:16. > :08:20.and pressure of the tyres. Tonight, there are few signs of traffic
:08:20. > :08:25.problems, and the busiest roads are fine. But there is warning of more
:08:25. > :08:28.snow and ice to come. Tomorrow morning could be treacherous.
:08:28. > :08:38.Well, our reporter, Colin Wight, is at a gritting depot in Inverurie
:08:38. > :08:39.
:08:39. > :08:44.tonight. What's the forecast like, Colin? Not too great. Some of the
:08:44. > :08:49.British here have already been out on the roads, preparing them for
:08:49. > :08:53.conditions tomorrow morning. What is causing anxiety is a rain is
:08:53. > :08:58.spreading across Scotland from west to east, and in eastern areas, that
:08:58. > :09:06.is expected to bring two inches of snow in higher ground. In some
:09:06. > :09:14.areas, that is expected possibly to Ally higher. The danger of further
:09:14. > :09:18.south, is our eyes. The band of rain is expected to wash away some
:09:18. > :09:26.of the treatment, and with clear skies following an overnight, that
:09:26. > :09:36.could result in slippery conditions tomorrow morning. This sort has
:09:36. > :09:38.
:09:38. > :09:41.been laid on the roads. -- that sort. Winter has arrived.
:09:41. > :09:44.Some of the other stories across Scotland this Tuesday:
:09:44. > :09:47.A fatal accident inquiry into the deaths of two teenage girls who
:09:47. > :09:50.jumped to their deaths from the Erskine Bridge has heard there were
:09:50. > :09:54.only half the recommended number of staff on duty at their care home
:09:54. > :09:57.when they absconded. 14-year-old Georgia Rowe and 15-year-old Neve
:09:57. > :10:03.Lafferty plunged from the bridge in an apparent suicide pact in October
:10:04. > :10:07.2009. An Aberdeen teacher, who was
:10:07. > :10:12.accused of failing to keep order in her class, has been struck off for
:10:12. > :10:14.incompetence. Suzanne Harwood taught English at Hazelhead Academy.
:10:14. > :10:18.The General Teaching Council of Scotland was told she was
:10:18. > :10:22.disorganised. Pupils said they were confused by her instructions, and
:10:22. > :10:26.frustrated it could be months before their work was marked. And
:10:26. > :10:29.there was a high noise level in her class.
:10:29. > :10:33.The editor of the Daily Record newspaper is to step down from his
:10:33. > :10:36.post. Bruce Waddell has been in charge of the paper for eight years.
:10:36. > :10:41.The paper's owner, Trinity Mirror, has also announced details of a
:10:41. > :10:48.major restructuring in Scotland. In the summer around 70 jobs were lost
:10:48. > :10:51.at the Record. A motorist, who blamed her low-
:10:51. > :10:55.calorie diet for a crash in which a learner driver died, has admitted
:10:55. > :10:57.careless driving. 55-year-old teaching assistant, Patricia Aitken,
:10:57. > :11:00.changed her plea to guilty at Jedburgh Sheriff Court after the
:11:00. > :11:08.Crown produced an expert report which dismissed the suggestion that
:11:08. > :11:15.the diet could have caused her to faint at the wheel. Cameron Buttle
:11:15. > :11:25.was in court. Today, more than two years after
:11:25. > :11:25.
:11:25. > :11:29.the crash, at Patricia Aitken admitted driving carelessly.
:11:29. > :11:36.Suzanne was half an hour into her lesson, when she was hit head-on.
:11:36. > :11:44.She and her driving instructor were trapped. It was just after 6pm when
:11:44. > :11:49.the accident happened, in August, 2009. According to police
:11:49. > :11:52.commission investigators, conditions were clear, dry and
:11:52. > :11:56.bright. Further investigations revealed both cars were travelling
:11:56. > :12:00.within the speed limit at the time of the accident. There was no
:12:00. > :12:05.evidence that anyone had taken alcohol or drugs. Mobile phone
:12:05. > :12:12.records were checked - no one was using the phone. Patricia Aitken
:12:12. > :12:16.had claimed her low-calorie diet had caused her to blackout. But she
:12:16. > :12:20.changed her plea to guilty after a report from the prosecution
:12:20. > :12:23.dismissed the suggestion that the diet could have caused loss of
:12:23. > :12:28.consciousness or fainting. The court heard that Patricia Aitken
:12:28. > :12:32.has not driven since the accident. The charabanc Turk the driving
:12:32. > :12:35.until she appears again for sentencing in January.
