:00:13. > :00:16.Welcome to Reporting Scotland. Tonight:
:00:16. > :00:22.Inflation-busting price increases for rail commuters as fares are set
:00:22. > :00:25.to rise by more than four percent. The wife of the man accused of
:00:25. > :00:30.murdering the Perthshire pensioner Jenny Methven breaks down as she
:00:30. > :00:35.tells of the day he was arrested. Our Olympic female sporting
:00:35. > :00:43.champions or WAGS and reality TV stars. Where should our young women
:00:43. > :00:47.get their role models from? don't really have sportswomen who
:00:47. > :00:48.are held up to us as role models. Calls for more investment in
:00:48. > :00:51.women's sport. Also tonight:
:00:51. > :00:59.And is the future looking less than Dandy for the UK's oldest comic?
:00:59. > :01:02.Fears it's facing closure because of falling sales.
:01:02. > :01:05.Many rail passengers are facing above-inflation increases in ticket
:01:05. > :01:07.prices in the new year. Fares on those routes where prices are
:01:07. > :01:11.regulated by the Scottish Government could rise by as much as
:01:11. > :01:14.4.2 percent. It's significantly less than the increases facing
:01:14. > :01:24.passengers in England, but it still doesn't mean rail users here are
:01:24. > :01:25.
:01:25. > :01:29.happy, as our transport correspondent David Miller reports.
:01:29. > :01:33.Most ticket prices are on their way up again and hard pressed
:01:33. > :01:38.travellers could be kept forgiven for thinking the sky is the limit.
:01:38. > :01:42.Huge amounts of money are being invested in Britain's railways. How
:01:42. > :01:45.much of the cash should come from Government and how much should come
:01:45. > :01:54.from consumers? It is a question which politicians on both sides of
:01:54. > :01:58.the border have been wrestling with. For UK services, it is RPI plus 3%.
:01:59. > :02:03.We have said we will not let them in pre-set by more than 1%. We have
:02:03. > :02:08.said that we will look at certain cases where we think reducing fares
:02:08. > :02:14.will be an advantage on a rail services. Today's announcement
:02:14. > :02:22.could mean rises of up to 4.2% on all first, season tickets and all
:02:22. > :02:27.off peak returns. They have still to make a decision on increasing
:02:27. > :02:31.and regulated tickets including be a Caledonian sleeper services
:02:31. > :02:36.between Scottish stations and London. It is the UK Government's
:02:36. > :02:42.6.2% increase which will apply on a cross-border services on the east
:02:42. > :02:47.and west coast lines. There is between Scotland's biggest cities
:02:47. > :02:53.at the busiest times will not be affected by the nurse, but
:02:53. > :02:58.passengers are unimpressed. value for money. I do not think it
:02:58. > :03:05.is... I think it is appalling. we should do really is nationalise
:03:05. > :03:09.it. Instead of all the private companies. And campaigners are
:03:09. > :03:15.critical of the Scottish Government's role. I think it is a
:03:15. > :03:20.bad news story for Scotland. Those last going up 1% above inflation.
:03:20. > :03:23.On some journeys they are going up 3% above inflation. How does that
:03:23. > :03:28.fit with any Government target to encourage more people to use public
:03:28. > :03:34.transport? The message is clear. Improved services come at a cost
:03:34. > :03:36.and it is the travelling public which will have -- have to dig deep.
:03:36. > :03:43.And, David, elsewhere, the industry's going to find out very
:03:43. > :03:48.soon who's going to win the new West Coast rail franchise.
:03:48. > :03:53.That is right. But is hugely prestigious. Very profitable. At
:03:53. > :04:00.the moment it is operated by Virgin Rail in partnership with Stagecoach
:04:00. > :04:04.which is based in Perth. It is facing very fierce competition from
:04:04. > :04:09.first group based in Aberdeen. We expect an announcement from the
:04:09. > :04:12.authorities in London on who has won the right to operate the
:04:12. > :04:15.franchise as early as tomorrow. The story matters because the West
:04:15. > :04:20.Coast Main Line is crucially important to rare passengers
:04:20. > :04:26.travelling between the West Coast of Scotland and London. But now we
:04:26. > :04:31.know for sure, it is also vitally important for corporate Scotland.
