:00:16. > :00:21.Tonight on Reporting Scotland... Our unemployment rate is now higher
:00:21. > :00:25.than the rest of the UK. The youngest and those with few
:00:25. > :00:31.qualifications are the most likely to be signing on. What should they
:00:31. > :00:35.be doing to try and find a job? The SNP's anti-sectarian bill
:00:35. > :00:42.becomes law at the Scottish Parliament. But 20 football fans
:00:42. > :00:47.are kept out of Hollywood's chamber. A million people have watched
:00:47. > :00:51.online. The Falkirk student forcibly removed by a fellow
:00:51. > :00:56.railway passenger claims he is not being treated fairly. I was
:00:56. > :01:01.attacked from behind by a grown man, assaulted on the train, thrown to
:01:01. > :01:08.the ground off the train. I tried to get back on for my back and I
:01:08. > :01:11.was thrown to the ground again. bag. We will also hear from the man
:01:11. > :01:14.who shot that video. And it rattles, squeaks and goes
:01:14. > :01:22.round in circles. The third oldest subway in the world, and Scotland's
:01:22. > :01:25.only underground line, celebrates its birthday.
:01:25. > :01:28.The First Minister has called for an urgent UK-wide jobs summit after
:01:29. > :01:32.the latest figures showed a big rise in unemployment in Scotland.
:01:32. > :01:34.The jobless rate here is also now higher than the UK rate. Our
:01:34. > :01:43.business and economy editor, Douglas Fraser, is here with the
:01:43. > :01:46.Thank you. We knew unemployment was likely to rise. With government
:01:46. > :01:52.cuts and private firms nervous about hiring while the euro zone is
:01:52. > :01:56.in crisis. But this is a big surge. It shows the number of Scots
:01:56. > :01:59.seeking work between August and October went up 25,000 to 229,000.
:01:59. > :02:03.That is far faster and now in a slightly worse position than the
:02:03. > :02:08.rest of the UK. The number of Scots on Jobseeker's Allowance was down
:02:08. > :02:11.last month by 500, going against the UK trend. It is now at 143,000.
:02:11. > :02:14.The rise in unemployment is hitting the young hardest. Those with few
:02:14. > :02:17.qualifications, but also those who have invested time and money in
:02:17. > :02:27.getting qualified. And, particularly for those seeking work
:02:27. > :02:31.in the public sector, it is very Strapping up a Rugby player's
:02:31. > :02:36.injuries are part of the training for a student physiotherapist. By
:02:36. > :02:40.next summer, this woman seems to be working full-time. But the squeeze
:02:41. > :02:45.on NHS recruitment means 50% of the students on her course in Edinburgh
:02:45. > :02:51.may struggle to find a job. I think everyone shares the same concerns
:02:51. > :02:55.about how long it will be before getting a job. Will it be eat in an
:02:55. > :03:02.area you like? But we have to hope for the best and apply and do as
:03:02. > :03:06.much as we can. -- will it be in an area that we like? There will
:03:06. > :03:11.always be a demand to skilled staff in health care, but public sector
:03:11. > :03:15.bodies like the NHS cannot be relied on as used to be. That
:03:15. > :03:20.spells trouble for young graduates. Many are not being successful
:03:20. > :03:26.getting jobs. Indeed some are travelling abroad, going to Canada,
:03:27. > :03:31.America, Australia, New Zealand, places like that, to find
:03:31. > :03:36.employment as a physiotherapist. Scotland, almost one in every four
:03:36. > :03:40.jobs is in the public sector, higher than in the rest of the UK.
:03:40. > :03:45.That has been useful, acting as a buffer during the economic downturn.
:03:45. > :03:50.But times are changing. Over the last year, public sector employment
:03:50. > :03:54.fell in Scotland, presenting a long-term challenge for the economy.
:03:54. > :03:57.That has prompted calls for colleges and universities to
:03:57. > :04:03.respond even quicker to the changing chuck -- to the changing
:04:03. > :04:08.job market. What we have found his employers are looking for bite-size,
:04:08. > :04:12.short courses meeting specific business requirements, not long
:04:12. > :04:17.term courses. So, with unemployment rising and the economy changing
:04:17. > :04:27.shape, preparing the future workforce may become even more of a
:04:27. > :04:28.
