:00:21. > :00:30.Is she or isn't she? Tian Tian blissfully unaware as pandamania
:00:30. > :00:34.reaches new heights over whether she is about to give birth. There are
:00:34. > :00:38.more tests to be done. We cannot be sure.
:00:38. > :00:43.Also tonight... A new case of legionnaires in the
:00:43. > :00:53.Renfrew area. Health chiefs are still trying to identify the source.
:00:53. > :00:55.Later in the programme... 800,700 events. By this little part of
:00:55. > :00:58.Edinburgh remains the great book Festival.
:00:58. > :01:02.Getting to one of Scotland's last great outposts.
:01:02. > :01:12.And it is a trip into the unknown for Celtic, as they travel to
:01:12. > :01:16.
:01:16. > :01:21.Khazakstan in the Champions League Experts at Edinburgh Zoo say there
:01:21. > :01:24.are strong indications that their female giant panda is pregnant.
:01:24. > :01:27.Although Tian Tian is not letting her keepers perform any ultrasound
:01:27. > :01:30.tests, zoo staff are optimistic she could give birth in the next few
:01:30. > :01:34.weeks. If she does, this would be the first
:01:34. > :01:44.Giant Panda born in the UK. Rob Flett is at the zoo for us tonight,
:01:44. > :01:45.
:01:45. > :01:50.Beyond the cute factor, what would a panda cub mean for Edinburgh?
:01:50. > :01:53.Since they arrived here in Edinburgh 18 months ago they have been an
:01:53. > :02:01.enormous success as a visitor attraction for these two. Visitor
:02:01. > :02:07.numbers have soared and they have remained tied. The zoo is bucking
:02:07. > :02:14.the trend of numbers falling off in the second year when they get panda.
:02:14. > :02:19.If a baby was to be born, that would see interest soaring even more.
:02:19. > :02:26.Pandas are cute, but baby pandas and incredibly cute. There has been a
:02:26. > :02:32.big increase in the number of Asian visitors. Businesses in the city see
:02:32. > :02:42.the pandas as a huge boost to the local economy. By the people here
:02:42. > :02:42.
:02:42. > :02:46.are seeing it is more about conservation than commerce. Tian
:02:46. > :02:56.Tian Is not playing ball. She is a feisty character and she is not
:02:56. > :02:56.
:02:56. > :03:00.letting her keepers do an ultrasound test. She is very intelligent and
:03:00. > :03:06.that makes her a bit on the difficult side. It was back in April
:03:06. > :03:16.when she was artificially inseminated. XP has been helping
:03:16. > :03:18.
:03:18. > :03:24.determine whether it has been a success. She is very unaware of the
:03:24. > :03:33.success at inter, but she is putting on weight and displaying behavioural
:03:33. > :03:39.changes. It could mean one of two things, where she could be pregnant
:03:39. > :03:47.or she could have a phantom pregnancy, which is common for
:03:47. > :03:55.pandas. The meal and at the zoo is able to relax, but he is still
:03:55. > :04:00.pulling in the clouds. There is still the chance of failure. We have
:04:00. > :04:10.a lot of Endangered Species Act. We get veterinary support and aim to
:04:10. > :04:10.
:04:11. > :04:20.breed them in case they become extinct in the wild. If she is not,
:04:20. > :04:30.we will go round again. The zoo is increasingly confident that this is
:04:30. > :04:32.
:04:33. > :04:39.real. The could then between now and the end of September. Let us stay
:04:39. > :04:44.with that sense of optimism. What happens if the Cubs to arrive in the
:04:44. > :04:48.next few weeks? When would be get to see them? The first pictures would
:04:48. > :04:53.be photographs from the zoo. They would probably be updated over
:04:53. > :04:57.several months, in keeping with Chinese tradition with when the
:04:57. > :05:03.pandas are ready. It may be sometime in the New Year before we would
:05:03. > :05:06.actually see the young handers in the flesh.
:05:06. > :05:11.A further case of Legionnaires' Disease linked to the Renfrew area
:05:11. > :05:14.has been confirmed, bringing the total to 11. The latest patient is
:05:14. > :05:18.being treated in hospital. All the people previously reported to have
:05:18. > :05:26.been infected have recovered, but the health board has yet to find the
:05:26. > :05:29.source. Catriona Renton is following the story. How significant is this?
