02/10/2012 Reporting Scotland

Wellcome to Reporting Scotland. Tonight: faking or the future of

the Union. Ed Miliband's message to his party conference.

I believe we would be far worse off as a result of Scotland leading the

union. Should Our Courts the televised? Or

would it lead to the Holyrood eyes Asian of our justice system? The --

Hollywoodisation. And after a two-and-a-half-year

absence Stephen Fletcher it get so Scott on court.

Ed Miliband says that Labour must will take the fight to stop

Scotland leaving the union. He said it would damage the soul of the

nation. Here is our political correspondent. Union flags in

abundance. No mistaking which side of the independence argument will

win out in Manchester this week. Delegates were celebrating the

achievement of the Olympics. But other battle lines are being drawn.

Ed Miliband says he wants to be at the forefront to defeat Scottish

independence. He said that Scotland could go its own way but everybody

would be poorer. To I do not believe that Solidarity

stops at the border. Ikea is much about a young person unemployed in

Motherwell as I do about a young person unemployed here in

Manchester. We have common bonds. We have deep bonds with each other.

The people of Scotland and the people of the rest of the United

Kingdom. Her evoking the Olympic spirit he

said that they SNP were just plain wrong.

Why would a party that claims to be leftist turn its back on the

distribution, Solidarity, the common bonds of the United Kingdom?

It is up to us, the Labour Party, to fight, defend, and when the

battle for the United Kingdom. Earlier, Scottish Labour's leader

opened up another attack on their SNP.

Scottish Labour is not afraid to be honest with the people of Scotland

and expose Alex Salmond and his tartan Conservatives.

Sooner the UK and Scottish governments will strike a deal on

the terms of the independence referendum. Both sides are squaring

up for the battle. David, the independence that it is high on the

agenda of the conference. Yes. Ed Miliband said that it was a

possibility Scotland could go its own way but said he believed it was

wrong. Today he told that to the conference into a wider audience.

By doing so he pushes it up the agenda. Ed Miliband is very much of

the view that Labour, the party that brought about devolution in

Scotland, now has a duty to fight for the union. He said that the

party is the major stake holder in Scotland. He said therefore it

ought to fight against independence. He pushed that up the agenda and in

the next few weeks the Scottish and UK governments will strike a deal

on the terms of reference. This will not won away. It will only

increase in use value over the coming days and months. -- news

Two of Scotland's most high-profile lawyers say they against Etela

vexation of court proceedings. -- Bay against televising. Aamer Anwar

and Donald Findlay QC were giving evidence to MSPs. Here is our

political Correspondent. Television cameras have been in Scottish

courts before. The sentencing of David Gilroy was televised earlier

this year. I sentence you, as I am required by

law to do, to life imprisonment. Today, MSPs helper concerns of

lawyers that this could lead to a Holyrood element in Scottish

justice. -- Holyrood. -- Hollywood. It could lead to an OJ Simpson

element in our trials. A leading QC told that cameras in

court can prejudice the writer of the defendant to a fair hearing.

Why should it be before a television company to put together

a package of what it thinks happened in the trial? What it

thinks they evidence amounts to? And show it to their public at

large and say - this man has been acquitted, but you decide! You have

a go! You try and by television. I would argue that the public

interest is at best served by him - - exposing the courts to as much

public scrutiny as possible. I don't see why the experience of

attending court cannot be simulated by strategically placed, carefully

placed cameras. Parliament will debate this at the

end of the month. In the meantime, cameras will have to wait outside

of criminal trials. Still to come: marking the 70th

anniversary of the little-known tragedy during the Second World War.

And in sport, Stephen Fletcher returns to the Scotland squad after

two years in self exposed -- self- imposed exile. And the latest from

Celtic's Champions League game and Sir Chris Hoy believes that last

goal will stage the best ever Commonwealth Games in two years

time. The velodrome bearing his name will be a key venue. He said

it has exceeded his expectations. The Olympic gold medallist is the

first cyclist to ride on the new track.

