18/07/2013 Reporting Scotland

the Open begins, the debate over whether women should be allowed to

be members of Muirfield intensified. You cannot be locked in the 1950s

forever. We are also live with the latest on the golf.

And the heat is on on day one of the Open Championship here in Muirfield.

Who has been burning up the course and who has crashed and burned?

And unions stage protests against plans to re-privatise the East Coast

Main Line. And much of Scotland basks in

another hot summer's day. Join me to find out why Scotland is

at the very centre of the warm weather for once. A full forecast

later in the programme. The row over sexism in Gulf

threatened to overshadow player as the Open got under way at Muirfield

this morning. The Scottish Government has urged the golf

authorities to stop posting championships at clubs which prevent

women from being members. A perfect day for the start of the

tournament but as the golfers and spectators tried to focus on

today's play at Muirfield, the row over the D choice of host is heating

# The row over choice. It was raised in the House of

Commons today and later the Conservative sports minister called

on golf's governing body to rethink its position. When a privately club

fulfils a public function it will be open to this type of criticism. I

would like the authorities to allocate the Championships to equal

opportunities golf clubs. Earlier the culture secretary announced she

would boycott the event. Her Labour counterpart waded in. She could do

more, take action. I am challenging Maria Miller to end the exemption in

the equality act which allows men only clubs. Many who travelled far

to soak up the atmosphere had their own thoughts. I think things will

change. They can take a leak out of Augusta National assessment book.

is archaic. Golf's governing body said it will not be making any

further comment at the Scottish Women's Golf, union did not appear

too concerned. It really has to come from within the game and that is the

best way to get change. The rough may have been giving some of the

golfers a headache on the first day of the open here at Muirfield but

for the sport iss governing body, the long grass is exactly where they

would like to see the debate stay. A rail union is protesting against

plans to re-privatise the East Coast Main Line, which runs from Edinburgh

to London. The RMT union says the service is well run and profitable

since been put into public ownership.

The views of the rail workers union work laid out in black and white for

commuters this morning. The East Coast Main Line has been in public

ownership for four years and the RMT union says it has been a success,

providing a better service and generating millions of pounds of

profit for the taxpayer. Something they say private ownership has

failed to do. They are apps in the robbing the public blind, the

private companies. We believe the way forward is to keep the railways

in the public domain. -- they are absolutely robbing the public mind.

That is something that is unlikely to happen. The UK Government says it

is committed to getting the service back into private hands, even though

the last two franchises ended badly. GME are collapsed and National

Express handed back. For passengers though, the main concern is seeing

the trains run on time. I travel a lot on the east coast. In terms of

the future, it is a good service. is a step backwards. People should

not be privatising things more and more. We should beginning more and

more to the public instead. I just want a good service. I do not care

who it is owned by. The Government has its own ideas for improving the

East Coast Main Line. It has just ordered these new high-speed trains

in a �1.2 billion deal. They promised to bring more capacity and

shaved 18 minutes of the travel time from London to Edinburgh by 2019. At

every turn to the days of nationalisation is not a journey the

Government is prepared to make. We can cross now to Westminster

correspondent for more. What is the UK Government saying about this?

Ministers will not deny there have been some catastrophes in terms of

franchises both on the East coast mainline and the West Coast Main

line in recent years but they also say the best deal for passengers,

the best way to get better investment and point to an

independent review which say so is for private operators to continue to

run the railways. That means the UK Government will continue to run the

East Coast Main Line until debris 2015. The Scottish Government would

like to have all Scottish railways under its control. That may depend

on the outcome of the 2014 referendum. While Westminster still

has control, the UK Transport Secretary says those who want state

ownership are simply wrong. BBC Scotland can reveal that

investigators are now including a fourth victim in the ad break of

Legionnaires' disease in Edinburgh last summer. Until now only three

deaths have been linked to the outbreak but the Crown Office has

confirmed a 64-year-old woman also died. Our correspondent joins me. To

be clear, we are talking about an outbreak a year ago. That is right.