:05:29. > :05:35.As you say, the latest version is stable and the other ten people have
:05:35. > :05:39.all recovered. But this is the 11th case since June and there have been
:05:39. > :05:44.three new cases this week alone. All the people who contracted the
:05:44. > :05:51.juniors disease either living or working the Renfrew area. It is
:05:51. > :05:57.contracted by inhaling diseased water droplets which goes straight
:05:57. > :06:01.into the lungs. It seems the main concern here is that the health
:06:01. > :06:08.board still does not know what the source of this outbreak is. We not
:06:08. > :06:16.only active water cooling towers in the Renfrew area have been treated
:06:16. > :06:20.with chemicals which would kill the virus. We juniors disease has a two
:06:20. > :06:26.week incubation period, so the question is, where this is coming
:06:26. > :06:31.from? What are the symptoms? Doctors in the area have been told to keep
:06:31. > :06:36.this uppermost in the main. Symptoms are headaches, fever, breathing
:06:37. > :06:43.difficulties, stomach pains and eight consistent cough and
:06:43. > :06:48.diarrhoea. It is rear in the United Kingdom and can be fatal. It cannot
:06:48. > :06:53.be spread from person to person and cannot be contracted from drinking
:06:53. > :06:59.water. People are being advised not to worry about cooking drinking
:06:59. > :07:03.water. However, last year to mentor die in nearly juniors outbreak in
:07:03. > :07:10.Edinburgh. A cooling tower in the area was said to be the source of
:07:10. > :07:15.the problem. The priority for the health board is to know find out
:07:15. > :07:19.what caused the outbreak in Renfrew. You are watching Reporting Scotland
:07:19. > :07:22.from the BBC. Still to come on the programme...
:07:22. > :07:24.Get ready for the spectacular meteor showers in our night skies this
:07:24. > :07:28.weekend. And in sport, Celtic have to travel
:07:28. > :07:31.to Central Asia to qualify for the Champions League. We will give you
:07:31. > :07:34.the lowdown on their opponents and hearing from Scots runner Eilidh
:07:34. > :07:41.Child, ahead of the World Athletics Championships in Moscow. That and
:07:41. > :07:45.more later. An historic link to the remote
:07:45. > :07:48.islands of St Kilda has been restored, with the launch of a new
:07:49. > :07:53.sailing from the Isle of Skye. St Kilda was owned by the MacLeods of
:07:53. > :07:57.Dunvegan Castle on Skye for centuries. It was sold after the
:07:57. > :08:07.islanders were evacuated in 1930. David Miller has just returned from
:08:07. > :08:10.
:08:10. > :08:15.St Kilda and sent us this report. The islands St Kilda of -- remote,
:08:15. > :08:25.rugged and beautiful. But even today, getting the requires a spirit
:08:25. > :08:37.
:08:37. > :08:46.church takes over four hours from the mainland. The passage can be
:08:46. > :08:52.rough, although there are compensations. This see around the
:08:52. > :08:58.islands are rich in wildlife. But the extraordinary stories of the
:08:58. > :09:02.hardships the insured until 1930 also attract visitors, eager to lay
:09:02. > :09:07.more. Visitor numbers are increasing with every passing year. That is
:09:08. > :09:11.something the National trust for Scotland welcomes, but all the extra
:09:11. > :09:18.visitors bring extra challenges for conservationists. That is especially
:09:19. > :09:26.true here. It is a good thing that people are coming to experience what
:09:26. > :09:31.was at the unique world within the British Isles. As for the people
:09:32. > :09:37.pressure, most people stay in the village area, which does affect the
:09:37. > :09:42.way the interior of the fabric on the village. There's sailing from
:09:42. > :09:50.sky 's faces competition from rival operators. It is already proving
:09:50. > :09:53.popular, attracting more locals slant to rest. We house I have
:09:53. > :09:59.people from sky with family connections dating back way to 1930.
:09:59. > :10:09.Others are just juniors. There are quicker ways to get there, but there
:10:09. > :10:09.
