:00:17. > :00:21.Welcome to Reporting Scotland. Tonight...
:00:21. > :00:24.More fall-out from the row between Rangers and SFA. The manager
:00:24. > :00:29.condemns threats from some fans against members of the disciplinary
:00:29. > :00:35.panel. We hear from one of the members. I have been in football
:00:35. > :00:41.for a number of years and am quite used to that side of things, but
:00:41. > :00:46.this is a different level entirely, a different experience. Police have
:00:46. > :00:48.warned they will take action against those making threats.
:00:48. > :00:52.The First Minister comes under further attack over his relations
:00:52. > :00:56.with Rupert Murdoch and Donald Trump.
:00:56. > :01:01.The Nat Fraser murder trial hears how a few days before his wife
:01:01. > :01:06.disappeared he said if he could not have a, no one else would.
:01:06. > :01:13.And later, up for sale, we find out why locals are concerned about the
:01:13. > :01:18.island under the Skye Bridge. The Rangers manager says he is
:01:18. > :01:23.disgusted by threats from some fans against members of the Scottish FA
:01:23. > :01:27.disciplinary panel. Earlier this week the SFA imposed a fine and
:01:27. > :01:32.transfer ban on Rangers because of rule breaches are linked to the
:01:32. > :01:35.club's financial meltdown. Tonight, one of the members subjected to the
:01:36. > :01:39.abuse said he has not experienced anything like it before.
:01:39. > :01:44.The three men who made the decision to impose sanctions against Rangers
:01:44. > :01:47.have had to ask the police for help. They are fearing for the safety of
:01:47. > :01:53.their families. I have been involved in football for a number
:01:53. > :01:57.of years and am quite used to that side of things, but this is a
:01:57. > :02:05.different level entirely. decision was made on Monday. The
:02:05. > :02:09.SFA imposed �160,000 fine and a 12 month transfer ban after finding a
:02:09. > :02:16.club guilty of bringing the club into disrepute under Craig Whyte's
:02:16. > :02:19.ownership. On Tuesday, Ally McCoist reacted. Who are these people? I am
:02:19. > :02:24.a Rangers supporter. The Rangers supporters and the Scottish public
:02:24. > :02:30.deserve to know who they are. disappointed at that interview.
:02:30. > :02:37.Nobody involved in this process has any axe to grind against Rangers.
:02:37. > :02:47.It was purely a case of business on the evidence we have heard.
:02:47. > :02:57.
:02:57. > :03:03.smaller, Ally McCoist issued a The police have confirmed that an
:03:03. > :03:08.investigation is under way. Some of the comments that were seen it
:03:08. > :03:12.ranged from hate-filled with bigoted undertones to people
:03:12. > :03:15.inciting or suggesting that they would endanger end violence. But as
:03:15. > :03:21.an acceptable. Rangers have announced they would use some of
:03:21. > :03:26.the fans' fighting fund to challenge the SFA's sanctions. They
:03:26. > :03:29.are urging fans to stay calm and say no Rangers supporter should get
:03:29. > :03:35.involved in reprisal attacks, not my or at any time.
:03:35. > :03:42.Laura Bicker is at Ibrox for us now. What else did Eric Drysdale have to
:03:42. > :03:46.say about the way these decisions are made? The SFA has issued its
:03:46. > :03:51.judgment. It has found Regus guilty of bringing the game into disrepute
:03:51. > :03:57.but has not published the reasons why. -- Rangers. In the future,
:03:57. > :04:02.those two things should be published together, that way, both
:04:02. > :04:08.fans and the football club should have some degree of understanding.
:04:08. > :04:15.Another twist in this Rangers cider and as we were here, there are
:04:15. > :04:18.fears that there -- the worst is still to come.
:04:18. > :04:22.The First Minister has faced questions over his relationship
:04:22. > :04:26.with the broad market and the American businessman, Donald Trump.
:04:26. > :04:27.-- Rupert Murdoch. He was challenged at Prime Ministers
:04:27. > :04:34.Square -- First Minister's Questions.
