06/08/2012 Reporting Scotland

Tonight on Reporting Scotland, no cheating. The former Rangers owner

says No Rules were broken under his watch and accuses the authorities

of rewriting laws. Flash flooding this inject brat during a two-hour

downpour. -- injured borough. -- in this town. People are talking about

a sense of community. Everybody is trying to help out. Also, an

anxious wait. Exam results are due out tomorrow but university and

out tomorrow but university and college places are scarce. My word,

he has got talent! K another golden moment for Scotland. Scott Brash

takes top honours in the Olympic team showjumping and the triumph of

Andy Murray brings a touch of gold Andy Murray brings a touch of gold

back to his aim town from Wimbledon. Former Rangers owner Sir David

Murray said no cheating took place during his time at Ibrox.

Investigations are continuing about how certain players were paid. The

current manager and one of his predecessor have also defended the

club. Some of the most famous title wins have come from this period

under investigation, but by a tribunal and a football independent

commission. The man at the helm issued a staunch defence of the

club methods saying that rules were Good he be right? He could be right.

But we are still waiting for the result of the case. Rangers have

not yet been found guilty of any wrongdoing. And if he has not done

anything wrong from that point of view, he has not done anything

wrong from a contract point of view as well. But a documentary

uncovered evidence submitted in court suggesting that 53 players

and staff had letters giving undertakings to fund ace up trust

with cash. But the current manager thinks that there is no case to

answer. It was not under a proper contract and I have been told it is

probably a complete waste of time but people have seen it fit to

pursue this. That is up to them. Alex McLeish was the manager for

much of the period under investigation. He said he thinks

the idea of stripping the clerk of titles is a non-starter but the

question remains that it they had not operated the scheme, could they

have afforded some of the players that helped them win the titles? It

will be decided by a civil court but the commission must decide if

they have broken any of their roles. Residents and traders on the

Borders are demanding assurances after yesterday's flooding. The

clean-up operation continues after been deluged turned the main

thoroughfare into a river. Locals want to know everything is being

done to stop it happening again. Here is our correspondent. Well, it

is starting to rain heavily again. We have still got weather warnings

in the Borders tonight. The problems started right at the back

of the town. It burst its banks and it we had a very heavy and intense

downpour. Floodwaters were cascading down the street and

flooding was down in the centre of town and it was hitting businesses

as it went. Businesses like this coffee-shop. It was flooded in a

matter of minutes. Another business, all the fixtures and fittings have

been ruined and are out on the street. Upstairs was not too bad

but downstairs in the basement, the water had come through the walls.

It had ruined everything stored down here. It has ruined everything

here yesterday. It is as bad as it has ever been. The Barbers was also

hit badly. That was Corby did time in 15 years. I have got to go up

and look at the walls and the plastering and they have been

soaked. High street houses stood little chance against the flood

water. It was bursting through the doors. Eat -- it has ruined the

tiles and the papers. We had not checked the electrics as of yet but

we are pretty devastated. The high street is downhill. But this is

where the river burst its banks. If we look down here, we have got

special fencing. When the water level hits that, it sets off an

alarm at headquarters. But it was so intense and so quick that this

whole thing was completely overwhelmed in minutes. Yesterday,

this underpass was impassable. It was almost full. Emergency services

have checked homes for stranded residents. As the damage was

checked, we did have some council criticism. At the mobilised

machines quickly along with the police and fire brigades and

actually the response, we have cleared the town very well and we

have helped local traders to resolve issues. We have got an air

of determination here. This town is doing everything it can to get back

to normal as quickly as possible. Anybody that has been affected by

the flooding, businesses and local residents, have been asked to

attend a special town hall meeting. People are asking for assurances

that everything that can be done to stop this happening again will be

done. A key way it is nearly over for nervous pupils and probably

even more nervous parents after the exam results are due out tomorrow.

