:00:14. > :00:17.Welcome to Reporting Scotland. Tonight on your national news.
:00:17. > :00:20.A new row over the independence referendum as Alex Salmond invites
:00:20. > :00:25.the Prime Minister for talks, but Nick Clegg says he's got to deal
:00:25. > :00:28.with the Scottish Secretary instead. The Scottish rugby international,
:00:28. > :00:34.Rory Lamont, apologises after using Twitter to describe President Obama
:00:34. > :00:37.as a whore. Also in the programme tonight.
:00:37. > :00:39.The French breast implant scandal. A group of Scottish woman say
:00:39. > :00:49.they're planning legal action against the private firms who
:00:49. > :00:53.
:00:53. > :00:56.provided them. I paid nearly �4,000 for these implants and they have
:00:56. > :01:00.been proven to be a risk to my health and they could go at any
:01:00. > :01:02.time and now I am being told they have to pay again.
:01:02. > :01:06.And can Andy Murray finally win a grand slam title?
:01:06. > :01:14.He's hoping he can go one better at the Australian open and put behind
:01:14. > :01:17.his defeat by Djokovic in last The First Minister Alex Salmond
:01:17. > :01:19.says he wants to hold face-to-face talks with David Cameron about the
:01:20. > :01:22.independence referendum. Mr Salmond was speaking in Dublin at a summit
:01:22. > :01:24.meeting he attended with the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg. Earlier,
:01:24. > :01:28.the First Minister accused Westminster of bullying and
:01:28. > :01:38.hectoring. As Tim Reid reports, the week's events are being noted far
:01:38. > :01:46.
:01:46. > :01:49.Scotland's constitutional future is making the news around the world.
:01:49. > :01:59.This tie one cartoon is not perhaps how the British media would depict
:01:59. > :02:04.
:02:04. > :02:07.the battle. == Taiwan. At a meeting of the British and Irish Council
:02:07. > :02:13.and Dublin, relations look healthier but the UK Government
:02:13. > :02:19.dismissed accusations of bullying from Alex Salmond. Far from
:02:19. > :02:23.accusing him of bullying, we have said we will give to the Scottish
:02:23. > :02:28.government the power to a hold the referendum and illegally
:02:28. > :02:32.unambiguous manner. With Westminster and Edinburgh at odds
:02:32. > :02:38.over the question, a jovial offer from Northern Ireland to use
:02:38. > :02:42.dormant for peace talks. We have a castle in Belfast and I am sure we
:02:42. > :02:45.would be prepared to make it available for peace discussions.
:02:45. > :02:50.The First Minister says he is willing to host a attend formal
:02:50. > :02:56.talks with the Prime Minister. are happy to talk and will not be
:02:56. > :03:00.intimidated or delayed or talk down to or have a stunning spooled. The
:03:00. > :03:03.extraordinary mandate of the Scottish National Party from the
:03:03. > :03:08.Scottish people should lead to a constructive discussion and let us
:03:08. > :03:15.not play games. Whatever the outcome - unlikely to be as
:03:15. > :03:19.dramatic as some might think. A lot of public rhetoric one where
:03:19. > :03:24.the other today, what is going on behind the scenes?
:03:24. > :03:28.Despite some of those scenes today, here the war of words continues.
:03:28. > :03:31.Government sources say it is contradictory that Alex Salmond is
:03:31. > :03:39.inviting the Prime Minister to talks in Edinburgh when earlier
:03:39. > :03:45.this week he said Westminster should but out of the campaign.
:03:45. > :03:51.There was a warning today that Alex Salmond had been invited to talks
:03:51. > :03:55.but has not replied. He said he replied today and said that Michael
:03:55. > :04:00.Moore can attend the talks but what is going on today his political
:04:00. > :04:03.brinkmanship. In the coming days, there will be lots more of that to
:04:03. > :04:11.come. And here's Isabel Fraser with a
:04:11. > :04:15.look ahead to this week's new-look Sunday Politics Scotland.
:04:15. > :04:19.Who says the constitution cannot put the heather on fire? After a
:04:19. > :04:24.remarkable week, we speak to the First Minister and the Scottish
:04:24. > :04:28.Secretary in the all new Sunday politics Scotland.
