:00:17. > :00:21.Tonight: A double-dip - latest economic figures show Scotland
:00:21. > :00:23.slipped back into recession, but only just.
:00:23. > :00:32.Same-sex marriage - are SNP ministers waiting for Westminster
:00:32. > :00:39.to act first? The BBC sees a leaked email between civil servants. Also
:00:39. > :00:45.tonight: Read all about it - how a North
:00:45. > :00:49.East croft was saved by these old newspapers.
:00:49. > :00:52.Not so much dib dib dib as drip drip drip! 1,000 Scots from all
:00:52. > :01:02.round the world come to Blair Atholl to enjoy a jamboree in a
:01:02. > :01:07.
:01:07. > :01:13.Scottish summer. It is absolutely freezing, but such a good feeling!
:01:13. > :01:18.Scotland has entered a double-dip recession, but only just. Official
:01:18. > :01:23.figures show the economy shrank slightly between October and March.
:01:23. > :01:29.But unemployment also fell for the fourth month in a road. Our
:01:29. > :01:34.business editor is here with more details. Scotland's economy faced a
:01:34. > :01:39.deep contraction four years ago, and still has not made up ground.
:01:39. > :01:46.There was a dip with the snow in Christmas, 2010, and then last
:01:46. > :01:53.winter, look what happened. There was a 0.01 per cent contraction,
:01:53. > :01:58.and by the same amount in the first three months of this here. The
:01:58. > :02:03.shallowest of recession possible, and listed in the UK as a whole.
:02:03. > :02:09.But it needs Scotland is a double- dip recession.
:02:09. > :02:15.It looks as if Scotland has done relatively well compared to the UK.
:02:15. > :02:18.Manufacturing has also performed well for that period. But the
:02:18. > :02:24.construction industry continues to suffer.
:02:24. > :02:29.Construction is pulling down the Scottish economy. The homes market
:02:29. > :02:39.and investment confidence is weak. But the energy sector has been
:02:39. > :02:44.doing well. The sector is very buoyant. We are seeing increasing
:02:44. > :02:48.demand for our product and services, as the need for oil and gas
:02:48. > :02:55.increases and the availability of that resource goes into subsidy,
:02:55. > :03:02.then our expertise comes into play. In other figures, the number of
:03:02. > :03:09.Scots seeking work was done. But the number in work was up. So, the
:03:09. > :03:15.job market remains resilient but half the young people. This summer,
:03:15. > :03:21.it is the fifth cohort of school leavers. At this castle, there is
:03:21. > :03:29.the need for the heritage industry to develop skills. I graduated in
:03:29. > :03:33.2009, and I knew there would not be any jobs. I study painting and
:03:33. > :03:38.printmaking. Inside the old gunpowder store, trainees preparing
:03:38. > :03:45.to impress industry big shots. They are getting experience, networks,
:03:45. > :03:54.financial backing. It is fantastic. You have a bursary, and are
:03:54. > :04:04.learning skills that all healthily hope you find work. There 100 of
:04:04. > :04:10.
:04:10. > :04:13.people with a degree. This its peers looks great on the CV.
:04:13. > :04:18.the news today about a double-dip recession is from the past rather
:04:19. > :04:24.than how the economy is working now. We will not know the growth figures
:04:24. > :04:28.for the summer until next year, but with mixed signals on the economy,
:04:28. > :04:33.it still feels as if it is bumping along and far from a sustained
:04:33. > :04:36.recovery. 25% of admissions to Scottish
:04:36. > :04:39.intensive care units are related to alcohol, according to a survey of
:04:39. > :04:45.all intensive care departments in Scotland. Researchers looked at 771
:04:45. > :04:47.people admitted to intensive care during one month. They found one in
:04:47. > :04:51.four had alcohol-related problems, the majority having chronic alcohol
:04:51. > :05:01.disease. They estimate that alcohol-related admissions cost
:05:01. > :05:05.intensive care units �9 million a year.