This was the outbreak thought to have been spread from paper released

from cooling towers in Edinburgh. -- vapour. We are still waiting to see

whether there will be prosecutions. The Crown Office have told us today

they are now treating the death of a fourth person as part of this

enquiry. That fourth big team was a woman who was aged 64. She died six

weeks after the first death. The other three deaths which are

included were all men, aged 56, 47 and 65. Also today, NHS Lothian gave

me a new total of the number of people infected in the outbreak as a

whole. That is 92. That is made up of 60 feet -- 65 confirmed cases and

some suspected cases. The solicitors for many of the victims and their

families say they are frustrated that we still do not know who is to

blame. Initially, our clients were simply concerned about what had

happened to them. A little bit bewildered. Then they became

concerned about the amount of time given to -- taken to give them

answers. Now some of them are very annoyed. We, as solicitors, shared

that concern and frustration that it has taken so long and despite our

various attempts to get further information we are still largely in

the dark. So why have the investigations taken so long?

not know. The Crown Office said it would be inappropriate to comment.

NHS Lothian is due to release a report next week. That is purely

into how this outbreak was handled why health officials. Also, the

Edinburgh outbreak seems slightly less serious than an outbreak that

happened in Quebec, the game from paper released from cooling towers.

In that outbreak there were more deaths and more infected. That

occurred a month after Edinburgh's outbreak, yet in Quebec they already

know who was to blame. A 14-year-old has been killed after

he was not of his bike by a car in Aberdeenshire. -- knocked off. It

happened on the Newburgh to Cruden Bay road at 6pm yesterday. Connor

Shields was airlifted to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary but died of his

injuries. It is the third fatal road accident in the North East in as

many days. Still to come: Artist Ken Currie

unveils his first solo exhibition for more than ten years.

And the sport comes from Muirfield, on day one of the Open Championship,

where things are heating up on and off the course. We will have the

story of the day so far and I will be speaking to a golfing great of

yesteryear. Join me later. A dog is being used to rehabilitate

prisoners in Scotland's largest jail. But the boxer visits Bellini

once a week and officers say they have noticed an improvement in

behaviour since. Visiting time. Pepper and her owners

have been volunteering at Barlinnie for the last five years. Once a

week, the ten-year-old boxer attends the daycare centre. In and out of

Barlinnie several times for minor offences, Peter is due for release

in a few days. What I have been feeling stressed in here, she's here

and you concede and talk to her and give her wee treats and that. It

relieves you a bit. Instead of being stressed out, you just sit with the

dog and forget about things. Is her visits began, episodes of self harm

have reduced, suicide are Darren and there has been less abusive

behaviour. -- suicide attempts are down. Written is a hard environment,

one where any sign of full ability could be open to abuse. Pepper is a

welcome distraction to that. She allows the inmates are here to show

care and affection without any form of ridicule or judgement. One guy

came and spoke to me and told me he had confided in the dog, told the

dog he had been set to be abused in the past. I asked him why he told

the dog. He said because the dog could not tell anyone. That then

gave him the courage to come and talk to me. That is valuable.

the years, Pepper has had such an impact on some of the inmates that

they have even stayed in touch with her owners. For some of them it is

the only club they have in their life. It is very sad. It is very

moving. They obviously think a lot of her and when she is not there

they think of her, because they are doing things for her. Pepper is

currently the only pet visiting prisoners in Scotland. It is hoped

in the future more prisoners can A �14 million study to track the

development of tumours in lung cancer is being launched in

Aberdeen. 850 patients will be monitored to see how the cancer

mutates when it returns. Kevin Keane reports.

Tom Haswell is a rare case, diagnosed with lung cancer whilst

working overseas. But he is still here to tell the tale and believes

his type of cancer has never received the support it needs.

you have 40,000 people being diagnosed with one particular thing

and 35,000 people dying, if this was a Third World charity --

country, there would be charities screaming out to save this waste of

human life but it doesn't seem to work that way for lung cancer.

cancer is a massive killer. It in Scotland, nearly 5,000 diet

diagnosed every year but a minority live beyond a certain number of

years. How are you feeling today? On the cancer ward at Aberdeen

Royal Infirmary, they are excited about the potential of the research.