:04:28. > :04:31.Network Rail is to be prosecuted for a train crash in Cumbria, which
:04:31. > :04:34.killed a woman from Scotland. An inquest into the death of Margaret
:04:34. > :04:37.Masson from Glasgow revealed that faulty points on the track were to
:04:37. > :04:47.blame for the derailment. Now rail bosses could face an unlimited fine.
:04:47. > :04:50.
:04:50. > :04:57.Laura Bicker reports. The Virgin train derailed at 95 mph
:04:57. > :05:00.with all passengers flying on this embankment. Among the passengers -
:05:00. > :05:05.84-year-old Margaret Masson from Glasgow the died from multiple
:05:06. > :05:11.injuries. 86 others were injured. An inquest into the pensioner's
:05:11. > :05:14.death ruled that poorly maintained points were to blame. They were
:05:14. > :05:21.degraded and unchecked. This in junior admitted he had forgotten to
:05:21. > :05:30.inspect them but Margaret Masson's family have said they feel he is
:05:30. > :05:34.not solely responsible. This man was sincere, showed remorse and he
:05:34. > :05:38.has my utmost respect. My family will not hold anything against him.
:05:38. > :05:43.I met him and shook his hand and thank him for what he tried to do
:05:43. > :05:49.and nobody listened to him. Today, nearly five years after the crash,
:05:49. > :05:54.Network Rail will face prosecution. It seems to me that the prosecution
:05:54. > :06:04.of Network Rail is inappropriate and natural consequence given the
:06:04. > :06:15.
:06:15. > :06:19.evidence that came out. -- and The charges relate to breaches of
:06:19. > :06:23.health and safety regulations. If found guilty, Network Rail will
:06:23. > :06:26.face an unlimited fine. Many of those caught up in this chaos say
:06:27. > :06:29.they simply want justice done. You're watching Reporting Scotland
:06:29. > :06:32.from the BBC. Still to come on the programme.
:06:32. > :06:40.There's a new look for Scotland's oldest newspaper but it comes as
:06:40. > :06:44.the industry suffers falling circulation.
:06:44. > :06:49.Andy Murray's new coach tells us that people are being too critical
:06:49. > :06:59.of the world No. Four. We're in Australia for the dock of the
:06:59. > :07:00.
:07:00. > :07:04.world's worst -- first Grand Slam A Scotland rugby international has
:07:04. > :07:07.apologised after describing the US President Barack Obama as a whore.
:07:07. > :07:09.Rory Lamont used the Twitter social network to make disparaging remarks
:07:09. > :07:19.about a number of world politicians, including David Cameron and the
:07:19. > :07:21.
:07:21. > :07:25.German chancellor, Angela Merkel. Annie McGuire has the details.
:07:25. > :07:30.This social media site Twitter is teaming with Scottish courts people,
:07:30. > :07:38.with everyone from the head of the SFA to Andy Murray using the site.
:07:38. > :07:41.-- sports people. Their views and the language used
:07:41. > :07:51.by Scottish rugby international or Rory Lamont go beyond the normal
:07:51. > :07:58.
:07:58. > :08:01.fare. Tweeting on 4th January, he In March last year, he told David
:08:01. > :08:08.Cameron to pay down over Colonel Gaddafi using one of the most
:08:08. > :08:12.offensive words and the English language. Despite his sponsorship,
:08:12. > :08:18.he has tweets criticising bankers and the involvement of Germany in
:08:18. > :08:21.the Urals on crisis is compared to Hitler. This is taken seriously and
:08:21. > :08:28.the Scottish Rugby Union gave players this lecture before last
:08:28. > :08:32.year's Six Nations. Remember, with Twitter, Facebook and so on, it is
:08:32. > :08:37.not about you because you represent Scotland. Your comments and photos
:08:37. > :08:47.and videos will be circulated among more than just your friends. Is he
:08:47. > :08:50.
:08:50. > :08:55.behaving in a way befitting a The Celtic manager Neil Lennon as
:08:55. > :09:02.another Twitter user but fully understands the risks involved.
:09:03. > :09:06.would rather they kept their views on other areas of their life. I
:09:06. > :09:12.didn't think our players are intelligent enough to docker that
:09:12. > :09:16.politics. Rory Lamont remains on Twitter but for sporting bodies,
:09:16. > :09:20.the question of how to manage players and an internet age remains
:09:20. > :09:22.a concern. And you can hear more on that story in Sport Nation with
:09:22. > :09:24.John Beattie, tomorrow morning on BBC Radio Scotland, at 9am.