The futures of thousands of young people across the country will be

decided by these envelopes and text messages. But we have got a warning

from universities that few places will be available for students

looking for last-minute places. Here is our correspondent. How much

of a squeeze have we got on places? We have got virtually no surplus

places at ancient universities such as St Andrews and Edinburgh. But

this helpline will be ready tomorrow to tell young people that

they have got a few places at other universities such as Edinburgh

Napier and the Edinburgh of the Highlands. They have got 1,000

extra places. But in general, lack of places seem to be down to some

universities dropping some courses. And because of increased demand

from Scottish people and students across Europe. Word is getting

around that Scotland has got several excellent universities and

tuition is free for EU students. And Steve gurkhas tomorrow is not

just on people hoping to get to university. -- the focus. Youth

unemployment is a major issue right now. Advisers will tell young

people about job vacancies and modern apprenticeships and about

remaining places in further education colleges. Young people

using this helpline last year said that advice for anybody tomorrow

that does not get the results they hope for are wondering what to do.

You have always got options there if you do not get what you are

looking for. Stay calm and do not panic and look at what he wants to

do. You have always got a way to get what he wants. -- you want.

That opens at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning. The number should be on

your screen now... Join us tomorrow on Reporting Scotland and on radio

and online and we can fill you in on important results. This is

Reporting Scotland from the BBC. Tonight, hopes that the legacy of

the Olympics will be a new generation of champions. But is

there an Olympic downside? Advance ticket sales have slumped at the

Edinburgh tattoo. The door might be open about their is no place for

the Wallace in Craig Levein's international squad. And Michael

Jamieson says he cannot wait to Another day and another gold medal

for the Scots at Team GB. We are getting used to this. It was the

turn of Scott Brash in the showjumping. Here is our

correspondent. Another golden day for Team GB. These Olympics are

turning out to be one of the best ever for Great Britain and it is

already new territory for Scottish athletes. The Scots have a won 10

medals. That is the best ever tally for Scottish people in Team GB. The

latest was a gold medal coming this afternoon for Scott Brash from the

showjumping. We can see him in action just now. He was part of the

action just now. He was part of the team competition in the showjumping.

It was the first gold medal for Great Britain in 60 years in show

jumping. He was part of a four man team and it was a dramatic contest

against the Netherlands for the gold medal. And they are

celebrating a wonderful achievement for B-team and after he received

his gold medal, Scott Brash was his gold medal, Scott Brash was

generous in his praise of team mates. I am delighted for everyone

and especially the team here. We have fought all these years worked

hard. And we have just been trying to get to this level and it is

great to have to play our part in helping them. Gold for Scott Brash

and a calls for Andy Murray yesterday as well at Wimbledon. He

said it was one of the best weeks of his tennis career. He said his

victory against Roger Federer was the best performance of his career

and it has led to an interesting new feature on the streets of

Dunblane. Paint for the pillar-box in Dunblane. Especially dumb by the

Royal Mail. And a shiny gold medal. It was the finest moment of Andy

Murray's Korea. -- career. Gold medal at last and Olympic champion.

Our I have loved every minute of it. The best week of my tennis life,

definitely, winning the final today. It is definitely the biggest win of

my career and I played well from start to finish. And he could not

get to his loved ones quickly enough to share his success. A

poignant moment with his mother. She first gave him a tennis racket

when he was four. He always believed in himself but it was that

ultimate belief of getting above that final hurdle in a major event

and I hope that will give him the confidence to get more titles.

lucky boy got some extra laugh. What A difference a few weeks can

make. It is not going to be easy... To stroke when he was beaten by

Roger Federer. -- distraught. But that has got a golden lining. He

had a strict set demolition of the greatest player of all time. --

straight-sets demolition. I hope he enjoys it because that is important.

A silver medal in the mixed doubles with Laura Robson to add to the

impressive Team GB tally. It has been incredible in the last few

days. Can I have a quick shot of the medal? This is Andy Murray's

gold medal. I am with an Olympic gold medallist, congratulations,

What will be the legacy of the 2012 games? There are hopes that it will

inspire a whole new generation of champions. Not only that, perhaps

it has inspired some armchair sports fans to get off the couch

and take part. They are some of the best young

athletes in the Borders to today having added spring in their step.

