12/11/2012 Reporting Scotland

Welcome to Reporting Scotland. In tonight's programme...

A member of the Royal Regiment of Scotland is shot dead by an Afghan

soldier, in a so-called "insider attack" in Helmand province.

A high speed rail link between Glasgow and Edinburgh - that is the

hope of the Scottish government, but not for 12 years.

Also tonight, breaking news of plans to restructure the Scottish

Football League, with places for Celtic and Rangers' reserve sides.

Another possible contender for the Scotland manager's job rules

himself out, but tells us who should get it. It is not for me. It

is not something and I am considering. I think Joe Jordan

would be the ideal choice. And later in the programme, an

unlikely war hero. The remarkable story of the bear that helped the

Allies win the Second World War and the film being made about his life.

A soldier from the Royal Scots Borderers has been shot dead in

Afghanistan in an insider attack. His death brings the total of

British service personnel killed by their Afghan colleagues so far this

year to 12. His family have been informed. One defence expert says

that, despite attempts to eradicate the problem, so-called "green on

blue attacks" remain unsettling for troops and their families back home.

Flags are flying at half-mast at me all what barracks of the regiment.

One of their colleagues has been killed thousands of miles away.

They have been in Afghanistan since September and most closely

associated with the Afghanistan forces. Just a few days ago, we

filmed them playing football with their Afghanis Danny counterparts.

The shooting happened after such a match. The Afghan on it officer

fired the shot and then tried to full D. He was killed himself.

will do everything we can to try and prevent these incidents taking

part in the future, so that we power relations with the allied

forces are not damaged. The number of soldiers killed in these

incidents has now it increased to 12. That is more than double the

number over the past the years. One former soldier says it is very

difficult to stop them. I dare say that people are already looking at

the vetting procedures for the Afghan soldiers. It is virtually

impossible to stop this sort of thing. The Scottish servicemen and

women know they will continue having to work alongside the

Afghanistan that security forces. might have spoken to some of them.

I know that they have got children. It is all part of the job. There is

great sadness that a soldier has been killed by someone he thought

was an ally. It is also a reminder of the dangers faced by the trips

there. -- the troops. The Scottish government's attempt

to ban the open display of cigarettes in shops is being

challenged in the UK Supreme Court by one of the world's largest

tobacco companies. The SNP say the ban is aimed at improving the

nation's health, in particular, by stopping the young from taking up

smoking. Our social affairs correspondent

Reevel Alderson is here. Is it fair to say this move is being robustly

challenged by Imperial Tobacco? is, the company has taken this to

the Supreme Court after failing twice in a Scottish courts. Their

argument is twofold - the say the Scottish Parliament did not have

the power to impose this. I find that an unusual argument. All

Scottish legislation has to be looked at first by the United

Kingdom Parliament and it was passed. Their other argument is

that there is no evidence that banning the open display of

cigarettes will improve health or would cut the consumption of

cigarettes. The sake it would cause a big cost difference and also be a

disincentive for retailers to stock them. In the proceedings, one

leading supermarket chain says it is going to stop selling cigarettes

in its stores? Yes, this is Sainsbury. They are extending an

experiment to six other shops. This is to gauge consumer reaction. The

reason they are doing this is that the government are imposing a

health tax on firms which sell tobacco and alcohol. The money goes

back to the Scottish government and is put towards the health and

education message. The say that is a good thing.

You are watching Reporting Scotland from the BBC. Still to come on the

programme... Another award for the Oscar winner.

After Olympic and Paralympic success, honoured by Strathclyde

University. And looking for clues, scientists

gather in the capital to study advances in the forensics of

bloodstains. In sport, could Celtic and Rangers'

reserve teams be part of a new league set-up, which could mean the

end of the SPL? The race to replace Levein hots up.