:09:24. > :09:27.Police investigating the disappearance of a man in East
:09:27. > :09:30.Renfrewshire believe they have found his body in water close to
:09:30. > :09:32.where he was last seen. 48-year-old Derek MacInulty, from Burnbank in
:09:32. > :09:40.Hamilton was seen leaving a newsagent in Eaglesham on 3rd
:09:40. > :09:43.January. A car, thought to be his, has been found in a river nearby. A
:09:43. > :09:47.post-mortem examination will be held to establish the cause of
:09:47. > :09:49.death. A group of women in Scotland who
:09:49. > :09:53.received PIP breast implants are planning to take legal action
:09:53. > :09:56.against the private firms who provided them. Although the UK
:09:56. > :09:59.government says there's no evidence that they pose a higher risk to
:09:59. > :10:05.women's health than other implants, women who had the implants on the
:10:05. > :10:10.NHS can have them removed free of charge. But private firms are
:10:10. > :10:17.refusing to pay the cost of removing them. Julie Peacock
:10:17. > :10:22.reports. Trawling the Internet for
:10:22. > :10:27.information. This women received and plants from a private clinic in
:10:27. > :10:31.2004. It has emerged that some were made with industrial grade silicone
:10:31. > :10:38.which could cause a threat if it ruptures. She wants them removed
:10:38. > :10:43.but the clinic says it will cost almost �3,000. I paid �4,000 nearly
:10:43. > :10:47.four those implants and now they have been proven to be made with
:10:47. > :10:52.mattress filler, there a risk to my health and could go at any time. I
:10:52. > :10:57.am being told I need to pay again so they will make a profit on the
:10:57. > :11:00.needing a replacement. I think it is a scandal. Now she and many
:11:00. > :11:04.others are taking legal action against the firms who are refusing
:11:04. > :11:10.to remove them free of charge. The UK Government says there is no
:11:10. > :11:15.clear evidence of an increased risk of harm. Even so, NHS patients can
:11:15. > :11:17.have them removed for to be if they want. Both the UK and Scottish
:11:17. > :11:22.government have arched private clinics to do the same but some
:11:22. > :11:27.have refused. Lawyers say that is illegal. They were quick enough to
:11:27. > :11:30.take the money in the first place. It seems clear from the evidence in
:11:30. > :11:35.France that the goods were not a satisfactory quality and on that
:11:35. > :11:41.basis, the legislation is clear. They must pay for them to be
:11:41. > :11:45.replaced and there must be compensation. Private clinics like
:11:45. > :11:50.this both used these implants on Scottish patients. The body which
:11:50. > :11:54.represents them says it is not their responsibility to remove them.
:11:54. > :11:59.It says it trusted the advice of the Department of Health and the
:11:59. > :12:02.standards regulator who said these implants were safety used. It is up
:12:02. > :12:04.to the Government to meet the costs of removing them. Wiseman Dairies,
:12:04. > :12:07.Britain's biggest fresh milk supplier and one of Scotland's
:12:07. > :12:11.largest companies, is in talks about a possible takeover offer
:12:11. > :12:14.from Germany's Muller dairies. The East Kilbride-based company made
:12:14. > :12:18.the announcement to the stock market, after a surge in its share
:12:18. > :12:23.price. Stock market rules say Muller has until the 10th February
:12:24. > :12:27.to make a formal offer or pull out of talks.
:12:27. > :12:35.A look now at what else has been happening across the country this
:12:35. > :12:41.Friday. Network Rail plan to place barriers
:12:41. > :12:46.that all 23 open a level-crossing across Scotland. At trial at two
:12:46. > :12:49.crossings and Ardrossan proved successful. They will be much safer
:12:49. > :12:54.than they are at the moment with a physical barrier coming down in
:12:54. > :12:59.front of people. People will have no excuse.
:12:59. > :13:05.30 firefighters tackle major blaze at the Aberdeenshire roofing firm.
:13:05. > :13:09.The a 90 had to be closed for four hours because of smoke.
