:00:15. > :00:17.Welcome to Reporting Scotland. Tonight on your national news: The
:00:17. > :00:25.BBC obtains new evidence about what the Rangers administrators knew
:00:25. > :00:28.about the Ticketus deal and when. Fears that another Super Puma
:00:28. > :00:33.gearbox problem could have caused the helicopter ditching off
:00:33. > :00:36.Shetland on Monday. A major police operation in Perth
:00:36. > :00:46.in the hunt for a convicted sex offender who absconded from a
:00:46. > :00:48.
:00:48. > :00:53.Lincolnshire prison. Also in the programme: Barcelona
:00:53. > :00:56.snatched a winner! We reflect on a night of heartbreak
:00:56. > :01:03.for Celtic as Barcelona take all the points after scoring in injury
:01:03. > :01:13.time at the Nou Camp. And, we look back at the career of
:01:13. > :01:15.the Dundee folk singer Michael The BBC has obtained new evidence
:01:15. > :01:19.which plunges the Rangers administrators into fresh
:01:19. > :01:23.controversy. A secret recording of a conversation shows that Duff and
:01:23. > :01:26.Phelps not only knew that former owner Craig Whyte had sold season
:01:26. > :01:29.tickets to a finance firm to fund the acquisition of the club, but
:01:29. > :01:33.that they were intent on denying this because they thought they
:01:33. > :01:42.could get away with it. Our Investigations Correspondent
:01:42. > :01:48.exclusive report contains flash photography.
:01:48. > :01:54.It was the deep -- deal that finished at the former Rangers own
:01:54. > :02:01.nerves in the eyes of the fans. Four years' worth of season tickets
:02:01. > :02:06.sold off to fund his doomed acquisition. In May, BBC Scotland
:02:06. > :02:11.Investigates revealed that Duff and Phelps knew all about the deal and
:02:11. > :02:15.that a serious conflict of interests existed which should have
:02:15. > :02:21.prevented them from taking the appointment. This was strenuously
:02:21. > :02:23.denied by them and the company which is set to scoop a 3 million
:02:23. > :02:28.Prime payment for the administrators of rangers
:02:28. > :02:33.threatened to sue the BBC. David Grier took to the airways to claim
:02:33. > :02:37.the BBC had got it wrong. I am not sure what they are accusing us of
:02:37. > :02:43.apart from the suggestion we had prior knowledge of the two Kit
:02:43. > :02:47.Malthouse -- Ticketus deal which is not the case. But the BBC has new
:02:47. > :02:51.evidence which shows that not only did they know about the arrangement
:02:51. > :02:57.but they were pursuing a rigorous line of denial because they
:02:57. > :03:01.believed they could not be caught out. Craig Whyte recorded a meeting
:03:01. > :03:11.with david macro in London restaurant after the BBC
:03:11. > :03:43.
:03:43. > :03:47.investigation. The recording was Craig Whyte has confirmed he did a
:03:47. > :03:52.record this meeting and the BBC has employed a voice recognition expect
:03:52. > :03:58.to confirm the other voice on the tape is indeed that of David Grier.
:03:58. > :04:04.I found it quite shocking, mock. What I have just heard, all things
:04:04. > :04:09.being equal, would seem to suggest this is fairly heavy weight
:04:09. > :04:16.evidence that the earlier denials were misleading. Last week on the
:04:16. > :04:20.BBC, the Craig Whyte broke cover to take a map the administrator's he
:04:20. > :04:27.appointed and claimed a stun at the process to make more money. Despite
:04:27. > :04:31.Duff and Phelps' aims to a loud Rangers to trade out of the
:04:31. > :04:35.organisation, the company which owned the club is to be liquidated
:04:35. > :04:40.and a new company was formed with Rangers FC now playing in the Third
:04:40. > :04:46.Division. The administrators have yet to have their 3.1 million pound
:04:46. > :04:51.be signed off by the court. An inquiry into that conflict of
:04:51. > :04:55.interest allegations raised by the BBC, now Duff and Phelps may be
:04:55. > :05:00.feeling the heat more than ever. I has there been any response from
:05:00. > :05:06.Duff and Phelps? We put these allegations to them today and to
:05:06. > :05:09.the media advisers. But they have declined to make any comment so far.
