:00:25. > :00:28.Welcome to Reporting Scotland. Tonight on your national news...
:00:28. > :00:36.Is he worth it? Public fury and political pressure mount, over a �1
:00:36. > :00:41.million bonus for Stephen Hester, the Chief Executive of RBS.
:00:41. > :00:43.need the right people, but that just seems out of order.
:00:43. > :00:46.We will hear the arguments for and against the award.
:00:46. > :00:49.Also tonight... The teenager accused of murdering
:00:49. > :00:52.his schoolfriend breaks down in the witness box, as he is questioned
:00:52. > :01:00.about the killing. We are with police in the Borders,
:01:00. > :01:03.as they step up their campaign against metal theft on the railways.
:01:03. > :01:09.And the support was there and at times he was rampant, but in the
:01:09. > :01:12.end, Andy Murray just did not have enough to see off Novak Djokovic.
:01:12. > :01:16.There has been widespread anger at the news that the chief executive
:01:16. > :01:20.of the Royal Bank of Scotland is to receive a bonus of nearly �1
:01:20. > :01:23.million worth of shares. Stephen Hester has faced calls to
:01:23. > :01:25.refuse the award, at a time when many people face a squeeze on
:01:25. > :01:28.earnings and businesses are struggling.
:01:28. > :01:30.Tonight, the First Minister, while not commenting directly on that
:01:30. > :01:34.bonus, said that banks supported by the taxpayer should "exercise
:01:34. > :01:40.restraint". Our business and economy editor Douglas Fraser is
:01:41. > :01:44.here with more. An outrage or simply the going
:01:44. > :01:47.rate? Let us hear the arguments about Scotland's biggest company
:01:47. > :01:50.and you decide. First, the facts...
:01:50. > :01:54.Stephen Hester, the corporate surgeon who joined the bank after
:01:54. > :01:58.the crisis hit, has a salary of �1.2 million per year. That has
:01:58. > :02:04.been frozen for a fourth year. To earn his bonus, he needs to hit
:02:04. > :02:07.targets in the bank's recovery programme. He has not hit them all.
:02:07. > :02:11.Lending has fallen short, the share price has been weak.
:02:11. > :02:21.So while he might have had a bonus worth �1.6m, he is getting �963,000
:02:21. > :02:21.
:02:21. > :02:24.worth of shares, possibly lots more in a long-term bonus. The boss of
:02:24. > :02:34.this giant bailed-out bank, Stephen Hester's a lightning rod for public
:02:34. > :02:34.
:02:34. > :02:44.anger. At a time when vulnerable people have seen their benefits cut
:02:44. > :02:45.
:02:45. > :02:53.and wages are frozen to the lowest rate since the 1920s, it is
:02:53. > :03:03.scandalous that he is getting this. At is ridiculous. What is he doing?
:03:03. > :03:06.Sitting behind a desk making a few decisions? I think people who do
:03:06. > :03:12.make a real difference should be getting this, people will look
:03:12. > :03:17.after children and save lives. But let us look at it from another
:03:17. > :03:20.point of view. This is a bank, not a government department.
:03:20. > :03:22.From the bosses' perspective, if RBS is to recover, it has to
:03:22. > :03:25.compete. In the market place, directors on
:03:25. > :03:27.the board's remuneration committee are setting pay to retain rare
:03:28. > :03:37.talent. In that market place, banker pay is
:03:38. > :03:38.
:03:38. > :03:46.very high. I think it is a very difficult time. At difficult times,
:03:46. > :03:52.you require really good people at the top. All executives know what
:03:52. > :03:57.the market rate is. The renumeration committee has got a
:03:57. > :04:02.problem if it takes a stand. If it tries to hold pay down against
:04:02. > :04:07.market forces, there will be a lot of disgruntled top management teams
:04:07. > :04:11.and you could hear people leaving. That would be hugely disruptive.
:04:11. > :04:14.It is worth remembering we all have a stake in the value of Stephen
:04:14. > :04:16.Hester's bonus becoming much bigger, because we own a lot more shares
:04:16. > :04:19.than he does. The Great British public has 82% of
:04:19. > :04:22.the bank. But to break even, to get our head
:04:22. > :04:26.above water, we need the share price above 51p, but it is now a
:04:26. > :04:31.long way under water. That is the gap we have got to
:04:31. > :04:34.close if we are to get back our �45 billion Royal Bank bail-out.