The reason? A certain Jamaican sprinter -- sprinter who captivated

a worldwide operate -- audience. There was really inspiring. We all

want to get as far as hands. I just hope that we can.

An Olympic team is something only a select few will realise, but with

London 2012 in full swing, this Glasgow's poor job is pleasing and

some extra fittings. A lot of people are starting to really feel

that they can go out and emulate the people that they are seeing on

the screen. There is no doubt at the Olympics

is creating plenty of enthusiasm. The question is whether that is

just a temporary bars or whether it can be turned into something more

permanent.. -- temporary bars. is accepted without any critical

awareness. People are saying that there is a connection between the

level of success in the Olympic Games and involvement. They're not

necessarily connected. There has been a similar pattern

for years threat crossing -- threat coaching. My concern is a wholly

going to facilitate it. Are we going to look after the children,

how are we going to use that enthusiasm?

As the next generation try to follow in the heel slips -- tried

to follow in the footsteps of their Olympic heroes, but is hope that

that has not such a way. Monklands General Hospital in Airdrie has

been told to tighten its procedures after staff gave inspectors the

wrong information on patients identified as not for resuscitation.

The error came to light during an inspection in June. Healthcare

Improvement Scotland found seven the areas of strength and

highlighted 15 years which needed attention. NHS Lanarkshire said all

the issues which had been raised were being addressed "as a

priority". The coalition of Labour,

Conservative and Independent councillors running Aberdeen City

has outlined its vision for the next five years. "Aberdeen - the

Smarter City", prioritises economic development. The priority on our

economy and improving our economy. Aberdeen is already the easiest

place in the UK to get a job, our role is to make that easier and to

develop that further. The Piping Live festival is under

way in Glasgow, as the city prepares to host World Pipe Band

Championship at the weekend. About 30,000 visitors and 8,000 pipers,

drummers and performers from around the world are expected in the city.

It is a very big deal to us. We practised twice a week for this,

three hours a day when we are here. We try to play the best that we can.

An unexploded World War II mine found at a pipeline in the North

Sea has been "successfully detonated". Operator Shell first

discovered the mine in 1993, 62 miles off Aberdeen.

Edinburgh's Royal Botanic Garden has unveiled plans for future

development. It's aiming to spend around �40 million in total to

refurbish buildings and develop its education facilities. Initially,

work will start in the Victorian Glasshouses.

The comedian Eddie Izzard is back in Edinburgh to perform a one off-

show, his first at the Fringe in 19 years. He began his comedy career

as a street performer at the Fringe in the 1980s. It was huge when I

first did it. I was first here in 1991 and finished in 1993. It is

now 2012. Crazy. It was huge and difficult when I started and now it

is even bigger. And there are more stories from

your area, and all the latest news, 24 hours a day on BBC Scotland's

website. Back to the sport.

We will start with football. Craig Levein has named his what -- his

squad for next week's friendly against Australia. But he says

there is no room for Lee Wallace. He has not closed the door or on

him, but says that the step up from Third Division to international

football is pretty difficult. Another season, another dilemma for

the Scottish international lot -- Scottish international squad.

Players playing at the top level will find it easier to step into

playing international football. It is very difficult for those playing

the Third Division in Scotland to be at the speed of an international

match. I think it is more difficult for him now to get in than it would

have been previously. His place has been taken by former Celtic left-

back Danny Fox, now at Southampton and rewarded for fine form.

I do not not there has any been -- ever been a Scottish player that

has scored as many goals as he did last season. I am looking forward

to training with pen and giving and Sunday in time.

Darragh and Fletcher's career was threatened by a bold conditions. He

will not feature until he is fully fit -- Darren Fletcher.

If we look at some of the teams in the grip and where the players are

playing, we say that they are extremely good players. What I want

to do is have the best team. That is what I'm interested in and that

involves the supporters as well. And the time for the Tartan Army to

get involved is one week on Wednesday at Easter Road.