:05:09. > :05:15.Previously, Duff and Phelps categorically denied they knew the
:05:15. > :05:19.full extent of the Ticketus deal and as recently as last week
:05:19. > :05:24.following the BBC broadcast of the Craig Whyte interview, stated they
:05:24. > :05:29.acted properly at all times during the administrator of Rangers.
:05:29. > :05:34.impact could it have on the administrator process aren't on the
:05:34. > :05:42.3 million hand fee? That is an interesting question, but the nurse
:05:42. > :05:49.cost stage of this saga is on 31st October -- the next stage of this
:05:49. > :05:53.saga. At that hearing, the administrating of Rangers will end.
:05:53. > :05:58.Discussions will then begin on the administrators fees which the court
:05:58. > :06:04.has the power to decrease or increase, as it sees fit. Hovering
:06:04. > :06:08.over all of this are the two investigations into Duff and Phelps
:06:08. > :06:13.and their appointment as administrators. The first is by the
:06:13. > :06:20.industry regulator and the second is by Lord Hodge himself. Both of
:06:20. > :06:23.those I yet to conclude. Thank you.
:06:23. > :06:26.It's thought an offshore helicopter ditched in the sea off Shetland
:06:26. > :06:29.after the pilots feared there was a problem with the aircraft's gearbox.
:06:29. > :06:31.The manufacturers say that is one of the causes currently under
:06:31. > :06:35.investigation. It was a catastrophic gearbox failure which
:06:35. > :06:38.caused the deaths of 16 men in a Super Puma crash three years ago.
:06:38. > :06:48.Tonight, dozens of helicopters remain grounded as the industry
:06:48. > :06:49.
:06:49. > :06:54.awaits developments. Colin Wight is in Aberdeen. Thank you. Tonight, as
:06:54. > :06:59.far as we know, the ditch helicopter is in a hangar behind us
:06:59. > :07:04.year in Aberdeen. Air us -- air accident investigations have spent
:07:04. > :07:08.the day poring over it. It is vital they find out what happened as a
:07:08. > :07:12.whole industry awaits their findings. Other helicopters of a
:07:12. > :07:19.similar type sit silent and hundreds of workers onshore and
:07:20. > :07:23.offshore remain delayed or stranded. Early morning in Peterhead and the
:07:23. > :07:29.handling vessel brings the helicopter to land. There were 90
:07:29. > :07:32.men on board when it went down on Monday. All were rescued safely.
:07:32. > :07:38.Investigators are working as hard as possible to unlock the mystery
:07:38. > :07:45.of why it landed in the sea. Today, is manufacture revealed it may be a
:07:46. > :07:51.problem with the gearbox. We have some information about the pilot
:07:51. > :07:55.declaration. The accident investigator it related it to eight
:07:55. > :08:03.gearbox in the cockpit but we have to investigate it in more detail.
:08:03. > :08:09.The ditching of this 225 in May was caused by a folk -- Fawlty gearbox,
:08:09. > :08:13.so too was the crash a couple of years ago that killed 16 men. This
:08:13. > :08:18.afternoon, the industry's helicopter safety committee met in
:08:18. > :08:28.Aberdeen but there was no update from the Accident Investigation
:08:28. > :08:28.
:08:28. > :08:33.Bureau. It will concern people, but, at this stage, without knowing what
:08:33. > :08:42.the bureau has found, we cannot say with any confidence that it is the
:08:42. > :08:45.same issue. We need to wait for that report. A we are clearly
:08:45. > :08:51.concerned the workforce has an ongoing confidence issue in the
:08:51. > :08:55.fleet. But we will work hard to rebuild the confidence and
:08:55. > :09:00.communicate factually when information becomes available.
:09:00. > :09:03.their helicopter safely back on land, answers can be expected soon.
