:00:17. > :00:19.Welcome to Reporting Scotland. Tonight, Nicola Sturgeon is put in
:00:19. > :00:26.charge of the independence referendum, as Alex Salmond
:00:26. > :00:35.reshuffles his ministerial pack. The Scottish families who say they
:00:35. > :00:41.are going without a meal to make sure they can feed their children.
:00:41. > :00:47.They see me going without food and to question it. Sometimes, I will
:00:47. > :00:51.be sickly light to them and saying I am not feeling very well.
:00:51. > :00:53.Also on the programme... Is Irn-Bru about to be Tango-ed?
:00:53. > :00:59.The makers of Scotland's other national drink start merger talks
:00:59. > :01:05.with Britvic. And to bee or not to bee. Why hives
:01:05. > :01:08.are being located in unusual places in Scotland's biggest city.
:01:08. > :01:13.It is the largest reshuffle of the Scottish government since Alex
:01:13. > :01:15.Salmond became First Minister in 2007. The headline move is Deputy
:01:15. > :01:20.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon leading the independence referendum
:01:20. > :01:30.campaign. Our political correspondent Raymond Buchanan
:01:30. > :01:31.
:01:31. > :01:37.joins me now from Holyrood. Who were the movers and who was shaken?
:01:37. > :01:43.Nicola Sturgeon is getting all the attention, not just because she has
:01:43. > :01:50.left the important role of health, but also because she is known as
:01:50. > :01:57.the problem solver. She has taken part in important legislation such
:01:57. > :02:07.as same-sex marriage and the reduction of a minimum a local
:02:07. > :02:10.
:02:10. > :02:16.price. -- alcohol price. She began with a joke, that the serious work
:02:16. > :02:22.begin soon. This will be the biggest job of our political career.
:02:22. > :02:26.I look forward with my colleagues to making that positive and upbeat
:02:26. > :02:34.case over the next two years and I look forward to winning that
:02:34. > :02:40.independence referendum in 2014. as well as the constitution, she
:02:40. > :02:50.takes over the Alex Neil's all job of Infrastructure and Capital
:02:50. > :02:56.
:02:56. > :03:05.Spending. There were other changes. Retiring from cabinet is brisker
:03:05. > :03:13.offered, Stewart Stevenson and Bryan Adams. For Alex Salmond
:03:13. > :03:18.arrived at Parliament to answer why he had moved his trusted deputy.
:03:18. > :03:25.She has served with me for many years and it is only right that she
:03:25. > :03:35.should get the opportunity to demonstrate her fabulous skills and
:03:35. > :03:37.
:03:37. > :03:42.this important independence debate. It is very unfortunate that this
:03:42. > :03:49.part-time job has been given to her and she has been taken away from
:03:49. > :03:57.the important job of health. would seem she will have been very
:03:57. > :04:03.busy few days? Yes, starting tomorrow, she will starts by
:04:03. > :04:09.meeting with the United Kingdom Government. They are hoping to get
:04:09. > :04:15.some sort of deal in the next few weeks. She also has the
:04:15. > :04:18.Infrastructure and Capital Spending job and a sign of the economy will
:04:18. > :04:21.be a key argument and the independence debate.
:04:21. > :04:25.Some Scots parents are having to make a choice between feeding
:04:25. > :04:30.themselves or feeding their children. That is the surprising
:04:30. > :04:38.claim made in a report today by the Save The Children charity. They say
:04:38. > :04:42.that many of our youngest are bearing the brunt of the recession.
:04:43. > :04:48.Sarah Martin, a mother of three, describes her situation as the
:04:48. > :04:52.catch 22. She said she would love to work but cannot afford the
:04:52. > :05:00.childcare cost. To keep her children well-fed, she says she
:05:00. > :05:05.often goes without food. He the seamy missing a meal at ask
:05:05. > :05:12.sometimes why I am not eating. I have to sometimes lied to them and
:05:12. > :05:18.the I am not feeling very well or not feeling hungry. She spends less
:05:18. > :05:23.than �30 on food. She has that in common with 40 % of all income
:05:23. > :05:27.families, according to a new report. The report by Save The Children
:05:27. > :05:37.says that almost half of all children living in poverty are the
:05:37. > :05:39.