:12:35. > :12:38.There has been a mini reshuffle of the Scottish Government to make way
:12:38. > :12:42.for a new Youth Employment Minister. The job has gone to Angela
:12:42. > :12:46.Constance who will now attend Cabinet. Her role as Minister for
:12:46. > :12:48.Children and Young People is taken over by Aileen Campbell. She, in
:12:48. > :12:51.turn, is replaced by the former leader of Renfrewshire council,
:12:51. > :13:01.Derek Mackay, who joins the Government as Minister for Local
:13:01. > :13:07.Government and Planning. Alex Salmond insist he is raising
:13:07. > :13:12.this issue of China's human rights record with political leaders.
:13:12. > :13:20.Amnesty International says China sued -- suppresses free speech, and
:13:20. > :13:26.has called on Western countries to do more.
:13:26. > :13:33.Panda sharing it is the cuddly side of Chinese communism. Party leaders
:13:33. > :13:37.are no these bears are their best ambassadors. When Alex Salmond
:13:37. > :13:42.thanked China's vice-premier for the pandas, he said he hoped they
:13:42. > :13:46.would bring Scotland sunshine. They have certainly brought with them
:13:46. > :13:52.fresh questions about Diana's commitment to human rights. It is
:13:52. > :13:57.22 years since the world watched with horror as China turned its
:13:57. > :14:04.tanks and soldiers against its own people. China has changed since
:14:04. > :14:09.then, but human rights group says it has not changed enough. It says
:14:09. > :14:15.it executes more people than the rest of the world put together.
:14:15. > :14:22.cute as the pandas are, we don't believe they should be as a
:14:22. > :14:30.distraction from the issues in China. We have got the Nobel Prize
:14:30. > :14:36.peace when it locked up in jail. These are serious issues. In a
:14:36. > :14:42.speech to communist officials, the First Minister Chuck -- touched on
:14:43. > :14:50.Human Rights, and says he does so by discussing the philosophy of the
:14:51. > :14:58.Economist, Adam Smith. His ideas, they went hand in hand. That is a
:14:58. > :15:02.great debate to have in China. It is very useful. It is also
:15:02. > :15:06.important to do it in a way that is thoughtful and considerate. Alex
:15:06. > :15:10.Salmond said he consulted the Scottish Human Rights Commission to
:15:10. > :15:20.strengthen train and cultural ties with the world's second largest
:15:20. > :15:26.
:15:27. > :15:35.The Hamilton porn artist to fold his first application to study at
:15:35. > :15:43.Glasgow School of Art has won the Turner Prize. The winner for the
:15:43. > :15:50.2011 Turner Prize... Is it is the most prestigious prize in art, but
:15:50. > :15:58.at least one protester has made his point, the Turner Prize awarded to
:15:58. > :16:04.a Scot. Today he was getting used to the publicity, the �25,000 in
:16:04. > :16:11.cash. Two. He said it was a chance to remind everybody of art
:16:11. > :16:16.indication. I just knew I wanted to go to Glasgow School of Art. I used
:16:16. > :16:23.to walk around the building. I'd just had a sense something would
:16:23. > :16:28.happen. People would be waiting. The this is the first time the
:16:28. > :16:33.Turner Prize has been staged a sign the Tay Gallery's, thousands of
:16:33. > :16:37.people have visited the show. Now that Martin Boyce is the third Scot
:16:37. > :16:41.to win in as many years, the argument is that it should be
:16:41. > :16:49.staged in Scotland. Glasgow School of Art which has produced 30 per
:16:49. > :16:55.cent of applicants and the last six years is in no doubt. Absolutely, I
:16:55. > :16:59.would hope it would come home almost, so many Scottish artists.
:16:59. > :17:04.Totally disproportionate to the Scottish population. As for Martin
:17:04. > :17:08.Boyce, he has had his moment in the spotlight, but now he wants to
:17:08. > :17:13.return to his studio in Glasgow to create more work. Time for some
:17:13. > :17:16.sport now, from David Currie. Scott Brown says there was never
:17:17. > :17:19.any chance of him leaving Celtic - in fact he likes it so much he
:17:20. > :17:23.wants to end his career there. The Parkhead captain has been speaking
:17:23. > :17:25.about the deal he signed with the club that'll make him a Celtic
:17:25. > :17:29.player till twenty fifteen. It follows lengthy negotiations
:17:29. > :17:37.between his agent and Celtic's chief executive Peter Lawwell.
:17:37. > :17:42.Here's our Senior Football Reporter Chris McLaughlin.