:04:34. > :04:37.The teenager accused of the murder of an East Kilbride schoolboy told
:04:37. > :04:41.the High Court in Glasgow that he did not remember stabbing him 20
:04:41. > :04:47.times and slitting his throat. Craig Roy has admitted killing Jack
:04:47. > :04:50.Frew, but denies murder. Roy broke down several times in the witness
:04:50. > :05:00.box while being cross-examined. He maintained that he had tried to
:05:00. > :05:08.help Jack Frew, after discovering what he had done. Named three had
:05:08. > :05:14.already moved up into the witness box and he told about the night he
:05:14. > :05:22.killed his classmate Jack Frew. Craig Roy when there because he
:05:22. > :05:25.wanted to stop Jack Frew what he called it blackmailing him. But
:05:25. > :05:32.when asked, do you take responsibility for the killing, he
:05:32. > :05:38.said I do not want to believe it, but logically, yes. The court had
:05:38. > :05:48.just heard that Jack Frew was stabbed 20 times and had his throat
:05:48. > :05:51.cut. The prosecutor asked Craig Roy if he remembered stabbing Jack Frew.
:05:51. > :05:57.Do you remember him fighting back, of which is why you got the
:05:57. > :06:06.injuries to your hands? Did you remember him screaming for his
:06:06. > :06:16.life? Twice, the court was adjourned when Craig Roy tried in
:06:16. > :06:18.
:06:18. > :06:27.the dock. There was a while after in the dock when Jack Frew said he
:06:27. > :06:34.was trying to help at Craig Roy. Craig Roy replied, I do not
:06:34. > :06:39.remember stabbing him. Craig Roy has completed his evidence. He will
:06:39. > :06:42.return to the dock when his trial resumes on Monday.
:06:42. > :06:44.You are watching Reporting Scotland from the BBC. Still to come on the
:06:44. > :06:47.programme... Pioneering a new way of warning
:06:47. > :06:51.about high pollution, using e-mail and text messages.
:06:51. > :06:54.And we look at the preparations for the biggest Burns Supper in the
:06:54. > :06:56.world. In sport, we will hear from Andy
:06:56. > :07:01.Murray, after that nerve-shredding showdown with Novak Djokovic in the
:07:01. > :07:11.Australian Open tennis semifinals. And we look ahead to tomorrow's big
:07:11. > :07:21.
:07:22. > :07:25.Hampden cup semifinal with a cult British Transport police say the
:07:25. > :07:28.theft of metal is now their top priority. Thefts are continuing
:07:29. > :07:38.across the country, driven by the high price of metals like lead and
:07:39. > :07:40.
:07:40. > :07:44.copper wire. Metal theft is the Transport police's biggest priority
:07:44. > :07:49.after terrorism. They have been leading the task force trying to
:07:49. > :07:56.stamp it out. Today they are telling scrap dealers and the
:07:56. > :08:01.Borders telling them what to look for. I think people see this as an
:08:01. > :08:05.easy opportunity and I think the rest is law and the chance of being
:08:05. > :08:11.detected us all. That is why it is important that we are seen to be
:08:11. > :08:16.clamping down on these people. has already started on the new rail
:08:16. > :08:21.line from the Borders took Edinburgh. It is expected to bring
:08:21. > :08:26.a whole new lease of life to the area, but it may also bring
:08:26. > :08:30.opportunities for thieves. This is why the police are so worried. The
:08:30. > :08:36.police these criminals broke into this Yarden stole overhead power
:08:36. > :08:39.lines. The cost the network �16 million last year. There are
:08:39. > :08:43.organised and persistent and nothing is sacred. Plaques have
:08:43. > :08:47.been stolen from graves and the cost of preparing this roof at the
:08:47. > :08:55.respite centre for young children will run into tens of thousands of
:08:55. > :08:59.pounds. We are all very very angry. The amount of money and time that
:08:59. > :09:03.was put into raising the money for this beautiful facility, it is so
:09:03. > :09:09.what needed for the families. If people could see what the families
:09:09. > :09:16.get out of this I am sure they would not do this sort of thing.
:09:16. > :09:21.Soaring metal prices are encouraging this crime, but the
:09:21. > :09:31.gunmen are bringing in new laws about scrap merchants in order to
:09:31. > :09:39.
:09:39. > :09:47.do something to stop this. In Cambuslang has a man jailed for a
:09:47. > :09:52.killing has failed in his appeal. Up the cost of moving on in
:09:52. > :09:57.Scotland has come up higher than house prices. He said the estate
:09:57. > :10:07.agent fees where the biggest largest expense. World Holocaust
:10:07. > :10:08.