:09:03. > :09:10.Then the industry representatives we'll meet Again to decide what
:09:10. > :09:13.happens next. Within the last few minutes, the
:09:14. > :09:18.pilots' Association has said there are serious concerns amongst pilots
:09:18. > :09:24.that two types of ditching incidence should have happened so
:09:24. > :09:34.soon to two types of aircraft and if the incidents are links, -- Link,
:09:34. > :09:34.
:09:34. > :09:38.there will be serious concerns about the aircraft's safety. The
:09:38. > :09:42.company says they will keep the work forced informed. You're
:09:42. > :09:46.watching Reporting Scotland from the BBC. Still to come: How we
:09:46. > :09:49.lived in the past - history teachers start a national debate on
:09:49. > :09:51.what our children should learn. In sport, Neil Lennon on the
:09:51. > :09:54.positive side of Celtic's heartbreaking Champions' League
:09:54. > :10:04.defeat in Barcelona. And we'll be speaking to Scotland's head coach
:10:04. > :10:08.
:10:08. > :10:11.Andy Robinson as he names his squad The Prime Minister has intervened
:10:11. > :10:15.in the row over whether an independent Scotland would remain
:10:16. > :10:20.in the European Union. David Cameron told the Commons he was
:10:20. > :10:25.baffled that Alex Salmond was any now asking the law officers to give
:10:25. > :10:28.their views on the issues. For years, documents have confidently
:10:28. > :10:35.claimed Scotland would stay in EU, but the Scottish government
:10:35. > :10:40.admitted yesterday it was not based on specific legal advice.
:10:40. > :10:44.Damaging headlines for the first minister. Alex Salmond's put --
:10:44. > :10:48.credibility is being called into question by opponents who accuse
:10:48. > :10:53.him of misleading the public about whether an independent Scotland
:10:53. > :10:58.would remain in the EU. We were told, I believe, that he had legal
:10:58. > :11:01.advice about Scotland's place in the EU in the event of independence
:11:01. > :11:06.but it turned that they did not. I think what this shows is that when
:11:06. > :11:13.you shine the spotlight on the case for separation that the SNP put, it
:11:13. > :11:23.falls apart. For years, official Scottish government documents have
:11:23. > :11:45.
:11:45. > :11:50.been clear. In 2007, one document We now know there was no specific
:11:50. > :11:57.legal advice from law officers to back those statements at. As the
:11:57. > :12:07.Prime Minister was speaking in Westminster, SNP MSPs were
:12:07. > :12:12.
:12:12. > :12:16.gathering in Ollie macro. -- Haley I put David Cameron's play aims to
:12:16. > :12:26.the deputy first minister. Have you done your homework? I don't think
:12:26. > :12:29.the Prime Minister is in much We look forward to putting forward
:12:29. > :12:34.a positive case for independence and we look forward to winning a
:12:34. > :12:39.yes vote in 2014. But to win a referendum, the Scottish government
:12:39. > :12:44.will have to show they are credible in a whole series of areas,
:12:44. > :12:48.including Europe. Opponents see this as a week's Pop and are
:12:48. > :12:52.determined to exploit it. The Conservatives suggest that
:12:52. > :13:02.Scotland's top law officer should be summoned before MSPs. Be in no
:13:02. > :13:07.
:13:07. > :13:12.doubt, this row will rumble on. Dumfries and Galloway Council has
:13:12. > :13:17.expressed regret that concerns raised by gravediggers about child
:13:17. > :13:21.burials and exhumations were ignored until taken up by BBBC.
:13:21. > :13:24.They said managers ignored their complaints. An inquiry has now
:13:24. > :13:28.found that the council did not obtain exhumation licences and did
:13:28. > :13:33.not even know where such graves were.
:13:33. > :13:38.We had absolutely no idea that this had been happening because we had
:13:38. > :13:43.no way of recording a wet children were buried and at what depth of
:13:43. > :13:49.they were buried. That was bad practice and we have put things in
:13:49. > :13:52.place so that will not happen again. Police are carrying out a large-
:13:52. > :13:57.scale search of woodlands near Perth after a possible sighting of
:13:58. > :14:02.a prison on the run. There have been to attacks on women in the
:14:02. > :14:06.area in recent days. Aileen Clarke reports.
