05/11/2012 Reporting Scotland

Bow welcome to Reporting Scotland. Scotland no more for Craig Levein.

After weeks of speculation about his future. I am at Hampden Park

where the Scottish Football Association are due to speak in the

next half an hour. We will look at some of the runners and riders to

replace him as Scotland manager. An officer dies after a shooting

incident at this Glasgow police station. An investigation is under

way. The family of this man killed in a

New Zealand mine disaster at say they are angry and disappointed to

hear the accident was preventable. We report on the clampdown on the

unofficial bonfires as the authorities urged people to go to

organised displays. Craig Levein is no longer the

Scotland football manager. He leaves less than three years into a

five-year contract. And after a string of bad results. Despite

weeks of speculation the Scottish Football Association have refused

to say whether or not he had been sacked or whether he left with a

pay-off reputed to be around �700,000. Let's go to Hampden Park

and our reporter there. Only a few days ago he said he

wanted to stay. Did he have a change of mind or was he pushed?

I think we can say with some certainty he has not had a change

of heart. The board has been deliberating over the last week

also as to whether he did indeed have a future as Scotland manager.

They might say in the next half-an- hour they have announced a news

conference for 7pm. It does mark the final day of his Scotland

tenure. Almost three years ago Craig Levein

was seen as the man who could restored respectability to the

national team. Now having failed to do so he will be replaced. I am

more disappointed than anybody because I was behind his

appointment. It is sad it has come to this. But at the end of the day

football is football, everything is a result striven, and that is what

has been his downfall. -- results driven. He was a popular

figure in the dressing room but player-power couldn't save him.

players have got to take responsibility. The players we have

are not world class players. We have got good players that work

well together but it hasn't worked out since the campaign started. It

is results that count on the grass. He hasn't got those results and it

backfires on the manager. This is the record that cost and so delay.

-- cost him so Dili. One of the highlights was this winner against

lowly Liechtenstein. Then there was the defeat in Prague. He played a

striker Les formation which has haunted him ever since. A fall-out

with Stephen Fletcher led to a lengthy stand-off. Nothing has

changed on the Stephen Fletcher front. We are here to talk about

people involved in that squad for the game against Slovenia. If you

don't mind we will stick to that. The Euro 2012 campaign ended

controversially. A late check penalty meant despair for the Scots.

-- Czech. The campaign quickly fell to pieces. Last month defeating

Belgium the final straw, ending his time in charge -- defeat in Belgium.

They will be a news conference at 7pm, just as we can offer. There

have been five Scola man-eaters in the past decade. Who is in the

running -- Scotland managers. People like Gordon Strachan, the

former Celtic manager, he is out of a job and will come under

consideration. Walter Smith, a former Scotland manager. These are

questions I will put to the chief- executive Andy president in a short

time. We will have a go best in a bit more detail later.

-- have a look at this. A police officer has died in a shooting

incident at a police station in Glasgow. Nobody else is understood

to have been involved which happened at one of the city's main

police stations. It is not clear exactly what

happened here this morning. What we do know is that at 11am an

ambulance was called. It left some time later without a casualty.

Strathclyde police have subsequently said an officer died

following what is says was the discharge of a firearm. We do know

it wasn't a crime. We are not sure whether it was an accident, perhaps

when an officer was handling a firearm. This is where all of the

officers who of firearms train to in the division which covers the

north and east of Glasgow are based. Strathclyde police have so far

issued no details of the officer, his name or rank. They will not do

that until his family have been informed. The assistant chief

constable say the force is thoughts are with the officers family,

friends and his colleagues -- forced's thoughts. As is usual in

cases like this an outside force has been appointed to oversee an

investigation. Officers from Lothian and borders Constabulary

will be here in the morning. The family of a young man from five

he died in a mining disaster in New Zealand say they hope lessons will

be learnt. Malcolm Hampden -- Malcolm Campbell and Pete Rodger

were killed when explosions ripped through the Pike River Mine two

years ago a report catalogues a series of safety failures.

Photos of Malcolm Campbell hang proudly on the wall of his parents'

home near St Andrews. Today they have been studying the report into

the disaster that took their son's life. They simply cannot believe

the negligence that allowed it to happen. He was just 25 and seen to

be married when he died are thousands of miles from home. --

soon-to-be married. He was one of 29 miners killed in the disaster

two years ago. Pete Rodger from Perth was another of the victims. A

Royal Commission report is scathing about safety standards at the Pike

River Mine. We know accidents happen and we have got to do

whatever we can to make it safe and prevented, but this has been a

blatant disregard for life, it really has. It has caused the grief

of 29 families, in Leverenz. report has found numerous failings.

