:00:22. > :00:28.Welcome to Reporting Scotland. Tonight: all smiles for Alex
:00:28. > :00:34.Salmond as he tells his conference independence is closer than ever.
:00:34. > :00:41.But what of his controversial plans to stick with NATO? How Scotland's
:00:41. > :00:46.high street is changing with the closure of one shop every day.
:00:46. > :00:54.economy is very bad right now. I can really afford to shore as much
:00:54. > :01:00.as I did last year. And under pressure - Craig Levein was on
:01:00. > :01:10.holiday with no decision on his future. And the Scots film-maker
:01:10. > :01:11.
:01:11. > :01:15.risking his life to bring dangerous Alex Salmond has opened his party
:01:15. > :01:20.conference in Perth telling delegates that the nonsense will
:01:20. > :01:26.end in 2014. He said only independence will protect country's
:01:26. > :01:33.social fabric, under attack from Westminster. But there is a
:01:33. > :01:43.controversial change to their NATO policy of the party. This, from our
:01:43. > :01:46.
:01:46. > :01:56.The foreign ministers enter the auditorium to sign it be an
:01:56. > :01:57.
:01:57. > :02:04.Then, as now, an attack on one member of Malawi is an attack on
:02:04. > :02:14.all. But most of the 28 members have no capacity of their own. --
:02:14. > :02:15.
:02:15. > :02:20.an attack on one member of the NATO. Within the SNP, supporters of NATO
:02:21. > :02:28.say it offers a defensive shield, reassume so. They are adamant an
:02:28. > :02:35.independent Scotland will only join if Trident goes. Critics say that
:02:35. > :02:45.is hypocrisy. Banishing Trident yet continuing to shelter under the
:02:45. > :02:45.
:02:45. > :02:51.nuclear umbrella of NATO. The Cold War is over. What is it for? It is
:02:51. > :03:01.a fair question to pose. The answer is, it does not have a core purpose.
:03:01. > :03:09.In fact, it could potentially be destabilising. Faez Lane was chosen
:03:09. > :03:15.because it is secluded with fast access to the North Atlantic. But
:03:15. > :03:22.SNP leaders insist that they remain fervently anti- nuclear. They say
:03:22. > :03:29.and you Scottish constitution would ban Trident. -- a new Scottish
:03:29. > :03:39.constitution. This way we can literally get the best of both
:03:39. > :03:39.
:03:39. > :03:48.worlds. Be armed yet be a good neighbour and ally. The SNP's eyes
:03:48. > :03:53.are forced on a bigger prize. -- forecasts. Not just over the years
:03:53. > :04:01.of our history as a party, but the last 300 years, change awaits the
:04:01. > :04:06.people of Scotland in two years time. SNP leaders say the country
:04:06. > :04:16.can build on the demolition to create further powers for
:04:16. > :04:18.
:04:18. > :04:24.independence, including defence. -- As ever, or the SNP, everything is
:04:24. > :04:29.seen through the prism of the forthcoming independence referendum.
:04:29. > :04:35.And a proposal for same-sex marriage endorsed by the Government
:04:35. > :04:40.was the topic of a fringe meeting. Gordon Wilson, the former party
:04:40. > :04:44.leader said he believed it was a blunder from the party and would be
:04:44. > :04:50.damaging in the independence referendum. He called same-sex
:04:50. > :04:54.marriage a nonsense. -- the policy of same-sex marriage. But ministers
:04:54. > :05:04.believe it is a matter of justice and will be seen as the right
:05:04. > :05:05.
:05:05. > :05:08.One shop every day closes for good on Scottish high streets. One of
:05:08. > :05:12.the pack is retail centres outside of London is seen the largest
:05:12. > :05:22.number of closures. But is that down to the recession or online
:05:22. > :05:30.shopping? To let. An increasingly familiar sign. In Glasgow, you see
:05:30. > :05:34.more than most. Over 100 shops closing between January and August.
:05:34. > :05:38.Glasgow clearly has more to lose in terms of the effect on retail.
:05:38. > :05:44.Looking at some of those retailers who have closed their doors, they
:05:44. > :05:54.have multiple units within Glasgow. That has led to a negative effect
:05:54. > :05:56.
:05:56. > :06:02.on the city. 250 shops disappear, or only 175 Open. Of course, on any
:06:02. > :06:12.high street, there are winners and losers. Retailers who thrive on
:06:12. > :06:13.