:04:31. > :04:34.We are seeing two of our biggest, most successful transport companies
:04:34. > :04:37.battling for the right to operate this line.
:04:37. > :04:40.The wife of a man accused of murdering an 80-year-old woman in
:04:40. > :04:43.her Perthshire home said he was behaving normally a the time of her
:04:43. > :04:46.death. Mary Kean wept as she gave evidence at the High Court in
:04:46. > :04:54.Glasgow. Jenny Methven's body was found at her cottage in Forteviot
:04:54. > :04:59.in February. William Kean denies murder. Aileen Clarke was in court.
:04:59. > :05:04.Mary Kean told the court that the des Jenny Methven died had been a
:05:04. > :05:08.typical day in her household. She said her husband returned home
:05:08. > :05:13.around 5:00pm and was normal, neither up nor down. Cross examined
:05:13. > :05:17.for the defence, the QC said to her, so, there was nothing immature
:05:18. > :05:22.absurd to suggest that earlier that day, your husband was involved in
:05:22. > :05:26.the brutal murder of Jenny Methven? No, nothing at all, Mary Kean
:05:26. > :05:33.replied. And there was nothing said it done by Hemp to suggest he had
:05:33. > :05:37.seen her earlier that day? Nothing, Mary Kean said. Later, Alex
:05:37. > :05:41.Prentice QC returned to that point. He said, there was nothing in your
:05:41. > :05:46.husband's demeanour to indicate he had discovered a brutal murder? No,
:05:46. > :05:50.it said Mary Kean. Well, he said, it is a matter of agreement in this
:05:50. > :05:56.case that William Kean touch the arm of Jenny Methven won the day
:05:56. > :06:06.that she died. Did he tell you that? No, Mary Kean said. Mary Kean
:06:06. > :06:11.cried. Later this afternoon, the court should have from a detective
:06:11. > :06:14.from the CID. She recalled how when she saw Jenny Methven body lying on
:06:14. > :06:18.the kitchen floor of the cottage, the back of the pensioners head was
:06:18. > :06:23.covered in blood and blood had run down her face. She was wearing
:06:23. > :06:27.glasses, she said, and they were perfect. I thought it odd that they
:06:27. > :06:34.were not damaged. William Kean delights lurching Jenny Methven in
:06:34. > :06:37.February this year. He has lodged a special defence blaming Jenny
:06:37. > :06:40.Methven's son. You're watching Reporting Scotland
:06:40. > :06:42.from the BBC. Still to come on the programme:
:06:42. > :06:51.The Kirkcaldy-born woman and her husband who have scooped �149
:06:51. > :06:56.million. The Euromillions winner says the money won't change her.
:06:56. > :06:57.I'm Scottish. We are known for being tight. By will still be going
:06:57. > :07:00.to the sales. In Sport:
:07:00. > :07:03.Levein defends his decision to include a third division player in
:07:03. > :07:09.his squad to face Australia. And straight down the middle. The
:07:09. > :07:12.boys in blue looking for success on the green.
:07:12. > :07:17.The success of Team GB's female athletes at the Olympics has led to
:07:17. > :07:20.them being dubbed the Girly Games. Jessica Ennis and Katherine
:07:20. > :07:24.Grainger were just two of the women winning gold in London. But will
:07:24. > :07:27.young women like them become the new role models for girls and other
:07:27. > :07:36.young women? Lisa Summers has being looking at that and how we build on
:07:36. > :07:41.their sporting legacy. It all began with the first medal
:07:42. > :07:47.of the Games. And then the first gold. Have a stunning and her
:07:47. > :07:52.partner in the women's pairs. They said it would be the women's
:07:52. > :07:56.Olympics and it surely was. 22 medals for Team GB women, 10 of
:07:56. > :08:02.them gold. And for the next generation of female athletes,
:08:02. > :08:08.London 2012 has done the trick. played in the Commonwealth Games
:08:08. > :08:11.and that was in 2010. By came back and I was really up for the next
:08:11. > :08:15.one. This has been the biggest kick up the backside I have ever had. I
:08:15. > :08:21.really can't think of anything but I want more than to go to Rio in
:08:21. > :08:25.2016. Back in the real world, there rudder things to do and will this
:08:25. > :08:31.Olympics relay make a difference? We don't really have sportswomen
:08:31. > :08:34.who or what are held up to us as role models. Not enough. They have
:08:34. > :08:39.only just started to do that having had home games. I think it should
:08:39. > :08:44.be done much more. The reality is that any 5% of the sport we see on
:08:44. > :08:48.television is women's sport. And any 0.5% of the commercial
:08:48. > :08:52.sponsorship ghost women. Is it any wonder that goes on not inspired?