:10:09. > :10:13.is no doubt this is a journey worth savouring. An amazing place.
:10:13. > :10:16.Three people have been arrested in connection with the death of a man
:10:16. > :10:19.in the centre of Aberdeen. Officers were called to the Galleria on Bon
:10:19. > :10:23.Accord Street at around midnight last night. The dead man has been
:10:23. > :10:26.named as Craig Grant, who was 26 and from Aberdeenshire. Police Scotland
:10:26. > :10:33.say the area was busy and want anyone who filmed the incident on
:10:33. > :10:41.their mobile phone to come forward. Campaigners demonstrated outside the
:10:41. > :10:48.Russian compote consulate in envelope today. They were protesting
:10:48. > :10:53.against the countries anti-gay legislation. It was organised by the
:10:53. > :11:00.equality network, which say that the changes have led to attacks on
:11:00. > :11:05.homosexual people within Russia. This story we have a is that of
:11:05. > :11:12.murder and violence. The Edinburgh International Book
:11:12. > :11:16.Festival begins tomorrow. The event was one of just three in the UK when
:11:16. > :11:19.it first began in the 1980s. Now it is one of hundreds. Our arts
:11:19. > :11:28.correspondent Pauline McLean is at Charlotte Square in Edinburgh, where
:11:28. > :11:36.the festival will be held. Yes, the first festival, apparently, was like
:11:36. > :11:40.something of a Scout camp. But look at it now. This is one of eight
:11:40. > :11:49.venues that they will be putting authors and two and of course all
:11:49. > :11:54.this lovely space for people to come up, set and reads. It takes a lot of
:11:54. > :11:57.effort to build a space for 800 authors, 700 events and the
:11:57. > :12:03.thousands who will simply pass through these gardens over the next
:12:03. > :12:09.three weeks. It is important that we build on this side little village
:12:09. > :12:15.place where everyone comes and feels comfortable about. That is my
:12:15. > :12:19.favourite thing of all. A city famous for its literature and ready
:12:19. > :12:26.packed with festivalgoers was the obvious location for the book
:12:26. > :12:31.Festival. It is just one of three in the United Kingdom taking place at
:12:31. > :12:36.the same time. This was only supposed to happen once, in 1983.
:12:36. > :12:44.The funding was secured and the venue, Princes Street Gardens, was
:12:44. > :12:53.secured. And we conceived the festival is being this celebration
:12:53. > :13:01.of books. At least, a trick, a pilot. Roald Dahl was many of the
:13:02. > :13:07.big names to attend. The programmers devoted to new books and new
:13:07. > :13:11.readers. It has also inspired writers. I had written some short
:13:11. > :13:16.stories is desperate to get into the game. But I did not know any
:13:16. > :13:22.authors, soak for a couple of weeks, I could mooch around Edinburgh and
:13:22. > :13:26.pick the brains of these great writers. It was great. And who knows
:13:26. > :13:30.who will be hanging around the gardens this summer. Part of the joy
:13:30. > :13:38.of that is coming along to see writers who are not completely
:13:38. > :13:43.unknown. J K rolling came to launch her first book year, where there was
:13:43. > :13:52.only 15 or 16 people here. When she came back, you needed a golden
:13:52. > :13:55.ticket to get in! Other stories across Scotland this Friday.
:13:55. > :13:59.Edinburgh's Castle Street has been closed off after a fire broke out in
:13:59. > :14:02.a restaurant. It's understood the fire started in the kitchen of a
:14:02. > :14:04.branch of TGI Fridays just before one o'clock. The restaurant and
:14:04. > :14:07.neighbouring buildings have been evacuated while firefighters attempt
:14:07. > :14:10.to bring it under control. Plans to upgrade the notorious A82
:14:10. > :14:13.between Glasgow and Fort William have taken a major step forward. The
:14:13. > :14:16.Scottish Government has awarded a five million pound contract to build
:14:16. > :14:19.a by-pass round the bottleneck of Crianlarich. Meanwhile, the road
:14:19. > :14:23.will be closed during the night for six weeks from tonight to allow
:14:24. > :14:26.improvement works at Pulpit Rock. Diversions will be in place.
