:00:14. > :00:18.Tonight on Reporting Scotland: The First Minister launches an
:00:18. > :00:21.independent investigation into himself. Opposition leaders are
:00:21. > :00:28.demanding answers in the row over legal advice about an independent
:00:28. > :00:30.Scotland's status in the European Union.
:00:30. > :00:33.More damaging evidence about Rangers administrators casting
:00:33. > :00:37.serious doubt on their integrity. How Duff and Phelps attempted to
:00:37. > :00:40.persuade Craig Whyte to mislead tax authorities.
:00:40. > :00:44.We'll have an exclusive report from our Investigations Correspondent.
:00:44. > :00:49.Also on the programme: A teenager admits killing this boy after
:00:49. > :00:52.punching him in the gym hall of a Glasgow school.
:00:52. > :00:56.And an award for an army sniffer dog,.the animal equivalent of the
:00:56. > :01:04.Victoria Cross. He died just hours after his handler was killed by the
:01:04. > :01:08.Taliban. Death there is something about me
:01:08. > :01:17.two of them that just quit. You can see from many of the photographs of
:01:17. > :01:20.An investigation is to be carried out into whether Alex Salmond
:01:20. > :01:22.breached the ministerial code of conduct in the EU legal advice row.
:01:22. > :01:24.The issue dominated First Minister's questions at Holyrood,
:01:24. > :01:34.with opposition parties accusing the First Minister of misleading
:01:34. > :01:34.
:01:34. > :01:42.the public. Here's our political editor, Brian Taylor.
:01:42. > :01:47.How has the week been? Lampooned for missing a climate change target,
:01:47. > :01:54.these two MSPs quitting the party of her NATO of the will it looks
:01:54. > :01:59.now as if they will not be joined by a third. They have now been
:01:59. > :02:07.accused of lying by its opponents over the legal status of NATO
:02:08. > :02:13.membership. Have you sat advice on this? We have. You can read that in
:02:13. > :02:18.the document we have put forward. Ministers did not seek formal legal
:02:18. > :02:22.advice until this week when the abandoned a 1/4 p over the issue.
:02:22. > :02:31.suppose you cannot expect a straight answer from our First
:02:31. > :02:35.Minister who is as great as a corkscrew. -- state. Why did the
:02:35. > :02:45.First Minister say he had sought advice from the law officers when
:02:45. > :02:50.
:02:50. > :02:55.he had not. More ducking and diving band Del Boy. When he says this, he
:02:55. > :03:00.has misled the country into believing his place at for Scotland
:03:00. > :03:03.in Europe was based on proper legal advice. She said there was two
:03:04. > :03:08.types of legal advice and he had been referring to a general legal
:03:08. > :03:12.check on all government documents, not specific advice ordered by
:03:12. > :03:18.ministers. I tried to explain the distinction between seeking
:03:18. > :03:23.specific legal advice bound by the Ministerial Code and their third
:03:23. > :03:27.and number of times in this chamber to the legal work at government
:03:27. > :03:32.documents. And the latter case, they tell you what is wrong but in
:03:32. > :03:36.the first case, they have to say what their opinion is. It is the
:03:36. > :03:46.clear distinction. He has now ordered the inquiry to be headed by
:03:46. > :03:51.
:03:51. > :03:56.Sir David Mellor. -- Bell. This is not just about legal advice will
:03:56. > :03:59.start if Scotland's officers will say that they can continue
:03:59. > :04:05.automatically in the EU, others will continue to say the exact
:04:05. > :04:10.opposite. This is a political column as much as a legal one. This
:04:10. > :04:15.controversy is about trust. His rival say he has demonstrably lost
:04:15. > :04:18.banding as a result of this row. He is adamant he gained the trust of
:04:18. > :04:22.the Scottish people at the ballot box and will sustain it until they
:04:22. > :04:24.referendum. In another dramatic twist in the
:04:25. > :04:28.Rangers saga, the BBC can reveal more evidence about the Rangers
:04:28. > :04:31.administrators which casts serious doubt on their integrity. Duff and
:04:31. > :04:38.Phelps attempted to persuade former owner Craig Whyte to mislead HMRC
:04:38. > :04:40.about their knowledge of the ill- fated Ticketus deal. They were
:04:40. > :04:43.worried that the tax authorities would conclude there was a conflict
:04:44. > :04:53.of interest - and have them removed as administrators. Our
:04:54. > :04:55.