:08:52. > :08:59.At the other end of the spectrum, coaches are working harder than
:08:59. > :09:02.have vowed to get cuts involved. -- harder than ever. It is getting
:09:02. > :09:06.them to the right place at the right time and parents being able
:09:07. > :09:15.to afford it and equipment being available. There is a lot to think
:09:15. > :09:23.about. These gymnasts are inspired. I like the diving. When they went
:09:23. > :09:26.on many is so they could go in the right direction. Jessica Ennis. She
:09:26. > :09:33.was very good at running and jumping. I want to be in the
:09:33. > :09:37.Olympics. Why? Because I want to win a medal. The will is there, but
:09:37. > :09:41.will there be the infrastructure to support it if the only way is up,
:09:41. > :09:44.for women at the next Games. Tributes are being paid to the
:09:44. > :09:50.former MEP for mid-Scotland and Fife, Alex Falconer, who died on
:09:50. > :09:57.Sunday. He represented the area from 1984 to 1999. He had been
:09:57. > :10:00.suffering from cancer. The former prime minister, Gordon Brown, who
:10:00. > :10:02.was a close friend, said Alex Falconer had spent his life working
:10:02. > :10:05.for the Labour and trade union movement.
:10:05. > :10:08.Police investigating the murder 14 years ago of the Asian waiter
:10:08. > :10:13.Surjit Singh Chhokar last night put an elderly Ford Orion car in the
:10:13. > :10:16.street where he was stabbed to death. But officers have refused to
:10:16. > :10:24.explain the significance of the vehicle to their investigation. Our
:10:24. > :10:30.home affairs correspondent Reevel Alderson reports.
:10:30. > :10:34.Acar, its number plate that Stewart, sits in their street. It is a Ford
:10:34. > :10:38.Orion and was brought here by police investigating a murder of 14
:10:38. > :10:42.years ago. They have stepped up their inquiry into the killing of
:10:42. > :10:46.Indian restaurant waiter Surjit Singh Chhokar who was stabbed to
:10:46. > :10:51.death in the street. Police were not explaining the significance of
:10:52. > :10:56.the car, whether it was to help them picture the scheme at all to
:10:56. > :10:59.jog the memory of witnesses. The family of the murdered waiter say
:10:59. > :11:04.they have every confidence that police and prosecutors will gather
:11:04. > :11:08.evidence to bring his killer to justice. A do not want to comment
:11:08. > :11:14.on what the police are doing. I do not want to prejudice a life
:11:14. > :11:19.inquiry. Reconstructions take place in any murder and clearly, 14 years
:11:19. > :11:27.after the murder, people on Mark might well have seen what happened.
:11:27. > :11:30.And it may jog the memory. Three men, this man, whose nephew and
:11:30. > :11:34.friends have already been tried and acquitted of the murder after two
:11:34. > :11:39.separate murders in which they blamed each other. The handling of
:11:39. > :11:43.the original case led to a series of inquiries. Earlier this year,
:11:43. > :11:48.the Crown Office announced it would be the first to be reinvestigated
:11:48. > :11:51.following the ending of double jeopardy rules.
:11:51. > :11:55.A look now at what else has been happening across the country this
:11:55. > :11:58.Tuesday. Ten hydrogen-powered buses could be
:11:58. > :12:02.on the streets of Aberdeen within two years, making it the biggest
:12:02. > :12:12.fleet of its kind in Europe. First Minister Alex Salmond today
:12:12. > :12:16.announced �3.3 million of new funding for the project. When
:12:16. > :12:20.things go up, it is not just a matter of Aberdeen having more of
:12:20. > :12:23.these buses, but it is about all the partners being relevant to
:12:23. > :12:26.something that might sweep right across the world.
