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Tonight on Reporting Scotland: the Scottish Government says its new

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budget is backing jobs and growth. The public-sector pay freeze ends

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and there is more cash for housing and schools. But opposition parties

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say that the Budget is passing the buck. Also: the sister of this

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woman killed in a bomb attack in Afghanistan says she lost her life

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doing something she loved. course I'm worried, but it was her

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life and what she wanted to do. we examine a threat to the Scottish

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landscape. These trees have been felled in an attempt to reduce the

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impact of a disease across a much wider area. How scientists are

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tackling and the blight on at the native Caledonian pine. And the

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mass cot for the Scottish John Swinney described their

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spending plans in the Budget today as an investment in new, affordable

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houses and schools as -- in a bit to boost the Scottish economy and

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the construction sector. But Labour said he was passing the buck. We

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SST announcement and the impact. -- we assess. Paisley remain so proud

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town but signs of economic decline and everywhere. Roddy Morrison

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proudly shows me his shop. He had a larger furniture business until it

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went bust a year ago. I thought my head would explode. Three of my

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employees had been with me over 30 years. Most of the staff came here

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straight from school. It was a really hard time. John Swinney is

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focusing again and capital spending to boost business and jobs. He

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announced an extra �80 million to build schools, �40 million for

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affordable housing, and 30 million for insulation and energy

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efficiency. But Labour accused the finance secretary of impoverishing

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Scotland. These decisions have cost 30,000 public sector jobs over the

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last here alone. Yet the Finance Minister stands before us with no

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hint of humility and no apology. a result of partnerships with local

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government we're putting in money to make up for a cut in local

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council tax benefits. Local government has contributed. Finding

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solutions for the people of Scotland, not posturing alongside

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the Tories! After a public sector pay freeze there will be a 1% rise

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next year. Unions warned that the cash is not their. And John Swinney

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plans are making cuts in day-to-day spending. The Tories said he had

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ample funds. He has �2 million more than when he arrived in office yeti

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complaints about savage cuts. is time at. The Government to focus

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more on independence than economic growth. -- This is timid. Another

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million goes towards maintaining historic buildings and attracting

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tourists. Back in Paisley, the hawk it all works. It is a marvellous

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place to live. I am proud of coming from here. But you just need a life

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Obviously John Swinney hopes that the Budget will promote growth. Or

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We will start at the pay freeze, the slight thawing. That is bound

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to extend to government staff. It was calculated on the presumption

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that any increase would be held way down. There will be continuing real

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pay restraint. The unions are already unhappy about that. Council

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tax, households will benefit from an ongoing freeze but water charges

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will got from next spring. In tandem with R P I level, currently

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about 3%. John Swinney stresses, absolutely stresses, the support he

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has given to small companies through discounts. That, against a

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background of real economic gloom, globally, John Swinney remains

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adamant he has done everything possible to revitalise the economy

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and build growth. Will it work? I The budget is about setting

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priorities and whilst there are winners, others will face a squeeze.

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So where will the cuts hit home? How much longer will the squeeze

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We know there is a tax squeeze across the public sector, but when

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is it being felt most? Health is being protected. Other areas take

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more of the pain, including councils. After freezing pay and

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not replacing staff and making some easier cuts, local authority sea

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front line services will now pay the price. North Lanarkshire is

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amongst the first to set out what that could mean. One of Scotland's

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largest councils, setting out options. It must find �73 million

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over three years. Some options will be hard to sell, including merging

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schools and closing care homes. The cost of by rail to go up by 75%. In

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collections every three weeks. And Christmas lights could go dark.

