09/12/2011 Reporting Scotland


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Welcome to Friday's Reporting Scotland. After the big storm,

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engineers are working full tilts to restore power to thousands of

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households still cut off from the Great. You have got to prepare

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everything during daylight. Otherwise you are working by

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candles. While the country is still feeling the effects of the extreme

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weather, it is a struggle to get back to normal.

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In other news: An inquest hears that a Scots soldier was captured,

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tortured and shot by the Taliban in Scotland is catching its breath

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after enduring the worst storms to hit the country in 10 years. Nobody

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was injured in the winds, which were recorded as reaching 106 mph

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on the Tay Bridge, but there has been a lot of damage and cleaning

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up to do. There has also been disruption to power supplies.

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The picture across the country has The picture across the country has

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been changing rapidly. All must -- almost 108,000 homes were without

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power overnight. Tonight, there are still around 40,000 homes without

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electricity. 1,300 engineers will be working late into tonight to try

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to connect homes, but the electricity companies are warning

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that it may be tomorrow before everyone is reconnected. We went to

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visit people in Dunkeld to of facing a second night without

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facing a second night without electricity.

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These people in Dunkeld have been without electricity since yesterday

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lunch time. You have to prepare everything during daylight,

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otherwise you are working by candles. It is cold getting up in

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the morning. But the gas hob on to heat your water. All were to do

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before you get a cup of tea in the morning! Engineers have been

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battling all day to get the power back on, but there have been many

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obstacles. Here in Ayrshire, engineers tackles blizzard

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conditions to reconnect the last few homes without power in this

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part of the country. The winds were so bad that we could not do a lot

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of repairs. We have to climb Poles, and the guys could not even stand

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at less aligned -- let alone climb the polls. They could not get out

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of their van because the wind was penning the doors shut. The guys

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did a great job to get us where we are. There is much more to do in

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other parts of Scotland. Areas covered by Scottish Hydro, like

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Tayside, Argyll and the Western Isles, have been hardest hit.

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Customers say they have not been told when the power will come back

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on. We have not heard anything. Some people have said that there is

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a Paul pulls down, but that is it. It might not even be tonight.

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might be tomorrow. And they are not alone. Tens of thousands of people

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are still without power, but Scottish Hydro's say they are

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hopeful that tonight will be the last cold night their customers

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will have to endure. We are going to Pitlochry in

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Perthshire where the power is still out.

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Apart from the likes that we put it, Pitlochry is still in darkness, and

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it is almost 30 hours since the electricity went off here and in

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other communities in Perthshire. People have set a cannot remember a

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time when they have been without electricity for so long. You would

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expect people to be out on the main street on Friday night going to

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hotels and pubs and restaurants. It is a ghost town. I wandered around

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their lunch time, and most of the shops were closed, missing out on a

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pre-Christmas sales, no doubt. There is a popular truck stop down

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the road, and the proprietor was complaining that he cannot serve

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food or sell fuel. As we found out when we visited one petrol station,

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it was limiting sales to �20 per customer. People are getting fed up.

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We spoke to a couple with a five- month-old baby. They are all

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electric. They do not know who to turn to. It is a grim situation

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here in Pitlochry. One bright note is that there are a couple of

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enterprising takeaways which are still open for business. I can

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smell the chips from here. The storm hit first in the West,

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then headed east before turning north, which means that community's

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right across the country have spent the day assessing damage.

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Safe as houses, they say. Not in Airdrie. Paul Austin, his wife and

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children were sitting down to dinner when their Wall disappeared,

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hit by a huge gust of wind. You can see in the garden, there are

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several tons of rubble there. It could have killed us. I was just

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getting ready for dinner. It could have been a lot worse at the end of

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the day. Fortunately, there have been many lucky escapes over the

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last couple of days. In Aberdeen, the gable end of a house fell on to

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this car. No-one was injured, but several families have to leave

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their homes. In Aberdeenshire, a treat -- a tree fell on top of a

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van. The road was closed for several hours. This lorry tackles -

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- toppled over near Aberdeen. Nearby, they were clearing up after

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part of a roof was blown off a grain store. Alex Brodie had not

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won, but two trees fall on his property. His route is badly

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damaged. I was having my dinner, and there was a gust of wind. I

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heard a crash and there was a tree. The first one missed the house, and

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then about its 30 seconds later, the other one came. I was watching

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the news and the bad weather reports. It was quite a shock.