:04:55. > :05:02.Investigations Correspondent Mark Daly has this exclusive report.
:05:02. > :05:06.Are hell hath no fury like a former Rangers on a score and. Duff &
:05:06. > :05:10.Phelps have only days to go until the liquidators as in control of
:05:10. > :05:16.the old company. Craig Whyte is insuring their last days are
:05:16. > :05:19.anything but peaceful. He secretly recorded at a two-hour conversation
:05:19. > :05:27.with at Duff & Phelps senior partner in May this year at this
:05:27. > :05:31.private members' club. This came one week after a BBC broadcast
:05:31. > :05:38.contained damaging allegations about it I suppose it conflict of
:05:38. > :05:42.interest. The recording says that not only were they aware up of the
:05:43. > :05:47.arrangements and falsely tried to deny it but they asked Craig Whyte
:05:47. > :05:57.to deny it. This was to cover for them because they feared that HMRC
:05:57. > :05:57.
:05:57. > :06:39.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds
:06:39. > :06:44.would step in and remove them as The plan is for Craig Whyte to
:06:44. > :06:54.release a statement that will be drafted by Duff & Phelps PR at
:06:54. > :06:54.
:06:54. > :08:07.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds
:08:07. > :08:12.There is no suggestion they have acted improperly. The very next day
:08:12. > :08:17.from an e-mail address, the statement Craig Whyte was supposed
:08:18. > :08:22.to make probably arrived. This was to say that the administrators were
:08:22. > :08:28.doing a fine job and crucially no one from that farm had knowledge of
:08:28. > :08:32.the cool arrangements at the time of the acquisition of the club. --
:08:32. > :08:37.the Fool arrangements. It is now known that is not true and Craig
:08:37. > :08:44.Whyte never agreed to say it but he stashed the taper away for a rainy
:08:44. > :08:47.day. We approached Duff & Phelps for their reactions to the latest
:08:47. > :08:50.revelations but we have had no response so far. You're watching
:08:50. > :08:52.Reporting Scotland from the BBC. Still to come on the programme.
:08:52. > :08:55.The manufacturer of the helicopter which ditched near Shetland on
:08:55. > :08:58.Monday orders extra checks on aircraft.
:08:58. > :09:02.In sport: Hearts owner Vladimir Romanov turns to fans to help
:09:02. > :09:05.finance the club. And there's more last gasp pain in
:09:05. > :09:15.Spain for Scottish footballers once again, as a commentator goes into
:09:15. > :09:18.
:09:18. > :09:21.meltdown! 14-year-old Euan Craig was killed
:09:21. > :09:27.by another teenage pupil, who attacked him because Euan had
:09:27. > :09:30.accidentally hit him with a sponge ball during a gym class. Euan was
:09:30. > :09:33.repeatedly punched, but today a court heard that the blows would
:09:33. > :09:36.not normally have caused death. The High Court in Glasgow heard that
:09:36. > :09:38.the accused, who was described as normally quiet and reserved, had
:09:38. > :09:48.pleaded guilty to culpable homicide and could expect a custodial
:09:48. > :09:52.
:09:52. > :09:57.sentence. Catriona Renton reports. Wednesday 23rd May started like any
:09:57. > :10:06.other here. The consequences of events that daylight to the death
:10:06. > :10:16.of one boy and another potentially losing his liberty. UN Craig had
:10:16. > :10:17.