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know we're in a depression and things are not as we want them to

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be. But it is confounded by having two government neither of whom came

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about local government or local people. Therefore we must address

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that as best we can. Our job is to guarantee be get the best service

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at the cheapest price. And maintaining as many jobs as we

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possibly can. Opinion as they read. -- is a varied. I do not like it at

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all. They're cutting in the wrong places. You need it all the

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services. People find it hard enough and the council should be

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darting front line services. -- carping. How far has holy writ

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reached during the austerity years? They peaked here was three years

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ago and the project at law. S four years from now. Spending power is

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due to fall. Next year's budget, announced today, will see one of

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the pack is cuts, 3%. -- one of the largest cuts. The deep cuts in

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capital spending - buildings and roads for instance - will need to

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be three-quarters achieved by their end of this year. But the resource

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budget that keeps services taking water, that is only around one

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third of the way through the cuts. There is no guarantee that a seven-

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year squeeze will be enough to turn Still to come: how scientists are

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battling and a blight on the native Caledonian pine. And in sport

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Celtic are confident of reaching the knockout stages of the

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Champions' League despite a drop last night. And Ricky in Barnes

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prepares for what has been hyped as the boxing battle pattern. --

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The sister of a woman killed and a suicide bomb said she knew the

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risks but was doing what she loved. Jeni Ayris was working in Kabul for

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12 months and died on Tuesday. Her sister, Patricia, said she was

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concerned about her safety, but respected her decision to travel to

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the country. Thousands of online tributes. A sister and best friend.

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Their grief comes in waves. That is the only way I can describe it. One

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minute I am fine, the next minute I am a wreck. But my sister has the

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most amazing friends. The response has been outstanding. Out standing.

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Born in South Africa, Jeni Ayris's life as an aid and a cafe owner was

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captured in a BBC documentary. -- higher life as a cafe or a. But

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well months ago she took a job in Kabul with an aircraft charter

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company. She said she was always juggling plates. And she did.

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just a couple of days before she was meant to return to Scotland the

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bus she was travelling in was targeted by a suicide bomber. 12

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people were killed and an insurgent group claimed responsibility.

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she left and what she said, they protected her as much as they

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possibly could, she could always have walked across the street in

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Edinburgh and been killed by a bus. There is no denying - yes, it is a

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war-torn country and of course we want it - but it was her life and

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what she wanted to do. The only thing I can think of at the moment

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as a memorial service instead of a funeral. I don't know. Then a party

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afterwards, because that is what At judge will fast track a case

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deciding whether the Scottish Government will have to reveal on

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whether it has received advice on the state is an independent

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Scotland in Europe. The Government refused a Freedom of Information

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request saying that to do so would Attempts are continuing to form

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identify a body recovered from a field in Perth Show. The remains

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are believed to be those of Adam Alexander, killed by Thomas Pryde

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in 1999. Thomas Pryde later confessed to his wife and showed

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police the field where he said he Scientists are working to reduce

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the spread of a disease which could threaten Scotland's native

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Caledonian pinewoods. Needle Blight is already affecting large areas of

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commercial forestry in the north. Here's our environment

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correspondent, David Miller. Need all like has, at cost. Large

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areas of commercial forestry are being fell than Scotland's native

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Caledonian pinewoods could be at risk. It thrives in relatively warm

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and humid conditions. Originally native to the southern hemisphere,

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we have been told it has spread northwards due to climate change.

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Scientists are working to limit its impact here. The concern at us that

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Scotch pine, one of her iconic native, for its, and they really

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are hour Crown Jewels. The loss of Caledonian pinewood would have far-

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reaching consequences for the many species which depend upon it. Until

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just last summer, the woodland here was home to the endangered caper

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KLA. As you can see, decrees on this hillside have been felt in an

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attempt to reduce the impact of this disease across a much wider

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area apples up trials of a real spraying are due to begin next year

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in an attempt to establish what fungicides could be used to limit

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the spread of the disease. The forest industry is following the

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developments closely. It is vital that we deal with all pests and

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diseases that are facing Forestry in order to stay one step ahead.

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the disease can be spread on shoes and clothing and walkers have been

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awarded the could be unwittingly carrying the disease to unaffected

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areas. Celtic football club is facing a

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Scottish Football Association charge over an alleged offensive

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banner displayed by fans in a pre- season friendly. The banner is

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understood to have featured a gunman shooting a figure next to a

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gravestone with the Rangers badge on it. The SFA says Celtic have

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fallen foul of the rules by failing to prevent fans from bringing the

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banner into the ground and displaying it.