:10:08. > :10:16.the has been marked across Scotland. She was very important to because
:10:16. > :10:21.she was a local hero and died helping the children. Scottish
:10:21. > :10:30.Water have assured residents that their water quality should improve
:10:30. > :10:33.by March. Shetland Islands are looking at ways of slashing �29
:10:33. > :10:39.million off its budget over the next two years. Proposals include
:10:39. > :10:44.cutting wages and ferry services. Unions say the cuts are too deep,
:10:44. > :10:48.but the island authority says as to rain in its spending. The proposed
:10:49. > :10:55.visitors' centre for the battle of Bannockburn has been awarded almost
:10:55. > :11:03.�4 million of lottery money. It will celebrate the battles seven
:11:03. > :11:13.hundredth anniversary. The new campus for the University of the
:11:13. > :11:22.
:11:23. > :11:25.West of Scotland universe there has It may come as a surprise to learn
:11:26. > :11:28.that pollution levels in Scotland are sometimes so high that we are
:11:29. > :11:32.advised not to exercise outdoors. Now Scotland is to become the first
:11:32. > :11:33.part of the UK to offer a pollution alert system which could eventually
:11:33. > :11:43.be incorporated into weather forecasts.
:11:43. > :11:47.
:11:47. > :11:51.NHS Lanarkshire has been fined 24 This is the type of weather
:11:51. > :11:55.forecast we are used to, but could that change and we could then be
:11:55. > :12:01.getting this sort of forecasts? This is one of Scotland's most
:12:01. > :12:08.polluted streets, ironically called Hope Street. I went to the air
:12:08. > :12:13.quality monitoring system. The this is a fresh one, the slightly green
:12:13. > :12:20.one has been in for a day and this one which is quite dark has been in
:12:20. > :12:27.for two weeks. E even on a winter day like today, air-quality can be
:12:27. > :12:35.poor. But now you can be warmed through and you are alert system.
:12:35. > :12:43.People can subscribe to the air quality website and if we have the
:12:43. > :12:50.warning of higher pollution, we can warn people buy text or e-mail.
:12:50. > :12:55.some days, pollution levels are so high we should all avoid exercise.
:12:55. > :12:59.If there was a way of warning people that they should maybe
:12:59. > :13:05.reduce the amount of exercise they do hear the do that day outdoors
:13:05. > :13:15.that would be good. So now, even when we complain about the weather,
:13:15. > :13:19.
:13:19. > :13:22.we now even have something to NHS Lanarkshire has been fined
:13:22. > :13:25.�24,000 thousand pounds over health and safety breaches, which saw a
:13:25. > :13:27.woman get Legionnaires' disease. The 64-year-old developed the
:13:27. > :13:34.condition while being treated at Hartwoodhill Hospital in November
:13:34. > :13:36.2008. She was subsequently treated in Wishaw General. A subsequent
:13:36. > :13:39.investigation by the Health and Safety Executive identified
:13:39. > :13:45.legionella bacteria in three sources in the water system at
:13:45. > :13:48.Hartwoodhill. More than 40 calls were received
:13:48. > :13:50.from members of the public after last night's Crimewatch appeal
:13:50. > :13:55.concerning the theft of half a million pounds of old Scottish
:13:55. > :14:05.coins, some dating back 900 years. The collection was taken from the
:14:05. > :14:05.
:14:05. > :14:09.Broughton home of Lord and Lady Lothian and Borders Police said
:14:09. > :14:12.they were "thrilled" at the response.
:14:12. > :14:14.Almost 70 years ago, the ancient seat of Clan Cameron near Fort
:14:14. > :14:17.William was transformed into Britain's secret weapon, a training
:14:17. > :14:20.centre for the Commandos. Between 1942 and 1945 thousands of
:14:20. > :14:23.servicemen would pass through Achnacarry. Next week, a BBC
:14:23. > :14:27.Scotland documentary will tell the story of how Achnacarry and other
:14:27. > :14:30.Highland estates helped shape Britain's wartime special forces.
:14:30. > :14:40.And, as Colin Wight reports, the music in the programme has a strong
:14:40. > :14:42.
:14:42. > :14:48.link with just one of them. Music from Castle Commando, written by a
:14:48. > :14:56.renowned Highland fiddler. His contribution is a vital part of the
:14:56. > :15:06.programme. This manual has stood the test of time. A lot have been
:15:06. > :15:12.used, all around the world. Castle commanded tells the story about how
:15:12. > :15:20.Achnacarry's remote location made it an ideal exercise ground for
:15:20. > :15:27.some of Britain's toughest troops. This man's grandfather was one
:15:27. > :15:37.other key players. He was seriously injured at a castle will live mine
:15:37. > :15:38.