:04:28. > :04:32.Lots of figures out today. Very few of them are positive. Pay is
:04:32. > :04:35.falling to keep pace with inflation. And that helps explain why Scottish
:04:35. > :04:39.retailers are reporting spending down 1.3% on last year. That is the
:04:39. > :04:41.worst fall since they started their monthly survey 12 years ago. If you
:04:42. > :04:45.remove food from that, it is down 3.3%, despite strong inflation.
:04:45. > :04:48.That does not account for a lot of online spending, which could make
:04:48. > :04:50.the figures better. And retailers hope people are leaving it late to
:04:50. > :04:53.do their Christmas shopping. Customers are looking for discounts
:04:54. > :05:01.and, unusually for this time of year, that is what they are getting.
:05:01. > :05:03.The Scottish Government has used its majority to push through new
:05:03. > :05:05.anti-bigotry laws despite opposition appeals for the
:05:05. > :05:07.legislation to be scrapped. Two offences have been created,
:05:07. > :05:15.targeting sectarian behaviour in and around football matches and on
:05:15. > :05:21.the Internet. From Holyrood, here is political editor Brian Taylor.
:05:21. > :05:26.A serious crime of wearing a T- shirt. So offensive. For not
:05:26. > :05:30.welcome, the Celtic supporters travelling to Holyrood, but denied
:05:30. > :05:34.access to the public gallery by security, because they were
:05:34. > :05:42.planning a silent protest displaying this message, fans are
:05:42. > :05:50.not criminals. And this one, SNP, shame on you. These fans were
:05:50. > :05:55.furious. The we could not have expressed them being anti- Liberal
:05:55. > :06:02.better than what they were doing. BR wanted to crush Celtic fans,
:06:02. > :06:06.football fans, denying citizens rights. The anti-sectarian bill has
:06:06. > :06:13.upset both halves of the Old firm's support, I have these views proved.
:06:13. > :06:18.There are so many laws, you do not know what you can do it. We need
:06:18. > :06:25.things in writing what you cannot sing. Make it clear. It is all very
:06:25. > :06:30.well dishing out rules. But you have to make things clear. Should
:06:30. > :06:36.MSPs draw up a song she, featuring anthems that all right and those
:06:36. > :06:43.banned. -- draw up a short sheet. Politicians say those determined
:06:43. > :06:46.enough ball just create new songs. The Bill is designed to out law
:06:46. > :06:50.offence of behaviour, including sectarian chanting linked to
:06:50. > :06:55.football. At the match outside the ground or watching the game in a
:06:55. > :07:00.public house. It also covers schemes abroad. Ministers insist it
:07:00. > :07:07.is time to act. Much of what we see at the poll celebrates nothing more
:07:07. > :07:14.than heat, division and done to antagonise and provoke old winds. -
:07:14. > :07:21.- hate. That must stop. This is a bad law and bad practice for the
:07:21. > :07:26.SNP to break-up the consensus on such an important issue. It also
:07:26. > :07:30.covers threatening communications. The test is threats of serious harm,
:07:30. > :07:37.perhaps inciting religious hatred. The maximum Pelynt to -- the
:07:37. > :07:42.maximum penalty is five years in jail. Tonight, the Bill was carried
:07:42. > :07:47.into law. Ryan Taylor joins me from
:07:47. > :07:54.Parliament. Why wear those T-shirts such a problem? A statement was
:07:54. > :08:00.issued saying demonstration to are welcome, but outside Parliament. --
:08:00. > :08:05.demonstrations are welcome. Those T-shirts were not welcome in the
:08:05. > :08:08.public gallery. It was described as not appropriate. The bill is
:08:08. > :08:12.expected in force early in the New Year. I expect ministers to
:08:12. > :08:17.announce initiatives over the next few months about other measures to
:08:17. > :08:21.tackle sectarianism, etc. It's about education and community
:08:21. > :08:28.involvement. And this reception behind me is about the future of
:08:28. > :08:31.football. Thank you. Police investigating the murder of
:08:31. > :08:37.three people in a deliberate house fire in Helensburgh have released
:08:37. > :08:42.new CCTV images of a man they want to trace. The person can be seen in
:08:42. > :08:45.the background of the footage being shown. Eight-year-old Bridget
:08:45. > :08:48.Sharkey and her 21-year-old brother Thomas Jnr died after their home
:08:48. > :08:54.was set alight in July. Their father, Thomas Sharkey Snr, died
:08:54. > :08:57.six days later. The only survivor was the wife and mother of the
:08:57. > :09:02.victims, Angela Sharkey. You are watching Reporting Scotland
:09:02. > :09:09.from the BBC. Still to come on the programme... An inquiry into the
:09:09. > :09:12.Shirley McKie fingerprint case says she was a victim of human error.