:10:17. > :10:22.been messing around but his friends before a PE lesson. -- Euan Craig.
:10:22. > :10:27.He accidentally hit a boy and at the faced with a ball. The boy
:10:27. > :10:32.punched him on the side of the head five times. Throughout, he said he
:10:32. > :10:36.was sorry and did not mean it, it was an accident. He then sat down
:10:36. > :10:42.with other pupils before slumping from the bench and his body started
:10:42. > :10:46.to shake. By the time paramedics reached the school, his heart had
:10:47. > :10:51.stopped. He had extensive bleeding on his brain and he died in
:10:51. > :10:56.hospital the next day. The post- mortem said the blow that damaged
:10:56. > :11:05.his brain need not have been hugely powerful but the opera Bangalore
:11:06. > :11:10.cost unpredictable and devastating consequences. -- the awkward angle.
:11:10. > :11:18.For legal reasons, the boy cannot be identified but his lawyer said
:11:18. > :11:22.he felt a huge remorse and his actions where it of character. All
:11:22. > :11:28.subjects but one had him within the top two brackets for her behaviour.
:11:28. > :11:31.He was described as quiet or reserved. His death has had a
:11:31. > :11:38.devastating impact on his family and as they emerged, and they did
:11:38. > :11:46.not speak to reporters. The judge said she -- they have to live with
:11:46. > :11:51.the death of their boy who was untimely take -- taken from him.
:11:51. > :11:55.The accused will most likely face a custodial sentence when he comes to
:11:55. > :11:58.court to hear his fate next month. Police are treating the death of a
:11:59. > :12:01.59-year-old woman at a house in East Kilbride as murder. Detectives
:12:01. > :12:04.were called to the South Lanarkshire town around 10:45pm
:12:04. > :12:07.last night, where a woman was found dead at the scene. Detectives say
:12:07. > :12:17.they don't believe it was a random attack. A post-mortem examination
:12:17. > :12:23.
:12:23. > :12:26.is taking place to establish the exact cause of death.
:12:26. > :12:28.The manufacturer of a helicopter which ditched near Shetland on
:12:28. > :12:31.Monday has ordered extra safety checks. It follows the publication
:12:31. > :12:34.of an air accident report which said the incident was caused by a
:12:34. > :12:36.serious mechanical failure in the gearbox. Workers and unions say
:12:36. > :12:43.they're deeply concerned. Industry representatives have been meeting
:12:43. > :12:49.in Aberdeen to discuss the findings. What's the latest, Colin? That
:12:49. > :12:53.meeting ended after about to add a quarter hours. They were held in
:12:53. > :13:00.the offices behind me here on the edge of Aberdeen harm her at the
:13:00. > :13:05.centre of the oil and gas industry. Up -- harbour. Up many were shocked
:13:05. > :13:08.by the catastrophic nature of this incident. They have decided some
:13:08. > :13:14.helicopters will be able to return to the skies but many remain stuck
:13:14. > :13:18.on the helipad. Many helicopters remain grounded today in Aberdeen,
:13:18. > :13:24.about one-third of the UK fleet is expected while checks are carried
:13:24. > :13:29.out. Many workers are still flying off shore. They are going on
:13:29. > :13:32.different models to the aircraft that ditched on Monday. Many
:13:33. > :13:37.preparing for the flights will be worried by the latest findings of
:13:37. > :13:43.the air accident investigators. They found Monday's incident was
:13:43. > :13:49.caused by a cracked your box which is similar to one which caused a
:13:49. > :13:52.similar helicopter to ditch of Aberdeen in May. This gives us a
:13:52. > :13:57.real cause for concern because in May we were given assurance that
:13:57. > :14:01.this could not happen again. They identified a manufacturer's fault
:14:01. > :14:09.which only referred to a certain part which was taken out. That has
:14:09. > :14:15.to give us real cause for concern about what they are not telling us.