:05:39. > :05:43.least one parent in employment. They are facing a rising battle
:05:43. > :05:49.against food and energy costs. is clear that the money from many
:05:49. > :05:54.jobs is not adequate to provide the likes of food and new shoes and
:05:54. > :06:01.other basics. It is time we introduced a basic living wage for
:06:01. > :06:04.all employees in Scotland. Scottish bum and says they are
:06:04. > :06:10.doing everything in their power to support families, but say
:06:10. > :06:16.Westminster based welfare reforms still leave the most vulnerable at
:06:16. > :06:19.risk of poverty. At the sharp end, it means there are important
:06:19. > :06:21.decisions to be made. You are watching Reporting Scotland
:06:21. > :06:23.from the BBC. Still to come on the programme...
:06:23. > :06:25.More support is announced for military personnel, past and
:06:25. > :06:28.present. And the science festival that is
:06:28. > :06:31.worrying about animals, sex and sewage.
:06:31. > :06:38.And in sport, as Scotland prepare for the World Cup qualifiers, the
:06:38. > :06:43.last man to lead the national team to a major tournament says..
:06:43. > :06:46.Actually, I will tell you later about that. We will take you on a
:06:46. > :06:49.guided tour of Glasgow Warriors' new home, with a celebrity tour
:06:49. > :06:57.guide. It is known as "Scotland's other
:06:57. > :07:00.national drink". Irn-Bru has been made here for almost 150 years. But
:07:00. > :07:03.now the company behind Irn-Bru is in merger talks with English rival
:07:03. > :07:13.Britvic. So what now for this iconic brand and the people who
:07:13. > :07:18.
:07:18. > :07:27.make it? It is known throughout the world and four years we have been
:07:27. > :07:31.told we're it comes from. The bottles may have altered over the
:07:31. > :07:40.years, but the recipe has stayed the same. Now, big changes could be
:07:40. > :07:50.on the way, as the makers edgy Barr seems set to become merged with the
:07:50. > :07:56.rival, Britvic. From the point of view of edgy Barr, it is an
:07:56. > :08:03.ambitious expansion campaign. They will be able to use the profile of
:08:03. > :08:09.Britvic to expand into Europe. Edgy Barr first made the drink 150 years
:08:09. > :08:17.ago and until recently, their family was still running the firm -
:08:17. > :08:25.- the company. This is one of five production site they operate in
:08:25. > :08:27.Scotland. They are not read the are already the biggest soft drink
:08:27. > :08:34.manufacturing company in the United Kingdom, but of the tie-up with
:08:34. > :08:40.Britvic, they will become one of the biggest in Europe. There are
:08:40. > :08:46.calls for clarity. It is an iconic Scottish company, well known across
:08:46. > :08:51.the globe. We hope that the company can stay in Scotland and the
:08:51. > :08:58.workforce can be protected. These are answers may not come until a
:08:58. > :09:02.deal is done. But the makers of Irn-Bru are clearly looking to the
:09:02. > :09:04.future. Hundred of mourners have paid their
:09:04. > :09:07.respects at the funeral of five- year-old Grace MacKay who died
:09:07. > :09:11.after a canoe capsized in Loch Gairloch last week. It took place
:09:11. > :09:14.at her home in Muir of Ord. The funerals of two young boys who also
:09:14. > :09:18.died in the tragedy will take place on Friday. Their father is still
:09:18. > :09:20.missing, presumed drowned. Measures to support military
:09:20. > :09:23.personnel and veterans have been announced by the Scottish
:09:23. > :09:25.government. The Armed Forces Commitments Paper aims to address
:09:25. > :09:28.housing, education and medical issues for serving soldiers,
:09:28. > :09:38.sailors and airmen, as well as those who fought in previous
:09:38. > :09:45.
:09:45. > :09:48.conflicts. Donald MacLeod's psychiatrist told and to get a dog.
:09:48. > :09:54.He sent can get some it out of the house and get him used to dealing
:09:54. > :10:00.with people again. He is the Falklands war veteran who suffers
:10:00. > :10:05.from post-traumatic stress disorder. It makes you feel a bit paranoid.