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Shetland, winds continued to batter the islands. Most ferry services

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are suspended. Half of the schools are closed. In Orkney, a number of

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small boats were sunk at them all - - moorings. Some those were washed

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away. In Aberdeen, two huge trees came down. Throughout the country,

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the clearer continues. Five hill-walkers have been found

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safe and well after spending two nights in atrocious conditions in

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the Cairngorms. Gusts were recorded of 165 mph at the summit. They were

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surprised to find themselves the focus of a search and rescue

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operation. Rescued, say, well and a little

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surprised. These five hill-walkers spent two nights in the Cairngorms

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during one of the worst storms in years. They did not even know

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anyone was looking for them. When the helicopter went over, we

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thought it was fine. We thought they were doing a day pass of the

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glens. I was having a cup of tea, waving at them. A huge search

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involving three mountain rescue teams found the group. Weaver

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contents. If they had been caught on the high ground in the winds

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yesterday, it would have been bad. Our pace was quite slow, so we

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ended up not getting to the bothy. We got to the nearest patch of

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trees and set up camp in shelter. Bemused by the attention, the group

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are grateful that someone was worried for them. My girlfriend

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phoned. They said they set out at 6am. The helicopter went past at

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about 8am. We heard that. We didn't think it could be for us.

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You are watching Reporting Scotland. Still to come: Why this older means

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huge tours for motorists in the West Highlands. And in sport,

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another Scottish international says he is interested in playing for

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Great Britain at the Olympics. From next year, the world rugby series

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will belong to Glasgow, not Edinburgh. Find out why.

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A mother accused of murdering her toddler son, pretending for months

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that he was still alive, has told the jury that she taught in fact --

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found him dead. Kimberley Hainey said that she had not made a debt

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and nor given him drugs. He was found at his home last year.

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Kimberley Hainey gave evidence today about the summer of 2009,

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when she says she found her son Declan dead. She told the court

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that she had put Declan to bed in a cot in the living room of the flat

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in Paisley. The next morning, when she woke, she realised he was not a

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wake. She said, I do not know how he died. I looked in the cot, and

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Beckham was lying there. I picked him up and begged him not to go. I

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gave him master mouth. His lips were blue. Her defence asked her

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why she did not go for help from neighbours or call the police or an

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ambulance. I kept telling myself it was not real. I kept thinking he

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was going to wake up. She went on to say, if he was dead, then I

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wanted to be dead as well. Kimberley Hainey said that after

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Declan died, she did not just put her baby in the room and close the

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door. She said she was still living the life they lead, telling herself

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that things would be OK. She told the court that she carried on

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buying Declan milk, clothes, even Christmas presents. I know it

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sounds crazy, she said, but I was not crazy. She said she turned to

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drink and drugs to block out the pain. She then went on to talk

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about the allegations hat -- that have been made against her. She

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said that she was branded as a monster, and that was not true. She

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said that she loved her baby more than anything in the world. So many

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things that have been said are not true. Kimberley Hainey has already

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had charges dropped against her that she gave Texan drugs. She

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denies all charges. The trial here at the High Court in Glasgow

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continues next week. A soldier killed in Afghanistan was

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captured, tortured and shot by the Taliban. An inquest into the death

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of Scott McLaren, who died last July, heard that he left an Army

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checkpoint at 2am, but the reason why they remain a mystery.

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Colleagues described him as HET man with a cheeky grin. Scott McLaren

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lost his life in the 10th year of Britain's conflict in Afghanistan.

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Highlander McLaren was helping to guard a Czech-born to -- a cheque

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for eight -- a checkpoint in Helmand Province. He left the

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checkpoint at to 7:00PM, carrying his weapon, at a sack and wearing

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full body armour. At 5pm, after an extensive search, his body was

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found. The inquest concluded that he was unlawfully killed,. Evidence

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suggested that he had been captured by insurgents. He was shot five

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times. His half-naked body was found dumped in a river. It is

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still a mystery why a Scott McLaren ventured out that evening. Earlier

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reports suggested that he wants with a set of night-vision goggles.

