29/04/2013 Reporting Scotland

Keeping tobacco under wraps - displays of cigarettes become

illegal at big shops in Scotland in a effort to prevent young people

taking up smoking. They've polished the shortlist - now

it's up to the public to decide what the new Forth crossing should be

called. In the area? Yes because the people here have a certain amount of

disruption. St Margaret's Crossing. Also in the programme: We speak to

the Scottish footballer who's just become the player of the year in the

English women's game. And he's got Sir Tom's vote but how

far can this sixty year old singer from Edinburgh go in the quest to

find the Voice. It has been banned in pubs and

restaurants for more than seven years. Today there was another

milestone in the battle to reduce the number of smokers. New rules

banning the display of cigarettes and tobacco in large stores came

into force aimed specifically at reducing the number of young people

who take up smoking. Critics say it will not make any difference.

No colourful shiny packets on show here. In big stores like this one

cigarettes are now behind bland metal flaps which are only open for

the moment when a customer wants to buy them. The idea is that you will

just happen across cigarettes when you're outdoing your weekly shop.

You will have to deliberately ask for them and the Scottish Government

is hoping that out-of-state will mean out of mind. It was 2006 in

pubs cleared away their ashtrays for the last time as the smoking in

public places ban gay men. But today almost one quarter of Scots are

still smoking. According to this leading health professional,

progress is being made. It is still very high but it is much lower than

where we used to be. 40% was a figure in 1970s. There are

reductions in heart attacks and a rise in survival from heart disease.

Some very important measures have been a byproduct of the ban on

smoking in public places. The latest move. This kind of open display of

cigarettes and tobacco will affect small shops as well in two years

time. Many convenient storeowners are sceptical that hiding the

product we will actually reduce the number of smokers. My concern is

that by covering up cigarettes, you make them seem slightly shady and

illicit. If that is the case, if you take them out of the arena which is

highly regulated, what is the difference between someone selling

out the back of a van and a shop selling them? I fear that it is

going to encourage the listener and counterfeit trade. These people have

no scruples. The Scottish Government is convinced that this will be

effective in reducing the number of young people especially who start

smoking. We put that to the test in Glasgow. Maybe young people but not

people who want to enjoy it. But he will it do smoke it will be added

deterrent for them as well. Putting it off display and it will put their

message across for people that it is an unhealthy thing to do. All it

will do is get the tobacco companies more money in order for them to get

bigger profits so they are going to have to spend money on branding.

Smoking in cars and in hospital grounds is also on the government's

agenda. In 20 years time they want just 5% of Scots to be smokers.

You can see more in that story tonight on Newsnight Scotland over

on BBC Two Scotland at 11 o'clock. A short list of names has been

unveiled for the new Forth bridge. Judges considered more than 7000

suggestions that were sent in. The final decision will be made by

public vote from a list of five. Tonight 8000 votes have already been

registered. Its working title is workmanlike. As

the Newbridge continues to take shape, a search to find an

alternative name for the fourth replacement crossing is a step

closer. More than seven and a half thousand different names were

suggested by the public, some more likely than others. An independent

panel were then given the task of what a limbo down to five. This

morning those options were revealed. A fifth named after the

11th century Saint Margaret to establish the Queensferry and gave

its name to the towns overlooked by the bridges. Do you think it is

important that has a link to the area here? Yes but I think the

people here have a certain amount of disruption that they have to live

with so it is nice of the can have ownership of a little bit of the

bridge by the name. St Margaret's Crossing. Why do you say that?That

is the history for Queensferry. what about those names that didn't

make the list. Panda bridge and a salt and source bridge were

considered but swiftly rejected. Now please either for some famous names.

There were a lot of people that were suggested but if we were going to

have a person we would have to have somebody who had really been a lot

going for a long time and was just a name he would appeal today and be

forgotten in 20 years time. Glasgow's Clyde Arc shows that

official titles don't always stick but when the winner is announced in

June, those behind the boat hope the public's direct involvement will

ensure they take the new name to their hearts.