:04:34. > :04:41.He says he has done nothing wrong. Alex Salmond is having trouble with
:04:42. > :04:48.two of the tycoons he has got close to as First Minister. And Question
:04:48. > :04:53.Time, Labour, which long courted Rupert Murdoch, said Alex Salmond
:04:53. > :04:58.was wrong to develop his dealings following the phone hacking scandal.
:04:58. > :05:04.The First Minister became the only senior politician in this country,
:05:04. > :05:09.perhaps the only one in the world, to invite him round for tea.
:05:09. > :05:12.point echoed by the Liberal Democrat leader. -- a point. Is he
:05:12. > :05:19.ashamed that he put his political motives above those of the phone
:05:19. > :05:29.hacking victims? He is an amusing guy and I enjoy his company, I
:05:29. > :05:31.
:05:31. > :05:37.enjoy talking. Rupert Murdoch's description of Alex Salmond. The
:05:37. > :05:42.First Minister condemned illegal practices and said his relationship
:05:42. > :05:45.was about promoting Scottish interests. It is the job of the
:05:45. > :05:55.First Minister to advocate jobs for Scotland and I will continue to do
:05:55. > :05:55.
:05:55. > :06:00.so. Alex Salmond, when I discussed it with him, he pooh-poohed it...
:06:00. > :06:10.Donald Trump claimed to have private assurances from the First
:06:10. > :06:16.Minister that no wind farms would be built near his golf resort. This
:06:16. > :06:20.was revisited. Something stinks. Will the First Minister said the
:06:20. > :06:27.record straight and state categorically before this chamber
:06:27. > :06:33.that no such discussions on planning or wind farms took place?
:06:34. > :06:37.No assurances were ever given in that line. Tycoons are the top of
:06:37. > :06:44.this place today and Alex Salmond may well be wondering if making
:06:45. > :06:49.friends with them is more trouble than it's worth.
:06:49. > :06:53.Tonight on Newsnight Scotland at 11 o'clock, we will be talking to the
:06:53. > :06:57.Scottish Labour leader and the SNP deputy leader.
:06:57. > :07:01.The Scotland Bill, which will give more Paris to the Scottish
:07:01. > :07:03.Parliament, has passed its final hurdle at Westminster and will
:07:04. > :07:07.become law might next week. The Prime Minister said the UK
:07:07. > :07:10.Government had delivered what it promised.
:07:10. > :07:15.This is an historic day for Scotland. We made a clear promise
:07:15. > :07:19.that we would go ahead with this Act, which is the biggest act of
:07:19. > :07:23.fiscal devolution in Scotland's history, to give the Scottish
:07:23. > :07:25.Parliament far more of responsibility to raise the money
:07:26. > :07:31.that it spends. We have delivered on that promise.
:07:31. > :07:34.Coming up... We are already familiar with guide
:07:34. > :07:39.dogs and hearing dogs and we will meet a canines been trained to help
:07:39. > :07:44.people with dementia. And we hear white Walter Smith
:07:44. > :07:49.thinks there's worse to come for Rangers. Neil Lennon is in trouble
:07:50. > :07:55.with the SFA, details later. We even have a couple of thrilling
:07:55. > :07:59.hand cycling races for you. Yes, that is the Sports Minister.
:08:00. > :08:02.Eight Moray businessman accused of murdering his wife 14 years ago
:08:02. > :08:06.told a friend two days before she went missing but if he could not
:08:06. > :08:10.have a, nobody would. Hector Dick told a High Court in Edinburgh that
:08:11. > :08:14.Nat Fraser had an ill will towards his wife. He claimed Mr Fraser had
:08:14. > :08:19.said there could be no prosecution if a person disappear at no body
:08:19. > :08:23.was found. -- if a person disappear.