:05:05. > :05:11.The SNP government will not introduce a Bill on same-sex
:05:11. > :05:16.marriage until Westminster amends equalities law. That seems to be a
:05:16. > :05:23.suggestion from the leaked e-mail. A correspondent is between civil
:05:23. > :05:32.servants. So, why do they want the UK law changed before the Act?
:05:32. > :05:37.Equality Act affects a hall of the UK. This leaked e-mail is their
:05:37. > :05:43.attempt to get back help. One of the concerns raised in this debate
:05:43. > :05:48.is that if you have same-sex marriage, could ministers be
:05:48. > :05:51.challenged legally if they decide they do not want to play any part?
:05:51. > :05:55.What the Scottish Government seemed to be doing is talking to the Home
:05:55. > :06:00.Office about getting full protection to make sure those
:06:00. > :06:04.challenges cannot happen. But also, we get a hint of what this might
:06:04. > :06:07.mean for the potential timescale - the Scottish Government says this
:06:07. > :06:17.is an issue for them, but if they are waiting for Westminster, that
:06:17. > :06:25.
:06:25. > :06:31.could change the timetable. It does Is this why we did not get a
:06:31. > :06:35.decision on this issue yesterday? One of the reasons. Ministers have
:06:35. > :06:40.delayed this for another fortnight, until the end of the month. The
:06:40. > :06:46.reason they have done that is to set up a sub-committee to look into
:06:46. > :06:50.details. One of the Peebles on that is the lord advocate. This is the
:06:50. > :06:55.legal advice he will be looking at. It is almost certainly one of the
:06:55. > :06:59.reasons that they have delayed it. This evening, the Scottish
:06:59. > :07:02.Government says it will happen by the end of the month. Whitehall
:07:02. > :07:07.says they will work with the Scottish Government, but suspect it
:07:07. > :07:12.is more about blocking, delaying the announcement, rather than
:07:12. > :07:15.changing the equalities act. You're watching Reporting Scotland
:07:15. > :07:21.from the BBC. Still to come on the programme: The Scots enterpreneur
:07:21. > :07:24.who defied the odds to design and build his perfect wheelchair.
:07:24. > :07:28.In sport: On the eve of the Open Golf championship, we're at Royal
:07:28. > :07:31.Lytham with some of the seven Scots hopefuls.
:07:31. > :07:41.And we're with some more high fliers as they travel to Edinburgh
:07:41. > :07:44.
:07:44. > :07:49.for their Olympic training camp. The defence has finished his
:07:49. > :07:54.closing speech in the trial of a man accused of conspiring to murder
:07:54. > :08:00.Swedish shoppers by financing a suicide bomber. Nasserdine Menni
:08:00. > :08:05.denies the charges. Arriving at court this morning,
:08:05. > :08:11.under heavy security - Nasserdine Menni. For the first time, we can
:08:11. > :08:18.show you his picture. He has been on trial for almost 12 weeks,
:08:18. > :08:23.accused of conspiring to murder Swedish shoppers in December, 2010.
:08:23. > :08:28.His friend was the bomber. He killed himself and injured two
:08:28. > :08:33.others when he detonated a bomb strapped to his chest. Meanwhile,
:08:33. > :08:39.Nasserdine Menni was living in Glasgow. He had successfully
:08:39. > :08:43.claimed asylum. It is his finances at the heart of this case - the
:08:43. > :08:48.Crown alleges that he transferred the money he earned up to his
:08:48. > :08:52.friend to fund his terrorist activities. Today, the QC summed up
:08:53. > :08:57.the case for the defence. He said that there was no dispute that
:08:57. > :09:01.Nasserdine Menni had put money into the bank account of his friends.
:09:01. > :09:07.But he said it was for the Crown to show beyond reasonable doubt that
:09:07. > :09:14.it was used for the purposes of terrorism, and not to be given to
:09:14. > :09:21.his parents in Algeria. Mr Taylor said many had only learnt of his
:09:21. > :09:25.death from a phone call. The court has heard that he used a number of
:09:25. > :09:32.different identities, and fraudulently claimed asylum and
:09:32. > :09:41.opened bank accounts. His defence lawyer invited the jury to find it
:09:41. > :09:45.Nasserdine Menni guilty of these offences. But with regards to
:09:45. > :09:52.financing terrorism, the ground came up with very little. The jury
:09:52. > :09:55.is expected to retire tomorrow to consider their verdict.