Plus, despite disappointment in Docklands, Andy Murray reflects on

his best season so far. The Scottish government says a high

speed rail link could connect Glasgow and Edinburgh within twelve

years. If it goes ahead, trains could reach speed of up to 180

miles an hour between Scotland's two biggest cities. Critics say the

plans lack vital details - not least how much it would cost. Train

speeding through the countryside at around 180 miles per hour. This

vision of future rail travel which the Scottish government wants to be

part of. Today, the Deputy First ministers wanted the high-speed

rail link between Glasgow and Edinburgh to be up and running by

2024. The detail is yet to come - stations, writs and cost. Then next

stage of planning will look at potential routes. Bob is the, we

would need to consider ways in which it was possible to fund that.

But there is a real determination Scotland to see this thing happened.

We want to see high speed rail also then serving other parts of the

United Kingdom. There is the high speed rail link under way between

London and Birmingham, but plans to extend it further north have yet to

be ratified. The projection is that the high-speed railway to to the

Glasgow to London journey in less than three hours. But where this

actually leaves transport policy in Scotland is unclear, as it comes

just months after plans to increase services from Scotland to the rest

of the United Kingdom where books on the shelf. A red chilly, we were

told that this could all happen in 2016 and now we are talking about

it happening eight years later. Scottish government now wants a

should approach with Westminster, so that Scotland has not left

behind. A primary school teacher has been

found guilty of sexually abusing two young brothers between 1989 and

1998. 56-year-old Caven Muirhead, from Tillicoultry in

Clackmannanshire, groomed the boys, who were aged around eight and

eleven at the time, and befriended their parents. He then abused them

in caravan parks, woods and in his bedroom, as his elderly parents sat

downstairs. Sentencing has been deferred until next month.

Cases of lung cancer are predicted to more than double in the next 30

years, according to a cancer charity. There could be 12,000

people with lung cancer in Scotland in 2040, compared with about 5,500

today, research carried out on behalf of Macmillan Cancer Support

has predicted. Lung cancer is also expected to rise 35 times faster

among women than men. Now, time for a look at what else

has been happening across the country this Monday.

Three volunteers from the RNLI Anstruther lifeboat crew have been

given gallantry awards for saving the lives of two people. The

sailors' boat had got into difficulties in dangerous night

time conditions near St Andrews in August this year.

A new card has been launched to help people in the North East with

autism who are victims of crimes or accidents. Autism Alert is aimed at

easing communication problems in emergencies, which it is claimed

can leave people with the condition frightened and disorientated.

Police have released CCTV of a man they want to speak to in connection

with the assault of an 89-year old man in Edinburgh. He boarded the

same two buses as the victim before the attempted robbery at Grange

Road, around 10.00pm on Saturday, October 20.

The National Trust for Scotland has admitted the scale of the problems

facing their main visitor attraction in the north-west

Highlands. Trustees have been told of financial losses and declining

visitor numbers at Inverewe Gardens. The Cairngorms have been named as

one of the "World's 50 Last Great Places" in a new book. National

Geographic says itis a "destination of a lifetime", ranking alongside

such famed sights as the Galapagos Islands, Angel Falls in Venezuela

and the Antarctic. Four ducks stolen from an

Aberdeenshire primary school last week have been found safe and well.

The six-week-old black and white runner ducks were stolen from their

cage at Drumblade Primary, near Huntly. The ducks were found in a

ditch just under a mile away from the school and were said to be

"bewildered and confused". Their reaction over the weekend has been

incredible. People up and coming into school to see them. People are

just coming in to see that they are all key. -- that they are all key.

And you can find comprehensive coverage of news from across

Scotland, 24 hours a day, on our website. Leading figures in the

world of forensic science have been gathering in Edinburgh to learn

about new advances in the study of bloodstain patterns. Experts say

the interpretation of blood patterns - where the blood lands

and the size and shape of droplets - can be crucial in building the

case that puts a criminal behind bars. The role of forensic science

has never been greater. With an forensics, it is the expert area of

blood pattern analysis. It has helped out people behind bars. It

means they can not only tell me the bloody long to, but the Blatter

pattern of bloodsports, can tell them a lot more. It can often tell

us the exact weapon which was used. Is it a massive blunt force trauma

or is it the stabbing or has the person simply fallen and struck

their head. Some of the world's experts from 16 different countries

have gathered and Edinburgh to share knowledge and techniques. The

Scottish police service are authority gathers forensic evidence

and delivers that evidence to court. Went audits on an item of clothing

it begins to put an interpretation on that. It is hoped the sharing of

such techniques will improve the quality of policing and

Oscar Pistorius made history competing in both the Olympics and

Paralympic Games. Now he says he's excited about taking part in the

Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, in 2014. Today he was in the city to