:10:05. > :10:10.You think that everyone is looking at you and wanting to have a go at
:10:10. > :10:16.you. I would not go anywhere without patrolling everywhere and
:10:16. > :10:19.scanning everywhere. I did not want to go on buses, or call into shops.
:10:19. > :10:25.British has been fighting in Afghanistan for more than a decade
:10:25. > :10:32.and now there are more than 10,000 troops there every day. When they
:10:32. > :10:35.come home, they find it difficult to access basic services. Today,
:10:35. > :10:42.the Scottish, promise to cut through the red tape for those
:10:42. > :10:47.serving in the armed forces and for those who previously served. We can
:10:47. > :10:51.we have personnel there in Afghanistan for maybe the 4th time
:10:51. > :10:56.and this has been tremendously stressful. They have also had to do
:10:56. > :11:00.a lot of training before they went, so this has placed huge stress upon
:11:00. > :11:08.their family life. Today's announcement is not just to do with
:11:08. > :11:14.injured personnel, but also with the potentially tragic consequences
:11:14. > :11:21.of post-traumatic stress disorder. It is about the basic services that
:11:21. > :11:25.most of us take for granted. It was 16 years after the war when
:11:25. > :11:29.Donald's problems began. Heath thinks everything must be done so
:11:29. > :11:32.that other veterans do not suffer the way he has done.
:11:32. > :11:35.Its reputation as one of the most dangerous roads in the country is
:11:35. > :11:38.well deserved, so you would think that when police announced a
:11:38. > :11:41.clampdown on speeding, everyone who used the A9 between Inverness and
:11:41. > :11:51.Perth would have been extra careful. But that was not the case. Craig
:11:51. > :11:53.
:11:53. > :11:59.Anderson joins us from the A9 to tell us more. I am at a recognised
:11:59. > :12:04.speeding up blackspot on the A9 just south of Inverness. Three
:12:04. > :12:10.weeks ago, I was at a police launch will be tracked down about speeding
:12:10. > :12:16.launched by the police. Throughout that end the campaign, despite all
:12:16. > :12:20.the publicity, something like 700 motorists were caught speeding at
:12:20. > :12:27.the am 33 people on their mobile phones and there where a variety of
:12:27. > :12:33.other offences involving private and commercial vehicles. But there
:12:33. > :12:39.is notorious. The A9 between Inverness and Perth is subject to
:12:39. > :12:43.more than 200 accidents a year, and many of these serious or fatal.
:12:43. > :12:50.Because of increased traffic, August is the worst month of the
:12:50. > :12:59.year, hence the publicity blitz by the police force. Some of these
:12:59. > :13:06.offenders were caught going at 120 mph. The problems which can be
:13:06. > :13:13.caused by driving in that manner other incredible. It is not the
:13:13. > :13:18.road to blame for these. It is the driver and a speedy are driving at.
:13:18. > :13:22.Akam a van records the speeds that passing vehicles goal at. It was
:13:22. > :13:29.hoped the police launch would crack down on speeders, but to their
:13:29. > :13:36.frustration, those whose speed are not getting the message. I get the
:13:36. > :13:43.impression that those who drive past their observation skills are
:13:43. > :13:50.very poor. This is the very conspicuous than. It has got black
:13:50. > :13:54.cameras painted and the top. Campaign has complained that the
:13:54. > :13:58.road is frustratingly confusing, going from single to dual-
:13:58. > :14:08.carriageway. Police say that regardless of the road, it is
:14:08. > :14:14.If it is estimated that it will not be two lanes all the weight until
:14:14. > :14:19.2025. Will this make a difference? Any boat safety expert will tell
:14:19. > :14:24.you that Jill carriageways are safer than single carriageway roads.
:14:24. > :14:32.As you say, they have made a commitment to make this a dual-
:14:32. > :14:36.carriageway by 2025 full best --. Police insisted drivers must
:14:36. > :14:42.approach the road as it is at the moment, and they will continue to
:14:42. > :14:45.target speeding and other offences here on A9. The
:14:45. > :14:47.A look now at what else has been happening across the country this
:14:47. > :14:49.Wednesday. A home for military veterans in
:14:50. > :14:53.Dundee is at the centre of two investigations. A police inquiry's
:14:53. > :14:56.under way into the death of a former RAF man at the Rosendael
:14:56. > :15:04.Veterans' Residence. Meanwhile, the Care Inspectorate is investigating
:15:04. > :15:08.a number of complaints it's received about the home.