:15:38. > :15:48.went off, killing the man next to him. He was reassigned to after
:15:48. > :15:50.
:15:50. > :15:55.recuperation and are taught the commanders to ski. I know the
:15:55. > :16:01.landscape very well, very well indeed. Between the landscape and
:16:01. > :16:11.the stories that I knew, it was a very easy job to do. The music just
:16:11. > :16:13.
:16:13. > :16:23.poured out. I was very pleased with And you can see Castle Commando on
:16:23. > :16:23.
:16:23. > :16:32.BBC Two Scotland next Tuesday night at 9pm. David is here with the
:16:32. > :16:40.sport. Yes, Andy Murray of pushed the world's best tennis player all
:16:40. > :16:46.the way but ultimately missed out on success. The defending champion
:16:46. > :16:51.beat the Scot in a gruelling match. Despite this, Andy Murray says he
:16:51. > :17:01.has made great strides. After Australia Day came Caledonia day.
:17:01. > :17:02.
:17:02. > :17:11.He had come -- they had come from all over Scotland. Come on, Andy!
:17:11. > :17:18.You're going to win! I think he will come out on top in the end.
:17:19. > :17:27.Early on, that confidence looked misplaced. Chocolate-chip won the
:17:27. > :17:37.first set. Things went from bad to worse -- the defending champion won
:17:37. > :17:38.
:17:38. > :17:48.the first set. The Serb court his second wind and Paddy Murray saved
:17:48. > :17:48.
:17:48. > :17:58.three points before going two-one ahead. -- Andy Murray. That lasted
:17:58. > :17:58.
:17:58. > :18:08.all of 88 minutes, but just 25 minutes later, the world No. 1
:18:08. > :18:16.
:18:16. > :18:26.broker again. He eventually sit -- lost the gruelling match. The main
:18:26. > :18:27.
:18:28. > :18:31.thing I takeaway was the great performance by him. I'm happy.
:18:32. > :18:37.now, it is back to the practice courts before another crack at the
:18:37. > :18:41.French Open in May. Hearts won't be punished by the SPL
:18:41. > :18:44.for failing to pay their players on time. The league had charged the
:18:44. > :18:47.Tynecastle club with failing to act in the utmost faith after missing a
:18:47. > :18:52.deadline for payment, but after a four hour hearing at Hampden today
:18:52. > :18:57.the case against the club was dismissed. Today's hearing was very
:18:57. > :19:00.fair. We are satisfied. We heard from two of the directors today and
:19:00. > :19:04.we were satisfied that they did believe that by doing what they did,
:19:04. > :19:14.they were complying with the order. On that basis, it would have been
:19:14. > :19:15.
:19:15. > :19:18.wrong to find that they breach their conduct. It's the Communities
:19:18. > :19:21.Cup semi-finals weekend. The first one is tomorrow and it's an all-
:19:21. > :19:24.Ayshire affair. Ancient and deep rivalries will be renewed when
:19:24. > :19:27.Premier League Kilmarnock and part time First Division Ayr United meet
:19:27. > :19:34.at Hampden, The first time the teams have met for three years.
:19:34. > :19:44.Welcome to Ayreshire, a heart of Burns country. The one thing
:19:44. > :19:49.
:19:49. > :19:59.everybody is talking about round here is a big game. Well, almost
:19:59. > :20:07.
:20:07. > :20:14.everybody. We are both happy that we are meeting each other, it is a
:20:14. > :20:24.great thing for the people of Ayreshire. We will certainly look
:20:24. > :20:32.
:20:32. > :20:42.forward to it. What better place to put on an event like this.
:20:42. > :20:50.
:20:50. > :20:55.expect more of this from a local The anthem is about the big game.
:20:55. > :21:00.Can't live with them, can't live without them. It is all about a
:21:00. > :21:08.positive message and the fact that Ayr United are getting to play on a
:21:08. > :21:18.huge stage, great opportunity. It is all about that. And the good, or
:21:18. > :21:18.
:21:18. > :21:23.bad, News is that he is already working on a song for the final.
:21:23. > :21:31.The greatest ever Ayreshire man, but I can't help wondering what he
:21:31. > :21:38.would have made of things if he were alive today. What is it you
:21:38. > :21:46.want to know, big man? I want to know about the game tomorrow.