:08:23. > :08:26.Hector Dick said he was a good friend of Nat Fraser and regularly
:08:26. > :08:30.spend time with him and his wife. When the marriage started falling
:08:30. > :08:34.apart he said Mr Fraser was worried about the cost of a divorce and was
:08:34. > :08:41.jealous about Arlene going out socially. Two days before she
:08:41. > :08:48.disappeared, Hector Dick said Nat Fraser wanted him to buy a car for
:08:48. > :08:51.him. Hector Dick recalled a conversation. Nat Fraser said, if I
:08:51. > :08:56.can't have her, no one will. He said that if people disappear and
:08:56. > :08:59.there is nobody, there cannot be a prosecution. He said he had read in
:08:59. > :09:04.a Symes magazine that if there was anything less than a piece of bone
:09:04. > :09:08.about the size, it could not be identified. Hector Dick bought the
:09:08. > :09:13.car and left it in his yard to be collected. On the morning Arlene
:09:13. > :09:17.disappeared, he said it was gone. The court heard it was two days
:09:17. > :09:27.later when he went to see Nat Fraser. Asked her he seemed, he
:09:27. > :09:35.
:09:35. > :09:43.He said he did not tell police. He knew he had blown his chance and
:09:43. > :09:47.did not know what to do. Mr Fraser denies murder and lodges a defence
:09:47. > :09:50.of alibi and incrimination and says if Arlene was murdered, the
:09:50. > :09:55.personal responsible -- the person responsible is Hector Dick. The
:09:55. > :09:59.trial continues tomorrow. To the local elections and between
:09:59. > :10:04.now and polling day we will take a look at the issues in the country.
:10:04. > :10:09.We begin with Glasgow. The City was once a Labour fortress but the SNP
:10:09. > :10:16.have high hopes of capturing it. The results of this battle could
:10:16. > :10:22.have wider repercussions for both parties.
:10:22. > :10:29.Glasgow is the shopping capital of Scotland. Consumers here are used
:10:29. > :10:35.to choosing which ran they want. -- Brian. When it comes to the council
:10:35. > :10:40.they have shown brand loyalty. Labour has run the council
:10:40. > :10:45.continuously since the late 1970s and has seen itself as the natural
:10:45. > :10:50.party of government in the City for far longer. This time, Labour no an
:10:50. > :10:54.SNP victory is a possibility. They are taking nothing for granted.
:10:54. > :11:00.are standing on a record, our vision, our team and the leadership
:11:00. > :11:04.that this city requires. We are going to be speaking to thousands
:11:04. > :11:12.and thousands of voters, listening to them, and telling them our
:11:12. > :11:18.vision for bringing jazz go forward. -- Glasgow. If people vote the way
:11:18. > :11:22.they did last year, the SNP will be the biggest party in the council.
:11:22. > :11:27.There is a lot to play for. There are a fair number of people who
:11:27. > :11:34.have not yet made up their minds and need an extra push in one
:11:34. > :11:38.direction or another. I think there is everything to play for. Labour
:11:38. > :11:41.has already lost its overall majority and some former Labour
:11:41. > :11:46.councillors are standing against their old colleagues. The other
:11:46. > :11:50.parties think there is every chance neither Labour nor the SNP will
:11:50. > :11:55.have sole control after the election. What we have is a series
:11:55. > :12:00.of policies that seat Glasgow in terms of education, in terms of
:12:00. > :12:04.consultation and in terms of doing something about the buses. We need
:12:04. > :12:10.to devolve power to local people and local communities and give
:12:10. > :12:14.people ownership over devising policy. We have shown we can work
:12:14. > :12:20.with any balance of parties. We would be keen to work on energy-
:12:20. > :12:24.saving and supporting local businesses. The stakes are high in
:12:24. > :12:31.Glasgow. A bad result for Labour would be a heavy blow to Scottish
:12:31. > :12:36.Labour and Ed Miliband. If the SNP do not do well, it could halt the
:12:36. > :12:40.momentum the party has belt behind -- has felt.
:12:40. > :12:44.What else has been happening across the country less there is there...
:12:44. > :12:50.Two men have been jailed for the theft of their vehicles stolen two
:12:50. > :12:55.years ago. They were sentenced to 12 months and 11 months
:12:55. > :12:59.respectively. They were caught after the owner uploaded CCTV
:12:59. > :13:03.footage onto YouTube. There has been flooding on farmland
:13:03. > :13:07.in the north and north-east after torrential rain. A river burst its
:13:07. > :13:11.banks. One road was closed and several others have been affected
:13:12. > :13:17.by standing water. An investigation is under way after
:13:17. > :13:21.a fire tore through a Dundee tenement. 15 people were evacuated.