:14:15. > :14:19.Up instructions have been detailed four or more were regular checks. I
:14:19. > :14:23.understand the concerns of passengers but my message is simple.
:14:23. > :14:27.Our helicopters are safe and our procedures are safe and the new
:14:28. > :14:35.measures introduced today are designed to ensure there will be no
:14:35. > :14:39.recurrence. Today, it emerged that the jigsaw helicopters are now
:14:39. > :14:45.restricted to emergency flights only. Tonight, further
:14:45. > :14:49.investigations continue into the helicopter. Late this afternoon,
:14:49. > :14:59.the islanders they's safety committee met in Aberdeen to
:14:59. > :15:08.
:15:08. > :15:16.Any general terms I can tell you that some of the older models will
:15:16. > :15:26.be a lie to return to disguise. We do not know how many. In the past
:15:26. > :15:30.our the Civil Aviation Authority a statement was released, the latest
:15:30. > :15:38.situation is that many helicopters remain grounded, but there have
:15:38. > :15:42.been progress following the talks that ended in the last half-hour.
:15:42. > :15:45.Let get the stories across Scotland. A woman has died in hospital after
:15:45. > :15:47.being rescued by firefighters from the top floor of an Edinburgh tower
:15:47. > :15:51.block. Emergency services were called to Restalrig Park just
:15:51. > :15:54.before 11am this morning. Oil giant Shell is spending more
:15:54. > :15:59.than half a billion dollars buying a stake in the Beryl area of the UK
:15:59. > :16:04.North Sea from the Hess Corporation. Shell says it intends to invest
:16:04. > :16:06.further in the area's twelve fields. Two men have been treated for
:16:06. > :16:10.suspected cyanide poisoning, after accidentally opening a tin thought
:16:10. > :16:20.to contain the poison. Two female paramedics who treated them have
:16:20. > :16:22.
:16:22. > :16:26.also been decontaminated after the incident at a Lodge on Lewis.
:16:26. > :16:30.Al four was discharged from hospital last night. A Highlands
:16:30. > :16:35.and Islands Fire and rescue services have carried out their own
:16:35. > :16:38.assessments. They have now declared that the A rare find.
:16:38. > :16:41.Glasgow City Council has been given the go-ahead to borrow �80 million
:16:41. > :16:43.towards a "390 million scheme to revamp George Square and the
:16:43. > :16:49.Buchanan Galleries shopping centre. The council is intending to borrow
:16:49. > :16:52.the cash against projected rises in business rates.
:16:52. > :16:55.The world's largest bottle of single malt whisky is on display in
:16:55. > :17:05.Edinburgh. This is the first time that the 10.3 litre bottle of
:17:05. > :17:06.
:17:06. > :17:11.Tomintoul, created in 2009, has been seen outside its highland home.
:17:11. > :17:15.For the village it will be good. Hawkley people can see what we have
:17:15. > :17:18.come for the bill which. At some attain the might pay us a visit.
:17:18. > :17:23.Motorists are being warned to watch out for deer on the roads as
:17:23. > :17:25.crashes involving the animals increase at this time of the year.
:17:25. > :17:28.Environmentalists say the shorter days mean deer come down from the
:17:28. > :17:31.hills to feed at roadside verges at peak commuting times.
:17:31. > :17:41.And there's more from your area, and the latest news, 24 hours a
:17:41. > :17:48.
:17:48. > :17:54.There where -- the were inset will in the most hostile environments. -
:17:54. > :18:00.- inseparable. Lance Corporal Liam Tasker and his Doc Theo helped to
:18:00. > :18:05.identify bombs in Afghanistan. Today, the dog received a
:18:05. > :18:11.posthumous award in recognition of his actions saving human lights in
:18:11. > :18:16.a military conflict. They died one after the other helping to protect
:18:16. > :18:24.others in the line of duty. Lance Corporal Liam Tasker and his knack
:18:24. > :18:27.of Dock, Theo, where recommendable partnership.