:06:13. > :06:21.theft are bucking the trend. -- thrive on thrift. There should be
:06:21. > :06:30.more help for shop's. Councils should cut their rates. The economy
:06:30. > :06:38.is very bad and I cannot afford to shop as much as I did last year.
:06:38. > :06:42.am a nurse with a two-year pay freeze. I have to watch my pennies.
:06:42. > :06:47.The style of shopping is changing. The way people shop is changing and
:06:47. > :06:55.will continue to do so. High streets must reinvent themselves.
:06:55. > :06:58.We must look at community functions, coffee shops, the arts. It is not
:06:58. > :07:03.the end of October and already retailers are thinking about
:07:03. > :07:06.Christmas and hoping for an end-of- year flurry. But with a hike in
:07:06. > :07:16.energy prices and the continuing increase in the cost of food, that
:07:16. > :07:17.
:07:17. > :07:22.You are watching Reporting Scotland, still to come: the film heading for
:07:22. > :07:27.the Highlands and the Abbey more climbing instructor who made it.
:07:27. > :07:32.And a waiting game, as the future of Craig Levein hangs in the
:07:32. > :07:42.balance. As for the women, things look a bit more relaxed as they
:07:42. > :07:49.prepare for a crunch European tie The radical shake-up of the college
:07:49. > :07:52.sector has been challenged by Audit Scotland. They want government
:07:52. > :08:01.ministers to clarify exactly what the exercise will achieve and how
:08:01. > :08:05.it will be paid for. Ross Turnbull from Edinburgh is working towards a
:08:05. > :08:12.graphic communication Diploma. White 300,000 other Scots he hopes
:08:12. > :08:19.it will lead to a job and a future. But cuts have led to concerns over
:08:19. > :08:25.part-time courses and more. You can hardly get a job these days. We are
:08:25. > :08:34.just trying and her best. We just hope that funding keeps coming.
:08:34. > :08:42.Otherwise, what future have I got? Revenue cut by 24%, capital
:08:42. > :08:47.building costs, by 46%. All of this, in the space of just three years.
:08:47. > :08:56.Rapid and radical restructuring - for Edinburgh colleges merging into
:08:56. > :08:59.one. -- four Edinburgh colleges. Seismic changes are underway. The
:08:59. > :09:04.watchdog is concerned that colleges are so tied up with the changes
:09:04. > :09:09.that they lose sight of their other agenda, which is making sure that
:09:09. > :09:12.courses are consistently good. Like this course in the railway
:09:12. > :09:19.Engineering, they should be about the skills employers want. But
:09:19. > :09:23.there is a fear that changes will shock change the students. There
:09:23. > :09:33.could be less contact time with lecturers, the Education Quality
:09:33. > :09:33.
:09:34. > :09:38.could suffer. Never fear, say ministers. We recognise the need
:09:38. > :09:48.for a strategic grip of colleges. We want to make sure the case is
:09:48. > :09:57.well argued, are well understood. The message needed soon is what the
:09:57. > :10:01.revolution will deliver and how it Lord Bell has instructed a
:10:01. > :10:06.fundamental review of the policy a television cameras in Scottish
:10:07. > :10:16.courts. Since 1992 applications have been allowed, no further ones
:10:16. > :10:20.will be considered whilst the Police patrols have been stepped up
:10:20. > :10:25.in Perth after a 23-year-old was a walk in by an intruder who
:10:25. > :10:28.threatened her with violence before sexually assaulting her. The attack
:10:28. > :10:36.followed a robbery near by on the previous night when a 68-year-old
:10:36. > :10:41.woman was also attacked and her Most Scottish Premier League clubs
:10:41. > :10:46.expect to lose money during the season according to accountants, P
:10:46. > :10:54.K if. They claim that most are dependent on their main shareholder
:10:54. > :11:01.to recover losses. The cost of the cheapest ticket ranges from just
:11:02. > :11:06.over 20 per ounce at Inverness to more than �30 at Celtic Park. That
:11:06. > :11:11.his weighing on the minds of football club finance directors. In
:11:11. > :11:15.debt discussions with six SPL clubs as well as many more in England
:11:15. > :11:21.showed that the gulf between the two countries is widening. Mainly
:11:21. > :11:27.because a player wages. The top concerns of money men? Falling gate
:11:27. > :11:31.receipts and difficulty in attracting sponsors. Only one club
:11:32. > :11:41.said her finances were healthy and four out of six expect to shrink
:11:41. > :11:46.their playing squad this season. Rangers are running into trouble is
:11:46. > :11:54.seen as worrying because it can be too sudden financial upheaval and
:11:54. > :12:04.uncertainty for the game as a whole. Relegation of the Ibrox team to the
:12:04. > :12:06.