Around one half of lung cancer sufferers see the tumour returned.

Those taking part will have their cancers compared to better

understand how it develops. We can look at how the genes change to

aggravate its gross or cause the cancer and when a patient is

followed up, we will take blood samples to see if there is a clue

to changes that might letters no early about the chance of the

Cancer relapsing. Four out of five cases of lung cancer are caused by

smoking as some cases -- patients feel stigmatised. As the biggest

cancer killer, some researchers hope to prolong a larger number of

lives. Now, other stories from across

Scotland this Friday. Police investigating the rape of a

13-year-old girl in South Lanarkshire have issued an e-fit

image of a man they want to trace. She was attacked while walking home

through Cambuslang Park in the evening of Thursday June 6th.

The Royal Mail is to mark Andy Murray's historic victory in the

Wimbledon men's final with a special set of stamps. They'll go

on sale on August 8th and consist of four stamps. They feature scenes

from the match when he became the first British man to win the title

for 77 years. More than 36,000 children in

Glasgow are estimated to be living below the poverty line, according

to new research. The cost of that poverty is nearly �400,000 to the

city council. Child Poverty Action Group says in the UK, only

Birmingham and Manchester fare worse than Glasgow.

Firefighters have been tackling a blaze at a recycling plant near

Dumfries. More than 60 firefighters from across the region, including

those from Cumbria, have been involved in dealing with the

incident at Scotgen on Lockerbie Road. The cause of the fire is not

We have 800 tonnes of waste that is deep-seated. We are on top of it

but the next stage will be to start to drag that out and break it down

so we can get to the seat of the fire properly.

A team has sailed from the Isle of Mull as part of a project to shed

new light on the lives of basking sharks off Scotland's coasts.

They'll be fitting satellite tags to the creatures and the public

He was one of the generation known as the New Glasgow Boys. But artist

Ken Currie has always shied away from the limelight, despite

creating some of the country's best known images. Now he's unveiling

his first solo exhibition in Scotland for more than ten years.

Our arts correspondent, Pauline McLean, has been to meet him.

When you strip it all back, we are all the same... Life and death have

always been central to his work and this latest for the Scottish

National Portrait Gallery is no exception. Like his eikon EST --

iconic image of three oncologists, they were too busy to sit for him

so he made these masks. People who have done things and achieved

things in society and so they get their portrait painted. But when I

look back at all of my work, there has always been a human presence

and that has been a central preoccupation of mind. Ken Curry

was one of a string of artists to emerge from Glasgow School of Arts

in the late 80s. Dubbed the New Glasgow Boys, they were hugely

successful and very different but it had its downside. The artists I

admired in the past haven't had shows until they are 40 years old

and things like that. They do stated and developed their work. So

we had to develop in the full public glare which was an added

pressure. That is why I decided to keep away from the media spotlight

as much as I possibly can. For many, it is a rare glimpse of an artist

who let -- prefers to let his work do the talking.

Sport now and straight to David at Muirfield.

Yes, it is hot, hot, hot here. I have been topping up a holiday tan

and some of the best golfers have been crashing and burning. Rory

McIlroy, a double Major winner, finished 8-over par. A winner of

the Open in 1999 finished on 10- over par with a round of 81. 15

shots behind it earlier leader, Zach Johnson of the United States.