:14:06. > :14:12.From early this morning, a court and went up around this woodland on
:14:12. > :14:17.the outskirts of Perth. Leigh Cyrus is on the run from an open prison
:14:17. > :14:22.in Lincolnshire. He is now thought to be in the Tayside area. He was
:14:22. > :14:27.serving a life sentence. This morning off-duty officers saw a man
:14:27. > :14:37.fitting his description. He was dressed in muddy water Chris and
:14:37. > :14:39.
:14:39. > :14:45.We're asking householders if they see anything suspicious to contact
:14:45. > :14:51.the police and not to approach him it themselves. Please take sensible
:14:51. > :14:53.precautions and have your doors and windows locked.
:14:53. > :14:58.30 police officers and a police helicopter have been searching the
:14:58. > :15:03.dense woodland all day. The walks around the hell are popular with
:15:03. > :15:07.locals, some of he will worried about the events.
:15:07. > :15:11.It is a bit concerning. You do not think anything like this will
:15:11. > :15:15.happen in a quiet area like this one. I hope they catch him very
:15:15. > :15:19.soon. I have just brought my grandson
:15:19. > :15:23.here for a singing lesson. I saw all of the police officers and got
:15:23. > :15:27.more concerned as I went up the hill.
:15:27. > :15:34.A woman in Perth was assaulted in an attempted robbery a few days ago
:15:34. > :15:41.and another was assaulted in her home and her matches removed and
:15:41. > :15:44.put in the River Tay. An arrest warrant has not been
:15:44. > :15:50.issued in relation to the Perth crimes but they are keen to find
:15:50. > :15:52.Leigh Cyrus, who has a history of preying on vulnerable and elderly
:15:52. > :15:57.women. Let us take a look now at what else
:15:57. > :16:01.has been happening across the country this Wednesday.
:16:01. > :16:10.Latest official figures show a fall of 11 per cent in the number of
:16:10. > :16:15.people killed on Scotland's roads. The number of pedestrians seriously
:16:15. > :16:19.injured rose by 12 per cent, while the number of cyclists hurt rose by
:16:19. > :16:24.13 per cent. EU ministers have reached a
:16:24. > :16:29.provisional deal to reshape the Common Fisheries Policy. It aims to
:16:29. > :16:34.eradicate discards, where good fish are dumped back into the sea bed to
:16:34. > :16:40.meet critter targets. A �one. 6 billion plan to extend
:16:40. > :16:43.the lifetime of North Sea oil field has been approved by the UK
:16:43. > :16:51.Government. It is hoped it will lead to the production and a
:16:51. > :16:54.further 100 million barrels of oil. A unique archive and collection of
:16:54. > :17:02.relics amassed 100 years ago by an African explorer, and Richard
:17:02. > :17:08.Cunningham, has sold at auction for nearly �45,000. A journal of his
:17:08. > :17:13.first expedition bet to Northern double the estimate.
:17:13. > :17:18.A landscape conservation charity has defended his proposal to kill
:17:18. > :17:23.up to 100 red deer stags to protect ancient woodlands. The John Muir
:17:23. > :17:27.Trust says its management of deer has been criticised locally. Rather
:17:27. > :17:32.than shoot the deer, at the Trust has been urged to fence off
:17:32. > :17:37.sensitive areas of trees but it says that offences are are
:17:37. > :17:41.offensive, ugly, expensive and prevent existing Tia from accessing
:17:41. > :17:47.the woodlands. You can find out more 24 hours a
:17:47. > :17:51.day on our website. Tributes have been paid to the
:17:52. > :17:57.singer-songwriter Michael Marra who has died at the age of 60. Be done
:17:57. > :18:01.seaborne artist passed away last night and had been ill for some
:18:01. > :18:07.time. This one is called free DeCarlo's
:18:07. > :18:12.visit to the Tay Bridge Bar. Quintessentially Scottish but
:18:12. > :18:19.undeniably done Devonian, Michael Marra was a unique mixture, a
:18:19. > :18:24.revered folk artist, local hero and musical genius.