:12:06. > :12:09.First Division however should tell the finances of smaller clubs.
:12:09. > :12:12.Production has ended at the Remploy factory in Aberdeen. Workers downed
:12:12. > :12:16.tools for the last time this afternoon. 14 disabled people are
:12:16. > :12:18.losing their jobs. A new law on human trafficking is to be
:12:18. > :12:27.introduced. Ministers hope it will highlight the problem and bring
:12:27. > :12:34.more prosecutions. We are suggesting a statutory aggravation
:12:34. > :12:37.so people can be prosecuted by the Measures to ease travel disruption
:12:37. > :12:39.caused by roadworks on the A9 at the Kessock Bridge will include
:12:39. > :12:44.junction upgrades and extra seats on public transport. Resurfacing
:12:44. > :12:47.The most recent addition to the Knapdale Beaver family has been
:12:47. > :12:55.given a health check. The first confirmed female kit was given the
:12:55. > :12:57.Management of the Solway cockle fishery is to be discussed tonight
:12:57. > :13:03.in Dumfries. The talks follow concern about illegal cockling in
:13:03. > :13:05.A virus affecting cattle and sheep has been detected in Orkney. A ram
:13:05. > :13:13.transported from Shropshire tested positive for the SBV virus, which
:13:13. > :13:15.causes fever in cattle and The Mod's organisers are
:13:15. > :13:20.criticising the government agency Creative Scotland for turning down
:13:20. > :13:30.several funding applications. Organisers were awarded financial
:13:30. > :13:32.
:13:32. > :13:40.support for only one concert this We are all looking for a form of a
:13:40. > :13:46.lasting support that will guarantee that our event will continue on a
:13:46. > :13:48.sound financial basis for the Footage of an unidentified flying
:13:48. > :13:50.object hovering in the Aberdeenshire skies shows lights
:13:50. > :13:56.spotted near Fraserburgh for several hours on Saturday. No-one
:13:56. > :14:06.has been able to offer any And there's more from your area -
:14:06. > :14:13.
:14:13. > :14:16.and all the latest news, 24 hours a He is one of the world's top
:14:16. > :14:19.wildlife cameraman and in the BBC's Frozen Planet series, the Scot Doug
:14:19. > :14:23.Allan has filmed some of the most memorable scenes. Our reporter Rob
:14:23. > :14:28.Flett has been talking to him about his career as he embarks on a
:14:28. > :14:35.nationwide lecture tour. Normally, it would not be as easy
:14:35. > :14:43.as this. Doug Allan's big break was filming penguins in Antarctica.
:14:43. > :14:47.Normally, we would not be like this. Since then, not all his animal
:14:47. > :14:57.encounters had been this friendly. This there is much too close for
:14:57. > :14:58.
:14:58. > :15:08.comfort. He is a big boy. A chance meeting with David Attenborough up
:15:08. > :15:18.convinced Doug Allan he wanted to make nature films. We had to got
:15:18. > :15:19.
:15:19. > :15:27.out in some pretty heavy ice in order to follow those or car Wales.
:15:27. > :15:32.-- Orca whales. Just to see all that complicated behaviour going on
:15:32. > :15:37.up front of your eyes, it was like a dream come true. Fantastic.
:15:37. > :15:46.a career which has taken him all over the world. On a land and
:15:46. > :15:49.underwater. Is it want main tip for photographing animals? Be patient.
:15:49. > :15:58.Do not expect to go out one afternoon and come back with high
:15:58. > :16:08.into stuff. With these programmes, if you give me main ideas about in
:16:08. > :16:08.
:16:08. > :16:18.the field, I will give you one minute for the screen. -- 9 of days.
:16:18. > :16:22.
:16:22. > :16:32.Up in the Arctic, there is a will cord and are all -- a whale called
:16:32. > :16:32.
:16:32. > :16:40.a narwhal, and that is my dream. Four weeks I have been waiting to
:16:40. > :16:48.get this one a opportunity. Then he hopes he will be back somewhere
:16:48. > :16:52.cold and inhospitable doing the job he loves.
:16:52. > :16:54.Now, before the sport, an update on a story we brought you last night.