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The inquest heard that he headed in a different direction to that

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thought. The only person who could solve that mystery is no longer

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with us. At his funeral in Edinburgh, tributes were paid by

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former colleagues. Almost got was not in the Italian for long, he

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left his mark. Fit, tireless, a great character, he was a true

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friend to many. Highlander McLaren's family have given no

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public reaction to the inquest findings. They say they will miss

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him dreadfully and always be Some of the other stories across

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Scotland this Friday: A man has been found guilty of owning two

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Rottweilers that savaged a ten- year-old girl on the street,

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leaving her with permanent scars. Derek Adam's Rottweilers escaped

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from the garden of his ex-partner's home in Dundee in August 2010. They

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attacked another dog before pulling the girl from the bike and dragging

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her onto the road. Adam was warned he faces jail when he returns for

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sentencing in January. Rangers have reached an out-of-

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court settlement with their former finance director Donald McIntyre,

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who is suing them for breach of contract. In October Mr MacIntyre

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had �300,000 of the club's assets frozen pending the outcome of his

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case. However, the Court of Session was told this morning that both

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parties had reached agreement, although the settlement was

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undisclosed. Tens of thousands of people have

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given their views on whether same- sex marriage should be allowed in

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Scotland. A Scottish government consultation on the issue closes

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today and it is already clear the subject has prompted one of the

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biggest reactions ministers have ever seen. It is 250 tonnes of

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solid granite and it has been perched on top of the Highland hill

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since the Ice Age but the Forestry Commission has decided the huge

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rock is unsafe and there began an operation today to break down. It

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sits above their AA82 at Fort William which means long delays for

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motorists this weekend. -- the A82. You probably do not realise what is

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glowering down a you when you drive along here, but this Rock has to be

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removed because if they do not take it down, it risks coming down any

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way and with the trees. There are a few technical issues. It is such a

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major unstable crack. This site means they cannot bring any

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mechanical equipment end to help with the removal of the rock. That

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means that everything has to be done by hand. To make sure it is

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done as quickly as possible, the contractors are working 24 hours a

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day, even during the dark. The way it is lying is not safe, the weight

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is towards the front and there is an obvious crack at the back. It

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has been suffering for a long time. It needs to come down. It means the

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closure of his main highway to the West Highlands. While local people

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accept the safety case, there is concern about the disruption.

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People are saying this in her the better but basically minimise the

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disruption. End this regard, we have been seeking to get

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compensation for people who have to take the ferry but the Forestry

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Commission have refused that. Forestry Commission is embarking on

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a programme of harvesting on its deeper slopes, so projects like

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this are bound to become more common through out Scotland. --

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steeper slopes. Now for the sport. Good evening. Another Scottish

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international footballer has declared his interest in

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representing Britain at their London Olympics. Celtic's James

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Forrest says it would be an honour to be pecked. He admits the

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Scottish FA opposition gives players a dilemma.

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James Forrest is a young man in good form, Celtic's clean sweep of

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the monthly awards is testament to that. He might be a candidate for

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the British Olympic squad. A looks promising, he looks like a good

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tournament. It would be a good thing to happen. The SFA would

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prefer the Scottish players would not make themselves available, we

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that we of? There was no guarantee I would get picked but any player

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who was pecked, would have to consider it because it is a great

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honour. Jane is forest is not the only Scot to feel away. -- James

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Forrest. Steven Naismith also said he would make himself available.

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That is a fantastic goal! This is another Scot who is keen to be

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involved, but do they have the support of the nation? I do us see

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why Scottish players cannot participate. Steven Naismith should

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be ashamed of himself. I think issued, by 11 London. Team GB is a

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political football. -- I think they should. But I live in London.

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Scotland's women are through to the final of the European Championships

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in Moscow. Eve Muirhead's rink beat Denmark by comfortably --

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comfortably by 10 shots to 2 in the semi-finals. They will play Sweden

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in tomorrow's final. The Swedes have won all 10 of their matches so

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far in the tournament. Scotland's Paul Lawrie is six shots

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off the lead at the Dubai World Golf Championship. The former Open

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champion started his second round one of the lead on seven under par,

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but a one-over-par round today means he's dropped down the field

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which is led by Alvaro Quiros from Spain.