Still to come on the programme: The dilemma faced by Scotland's farmers

after Europe bans a category of pesticides which it is feared may be

killing bees. And can a 60-year-old Edinburgh

singer be their choice on the boys? In sport it's been another hand and

stakeout, we'll be reporting live on the very latest news from the SPL

clubs. Had they reached a decision on the contentious subject of league

restructuring? And we meet the Scot has made history in the English

game. The Arsenal midfielder Kim Little is voted PFA women's player

of the year. Courts are to be given new powers to

help them crack down on fine defaulters. An agreement between the

Scottish Government and the UK Department for Work and Pensions

means court officials will have access to information to ensure fine

payments can be enforced more easily.

It said to be Europe's busiest court and in the year 2012 Sheraton

Glasgow imposed fines totalling two point �5 million. But across the

country there is concern that not all of those fines have been able to

be collected. In the three years from 2009, 70 3000 fines were

imposed by sheriffs across Scotland. That is a total of �41

million. 85% of that money has been paid or is in the process of being

paid through instalments but that it still leaves a shortfall to be

collected �5.6 million. Largely because officials cannot trace the

offenders. It is not a problem for Child support agency officers in

Falkirk. They have access to Westminster government databases to

help them trace people to obtain payments. The Court Service couldn't

do this until a new agreement between Westminster and the Scottish

Government. It makes it quicker and gives them access to numbers. They

can check database triggers to see of the unemployment. The whole range

of ways in which they will find it easier to crack down those who have

broken the law and being given the same and you have chosen not to get.

It is what the new arrangements will be in place in the next few months.

A task force has been meeting in Glasgow to try to find a way to save

as many jobs as possible after Scottish coal went into liquidation.

A group of local councils and unions, coaches and the Scottish

Government is looking at the threat to 600 jobs in opencast mining.

Works by the artist Peter housing including ten original drawings of

David Bowie is sold at auction for more than �200,000. -- Peter Howson.

They went under the hammer at Mick A murder investigation is under way

in Dumfries after the death of a 54-year-old man. The body of Brian

Scott was found in his flat on Friday. He was known locally as

'Tucker' and lived alone. We do have please officers out in Dumfries and

for reassurance purposes. The Scrabster to Stromness ferry

could be out of action for more than a month with major engine failure.

The Ham-navoe is likely to have to go into dry dock for repairs.

Operators, Serco Northlink, say that there's no truth in suggestions that

one of the Shetland ferries may be used to fill the gap.

The Met Office has opened a new operations centre in Aberdeen. It

provides weather services to the oil and gas industry around the world

and works with Environment Agency SEPA in providing the Scottish Flood

Forecasting Service. When you are starting to design and implement and

manage offshore wind, you are thinking about weather forecasts.

This is again a place you need to make it function.

A firefighter was taken to hospital for precautionary checks after a car

exploded near him when he was helping to tackle a blaze at a scrap

yard in Fife. Hundreds of vehicles were damaged in the fire on the

industrial estate at Dysart, near Kirkcaldy.

Motorists are being warned to be on the lookout for deer on the roads

over the next few weeks. May is the peak time for accidents involving

deer and motorists - as young animals begin to look for their own

territories. Dundee's bid for UK City of Culture

2017 has been given an enthusiastic send off. Around one hundred people

involved in the bid gathered at the city's McManus Galleries for the

event. A lot of people put in a great deal of work and it is

fantastic for the city. Culture takes so many shapes and forms. It

is important to include the whole city.

And there are more stories from your area - and all the latest news, 24

hours a day on BBC Scotland's website.

Aberdeen coastguard is appealing for sightings of a missing Dutch bought

last seen in Stonehaven two weeks ago. The Warnow with the Dutch crew

on board set sail on the 15th of April bound for Norway. It had been

due to arrive here on the 22nd but hasn't been seen. A Dutch national

raised concerns this morning. Plans are being drawn up to install

more than 400 super intelligent CCTV cameras in Glasgow. They could be

used in terrorism suicide prevention. The cameras will be able

to raise the alarm when they detect bags being left unattended when

someone claims onto a bridge parapet.

A European ban on a group of pesticides they are to be killing

bees means Scotland's farmers will have to consider alternative ways of

protecting crops. Today's EU Portal prevents the use of Munich to noise

with an extra three years. It is up over the Environment Secretary

Richard Lochhead who fought for a Dili on any ban. -- fought for a

delay. This isn't about honey. Bees play a

crucial role in putting food on our plates. Along with other flying

insects, they are responsible for pollinating around one third of

world crop production. The bee numbers have been falling for years

and conservationists believe that a group of chemicals used in

pesticides are to blame. Scottish wildlife trust has been campaigning

since last autumn to get these toxic chemicals banned from use in

Scotland. We are delighted with the findings the year repealing

commission have decided. -- the European Commission. Opinion is

split. Farmers say that is not enough evidence to justify a ban.