:13:21. > :13:26.The fire spread to a neighbouring block near the city centre. Two
:13:26. > :13:30.residents were treated for the effects of smoke inhalation and one
:13:30. > :13:36.firefighter suffered a minor injury. If it was not for the swift action
:13:36. > :13:40.of the fire fighters, there could have been potentially fatalities.
:13:40. > :13:48.It may never be known why a Shetland fishermen died in January
:13:48. > :13:52.last year. A fatal accident inquiry has concluded this. The man had a
:13:52. > :13:58.reputation for being careful. He got tangled in a robe and write a
:13:58. > :14:01.report. A man who made eight rooftop
:14:01. > :14:07.protest has admitted bridge of the piece. He will be sentenced at a
:14:07. > :14:12.later date. Students at Dundee University have
:14:12. > :14:16.voted it the best in the UK. It came top of the at times higher
:14:16. > :14:19.education student experience survey. Glasgow was the only other Scottish
:14:19. > :14:25.university in the top 10. Dance enthusiasts will be working
:14:25. > :14:30.with professionals in eight projects put together by Scots
:14:30. > :14:35.choreographer, Michael Clarke. It is linked to the Olympic Games.
:14:35. > :14:45.There are more stories from your area and all the latest news 24
:14:45. > :14:46.
:14:46. > :14:50.Reporting Scotland can reveal that 22 roe deer have been killed in a
:14:50. > :14:54.controversial cull in Aberdeen. The roe deer on Tullos Hill are being
:14:54. > :14:57.shot to make way for a tree- planting operation to mark the
:14:57. > :15:02.Queen's Diamond Jubilee. Campaigners say they have written
:15:02. > :15:06.to the Queen, asking her to intervene. There were around 30 --
:15:06. > :15:10.30 roe deer on the hill walk at the start of the cull.
:15:10. > :15:14.Guide dogs are common enough these days. Now they will be trained to
:15:14. > :15:22.help people with dementia. The idea won a competition run by the Design
:15:22. > :15:28.Council. Eleanor Bradford reports. In this Supported accommodation for
:15:28. > :15:38.people with dementia, it is hard to see who is doing more for residents
:15:38. > :15:47.
:15:47. > :15:53.- the manager or hard dog. - mock Somebody should be entitled to have
:15:53. > :15:59.a dog to help them. A lot of it is about gentle reminders.
:15:59. > :16:04.This dog already fetches medicines, he could easily be trained to
:16:04. > :16:13.remind his owner to take them. of predictability and routine. They
:16:13. > :16:18.feel safe with that. So, by using that hook, we can then teach the
:16:18. > :16:23.dog to sort of remind people by the sound of an alarm to go and get the
:16:23. > :16:28.medication at the allotted time of the day.
:16:28. > :16:33.A group of suitable puppies have already been selected for this very
:16:33. > :16:37.unusual project, the result of a competition run by the Design
:16:37. > :16:43.Council to help people who live with dementia. All that remains is
:16:43. > :16:47.for Alzheimer's Scotland to get the funding in place and to get people
:16:47. > :16:52.involved in the pilot to help them see how dogs could be used more
:16:52. > :16:56.effectively. Now the sport.
:16:56. > :17:01.Good evening. The former Rangers manager Walter Smith says there is
:17:01. > :17:07.worse to come for the club that is already battling for its very
:17:07. > :17:10.existence. He says that the recent transfer embargo and the absence of
:17:11. > :17:17.a buyer do not bode well. He has called for the transfer sanctions
:17:17. > :17:26.to be put on hold. In Rangers' time of lead, -- time
:17:26. > :17:36.of need, two legends answered the call. The sanctions that were
:17:36. > :17:41.