:14:26. > :14:31.Graffiti daubed on the front of Aberdeen's Marischal College has
:14:31. > :14:36.been successfully removed. Various efforts had been made to clean the
:14:36. > :14:40.words scrolled on the famous granite building in June. A man has been
:14:40. > :14:44.charged with malicious mischief in connection with the incident.
:14:44. > :14:47.Police are hunting a thief who stole medals and a gold watch from a
:14:47. > :14:52.cabinet at Heart's Tynecastle Stadium. They include two league
:14:52. > :14:57.championship medals from the 1890s. Workers at the stadium said they'd
:14:57. > :15:00.noticed someone acting suspiciously. He was described as being white, 40
:15:00. > :15:03.to 45 years of age, 5ft 9in tall with short ginger hair These
:15:03. > :15:07.pictures are Dull, not Boring, but we mention it because the Oregon
:15:07. > :15:09.town of Boring is marking its links today with the Perthshire village of
:15:09. > :15:12.Dull at an event aimed at attracting tourists.
:15:12. > :15:16.The "Boring and Dull Community Social" is due to feature a piper
:15:16. > :15:26.and drummer to honour Scotland and a barbershop quartet and flag salute
:15:26. > :15:29.for the other side of the Atlantic. And there are more stories from your
:15:29. > :15:34.area - and all the latest news, 24 hours a day on BBC Scotland's
:15:34. > :15:38.website. There'll be showers over Scotland
:15:38. > :15:44.this weekend but I'm not talking about rain. Amateur astronomers will
:15:44. > :15:48.be out in force, hoping to see a spectacular meteor shower. Experts
:15:48. > :15:52.say that, weather permitting, the best views should be over to the
:15:52. > :15:59.east, especially after midnight. Cameron Buttle reports. I'm at the
:15:59. > :16:04.Royal Observatory in Edinburgh. It is a very exciting weekend for
:16:04. > :16:10.stargazers. What is happening? is the peak of the Perseid meteor
:16:10. > :16:18.showers. There should be a spectacular firework display in the
:16:18. > :16:24.night sky. What is a meteor shower? Meteors are caused when tiny bits of
:16:24. > :16:32.dust get into the atmosphere. Comets lead these trails of dust. There is
:16:32. > :16:39.a larger the number dash-mac than usual number of trails for this.
:16:39. > :16:45.are now inside. This is the main telescope. This weekend, you do not
:16:45. > :16:51.need a telescope. That is correct. Meteors appear at any part of the
:16:52. > :16:58.sky. When you use a telescope, you only look at a tiny section of the
:16:58. > :17:04.sky at a time. What is the best advice to see the meteors? Avoiding
:17:04. > :17:12.clouds is the main thing. If you get clear skies, try and find a dark
:17:12. > :17:15.site, away from any city lights. Preferably, observed after midnight
:17:15. > :17:21.because the numbers tend to increase in the second half of the night.
:17:21. > :17:23.Thank you very much. You will find out what the skies will be like with
:17:23. > :17:30.a full weather forecast at the end of the programme.
:17:30. > :17:34.Indeed we will. Sparks in the football, David?
:17:34. > :17:39.Good evening. If Celtic are to reach the Champions
:17:39. > :17:41.League group stages, they'll have to see off a side from Khazakstan. The
:17:41. > :17:48.Scottish champions were drawn against Shakhter Karagandy in
:17:48. > :17:51.today's draw and will travel for the first leg in two weeks time. It's
:17:51. > :18:01.the end of the European line for Motherwell and St Johnstone though.
:18:01. > :18:03.
:18:03. > :18:11.Chris McLaughlin reports. Shakhter Karagandy. Celtic. After trips to
:18:11. > :18:19.Belfast and Sweden, they are now off to Asia. The match will be played in
:18:19. > :18:25.the capital. Sandwiched between Russia and China, Kazakhstan will
:18:25. > :18:31.prove a bit of a trek for Celtic. Flights can take up to seven hours.