receive an honorary degree from Strathclyde University. He also

inspired some young people at the university's National Centre for

Prosthetics and Orthotics. Catriona Renton reports.

Here is one of eight fastest men in the world and at that got off he

had bought shares legs amputated, which makes his achievements all

the more remarkable. He received anonymously the a today from

Strathclyde University recognising his drive to achieve with a

disability. If you look at their work they do here, it covers a

broad spectrum of the latest innovation and design. He is an

inspiration to others who use prosthetic limbs. 16-year-old

Sophie means -- has a condition which means he has always needed

callipers. I do not have any special treatment on anything so it

is good. I like dancing and stuff like that. This one is made of

plastic and this one of form. year-old Adam was born needing

prosthetic limbs and is now slumming for Scotland's junior

disability team. -- swimming. never thought I would be swimming

foreign national team. He had what was it like to meet him? And he is

my hero. He is somebody I can look up to when I am competing. I think

he will be there in 2016 in the swimming pool. He is a tough kid

and that is the beauty of it. There are very few people nowadays taking

no for an answer. He will be on the track here in 2014. I think it is

going to be fantastic, a massive event, and it is causing interest

all around the World's. -- world. And staying on a sporting

theme, here's Dougie with all tonight's Scottish sport. Some

breaking news tonight regarding league reconstruction. It comes

from the Scottish Football League who are proposing the change. Up

talks have been ongoing for some time about changes to the current

League set up but this Wednesday, they meeting will be held to

discuss a proposal around major changes to the game. They will be

looking at a top tier of 16 clubs, a second tier of 10. And a bottom

league of 16 teams. We believe that within the proposal, the bottom

division would be made up with the addition of Celtic and Rangers

reserve teams. And of course, this may lead to the demise of the

Scottish Premier League. For this proposal to be accepted, it would

require 11 of the SPL clubs to vote yes. My understanding is that in

its present form its highly unlikely to be approved. However,

it would open up more debate on how Scottish Football moves forward.

Another day, another round of endorsements for candidates to

succeed Craig Levein as the manager of Scotland. Joe Jordan is the man

to lead the national team, according to another much-capped

international. And Kenny Miller, a veteran of the current squad, talks

up one of his former managers. Alasdair Lamont has more.

The back today at the venue where he enjoyed more than a few

successful evening is, but when Graeme Souness care to come back to

harm done on a more permanent basis? It is not something I would

consider. My choice would be joined Jordan. He is an obvious candidate.

Everyone knows the passion he showed as the player and I think he

would be perfect. Knowledgeable and he played at the highest level.

Graeme Souness also acknowledge the credentials of former team-mate

Gordon Strachan, as that one of the men signed by him for Celtic.

has done a great job at many of the clubs he has been that. He has had

a successful spell up here so he is suggested as the favourite. Up I am

sure he is very passionate about the national team and he was capped

many times as a player. The high profile competition appears to be

dwindling. Walter Smith had been suggested for a return but he has

just taken a position on the Rangers board.

He may not have made it into the ATP World Tour final, after defeat

to Roger Federer in the semis, but Andy Murray will look back at 2012

as his best year ever. A gold medal at the London Olympics, followed by

his first Grand Slam win at the US Open, mean Murray can go into the

close season with a sense of satisfaction. As David McDaid

reports. At times, the level of support from

Roger Federer made it select Sutherland. Andy Murray broken in

the opening game. Andy Murray's bear's neck he fell behind in the

second set. Up he was powerless as Roger Federer got the double Brecht.

