27/03/2012 Reporting Scotland

Good evening. Total says that it takes six months to stem the gas

leak on its platform. Fun in the sun as the heatwave

continues, it brings danger, too. I will be reporting as a get TB is

the first place in Britain to be contaminated.

A say some geezer collapses, what do you do? The advert for the

British Heart Foundation says a life. And I walked back to my bag

and collapsed. The an air and sea evacuation of...

Total is lying experts in from across the world to deal with it.

Reports describe a cloud of gas. There is still a risk of fire.

is more than Forte towers since the alarm was raised. The gases still

leaking. Total hopes that it will stop itself.

Since the start of the oil boom, all manner of problems have been

solved by vessels leaving Aberdeen harbour. What is happening 150

miles away is unprecedented. For he it is as it is it gets. On the

positive side, everyone is off the platform. If this gas were to be

ignited, it could be the end of the installation. These library

pictures cannot have been filmed today. There is an exclusion zone

to reduce the risk of the gas cloud catching fire. The problem

developed under the Elgin installation wellhead platform.

Orwell had been causing problems. That all is thought to have come

from a reservoir. Gas leak to outer casings designed to carry other

substances. It shrouded the area and gas. Total has called in people

from around the world to solve the problem. For relief well may have

to be drilled. I would say the relief well is a minimum of six

months. We are freeing up other platforms. To night, Janet Methven

fire fighting vessels are on standby. We understand their calls

for the exclusion zone to be extended. That is right. Last night,

Shell decided to move its non- essential shook -- non-essential

personnel. Today, the company has shut down production. Unite has

said they are so concerned, they want anyone within five miles of

the platform to be evacuated. It you're worried about gas shortages,

the National Grid has told us, they have been able to absorb it. Gas

supply can become an issue in six months.

The prosecution in the trial of two men accused of sending suspected

parcel bombs to Neil Lennon has said its case is based on the view

that he accused believed the devices were viable even though

they were not. Janet Methven denied a trying to tell the fans.

Today, up we can show you Trevor Muirhead. He is accused along with

Neil McKenzie of conspiring to murder Neil Lennon, Paul McBride QC

and Trish Godman. This morning, it was at her and of the defence to

make their case. Gordon Jackson QC, and Donald quinone -- Donald and

like to see decided to not to make any evidence. The advocate depute

told the jury he accepts that packages were not viable. He said

the Crown case's case is based on the idea that the men believed they

The advocate depute compared to Mr a jigsaw. He said it can -- formed

a compelling picture. Trevor Muirhead and Neil McKenzie deny all

charges. Still to come, the soaring success

of Scotch whisky, a global sales reached an all-time high.

Great whether or wild camping but inconsiderate behaviour threatens

it will stop Rangers administrators will vote with Celtic on a matter

of constitutional change in the SPL. St Mirren ask the director to step

down. Once a warrior, always a warrior,

and John Barclay pledges his future to Glasgow.

It has been another scorcher. The Mercury is hitting more than 23

degrees Celsius. There is a near March record of 24 degrees Celsius.

While many of us are enjoying the heatwave, the weather has some

drawbacks. Hotter than Athens, even when you

daft. Time to get back and perhaps cool off. Most of us are going

about her daily business. High pressure is pulling in pollution.

Pollution on this street was the second highest possible level.

get high pressure and it draws air from across continental Europe,

bringing pollution from Europe and combining with a local emissions.

Anyone with respiratory problems is advised to use medication and

consult a doctor S symptoms persist. Normally, at this time of year,

vegetation would be tender dry. Because of a hot weather, that is

being made worse and there is a risk of forest fires. Dozens of

forest fires have been tackling blazes in Dumfries and Galloway.

4th be careful when you are right here. If you have a camp fire, do

it in any area that that is not covered by vegetation. If you're on

the hills, think about the winds. It does not take much to spread

fire. For it is not all doom and gloom. A spell of good weather he

is hardly a major handicap. But each at a get TB has avoided

being designated as radioactive after an agreement was reached.

Radioactive material have been found for more than 20 years.

is a get TB, the contaminated land is being covered by that I need.