:09:55. > :09:58.The funeral of one of the airmen killed when two RAF Tornado bombers
:09:58. > :10:01.crashed in the Moray Firth has been held in North Wales. Flight
:10:01. > :10:04.Lieutenant Howell Poole died in hospital after being airlifted from
:10:04. > :10:07.the scene. The Ministry of Defence says that the remains of the other
:10:07. > :10:16.two pilots who died have been recovered. The only survivor of the
:10:16. > :10:23.crash remains in hospital. It was once the highest working
:10:23. > :10:27.farm in Scotland. Tomintoul Croft is long abandoned now. But its new
:10:27. > :10:31.owner has discovered a treasure trove of history inside. The
:10:31. > :10:37.internal roof and walls are lined with newspapers from the turn of
:10:38. > :10:42.the last century. Plans are underway to restore the property.
:10:42. > :10:46.If you come through here, you will see some of the treasures. As we
:10:46. > :10:55.step inside it is forgotten hillside Croft, we step back in
:10:55. > :11:02.time. We were amazed. We came up the stairs ourselves and are having
:11:02. > :11:08.a look, and we spend ages with a torch. All these little extract
:11:08. > :11:12.from a hundred years ago. It is thought these newspapers we used to
:11:12. > :11:18.strap a draught coming in from the walls, but the nature of the lining
:11:18. > :11:23.suggests it also had a decorative effect. Its links with the royals
:11:23. > :11:27.were strong, even then, as this edition shows preparations for the
:11:28. > :11:37.coronation of King Edward. This picture hit is an illustration of
:11:38. > :11:38.
:11:38. > :11:46.the King taking the oath. Here, we have a list of some of Pique can so
:11:46. > :11:51.-- distinguished coronation guests. At the Croft nestles on a hillside.
:11:51. > :11:57.It dates from the early 1800s. It is said to be the highest working
:11:57. > :12:03.farm in Scotland. The occupants were the down the family, eight in
:12:03. > :12:09.law, including Jesse. The building itself was almost lost when consent
:12:09. > :12:11.was given to demolish it and build a new house, but the owner saw its
:12:11. > :12:17.significance and planning authorities have agreed to a new
:12:17. > :12:22.housing plot nearby with the craft been preserved. You have got a
:12:22. > :12:30.perfect example of the box bed, where you still have the straw
:12:30. > :12:35.mattress and place. It is 70 years since it is last used, but it is
:12:35. > :12:39.still there. To find something in perfect condition is such a rare
:12:39. > :12:45.find. At the owners are now working out how to best preserved this
:12:45. > :12:55.little piece of history for many more years.
:12:55. > :12:57.
:12:57. > :12:59.A look now at what else has been happening across the country. The
:12:59. > :13:02.Legionnaires outbreak in Edinburgh has been declared officially over.
:13:02. > :13:04.The disease has claimed the lives of 3 men and 101 people have been
:13:04. > :13:06.treated as either confirmed or suspected cases.
:13:06. > :13:09.Research groups at Dundee University have been awarded more
:13:09. > :13:13.than �11 million in funding from the Wellcome Trust. The money's for
:13:13. > :13:15.research into genetics and cell biology.
:13:15. > :13:18.Robert Burns' mausoleum in Dumfries has re-opened after months of
:13:18. > :13:20.conservation and repair work. The restoration of the poet's last
:13:20. > :13:30.resting place in St Michael's Churchyard comes ahead of the
:13:30. > :13:31.
:13:31. > :13:40.anniversary of the poet's death on Saturday.
:13:40. > :13:45.The anniversary will also be marked through an open air play about
:13:45. > :13:47.Robert Burns. Music fans at this weekend's
:13:47. > :13:50.Wickerman Festival are being warned of the dangers of drugs misuse.