Roger Federer ends Andy Murray's season here and nobody can deny he

deserve to win, but such a comprehensive defeat cannot take

the gloss off what has been a wonderful season for the Scot.

would not look back on the negatively now, it would be silly.

I have achieved things I never achieved before. I have to look

back on at all positively and if I do not, that would be worrying.

Some are already looking forward to 2013. Onwards and upwards. He has

the Grand Slam title under his belt and I always think the first one is

the hardest one. He can now really build on that. If he goes into the

Australian Open with as good at chance as anyone. With the next

Grand Slam two months away, he has some time at least for a well

deserved rest. To rugby, and despite losing out to New Zealand

51 - 22 in the first Autumn international, there is a feeling

of optimism in the Scotland camp as they now prepare to face South

Africa. Too many defensive mistakes led to the World Champions running

in six tries against Andy Robinson's men. But South Africa at

Murrayfield in five days' time could be a different proposition

altogether. The differences that South Africa

will be coming right at us. It will take a bit defensive performance

for us to do love a good win. We want to turn up the negatives into

positives and it is exciting times for us. Scotland against South

Africa will be live on the BBC4 sup -- BBC. A film is to be made about

a very special bear who helped Polish troops in the Second World

War. Voycheck was even enlisted and was known to drink beer and wrestle

alongside the soldiers that had adopted him. He came to Scotland

after the war with the displaced Polish troops, and spent his final

years at Edinburgh Zoo. Now a producer has bought the rights to

his story. Joanne Macaulay reports. He was rescued by Polish soldiers

when he was just the Cup. He grew up a month them but in order to

stay but then, he was enlisted in they are met. He helped to carry

water and moved ammunition. The there's story has now been bought

by a film producer. The basic story is about the relationship between

man and beast. It also covers so many nations. The bear was picked

up in what is now an answer, it walk-through Barak, Palestine,

Syria and Egypt and eventually Scotland. It is an international

story goes up after the war, he came here with the Polish soldiers

who adopted him. It is likely that some of the parts of his life story

will be filmed in Scotland. I don't think there is anybody who cannot

be touched by the story. Even in Holyrood, which has seen so many

wonderful stories, this is totally unique. The pair spent the rest of

his life at Edinburgh Zoo. If it is made into a song, some of the

proceeds will go to a trust in his name.

Time for the forecast. Now at lunchtime, Stav and I agreed that

"dreich" summed up today's weather. Judith, can you offer us anything

First there is looking promising but there is the mild feel to the

weather at the moment with quite a bit of rain and cloud around. This

is all tied in with this weather front and as you can see that for

this evening, we are looking at a fair amount of cloud and dampness

and some outbreaks of rain. During the course of the night, the main

focus of the rain will be across western Scotland. As for

temperatures, it is on the mild side compared with yesterday. Nine

Celsius tonight and that was the daytime value. Fresh and strong

south-westerly wind back along the west coast. Tomorrow starts off

cloudy with outbreaks of rain crossing the country. The Met

Office have issued this yellow warning for the persistent rain we

are going to see here. Some risk of localised flooding. Into the

afternoon, dry weather towards Kintyre. Moving northwards, more

persistent and heavy rain. It will be light and patchy her towards the

outer Hebrides. In the north-east, some sunshine coming through and

temperatures of 14 Celsius. Predominantly guy around the

Edinburgh area. Fairly easy at times and the rain will stay with

us. -- breezy. Another cloudy day us. -- breezy. Another cloudy day

with outbreaks of rain but Thursday looking brighter and drier. Thanks,

Judith. Now the main points of the news in brief. The pay off of

nearly half a million pounds for the outgoing BBC Director General

is being widely criticised. George Entwistle left at the weekend after

being in the job less than two months. Acting Director General,

Tim Davie, says he will get a grip of the crisis at the corporation.

An official report into Newsnight has concluded that during the

editorial decision-making process, some of the basic journalistic

cheques were not completed. Be a soldier from Scotland has been

shot dead in Afghanistan in an insider attack. The radical Muslim

cleric Abu Qatada has won his legal battle against deportation to