:00:13. > :00:16.Tonight on your national news programme:
:00:16. > :00:18.Putting it to the test - the election watchdog gets the Scottish
:00:19. > :00:21.Government's preferred question to ask voters in the independence
:00:22. > :00:25.referendum, but is it a fair question?
:00:25. > :00:29.It was a horrific attack that shocked the nation. Now a man
:00:29. > :00:32.pleads guilty to the attempted murder of a Lanarkshire grandmother.
:00:32. > :00:42.Also tonight, one Dutch woman's devotion to the memory of a Scots
:00:42. > :00:45.
:00:45. > :00:49.soldier killed in the Second World War, a man she had never met.
:00:49. > :00:52.just found it a very natural thing to do because he fought for our
:00:52. > :00:55.freedom. And can Scotland make history by
:00:55. > :01:03.beating the might of the All Blacks at a sold-out Murrayfield on
:01:03. > :01:06.Good evening. The question the Scottish Government wants to put to
:01:06. > :01:10.voters in the independence referendum has been given to the
:01:10. > :01:13.Electoral Commission, to be tested for fairness. It is, "Do you agree
:01:13. > :01:17.that Scotland should be an independent country?" The Yes
:01:17. > :01:24.campaign says the wording is fair, but the No campaign believes it is
:01:24. > :01:28.skewed. Here's our political correspondent, Raymond Buchanan.
:01:28. > :01:32.In two years' time, the people of Scotland will be asked to decide
:01:32. > :01:36.their constitutional future. It will be one of the most important
:01:36. > :01:46.questions in this nation's long history. The Scottish Government
:01:46. > :01:47.
:01:47. > :01:49.gets to choose the words and here It will be for the Electoral
:01:49. > :01:56.Commission decided that as a reasonable way to decide Scotland's
:01:56. > :02:01.future. Today, they started to work it out. They question has to be
:02:01. > :02:03.easy to understand, unambiguous, should not lead voters to one
:02:03. > :02:08.conclusion or and other and should be written in straightforward,
:02:08. > :02:13.everyday language that people know what they are voting for. One way
:02:13. > :02:19.to establish that is by asking the public for their view of the
:02:19. > :02:23.question. In Glasgow, I found the over-fifties show this is the most
:02:23. > :02:31.generation likely to vote, so what do they make of the Scottish
:02:31. > :02:35.Government's preferred wording? it is to cut and dried. People
:02:35. > :02:38.might not have thought a practiced at -- thought through the
:02:38. > :02:44.practicalities affecting them in the future. It is probably
:02:44. > :02:50.basically fair because I cannot see yes or no it. I would accept that.
:02:50. > :02:55.Both campaigns on the referendum are being led by over 50s, too.
:02:55. > :02:59.Those opposed to independence say it is wrong for the SNP-dominated
:02:59. > :03:02.Parliament to decide the final wording. They think the Electoral
:03:02. > :03:10.Commission should not just advise but actually set the question.
:03:10. > :03:15.must be -- I think most people who looked at it would think it is
:03:15. > :03:20.skewed. You cannot have the SNP be -- SNP being both a player and the
:03:20. > :03:24.referee. I have to abide by the decision of the Electoral
:03:24. > :03:28.Commission, and so should they. question was suggested by the
:03:28. > :03:38.opposition parties so the difference between, do you think
:03:38. > :03:44.Scotland should be an independent country, yes or no, or should
:03:44. > :03:52.Scotland be a separate country, yes or no, que there's are not much in
:03:52. > :03:58.it. Tough the ultimate decision over Scotland's future will be for
:03:58. > :04:01.its people. Eight months ago, a horrific attack
:04:01. > :04:05.on an elderly woman left her with two broken arms, a fractured skull
:04:05. > :04:08.and deep slash wounds to her face. Today, a man admitted attempting to
:04:08. > :04:13.murder 76-year-old Mary Coulter after breaking into her home at
:04:13. > :04:16.Overtown in North Lanarkshire. The High Court in Glasgow heard that
:04:16. > :04:22.32-year-old Derek Clark had carried out the attack as he and two other
:04:22. > :04:31.men searched the house for Mrs Coulter's son. You may find some of
:04:31. > :04:35.the pictures in Laura Bicker's report disturbing.
