:00:15. > :00:18.Tonight, on Reporting Scotland: Starting from scratch as a new
:00:18. > :00:25.state - the UK government claims an independent Scotland would have to
:00:25. > :00:28.apply for membership of the EU and Two years ago, he was given an
:00:28. > :00:38.enthusiastic welcome by Scots. Today there's shock as the Pope
:00:38. > :00:48.announces his resignation. We can pray for Pope Benedict and
:00:48. > :00:49.
:00:49. > :00:52.pray for the Church. We ask for the intercession.
:00:52. > :00:55.Also in the programme tonight: Five climbers are rescued after spending
:00:55. > :00:58.a night in the Cairngorms but a sixth man is found dead.
:00:58. > :01:07.And bring on Juventus - Celtic make final preparations for their
:01:07. > :01:10.Champions League clash at Celtic The UK Government has published a
:01:10. > :01:14.legal advice which suggests an independent Scotland would be
:01:14. > :01:19.treated as an entirely new state in international law and would have to
:01:19. > :01:25.apply to join the EU and the Duenna. The SNP Government and Holyrood
:01:25. > :01:29.have described this as breathtaking arrogance. Glen Campbell joins me
:01:29. > :01:35.from the capital. One of the questions the UK
:01:35. > :01:39.Government asked legal experts to give an opinion on the, was what
:01:39. > :01:44.would happen if Scotland became independent? Would recreate when
:01:44. > :01:49.you state or two. Ministers came here to their legal quarter to give
:01:49. > :01:54.details of the findings they received. If you want weighty
:01:54. > :01:59.volumes on that law of the land past and present, there library is
:01:59. > :02:03.it good as place as any. The lawyers and analysts here came to
:02:03. > :02:08.do consider the new legal opinion on what would happen in the future
:02:08. > :02:14.if there was a Yes vote in the independence referendum. The pen --
:02:14. > :02:18.a penny was written by outside experts. The legal advice is clear.
:02:18. > :02:24.The remainder of the UK would continue as before and Scotland
:02:25. > :02:28.would form a new separate state. That would mean the UK kept his
:02:28. > :02:31.membership of international organisations like the European
:02:31. > :02:36.Union and its permanent seat on the UN Security Council, while Scotland
:02:36. > :02:40.will start afresh and have to negotiate its way in the world.
:02:40. > :02:45.That is to a ball according to one of the lawyers who vote today's
:02:45. > :02:50.opinion. Scotland will have to apply for membership. That would be
:02:50. > :02:54.a problem. It will be welcomed. They will have to apply for
:02:54. > :02:58.membership of the European Union as a separate state. That won't be
:02:58. > :03:03.difficult because Scotland already complies from a legal point of view.
:03:03. > :03:06.They looked at independence events around the world. When the Republic
:03:06. > :03:12.of Ireland left the UK, when British India became India and
:03:12. > :03:15.Pakistan, when South Sudan split from Sudan. Early this smaller less
:03:15. > :03:22.popular parts became new states. In our case, the Westminster
:03:22. > :03:24.Government says the UK would carry on without Scotland. It is
:03:24. > :03:28.inconceivable that the Government for the rest of the UK will get a
:03:28. > :03:37.mandate for the people of England, Wales and Northern Ireland to a
:03:37. > :03:42.blip -- to obliterate the country. They'd dissolved Czechoslovakia to
:03:42. > :03:48.form two new successive states. The UK Government's position is
:03:48. > :03:52.arrogant. If Scotland votes democratically to be independent,
:03:52. > :03:59.that the UK and walks off with the rights and Scotland is left with
:03:59. > :04:02.anything, suggests they are not an equal partner. A legal experts say
:04:02. > :04:10.that divorce is possible but only if the UK and Scottish governments
:04:10. > :04:14.agree. Which they do not. Where did -- where does this take
:04:14. > :04:20.the debate? It is entering a new phase with both sides bringing on
:04:20. > :04:23.the boffins to bolster the case is that they want to make. The UK
:04:23. > :04:27.Government is a revealing more of its hand today while ministers say
:04:27. > :04:32.if Scotland wants to become independent, the rest of the UK
:04:32. > :04:36.would respect that decision and work to make that happen. Clearly,
:04:36. > :04:41.they are determined that the rest of the UK would be the continuing
:04:41. > :04:47.state and would retain some of the privileges that have gone with
:04:47. > :04:57.being a former imperial power, like that -- like that pendency done
:04:57. > :04:58.
