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radical reform pensions and benefits. The scandal at a Fort

Augustus school deepens. Fresh claims of abuse. New details from

police about the body of a baby discovered in Edinburgh at the

weekend. Metal thieves strike again on a rail line meaning if the Mac

way of disruption for travellers. -- third. And Celtic hope to take

another step to the champions league. How would the welfare system

work in an independent Scotland? A report by a respected think tank

says independence would be an opportunity to make radical reforms.

But it could end up costing us all more because of our ageing

population. Our Political Correspondent Raymond Buchanan is

here to explain. More of us are living longer which is good news but

it does have its challenges. This graph looks at the proportion of the

population over 60, project did over each of decades. A 4% gap between

Scotland and the rest of great Britain. This means that funding the

benefit system could prove burdensome for an independent

Scotland. At this company in Glasgow and they make candles. Lots of them.

The company has been doing so for over a century. Say there has been

here for 20 years. -- Sarah. There will be real problems when it comes

to our retirement time. Unless you have provided for yourself, you will

be in trouble. Nor is the boss optimistic. Working until you are

7580, we have to accept that is just what you will have to do. -- 75 or

80. There are pressures on public finances in the coming decades as

populations age. Increased taxes, cut to spending, offcuts to

benefits. -- or. It may be more of an issue in Scotland because the

population is ageing more quickly but it will be an issue for all of

the UK anyway. We need a benefit system according to Scotland's needs

and requirements. That is at the heart of the government proposition.

Middlebrook defended the unions record on welfare. -- Meikle more.

There would be huge pressures as the population ages and Thames of

raising the money to pay for that. -- in terms. The Scottish government

already plan to abolish the bedroom tax. But researchers suggest they

could be even more radical. The ISS say they could help encourage more

people to work harder but it might also mean more people losing out.

Nearly 500 engineering jobs in Glasgow and Milton Keynes are under

threat after the company was placed ministration. The administrators are

liaising with customers in the hope that the firm can continue trading

while purchaser is sought. About half of the staff are raced in

Springburn in Glasgow. -- based. Now to our investigation into

serious physical and sexual abuse at one of Scotland's most prestigious

catholic boarding schools. Since our documentary on Monday night into

abuse by monks at the now closed Fort Augustus Abbey School in the

Highlands, and Carlekemp Preparatory School in East Lothian we have had

more people coming forward with claims. Our investigations

correspondent Mark Daly is here. Some of these claims relate to monks

already featured in your documentary.

Yes we broadcast allegations about Father John McBride. We believed he

had a significantly yet small part in the story but it now seems he was

a more persistent abuse. There have been fired at fresh complaints about

sexual abuse from former pupils. -- five. He died in 1990s and is beyond

justice. But the picture emerging is even darker than we first thought.

Former pupils have also come forward with complaints of abuse by other

monks. We have been contacted by over a

dozen former pupils. It seems that allegations of sexual abuse run and

not just through from the 1950s to 1970s but right up until the school

closed in 1993. New allegations of serious sexual assault concerning a

further three month is, two of which are still alive. -- monks. We are

working hard to corroborate those claims.

This is a scandal that seems to be getting bigger - what is the church

saying? You can see higher ranking members

of the Catholic Church there who had visited the school. This was a jewel

in the Crown. But the senior clergy today are seeing nothing. They say

it isn't a matter for them but for the benefit teams. But that Benedict

rings are unsuitable to the Pope. -- Benedictines. -- and syllable. --

answerable. Many of the monks that we featured, including one who we

tracked down in Australia, we are ordained in Scotland by Scottish

Catholic Bishops. If the church is not accountable or priests that the

ordained, who is? The clamour will grow far and accountability. -- for

answers. Still to come: The UK's guest

celebration of visual art. Tonight's sport comes from Celtic Park where

the Scottish champions at home to the Swedish champions in a Champions

League qualifier. It looks as though Celtic have lost a custody battle

over a striker. And we're at the home of golf - St Andrews - on the

eve of the Women's Open Championship. See you soon.

With just days to go until the start of the football season, over half of

the clubs in the new look Scottish Premiership have told BBC Scotland

that season ticket sales are up. That's despite another summer of

discontent, including infighting and more clubs going into

administration. So will a new era signal a new enthusiasm for the

game? Here's our senior football reporter Chris McLaughlin. Just over

two months ago would be SPL champions but the curtain down on

the season. -- the SPL champions. During the summer there was a

meeting after meeting. Those in charge of the game making sure that

it is all change for the new season. It is hoped that it will ultimately

improve the games fortunes and lead to a better product on the patch.