:13:09. > :13:13.More than 300 classroom assistants threatened with redundancy last
:13:13. > :13:16.year will now be kept on by Highland Council but retrained as
:13:16. > :13:21.pupil Support assistants. It is a turnaround from budget cuts
:13:21. > :13:26.announced last year. Growing fears about the safety of
:13:26. > :13:32.schoolchildren being ferried by bought around a closed still roam
:13:32. > :13:35.road. The road was shut after a landslide in December.
:13:35. > :13:40.Harris tweed Hebrides predict another growth here for the
:13:40. > :13:45.industry and have kicked off 2012 by naming says career as a new
:13:45. > :13:49.target market. We are already 25% ahead in terms of orders and we
:13:49. > :13:52.wear at this time last year and that is encouraging.
:13:52. > :13:57.Super-fast broad band could be available in the Highlands and
:13:57. > :14:01.Islands by the start of next year. A project being carried out is the
:14:01. > :14:06.largest rural broad band initiative it anywhere in the UK.
:14:06. > :14:11.Talks have begun to try to save the Borders three remaining youth
:14:11. > :14:13.hostels. The Scottish hostels Association say it is no longer
:14:13. > :14:22.viable but to a script on them to stay.
:14:22. > :14:25.More on those and other stories on The downward trend in daily
:14:25. > :14:29.newspaper sales has been confirmed again by the release of the latest
:14:29. > :14:33.circulation figures. All of Scotland's daily titles, with the
:14:33. > :14:35.exception of the Mail, have lost readers. Not included in the
:14:35. > :14:39.figures was the Aberdeen-based Press and Journal, which today made
:14:39. > :14:43.a little bit of history by publishing for the last time as a
:14:43. > :14:53.broadsheet. From now on, it will only be available in tabloid format.
:14:53. > :14:53.
:14:53. > :14:58.But will that be enough to keep sales up? A little piece of
:14:58. > :15:03.printing history, as the last broadsheet press in general ward
:15:03. > :15:09.off the presses. After today, only tabloid sized versions of the
:15:09. > :15:15.newspaper will be available on the street. It is a significant change
:15:15. > :15:19.after 250 years. The compact version is not new and was phased
:15:19. > :15:26.in eight years ago. The current editor says it should not be a
:15:26. > :15:32.shock to readers. His it is something of a gamble. It is the
:15:32. > :15:41.bold step and an innovator step. But we're very positive about their
:15:41. > :15:46.reactions or four. It is an evolutionary step. Readers are
:15:46. > :15:51.drifting away from newspapers at an alarming rate. Circulation figures
:15:51. > :15:58.show the Herald suffered a fall of nearly one 5th in the second half
:15:58. > :16:04.of last year. The Scotsman dropped, as the de daily record, both by
:16:04. > :16:11.over seven %. But this lecturer says the Press and Journal was one
:16:11. > :16:15.of the best that slowing the decline. It is any area which is
:16:15. > :16:19.economically very strong and they have a strong brand. They are able
:16:19. > :16:27.to secure a much bigger share of the market. But in common with all
:16:27. > :16:36.newspapers, they are having to always look for words. When the
:16:36. > :16:44.Titanic sank 100 years ago, it was reported in the paper that it was
:16:44. > :16:51.reported as a Aberdeen man lost its sea. That is not a true story, but
:16:51. > :16:56.the current owners hope that today's change will see the paper
:16:56. > :16:59.ceiling too much colder waters. BBC Scotland has learned that a new
:16:59. > :17:02.funding package is being worked out to get more schoolchildren to take
:17:02. > :17:05.part in physical education. At the moment, fewer than one quarter of
:17:05. > :17:15.Scotland's secondary schools are delivering two hours of PE a week.
:17:15. > :17:22.
:17:22. > :17:30.Gymnastic class in the 2012 in the East End. Much of the talk is about
:17:30. > :17:33.the Commonwealth Games in two years' time. I think we will get a
:17:33. > :17:41.lot out of the Olympic Games and the Commonwealth Games. I think it
:17:41. > :17:45.could be a very important legacy. as well improving the weekly stats
:17:45. > :17:51.for physical education. Less than one quarter of secondary schools
:17:51. > :17:58.offered to hours per week. There are many obstacles to overcome if
:17:58. > :18:08.the Scottish government is to deliver and the pledge to deliver
:18:08. > :18:11.