As we heard earlier in the programme, thanks to Scott Brash's

Gold, Scotland have now won six golds, three silver and one bronze

medal at the London Olympics. Last Wednesday it took some world record

to deny Michael Jamieson gold in the pool. The 23-year-old says that

he cannot wait to bring his silver medal home to Glasgow. It should be

great. That is home for me, I have been away for her a number of years

now, with something and training, but it is always great to go back

and all my family are still based there so it will be great to see

them as well. Scotland's Catriona Matthew is the

new Irish Open champion after sustaining a victory over Suzann

Pettersen. She endured next fortunes on her

way to victory with five birdies and four bogies. But she says she

is delighted to have clinched her 5th title on the European Tour.

The Olympic Games have been dominating our TV screens, but are

the impacting on other forms of summer entertainment? Edinburgh's

festivals already regard themselves as the unofficial cultural Olympics,

but how will they fare in the face of competition from the real thing.

Sales for some events like their Edinburgh Tattoo are down.

The Edinburgh Tattoo, like the Olympics, is a slickly run, well-

drilled operation. A world-class event attracting audiences and

performers from around the globe. This year, ticket sales are very

slow. Almost all of the world's broadcast media will be focused on

the Olympic and all festivals will be challenged to get their

particular event covered. You need to find your own space.

Other festivals are booming. The Jazz Festival, which directly

classed with the Olympics's opening weekend, has had records sales.

Organisers say that that is down to early marketing and the idea that

you can enjoy both sport and culture and Edinburgh. We have to

be ambitious and say that we are the most important cultural event

in the world and that we need to be here. Many of them will be. But

also the way that people are consuming their culture and their

supporters very different in media terms. They are consuming on the

tablets, they are looking around, they can dip into something on line

and then go to the real event. That is a shift I think since the last

Olympics. The focus is also shifting towards

the home crowd, with Glasgow been just one of their area has been

targeted. We have been working with ScotRail and Dan -- and run late

night trains. Will the Olympics are not a new challenge, and every four

hears the festival's face competition from whatever country

hosts the Olympics. This year days say that there up to

the challenge and are already planning for the next one. The 2014

Commonwealth Games. We saw the devastation caused by

the weekend floods, what is the It was another day of heavy rain

across many parts of the country, that is indicated by the brightest

colours on the radar. We will keep some of those going throughout the

evening. There is a yellow weather warning in force for her eastern

and southern parts of Scotland. Some patchy rain through Orkney,

Caithness and Banff and Buchan. Otherwise, it becomes dry tonight,

quite misty and murky, and on the mild side, temperatures between 10

and 15 Celsius. Tomorrow, the sun will come out,

but then it will set off another rash of shares. There will be some

heavy, potentially a torrential downpours. Difficult travelling

conditions, potentially so localised flooding. Quite cloudy

and damp too, for Orkney. Over the West Highlands, through Sky, down

through coastal Argyll, we will see some good spells of sunshine and

temperatures peaking at 19 Celsius. With light winds, that will feel

fine and the sunshine. To the rest of afternoon, those shares remain a

feature. It is a fine enter the day across the country, that is a sign

of things to come, because through Wednesday what we had been waiting

for, high pressure building and strongly from the West, and what a

contrast from the rest of the week. It will be dry, with warm spells of

sunshine and no more than a gentle breeze.

There are still a good deal of credit at -- cloud around, but

predominantly dry. Temperatures and the low twenties. The headlines:

the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has abandoned plans to reform

the House of Lords, saying that the failure of Conservative MPs to back

proposals were the breach of the concert -- breach of their

coalition contract. Rangers's former owner Sir David

Murray says that no rules were broken under his watch and accuses

football authorities have rewriting laws.

In Syria, President Assad has suffered a major political law,

with the defection of his prime minister to the opposition. He

renounced the government as a terrorist regime and Sudi a bomb