:12:26. > :12:29.There's been an unexpected bid from STV to run the UK Government's
:12:29. > :12:32.planned local TV stations in Glasgow and Edinburgh. STV has
:12:32. > :12:37.submitted bids for the licences in conjunction with Glasgow Caledonian
:12:37. > :12:39.and Napier Universities. 14 hill walkers have been led to
:12:39. > :12:43.safety after getting into difficulties in worsening weather
:12:43. > :12:47.in the Cairngorms. The group reported problems on Ben Macdui
:12:47. > :12:50.around 7:00pm yesterday evening. Members of Grampian Police, Braemar
:12:50. > :12:57.and Aberdeen mountain rescue teams and a helicopter from HMS Gannet
:12:57. > :13:00.helped in the search. A Portree man who's set up camp
:13:00. > :13:02.outside the town's former swimming pool in protest at plans for its
:13:02. > :13:06.demolition is vowing to stay there despite bulldozers being due to
:13:06. > :13:09.move in next week. Stewart MacPherson has been sleeping
:13:09. > :13:19.outside the derelict building for almost two months and around 600
:13:19. > :13:19.
:13:20. > :13:23.people have signed his petition. The plan is quite simple. Myself
:13:23. > :13:26.and a few friends will probably be able to stand under the blades of
:13:26. > :13:29.the digger when they start to pull down the building.
:13:29. > :13:32.Council leaders in the Western Isles have postponed plans to start
:13:32. > :13:35.charging some pupils for school buses after a political row and
:13:35. > :13:41.protests from parents. The council's leader Angus Campbell has
:13:41. > :13:44.now accepted that parents should have had more notice of the changes.
:13:44. > :13:54.And there are more stories from your area and all the latest news
:13:54. > :14:00.
:14:00. > :14:08.24 hours a day on BBC Scotland's Things are getting desperate at the
:14:08. > :14:15.Dandy, facing closure. Sales, wants to million per week, have slipped
:14:15. > :14:22.to 8,000 per issue. The publisher, Dundee-based DC Thomson, set
:14:22. > :14:27.decision has not been made just yet about the future of the comic. It's
:14:27. > :14:33.immortalised in bronze, the most famous character of the Dandy
:14:33. > :14:38.looking over the people of Dundee. 75 years after he first appeared in
:14:38. > :14:42.print, it seems that Desperate Dan is powerless in the face of falling
:14:42. > :14:46.circulation. Publishers DC Thomson say they are carrying out a review
:14:46. > :14:52.of their titles and no decision has been made yet about the future of
:14:52. > :14:55.the Dandy. But they have met these are challenging times. They say
:14:55. > :14:58.they are confident future generations will enjoy it their
:14:58. > :15:03.characters but will offer no guarantees about the future of
:15:03. > :15:13.Britain's longest-running comic. It became the most popular comic in
:15:13. > :15:17.
:15:17. > :15:22.the world were a circulation of 2 It established a far older and
:15:22. > :15:27.achieved a degree of dominance in the 1950s and 60s. -- from a hold.
:15:28. > :15:33.The style of British comics is so dominated by what emerged in the
:15:33. > :15:38.Dandy. It defined the British comic style.
:15:38. > :15:41.But the golden age could not last. The target audience have been
:15:41. > :15:51.increasingly distracted by television, that your games, and
:15:51. > :15:53.
:15:53. > :16:00.the Internet. Her -- video games.
:16:00. > :16:04.The younger generation to decor for magazines with a television angle.
:16:04. > :16:09.-- tend to court for. That is much more appealing to children these
:16:09. > :16:13.days. Online comics could offer a new
:16:13. > :16:23.direction but for a man with the colossal cowpat appetite, there are
:16:23. > :16:27.