:09:12. > :09:15.In sport, Celtic are in Italy for their must-win Europa League match.
:09:15. > :09:19.But they have injury concerns. More on that later.
:09:19. > :09:24.And the former Open champion, Paul Lawrie, tells us about His big
:09:24. > :09:27.comeback. A student from Falkirk, who was
:09:27. > :09:30.thrown off a train by another passenger after a dispute with the
:09:30. > :09:33.conductor, claims it amounted to assault. Video of 19-year-old Sam
:09:33. > :09:38.Main being ejected was posted on YouTube and has been watched by
:09:38. > :09:43.more than a million people. Why should these people p and you
:09:43. > :09:48.do not? This is the video that has gone by role, starting with the
:09:48. > :09:57.conductor insisting Sam Main, in a hat, has no ticket. Up steps a
:09:58. > :10:04.passenger who has become known as the big man. Get off. He is an
:10:05. > :10:11.investment banker. He moves the 19- year-old student to the door and
:10:11. > :10:17.finally onto the platform. Today, Sam Main told me he did have a
:10:17. > :10:21.ticket and he felt he was dealt with harshly. He made no
:10:21. > :10:27.conversation with me, grabbed from behind by a grown man, assaulted on
:10:27. > :10:33.the train, thrown to the ground off the train. Sam tried to get back on
:10:33. > :10:38.the train. He says he needed his back. I do not believe I handled
:10:38. > :10:43.things well, I was wearing, but I was distressed. But the man who
:10:43. > :10:47.took this footage said the right thing was done. I felt for the
:10:47. > :10:57.conductor, being that each and not being able to put off by 19-year-
:10:57. > :10:58.
:10:58. > :11:04.old, then you have a family with children aged under five. There was
:11:04. > :11:08.a level respect not there. Transport police are in debt --
:11:08. > :11:12.transport police are investigating. Could he faced charges? It a
:11:12. > :11:17.serious crime is being committed by a civilian which you fill is being
:11:17. > :11:20.committed, you are allowed to intervene. But that has to be
:11:20. > :11:24.reasonable and reflect the seriousness of the crime. What
:11:25. > :11:27.happened here last Friday night has been watched by more than half-a-
:11:27. > :11:33.million people from across the world, raising interesting
:11:33. > :11:38.questions. When is it right to intervene? How much force can be
:11:38. > :11:43.used? And, most crucially, and one of the men in this international
:11:43. > :11:49.debate be prosecuted? Scotland's murder rate has risen in
:11:49. > :11:52.the past year. There were 95 homicides in the year to the end of
:11:52. > :11:56.March, up from 78 in the previous 12 months. The majority were killed
:11:56. > :12:01.by blades or sharp instruments. The figure is still the third lowest in
:12:01. > :12:04.the past 11 years. The public inquiry into the Shirley
:12:04. > :12:09.McKie fingerprint scandal has found she was a victim of human error and
:12:09. > :12:12.there was nothing sinister at work in her case. The former police
:12:12. > :12:15.officer was accused of perjury after a fingerprint found at an
:12:15. > :12:19.Ayrshire murder scene in 1997 was wrongly identified as hers.
:12:19. > :12:24.But at the heart of this saga of was the refusal of a fingerprint
:12:24. > :12:28.expert to admit they may have been wrong. The head of the service
:12:28. > :12:35.apologised to Shirley McKie and her father to date. It is the most
:12:35. > :12:40.welcome thing, that this report has caused them to make their apologies.