This is the place which narrowly avoided that tag of being the first

place in Britain to be designated as contaminated land. That win the

title that may have stuck for centuries. The half-life his 1,600

years. The Scottish Environment Protection Agency's concern gave a

deadline to the Ministry of Defence to rent the be of a problem. It

gave a timetable of more investigation ending in the next

year. Have they given you any undertaking

that they will find this problem? No. You must be concerned. At the

moment, we are happy. Progress has been made. We want to see things

done in the interests of the community. The end state is missing.

-- date. The management options, no one has declared liability in that

respect. There is still uncertainty. What does this mean for the people

of Dalgety Bay? We are thinking about relief. We are relieved not

to be the first place in Britain with this attack. -- label. They do

not know what the problem will be solved or who will solve it. They

do not know or who will pay for it or how long it will take. Let us

look at what is happening in the country. Fire crews in Inverness

are tackled -- tackling a blaze on scrap-metal.

If plans for a far right March and Aberdeen have been rejected by the

council and Grampian Police. The National Front want to hold a

procession on Hitler's birthday. Police in East Lothian are

investigating thefts of sheep. 24 sheep have been taking.

Talks are being held over plans for or waste incinerator and in

Invergordon. The reporter is due to meet the developer who are backed

by Mohamed Al-Fayed. How can the correct storage, just that Younes

can be cancerous. A charity is working to protect

South used. Oxfam says it is building links between communities

suffering from economic problems. Two more or radioactive hot spots

have turned up near Dounreay. We are said to be in the minor

category. Going under the hammer or our

captain mac huge been all and dandy panels. They were taken to the

Scotch whisky exports have reached record levels. Latest figures show

they were worth more than 4.2 �5 billion last year. Here is our

business editor. The water of life is selling well. We got used to

exports going up through the downturn but today we find out last

year's levels were extremely good. It is very encouraging, we can

invest in distilleries and warehouses which means sustaining

jobs in Scotland. It should not be a surprise because reflecting on

our industry, this is truly a golden period. Four of the 1/4

billion pounds last year for Scotch whisky exports, that is up 23 %.

This foreign whisky is only �4. Sales in Brazil where up 40%. East

Asia was up 44 % and India sob valued grow by 30%. -- saw value

Grove. It is Americans who continue to spend most on it. Nearly two

thirds of a billion pounds last year. There could even be a whisky

shortage! Au whisky distilling may be needed and while whisky

dominates our exports seafood also is up earning more than �11 million

last year. Now the story of an amateur golfer who was his life to

be bee Gees, well, their single staying alive. There was an advert

last year featuring Vinny Jones and that song. He may have seemed an

unlikely choice to teach beat nation resuscitation techniques. --

Team GB nations. And at BG's Vauxhall and even unlikely or read

them but this man was his life to it. -- teach the nation. -- and at

be Gees pop song and unlikely read them. Here is the recording of the

I totally remembered the advert. It was all thanks to that that we knew

what we were doing. Modern technology and the advert is what

brings it all home. It was a shift the call handler will never forget.