:17:42. > :17:49.Flogging the festive fixtures, he turned to crackers today to
:17:49. > :17:58.highlights three game. Do you see yourself signing a contract be on
:17:58. > :18:05.this, to end your career here? think so. I would be glad to say, a
:18:05. > :18:14.great club. A good place to play football in front of 60,000 fans.
:18:14. > :18:21.Wilson. But stable back, to Scott Brown! Was he tempted by talk of a
:18:21. > :18:26.big-money move to England? No, it is a great leak, but if you want to
:18:26. > :18:31.win trophies they you need to go to one of the top teams. I am here and
:18:32. > :18:37.we have a great chance of winning trophies this season. He has signed,
:18:37. > :18:39.and now the talking stops. Now he just has to lead his team to the
:18:39. > :18:42.title. The Rangers winger Sone Aluko will
:18:42. > :18:45.appeal a two match ban for what the Scottish FA calls "simulation".
:18:45. > :18:48.That's diving in common parlance and this is the incident in
:18:48. > :18:50.question. He won a penalty against Dunfermline at the weekend but an
:18:50. > :18:53.SFA compliance officer reckons he dived. Meanwhile the Dunfermline
:18:53. > :18:58.boss Jim Mcintyre faces a touchline ban for questioning the competence
:18:58. > :19:01.of the referee. Glasgow Warrior's new acquisition
:19:01. > :19:06.Rory Lamont says he had to come back to Scotland to save his
:19:06. > :19:10.international career. The 29 year old had been playing his rugby in
:19:11. > :19:13.France with Toulon, but he hadn't been getting a game. Now that lead
:19:13. > :19:19.to some heavy hints from the Scotland coach Andy Robinson that
:19:19. > :19:29.his place in the national set up could be at risk. So Lamont decided
:19:29. > :19:30.
:19:30. > :19:34.he had to act. I made the movement and asked the coach is to release
:19:34. > :19:39.me. In the hope that I could find another club and get some game time
:19:39. > :19:43.before the Six Nations. To put my hand up for selection. After it was
:19:43. > :19:46.announced that I was being released, Glasgow came in and gave me the
:19:46. > :19:49.option. With about eight months till the
:19:49. > :19:52.London Olympics Scots athletes are trying to make sure they have the
:19:52. > :19:54.best possible chance of being selected for Team GB. For two
:19:54. > :19:57.Aberdeen based shooters, Jen McIntosh and Neil Stirton, that's
:19:57. > :20:07.meant saving up, leaving home and heading to America. Rhona McLeod
:20:07. > :20:08.
:20:08. > :20:14.caught up with them in Colorado. Welcome to Colorado Springs, this
:20:14. > :20:21.is the US Olympic training centre. Home to a sporting superpower. But
:20:21. > :20:25.it is not just American Olympians here preparing for London 2012. Two
:20:25. > :20:32.of Scotland's gold medallists from the deli World Games, have also
:20:32. > :20:40.taken up residence here in Colorado Springs. A Neil and I just fell in
:20:40. > :20:45.love with the place. We loved the atmosphere and everything about it.
:20:45. > :20:51.It is the entire environment here. You are surrounded by past and
:20:51. > :20:56.present Olympians from a multitude of sports, you breathe and eight
:20:56. > :21:00.Olympics. You just have to look around, the Olympic rings are
:21:00. > :21:07.everywhere. The whole ethos and ambience around this place is
:21:07. > :21:15.fantastic. I have already seen a big improvement, two points on my
:21:16. > :21:22.personal best in four weeks. much will be 2 1/2 months cost you?
:21:22. > :21:28.Towards �6,000. You have taken a bit of a gamble, out here for two
:21:28. > :21:33.and a half months which is costing the financially. Yes, it was one of
:21:33. > :21:38.those decisions, where I did not want to get towards London and not
:21:38. > :21:44.having given my all. This is the best decision I have made, to come
:21:44. > :21:47.out here. I am really looking forward to next year.
:21:47. > :21:53.And you can see Rhona's report in full with Neil and Jen in tonight's
:21:53. > :21:57.Sport Nation programme, over on BBC2 Scotland at 10 o'clock.
:21:57. > :22:00.And that's the sport for tonight David.
:22:00. > :22:04.Primary school children in and around Edinburgh have been in court
:22:04. > :22:07.today, taking part in a 'mock trial'. The students have become
:22:07. > :22:12.lawyers, witnesses, even journalists for the day as they put
:22:12. > :22:22.their case to a real life Sheriff. And for the first time in 90 years
:22:22. > :22:26.