:18:27. > :18:34.Before Lance Corporal Liam Tasker was killed he had already started
:18:34. > :18:37.to put together the papers to nominate Theo. It exemplified the
:18:37. > :18:45.companionship and the bond that exists between handlers and their
:18:45. > :18:51.dogs. The medal is considered by some to
:18:51. > :18:59.be the Victoria Cross for animals. It was accepted on Theo's behalf by
:18:59. > :19:04.another dog. This work is proven to save lives.
:19:04. > :19:13.They were one of the most successful teams ever deployed.
:19:13. > :19:17.This is a testament and order to be a reward and have worked.
:19:17. > :19:22.After Lance Corporal Liam Tasker was killed by a sniper, a few hours
:19:22. > :19:32.later, Theo died of a seizure. The family believe it was a broken
:19:32. > :19:32.
:19:32. > :19:39.heart. They just clicked. Theo kept him
:19:40. > :19:45.sane and safe. I am just so pleased that he has got the recognition for
:19:46. > :19:53.his bravery. Lance Corporal Liam Tasker's dog is
:19:53. > :19:58.the latest in a long line of recipients of this medal. The
:19:58. > :20:06.posthumous Medal, equalling his handlers mention in dispatches, is
:20:06. > :20:10.the final match in the outstanding relationship.
:20:11. > :20:16.Time for the sports news. We will start with news about Heart of
:20:16. > :20:20.Midlothian. Vladimir Romanov is asking supporters to buy 10% of his
:20:20. > :20:27.shares. One director said it could be the first step on the road to
:20:27. > :20:32.fans taking control the club. Is this simply Vladimir Romanov
:20:32. > :20:40.looking for supporters to bail him out? They had been unable to pay
:20:40. > :20:46.eight player wages on time recently. No suggestion of that today but it
:20:46. > :20:49.does indicate serious cashflow problems. Vladimir Romanov as
:20:49. > :20:56.testing the waters. Trying to establish interest on the part of
:20:56. > :21:02.the support. If saw, and indeed, on what level they want to become
:21:03. > :21:06.involved remains to be seen. The 10% of Vladimir Romanov was my
:21:06. > :21:11.shareholding would bring in �1.8 million. He says that will be
:21:11. > :21:15.reinvested in the playing staff. If that is successful he says he will
:21:15. > :21:19.then look at opportunities for supporters to take over the club
:21:19. > :21:25.entirely. This is the leaflet that the supporters to come here on
:21:25. > :21:30.Saturday for the game against Ross County well received. Inside are
:21:30. > :21:34.details about how they can invest and how much it will cost them. I
:21:34. > :21:40.am told that this has been on the go since they defeated Hibernian in
:21:40. > :21:45.the Cup final. At the moment things are a bit doom and gloom here. Late
:21:45. > :21:49.payment of player wages and September and October. And the
:21:49. > :21:57.registration and invoked yesterday by SPL. But they feel this is one
:21:57. > :22:00.way they can help ease cashflow problems. From doom and gloom at
:22:00. > :22:06.Tynecastle to moored last minute Scottish Football heartbreak in
:22:06. > :22:13.Spain last night. Following the defeat of Celtic by Barcelona a
:22:13. > :22:19.Scottish woman lost agonisingly in a Euro play-off. This report
:22:19. > :22:26.contains an older exuberant commentator. -- over-exuberant.
:22:26. > :22:30.Guilty on four Spain. -- Delius commentator.
:22:30. > :22:35.Verooooooo! Gol! Gol! Gol! Gol! Gol! Gol! Gol! Gol! Gol! Gol! Gol!
:22:35. > :22:45.Gol! Gol! Gol! Gol! Gol! Gol Espana! Gol Espana! Gol Espana! Gol
:22:45. > :22:50.
:22:50. > :22:56.Espana! Gol Espana! And so on. It was cruel on Scotland.