:17:41. > :17:44.imposed the other day -- if the sides is a were put in place the
:17:44. > :17:54.other they are not lifted and there is no new owner, the club is in
:17:54. > :17:56.
:17:56. > :18:06.trouble. Warmly yesterday, new rules were
:18:06. > :18:08.
:18:08. > :18:18.introduced by the third ball late. Rangers still hour St Etienne
:18:18. > :18:18.
:18:18. > :18:23.�250,000, are some all �136,000 and Hearts �800,000. Is a ban not
:18:23. > :18:26.actually an appropriate sanction? They could perhaps wait until we
:18:26. > :18:30.have a new owner and then he could try to rectify some of the problems
:18:30. > :18:33.that have been created over the last few months. I think that
:18:33. > :18:37.opportunity should be given to the club more than anything else.
:18:37. > :18:42.is the issue of footballing sanctions among other things that
:18:42. > :18:46.continues to muddy the waters for prospective bidders. With the
:18:46. > :18:50.season's final Old Firm game on the horizon, the question is: Could it
:18:50. > :18:54.be the last? Neil Lennon is in trouble with the
:18:55. > :19:04.Scottish Football Association over his behaviour at the end of their
:19:05. > :19:07.
:19:07. > :19:11.Cup semi-final -- semi-final defeat by Hearts. He has been punished for
:19:11. > :19:14.abusing Euan Norris and running onto the pitch.
:19:14. > :19:18.It has been described as the biggest game in the history of
:19:18. > :19:23.their number of football. It is this year's Scottish Cup final
:19:23. > :19:28.between Hibs and Hearts later this more -- next month. Tickets went on
:19:28. > :19:33.sale to our Hearts fans today and diehard fans went -- queued up this
:19:33. > :19:40.morning from 7am, determined not to be disappointed. I thought it would
:19:40. > :19:50.be raining, but it is not. We are just happy to get the tickets.
:19:50. > :19:51.
:19:51. > :19:54.man is looking after the aged. Andy Murray is through to the
:19:54. > :20:01.quarter-finals of the Barcelona Masters tennis. He had a
:20:01. > :20:11.comfortable win over Santiago Giraldo. He beat the Colombian 6-1,
:20:11. > :20:11.
:20:11. > :20:15.6-2. His next opponent is the Canadian 11th seed Milos Raonic.
:20:15. > :20:20.It is a Paralympic here this year. The games for athletes with
:20:20. > :20:25.disabilities will also take part -- take place in London. An exhibition
:20:25. > :20:29.has opened in Glasgow that is called Passionate About Paralympics.
:20:30. > :20:39.Some of it is a real hands-on experience.
:20:40. > :20:40.
:20:40. > :20:50.On your marks, get set, Go! The event is the Paralympic sport
:20:50. > :20:51.
:20:51. > :21:01.of hand as cycling on a simulator. The racers are short -- sportsman
:21:01. > :21:05.
:21:06. > :21:09.or Shona Robertson and Jonathan Patterson. -- Sports Minister are.
:21:09. > :21:16.Jonathan was only using one hand, you have an advantage, and he still
:21:16. > :21:23.beats you, a bit embarrassing! it in! It is all about the legs
:21:23. > :21:29.rather than the arms. It just shows you how difficult that is. And how
:21:29. > :21:39.fit you need to be. Jonathan, you have humiliated the
:21:39. > :22:00.
:22:00. > :22:04.minister, now it is time to take on Surely it's the best of three.
:22:04. > :22:11.The director was saying I should have taken my tyre off. We have to
:22:11. > :22:16.have some standards, don't we? Once it was the bomb of Gavin
:22:16. > :22:19.Maxwell, author of Ring of Bright Water, and the site of Matt Stevens
:22:19. > :22:23.and White House. Now the island beneath the Skye Bridge has been
:22:23. > :22:28.put up for sale. That has raised concern among locals about what
:22:28. > :22:33.lies ahead for Eilean Ban. Tucked under the bridge to Skye,
:22:33. > :22:37.Eilean Ban is renowned for its otter population. Once owned by the
:22:37. > :22:42.late Gavin Maxwell, it provided the inspiration for his much-loved book,
:22:42. > :22:46.Ring of Bright Water. This is a copy of chapter one of Ring of
:22:46. > :22:52.Bright Water, his first book. Maxwell's home on the island is now
:22:52. > :22:55.a museum which attracts hundreds of visitors each year. This is a focal
:22:55. > :23:00.point Mack for Maxwell. In fact, it is the only place where you can
:23:00. > :23:03.come and find out about Gavin Maxwell, so it is very important.