:22:26. > :22:31.Leith Court has been opened up for the occasion. Lisa Summers reports.
:22:31. > :22:36.My name is Rupert, and I am 36. Plenty of opportunities for
:22:36. > :22:42.children in school to act out roles, but at King's Park Primary, today's
:22:42. > :22:48.rehearsals are about putting theory into practice. This court has not
:22:48. > :22:53.sat since 1920, but it has remained the same ever since. Tonight, for
:22:53. > :23:01.the first time in over 90 years, it will be brought back to life when a
:23:01. > :23:06.real show of presides over a case. 11 years old children from King's
:23:06. > :23:14.Park Primary are about to go head- to-head in front of the Sheriff.
:23:14. > :23:23.The whole truth and nothing but the truth. They are taking on the roles
:23:24. > :23:29.of lawyers, witnesses, artists and even journalists. The case is about
:23:29. > :23:33.a mobile phone bill. It is designed to help the children is the
:23:33. > :23:43.everyday skills they have learnt in the school in a professional
:23:43. > :23:45.
:23:45. > :23:51.environment. I have awarded King's Park 21 points, and Heriots 24
:23:51. > :23:58.points. While Heriots might-have- been the winners on this occasion,
:23:58. > :24:03.everybody learned something. I did not know who was going to win.
:24:03. > :24:06.was worried about lots of cross- examination questions. They handle
:24:06. > :24:12.it very well indeed and it gave them some idea of what it would be
:24:12. > :24:18.like. The fact so many were involved, the rope making and the
:24:18. > :24:28.statements, I liked that. The winners go on to the final next
:24:28. > :24:31.
:24:31. > :24:35.From the met Office we have an ample warning in force, some
:24:35. > :24:38.treacherous driving conditions overnight tonight. Thanks to the
:24:38. > :24:43.cold air and the band of rain moving across: from west to east
:24:43. > :24:48.turning into snow, affecting some of the higher rates and pushing
:24:48. > :24:53.towards the north-east as well. Take a look at the Ice risk,
:24:53. > :24:57.primarily, towards Fife, Lothians and the Borders as well as the
:24:57. > :25:02.central belt. Some of the showers will move through and behind them
:25:02. > :25:07.the clear skies turn rain to ice on the roads. Treacherous driving
:25:07. > :25:12.conditions. A yellow warning on the roads, a warning for snow on all
:25:12. > :25:17.levels, potentially up to five centimetres in Aberdeen Shea.
:25:17. > :25:27.Across to the other side of the country, strong to gale force winds.
:25:27. > :25:33.For her it will be a cold night, we have the showers, just above
:25:33. > :25:39.freezing. Clearer skies lower than that. Potentially some snow across
:25:39. > :25:44.the higher parts of the M4 and M8. Tomorrow starts windy, across the
:25:44. > :25:47.south-west, showers continuing. Wintry through the north and north-
:25:47. > :25:51.east but generally an improving day and by the time we reach mid-
:25:51. > :25:57.afternoon lots of dry and sunny weather around. Across the south-
:25:57. > :26:01.west we hold on to the showers, quite blustery. One or two wintry
:26:01. > :26:07.showers continuing across the north-east towards the north-east
:26:07. > :26:10.corner and Orkney and Shetland to. Just two Celsius for Shetland. In
:26:10. > :26:16.the second part of the afternoon and evening the showers will
:26:16. > :26:21.continue. Elsewhere it will be drier, clearer and pretty cold. All
:26:21. > :26:25.change as we go through the week ended to Thursday, thanks to this
:26:25. > :26:31.low-pressure. Notice the trailing weather front bringing heavy rain
:26:31. > :26:37.at the packed isobars Roy Strong to gale force winds. We could see cuts
:26:37. > :26:42.of up to 80 mph. Some heavy rain, but temperatures just creeping up a
:26:42. > :26:48.little, it does not last though, Friday sees the low-pressure moving
:26:48. > :26:53.away. Isobars pulling down much colder air, a real Arctic blast to
:26:53. > :27:02.finish of the week. Tonight is the focus on the ice and snow in the
:27:02. > :27:07.north-east. The Scottish government has outline �60 billion of spending
:27:07. > :27:11.to improve roads, rail, hospitals and schools, but Labour has
:27:11. > :27:16.and schools, but Labour has dismissed it as a wish-list. A
:27:16. > :27:23.suicide bomber has killed at least 58 people at a shrine in the Afghan
:27:23. > :27:27.capital, carpel. Blast took place in the most holy day of the
:27:27. > :27:32.festival. They pressed and said the country had never experienced a