:04:35. > :04:42.76-year-old Marray was lucky to escape with her life. She had two
:04:42. > :04:47.broken arms, a fractured skull,/Winster her face. She had to
:04:47. > :04:55.undergo constructive surgery and is still badly disfigured. -- wounds
:04:55. > :05:00.to her face. Mum, she is a defenceless, elderly woman who has
:05:00. > :05:08.never heard any body. Now she is severely scarred for the rest of
:05:08. > :05:14.her life. We cannot understand why any body which carried out this
:05:15. > :05:20.cowardly attack. 32-year-old Derek Clark admitted attempting to murder
:05:20. > :05:25.the grand manner. He was with a 27- year-old friend and another man,
:05:25. > :05:30.aged 29, who cannot be named for legal reasons. The pair have
:05:30. > :05:38.pleaded guilty to conspiring to inflict injury on Mary's son,
:05:39. > :05:45.Ronnie. These men were charged in 1998 with the murder of the Asian
:05:45. > :05:48.waiter. They were both acquitted. Police at the time of Mary's attack
:05:48. > :05:51.believed the two were unrelated, although they also believe the
:05:51. > :05:57.house had been targeted and the grandmother was not the intended
:05:57. > :06:01.victim. We now know the gang was searching for her son. This attack
:06:01. > :06:09.was brittle and savage. It has left a grandmother so traumatised she
:06:09. > :06:13.can no longer live alone at her home. If for and we are joined by
:06:13. > :06:18.that -- and we were joined by Laura at the High Court.
:06:18. > :06:22.Has there been any reaction from the family? Not yet. They say they
:06:22. > :06:27.will wait until after sentencing before giving any interviews but
:06:27. > :06:31.this crime did not just to shock people living near Mary's home town.
:06:32. > :06:35.It shocked the entire country. And within the last half-an-hour,
:06:35. > :06:40.Strathclyde Police have issued a statement and in it, they describe
:06:40. > :06:45.the level of violence used by Derek Clark as breathtaking. They say it
:06:45. > :06:55.is impossible to understand the mind set of such a person and they
:06:55. > :06:55.
:06:55. > :06:57.hope that he guilty plea today will give some comfort to Mary's family.
:06:58. > :07:01.Thank you. You're watching Reporting Scotland
:07:01. > :07:05.from the BBC. Still to come on the programme tonight, "we will stay in
:07:05. > :07:08.business". A Hearts director on why he's confident the club can stay
:07:08. > :07:14.afloat. And we take a look at a new
:07:14. > :07:17.exhibition celebrating Scotland's role in carpet-making.
:07:17. > :07:20.In sport, can our national rugby team do what none of their
:07:20. > :07:23.predecessors have done by beating the All Blacks?
:07:23. > :07:31.And I've been speaking to a living Scottish football legend about who
:07:31. > :07:34.should and maybe shouldn't be the A retired paratrooper who served in
:07:34. > :07:38.the Falklands and Northern Ireland has told a court that he thinks
:07:38. > :07:41.every day about a tragedy in which a teenage cadet died. Today, Major
:07:41. > :07:46.George McCallum pleaded guilty to breaching health and safety laws on
:07:46. > :07:49.a training expedition in the Western Isles. But the family of
:07:49. > :07:59.Kaylee McIntosh say more people should now be facing charges, as
:07:59. > :08:00.