The Scottish professional all league was born. -- football. Play-off

matches to determine promotion and relegation. The new cash

distribution model giving more to smaller clubs. All change? Not

quite. This same man in charge. Determined to move on. You cannot

argue against play-offs or financial distribution towards the

championship. We will see a better product. But long-term, it has to be

about developing more and better players. We ask all clubs at the

season ticket sales were up or down. Seven said up, police said around

about the same, just two reported around -- a drop. -- three said

around about the same. Hopefully these changes will filter through

into the playing side. But the managers and coaches have a real job

on their hands. It is the responsibility to get their teams

playing enjoyable football for the spectators. The Scottish

Professional Football League is born. It is now a waiting game to

see if the positivity pays off. More details have emerged into the

discovery of the remains of a baby at the weekend in a cemetery in

Edinburgh. Analysis of the remains have established that this was a

young boy. Very young indeed. Three days after his remains were found

there is still forensic experts working on state trying to establish

his identity. -- on site. They will try to work out if this is a modern

investigation or if he died of natural causes and his body was

dumped here later. Anybody who may have seen something unusual or

suspicious is being taught to get in touch with the police. They also

want to talk to the baby's mother. An MSP on trial on charges of

domestic abuse has told the court that has second wife attacked him

with a dagger. He denies 23 charges against him. This was the second day

of the Walker giving evidence on his own behalf. -- Bill Walker. Today he

told the court more about his second marriage. It was between 1970 and

1986. He said that his wife had mood changes, was a volatile, and enjoyed

a drink. He said that one evening he was working in his study. He went to

get a cup of tea at which point has an worst into the living room with

an ornamental dagger. -- his wife burst into the living room. He said

that she cut has tied with the tip of the blade. He wrestled her to the

ground and priced her fingers open. He said that things then camped down

and he put the dagger in the waste them, something he said he now

regrets. Has a lawyer asked, did you allegations of domestic abuse. Mr

Walker says that is because she is jealous that he won an election when

she also had an interest in politics. The procurator fiscal

physical assault and one of breach of the peace. Commuters on the

Aberdeen to Inverness railway line have had their travel disrupted

after yet another theft of cable from the line. Our reporter is in

inventory. -- Inverurie. As you can see trains are running again. It has

been a difficult three days. Disruptions and cancellations

because of cable thefts. Engine deals from network rail where this

morning laying hundreds of metres of signalling cables. British transport

or lease playing an unfortunate game of cat and mouse with the thieves.

-- transport police. This afternoon they even had a helicopter to try to

spot anything suspicious. It is big business in the black market these

days. In this be contributing to the crimes? Absolutely. There are

restrictions on the dealing of scrap metal. Scrap metal very valuable,

especially copper and lead. It looks that -- like that in the autumn it

could, head, so Scotland will not look as attractive to criminals.

They are good things to do and that is why we are consulting on it.

consultation has just finished and when we return to Parliament at the

end of recess in September I think that you will find Rapunzel 's will

be considered. Although trains are back running again, replacement

buses are still sitting outside just in case. -- proposals. The Scottish

Government and fishing industry have welcomed a ban on imports. They were

agreed today after months of negotiations and will come into

force at the end of August. They also allow for tougher action to

follow. Now for some other stories. Johnnie Walker whiskey sales have

doubled to 20 million cases in the past ten years making it the most

important spirit brand in the world by value. The parent company's

profits rose by 8% to �3.5 billion last year. Late-night revellers who

use the train are being urged to be more careful with a safety campaign

launched by network rail. These are hundreds of passengers are hurt

every year. This campaign is aimed at people who have not been drinking

in the railway and are heading home. We are trying to make them aware of

their environment. Edinburgh University is to display historic

bagpipes. They were recently purchased from a private collector

in France. The pieces will form part of a neck submission that charts 250

years of bagpipe history. Police say that Festival organisers removed

some traders from the site at the Wickerman Festival.

A play about the Lockerbie bombing has been staged at the Edinburgh

fringe Festival tonight. The writer Alan Clark believes the truth has

been covered up and says his production, the Lockerbie bomber

challenges the official versions of events. There are more stories and

the latest news 24 hours a day on the BBC Scotland website.

It was set up a decade away -- ago about the lack of visual art in the

mirror Festival. Ten years on the Edinburgh arts Festival is the

A unique voice for the Edinburgh Art Festival. This is the work of an

artist, 100 decommissioned organ pipes reassembled in one brand-new

artwork. I want people to hear the individual pipes and what is and

liked because it is a lovely, clear pure sound. You can hear them in a

way that you would never have heard them in the church. And getting up

close to look and listen is what Edinburgh newest festival does best.