:18:24. > :18:33.I think he is hugely important. I think a lot of people will know his
:18:33. > :18:42.songs are not necessarily know him. His songs have seeped into it
:18:42. > :18:49.Scottish public consciousness in a way that he would want.
:18:49. > :18:56.Mesic and family were the pillars of his life. His last tour was with
:18:56. > :19:01.a bans made up of his two children. He was a great family man who
:19:01. > :19:04.cherished his family and past generations. He wrote songs about
:19:04. > :19:09.them. His family have thanked the public
:19:09. > :19:15.for their kind words. In a statement they said his life work
:19:15. > :19:22.has told the family story and the story of his beloved to Dundee. His
:19:22. > :19:27.songs are his legacy, given to Scotland from the one we boy in the
:19:27. > :19:32.Lochee area of Dundee. Memories of Michael Marra there who
:19:32. > :19:37.died last night. Let us turn our attentions to sport now. David,
:19:37. > :19:40.what you have on us? The Celtic manager Neil Lennon says
:19:41. > :19:48.his team will get a huge psychological boost from their
:19:48. > :19:52.performance against Barcelona in the Champions' League. They lost 2-
:19:52. > :19:59.1 in the Nou Camp and agonisingly the goal came seconds from the end
:20:00. > :20:05.of the match. What can turn a manager from Mr this? This. They
:20:05. > :20:13.are playing the best team in the world, hanging on for I points,
:20:13. > :20:18.four minutes into injury time, are almost there. Almost, when. It is
:20:18. > :20:27.hard to take losing the game in the way that we did. I am so proud of
:20:27. > :20:34.the players. It has given the club a huge shot in the arm. Somewhat
:20:34. > :20:39.improbably, Celtic had taken the lead. A sublime equaliser brought
:20:39. > :20:45.Celtic back to earth and then there was that late, late winner.
:20:45. > :20:52.Meanwhile, in mosque the other teams in Group G were playing one
:20:53. > :20:58.another. Spartak mosque beat Benfica out 1-0. It is between the
:20:58. > :21:06.other three sides before the runners up slot. Barcelona will run
:21:07. > :21:10.away with the group. Spartak mosque and now just a point behind Celtic.
:21:10. > :21:19.The Scottish champions will hold onto their slip advantage if they
:21:19. > :21:25.beat Barcelona at Celtic part in two weeks. -- Celtic Park in two
:21:25. > :21:30.weeks. After last night, almost anything seems possible. The
:21:30. > :21:35.Premier League is punishing Hearts for the late payment of wages. This
:21:35. > :21:40.is the second month in a road that the pay roll has been late. A ban
:21:40. > :21:46.on signing it is one of a number of options they could have chosen.
:21:46. > :21:50.Scotland's head rugby coach, Andy Robinson, has named seven uncapped
:21:50. > :21:57.players in his line-up for the autumn Tests. They include Peter
:21:57. > :22:07.Horne and stewards McInally. He is yet to name his captain. --
:22:07. > :22:07.
:22:07. > :22:12.stewards McInally. It is autumn international time here at
:22:12. > :22:17.Murrayfield. South Africa and Tonga to come. First up, the world
:22:18. > :22:21.champions, the All Blacks. They couldn't score from anywhere. You
:22:21. > :22:28.have to perform for the full 80 minutes. You have to have
:22:28. > :22:34.consistency throughout. Injury heap has robs him of some big names. A
:22:34. > :22:39.chance then for new blood. There are seven uncapped players.
:22:39. > :22:43.Five of those did not go on the summer tour to Australia.
:22:43. > :22:48.The final squad will be announced after the training camp next week
:22:48. > :22:52.but with his preferred captain back for an injury, who will lead the
:22:52. > :22:55.side? That will be announced next week.
:22:55. > :23:02.You can tell me. I won't tell anyone.
:23:02. > :23:11.I think you will name Kelly grand. Am I correct?