:12:40. > :12:46.Shelley was apologise to and the family for mistakes made. That
:12:46. > :12:49.gives us optimism and hope that we can move ahead, that the group will
:12:49. > :12:54.move ahead and finally make fingerprinting in Scotland a
:12:54. > :13:00.forensic science. This story goes back 15 years to the brutal murder
:13:00. > :13:05.of a former bank clerk. The body of the 51-year-old was found in her
:13:05. > :13:09.home in Kilmarnock. A local joiner convicted of her killing on
:13:09. > :13:16.fingerprint evidence. The fingerprints of Shirley McKie had
:13:16. > :13:20.been identified in her house. -- In the victim's house. She told the
:13:21. > :13:24.trial she was never inside, so was charged with perjury. Won the
:13:24. > :13:30.unanimous decision of the High Court jury, she was found not
:13:30. > :13:37.guilty. Experts from the Scottish criminal records of this were
:13:37. > :13:41.suspended for Miss identifying fingerprints. -- Miss identifying.
:13:41. > :13:48.The conviction was then quashed and Shirley McKie was awarded
:13:48. > :13:53.compensation. Today, along public inquiry, headed by a retired
:13:53. > :13:57.Northern Ireland judge, made its final report. In its 900 pages,
:13:57. > :14:02.this is its key recommendation. Fingerprint evidence should be
:14:02. > :14:07.recognised as opinion at not fact. Those involved in the criminal
:14:07. > :14:10.justice system need to assess it as such on its merits. The fingerprint
:14:10. > :14:15.service says it has already implemented many of the
:14:15. > :14:25.recommendations. Unit he now wants Strathclyde Police to reopen the
:14:25. > :14:28.
:14:28. > :14:31.investigation into the murder. -- Police divers are to search the
:14:32. > :14:37.bottom of the Caledonian Canal where it is believed at card has
:14:37. > :14:42.appeared earlier today. Neither asleep by an RAF helicopter or an
:14:42. > :14:47.underwater camera has so far located the vehicle. CCTV appears
:14:47. > :14:53.to sure the vehicle plunging off the canal bank at the City's
:14:53. > :14:59.Muirtown Locks. Iceland and the Faroe Islands are facing sanctions
:14:59. > :15:04.for overfishing Mac at all. It could lead to a ban on boat going
:15:04. > :15:12.to the two countries and a restriction on imports. Scotland's
:15:12. > :15:17.fishermen have given it a cautious welcome. A referendum has been
:15:17. > :15:23.taken on the controversial new design of Aberdeen's Union Terrace
:15:24. > :15:27.Gardens. A meeting of the city council decided to ask whether
:15:27. > :15:33.people support the project or whether they want and they existing
:15:33. > :15:37.gardens to be kept. The winning design will be revealed in January.
:15:37. > :15:47.Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds face a course Court
:15:47. > :15:54.
:15:54. > :16:02.lottery -- a postcode lottery to see if they can get into better
:16:02. > :16:09.educational circumstances. The school was punching above its
:16:09. > :16:16.weight. Although one 5th Ara entitled to benefit of free school
:16:16. > :16:24.dinners, over one-third a passing three tiers. -- are passing three
:16:24. > :16:34.Higher exams. The teachers have a part to play. The core of and
:16:34. > :16:42.
:16:42. > :16:49.beyond for you. -- they go beyond The school says that success is
:16:49. > :16:53.partly down to close monitoring of their children's work. Where are
:16:53. > :17:01.they, where are they being successful? Where are the areas we
:17:01. > :17:05.can identify with them? How do we target those improvements? Many in
:17:05. > :17:10.education say that success is more to do with the whole man the school.
:17:10. > :17:17.There is an issue surrounding support, if you like. That pupils
:17:17. > :17:26.get from their parents. It is so important that they are supported
:17:26. > :17:30.from an early age and education. Magic, perhaps. Research indicates
:17:30. > :17:34.that schools seem to make more of an impact any exam results of other
:17:34. > :17:39.countries. Experts are still trying to work out why.