:13:50. > :13:53.Police are especially concerned about so-called legal highs which
:13:53. > :13:56.have been blamed for deaths at festivals elsewhere in the UK.
:13:56. > :13:59.Dog owners are being warned to keep their pets under control to reduce
:13:59. > :14:08.the number of attacks on postal workers. 320 post men and women
:14:08. > :14:15.were injured by dogs in Scotland last year.
:14:16. > :14:19.Anything from puncher would suit to bruising. People have been bitten
:14:19. > :14:25.on their arms and on their thighs and legs. Others have been knocked
:14:25. > :14:28.over as well and have had serious injuries.
:14:28. > :14:31.An investigation is underway following reported sightings of two
:14:31. > :14:34.non-native deer in the south of Scotland. Muntjac deer are said to
:14:34. > :14:36.be among the most destructive animal pests in the UK and a
:14:36. > :14:39.warning's been issued about the environmental and economic
:14:39. > :14:42.consequences if they get a foothold. And there are more stories from
:14:42. > :14:48.your area and all the latest news, 24 hours a day, on BBC Scotland's
:14:48. > :14:52.website. A Scots entrepreneur who broke his
:14:52. > :14:56.back as a teenager and has used a wheelchair ever since is about to
:14:56. > :14:59.see his newly-designed wheelchair go into full production. For the
:14:59. > :15:02.past four years, Andrew Slorance from Nairn has devoted almost all
:15:02. > :15:06.his energies and money into creating what he regards as the
:15:06. > :15:14.perfect wheelchair. His story is told in a BBC Scotland documentary
:15:14. > :15:21.to be shown tomorrow night. Craig Anderson reports.
:15:21. > :15:28.I remember falling through the branches. I must have been
:15:28. > :15:36.paralysed instantly. Aged 14, Andrew Slorance fell from a treat
:15:36. > :15:41.and has been a wheelchair user ever since. -- fell from a tree. But he
:15:41. > :15:45.has always been dissatisfied with his wheelchair. There are lots of
:15:45. > :15:52.things along with the chair. Firstly, they all look the same. It
:15:52. > :15:58.is just a chair. So with a family to support, Andrew gave up his job
:15:58. > :16:05.to create the perfect wheelchair. The documentary is a roller-coaster
:16:05. > :16:15.ride through delight and despair. The project progressed up with help
:16:15. > :16:16.
:16:16. > :16:26.from a Dragons dying presenter and from Aston Martin designers.
:16:26. > :16:32.not have a picture that is superb and sexy looking? -- wheelchair.
:16:32. > :16:40.Andrew put the �50,000 of his home money into Carbon Black and the
:16:40. > :16:45.strain began to tell. I worry about the stress levels in the family.
:16:45. > :16:51.What do we do next, how do we pay the next well, how long have I got
:16:51. > :16:55.before it becomes too tough? with design accolades now under his
:16:55. > :17:00.belt and a new investor in the wings, commercial production may
:17:00. > :17:06.soon be a reality. Carbon Black could indeed be the perfect
:17:06. > :17:12.wheelchair for the future. And you can see more on that on BBC
:17:12. > :17:21.Two Scotland tomorrow night. Let's get the latest sports news.
:17:21. > :17:26.Good evening. There -- there practising is over and so is there
:17:26. > :17:32.waiting. The 141st Open Championship starts tomorrow
:17:32. > :17:36.morning. Seven at Scots are playing at Royal Lytham. Some big names
:17:36. > :17:45.have said that the course is too difficult.
:17:45. > :17:53.This is not the normal summer trip to the seaside. But the world's
:17:53. > :17:58.best golfers are not here for a holiday. I am here for the novelty
:17:58. > :18:02.factor of playing in my first big tournament. You do not realise how
:18:02. > :18:09.big it is until you are actually here. This may well be the winner
:18:09. > :18:15.here this week. Some players are calling the course brutal. Tiger
:18:15. > :18:23.Woods has called it unplayable. do not know what he is talking
:18:23. > :18:30.about. Hopefully, I do not hit it into the rough. If you hit a good
:18:30. > :18:40.golf shots, you do not have to worry about it. Carnoustie was the
:18:40. > :18:40.