:04:58. > :05:01.their UN Council and that the tail on international accent -- action.
:05:01. > :05:05.-- that veto on international action.
:05:05. > :05:09.That legal row comes on the same day as a report into the way
:05:09. > :05:11.Scotland's economy could be run if the country chooses independence.
:05:11. > :05:16.He said South the opportunities for Scotland to do things differently
:05:16. > :05:24.but it also highlights some of the constraints and the need to work
:05:24. > :05:28.with London. What can see and who controls it?
:05:28. > :05:33.How much good Scotland be allowed to borrow and he ensures that banks
:05:33. > :05:37.don't collapse? Big questions about independence so ministers looked to
:05:37. > :05:40.economists, two of them with Nobel Prize us. The report concludes the
:05:41. > :05:45.Scottish economy has got what it takes to be independent but it
:05:45. > :05:49.needs rules, it creamers and new institutions to make it work. It
:05:49. > :05:52.should continue to use the pound Stirling and ministers should do a
:05:52. > :06:01.deal with Whitehall on jointly control and the currency and
:06:01. > :06:07.interest rates. It says stolen should aim to a earn a 10th of the
:06:07. > :06:12.back -- is there's Scotland should aim at to earn 10% of the Bank of
:06:12. > :06:18.England. It would give them joint oversight of banks and says
:06:18. > :06:23.Scottish measurements -- ministers should put a side issues. How would
:06:23. > :06:26.an independent Scotland not have its own currency? It is a hard
:06:26. > :06:35.thing to pull off because you would need to change everybody's banker
:06:35. > :06:40.gowns, changed the pricing of things. -- a bank accounts. There
:06:40. > :06:45.doesn't seem to be a huge need for that at the moment. This seems to
:06:45. > :06:50.fit the bill best. At the seat of Government, this report is seen as
:06:50. > :06:58.an important milestone. What the arrangements have set out give us
:06:58. > :07:03.the ability to put Scotland at a competitive footing and creates a
:07:03. > :07:06.stronger platform for growth in the years to come. Opponents say the
:07:06. > :07:12.advice is. In the opposite direction. The most striking
:07:12. > :07:16.conclusion appears to be that the experts have come up with the idea
:07:16. > :07:21.that Scotland gets a good deal of being part of the UK in economic
:07:22. > :07:27.terms. This is a chunky report on how Scotland's economy could be run
:07:27. > :07:31.if voters say yes to independence. A crucial element of it is the case
:07:31. > :07:34.it makes that the rest of the UK would want to do a deal with
:07:35. > :07:43.Scotland on the currency and the Bank of England. The question is on
:07:43. > :07:47.what conditions? It could exact a heavy price.
:07:47. > :07:51.Would an independent Scotland have to apply to join all of those
:07:51. > :07:54.international clubs? We will be speaking to a Scottish Government
:07:54. > :08:02.member and a minister from Westminster on Newsnight Scotland
:08:02. > :08:06.tonight at 11pm. Still to come: Mackerel stocks at
:08:06. > :08:09.the centre of an international row. Scotland calls on Iceland to stop
:08:09. > :08:12.overfishing. And how her ground-breaking TV
:08:12. > :08:17.drama has been written for the stage.
:08:17. > :08:22.A Neil Lennon says underestimate us at your peril. Juventus say they
:08:22. > :08:25.will treat Celtic with utmost respect. A and is this a taste of
:08:25. > :08:29.things to come? Former Scotland captain believes
:08:29. > :08:38.more good times are around the corner after a comprehensive win in
:08:38. > :08:41.Scotland's Catholic community has reacted with shock to the news that
:08:41. > :08:47.Pope Benedict has resigned. He has said he has no longer got the
:08:47. > :08:50.strength of mind or body to carry out his duties. The Archbishop of
:08:50. > :08:54.Glasgow and now as then used his congregation at St Andrews
:08:54. > :08:59.Cathedral in the City. Laura Bicker joins me now.