:17:40. > :17:49.It is the most expensive bottle of whisky ever sold. Just one bottle
:17:50. > :17:51.
:17:51. > :17:58.of 55-year-old Glenfiddich sold for a record fee today in Edinburgh. It
:17:58. > :18:05.was bottled in 1955. It was auctioned off to celebrate the
:18:05. > :18:09.owner, has -- the order's birthday, Janet Sheed Roberts. -- the owner's
:18:09. > :18:15.birthday. All proceeds from the Sale will go to charity. Janet
:18:15. > :18:21.Sheed Roberts was 110 this year. Celtic arietta we on the eve of
:18:21. > :18:28.their match against Udinese. -- Celtic are in Italy. Several first-
:18:28. > :18:34.team players did not travel because of injury. That may mean an earlier
:18:34. > :18:38.than anticipated comeback for another player. When you're a
:18:38. > :18:43.footballer, people take care of those travel arrangements for you.
:18:43. > :18:50.Scott Brown picked up his boarding pass on a trip to Italy. They must
:18:50. > :18:57.win against Italy or they will be out of Europe. -- against Udinese.
:18:57. > :19:01.They're doing superbly well domestically but we have got a lot
:19:01. > :19:06.of confidence in our team now, we have been on a good run
:19:06. > :19:10.domestically and we are looking forward to it. No boarding cards
:19:10. > :19:16.required for Joe Ledley, Glenn Loovens, Kris Commons or Adam
:19:16. > :19:22.Matthews, who are all injured. Kelvin Wilson could make his
:19:22. > :19:27.comeback. He has not played a competitive match since September.
:19:28. > :19:34.He is in contention, that is why he is travelling. He has had a
:19:34. > :19:39.practice match. We played at a week ago at the training ground. Emilio
:19:39. > :19:45.Izaguirre is also travelling. Do not get too excited, celtic fans -
:19:45. > :19:49.last season's player of the year is still a few weeks away from his
:19:49. > :19:52.comeback. Maybe he fancies a break from the Scottish winter.
:19:52. > :19:58.Scottish footballers will be hearing from the organisers of the
:19:58. > :20:01.British Olympic team in the next few days. Jamie Mackie is one of
:20:01. > :20:05.the International to has declared an interest. That is despite the
:20:05. > :20:11.opposition of the Scottish Football Association. They fear the British
:20:11. > :20:14.team could harm the prospects of retaining a Scottish national team.
:20:15. > :20:19.One of the Heart of Midlothian players waiting for his wages from
:20:19. > :20:23.November has taken a part-time job. Ian Black has been working as a
:20:23. > :20:27.painter and decorator on his days off to pay for his family's
:20:27. > :20:31.Christmas presents. The players are considering making an official
:20:31. > :20:34.complaint to the Scottish Premier League if they do not get paid by
:20:34. > :20:38.the weekend. Paul Lawrie has ended the year on a
:20:38. > :20:45.high, but he is playing down talk of making next year's Ryder Cup
:20:45. > :20:51.team. He won the Andalucian Open and finished second in the Dubai
:20:51. > :20:57.Championship. We were speaking to the Renaissance man of Scottish
:20:57. > :21:04.golf. In 1999, Paul Lawrie was private --
:21:04. > :21:08.propelled to golf superstardom. He won the British Open at Carnoustie.
:21:08. > :21:15.2011 has been a come back here. had not won for 11 years before
:21:15. > :21:19.Malaga. It was important to get back into the winning ways. It was
:21:19. > :21:24.nice to finish off the year on Sunday by finishing second in
:21:24. > :21:28.divide and getting myself up the world rankings under Order of Merit.
:21:28. > :21:34.He also pocketed half a million pounds for finishing runner up.