:18:31. > :18:36.Shakhter Karagandy are the current Kazakhstan in. Celtic will be
:18:36. > :18:43.playing on a plastic pitch once again. We do not know much about the
:18:43. > :18:47.team. Hopefully, the manager has made a good few signings, a good
:18:47. > :18:52.striker and a couple of central defenders. We do not know anything
:18:52. > :18:56.about the team which could be quite dangerous. You can find out things
:18:56. > :19:03.through the internets. We still should be good enough to beat them.
:19:03. > :19:07.St Johnstone were not good enough to beat Minsk and lost out on penalties
:19:07. > :19:15.after dominating. Motherwell crashed out to Kuban Krasnodar in Russia.
:19:15. > :19:20.Once again it is left to rust dash-mac Celtic to fly the flag for
:19:20. > :19:26.Scotland in European football. The riches of the champions league
:19:26. > :19:29.football stages a week Celtic. Dash-mac await Celtic.
:19:29. > :19:32.Andy Murray says his surprise defeat in the third round of the Rogers Cup
:19:32. > :19:36.in Montreal won't affect his preparations for the US Open. Murray
:19:36. > :19:39.was beaten in straight sets by the Ernest Gulbis of Latvia - who's
:19:39. > :19:42.ranked 38th in the world. But after the match the Wimbledon champion
:19:42. > :19:47.wasn't dwelling on his early exit from the tournament. I am positive
:19:47. > :19:51.about today. I was not expecting to come and play my best tennis. I hit
:19:51. > :19:55.the ball better today than I did yesterday so my game is going in the
:19:55. > :20:00.right direction. I still have two and a half weeks until the U.S.
:20:00. > :20:04.Open. A record number of Scots athletes
:20:04. > :20:08.are taking part in this year's World Championships. There are seven in
:20:08. > :20:12.the Great Britain team for the event which starts tomorrow in Moscow. We
:20:12. > :20:17.can hear from a couple of them now - one who's making her third world
:20:17. > :20:25.championship appearance and one who's making her debut. Haley Child
:20:25. > :20:30.is one of Scotland's's most experienced international athletes.
:20:30. > :20:33.She won silver at the Commonwealth Games three years ago in Delhi. She
:20:33. > :20:40.reached the semifinals of the London Olympics last summer. Now she is
:20:40. > :20:45.being tipped by some to get a medal in Moscow. I definitely want to make
:20:46. > :20:53.the finals. I have never made the final yet, I have only need the
:20:53. > :21:00.semifinals. If a dash-mac if I can go in there and run by pests
:21:00. > :21:08.personal best. I will be delighted. Laura Muir is making her world
:21:08. > :21:15.championship debut. It is all about gaining experience for her.
:21:15. > :21:22.Hopefully, I can get through the first round. Yet again, if I have
:21:22. > :21:25.two run a personal best, I think I can. I will not be disappointed if I
:21:25. > :21:33.do not get through that first round because I have done as much as I
:21:33. > :21:39.could. If I do get through it will be great. They both represent Team
:21:39. > :21:44.GB in Moscow. A year from now if all goes well, they will be representing
:21:44. > :21:48.Scotland at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. I can hardly wait.
:21:48. > :21:51.Thank you very much. They began life as a three-piece
:21:51. > :21:54.wedding and ceilidh band, but went on to sell out huge venues like
:21:54. > :21:57.Edinburgh Castle. This weekend sees the culmination of a summer of
:21:57. > :22:02.celebrations for the fortieth birthday of the Keltic rock band
:22:02. > :22:05.Runrig. -- Celtic. Fans from around the world are converging on the
:22:05. > :22:11.outdoor concert site in the Highlands. Craig Anderson reports.
:22:11. > :22:18.Runrig got together just for fun. Not that you would know it, from his
:22:18. > :22:23.early images. This is where it all begin dash-mac began. They played
:22:24. > :22:29.together at a ceilidh dance for the mother of a friend. After that, we
:22:29. > :22:35.realised there was something there. We went back to the Isle of Skye
:22:35. > :22:40.that summer and played at village dances. We had a great time. It was
:22:40. > :22:47.never a meteoric rise to fame and fortune, rather as steady climb to
:22:47. > :22:51.add record deal. They got onto the charts and top of the Pops. 40 years
:22:51. > :22:57.and millions of album sales later, what is the secret of their
:22:57. > :23:05.continued success? I wish I knew. I wish I knew the magic dust which
:23:05. > :23:10.makes it all work. I would be a very wealthy man. If I could tell you how
:23:10. > :23:15.to become successful and maintain success, I would be very wealthy.