A gentle stroll around your own velodrome. But while Sir Chris Hoy

compete at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games? He will tell us next year.

Their desire is there. When you see this facility and realise it is

massive, to be a pattern that would be incredible. This could be the

greatest Commonwealth Games we have ever seen. There had been great

ones in the past. Melbourne was notable. This could set a new

standard for future games. Or two unhappy years in the making,

the velodrome cost �113 million. 2 1/2 years in the making.

The best thing is the legacy this facility will provide for Scotland

and Glasgow. It will be the first step on a journey that will halt

lead track people to the sport and produce champions in the future. It

is for everybody. It is for the people. That is the

message I want to get across. Come and use these facilities and be a

healthier lifestyle. Has a lifestyle has been dedicated

to winning medals. Six of them are Olympic golds. There could yet be a

Commonwealth addition. So, at the Sir Chris Hoy velodrome gets the

official seal of approval from the man himself. It opens to the public

on Friday. The school dinners plodder, Martha

Payne, has been to see a kitchen named in her honour in Malawi. She

raised �114,000 for charity. In the second other reports from Malawi we

followed the family as the sea for stranded difference that money will

make. -- as we see first hand. This kitchen has been built because

of a blocked by a nine-year-old. Martha Payne, who wrote about her

own school dinners, will now have helped to feed nearly 2000 children.

This porridge is often the only meal of the heat. It is a service

run by a Scottish charity feeding over half a million children in

Malawi. This was a temporary kitchen. For

five months the community used it. Now, through their efforts of

Martha Payne, we have raised enough money to build this kitchen. The

community will be able to use that. It is much safer than cooking

porridge in a grass hut. The cups they eat out of last

precious as the porridge. This brother and sister are eating from

the same cup. They will take the other one home to mum.

He says that a porridge helps him get into class. Them when he gets

home, because they do not always have enough food. It is like a

supplement to the food they have at home.

Martha Payne was slightly overwhelmed by the welcome and a

thank-you. But she managed to put the finishing touches to a kitchen

she helped create. It was nerve-racking. Everybody was

singing and stayed in. Where you overwhelmed?

Yes. Now I am happy! This nine-year-old girl never asked

to beat the centre of attention and nor does she know the answer to

child poverty but she has shown others what can be achieved through

the simplest of things, like writing a few words on a website.

Other stories from around the country: a 26-year-old woman has

died after a fire in a flat in Edinburgh. A five-month-old baby

girl suffered minor injuries. A 59- year-old woman is still in a

serious but stable condition in hospital. Police say the incident

is not suspicious. Grampian Health officials have been

considering a report on an E. Coli outbreak in the nursery. It

includes a call for a review of hygiene procedures at nurseries.

The Royal Navy's new aircraft carrier has welcomed its first crew

carriers at the side. They will be largest warships ever built for the

Navy. The project is employing 10,000 workers at shipyards.

It is a significant Engineering Endeavour. With the arrival of the

ship's company we have a group of people who will start to

personalise and bring life to the shack. It will now become a war

ship rather than just an Engineering endeavour.

A cancer ward in break no hospital has been sealed off for special

cleaning. It has been closed to new admissions after a number of

patients were diagnosed with the super bug.

Proposals for a so called a bed tax in Edinburgh have been scrapped

after businesses criticised the plan to levy a charge and hotel

bills as a way of promoting the capital.

Storm away port authority has confirmed it hopes to build a new

ice plant to keep fish catches fresh. Temporary solutions will be

sought whilst funding is sourced to replace the old plant.