:08:00. > :08:04.Craig Anderson reports. 14-year-old Kaylee McIntosh was an
:08:04. > :08:09.enthusiastic Army cadet. She joined the force at 12 years old and in
:08:09. > :08:13.2007 was taken to we training camp in the Western Isles. But the boat
:08:13. > :08:16.trip went go horribly wrong with the boat capsizing, trapping the
:08:16. > :08:21.teenager underneath. Nobody realised from hour-and-a-half that
:08:21. > :08:29.she was missing and today, Major George McCallum came to court to
:08:29. > :08:35.admit charges under the health and safety work at. If in litigation,
:08:35. > :08:39.the lawyer said he had expressed heartfelt remorse. He said this has
:08:39. > :08:44.had and -- a bigger effect on me personally than events of war. I
:08:44. > :08:48.think about it every day. The catalogue of mistakes made that day
:08:48. > :08:52.scarcely believable. The boat was overloaded, the cadets were issued
:08:52. > :08:56.with the wrong life jackets. Instructors could not even tell the
:08:56. > :08:59.coastguard where they were. And while one a man may have been
:08:59. > :09:03.prosecuted and played guilty, Kaylee McIntosh's parents want to
:09:03. > :09:06.see others in charge of those events that day in the dock. They
:09:06. > :09:11.are family views this as one further step on the road to what
:09:11. > :09:14.they want to see, which is comprehensive, not a partial,
:09:14. > :09:19.justice for the family. Well as they welcome today's proceedings
:09:19. > :09:23.and the guilty plea, they want to know what is happening, if anything,
:09:24. > :09:27.in respect of proceedings against other parties. In deferring
:09:27. > :09:32.sentencing, the judge said he wanted time to consider the
:09:32. > :09:36.accused's actions or lack of them in context of a wider picture. In
:09:36. > :09:40.short, the failings of other officers on that day or more
:09:40. > :09:45.fundamental flaws in safety procedures. Major George McCallum
:09:45. > :09:48.will be sentenced later this month. Two men have been sentenced to life
:09:48. > :09:52.in prison for kicking another man to death outside his Glasgow home.
:09:52. > :09:56.Adel Ishaq and Asif Rehman will each serve a minimum of 16 years in
:09:56. > :09:59.prison for the murder of William McKeeney in Pollokshields. He was
:09:59. > :10:03.killed in January as he returned to his home on the south side of the
:10:03. > :10:12.city. Passing sentence, the judge, Lord Uist, told the pair they
:10:12. > :10:15.constitute a serious danger to the public.
:10:15. > :10:18.In the past 48 hours, Hearts have raised over �100,000 through
:10:18. > :10:21.selling shares and tickets to matches in their bid to avoid being
:10:21. > :10:24.liquidated next week. However, one club director has told BBC Scotland
:10:24. > :10:27.that Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs, who have issued a winding-
:10:27. > :10:32.up notice, are not willing to reach a compromise deal. Brian McLauchlin
:10:32. > :10:39.has more. The Rams director asking fans to
:10:39. > :10:44.dig deep. However, HMRC are saying there is no deal on the table over
:10:44. > :10:48.the �450,000 that must be paid next week. That is what they said, you
:10:48. > :10:53.know. And I think they are treating this situation on really wrongly.
:10:53. > :10:58.It is wrong to treat it like that because this is not just the usual
:10:58. > :11:02.business. It is a club, an institution. It means a lot to the
:11:02. > :11:06.people here in Edinburgh and the country. The winding-up order
:11:06. > :11:10.issued a Hearts on Wednesday it is not the only problem the club has.
:11:10. > :11:20.They are already in debt to the tune of �23 billion and the
:11:20. > :11:20.
:11:20. > :11:25.majority of the Act, from the club's owner. -- �23 million. Next
:11:25. > :11:30.Friday, they are due to pay the players' salaries but for the past
:11:30. > :11:35.two months, many of those have been made. Six months ago, hogs fans
:11:35. > :11:39.were rejoicing after a famous club victory over their rivals, City.
:11:39. > :11:49.Now they are being asked to dig into their pockets. Other ways they
:11:49. > :11:50.
:11:51. > :11:56.can forget -- otherwise they can forget the future. This afternoon,
:11:56. > :12:00.a meeting was held with the players. Everybody at the club is said to be
:12:00. > :12:05.fully supportive of their quest to stay alive. We had a good meeting.