:08:59. > :09:04.Flora. They are several years it -- words
:09:04. > :09:09.used by Scottish Catholics today. Shock, sadness, Rhyl suppliers.
:09:09. > :09:13.There was a certain degree of understanding. -- real surprise.
:09:13. > :09:17.Alex Salmond described the resignation as a selfless gesture
:09:17. > :09:25.in the best interests of the Catholic Church. There was
:09:25. > :09:29.certainly the feeling of many of the congregation here today. Today
:09:29. > :09:35.was no ordinary mass. Many struggled to comprehend that the
:09:35. > :09:39.Pope had resigned. The first to do so in over 600 years. It left the
:09:39. > :09:43.Archbishop of Glasgow lost for words. I didn't realise how
:09:43. > :09:50.emotional it was until I came to the aim of the homely and my voice
:09:50. > :09:59.cracked. Although shocked, many in the congregation believe this
:09:59. > :10:04.decision is in character. It is in the mould of the man. He is
:10:04. > :10:11.reserved and professorial. He is a small man are physically. When he
:10:11. > :10:17.decides to do them the thing -- to do something, he does it. It is
:10:17. > :10:22.this visit in 2010, the first ever visit by a pope that sealed his
:10:22. > :10:27.popularity in Scotland. Hundreds of thousands of people lined the
:10:27. > :10:34.streets of Edinburgh for this parade. Then he travelled to for
:10:34. > :10:43.Mass. 16,000 people took part and many remember this day fondly.
:10:43. > :10:49.was a happy occasion. It was a lovely occasion. I am sad if he is
:10:49. > :10:57.ill and Ayling. He deserves a bit of rest. I wish him all the best
:10:57. > :11:00.and hopes -- and hope is half gets better. God bless him. The Pope
:11:01. > :11:03.says he is fully aware of the gravity of this gesture but
:11:04. > :11:13.Catholics in Scotland say they will remember him for his spiritual
:11:14. > :11:14.
:11:14. > :11:19.leadership and not just as the Pope who resigned. Scotland's most
:11:19. > :11:25.senior Catholic cardinal, asked for the press of 850,000 Scottish
:11:25. > :11:31.Catholics as he prepares to travel to Rome and end a conclave as they
:11:31. > :11:33.try to choose a new Pope. A man's body has been found in the
:11:33. > :11:37.Cairngorms by a rescue teams searching for a group of climbers
:11:37. > :11:41.who went missing overnight. Five survivors, or for to be students
:11:41. > :11:44.from Leeds, were airlifted to safety. Highland police want to
:11:44. > :11:50.know how the group strayed miles away from where they were reported
:11:50. > :11:54.to be climbing. The Cairngorm mountains remained
:11:54. > :11:59.storm than today as another group of climbers counted the cost of the
:11:59. > :12:04.unpredictable winter conditions. 70 Mila now wins last night prevented
:12:04. > :12:07.this RAF helicopter taking part in the initial search. Today, it
:12:07. > :12:13.airlifted five of the students to safety after they were forced to
:12:13. > :12:19.spend the night out in a blizzard. They 6th member of the party didn't
:12:19. > :12:21.survive. The mountain's may look appealing today but access roads
:12:22. > :12:28.remain closed and rescuers described how it took them most of
:12:28. > :12:35.the night to get to the summit of Cairngorm before the search.
:12:35. > :12:41.weather conditions were testing, strong winds, lots of snow blowing.
:12:41. > :12:47.There were snowdrifts. It could range from knee high up to thigh-
:12:47. > :12:52.high deep. The alarm was raised after another member of the group,
:12:52. > :12:56.understand -- understood to be from Leeds University, was rescued
:12:56. > :13:03.earlier that day. His companions failed to walk off the mountain as
:13:03. > :13:11.planned. Some were training in the vicinity and these rescuers helped
:13:11. > :13:21.with the search. My understanding is the party of five were located
:13:21. > :13:27.some distance away from the area reported. That may be to do with
:13:27. > :13:30.the conditions and trying to get the most appropriate route.