It ignored 21 warnings that methane gas had reached explosive levels.

Ventilation systems were inadequate and as a result workers were

exposed to unacceptable risks. The disaster has cost New Zealand

Minister of Labour her job. Her department assumed the mine was

complying with the Lord despite evidence it was not. Malcolm

Campbell's family what lessons to be learnt. I just feel I hope they

have not died in vain. Just do something now. His body along with

those of his 28 colleagues remains within the Pike River Mine. They

are unlikely ever to be recovered. The family will travel to New

Zealand later this month to say their farewells. We are going over

to say goodbye to Malcolm. Basically we know now there is any

5% chance if they ever go in so we are resigned to the fight he is not

coming home. -- to the fact. are watching Reporting Scotland.

Still to come, the hunt is on offer for 15,000 people to help at the

Glasgow Commonwealth Games. After the fireworks at Hampden Park

you are the names in the frame to take over as Scotland boss from

Craig Levein? We have the latest life from the National Stadium.

A victory for Andy Murray Against the biggest hitters of this year's

Test season but was it the performance to take into the final?

It is still four years until the first cars will be driving every it

but engineers say the most critical stage of construction of the new

Forth Road Bridge is under way. Building the foundations of the

central support tower on a rock in the middle of the river. They say

if it is fraught with potential problems. On a rock in the Firth of

Forth the final part of the first stage of Scotland's biggest

construction project in a generation is getting under way. In

the distance a crane there was part of a prefabricated units into place.

They may look small when they are hanging from a crane but a close

they are massive. There are 10 of them. On these, the central tower

will be built. Engineers say this is actually the most critical stage

of the entire project. We are having to deal with geological

risks, water, marine currents, tides, we are more exposed to

weather conditions that we will be later. The new cross if well if

Fife and the Lothians. They will become the third which over

neighbouring parts of the Firth of Forth, one from each of the last

three centuries. This is the project's most labour-intensive

time. Peak employment has been reached on a project. There are

1,200 people working on this project. That doesn't include

people engaged further down the supply chain and the supply orders.

It is a massive boost to the economy. Once the foundations are

complete the construction of that which probably begin next year,

that is when the public will start to get a picture of what the

completed project will finally look like.

Two men are to stand trial for the murder of teenager Liam Aitchison

his body was found in a derelict building near Stornoway a year ago.

22-year-old Jonathan MacKinnon from Elgin and Stefan Millar who is 21

from Inverness are accused of striking a sixteen-year-old on the

head and body with a knife and bottle and kicking and stamping on

the victim. A stockbroker who conned investors

out of a total of �32 million to fund his extravagant lifestyle has

been jailed for 13 years. Nicholas Levene, from North London, spent

the money on luxury cars, yachts and pheasant shooting parties. The

48-year-old admitted defrauding a series of business-people,

including Sir Brian Souter and his sister Ann Gloag, the founders of

the Stagecoach bus and rail group. Wanted, 15,000 of the most

enthusiastic people in Scotland. The hunt is on to find volunteers

to help with the Commonwealth Games in the country's largest ever

peacetime a recruitment drive for They were the other heroes of the

Olympics and Paralympics. The volunteers helping spectators and

competitors. And some were from Scotland.

I absolutely loved being down in London, being part of the

Paralympic Games, being able to walk around with the uniform,

people were being so friendly towards you. The hope is volunteers

will play just as big a part at the Commonwealth Games. 15,000 are

needed. The centre in Glasgow is co-ordinating the hunt. We will be

ushering people into seat, they could be driving, helping people on

to buses, making sure buses run on time, meeting and greeting, there

is a whole range. Some will be lucky enough to be in the field of

play. Some volunteers will need specialist skills like first aid.

Most will just need a friendly attitude and commitment.

If you volunteer aid you might even get to dress up as Clyde because

the real Clyde will be very busy and will not be able to be in two

places at the same time. But there is a serious side as well.