:12:05. > :12:09.I understand we have understanding and there his understanding with
:12:10. > :12:15.all the staff in the club. Everybody is working hard and
:12:15. > :12:20.seeing this commitment from people give say good feeling and I am
:12:20. > :12:24.really confident that we will get through it. The Hearts players are
:12:24. > :12:32.now off to Inverness for tomorrow's lunchtime fixture. In seven days'
:12:32. > :12:35.time, they must be �450,000 -- they must find �450,000. Otherwise, the
:12:35. > :12:41.club faces oblivion. Now, let's have a look at other
:12:41. > :12:47.news from around the country this Friday.
:12:47. > :12:52.A former Royal Marine who caused an explosion at this blocker in Dundee
:12:52. > :12:56.has been sentenced to prison. The jury heard he detonated two bombs
:12:56. > :12:59.earlier this year. He admitted causing explosions.
:12:59. > :13:05.Continuing concerns by conservationists about the other
:13:05. > :13:09.skate fish in Scottish waters. The Conservation Network has had to go
:13:09. > :13:15.out again this year to see how many they can catch. After being weighed
:13:15. > :13:18.and measured, they were tagged and released. There has been a fair
:13:18. > :13:24.amount of fresh fish being caught but it is nothing compared to 20
:13:24. > :13:30.years ago, when you could catch 50 to 60, whereas nowadays, you are
:13:30. > :13:33.lucky to catch three or four. A �1.5 million is to be invested in
:13:33. > :13:38.the Cairngorms Borrie in Abbey more, which will see the business opening
:13:38. > :13:42.its own bottle plant. Danny Alexander announced the expansion
:13:42. > :13:52.at a visit to the business today. He also sampled the company's
:13:52. > :13:55.
:13:55. > :14:01.latest beer, Ginger Ryan Day and, - - Ginger Rodent.
:14:01. > :14:05.Seven new jobs are to be brought to the locker area of Lewis. The salt
:14:05. > :14:09.business is the only one of its kind in Scotland and says it has
:14:09. > :14:13.seen a surge in demand. And Maggie's Cancer support Centre
:14:13. > :14:16.in Glasgow has picked up a prestigious architectural award.
:14:16. > :14:20.The Royal incorporation of Architects in Scotland have given
:14:20. > :14:25.it the best building award. Judges described it as an extraordinary
:14:25. > :14:28.building, a place of calm, simultaneously welcoming and open.
:14:28. > :14:38.And there are more stories from your area and the latest news from
:14:38. > :14:41.
:14:41. > :14:46.around the country 24 hours a day Ahead of Armistice Day yesterday we
:14:46. > :14:53.had a story about the sacrifice made by Scottish soldiers in the
:14:53. > :14:58.liberation of the Netherlands. Today, in the second report from
:14:58. > :15:04.there, we trace the story of one soldier who died in that operation
:15:04. > :15:10.and a woman's lifetime of devotion to his grave. Three times every
:15:10. > :15:17.year, tawny has come to this cemetery to place flowers at the
:15:17. > :15:24.grave of a loved one. As deal as a brother, but until now, only a name
:15:24. > :15:34.carved in stone. Many adopted soldiers' graves after the war here.
:15:34. > :15:34.
:15:35. > :15:44.If you have been tended so faithfully for so long. -- very few.
:15:45. > :15:46.
:15:46. > :15:50.It was a natural thing to do. He had fought for our freedom.
:15:51. > :15:58.This photographer was so touched by the devotion that here is all to to
:15:58. > :16:03.find out who the soldier was. -- he resolved. In Scotland he founded
:16:03. > :16:13.and freeze Shier cottage left behind by Harold. -- he found at
:16:13. > :16:13.
:16:13. > :16:17.the cottage in Dumfries. He met old school friends.
:16:17. > :16:21.I am grateful for the Scottish soldiers who helped liberate my
:16:21. > :16:28.part of the country. I am grateful that after all these years I can
:16:28. > :16:33.play my own part in bringing the story to life.