:15:08. > :15:13.What we have got to do is convince our residents, which is not
:15:13. > :15:15.difficult, because they know they are safe and sound, but let the
:15:15. > :15:18.families know they are safe and sound.
:15:18. > :15:20.A report into Aberdeen's energy industry says it will need to
:15:20. > :15:23.recruit the equivalent of the city's entire current workforce in
:15:23. > :15:26.the next ten years. Accountants PwC says Aberdeen must attract around
:15:26. > :15:33.120,000 new recruits by 2022 if it's to realise its potential as a
:15:33. > :15:36.global energy capital. The contractors who built Lerwick's
:15:36. > :15:42.new �12 million arts centre have begun legal action over a contract
:15:42. > :15:48.dispute with Shetland Arts. The firm - DITT - wants more than
:15:48. > :15:50.�200,000. Shetland Arts has accepted it will have to pay.
:15:50. > :15:53.Some of Scotland's oldest documents will become available online for
:15:53. > :16:03.the first time later today when Glasgow University launches a new
:16:03. > :16:04.
:16:04. > :16:08.website. In some cases the archives date back more than 900 years.
:16:08. > :16:13.If you really want to get hold of what history was about, it is about
:16:13. > :16:17.people at large, then you have got to go to the documents that the
:16:17. > :16:20.people themselves were involved with one way or another.
:16:20. > :16:23.One of the most popular artifacts in London's British Museum will go
:16:23. > :16:27.on display at the weekend in Shetland. This statue of the
:16:27. > :16:31.Egyptian cat goddess is 2,500 years old.
:16:31. > :16:39.And there are more stories from your area and all the latest news
:16:39. > :16:45.24 hours a day on BBC Scotland's Our power supplies, mobile phones
:16:45. > :16:51.and sat-navs are under threat from bad weather - in space. And our sex
:16:51. > :16:53.lives could be disrupted by sewage. These are just two of the day's big
:16:53. > :16:56.announcements at the British Science Festival, six days of
:16:56. > :17:06.intense scientific activity, which is taking place this year in
:17:06. > :17:08.
:17:08. > :17:14.Aberdeen. They are building a bridge to
:17:14. > :17:17.tomorrow. This year, Aberdeen's own -- owner science festival has
:17:17. > :17:20.become the school's programme for one of the biggest events in Europe,
:17:20. > :17:27.the British Science Festival. The good news is that the festival has
:17:27. > :17:31.kicked off here to a beautiful Indian summer. The bad news is that
:17:31. > :17:36.the weather that growth forecast for space is very, very poor indeed.
:17:36. > :17:41.That is because storms of charged particles from the sun there are
:17:41. > :17:45.about to reach power supplies, and more could be brought down.
:17:45. > :17:49.Communications with spacecraft, lot of infrastructure, pipelines, the
:17:49. > :17:53.railway network possibly could be affected.
:17:53. > :17:58.There is another warning -- warning, that reproduction is under threat
:17:58. > :18:04.from man-made chemicals found in so rich. It could be a -- as big a
:18:04. > :18:10.challenge as climate change. A they are in our Plastics, a fire
:18:10. > :18:15.retardant electrical equipment. Pesticides, everything.
:18:15. > :18:19.It works on many different body systems, so it reduces the ability
:18:19. > :18:26.and has the possibility to make you more apiece.
:18:26. > :18:31.Meanwhile, organisers say the public events are going well.
:18:31. > :18:36.We are what -- we are expecting tens of thousands of people, so it
:18:36. > :18:39.is literally for everyone, everyone from scientists, who will be
:18:39. > :18:44.talking to their peers about research, and families who cannot
:18:44. > :18:48.do random fun things. With so many things taking place
:18:48. > :18:54.across the city, it is tempted to think of the festival as a
:18:54. > :18:57.scientific Olympics, except in this one, everyone can take part.