Organisers want the legacy of the games it to be more than bricks and

mortar. The legacy could also be about Trans Forum -- transforming

the lives of some volunteers, helping young people find a job or

but through self- confidence and skills they will gain through the

volunteering opportunities they have the chance to turn their lives

around. Anybody interested in following in the footsteps of the

London volunteers can get information now but they will have

to wait until January before they There is to be an inquiry into why

almost 8000 students were left without funds for living expenses

almost halfway into their term this autumn. The Scottish government

wants to know why students who applied to its own agency after the

end of June were left waiting up to four months for payments to breach

them. 250 theatre staff are to be

recruited by NHS Lothian in an effort to tackle a backlog in

Operation Weeting times. The health board admitted last month that some

patients may have to travel to parts of Europe for operations if

new 12 week targets are to be met. The new surgeons, nurses and health

workers will allow Theatre's tour operator of weekends and evenings,

easing the pressure on evening -- existing staff.

Later this evening, another of our big debates is taking place. Gary

Roberts and his in Motherwell with a panel of politicians and a

special audience of young voters, discussing the issues ahead of the

2014 independence referendum. Join us for the latest in our

series of debates on choosing Scotland's future. I am in

Motherwell with a special studio audience of 16 and 17-year-olds.

They are waiting to put their questions to our panel of senior

politicians. Now a look at some other stories

from across Scotland this Monday. Jimmy Savile's links with the

Belford Hospital in Fort William are being investigated by NHS

Highland. He had been a fundraiser for the hospital during his visits

to the area. Servicemen and women killed in

conflicts since the end of the Second World War have been honoured

in a war memorial in Inverness for the first time. A new plaque was

unveiled at the weekend. A garden of remembrance has

officially opened in Edinburgh's Princes Street Gardens. Veterans

from past conflicts and serving soldiers gathered for the ceremony.

Wreaths were laid by the Lord Provost, the minister for veterans

and the head of the armed forces. A sick as outbreak has forced the

closure of three wards at Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary. 25

patients were struck down by a winter vomiting bug. Infection

control measures have been put in place and visitors have been urged

to stay away. As adding officer of the Scottish

parliament has held a series of meetings in the borders to mark the

first parliament day. She visited an arts project ahead of a meeting

held by the finance committee. is a formal meeting of the

committee. It is also showing people what Parliament actually

does. We hope we can bring people closer to their parliament and the

Parliament closer to the people. The air has been a further spread

of alien American crayfish in south-west Scotland. The species

has been confirmed for the first time in a loch in a catchment of

the river myth. An action plan is being drawn up to protect angling

interests. And there are more stories from

across Scotland on our website. Let's get tonight's sport now,

dominated by events at Hampden. Yes, there were fireworks at hand

and today. As we heard at the top of the programme, Craig Levein is

no longer the Scotland manager. Under his tenure, Scotland failed

to qualify for this year's European championship and they have had a

dismal start to the World Cup qualifying campaign. So what

happens next as the national team flounders on the world stage?

You know your time is up when supporters produce banners like

this. The man they are sending the SOS to is the favourite for some

bookies and fans. I would like Gordon Strachan. But if I was him,

I would not take on the job. Probably Gordon Strachan. I would

like to have him have a shot, but I am not sure he would take it on.

After a distinguished playing career at international level,

Gordon Strachan has managed the likes of Coventry, Southampton and

Celtic, where he won three league titles in a row. Other managers who

are also available include the former Scotland bosses Walter Smith

and Alex McLeish, but there are others in the frame. The shortlist

will be small. Personally, I would like somebody new to get it. Joe

Jordan ticks a lot of boxes. will and is now looking for its 7th

manager in ten years. After Walter Smith left, Alex McLeish came in.

When he left, George Burley was appointed. His sacking brought in

Craig Levein three years ago. Whoever comes in next inherits a

Scotland side bottom of its qualifying group, with the next

World Cup in Brazil almost out of reach.

I am joined now by our football reporter in Camden. We have looked

at some of the names in the frame, but who is likely to be in charge

for the forthcoming match against Luxembourg? Of course, the squad

for that was due to be named tomorrow. That has been put back

perhaps to Wednesday. Equally, we understand that Billy Stark, the

Under 21 Scotland manager, will step up. Those working alongside

Craig Levein will not be stepping into the breach. The Luxembourg

game is next Wednesday. But beyond that, we will be asking at a news

conference which starts at 7 o'clock. We have heard names like

Gordon Strachan. Who is the favourite to take over as the New

Scotland team and manager? Board and Strachan is the favourite. --

Gordon Strachan is the favourite. But he was overlooked previously.