:16:33. > :16:39.I am very content that at the end of my life we know more about
:16:39. > :16:43.Harold and that his story is known in Scotland.
:16:43. > :16:53.Told a lead the new flowers of Remembrance at extra poignancy a
:16:53. > :16:58.
:16:58. > :17:04.few days ago. -- Tawny. Be there are tears in our eyes. It
:17:04. > :17:09.is very moving after all these years.
:17:09. > :17:13.At 90 years old, she knows her visits are numbered. But when the
:17:13. > :17:22.time comes, children and grandchildren can take a proper
:17:22. > :17:27.care of Harold's grave. There is an important match on at
:17:27. > :17:31.Murrayfield on Sunday. Let's look ahead to that along with the rest
:17:32. > :17:36.of the sport. Scotland's rugby players will attempt to achieve
:17:36. > :17:42.something the national team has never achieved before - defeating
:17:42. > :17:49.the All Blacks. They do not come any tougher than the world
:17:49. > :17:54.champions. Over the years we have not done too badly on the world
:17:54. > :17:59.stage. Invented the telephone, television, even cloned sheep. But
:17:59. > :18:09.there is one thing we have not managed to achieve. Defeating the
:18:09. > :18:10.
:18:10. > :18:15.All Blacks. We have been attempting for 107 years. Without success.
:18:15. > :18:20.There is no doubt it is a massive challenge. They are the world
:18:21. > :18:30.champions and have not lost for 16 or 17 games. But at the end of the
:18:31. > :18:32.
:18:32. > :18:37.day it comes down to 15 against 15. Two Here's a cocoa -- two years ago
:18:37. > :18:45.Scotland were blown away by the All Blacks.
:18:45. > :18:50.I don't think about it much myself. History and All Blacks brilliance
:18:50. > :18:55.is all against Scotland this weekend. But perhaps we have a
:18:55. > :19:00.secret weapon. I have trimmed it a few times but
:19:00. > :19:09.this is about three months now. There are lots of strong bearded
:19:09. > :19:13.men in history, like King this can,. Perhaps it will carry me!
:19:13. > :19:19.Otherwise, the search for the historic Scottish achievement will
:19:19. > :19:24.go on. Celtic have appointed a Gaelic
:19:24. > :19:30.football coach to their staff. Jimmy McGuinness turned Donegal
:19:30. > :19:33.into All-Ireland champions. He has been brought in to develop young
:19:33. > :19:39.players. Still all smiles at Celtic Park after the victory over
:19:39. > :19:49.Barcelona with congratulations coming in from all quarters.
:19:49. > :19:52.
:19:52. > :19:59.I received a call yesterday from Elton John, believe it or not.
:19:59. > :20:03.He was not as emotional as Rod Stewart!
:20:03. > :20:13.One of for a Scotland legend says that the next national team manager
:20:13. > :20:20.should be a Scot. -- one Scotland football legend. I am at this hotel
:20:20. > :20:25.to seek an audience with a true legend. Let me give you a clue. 55
:20:25. > :20:35.appearances for the national team, after two goals. Who is it? It is
:20:35. > :20:41.
:20:41. > :20:47.not Kenny Dalglish! I will put you out of your misery. -- 32 goals.
:20:47. > :20:51.Yes, he is in town on charity business. It is Denis Law. I want
:20:51. > :21:01.his verdict on some potential candidates for the job of national
:21:01. > :21:06.team boss. Let's begin with Kenny Dalglish.
:21:06. > :21:11.One of the greatest players ever for Scott and. He has been on the
:21:11. > :21:16.management side so I would not disagree with him.
:21:16. > :21:23.Next, Gordon Strachan. A fan's favourite and an SPL champion with
:21:23. > :21:27.Celtic. A typical Scottish player. Is, a
:21:27. > :21:36.goalscorer, I hope can bring something like that back into the
:21:36. > :21:42.goal -- back into the national team. Joe Jordan is an icon and was once
:21:42. > :21:50.the heart of Midlothian boss. I am glad he was in my team and
:21:50. > :21:53.they did not have to play against him! Yes, another one.