:16:54. > :16:57.Royal Navy divers from Faslane has successfully recovered the last
:16:57. > :17:00.remaining Scottish boat involved in the Dunkirk landings. Skylark 9
:17:00. > :17:05.helped save more than 600 troops during Operation Dynamo in May 1940.
:17:05. > :17:11.It sank in the River Leven near Balloch two years ago.
:17:11. > :17:13.Jonathan Sutherland is here with sports news.
:17:13. > :17:18.Craig Levein's future as Scotland manager will not be discussed until
:17:18. > :17:21.he returns from a week long holiday. It is understood the SFA will
:17:21. > :17:24.review the World Cup campaign with him on his return. Pressure is
:17:24. > :17:34.mounting on Levein after defeats to Wales and Belgium, but the Scotland
:17:34. > :17:34.
:17:34. > :17:43.boss has been getting some support from a colleague at the SFA.
:17:43. > :17:51.The Scotland stars of the future. The next generation are overseen by
:17:51. > :17:57.SFA performance directors. While at the 23rd -- while at the World Cup
:17:57. > :18:02.dream of 2014 is over, there is always the future. It is important
:18:02. > :18:07.to have continuity. In professional football, the manager is always
:18:07. > :18:15.responsible, but you have to reflect why results are not so good.
:18:15. > :18:25.Scottish fans might just have to accept that other nations are just
:18:25. > :18:25.
:18:25. > :18:29.better. We are not better than Belgium, Croatia are a decent side.
:18:29. > :18:35.Currently, the hopes and dreams of Scotland fans outstrip the
:18:35. > :18:41.realities on the pitch. For now, the waiting game over Craig
:18:41. > :18:45.Levein's future continues. Scotland's women will get to play
:18:45. > :18:48.at Hamdpen for the very first time this Saturday as they face Spain in
:18:48. > :18:51.the first leg of their Euro 2013 play-off. Manager Anna Signeul says
:18:51. > :18:54.reaching the tournament next summer would be massive for the women's
:18:54. > :18:57.game, and for sport as a whole in Scotland. Jane Lewis has spent some
:18:57. > :18:59.time with the squad as they prepre for the tie.
:18:59. > :19:04.Scotland's women are aiming to reach their first ever major finals
:19:04. > :19:08.and today's training sessions attracted some interested
:19:08. > :19:14.spectators. How is everyone ahead of Saturday?
:19:14. > :19:17.Everyone is fit and excited. It was good to get training today, to look
:19:17. > :19:23.at Spain and see what they are going to be like against us on
:19:23. > :19:28.Saturday. We are just working on our shape. But yes, a good session.
:19:28. > :19:33.We are excited for Saturday. After training, it was back to the team
:19:33. > :19:38.hotel and lunch. What is it like spending time in the will tell with
:19:38. > :19:45.the girls? He it is good. It is good to come together and prepare a
:19:45. > :19:52.proper live. Everyone gets on well together. It is a good team spirit.
:19:52. > :19:57.In the afternoon, while some headed for the treatment table, others
:19:58. > :20:04.find time to relax. No such luxury for the women up trying to
:20:04. > :20:07.mastermind a win over Spain. This is the room per you will be giving
:20:07. > :20:16.your team talk. What will you be telling your players about Spain?
:20:16. > :20:23.We will say that Spain is a very skilful team. They want to keep the
:20:23. > :20:28.ball. They are very technical. We will tell them as much as we think
:20:28. > :20:32.the players should know, sometimes we do not tell them everything.
:20:32. > :20:42.no doubt, she will be telling her players that the team can win this
:20:42. > :20:44.
:20:44. > :20:46.one as the women's team look to make history.
:20:46. > :20:49.Glasgow Warriors winger Tommy Seymour will miss his club's
:20:49. > :20:51.Heineken Cup match against Ulster tomorrow night. Seymour has been
:20:51. > :20:53.handed a one week ban after committing a dangerous tackle
:20:53. > :20:57.against Northampton's Vasily Artemyev. Glasgow lost against the
:20:57. > :20:59.English side last week and need a win to kick start their Heineken
:20:59. > :21:01.Cup campaign. Here's our rugby reporter Jim Mason.
:21:01. > :21:07.Preparations are underway for tomorrow one night's much. Warriors
:21:07. > :21:17.it lost last week and need to win against also. It is the Pinnacle of
:21:17. > :21:27.
:21:27. > :21:31.professional probably. -- at Rugby. You have to win your home games.