:23:11. > :23:20.I cannot tell you until next week. Then to Rome much. Here is a
:23:20. > :23:24.question for you. 1066 of 1314? A national debate is being set up by
:23:24. > :23:30.the National Association of history teachers asking us what significant
:23:30. > :23:36.people and events our school pupils should find out about. Morag
:23:36. > :23:42.Kinniburgh reports. The military wives choir launching
:23:42. > :23:46.the Poppy Appeal, at a connection with the past keeping the history
:23:46. > :23:49.of war alive. But what parts of history should we teach our
:23:49. > :23:54.children and what should we leave out?
:23:54. > :24:02.It used to be lists of kings and queens and battles but now it is
:24:02. > :24:06.about a local house history and holistic experience. We once asked
:24:06. > :24:10.the public what their views are. What would they like to see young
:24:10. > :24:14.people learn about? The his days it is more about
:24:15. > :24:20.inspiring enthusiasm they are learning facts and figures by rote.
:24:20. > :24:26.It is important to use the internet and the media. Currently I am
:24:26. > :24:30.teaching slavery and we are producing a rap about this.
:24:30. > :24:33.Revolutions in blood and iron. Teachers stressed there should
:24:33. > :24:38.always be national and international history but they want
:24:38. > :24:43.to know what episodes matter most of a Scottish public.
:24:43. > :24:49.It is crucial that they learn about contemporary history as well.
:24:49. > :24:52.What every your opinion on history, a wide variety of views are being
:24:52. > :25:02.sought on what parts of the past we teach in future.
:25:02. > :25:08.
:25:08. > :25:12.It will stay dry tonight for most of us but clear skies will develop
:25:12. > :25:16.across the south-west and north- west. We could do see a touch of
:25:16. > :25:19.frost in these areas with temperatures quickly falling away.
:25:19. > :25:26.Blight outbreaks of rain in the North West towards Aberdeen but
:25:26. > :25:31.most places cloudy and dry and not much worse than five Celsius. Its
:25:31. > :25:37.stars tomorrow cloudy and dry with some rain in the south-east but
:25:37. > :25:39.improving with sunshine for much of Scotland. Quite a pleasant
:25:39. > :25:45.afternoon in store. By the time we reached mid- afternoon temperatures
:25:45. > :25:51.will be up to 10 or 11 degrees Celsius. Not quite as warm as we
:25:51. > :25:56.saw today but not too bad. The cold air is coming know. More in the way
:25:56. > :26:02.a cloud for the Highlands. Dry and bright to the far north-west and
:26:02. > :26:09.for Orkney and Shetland. Just three degrees for Shetlands as they are
:26:09. > :26:13.already in the cold air. A widespread frost under clear skies
:26:13. > :26:22.overnight. What about that cold air we have been talking about? It is
:26:22. > :26:24.coming straight down from the north, from the Arctic. Follow the isobars.
:26:24. > :26:30.Temperatures on the thermometer and they read five or six Celsius but
:26:30. > :26:34.with that cold northerly it will feel closer to around one or two
:26:34. > :26:40.Celsius. There will be up some snow across Shetland and the hills in
:26:40. > :26:44.the north-east. It will not settle at lower levels. High pressure will
:26:44. > :26:48.work its way in on Saturday, cutting off the cold northerly
:26:48. > :26:54.winds. It will increase the amount of cloud which will be followed by
:26:54. > :26:57.rain. That rain will turn to hell snow as well and temperatures will
:26:57. > :27:02.recover but by Sunday rain will cover the country.
:27:02. > :27:06.The as now a summary of the top stories.
:27:06. > :27:10.BBBC has obtained in new evidence which clinches the Rangers
:27:10. > :27:14.administrators into fresh controversy. A secret recording
:27:14. > :27:18.shows that Duff and Phelps in New that Craig Whyte had sold season
:27:18. > :27:21.tickets to a finance than to fund the acquisition of the club but
:27:21. > :27:26.that they were intent on denying this because they thought they
:27:26. > :27:30.could get away with it. An inquiry is to take place into
:27:30. > :27:33.why Jimmy Savile never faced prosecution despite complaints