More stories 24 hours a day on the Today marks the 70th anniversary of

a little-known tragedy during World War II. The Cunard liner Queen Mary,

on her way to Greenock carrying 12,000 American troops, collided

with a Royal Navy vessel, killing more than 300 men. Our Social

Affairs Correspondent Reevel Alderson reports on an accident

The Queen Mary moves away. The start of a most momentous, and was

difficult voyage of her career. pride of the fleet, the Queen Mary

leaves Clyde back where she was built. With they four years, she

had been transformed into a troopship. Coming towards a

Greenock, she began are zig-zagged the Dover to avoid a U-boat attack.

One of the vessels are beside her, HMS Curacao, got in the way.

Because of the zig-zagging and a misunderstanding between the

officers of the two ships, HMS Curacao cut across the bows of the

Queen Mary at was sliced in half a. She sank very quickly with the loss

of all 300 men. In a graveyard on the Isle of Skye, this local Gaelic

historian -- Gaelic historian looks at grebes maintained by the

Commonwealth graveyard Commission. Many of those drowned in HMS

Curacao were washed up here. true horror of these events can

only be fully realised by focusing on individuals. The numbers lost

were large and tragic but it is difficult to have realised that

every single one of these was an individual. The Queen Mary suffered

the damage as well. She had been ordered not to stop after the

accident to prevent her becoming a sitting target. She continued

carrying troops, but it was not until after the war that this

horrific story emerged. Manuscripts and papers relating to

Robert Burns are to be brought together for the first time in a

new central database. The project, overseen by the University of

Glasgow, will bring together poems, papers and even forgeries from

collections around the country. Our arts correspondent Pauline McLean

reports. Ae fond kiss, and then we sever.

Just one of the 600 songs and poems that Robert Burns broke. The

Aboriginals are in a museum. But there are others, a paper trail

across the country. Now Glasgow University hope to bring them all

together in one digital archive. The material is scattered around

the country, not only in the hands of institutions, but in the hands

of private individuals. What we really need to do is a big

audit. Part of what we are doing by recording the kind of paper that

Burns used is auditing the at least 16 types of paper that he used to

tell an awful lot of different kinds of stories. The team has

already begun work examining Burns' material in collections across the

country. Everything from the type of paper to watermarks and wear and

tear will be detailed. It is hoped as well as a reuniting separated

papers, it will help identify forgeries and shed new light on

Scotland's most famous son. There are some well-known examples

or forgery. This is the wrong type of Meb -- nib. You can see it when

you look at it under the light. project will take about 18 months

to complete. All the writings of Robert Burns may well be M1 place.

Let's get the latest sports news now from David.

It is maybe not as dramatic as Europe's Ryder Cup comeback, but

after a self-imposed exile of two years, Steven Fletcher is back in

the Scotland squad. The Sunderland striker has patched up his

differences with the manager Craig Levein. Captain Darren Fletcher

also returns. He has been out for ten months through illness. They're

both in the squad for this month's World Cup qualifiers against Wales

and Belgium. You could call them Scotland's

A chronic medical condition threatened the career of Darren

Fletcher. An argument with the boss of threatened the international

career of Stephen Fletcher. It is his return that has got the real

wow factor. Fed up of being included in squads but not actually

player, Stephen Fletcher withdrew from the squad by text. Craig

Levein has said he would not be back unless the striker contacted

him personally. I called him last night after a text. He said he

wanted to come back and play. For me, it is a no-brainer. Darren

Fletcher's return is also wonderful. He was diagnosed with a chronic

bowel condition but is now playing for club and country. After a

disappointing start, the Scotland camp qualify, it will be a dramatic

comeback. Celtic are in Champions League

action as I speak. Neil Lennon's side are in Russia taking on

Spartak Moscow in their second match in Group G. The full time

whistle isn't far off, but our reporter Brian McLauchlin has the

story so far. Having gained a point against

Benfica, there was renewed optimism about their chances. After just 12

minutes, Gary Hooper stunned the hosts when he gave it Celtic the

lead. Just as Celtic thought they had weathered the pressure, Spartak

Moscow equalised. Emmanuel emir BK taking advantage of slack defending.