:22:56. > :23:03.After Scotland took the lead, Spain equalised, before Scotland regained
:23:03. > :23:08.the lead in extra time. Spain and no need it to score twice. This
:23:08. > :23:13.wonder strike drew them level again. But when a penalty was saved in the
:23:13. > :23:20.final minute of extra-time Scotland look like they were through. Until
:23:20. > :23:26.this last-gasp winner deep in extra time and injury time.
:23:26. > :23:32.The referee was against us again. We should have had a penalty and
:23:32. > :23:36.they scored beyond added time. Very sad.
:23:36. > :23:44.It is like having your heart ripped out. Over the course we were the
:23:44. > :23:50.better team. Heroic failure. Male or female,
:23:50. > :23:55.disappointment has no gender bias in football.
:23:55. > :23:58.If you like sporting nostalgia and harking back to the glory days of
:23:58. > :24:04.Scottish it all a new project is using the beautiful game to
:24:04. > :24:07.stimulate the minds of people with dementia. -- Scottish football. The
:24:07. > :24:13.National Football Museum he at Hampden is full of memorabilia
:24:13. > :24:23.charting the history of the game in this country. We are better than to
:24:23. > :24:27.launch a memories project that enhances the power of nostalgia?
:24:27. > :24:32.It is using the resources of the museum, particularly the
:24:32. > :24:36.photographic collection, to support the work of Alzheimer's Scotland.
:24:36. > :24:44.They're using the memorabilia to jog people's memories, encourage
:24:44. > :24:50.them to talk, to get into in bald and interact with other people.
:24:50. > :24:56.A set of famous memory cards shows famous faces of yester year. I have
:24:56. > :25:05.a set of cards right here. You can choose your all-time Scotland A 11.
:25:05. > :25:10.I will not do so, I will get this person to do it for me.
:25:11. > :25:18.Half a century after scoring the score against England, Scotland and
:25:18. > :25:22.Hibernian a legend Laurie Riley is back at hand and. -- Hampden
:25:22. > :25:30.stadium. His greatest ever 11 will surprise and perhaps upset some
:25:30. > :25:40.people. Five up front? I don't think they
:25:40. > :25:47.
:25:47. > :25:57.could ever be improved upon. His line-up includes the famous
:25:57. > :26:01.
:26:01. > :26:10.And now the weather. Most of us saw sunshine with clear skies. Because
:26:10. > :26:16.of that it will be cold with a widespread frost. A severe weather
:26:16. > :26:25.warning for the Northern Isles. Temperatures in towns and cities
:26:25. > :26:32.will be down to freezing. A central Highlands, minus five. A cold,
:26:33. > :26:38.bright, crisp start. And a north- westerly wind to contend with.
:26:38. > :26:44.Elsewhere, generally dry and bright. By mid-afternoon, across the not
:26:44. > :26:53.there will be wintry showers to contend with. South, snow showers
:26:53. > :26:58.at law levels, mainly over the hills. Plenty of sunshine in the
:26:58. > :27:01.central belt, if you are out of the wind, it will not feel too bad. If
:27:01. > :27:08.you are in the wind, if there monitor me read one thing but it
:27:08. > :27:16.will feel a lot colder. The wind in Shetland will touch deal forced
:27:16. > :27:23.through the afternoon. Feeling more like December and October. This
:27:23. > :27:31.evening and overnight, showers pushing down the east coast. Out in
:27:31. > :27:38.the Atlantic, a weather system working in. Starting dry, clear,
:27:38. > :27:43.and cold, then the cloud comes in. Temperatures around six or seven.
:27:43. > :27:50.By Sunday the system continues coming in. The winds will increase,
:27:50. > :28:00.coming from the West. Temperatures creeping up again. Not too bad, but
:28:00. > :28:03.A recap of the main use - an investigation will be carried out
:28:03. > :28:07.as to whether the First Minister breached the Ministerial Code of
:28:07. > :28:12.Conduct. And the United Kingdom is out of the session according to the