:18:11. > :18:15.two hours of PE a week by 2014. One man with a vision to improve
:18:15. > :18:21.physical education knows we must capitalise on the Olympic and
:18:21. > :18:26.Commonwealth Games legacy. It would be embarrassing if we had such high
:18:26. > :18:34.profile events in or country and did not do something for young
:18:34. > :18:44.people in the future. It would be criminal and embarrassing. But as
:18:44. > :18:48.
:18:48. > :18:52.Glasgow builds towards 2014, is there going to be any legacy?
:18:52. > :18:56.hard to see if there will be any legacy and it is probably more
:18:56. > :19:04.important that we concentrate on things which we know contribute to
:19:04. > :19:07.poor health, such as poverty and poor housing. I have learned their
:19:07. > :19:11.new finances are being put together by the Scottish government as it
:19:11. > :19:21.tries to reach its target for physical education. We should know
:19:21. > :19:21.
:19:21. > :19:26.the details of a funding package in the next few weeks. No, it is time
:19:26. > :19:28.for us all to hold our breath again, as Andy Murray goes for another
:19:28. > :19:31.major title? Andy Murray's coach says his
:19:31. > :19:34.protege is getting too much criticism for his failure to win a
:19:34. > :19:37.major tournament. Eight-time major winner Ivan Lendl has only been in
:19:37. > :19:40.post since December, but some believe he could help Murray break
:19:40. > :19:43.his duck. If he is to do it at Australian Open over next fortnight,
:19:43. > :19:53.he will have to overcome some tough opponents, starting with America's
:19:53. > :20:00.
:20:00. > :20:06.Ryan Harrison. The job could have been kinder for Andy Murray. To get
:20:07. > :20:14.to the final, he may have to beat Joe Wilfred song Gatt and Novak
:20:14. > :20:21.Djokovic. How does that leave his title chances? I think he has got
:20:21. > :20:28.the 4th best chance. Obviously, after the top three days, I think
:20:29. > :20:36.he has made progress, but I think that is why he hired Ivan Lendl. He
:20:36. > :20:42.knows he has got to get better. It is going to be interesting. They
:20:42. > :20:47.knew a coach was tight-lipped on how he would help Andy Murray.
:20:47. > :20:51.am not going to go into any game things or what is going to happen
:20:51. > :20:58.on court. I think it is just having someone around to has been there
:20:58. > :21:07.and played a very similar game. It is someone to talk to and to listen
:21:07. > :21:11.to. Many people now see Ivan Lendl as the missing piece in the Andy
:21:12. > :21:20.Murray's puzzle. He has lost three Grand Slam finals, including two
:21:20. > :21:25.here in Melbourne. His new course things that is harsh. I think it
:21:25. > :21:31.has been very harsh. It is the same as I got when I was losing to John
:21:32. > :21:35.McEnroe and Bjorn Borg. Perhaps the only way to silence the critics is
:21:35. > :21:39.to win here in Australia. Rangers have offered a contract to
:21:39. > :21:42.the Swedish midfielder - Mervan Celik He is one of a number of
:21:42. > :21:45.players Ally McCoist is keen on. The Rangers boss will also take a
:21:45. > :21:48.look at the Estonian defender Enar Jaager on trial next week.
:21:48. > :21:51.And a pre-contract offer has been made to the St Johnstone striker
:21:51. > :21:56.Francisco Sandaza.The Spaniard has scored 12 goals in the first half
:21:56. > :21:59.of the season and will face the Ibrox club tomorrow lunchtime.
:21:59. > :22:03.Edinburgh Rugby are just over an hour away from playing what their
:22:03. > :22:06.coach says could be the most important match of the season. A
:22:06. > :22:09.win over Racing Metro in France would earn the Scottish pro side a
:22:09. > :22:12.place in the last eight of the prestigious Heineken European Cup.
:22:12. > :22:22.But it would not be the first momentous Scottish victory at the
:22:22. > :22:23.
:22:23. > :22:32.stadium just outside Paris. One of the most celebrated moments in
:22:32. > :22:36.Scottish sport. Eric Liddle winning gold at the Paris Olympics in 1924.
:22:36. > :22:42.He inspired the Oscar-winning film Chariots of Fire and now in the
:22:43. > :22:48.very stadium where he made his name, Edinburgh rugby players will try
:22:48. > :22:54.and two the same. It is the scene of a great Scottish victory. Does
:22:54. > :23:04.that give you inspiration? I just hope we will not have to run that
:23:04. > :23:07.