Here is a take on the story so far. With weather like this you have a

choice, go to the beach or the golf. At Muirfield there is really only

one winner. For some, but they did not know where they were meant to

Rory McIlroy was also moving, but Literally in some cases. Not that

Johnson cared. A 5-under Power rout -- 5-under par round saw him top of

the leaderboard. There was time in the afternoon to be shown what

others could do. Especially this man. Not a lot early on. Tiger

started with a whimper at the first. Martin Laird gave the home gallery

something to shout about briefly. By then, the attention was on Shiv

Kapur. On a day when you had to be cool at your work, many of the

world's top golfers failed to do so. You know what, some have been

having a right old whinge. The golfers are complaining about some

of the pin places on the course and also the surfaces on the greens and

fairways, saying they are too hard fairways, saying they are too hard

and fast. Earlier, I spoke to a golfing great about the state of

the course and a few other things. You can't attack the course the way

it is playing today. You have to treat it respectfully and get the

ball on the beat -- green. The greens are getting away from these

guys. We are seeing three putts from 10 feet if you get the wrong

side of the hole and bear patches and if you pitch on menu bounce on

hard. It is a real juggling act. anyone you would -- is there anyone

you would tip? Mickelson is in good form. Somebody with his pedigree

who can deal with these conditions and he understands that everyone

will get punished for bad shots sometimes. It is tough to put

behind you and it is the guy who can do that this week who will come

out the victor. There has not been a Scottish winner in 99. Ken you

see us sneaking it? It is the word Open. It is more relevant this week

because it is right Open. Anyone who can handle these conditions,

the golf course playing as it is and, as I say, this mental

exercise... These guys I used to getting rewarded after good shots

but it is not happening here all the time. Just a bit and it is how

they deal with that. It will be exciting to see how it unfolds at

the weekend. Yes, maybe after Andy Murray

winning at Wimbledon, it would be too greedy to hope for a Scottish

winner here. The leading Scott so far is Martin Laird, finishing on

1-under par and is just four shots behind sacked Johnson of the USA. -

- Zach Johnson. Let me tell you about the football. The Europa

League action under way in the qualifiers. Two Scottish teams in

action. St Johnstone are in Norway and they are leading 1-0. That is

just about it from me. Back to basking in the rays. I will bring

my factor 50 tomorrow! It has been another cracking day

for many across the country. Here, it reached 26 degrees. A Highland

cows and others were enjoying the sun in a Glasgow park. And in

Glasgow, people were taking a dip At least you must be getting a bit

of a breeze there? Yes, it is probably one of the few

places in the country way you are guaranteed to get some relief from

the heat because it has been a very warm day once again across the

This evening, it is a picture of warm sunshine and the reason is

high-pressure anchored right across us and it is not often we can say

Scotland is the centre of the warm weather. This weekend we certainly

will be. This evening, settled and largely dry with clear spells.

Spits and spots of rain for the northern and western Isles and

misty and murky conditions here. Overnight some of that will spill

down the coasts of the mainland. Not as he made as recent nights so

more comfortable for sleeping in -- not as humid.

The cloud will burn right back and it will be in other very warm day

tomorrow. Plenty of sunshine and temperatures getting up to 26

Celsius. For Argyll and the West Highlands, 27 or 28 degrees Celsius.

Even the Western Isles will get good spells of sunshine tomorrow.

Later in the afternoon, some of the mist and roll -- low cloud will

roll down into Aberdeenshire. Cooling down here. Tomorrow evening,

at the low cloud becoming more expensive and some will spill

inland through the central belt overnight. For the weekend, a

slightly different feel for Saturday and Sunday. Saturday will

start with misty and murky conditions, burning back to the

east coast but it will linger for much of the day so that could cause

issues for the golf at Muirfield. For Sunday, is similar looking date

with a low cloud and mist burning back to the east coast and it will

hang around there so peg their if you want a break from the heat.

Warmest in the West. If you enjoy A reminder of tonight's news: A

reminder over sexism in golf threaten to overshadow play as near

field and the Open got started today.

As temperatures remain high across much of Scotland and the rest of

the UK, a heatwave there lurked in England has been extended to two

more region's. The south-west and the West Midlands have now be

issued with a level three warning by the met Office, joining the

south-east and London. Forecasters say this July could be the driest

on record. A rail union is protesting against

plans to re privatise the East Coast main line which runs from

Edinburgh to London. The RMT union says the service is well run

unprofitable since been put into public ownership.

That is Reporting Scotland. I will be back at 8 o'clock and the late