:21:31. > :21:36.And that is something that we need to do on the Park this week. This
:21:36. > :21:45.will be Glasgow's first Heineken Cup match here at Scotstoun stadium
:21:46. > :21:50.in Glasgow. The Warriors hope that a capacity crowd will cheer them on.
:21:50. > :21:56.It is always good to play in front of your home fans. It adds to the
:21:56. > :22:01.occasion. We were disappointed last week against Northampton. We are
:22:01. > :22:09.looking to put things right against Ulster. These stands will be full
:22:09. > :22:17.tomorrow right. Glasgow's fans hoping that the European dream
:22:17. > :22:27.remains intact. BBC Scotland are looking to reward
:22:27. > :22:53.
:22:53. > :22:57.those who make sport happen for Thank you.
:22:57. > :22:59.A horror film has been shot for the first time in Antarctica, and a
:22:59. > :23:02.Highland climbing instructor plays a major role. Kirk Watson from
:23:02. > :23:05.Aviemore made the movie South of Sanity while working for British
:23:05. > :23:10.Antarctic Survey and the cast and crew were made up of his fellow
:23:10. > :23:15.workers. Jackie O'Brien reports. Antarctica in winter can be a
:23:15. > :23:25.desolate place. To pass the long, dark nights while stationed there,
:23:25. > :23:27.
:23:27. > :23:35.people generally take up the guitar or even would work. -- woodwork.
:23:35. > :23:41.But Kirk Watson decided to make a horror movie after seeing a script
:23:41. > :23:47.written by a doctor. He knows what the injuries would look like, what
:23:47. > :23:57.their blood would look like. We were looking with children's body
:23:57. > :24:03.paint is set. We managed to get some good effects in the end.
:24:03. > :24:08.Of Sanity follows of 14 workers in the Antarctic as they are stalked
:24:08. > :24:18.by a killer. The cast and crew were made up of BA's staff. But not
:24:18. > :24:20.
:24:20. > :24:26.everyone was able to get a part. -- based staff. We had 21 people, and
:24:26. > :24:36.that would be too many dying with them back the space of there Film
:24:36. > :24:43.so we cut it down to 14. The sub- zero temperatures helped actor's
:24:43. > :24:48.get into their parts. Some of them got mild hypothermia during filming.
:24:48. > :24:56.It made them grumpier, make them act there are parts a bit better.
:24:56. > :25:05.Often, they had to be antagonistic towards each other. South Of Sanity
:25:05. > :25:15.world premier is in Aviemore on Halloween night. It contains strong,
:25:15. > :25:18.
:25:18. > :25:28.The weather is looking pretty wild tonight. It was at the of cloud and
:25:28. > :25:28.
:25:28. > :25:33.some of us saw some heavy rain as well. -- looking pretty mild. That
:25:33. > :25:42.area of low pressure is moving over Scotland overnight tonight. That
:25:42. > :25:50.band of showery rain will stay with us for the next hour or so. North-
:25:50. > :26:00.west of the great them a, -- the great men, it will be generally
:26:00. > :26:05.actually. But for much of that Millard, reasonably mild. Tomorrow,
:26:05. > :26:09.a dry, cloudy start. There will be these outbreaks of white drizzly
:26:09. > :26:17.rain on a door. The best of the conditions will be to the north-
:26:17. > :26:22.west of the Great Glen. By afternoon, across the south,
:26:22. > :26:30.temperatures up to 10 or 11 at Celsius. Generally cloudy was some
:26:30. > :26:34.outbreaks of rain. The north-west is where the bulk of the sunshine
:26:34. > :26:44.will be. In mud across the Highlands, a pretty pleasant
:26:44. > :26:45.
:26:45. > :26:52.afternoon. -- inland. Overnight, the removal drift northwards. It is
:26:52. > :26:57.not looking too bad for Saturday. Generally dry and bright with their
:26:57. > :27:03.cloud thinning and brightness coming through. That is because of
:27:03. > :27:13.this ridge of high pressure. It is the kind of autumn whether that
:27:13. > :27:22.most of us might, dry and bright. But of course, the rate will return,
:27:22. > :27:24.probably for Monday. Thank you. The SNP leader, Alex
:27:24. > :27:27.Salmond has opened his party's conference in Perth telling
:27:27. > :27:29.delegates only independence could protect the social fabric of
:27:29. > :27:34.Scotland. Tomorrow the conference debates abandoning the party's