I actually came off the phone thinking, I think that guy is going

to live. I think we have done a really good job here. The adrenalin

was flowing for the rest of my shift. How is it seeing him here

today? They it is fantastic to actually see them. This goes to

show that knowing the basics of the resuscitation can help someone stay

alive. A nice story. Now we are better to pitch your tent in this

glorious weather than on the bonny banks of Loch Lomond. It is banned

some -- in some parts of the east of the loch and now there are plans

to perhaps banned it further because people are leaving a mess

behind. The first tampers of spring are already out but be seen is not

always this tranquil. The debris is plain to see from last year's

campers. We need to manage camping where there is pressure on

resources. We had to address some specific issues on the east of Loch

Lomond. We have to insure the environment is there for future

generations. They have to balance the needs and rights of visitors

and residents alike but what most seem to agree is that the current

damage and littering they are seeing is unsustainable. One of the

ideas put forward by the national park to protect these islands would

seek wild camping band but one Organisation has warned against

this approach. We would have to look at the by-laws that exist

already and see if they are working. If you ban camping in one area you

could end up with them moving to another place and displacement

happening. The National Parks says no decision will be taken until

after the consultation but it says it is clear that big changes are

essential. Now let's hear the latest sports news. BBC Scotland

has learned that the Rangers administrators, Duff and Phelps,

are to join forces with Celtic in blocking any move to change the

current voting structure in the SPL. Last week, representatives of the

non-old firm clubs met to discuss changing the 11-1 voting

requirement, needed to effect major changes in the league, to a 9-3

vote. Celtic have already expressed their opposition to the proposed

change. St Mirren have called on a director of the club to stand down

with immediate effect. Ken McGeoch has been involved in a takeover bid

for the Paisley club but that now looks to be unlikely. Jane Lewis is

in our newsroom, what can you tell us? Decent Merah board released a

statement tonight expressing concerns that the board member held

a meeting last November during which confidential club details

were discussed. India statements and Merah alleged that during that

meeting there were commercially sensitive documents. Information

such as player budgets and such as player budgets and

contracts will stop the board consider that he had no right to

look at those documents, it was a serious breach of trust and an

error in judgment. Mr with the was involved in brokering the deal with

the Craig Whyte to take over Rangers last May. The St Mirren

directors did not become aware of Mr Withey's involvement with Mr

McGeoch until January of this year, when the lawyer was preparing a

draft takeover bid. McGeoch, along with businessman Paul Davies, has

with businessman Paul Davies, has been attempting to buy the majority

shareholding of a group of St Mirren directors but has seen his

bids for the club rejected. St Mirren has been up for sale since

2009. St Mirren have now given McGeoch 48 hours to resign from the

board or face an extraordinary general meeting where an attempt to

remove him will be made. Celtic defender Thomas and Roy Keane

insists there's no psychological issues among the players when it

issues among the players when it comes to big matches. Celtic were

beaten in the weekend's Old Firm derby at Ibrox as the missed the

opportunity to wrap up the SPL title. The previous weekend Celtic

lost the League Cup final to Kilmarnock. The Norwegian defender

admits it is frustrating but says admits it is frustrating but says

it is not a mental issue. We have played big games before. I do not

think it is a mental thing. It is more as something that happens out

there. Motherwell's Stevie Hammell has called on the SFA to be lenient

with his manager, Stuart McCall. The Motherwell boss was sent to the

stand during his side's Scottish Cup defeat to Aberdeen and will

appeal and a one-match ban. Hammell believes McCall has been punished

enough. He got sent to the stand at half-time so that is half again he

has already messed. I personally think that is enough. It is half a

game where he cannot do his job properly from the stand. I do not

think there is any need to put it over the top. To rugby and John

Barclay has signed a one-year contract extension with Glasgow

Warriors. The Scotland back row forward joined Warriors in 2004 and

has made 126 appearances for Sean Lineen's side. Now back from Six

Nations duty, the 25 year-old expected to make a big impact in

Friday's crunch match against Cardiff Blues at Firhill. -- is

expected. Time now to get the weather forecast and as it's a

beautiful evening, Christopher has gone to enjoy it. Today some parts

of the country were warmer than Athens and the French Riviera. The

winner for the highest temperature today goes to Aboyne. Tonight will

be dry and Chile as temperatures drop under clear skies. It will be

milder in the far north where there will be more cloud. It will be

close to freezing further south with a touch of frost. Tomorrow the

cloud overnight in the North will continue to sink its way south.

There could be some light rain or drizzle in that cloud but for the

rest of the country it will be another dry, bright and sunny

afternoon. Temperatures still warm though not as warm as today. Orkney

could peak at 18 Celsius tomorrow. Much of Perthshire, Angus, Fife,

the Lothians and borders not too bad at all for March. It will stay

dry tomorrow evening but the cloud and showers could continue in the

far north. For Thursday and Friday there will be more cloud around and

that will bring the temperatures down. Down to around the mid teens

in the southern half of the country. Friday will have more in the way of

cloud and potentially some drizzle down the west coast. The best of

the sunshine in the south and east. Now a summary of tonight's main

news. A report into last summer's rioting says it could happen again

if what it calls England's half-a- million forgotten families, are not

given the support they need. The report says young people from these

families have lacked any stake in society. An air and sea evacuation

zone around the leaking Elgin gas platform remains in place tonight

with the Total oil company flying in experts from across the world to

help deal with it. Reports describe a low cloud of gas surrounding the

platform and there is still a risk of fire or explosion. The price of

stamps is set to soar. First class will increase from 46p to 60 p and

for second class from 26 to 50p. The increase has come after the

Royal Mail was given the freedom to set its own price for the first