:23:03. > :23:09.After being bought by a previous government to help prop up the Skye
:23:09. > :23:13.Bridge, Eilean Ban is being sold off by transport Scotland, sparking
:23:13. > :23:18.serious concern for the Trust Leasing the island. The Government
:23:18. > :23:23.has been warned that this island provides a lot more than some
:23:23. > :23:29.support for the Skye Bridge. people come here to see Maxwell's
:23:29. > :23:33.heritage, the Stevenson lighthouse's heritage, wildlife,
:23:33. > :23:37.otters, dolphins, and it would be a great pity for the place to just
:23:37. > :23:43.disappeared off the map to people. A as well as being a tourist magnet,
:23:43. > :23:47.Eilean Ban is perfectly positioned for conservation trips and his
:23:47. > :23:50.contest -- frequented by local schools and community groups.
:23:50. > :23:54.is something magical about the island, especially on a day like
:23:54. > :23:57.today. It is something special and I think it is vital that it is kept
:23:57. > :24:00.for the community. To transport Scotland says it
:24:01. > :24:08.recognises the importance of Eilean Ban and it will be offered to other
:24:08. > :24:16.government agencies before being put on at the open market. -- put
:24:16. > :24:21.on the open market. The light is at the end of the
:24:21. > :24:31.tunnel, that's like being the month of May. It has been very wet and
:24:31. > :24:38.
:24:38. > :24:46.windy over the last 24-hour us. -- 24 hours. There are several flood
:24:47. > :24:51.warnings in force in Moray. The good news is that the rain will
:24:51. > :24:55.stop and ease away this evening. We lose the yellow warning and it will
:24:55. > :25:03.be generally dry across the whole of the country. Temperatures will
:25:03. > :25:09.dip away to around two or three Celsius, even in towns and cities.
:25:09. > :25:13.There could be a touch of frost in rural areas. It will be cloudy
:25:13. > :25:20.across the North with showers across Orkney, case that --
:25:20. > :25:28.Caithness and Sutherland. The cloud and showers will move to the south
:25:28. > :25:35.through the day. Temperatures will be around 10 or 11 Celsius in the
:25:35. > :25:39.central belt. There will be snow on the mountains farther north. Higher
:25:39. > :25:49.parts of the A 9 could be affected. We are not expecting too much
:25:49. > :25:49.
:25:49. > :25:55.disruption. A ridge of high pressure is building for the
:25:55. > :26:01.weekend. That should push those were the front subway and settle
:26:01. > :26:08.things down. The southern half of the country will see at a quiet
:26:08. > :26:18.start on Saturday. The rain comes back on Sunday, working its way via
:26:18. > :26:21.
:26:22. > :26:26.the North this time. The far north Now a summary of tonight's top
:26:26. > :26:31.stories: Ally McCoist says he is disgusted by threats from some fans
:26:31. > :26:37.against members of the Scottish FA disciplinary panel. Earlier this
:26:38. > :26:41.week, ESFA it imposed a penalty Mack and France they are banned
:26:41. > :26:46.because of rule breaches. Ministers have questioned Alex
:26:46. > :26:49.Salmond over his relationship with Rupert Murdoch and Donald Trump. Mr
:26:49. > :26:53.Salmond insists he has done nothing wrong.
:26:53. > :26:57.The former Liberian leader Charles Taylor has been found guilty by a
:26:57. > :27:01.special court in The Hague of aiding and abetting war crimes in
:27:01. > :27:06.Sierra Leone. More than 50,000 people died during the country's
:27:06. > :27:13.civil war in the 1990s. An eyewitness to the shooting of