:21:46. > :21:54.see what happens on the day. That is atrocious! One of those men is
:21:54. > :21:57.around impostor -- an impostor! They're billing it the biggest
:21:57. > :22:00.Burns Supper in the world and it's taking place in Dumfries this
:22:00. > :22:02.weekend. With 80 performances in 44 venues, the Big Burns Supper is
:22:02. > :22:12.essentially a Burns-inspired arts festival. Willie Johnston has been
:22:12. > :22:17.to sample the menu. Forget your traditional Burns Supper. The Big
:22:17. > :22:23.Burns Supper is more of an artistic feast, nothing set in stone. Last
:22:23. > :22:33.night, in rehearsal of tonight's one door opening event on the banks
:22:33. > :22:34.
:22:34. > :22:44.of the myth. Visual arts, cinema, music of every genre. The English
:22:44. > :22:50.natural opera brings home the world premier of the new work of the life
:22:50. > :22:59.of Burns. We have found there are so many parallels about the drama,
:22:59. > :23:04.the love, the loss. Also starring is this folk-singer, Emily Smith.
:23:04. > :23:09.She says it is important to portray traditional music in a contemporary
:23:09. > :23:14.way for new generations. But as the aim of an eclectic, often quirky
:23:14. > :23:22.weekend programme. Venues include a fast food joint and the gents
:23:22. > :23:28.toilet was standing Room for four. We have got a whole table, and you
:23:28. > :23:35.are sitting on a table, and each of those venues represents be speaking
:23:35. > :23:45.at a Burns Supper. The best of or his new for Scotland. If the menu
:23:45. > :23:52.
:23:52. > :23:57.is sufficiently appetising, it Here is a look ahead to this week's
:23:57. > :24:01.Politics Scotland. What the international media made a loss
:24:01. > :24:09.this week. We're on the track of the high-speed rail link, and the
:24:09. > :24:14.Scottish Tory leader is joining us. Hopefully, you will as well.
:24:15. > :24:19.was the weekend where they are shaping up? What a lovely, wintery,
:24:19. > :24:24.bright afternoon across the country. It will stayed largely dry
:24:24. > :24:32.overnight but it will turn very chilly. A very cold at night ahead.
:24:32. > :24:36.Clear skies and tonight for much of Scotland. As a result of the clear
:24:36. > :24:46.skies, a widespread frost developing and also some freezing
:24:46. > :24:46.
:24:46. > :24:50.fog patches and a risk of ice there. Tomorrow morning, a cold and frosty
:24:50. > :24:58.start with the risk of ice, especially across southern parts of
:24:58. > :25:04.the border. Once that clears, it will be dry and bright across much
:25:04. > :25:08.of the country. Tomorrow afternoon, still on the chilly side.
:25:08. > :25:17.Temperatures around two or three degrees, but towards the West, we
:25:18. > :25:23.have this weather front that is trying to pursue in from the West.
:25:23. > :25:33.In parts of the Highlands where we see there is a very low
:25:33. > :25:35.
:25:35. > :25:45.temperatures, highs will struggle to get above freezing. Much lighter
:25:45. > :25:46.
:25:47. > :25:55.winds then we have seen for a while. Skiing this weekend, dry and bright
:25:55. > :26:00.with light winds, but a lot of patchy snow around. As we head
:26:00. > :26:05.towards tomorrow evening, that front continues to try to push into
:26:06. > :26:12.western parts. Most places will see another clear night, turning quite
:26:12. > :26:22.chilly. We have got this massive area of high pressure pitching in
:26:22. > :26:27.
:26:27. > :26:30.from Scandinavia. Sunday, outbreaks of rain towards the West. As we
:26:30. > :26:34.start the new week, we can see that battle continues, drier and
:26:34. > :26:43.brighter towards the east but those funds are really pushing into
:26:43. > :26:46.western parts. They will turn to snow have ever higher ground.
:26:46. > :26:49.summary of tonight's top stories: There's been widespread anger at
:26:49. > :26:53.the news that the chief executive of the Royal Bank Of Scotland is to
:26:53. > :26:56.receive a bonus of nearly one million pounds-worth of shares.
:26:56. > :26:58.Stephen Hester has faced calls to refuse the award, at a time when
:26:58. > :27:07.many people face a squeeze on earnings and businesses are
:27:07. > :27:10.struggling. The teenager accused of the murder of an East Kilbride
:27:10. > :27:13.schoolboy told the High court in Glasgow that he didn't remember
:27:13. > :27:17.stabbing him twenty times and slitting his throat. Craig Roy has
:27:17. > :27:20.admitted killing Jack Frew but denies murder.
:27:20. > :27:22.Passengers on the Costa Concordia which ran aground off Italy are