:21:53. > :22:03.And what about Harry Redknapp as an outside bet?
:22:03. > :22:07.
:22:07. > :22:11.An Englishman? I think you can say, In tennis, Andy Murray only needs
:22:11. > :22:16.to win the one set deceiving to make it to the semi-finals of the
:22:16. > :22:23.Masters series in London. -- only needs to win the one set this
:22:23. > :22:26.evening. A new exhibition will celebrate
:22:26. > :22:36.Scotland's roll of carpet making. Dovecot Studios have commissioned
:22:36. > :22:38.
:22:38. > :22:44.artists to make rugs are using an Colourful, stylish, vibrant. Rugs
:22:44. > :22:50.designed by some of the country's best-known artists. Inspired by her
:22:50. > :23:00.original designs from the archive of two best-known -- the two best-
:23:00. > :23:00.
:23:00. > :23:05.known companies in Scotland, Stoddart's and Templeton's. They
:23:05. > :23:11.produce material for colonial buildings and government buildings.
:23:11. > :23:19.As well as the floor coverings for every a homes. They were part of
:23:19. > :23:23.the fabric of our lives. -- every day homes.
:23:23. > :23:30.Both factories were keen to be original and worked closely with
:23:30. > :23:40.designers. I started by just having a carry on
:23:40. > :23:42.
:23:42. > :23:47.all the time. Just before I left for good I went back to Stoddart's.
:23:47. > :23:50.The experience inspired his best- known play. But it also marked the
:23:50. > :23:57.beginning of the end as rising costs and increased competition
:23:57. > :24:07.took their toll. It was labour intensive with 67
:24:07. > :24:12.designers when I started off. Eventually the went out of business.
:24:12. > :24:15.Today only an extensive archive survives. It has inspired Dovecot
:24:16. > :24:25.Studios to mark its own 100th anniversary with a colourful
:24:26. > :24:42.
:24:42. > :24:52.It does not look too bad. We will continue to see some showers across
:24:52. > :24:55.
:24:55. > :25:03.western and north-western parts over the next few errors. -- hours.
:25:03. > :25:13.Generally dry, but Aberdeen and the Borders could be down to a touch of
:25:13. > :25:13.
:25:13. > :25:18.frost. A rather damp and cloudy start with brightness developing
:25:18. > :25:23.through the morning towards lunchtime. In the afternoon, and
:25:23. > :25:29.East/West split. The East will get the best conditions. Some good
:25:29. > :25:35.sunny spells at times. In the West, showers which will be blustery in
:25:35. > :25:42.the breeze. A similar story across Orkney and Shetland but with dry
:25:43. > :25:51.conditions temperatures will reach ten Celsius. If you are out
:25:51. > :26:01.climbing temperatures could be no pay up up of several hundred metres.
:26:01. > :26:03.
:26:03. > :26:13.-- a bath. -- above. Generally, temperatures slightly milder on the
:26:13. > :26:24.
:26:24. > :26:31.summit. Moderate seas, good visibility. Generally, set fair.
:26:31. > :26:37.Showers will retreat back to the west coast late night. A cold and
:26:37. > :26:41.frosty night, particularly in the countryside. The low pressure moves
:26:41. > :26:48.away on Sunday, but it will be cold if you are out and about first
:26:48. > :26:54.thing in the morning. We will see some showers, particularly across
:26:54. > :26:59.western coastal fringes. But generally dry and bright.
:26:59. > :27:09.Temperatures around eight or nine Celsius. Next week, the weather may
:27:09. > :27:12.
:27:12. > :27:15.well reflect your mood if you are A summary of the top stories: lord
:27:15. > :27:22.McAlpine has publicly denied allegations that he abused children
:27:22. > :27:32.at a North Wales care home. He called the claims hole lay false
:27:32. > :27:36.and seriously defamatory.'s an independence referendum question