There are concerns about environmental protection but also

the concern about yields in any year like this, news like this is perhaps

not the most welcome however we have to accept that health is critical so

we now have to work with others and really develop solutions that work

for farming and the environment. Environment Secretary had called for

a two-year delay on any restrictions yet today he appeared to welcome the

European decision saying, it is heartening that Europe is focusing

on the threats to be populations given the pressure they are under.

Even the beekeeping community is divided. We did have concerns about

the chemicals and their potential on and possible effects on bees. The

scientific evidence was not there to prove that 100%. The concern now is

that if there is more juice on these compounds what is the farmer going

to use instead of that? There is another way to try to halt the

decline of the bee population. State your hives as we -- as far away from

people as possible. It is one of a growing number of hives being kept

in city centres across the country. Unfortunately it is too cold, wet

and windy for the bees to come out. The restrictions will not come into

place until December. Between now and then scientist me, wet and windy

for the bees to come out. The restrictions will not come into

place until December. Between now and then scientists may come up with

the some better weather might address the problem too. To events

in the world of sport, and Rhona's here with the latest.

It had been billed as the final chance for change, in time for the

start of the next football season. Scottish Premier League clubs were

meeting at Hampden today, trying to salvage something from months of

talks about league restructuring. Our reporter Alasdair Lamont has

been there all day. Did the talks bear fruit?

The only things that were decided definitively whether those things

that are not going to happen in time for next season, so there will be no

merger of the Scottish Premier League and the Scottish foot will

leak, and Norwell there be sharing out of the wealth so clubs further

down the SPL and the first division get some more cash. The only

possibility of change is the introduction of play-offs between

the SPL and the first division at even that seems remote possibility

given that it increases the likelihood of some of the clubs here

today being relegated. It sounds like an attractive argument. Because

everybody likes the idea of play-offs. But it is more

complicated than that. You are still leading the first division with the

same financial arrangements they have at the moment and if you do

that, it is even more to be relegated. All of that needs to be

considered by the clubs before they take a firm view. Four different

play-off models were examined today but you will not be surprised to

hear that no consensus was agreed in terms of a preferred option. Why

would these clubs even be contemplating bringing in

play-offs? He said it gives clubs to RL gated a better chance of bouncing

straight up into the SPL -- clubs who get relegated. But also it just

might be that companies who are contemplating investing in the SPL

might be willing to do so if they see a company that has been

reinvigorated, I play-offs. These discussions will continue next week.

At the moment it looks like it will remain the status of woe. How will

the fans of Scottish football react to that? -- remain the status quo.

It is quite obvious today that the fans in Scottish football have not

been coming in the numbers that they previously have been to the SPL so

Neil Doncaster is still confident the fans will turn up but he needs

to really sell the game and the clubs will have a huge problem in

trying to ensure they sell season tickets for next season.

Now if I tell you that a Scot has made history in the football world

by being named the PFA player of the year, you may be confused at first.

This midfielder has 80 caps for Scotland, is 22 and plays for

Arsenal. Her name is Kim Little and last night she made history by being

named the first ever PFA women's player of the year.

Kim Little could be the female version of Roy of the Rovers. She

has the dream finish. This was the winning goal on Friday that took

Arsenal into the FA Cup final. And now she has made history. It is a

great honour. Last night was a great night for women's foot pole, it

being the first women's award, and to win the award was very special --

women's football. Despite being just 22, she has 80 caps for Scotland.

have one of the best football players in the world and she is

acknowledged by everyone in the UK so I think that is very positive.

Kim Little has been playing the game in England since leaving him Bernie

in five years ago. She was selected for team GB in London 2012. With

Arsenal she has FAA, Luke and cup success. The move down south has

been a key factor. Arsenal are the best club in Britain and they have

been a great side in Europe as well so for me to get the opportunity to

move down here is one I could not pass by.