:21:34. > :21:41.After breaking his tournament drought, he finds himself on the
:21:41. > :21:46.fringes of Ryder Cup selection. His old for from the 1999 Championship
:21:46. > :21:50.things he has a chance. You need to be more selective about the
:21:50. > :21:55.tournaments you want to play in, but despite that, I am convinced
:21:55. > :21:59.that Paul could play in the next round. Why couldn't he? If I can
:21:59. > :22:05.play well in the first dozen events next year, I think I could have a
:22:05. > :22:09.chance. But for me, that is a long way away. He celebrated his recent
:22:10. > :22:15.success by watching his beloved Aberdeen beating St Johnstone and
:22:15. > :22:19.the SPL yesterday. Paul Lawrie is certainly back at the top table of
:22:19. > :22:24.golf. He certainly is. Let us hope you
:22:24. > :22:30.get into that Ryder Cup team. What is six-and-a-half miles long,
:22:30. > :22:35.carries thousands every day and is 115 years old? A celebration is in
:22:35. > :22:43.place to mark the Glasgow subway's birthday. We have been looking at
:22:43. > :22:50.history of the third oldest underground in the world.
:22:50. > :22:57.It was immortalised in song by Francie and Josie. It was nicknamed
:22:57. > :23:03.the Clockwork Orange. But, for a lot of passengers, there is a vital
:23:03. > :23:10.question. Do you call this the Underground or the subway?
:23:10. > :23:19.Underground. The subway. Underground. He is the definitive
:23:19. > :23:25.answer. It was originally the subway. We are back at the subway.
:23:25. > :23:33.Glaswegians collared the subway. -- Glaswegians say there some way.
:23:33. > :23:39.was originally called by a steam- powered cable. It was shut for
:23:39. > :23:45.three years in the 70s, when it was last modernised. What do you use it
:23:45. > :23:55.for? For university or for work. I get it here four times a week. I
:23:55. > :24:02.rely on it. The subway's most hectic week was during the Empire
:24:02. > :24:07.Exhibition of 1938. Bella Vista Park was also where they were
:24:07. > :24:17.heading on the biggest ever day, in 1982, when Pope John Paul the
:24:17. > :24:21.second visited Glasgow. The modernisation is something the
:24:21. > :24:31.Victorian pioneers could hardly have imagined.
:24:31. > :24:34.
:24:34. > :24:44.Let us go overground and get the I think I call it the truth!
:24:44. > :24:47.
:24:47. > :24:56.Tonight, we can see a very dry night ahead. -- that sued. --the
:24:56. > :25:02.tube! We will see some freezing fog developing. Some showers continuing
:25:02. > :25:08.in the north-west corner. Overnight, those will debt to below freezing.
:25:08. > :25:12.Tomorrow morning, it will be a chilly start. Eventually, it will
:25:12. > :25:16.be dry and bright with some sunny spells developing, the best of that
:25:16. > :25:22.in the east. There will continue to be showers in the West and into the
:25:22. > :25:31.south. Some of the showers will be quite heavy and turning to snow. It
:25:31. > :25:36.will be cloudier towards the West. Further north, and the far north
:25:36. > :25:39.and around Caithness, and Sutherland, and near Aberdeenshire,
:25:39. > :25:44.we will see the best of the brightness all boys will be a
:25:44. > :25:50.little bit cooler here. Further inland, it will be even cooler.
:25:50. > :25:57.That ground will not heat up much at all. Later tonight, it will turn
:25:57. > :26:07.chilly very quickly. We will also see showers pushing into the south.
:26:07. > :26:13.
:26:13. > :26:22.That will be rain, sleet and snow. It will be a largely dry day
:26:22. > :26:25.tomorrow, with some sunny spells. It will be chilly, however. Cool,
:26:25. > :26:29.with some bright spells this weekend. There will be wintry
:26:29. > :26:35.showers, especially in the north. Be aware of the ice on the roads
:26:35. > :26:42.tonight. The First Minister is calling for
:26:42. > :26:46.an Argentine, UK-wide jobs summit as the UK -- as figures showed a
:26:47. > :26:54.big rise in unemployment in Scotland.
:26:54. > :27:02.The Stephen Lawrence murder trial has been told that one of the men
:27:02. > :27:05.accused of the murder was at home. The mother of the defendant said he
:27:05. > :27:11.was at home all evening. The Scottish government has used
:27:11. > :27:17.his majority to push through new laws against bigotry, despite
:27:17. > :27:21.opposition MPs wanting the legislation scrapped. The co-
:27:21. > :27:27.operative Bank has been announced as the preferred bidder to buy a