:16:27. > :16:30.And disport news. Craig Levein admits he would not have selected
:16:30. > :16:37.any The Rangers FC players of everybody else was fit and
:16:37. > :16:42.available. He selected Ian black but only after saying that thing in
:16:42. > :16:52.the perturbation would make it difficult for selection. -- playing
:16:52. > :16:57.in their data division. A minute gone will today pledge to support
:16:57. > :17:02.for the team that will take on Australia. Today, backing for one
:17:02. > :17:09.player in particular. Ian Black has gone from their murrain of their
:17:09. > :17:13.SPL to the light blue of the bottom league.
:17:13. > :17:17.When I announced at the squad I said it would be more difficult for
:17:17. > :17:21.The Rangers FC players to get into the national teams because of the
:17:21. > :17:28.standard and the lowest division. It is not akin to international
:17:29. > :17:34.future. -- football. What about the future if everybody
:17:34. > :17:41.is fit and ready to go? Should those who opted to join The Rangers
:17:42. > :17:45.FC in their lowest League expect to miss out?
:17:45. > :17:51.We Wallace has never been the first-choice full-back and no
:17:51. > :17:59.disrespect to Ian black, and either. Good that is probably a fair
:17:59. > :18:02.statement. To say that they are bottom
:18:02. > :18:07.division players as disrespectful. There could players here on their
:18:07. > :18:16.own merit. They show on training they have the quality to play for
:18:16. > :18:21.Scotland. The Hearts player David Templeton
:18:21. > :18:26.has accepted at two match ban for violent conduct. He kicked out at
:18:26. > :18:34.James McPake during the Edinburgh derby at Easter Road. He will miss
:18:34. > :18:39.the next two matches. Pittodrie Stadium will be full
:18:39. > :18:44.tonight as Manchester United arrive for the testimonial of a Neil
:18:44. > :18:50.Simpson. He played under Alex Ferguson when he led the team to
:18:50. > :18:56.European glory in 1983. He is now a coach and says that the game is a
:18:57. > :19:00.dream come true. I enjoyed eight years with Alex
:19:01. > :19:05.Ferguson as manager. He gave me my first team opportunity as he did
:19:05. > :19:13.with a number of other young players. He brought the club to new
:19:13. > :19:17.heights. It was a pleasure to be part of it. I am delighted that he
:19:17. > :19:23.has decided to take Manchester United up here and give me a great
:19:23. > :19:28.evening. Golfing stars of the future will be
:19:28. > :19:35.on show in Ayrshire for the home internationals team event. Gailes
:19:35. > :19:43.Links is the venue for the tournament. Scotland, Wales, and
:19:43. > :19:47.Ireland all hope to upstage the defending English champions. After
:19:48. > :19:53.the Great British ethic of the Olympics it is back to individual
:19:53. > :19:59.nations. Ireland and boast the Amateur Championship winner, Alan
:19:59. > :20:08.Dunbar. England are seeking a 4th straight success. The happy
:20:08. > :20:12.youngest-ever English amateur champion. -- they have.
:20:12. > :20:19.There is a strong bond. We are looking for a very good week and
:20:19. > :20:22.number four. Jack McDonald as the top spot in
:20:22. > :20:29.the world amateur rankings - can he help his team to victory for a
:20:29. > :20:34.first time since 2006? The course is in great condition
:20:34. > :20:41.and we have played it plenty of times. I am really looking for what
:20:42. > :20:45.to it and so are the full team. We will see what happens.
:20:45. > :20:52.Many top professional performers perform done this event whilst
:20:52. > :20:57.amateurs. To join some great names is very
:20:57. > :21:00.special. Hopefully will -- I will one day achieve what the
:21:00. > :21:09.professionals have but I am only 16 and there is a lot of work to put
:21:09. > :21:16.Tomorrow morning, the Welsh art for a start against England. Scotland
:21:16. > :21:20.face Ireland. An unprecedented success for
:21:20. > :21:28.Scottish athletes at the Olympics and tonight we will celebrate that
:21:28. > :21:33.success on BBC Two. The greatest show on air if has finally finished.
:21:33. > :21:38.Scottish success has been at the heart of an incredible Olympic
:21:38. > :21:48.experience. Some disappointment, plenty of glory, some tears. You
:21:48. > :21:48.