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A look now at what else has been happening across the country this

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Thursday. Strathclyde Police say they've seized cash and assets

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valued at more than �18 million from organised crime gangs over the

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past year. They include a number of high-end cars, which will now be

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sold to provide cash for the government, the police, and to

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plough back into communities blighted by crime.

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They are fighting to pay their bills and meanwhile somebody drives

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past in one of those cars will start this is about as telling the

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public we're getting to grips with this. We have seized �18 million

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worth of Colonel assets this year including this stuff. Up three

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children aged 10 and 14 have been charged after tens of thousands of

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pounds worth of damage at a car dealership. Almost 30 cars were

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damaged in the incident in Aberdeen on Saturday.

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The decline of Scotland's rural pubs continues according to a

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survey. It found that more than 700 community pubs had closed in five

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years, with only 75 new ones opening. The economic downtown, the

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falling popularity of draft beer and less expensive alcohol at off-

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licences are all blamed. A rail station in the Highlands is

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to be rebuilt, more than 50 years after it closed. The halt at Conon

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Bridge in Ross-shire will be reinstated at a cost of �600,000 to

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encourage Inverness commuters out of their cars, ahead of major road

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works on the Kessock Bridge next year.

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It is imperative that the station opens because at the moment the

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road is so busy and it is going to be 10 times worse if the station

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does not open. The World Stone Skimming Championship, which was

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under threat, will now go ahead this weekend.

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A dispute over an insurance payment between the owners of the quarry

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where it's held and the organisers was settled at the last minute

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following a donation from a newspaper. And there are more

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stories from your area and all the latest news, 24 hours a day on BBC

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Scotland's website. Let's have a look at the sport now,

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with David. Celtic can qualify for the last 16

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of the Champions League group stages according to the players who

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opened their campaign with a draw against Benfica. No goals but Neil

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Lennon believes there was plenty to be upbeat about in his side's first

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match of the group stage. Here's our senior football reporter Chris

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McLaughlin. The famous music blared, and the

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fans brought. After four years, the Champions League was back in

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Glasgow. This audacious attempt was the closest Celtic came to scoring.

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They have plenty of possession but chances were few and far between.

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We are learning as we go long. The players have sampled it and 10

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players were it they are making their Champions League debut so I

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am very proud of them. Up the visitors believed they should have

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had a penalty in the first half and the player reinforces their claim.

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Celtic wanted a penalty in the second half. The fans screamed in

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hope but the referee was not having any of it. Celtic impressed and

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spells with Kris Commons proving a pest at times to the Portuguese

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defence but neither side could find a way through. No goals and the

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focus is still on the last 16. Nothing to lose now. I think we

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should get through to the next 16 and go for there. The next game is

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against Barcelona and it should be difficult from there. After the

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first match day, the group she One game, one. But plenty of

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positivity. Hearts say their coaching staff and players have now

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received the wages that were due earlier this week. The manager John

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McGlynn was among those who received their September salary

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late. Tomorrow the SPL board will discuss Hearts failure to pay their

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players on time. Possible sanctions for late payment of include a

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transfer embargo. Aberdeen's to host the Scottish

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Open golf in two years' time. The tournament will move to the Royal

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Aberdeen course in 2014 from its current home at Castle Stuart near

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Inverness. It'll be the first time a major European tour event has

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been held in the Granite City. are obviously very delighted and

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excited that the next 18 months will be a very exciting time for

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the club and Aberdeen, looking forward to a major European tour

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event coming to the city for the first time. Scotland's world boxing

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champion Ricky Burns has come face to face with the man who wants to

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take the title from him. It's not the first time Burns and

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Englishman Kevin Mitchell have met outside the ring. In fact, they are

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close friends. On Saturday though they'll be fierce rivals and it's

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emerged whoever wins will have a fight against a former Scottish

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World champ to look forward to. If you believe the promoters, that

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so as not just a world title fight, it's the Battle of Britain. All the

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hard work has been done and I am ready to go to war for 12 weeks. It

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is just an expression I am using. It's the Battle of Britain and I

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will win the battle. Hang on, these chaps are buddies. We have a beer

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with each other after words, it sport. A kiss on the cheek and a

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beer? I don't know about the Test and the beer but we probably will

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go back to being pals will sup at last from the past today. Still on

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the comeback trail after three years in prison, he's been lined up

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as the winner's next opponent. Whoever wins, I hope to fight them.