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Glasgow will host the Rugby Sevens World series from next season. The

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Scottish leg of the competition is moving from Murrayfield in

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Edinburgh to the home of Glasgow Warriors. It is hoped the stadium

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at Scotstoun will help create a better atmosphere than is possible

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at the home of Scottish rugby. Plenty of thrilling Sevens action

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at the Stadium today - entertaining stuff. Good try! It will be the

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return of the big boys when the World Sevens relocates. We have

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managed to reunite to British rugby legends to announce the launch of

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the Sevens. Good afternoon. Why is there such a big deal? I think it

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is a great idea. Sevens is a totally different game, it is all

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about a party atmosphere and carnival. We would never fell

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Murrayfield but here we have a 15,000 football stadium and she

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would have the West Coast coming is well, it would be an outstanding

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event. I have been to one or two parties but I have been two more in

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Glasgow than Ed and. You would get a lot of people from the North of

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England coming up to Glasgow as well. -- than 8am. It would be one

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of the great tournaments. The world sees may have boosted the

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popularity of the sport in the city, especially amongst the young people.

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Are you looking for would to the Sevens coming to Glasgow? Areas!

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Thank you very much. We will be there. -- areas! -- yes! It is

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described as painting the Forth Bridge - something which never N's

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but today after a decade's worth of work, it will not need painting for

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20 years. Our reporter was allowed to go all the way to the top before

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the scaffolding was removed. The Firth of Forth - a world away from

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the storm of yesterday. The regular rumble of trains has return to the

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Forth Bridge. For the 400 workers who have spent the last decade

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restoring and repainting best icon, today is a big day. -- this icon.

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The methods have changed but the job of painting and maintenance has

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been ongoing ever since 1890. It is no longer and never-ending task -

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work is done for 20 years. We have had to paint over 6 million rabbits

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by hand. We have covered thousands of square metres with litres of

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paint. -- the rivets. It is the scale of the task into perspective.

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He have a remarkable opportunity when you are appear to taking the

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soundings and appreciate what an amazing feat of engineering this

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bread is. -- when you are up here. Completed in 1890, a century later

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it is being considered for a World Heritage status. What a fantastic

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quality of work ship done by the guys on the bridge. There is a good

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solid future for this bridge. -- workmanship. For the first time the

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40 bread is no longer work in progress, it is a complete work. --

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the 4th bench. -- the Forth bridge. It will be cold across the whole of

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It will be cold across the whole of the country and we have a Met

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Office warning for ice. This is primarily in the west and north

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east. We have a warning for snow in Sutherland and Lewis and Harris. It

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will be a cold night everywhere with a widespread frost.

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Temperatures for most are freezing or below. Down to minus five in

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some spots. Tomorrow - it will be any East-West split with the best

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conditions in the east. Cloud followed by it Lane -- rain later

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on. One or two showers will fade away and much of the morning will

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be dry and bright. The best of the sunshine in the east with the

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weather front trying to push his way into was the West Coast in the

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afternoon. Around 3pm tomorrow, it will be a cold day. Up the West

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Coast it will be cloudy and the rain will try to edge in through

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the afternoon. Towards the north- east - some sunshine, a but just

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one Celsius so it will be a cold afternoon. If you are out on the

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hills or climbing, we could see one or two showers of snow. It will be

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called at the summits. -- cold. Winds from the west or south-west.

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If you are out all about on the water, you can expect a moderate

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sea state and visibility. In the EC will be drier and brighter. -- in

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the east. That rain band continues to move from west to east overnight

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on Saturday. Everyone will see some of the rain but the temperature

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will remain mild overnight. Into Sunday, frequent showers in the

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west, drier and brighter in the south and east. Monday - a

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relatively dry with some brightness. Showers on the west coast. Tuesday

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- it looks like low-pressure is pushing end which will bring rain

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and strong winds. Tonight - the main focus is Ice in many parts of

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the country. the country.

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A summary of the top stories - engineers and Scotland are trying

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to restore power to around 40,000 homes which are still without

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electricity after the storms yesterday. Many people should be

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reconnected by end of the day according to the energy companies.

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Britain appears to be more isolated in Europe than at any time since it

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joined the Common Market nearly 40 years ago. David Cameron was the

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only leader to veto a new you deal designed to stabilise their new

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role in the long term. 23 members of the EU agreed to start work on a

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new treaty on their own. A mother accused of murdering her

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toddler son and pretending for months he was still alive has told

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the jury of the moment she found him dead. Kimberly Hainey said she

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had not murder Declan nor has she given him drugs. His decomposed

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