:21:48. > :21:57.can see it all a Scottish Olympic What was your favourite moment from
:21:57. > :22:03.It is a strange one. Rebecca Adlington passionate be trying to
:22:03. > :22:11.justify why she did not win gold. We all knew she tried her best.
:22:11. > :22:21.At Katherine Grainger finally winning gold. Her look when she
:22:21. > :22:29.
:22:29. > :22:33.Here is a question Tilstock and Olympic gold medal or �148 million?
:22:33. > :22:43.One-fifth of women and her husband were presented with that massive
:22:43. > :22:45.
:22:45. > :22:55.cheque today. -- A Fife woman. Champagne flutes in hand, Chilean
:22:55. > :22:58.
:22:58. > :23:06.and Andrew have 148 million reasons to be happy. -- Chilean. -- Gillian.
:23:06. > :23:11.She plans to share her good fortune. We cannot give the money to people
:23:12. > :23:17.we want to and also asked them to be quiet about it. It is not fair,
:23:17. > :23:22.it is stressful. Generosity is one thing but a
:23:22. > :23:32.couple are keen not to waste their fortune.
:23:32. > :23:32.
:23:32. > :23:42.I will still be hitting the sales Are rigidly from Kirkcaldy, Gill
:23:42. > :23:42.
:23:42. > :23:48.wants to be sensible. -- or original. -- originally.
:23:48. > :23:55.I would not know what to do with that money!
:23:55. > :24:05.It is a good thing to do. We hope that this is not the last
:24:05. > :24:15.Scottish success, but do not bank Money cannot buy you love - or good
:24:15. > :24:18.
:24:18. > :24:23.Yes, plenty of heavy downpours. But some bright skies and over the next
:24:23. > :24:30.hour the showers will fade away. Shetland will stay wet. Eastern
:24:30. > :24:38.Scotland, the more cloud and mist rolling in off the North Sea. But
:24:38. > :24:45.not a cold night with temperatures no worse than 13 Celsius. Tomorrow,
:24:45. > :24:54.a breezy day, but overall, not too bad. Further inland, the low cloud
:24:54. > :24:59.is a little bit stubborn. Later on, rain will knock on the door.
:24:59. > :25:06.Shetland will have a lovely day, Orkney is not too bad either.
:25:06. > :25:16.Temperatures could be around 25 Celsius, very warm. Elsewhere, the
:25:16. > :25:16.
:25:16. > :25:22.low twenties. Humoured. Overall, fairly good. -- - unit. All part of
:25:22. > :25:28.a weather front working its way from England. Pushing into the
:25:28. > :25:36.central belt by this time tomorrow, just in time for rush hour. Further
:25:36. > :25:46.north, Aberdeenshire, it moves through quite quickly. In behind it
:25:46. > :25:48.
:25:48. > :25:55.we have to thirsty's weather. Not too bad. -- Thursday's. Not to that
:25:55. > :26:05.in the sunshine. But you will obviously get wet in those showers!
:26:05. > :26:11.
:26:11. > :26:17.Friday, wet, yes, cold, no. Better The main stories: many rail
:26:17. > :26:20.passengers face above-inflation increases in the New Year. Fares on
:26:20. > :26:26.routes where prices are regulated by the Scottish Government could
:26:26. > :26:31.rise by 4.2 %, significantly less than those increases faced by
:26:31. > :26:36.English passengers. Unions claim that the higher prices only mean
:26:36. > :26:40.higher profits for the train companies. And the wife of the man
:26:40. > :26:44.accused of murdering Jenny Methven became tearful at points in court
:26:44. > :26:48.today. She said her husband was behaving normally at the time of
:26:48. > :26:58.the deaf and she noticed nothing to suggest he either committed more or
:26:58. > :27:04.had discovered one. If -- the time The total economic output of the
:27:04. > :27:06.single European currency shrank by 0.2 % in the three months leading
:27:06. > :27:14.up to June. Germany saw some small growth but other economies remain
:27:14. > :27:19.Dozens of people have been killed in a series of suicide attacks in
:27:19. > :27:24.Afghanistan, the worst of the country has seen the sea here.
:27:24. > :27:32.Three bombs went off in a busy market, a short time later, 12