:23:15. > :23:20.The band have kept true to their roots. You are written something
:23:20. > :23:28.which is constant, and ethos. With the other foot, you have to extend
:23:28. > :23:34.it and evolve. I think we had done that. Thousands of fans heading to
:23:34. > :23:38.Inverness are clear what keeps them coming back. We are from the
:23:38. > :23:47.northern part of Europe and we can really relate to the music. We were
:23:47. > :23:54.brought up with the country sound and we like to hear it. 40 years on,
:23:54. > :24:00.Runrig are still attracting the same amount of devotion from their fans.
:24:00. > :24:05.Let us get the weather now. Gillian is in Edinburgh. What is in
:24:05. > :24:11.Gillian is in Edinburgh. What is in store? It is looking pretty good for
:24:11. > :24:16.the festival this weekend. Eastern Scotland will see the best of the
:24:16. > :24:20.sunshine, some showers in the West. In terms of the best glimpse of the
:24:20. > :24:23.meteor shower, tomorrow night and Sunday morning is your best bet. We
:24:23. > :24:31.have a couple of France coming over the weekend. Rain pushing in
:24:31. > :24:34.tomorrow night. Skies will create after that, especially in the south
:24:34. > :24:39.it dash-mac Southwest and in the east. The skies clearing nicely here
:24:39. > :24:43.in the capital. 20 of sunshine for the rest of the country towards the
:24:43. > :24:49.end of the day. The Northern Isles will hold onto patchy cloud this
:24:49. > :24:55.evening, at that will clearly be in most places drive for time with
:24:55. > :24:58.showers following into the West. Quite a chilly night with
:24:58. > :25:04.temperatures at around 10 Celsius and sliding into single figures in
:25:04. > :25:09.the countryside. Tomorrow, eastern Scotland starts dry, bright and
:25:09. > :25:13.sunny. Showers and the outset in the West. Showers will develop more
:25:13. > :25:21.widely in the afternoon with some reaching the East. Around 4pm,
:25:21. > :25:27.plenty of sunshine or Lothian and the Borders. Just an isolated shower
:25:27. > :25:31.in this Central Belt. More cloud for Dumfries and Galloway. Stubborn
:25:31. > :25:41.cloud and potentially some showers for Argyll and the north-west.
:25:41. > :25:42.
:25:42. > :25:47.Orkney and Shetland will be dry. Some decent brightness. It spells of
:25:47. > :25:54.sunshine for Angus but potentially some sharp showers. Be prepared for
:25:54. > :26:03.some heavy showers across all hill ranges. Winds will be Westerly. A
:26:03. > :26:08.chilly feel on the top of hills. A similar picture for eastern ranges
:26:08. > :26:15.although fewer showers and more chance of sunshine. For inshore
:26:15. > :26:24.waters, wins are west or north westerly. Livability are good.
:26:24. > :26:32.Dash-mac visibility is good. Winds from the West and North West. This
:26:32. > :26:39.ability will be mainly good but during a shower. For tomorrow
:26:39. > :26:43.afternoon, showers die away and there will be dry weather. Rainbow
:26:43. > :26:49.pushing across the country tonight. By festivalgoers, tomorrow looks
:26:49. > :26:55.like the better day. That is the chance of a heavy shower on Sunday
:26:55. > :27:00.and a cooler more bluster they feel is that bluster the West wind. Some
:27:00. > :27:06.showers will be heavy in the West with the risk of thunder. We are
:27:06. > :27:09.holding on to the cooler and fresh breeze into Monday.
:27:09. > :27:14.Thank you very much. One main headline - government pilot scheme
:27:14. > :27:18.to clamp down on illegal emigration is being investigated by the
:27:18. > :27:23.advertising watchdog after posters encouraging people to go home or
:27:23. > :27:28.face arrest sparked complaints. The Home Office is complete dash-mac
:27:28. > :27:32.accused of using offensive language in the adverts. That is Reporting