-- envelope is -- envelope's. In all around 50 different exhibitions.

were founded in 2004. We came out amongst a feeling in the city that

there was not enough visual art in the festival. We have transformed

fundamentally. The first Festival was an insert in the Scotland on

Sunday. Now we have our own Festival programme and staff, we commissioned

new work for the city and this year we are commissioning ten new pieces

to celebrate our 10th edition. Artworks like this one I Peter,

quite literally flying the flag across the city for the start of

Festival season. David is out at Celtic Park tonight

in the rain in his flip-flops. Welcome to Celtic Park. The public

address system is bleeding away. Hopefully you will not hear that

across this broadcast. Another Champions League qualifier tonight.

They take on the Swedish champions Elfsborg. Let's hear from the

managers of both teams, starting with Newell Lennon's thoughts on the

Swedes. A good side. Very well organised. There is a good blend of

youth and experience in the team as well. In the back of winning the

title, they have common confident. It is a wonderful situation to come

here to play without pressure and we like that situation very much. There

is no pressure on my guest tonight. It is the former Celtic player Murdo

MacLeod. There is a bizarre undercurrent to this match, isn't

there? The man charged with the goals for this game is a former

Celtic player on loan. Does that disadvantaged Celtic in any way? If

he was good enough he would be playing for Celtic tonight. It was

not in the contract going to Elfsborg. Now they are getting him

to play. He is now going to play against Celtic tonight. Elfsborg

were thinking they were going to be stronger than Celtic in the last

round. How much other step up is it in class? They have got to play well

and play hard. The last thing you want is having to go over to Sweden

needing a result. Tonight, Celtic has got to do the business. Before

you go, a prediction? I will give you the same score, too- zero.

two to zero. You can find out if his prediction comes true. You can

listen to the match in BBC Radio Scotland. I am going to take you

from one iconic sporting venue to another. From Celtic Park to the

home of golf, Saint Andrews because the Women's Open Golf starts

tomorrow. This is St Andrews. Known worldwide

as the home of golf. This week is about the best women's golfers in

the world who are trying to win the Women's Open Golf. For one golfer in

particular it could be a very special week. This woman is looking

to win her first major of the year. -- fourth major. The weather has

been really night. Who knows what happens in the weekend. The course

could change dramatically. You have got to be prepared for everything.

There is also a serious contender from closer to home. Katrina

Matthew, a previous winner and she is playing the best golf of her

career. Coming in with confidence, a lot may depend on the weather.

playing well so hopefully I can go out and play well. The only other

Scot in the field is currently booth who was born in Perthshire and says

the nerves start when you stand on the first tee. -- Carly Booth. I am

going to try one shot at a time. Have fun. Large crowds are expected

at the old course of the next four days and the winner on Sunday will

enjoy a very -- will join a very exclusive cloud.

-- club. There are a large clouds -- Red Sea tonight to watch Celtic play

Elfsborg. -- crowds tonight. Gillian Elfsborg. -- crowds tonight. Gillian

is here with the weather forecast. For most of us the last day of July

was a fine wine and we have had the statistics for the month and you

will not find it surviving to find that it has been warmer than usual.

August is going to start in quite a warmer note. -- surprising. It is

already well in across southern Scotland and tonight it was bred

North words. Mainly light and patchy at first but there may be heavier

pulses mixed in. Temperature wise we stay in the mild side at around 13

Celsius and we will see quite a lot of missed and low cloud coming in

without rain. Some brightness to start on the far north, but

otherwise it is a story of that rain pushing northwards. For the

afternoon the heaviest rain transfers into the Highlands. If we

take a look at around four o'clock, heavy rain for sky. The Shetland,

holding onto some drier conditions and maybe some brightness. As we had

further south, spells of rain right across Aberdeenshire and into Angus

and Fife. For the Central Belt and through southern Scotland and the

afternoon, we will see say -- things brighten up and that will lift

temperatures readily up to 24 Celsius. It is very mild and muggy

air. Tomorrow night the heaviest rain moves up to Shetland. Elsewhere

things quite and down a little bit. Low pressure stays closed by four

Friday. As showery feel for the day on Friday. Some brighter weather in

the east and north-east. First Saturday we start to bring in fresh

air from the Atlantic. There will be some sunshine but still some showers

in the West. A reminder of tonight's mean news. A report by the

Institute for fiscal studies on pensions and benefits says

independence would be an opportunity to make radical reforms but it could

end up costing us all more because our population is ageing faster than

in England and Wales. More than a dozen more former pupils have come

forward alleging abuse well be went to Fort Augustus Abbey School in the

Highlands following a BBC investigation. The latest

allegations suggest abuse continued until just before the school

closed. A mother and her partner have been found guilty of murdering

a four-year-old scion. -- son. A jury in Birmingham Crown Court

convicted them both. That is Reporting Scotland. I will be back