:13:30. > :13:35.Holidaymakers enjoyed the winter Wonderland at ground level today
:13:35. > :13:45.but in the mountains, another victim and another reminder of how
:13:45. > :13:51.
:13:52. > :13:59.There seems little end in sight for the international dispute on the
:13:59. > :14:04.rights to fish Scotland's most valuable stock. Iceland has defied
:14:04. > :14:12.scientific guidelines on sustainable mackerel fishing. We
:14:12. > :14:18.have been to Iceland. Morning in the capital's harbour,
:14:18. > :14:21.and another consignment of frozen fish for exporting abroad. This is
:14:21. > :14:26.a massive industry for the small country and so the Government is
:14:26. > :14:33.doing all it can to give it a lift. The defined minister leading the
:14:33. > :14:39.fight tells me there recent claims on mackerel fishing are vital for
:14:39. > :14:49.the industry. It is not really Iceland that has changed its policy.
:14:49. > :14:56.We are a fishing nation and we utilise our rights. What has really
:14:56. > :14:59.changed his deep itself. It is scientists here at the Marine
:14:59. > :15:04.Institute that are seeing the changes. They say the mackerel is
:15:04. > :15:09.moving north as the sea warms up and traditional fishing targets
:15:09. > :15:16.like cod are being pushed out as a result. We have seen dramatic
:15:16. > :15:21.changes in oceanographic conditions since the late 1990s and as a
:15:21. > :15:26.consequence, we have observed dramatic changes in the composition
:15:26. > :15:32.of fish and other animal life. Iceland still has a very healthy
:15:33. > :15:36.fishing fleet at ports right across this country. There is a deep
:15:36. > :15:42.tradition associated with it here and people would not find any
:15:42. > :15:46.Government that did not fight for its future. -- would not thank any
:15:46. > :15:54.Government. And this is how hard Iceland has been prepared to fight
:15:54. > :16:00.in the fast. The cod wars sort may see collisions and damaged boats.
:16:00. > :16:10.Iceland eventually won their fight to extend fishing boundaries. Today
:16:10. > :16:11.
:16:11. > :16:19.skippers fear the consequences of their Government being defeated.
:16:19. > :16:23.The other species are after the same food as mackerel and it could
:16:23. > :16:27.end in a very sad way for us. Scotland insists the politicians
:16:28. > :16:32.here in Iceland are sanctioning excessively large quotas. The
:16:32. > :16:36.minister says there is blame on both sides. As each night falls
:16:36. > :16:43.here in Iceland, it still looks like the road to an agreement is a
:16:43. > :16:47.long one. Now for some other stories from
:16:47. > :16:50.across Scotland this Monday evening. Almost 50 firefighters were called
:16:50. > :16:53.out early this morning in Dingwall. A number of people were evacuated
:16:53. > :16:57.from the blaze at the Royal Hotel on the town's High Street, which
:16:57. > :16:59.operates as a homeless hostel. One of the key components in the
:16:59. > :17:03.construction of one the UK's new aircraft carriers has arrived in
:17:03. > :17:06.Scotland from Portsmouth. The bridge section of HMS Queen
:17:06. > :17:10.Elizabeth passed under the Forth Bridges on its way to Rosyth, where
:17:10. > :17:12.it will be placed on the ship's superstructure.
:17:12. > :17:22.A report from the Scottish Parliament's Finance Committee says
:17:22. > :17:22.
:17:22. > :17:31.our ageing population means reform of pensions and housing is needed.
:17:31. > :17:38.We are talking about a 144 % increase in the number of people
:17:38. > :17:43.over 85 to 2050. It is a significant increase. A lot of
:17:43. > :17:46.these people will be more infirm. We need to look at services. --
:17:46. > :17:49.services. A planning application has been
:17:49. > :17:51.lodged for a second golf course at the Trump resort near Aberdeen. The
:17:51. > :17:58.Trump organization has submitted detailed plans to Aberdeenshire
:17:59. > :18:01.Council for an 18-hole course to the south of the existing course.