The Inverness manager Terry Butcher says the club will not be appealing

the red card shown to defender David Raven during the weekend defeat at

St Johnstone. Raven was sent off in the 12th minute for a professional

foul on the Saints forward Rowan Vine. Butcher was initially critical

of the decision by referee Craig Thomson but says, having reviewed

the incident, the referee was correct.

Here's a question for you. Which Scottish club has claimed a league

and cup double this season on top of a record number of league points?

Massive clue here. The champagne was flowing for Queen of the South as

they won the second division title at the weekend to add to the

Ramsdens Challenge Cup. And they won it at a canter. The man who lifted

the cup says their success is well-deserved. Brilliant. It is one

of the things that are very rarely do you get the chance to lift up a

cup, let alone 2-macro in one season, so I will keep it in my

memory forever. It is not just a coincidence. It has been hard work

and togetherness. And one of the biggest stars in

Scottish Rugby is to start a new career in France. The Scotland

second-row Richie Gray, all six foot ten of him, will leave Sale Sharks

to join French side Castres. Gray is a strong contender to be named in

the British and Irish Lions squad which will be announced tomorrow. He

completed just one year at Sharks. Before that he made his name at

Glasgow Warriors, where he spent four years.

I have a question. Bay City rollers. I am far too young! Not really a big

fan! This man was a contemporary of the

Bay City rollers, who almost made the musical big-time. But now Bilbo

Baggins has a second chance of fame. Colin Chisholm impressed the judges

on the BBC One show the Voice on Saturday, and is preparing to

relaunch his career. Joanne Macaulay has been to meet him.

He is the oldest contestant on the programme but he has proved that age

is no barrier to star quality. Of course he has experience of being in

the spotlight. 35 years ago, he was on top of the Pops with live band

Bilbo Baggins, who reached number 42 with a hit, she is going to win.

They toured and supported acts like the bets but it all faded before

they reached the top. However at 60, Colin was chosen to be a

contestant on The Voice. Based on thank you, we will take one through

from this audition, and all of a sudden, I am back again. It was

weird but great. Colin's daughter thought her dad had talent so she

entered him for the The Voice without telling him. Luckily Tom

Jones recognised his potential and shows him to go through to the next

round. Colin thought his days as a household name work consigned to

scrap the memories but now his voice is once again back in the limelight.

My hopes are that it is a platform. It could open up the doors, I don't

know. Singing obviously, I do, but there is other things, acting,

musical theatre, lots of things I could look at. We will wait and see

what happens. Colin is hoping to relaunch his career and is making

new recordings and plans for retirement are on hold.

He is only 60! Now let's look at the It is the start of what is going to

be a very unsettled week. A bit of everything in the forecast. We have

seen a fair number of showers today. Quite a number across the North West

and the North East in particular. They will become less frequent. But

they will increasingly turn wintry, particularly over Shetland and the

Northern Isles. Agustin north-westerly wind will make it

feel bitterly cold. -- a strong. It will be a cold night. We could see

some frost. Tomorrow we see high pressure building in across the

country. It should bring more settled conditions. But the low

pressure will bring rain and stronger winds tomorrow night. A

predominantly dry, sunny but cold start to the day tomorrow. Maybe the

odd light shower. But we should hold onto some good spells of sunshine

elsewhere. The kit cloud towards the South East maybe. But without the

wind, it will feel pleasant in the sunshine. You will be unlucky if you

catch a shower. The kit cloud towards the north-west and the Outer

Hebrides -- thicker cloud. We will see the cloud breaking in the

south-east and then building across the North West, with rain arriving

tomorrow evening, but it will not be particularly persistent. A breezy

day on Wednesday but it will Now, a reminder of tonight's main

child abuse in care homes in North Wales say it was serious and

systemic. The allegations, which cover three decades between 1962 and

1993, come from boys and girls who were as young as seven at the time.

New rules banning the display of cigarettes and tobacco in large

stores came into force. It's aimed specifically at reducing the number

of young people who take up smoking. Three British men have been jailed

for four years for drug offences in Dubai. Suneet Jeerh, Grant Cameron

and Karl Williams claim they were tortured by police. David Cameron

says he will raise the issue with the president of the United Arab

Emirates during his state visit to Britain starting tomorrow.

A shortlist of names has been unveiled for the new Forth Bridge.

Judges considered more than 7,000 suggestions that were sent in. The

final decision will be made by public vote from a list of five. A

thousand votes have been logged already. -- 8000.