:23:07. > :23:12.fast! In the air of professional sport, we have the serious but a
:23:12. > :23:20.business to do. If we get to write and play well, we will get a good
:23:20. > :23:25.result. If not, it will be the end of a disappointing day. Edinburgh
:23:25. > :23:29.are joint top on points in their Heineken Cup pool. A win tonight
:23:29. > :23:33.over the bottom club were just about seal their qualification for
:23:33. > :23:39.the knockout stages. They will either get there as one of the
:23:39. > :23:45.group winners are one of the best runners-up. If they are to take
:23:45. > :23:51.inspiration from the famous Scots runner, the are heading in for
:23:51. > :23:53.their own Chariots of Fire. And you can keep up to date with
:23:53. > :24:03.how Edinburgh are faring in Rugby Sportsound on BBC Radio Scotland
:24:03. > :24:10.810 medium wave. The show starts at seven o'clock.
:24:10. > :24:20.Let us see how the weather is looking ahead of the weekend, with
:24:20. > :24:22.
:24:22. > :24:26.Christopher. It is looking chilly, but it might also be sunny. Imagine
:24:27. > :24:34.the line really from all been down to Teesside. South of the air,
:24:34. > :24:40.temperatures down to-two, even in the towns and cities. Down in the
:24:40. > :24:44.south-west, temperatures could drop down to minus four. In the Northern
:24:44. > :24:48.Ireland, the temperatures staying at for a five degrees Celsius.
:24:48. > :24:55.There will be some mist and fog patches forming overnight, which
:24:55. > :24:59.could be stubborn to clear tomorrow morning. But it will be a dry,
:24:59. > :25:06.bright and fine day, once the sun actually get there. By mid-
:25:06. > :25:14.afternoon, it will be dry and bright hopefully, but cold. 10
:25:14. > :25:20.pages at a high of only three or four degrees Celsius. Further north,
:25:20. > :25:26.through pressure and the islands, maybe slightly warm or. In the far
:25:26. > :25:32.north, the best temperatures of the day. Between six and eight degrees
:25:32. > :25:39.Celsius between the northern islands and the Shetlands. Here are
:25:39. > :25:46.the temperatures on the hills. It will be cloudy in the north-west
:25:46. > :25:53.Highlands, but improving throughout the weekend. Wind and Easter is
:25:53. > :26:00.lighter than those in the West. If you are going skiing, the mild
:26:00. > :26:06.weather has limited the snow in places. Into Saturday evening and
:26:06. > :26:12.overnight, it will be dry and clear, with the widespread frost. Wind
:26:12. > :26:19.increasing up the West End coast. High pressures continuing to
:26:19. > :26:25.dominate on Sunday. Good for us, because there will be dry, find and
:26:25. > :26:34.bright. Probably more sunshine on Sunday than opt tomorrow. It will
:26:34. > :26:38.be called, however. From Sunday into Monday, the high pressure just
:26:38. > :26:48.about hanging on, but as we head into Monday night, the hint of wet
:26:48. > :26:50.
:26:50. > :26:52.weather once again coming our way. Tonight, for many, cold and frosty.
:26:52. > :26:55.Now, just before seven o'clock, a summary of tonight's top stories...
:26:55. > :26:57.Hostilities over an independence referendum have continued at a
:26:57. > :27:00.meeting of the British-Irish Council. First Minister Alex
:27:00. > :27:02.Salmond invited the Prime Minister and his deputy for formal talks in
:27:02. > :27:05.Edinburgh, but he was told to "engage" instead with Scottish
:27:05. > :27:08.Secretary Michael Moore. David Cameron has hinted that there
:27:08. > :27:16.may be a rethink of controversial plans to stop child benefit for
:27:16. > :27:19.higher rate taxpayers. But Chancellor George Osborne has
:27:19. > :27:21.insisted that the principle of axing the benefit for the better
:27:21. > :27:28.off is right. Network Rail is to be prosecuted
:27:28. > :27:31.for a train crash in Cumbria, which killed a woman from Scotland. An
:27:31. > :27:34.inquest into the death of 84-year- old Margaret Masson from Glasgow,