:18:57. > :19:01.And from the future of science to an optimistic prediction on the
:19:01. > :19:05.sporting front, here's David. The start of Scotland's World Cup
:19:05. > :19:09.qualifying campaign is just a few days away. It starts on Saturday at
:19:09. > :19:14.Hampden, when Craig Levein's team face Serbia. The last man to lead a
:19:14. > :19:17.succesful qualifying campaign was Craig Brown in the late 1990s. He
:19:17. > :19:27.reckons Levein's Scotland can make it to the finals in Brazil, and he
:19:27. > :19:28.
:19:28. > :19:32.has some advice for the current manager.
:19:32. > :19:36.He is the man who has the hopes of a nation on his shoulders. Pressure
:19:36. > :19:42.that another man is all too familiar with. The man who knows
:19:42. > :19:48.the emotions lying in wait for Craig Levein, win or lose.
:19:48. > :19:52.When we got out of the grip, I felt so upset when we did not make it.
:19:52. > :19:55.But the feeling when you do qualify and the jaw country to a major
:19:55. > :20:01.tournament is terrific, and it is worth all the agony and all the
:20:01. > :20:05.pressure that you are accused of having to suffer.
:20:05. > :20:09.The focus turns to Craig Levein and his team on Saturday, that is when
:20:10. > :20:15.the quest begins. They will hope the campaign ends like it did in
:20:15. > :20:20.1997, a 1-0 win over last year led Scotland were on their way. The
:20:20. > :20:23.manager told their players -- told his players to take two laps of
:20:23. > :20:30.honour, but he regrets not joining them.
:20:30. > :20:37.When I look back, I would love to have been out on the pitch. But it
:20:37. > :20:42.was a wonderfully satisfying moment. My advice would be to take your
:20:42. > :20:52.time to enjoy it. I know there is pressure, but do not let it get to
:20:52. > :20:57.
:20:57. > :20:59.you. It is a privilege to be in the job, and enjoy it.
:20:59. > :21:02.Glasgow Warriors are having a housewarming party on Friday. The
:21:02. > :21:04.city's pro rugby players are playing their first game at
:21:05. > :21:08.Scotstoun Stadium. It's against the Welsh team Scarlets in the Pro12
:21:08. > :21:13.league. Ahead of the big day, our rugby reporter Jim Mason was given
:21:13. > :21:17.his own private tour. Friday night will be our first game,
:21:17. > :21:22.it feels like home to last and I am looking forward to seeing what it
:21:22. > :21:26.will be like on game day. I will show you around inside.
:21:26. > :21:33.We have got everything we need, lifting platforms, dumb-bells, all
:21:34. > :21:38.the big guys are into the power lifting and heavy weight.
:21:38. > :21:42.Do you guys could in here? No, this is when we make-up slacks
:21:42. > :21:46.and supplements after training. Lunch is provided every day
:21:46. > :21:50.upstairs, so after we have finished our morning session we will go
:21:50. > :21:57.upstairs and they were put on meals for us, so you get the right kind
:21:57. > :22:01.of food. Everything has but -- come together in the last few days. This
:22:01. > :22:06.is the dressing room, but the final touches being put in. We have got a
:22:06. > :22:10.chance to create history here. We had a good record at our old
:22:10. > :22:16.stadium, but we have to start from scratch and make this a tough place
:22:16. > :22:19.to come, so getting off to a good start on Friday is important. The
:22:19. > :22:24.Scarlets will be our first opponents, we will make them wait
:22:24. > :22:29.for a couple of minutes and then come out. We are heading for a full
:22:29. > :22:33.house, which will be brilliant. 5300 people is the capacity, it we
:22:33. > :22:37.could get that here that would be brilliant. It is all about
:22:37. > :22:47.performing, or about the business, we have been training towards it
:22:47. > :22:49.
:22:49. > :22:52.for the week, and for our whole lives as well.
:22:52. > :23:02.Scotland defender Christophe Berrow will rejoin the squad tomorrow, his
:23:02. > :23:04.
:23:04. > :23:08.partner has just had a baby. Now, you never know what's lurking
:23:08. > :23:11.in the backyards or on the roofs of city centre businesses - but it's a
:23:11. > :23:13.fair bet you wouldn't think of beehives. Well, several pubs and
:23:13. > :23:16.restaurants in Glasgow are turning their premises into urban shelters
:23:16. > :23:22.for honey bees. And as Laura Maxwell reports, the insects are
:23:22. > :23:27.making themselves at home in some prime commercial locations.