:18:40. > :18:46.last place a golf tournament was unplayable. It did not end it too
:18:46. > :18:55.badly for Paul Lawrie. The big boys are thirsty for success. As well as
:18:55. > :19:02.checking out rivals. They are looking at you going, there is
:19:02. > :19:09.Steven O'Hara. I doubt it. They are probably hoping I do not hit them
:19:09. > :19:14.with the ball. They are all nice guys. Nice guys they may be, but we
:19:14. > :19:19.all knows what happens when the going gets rough.
:19:19. > :19:25.The latest man to buy into Rangers will be given a seat on the board
:19:25. > :19:31.and over seat Booth development -- youth do that at Murray Park.
:19:31. > :19:41.Nottingham-based a businessman Craig math there has paid around �1
:19:41. > :19:43.
:19:43. > :19:45.million -- Craig Mather. St Johnstone have arrived in Turkey
:19:45. > :19:48.for their Europa league qualifying match against Eskisehirspor
:19:48. > :19:51.tomorrow night. But Saints' new striker Gregory Tade has not made
:19:51. > :19:54.the trip. The former Inverness player has a hamstring injury. The
:19:54. > :19:56.Saints will also be without their captain Dave Mackay who is also
:19:56. > :20:02.injured. With just over a week until the
:20:02. > :20:09.Olympics start, one of Britain's highest-profile teams has travelled
:20:09. > :20:17.to Edinburgh to continue preparations. 44 swimmers will be
:20:17. > :20:24.using the Royal Commonwealth Pool in Edinburgh to get ready for
:20:24. > :20:27.London 2012. Our correspondent Kheredine
:20:27. > :20:33.Idessane have followed them a North. This is the biggest swimming team
:20:33. > :20:43.that Britain has ever had at an Olympics. 44 had been picked for
:20:43. > :20:53.duty. We have been given exclusive access to them as they fly to
:20:53. > :20:56.
:20:56. > :21:06.All it the hard work is done. What we need to do is try to stay
:21:06. > :21:09.
:21:09. > :21:19.We are very aware of what the whole nation would like. I have got to be
:21:19. > :21:19.
:21:19. > :21:24.a realistic. It has been a long time coming. And we are now about
:21:24. > :21:34.10 days away. Very excited. I am just going to get a word with Pedro
:21:34. > :21:41.
:21:41. > :21:50.Proenca -- Caitlin McClatchey. have been going out for many years
:21:50. > :21:55.now. It is really nice. The posh and Becks of swimming.
:21:55. > :21:59.It is definitely the weather for swimming. Rain and flood warnings,
:21:59. > :22:04.you would be hard pushed to remember it is summer. It is
:22:04. > :22:08.weather for ducks and for the boy and girl Scouts. 1000 of them from
:22:08. > :22:13.all over the world are enjoying the mud and wet of their annual
:22:13. > :22:18.jamboree in Blair Atholl in Perthshire.
:22:18. > :22:24.A good Scout makes the best of every situation. They are
:22:24. > :22:32.courageous in all difficulties. And they are supposed to keep
:22:32. > :22:36.themselves clean. But in this weather, what is the point of that?
:22:37. > :22:43.I came it two years ago and did it as well so I knew what I was in for.
:22:43. > :22:49.Eddie is absolutely freezing, but it is such a good feeling. -- it is
:22:49. > :22:56.absolutely freezing. There are over 1000 Scouts at this jamboree from
:22:56. > :23:06.all over the world. But it is a special trip far at this group from
:23:06. > :23:07.
:23:07. > :23:11.Japan. Many of them lost their homes in that Japanese is tsunami.
:23:12. > :23:17.This is the best time for us to come to tell them that we
:23:17. > :23:27.appreciate all the support from all over the world and to show them
:23:27. > :23:28.