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At the end of the day, the sport is all about the fans and it will be a

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cracking fight for boxing. Burns's lines the Battle of Britain,

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we could have a Scottish skirmish to look forward to. I'm sure the

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promoters of think of something better!

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That is why I do not work in PR. Be honest, how many Games mascots

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do you remember? Can you even remember the most recent Olympic

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one? Well, the omens may not be good but the organisers of the

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Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games are hoping we won't forget theirs. He's

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a thistle called Clyde, and he was unveiled this morning. Laura

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Maxwell has more. There he is, everybody! This is

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Clyde and he knows how to make an entrance. The cuddly Thistle is the

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latest addition to the team for Glasgow 2014. This is his creator,

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12-year-old pet Gilmour from Cumbernauld to be thousands of

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others to enter the BBC competition. I was so shocked I had won because

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it is such a big thing. I was so happy about his all and it is just

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great. It is great. Such a pleasant surprise and it represents class:

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Scotland so well. She has done such an amazing job. I do not think a

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professional could have designed a better one than that. Clyde

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represent Scotland's national flower. They seem to like him.

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like it, it looks friendly. Very Scottish looking. I would have a

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cuddly toy you can in my house. Although rarely remembered for long,

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my Scots play an important role and connecting people to an event. They

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are also crucial for revenue. have to raise �100 million from

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sponsorship, broadcasting rights, ticket sales and merchandise. The

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merchandise is the smallest part of all of that and we're 40% of the

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way there with two years ago. I think we will sell a lot of

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merchandise and this will be available for Christmas this year.

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Thistles are not usually cuddly but this chap is just a little bit

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different. He is a very busy boy as well. He is about to embark on a

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national tour to make sure everyone in Scotland gets involved with the

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games as much as people in Glasgow. Let's see how the weather is

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Very wet and windy for some across central and southern Scotland.

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Rearrange should start to ease away although we should have a few more

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hours to come so far. The brighter colours indicate the heavier

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downpour but it will clear away with the I E skies across much of

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the country. The central belt is down to around 4 Celsius but

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further north that could be down to around freezing. The pay-off is

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that tomorrow will be a dry and bright start with some sunshine

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although Chile. Through the day, the cloud will move further south

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with showers becoming a little more widespread. Generally, not too bad

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with plenty of bright spells around. Further north towards Angus, that

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is where we run into a risk of showers. Cold if you are open to

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that north-westerly breeze and highs for some just 10 Celsius. The

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rest of the afternoon into the evening, some late sunshine and

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another cold night into Saturday. It will be another lovely day with

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plenty of fine weather and lots of sunshine and later winds and

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temperatures up to 13 Celsius. That is courtesy of the say they are

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high pressure but if you look at the Atlantic, the saviour of low-

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pressure as the remains of a hurricane. It is not coming our way

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but this they are of low pressure will be coming our way. Because it

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is topical where it is difficult to predict what it will do so we will

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keep an eye on it. It is all to play for. We're putting our money

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on the high pressure sticking around for Sunday. Saturday and

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shandy should be fine and bright. Things could get wet and windy

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Things could get wet and windy later on and probably the same for

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Monday. Now, just before 7pm, a summary of tonight's top stories. A

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budget for jobs and growth is how the Finance Secretary John Swinney

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described his �28 billion spending plans. He's to invest in building

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affordable houses and schools to boost the construction industry and

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the economy. Opposition parties say it is a pass

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the buck budget. Police investigating the deaths of two of

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their colleagues in Greater Manchester have appealed to two

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criminal families in the community to end their feuding, saying

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"enough is enough." An inquest into the death of the former Russian spy

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Alexander Litvinenko will examine claims that the Russian government

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was involved. Mr Litvinenko, who was a British citizen, died after

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