Walter Smith and Alex McLeish both left of their own accord. For them

to come back might rankle a bit with some sections of the Tartan

Army. It will be interesting over the next few days.

You can listen to the SFA's media conference and hear what Stuart

Reid and has to say about Craig Levein's departure in an extended

Sportsround on BBC Radio Scotland 810 medium wave. That media

conference gets under way at 7 o'clock. And we will bring you more

in the Lake Reporting Scotland bulletin at 10:25pm.

There is other business at Hampden today with the Scottish Cup draw.

There are two notable derby matches to look forward to. Hymns and

Hearts are drawn together in the fourth round of this year's

competition. And a Highland derby, too. Inverness Caley Thistle travel

to Ross County. For full details of all the fourth round draw, check

out our website. It is his first competition back on

home soil since winning the US Open, but it was a battle from the start

for Andy Murray at the season- ending ATP Tour finals. After

losing the first set to Tomas Berdych, Murray finally found his

rhythm in the second set and was able to ease over the finish line

he in just over two hours. Job done, but he is taking nothing for

granted. You need to try and treat it like a knockout event. If you

have won your first two matches, you have a good chance of

progressing, so you need to adjust focus like it is the end of a major

event. I got the wind today, but I have also won two matches here and

not gone through a few years ago. It happened with del Potro. Every

game counts. Remember, remember the fifth of

November - but in a good way. That is the hope of the emergency

services tonight. Usually, Guy Fawkes' Night sees a rise in anti-

social behaviour and violence, so police have come up with them an

unusual method of monitoring what is going on.

The party atmosphere is building here at Glasgow Green. Around

50,000 people are expected to come here. This is one of the organised

events we are being encouraged to go to. Why? Because they are

designed to be safe and fun for all the family. But there is another

side to Bonfire Night. We went out on patrol today to see how

unofficial bonfires are dealt with. Community enforcement officer Mark

Harvey and police officer Nicola Brown are working together, finding

unsafe bonfires. By removing its unofficial bonfires, there is a

possibility of preventing anything serious. If people gather around an

unofficial bonfires, there is a chance of under-aged drinking as

well. First stop. This bonfire has already been dismantled. It was

made up of 100 doors from a disused properties. Back in the van, a few

minutes down the road, our next call. Another bonfire, about four

metres high. Nicola and Mark contact the council to clean up.

is close to their houses and built on uneven ground. The bonfire could

topple and if anyone was in the vicinity, it would be dangerous.

Substances can give off toxic fumes. Young people build unofficial

bonfires, which can have dangerous consequences. These is

traditionally one of the busiest nights of the Year for emergency

services. We are taking some of the pressure of police and fire

services tonight by identifying and removing hazards. But the patrol

carries on. There are events all around the

country. There is a sell-out at Edinburgh. There is going to be a

theme night on Aberdeen Beach. The fireworks start here at 7:30pm. The

It is certainly keep him off. Here is the Guy Fawkes weather forecast.

It is a tale of two halves. Starts off dry and cold, but turns out wet.

What a gorgeous day it was across Scotland. We saw glorious sunshine.

Mind you, it was a cold start. Under the clear skies, it is

turning cold again. If you have not set out yet to go to an event, it

will be dry and cold, perfect conditions. After midnight, we see

cloud, wind and rain spilling into the north and west. This advances

down across the country. It will turn milder through the course of

the night. That sets up a change for the coming week. Tomorrow

morning starts off on a grey, damp and drizzly note. Around the middle

part of the afternoon, we hold on to those cloudy skies across the

south-west. Glimmers of brightness for Tayside. There is a lot more

rain across the north-west Highlands. To end the day, it stays

cloudy. Rain continues across the north and west and it remains windy.

The pressure chart shows a mixture of low pressure systems coming in

off the Atlantic on Wednesday. The first one will bring in strong

winds and heavy rain. It will be drier further east. A brief ridge

of high pressure set in on Thursday. It will be drier before the next

weather system moves in. It is a mild unsettled week to come. Enjoy

this evening Andy safe. We will watch the fireworks from the office

window. Craig Levein has been sacked as

this column football manager. The SFA confirmed the decision, saying

it was taken primarily due to disappointing results in the World

Cup qualifying campaign. A police officer has died after