:23:28. > :23:35.that we are energetic enough to do all these activities. This is not
:23:35. > :23:40.just about activities, it is about forging friendships that could last
:23:40. > :23:44.a lifetime. It is important to get them together, bringing as many
:23:44. > :23:50.countries as we can have to Scotland and broaden our horizons
:23:50. > :24:00.as well. Camping for two weeks in the rain, it may sound like mad
:24:00. > :24:01.
:24:01. > :24:09.this, but it is the highlight of the year for these young people.
:24:09. > :24:12.It looks like a grey November day. Now last week you might remember
:24:12. > :24:18.Christopher got a letter from a young lady complaining that there
:24:18. > :24:21.was too much rain in his weather forecasts.
:24:21. > :24:24.Well, he came face to face with Emma when she visited him in the
:24:24. > :24:27.BBC Scotland weather office. Emma Willson and her friend got a quick
:24:27. > :24:37.education on jet streams and low pressure fronts. But somehow, I
:24:37. > :24:37.
:24:38. > :24:42.still do not think she will be very Yes, it has been very wet today.
:24:42. > :24:50.Two inches of rain across parts of Perthshire. Some problems with
:24:50. > :24:54.flooding across Fife and Stirling. The bright colours indicate their
:24:54. > :24:58.heavy bursts. But it is the persistent nature of the rain that
:24:58. > :25:08.has caused the problem today. But the Shetland has had some sunshine.
:25:08. > :25:08.
:25:08. > :25:13.Tonight, that rain will be easing of. We have lost the amber warning.
:25:13. > :25:17.Generally dry and cloudy overnight. A scattering of showers in the
:25:17. > :25:24.north and temperatures no lower than 10. Tomorrow will be a better
:25:24. > :25:34.day, drier, but still cloudy. Some brightness as well and a few
:25:34. > :25:40.showers. By mid- afternoon, highways of 15 at Celsius. The wind
:25:40. > :25:45.will be lighter compared with today. Perhaps a touch of pressure around
:25:45. > :25:52.the coast of. For the rest of the afternoon into the evening, holding
:25:52. > :25:59.on to the brightness. On Friday, not too bad, reasonably settled. In
:25:59. > :26:04.at the West, more in the way of showers. What about the weekend? On
:26:04. > :26:10.Saturday, high pressure is here. Almost a taste of summer. Dry,
:26:10. > :26:16.bright and settled. Over the last few weeks, all we have been hearing
:26:16. > :26:21.about is the jet stream. It has been acting like a divider with
:26:21. > :26:25.some work down here. But it is moving and that means about that
:26:25. > :26:32.some or whether one drift north. But we are on the cusp, so it is
:26:32. > :26:42.not all good news. We will continue to see whether France are moving in.
:26:42. > :26:43.
:26:43. > :26:51.Sunday is no exception to that. -- 0 weather fronts.
:26:51. > :26:53.That jet stream does not look too good. Now, just before 7 o'clock, a
:26:53. > :26:55.summary of tonight's top stories. In Syria, President Assad's
:26:55. > :26:58.brother-in-law and the country's defence minister are reported to
:26:58. > :27:01.have been killed when a bomb exploded inside the headquarters of
:27:01. > :27:03.the National Security organisation. It follows four days of clashes in
:27:03. > :27:07.the capital Damascus. Scotland has entered a double-dip
:27:07. > :27:09.recession, but only just, and not as deep as that affecting the rest
:27:09. > :27:12.of the UK. Official figures show the economy shrank slightly between
:27:12. > :27:20.October and March. But figures also reveal unemployment fell for the
:27:20. > :27:22.fourth month in a row. A leaked email seen by BBC Scotland
:27:22. > :27:25.suggests the Scottish government will not introduce a bill on same
:27:25. > :27:27.sex marriage until Westminster changes the law. The correspondence
:27:27. > :27:37.between civil servants suggests ministers in Edinburgh want the UK
:27:37. > :27:43.