:18:01. > :18:05.Scottish success at last night's BAFTAs - Director Lynne Ramsay took
:18:05. > :18:08.the BAFTA for her short film, Swimmer. Disney's Brave, set in the
:18:08. > :18:10.Highlands, won Best Animated Film. Will Anderson, from Inverness, and
:18:10. > :18:16.Ainslie Henderson, from Edinburgh, won Best Short Animation for The
:18:16. > :18:19.Making Of Longbird. And there are more stories from
:18:19. > :18:29.your area, and all the latest news, 24 hours a day, on BBC Scotland's
:18:29. > :18:32.
:18:32. > :18:36.And night do key is here with the sport.
:18:37. > :18:40.Neil Lennon says there is real belief that Celtic can beat
:18:40. > :18:45.Juventus over two legs in the Champions League. And he said it
:18:45. > :18:50.would be dangerous to underestimate his side. The Italian giants say
:18:50. > :18:53.they will not be taking Celtic lightly but they come to Scotland
:18:53. > :19:02.full of confidence. Juventus in town and the autograph
:19:02. > :19:09.hunters were out in force. And some got lucky. What are you expecting
:19:09. > :19:14.from Celtic tomorrow night? cannot speak now. Speaking to the
:19:14. > :19:20.media was strictly off-limits. As Juventus beware using Rangers'
:19:20. > :19:27.training facilities, Celtic were going through their final
:19:27. > :19:31.preparations. A decision arm Samaras and another player will be
:19:31. > :19:37.made tomorrow. Celtic Park is gearing up for the massive interest.
:19:37. > :19:44.There have been many famous nights here in Europe. Manager Neil Lennon
:19:44. > :19:51.says his players are gearing up for another one. Nothing is going to be
:19:51. > :19:56.decided at the end of 90 minutes tomorrow night. It is over two
:19:56. > :20:02.games and you have to prepare to play hard for 180 minutes. Juventus
:20:02. > :20:06.started with defeat in the league in January. There were also draws
:20:06. > :20:16.against two other sides and there were knocked out of the Italian
:20:16. > :20:17.
:20:17. > :20:27.side -- Cup. But they bounced back and with a 2-0 win on Saturday,
:20:27. > :20:28.
:20:28. > :20:37.they lead their competition by two PTS. In a certain sense, we are
:20:37. > :20:40.both outsiders here. So Juventus are taking nothing for granted, as
:20:40. > :20:47.Lennon relishes a huge managerial challenge.
:20:47. > :20:51.The former Hearts and Scotland goalkeeper Craig Gordon fears
:20:51. > :20:56.injuries will bring a premature end to his career. He will not play
:20:56. > :21:01.again this season and has joined the coaching staff at Dumbarton. In
:21:01. > :21:11.2007 he became Britain's most expensive goalkeeper after a �9
:21:11. > :21:17.
:21:17. > :21:22.million move from Hearts to Scotland can now go on and win more
:21:22. > :21:28.games in this year's Six Nations, the view of former captain Andy
:21:28. > :21:33.Nicol, who says Saturday's 34-10 victory over the Italians is the
:21:33. > :21:38.best Scottish display in years. It was the first time Scotland won a
:21:38. > :21:45.Six Nations match in two years. It was all quiet at Murrayfield
:21:45. > :21:51.today, quite a change from 48 hours ago, when the national stadium rock
:21:51. > :21:56.to a long overdue Scottish victory. There was attitude, there was real
:21:56. > :22:02.aggression, there was speedy defence, real competition in the
:22:02. > :22:07.contact phrase, which was lacking at Twickenham. Scotland provided
:22:07. > :22:17.the platform for wave after wave of attacks. And just when Italy were
:22:17. > :22:19.
:22:19. > :22:25.getting a foothold, Stuart Hogg did COMMENTATOR: Stuart Hogg is clear
:22:25. > :22:31.all the way to the line. Scott and then revealing an attacking prowess
:22:31. > :22:36.not seen in years. Now the aim is to build on it. Scotland have to be
:22:36. > :22:41.bullish after that performance in Italy and say, yes, we can have
:22:41. > :22:48.back-to-back wins. I of course, nobody should be getting carried
:22:48. > :22:53.away. Stiffer tests begin for Scotland, including Ireland in two
:22:53. > :22:57.weeks' time. But a win is a win and Saturday felt like a statement of
:22:57. > :23:01.intent. A fantastic win for Scotland. That
:23:01. > :23:05.is all the sport. It was a ground-breaking TV drama
:23:05. > :23:11.which challenged views of mental health and launched the careers of
:23:11. > :23:15.a number of actors, including David talent -- David Tennant. Now Takin'
:23:15. > :23:20.Over the Asylum has been rewritten for the stage.