:23:27. > :23:30.From today, these insects will call the roof of St Enoch Centre their
:23:30. > :23:35.home. The biggest test today is
:23:35. > :23:39.pesticides, in the city centre, we have parties, hanging baskets,
:23:39. > :23:44.community gardens taking place all over the city, and it is making it
:23:44. > :23:50.a safe haven. The two hives will hold 70,000
:23:50. > :23:53.insects. If that they settle in, it is hoped the colony will grow.
:23:53. > :23:57.We do see whether it will happen next year. It is not commercially
:23:57. > :24:05.viable at the moment, but who knows in future. The staff enjoy it and
:24:05. > :24:11.we are learning about things and it is good for the environment.
:24:11. > :24:14.The city centre may seem like an unlikely haven for a bees, but with
:24:14. > :24:20.all the parks and gardens, it provides rich pickings for
:24:20. > :24:26.pollinators. The city centre is not their only
:24:26. > :24:30.habitat. They are also on the rigs of several pubs and restaurants.
:24:30. > :24:35.You do feel quite paternal towards them. You want them to get going
:24:35. > :24:38.and get on, and when you see them coming in and out of the hive, and
:24:38. > :24:42.some of them have got bits of pollen attached to their legs and
:24:42. > :24:45.things like this, it is quite a thrilling.
:24:45. > :24:55.A beehives will be cared for by specialists. Their new landlords
:24:55. > :24:57.
:24:57. > :25:07.will get a warm bars and a pot of honey if they are lucky. Now the
:25:07. > :25:07.
:25:07. > :25:11.It has been a bright today, but there will be rain arriving tonight.
:25:11. > :25:15.For cast your eyes to the north- west, there is the rain working its
:25:15. > :25:23.way in, accompanied by a strengthening wind. The rain does
:25:23. > :25:27.not get too far south, at many places will stay dry be clear skies.
:25:27. > :25:32.Into tomorrow, there is high pressure to the south, which is the
:25:32. > :25:36.central belt and southwards, it will start off OK. These weather
:25:36. > :25:41.are fronts will work their way in, bringing persistent rain. Yesterday,
:25:41. > :25:49.we were talking about the North West been tried, but it is very wet
:25:49. > :25:54.tomorrow. It will continue to spread its way across the country,
:25:54. > :25:58.the rain. Wind also picking up across the country. By mid-
:25:58. > :26:05.afternoon, it will have worked its way to the central belt and baby
:26:05. > :26:10.further south. Some brightness around, temperatures into the high
:26:10. > :26:15.teens. You do not have to come a far inland to see the rain. It will
:26:15. > :26:21.improve over Orkney and Shetland, by the afternoon at least. The rest
:26:21. > :26:26.of the afternoon a stain rather cloudy, wet and windy. Looking to
:26:26. > :26:34.Friday, here is the weather front that will bring rain tomorrow. It
:26:34. > :26:41.is staying, so it will be rather cloudy and damp on Friday.
:26:41. > :26:46.Temperatures into the high teens under the cloud. A some sunshine in
:26:46. > :26:51.a few areas. Looking towards the weekend, Saturday will probably be
:26:51. > :27:00.the best of the two days, generally fine and bright. Much lighter wind,
:27:00. > :27:03.cloudy in the west and north-west. Thanks, Chris. Now, just before 7pm,
:27:03. > :27:06.a summary of tonight's top stories: Alex Salmond has undertaken the
:27:06. > :27:08.largest ministerial reshuffle since the SNP came to government in 2007.
:27:09. > :27:11.His deputy, Nicola Sturgeon, leaves health for an economic post with
:27:11. > :27:14.added responsibility for the planned independence referendum.
:27:15. > :27:17.The spiralling cost of petrol is to come under fresh scrutiny, with the
:27:17. > :27:20.Office of Fair Trading launching a review into whether motorists are
:27:21. > :27:24.getting a fair deal at the pumps. The watchdog says it will examine
:27:24. > :27:33.whether falling costs of crude oil are reflected in the prices paid by