-- Emmanuel MOD Eminike. Farmer was sent off for this challenge. A few

minutes later, Celtic were back on In the last 20 seconds, Georgios

Samaras has scored for Celtic. We are now into time added on for

stoppages. A bid has been made to buy one of

the team that helped Great Britain to Gold at the London Olympics for

about �3 million. No, it's not Sir Chris Hoy - it's a horse! Hello

Sanctos helped Peebles rider Scott Brash and the rest of the

showjumping team to Gold. Rhona McLeod has been to meet Scott and

Sanctos. The rolling countryside of the

Scottish Borders. A very private treading ground for Scott Brash and

Hello Sanctos. They made their way to London to take on the world. Has

he changed since he one his gold? think he is a media celebrity.

close, he looks incredible. How much is he worth? He was worth 2

million euros. But after the Games, there was a big bed for him that

was over double that. But they love the horse and do not want to sell

them. You probably did more interviews, media interviews that

you had ever done before or after the Games. Her were this change

your life? I've really hope it improves pulling-power with women

to be honest. A thick mat is about it. And? I am not going to lie, it

is a bit of a big magnet. I would encourage people to try and win one.

Scott Brash admits he is hungry for more. Ultimately, he is chasing the

world No. 1 spot. And there's more on Scott Brash in

this month's Sport Nation. That's on Thursday night on BBC Two

Scotland. They are still playing in the

Moscow. Did you know the planet Mars has

something in common with a village in the Scottish Highlands? It's not

the first line of a joke, but a real link that has caused the

locals of Glenelg to plan a party when NASA's multi million pound

Mars rover reaches a particular area of the planet. Craig Anderson

reports from the outer reaches of Ross-shire.

It is not actually to infinity and beyond, but heading to Glenelg, it

can sometimes feel like it. Here in a kitchen is mission control.

Nasa's decision to be part of the surface of Mars Glenelg has been

seized on by people here have as an opportunity not to be missed.

a very important event. I think it has given a connection with people

down here on Earth. It is an introduction for people who have

not otherwise been interested in exploring the size. Later this

month, when Curiosity should have reached Glenelg on Mars, Glenelg

Inn at rush our will be celebrating with a day of events of

astronomical importance. Even at a top Nasa expert will be there.

Publicity has gone global. We have had interest from around the world.

To the LA Times, Nasa, we have been speaking to them all. Astronomers

hope that on 20th October, they will actually be able to see Mars

in the sky from here. If Curiosity does fail to find any water on the

red planet, Nasa knows where to come.

From the red planet to the dull and dreich one. Judith is going to tell

us what the weather forecast has in A bit of a change on the way with

rain moving in across southern Scotland. We will lose the showers

and the North. That rain in the side will be persistent in nature,

moving northwards quite quickly. It will move into more eastern areas.

Temperatures of around seven or eight Celsius. Colder across the

north-west. Quite a fresher westerly wind across southern

Scotland overnight. Cloudy for eastern Scotland with rain at first.

That rain will move away into the North Sea very quickly. But then

the showers get going once again. By the afternoon, we should see

some brightness coming through. May was see the odd, sharp shower in

this south-west corner. Temperatures of around 12 or 13

Celsius at best. More of the way and cloud and the north-west. And

Shah was continuing to come and go. Some rain for Shetland, prolonged

showers for much of the day. The best of the sunshine in Dundee,

Perth. More showers in the Borders. We will continue to see some

showers in the West, clouding over in the north-east by the end of the

afternoon. Strong north-westerly wind by the end of the day. The low

pressure that has brought this a showery weather starts to move a

wave. That means a better day for Thursday. Still some showers, but

light and passing. Temperatures above the seasonal average. Now,

just before 7 o'clock, a summary of tonight's top stories. Police in

mid-Wales have arrested a 46-year- old man in connection with the

disappearance of a five year old girl.

April Jones was playing with friends near her home at seven

o'clock last night when she got into a vehicle, possibly a van.