:23:21. > :23:25.I am giving you this one last chance to snappers up... Said in a
:23:25. > :23:30.Scottish psychiatric unit, Takin' Over the Asylum is about the
:23:30. > :23:35.unlikely community which builds up around a hospital radio station.
:23:35. > :23:41.Originally written for TV, it has been rewritten for the stage by its
:23:41. > :23:45.creator. Much has changed in 20 years. It was a different landscape.
:23:45. > :23:49.It was OK to write a soap about mentally ill people who were
:23:49. > :23:56.killers, and if you interview the people who make them, they would
:23:56. > :24:02.just say, we are not here to campaign, we are here to make good
:24:02. > :24:07.television. The TV show launched the careers of several actors,
:24:07. > :24:13.including a young David Tennant, but that grade D its own problems
:24:13. > :24:18.for the two Theatre's collaborating on this new version. -- that
:24:18. > :24:23.created its own problems. I am blessed with a new generation of
:24:23. > :24:31.Scottish actors who have come in and absolutely owned it. I am
:24:31. > :24:40.interested in paying my bills, not in being a professional DJ. Back
:24:40. > :24:45.just like Ian Robertson, -- actors like Ian Roberts and... She is an
:24:45. > :24:51.activist, she has written a serious piece of work, but it is a great
:24:51. > :25:01.night out as well. You can say, I had a wonderful time but serious
:25:01. > :25:07.
:25:07. > :25:11.points have been raised as well. It We have had a mainly settled day
:25:11. > :25:16.across the country and for this evening and the other night period,
:25:16. > :25:20.not much changes. Some variable amounts of cloud for eastern parts
:25:20. > :25:24.of the country and we will continue to see some wintery showers feeding
:25:24. > :25:31.into the Northern Isles, piste -- parts of the north-east and perhaps
:25:31. > :25:36.as far as the Borders. Elsewhere, generally dry and prolonged cold
:25:36. > :25:41.spells leading perhaps to a widespread frost. Also, a cold
:25:41. > :25:48.night to come. Temperatures yd below freezing for inland rural
:25:48. > :25:52.areas. For coastal areas, holding just above freezing. There will be
:25:52. > :25:58.a breeze, particularly in eastern parts of the country. Wind light
:25:58. > :26:05.elsewhere. To Marham Mori, a dry, cold, frosty
:26:05. > :26:10.start. These showers continuing for much of eastern Scotland. During
:26:10. > :26:15.the course of the day, some bright spells. Tomorrow afternoon in the
:26:15. > :26:23.South West, brightness at times. Spells of sunshine into the likes
:26:23. > :26:28.of the Glasgow area, perhaps Argyll also. The best of the sunshine for
:26:28. > :26:32.the North West Highlands. For some wintery spells continuing here,
:26:32. > :26:37.also the likes of Aberdeenshire, Angus and much of the east coast.
:26:37. > :26:43.And a cold afternoon to come. Highs of around four or five Celsius and
:26:43. > :26:47.a brisk south to south-easterly wind. Looking ahead to the early
:26:48. > :26:51.evening and into the air the right period, we start to see these
:26:51. > :26:57.showers retreating away from eastern coastal areas, turning
:26:57. > :27:01.mainly dry across the country. Again, a widespread frost to come,
:27:01. > :27:07.although all changed into Wednesday, this front will feature moving in
:27:07. > :27:17.from the Atlantic, meeting cold air and turning readily to snow for
:27:17. > :27:20.central and eastern parts. An early The UK Government has published
:27:20. > :27:24.legal advice which suggests an independent Scotland would be
:27:24. > :27:32.treated as an entirely new state in international law and would have to
:27:32. > :27:35.apply to join the UN and EU. The SNP has described it is as
:27:36. > :27:40.breathtaking arrogance. And Pope Benedict has resigned. He