09/08/2013 Reporting Scotland

Is she or isn't she? Tian Tian blissfully unaware as pandamania

reaches new heights over whether she is about to give birth. There are

more tests to be done. We cannot be sure.

Also tonight... A new case of legionnaires in the

Renfrew area. Health chiefs are still trying to identify the source.

Later in the programme... 800,700 events. By this little part of

Edinburgh remains the great book Festival.

Getting to one of Scotland's last great outposts.

And it is a trip into the unknown for Celtic, as they travel to

Khazakstan in the Champions League Experts at Edinburgh Zoo say there

are strong indications that their female giant panda is pregnant.

Although Tian Tian is not letting her keepers perform any ultrasound

tests, zoo staff are optimistic she could give birth in the next few

weeks. If she does, this would be the first

Giant Panda born in the UK. Rob Flett is at the zoo for us tonight,

Beyond the cute factor, what would a panda cub mean for Edinburgh?

Since they arrived here in Edinburgh 18 months ago they have been an

enormous success as a visitor attraction for these two. Visitor

numbers have soared and they have remained tied. The zoo is bucking

the trend of numbers falling off in the second year when they get panda.

If a baby was to be born, that would see interest soaring even more.

Pandas are cute, but baby pandas and incredibly cute. There has been a

big increase in the number of Asian visitors. Businesses in the city see

the pandas as a huge boost to the local economy. By the people here

are seeing it is more about conservation than commerce. Tian

Tian Is not playing ball. She is a feisty character and she is not

letting her keepers do an ultrasound test. She is very intelligent and

that makes her a bit on the difficult side. It was back in April

when she was artificially inseminated. XP has been helping

determine whether it has been a success. She is very unaware of the

success at inter, but she is putting on weight and displaying behavioural

changes. It could mean one of two things, where she could be pregnant

or she could have a phantom pregnancy, which is common for

pandas. The meal and at the zoo is able to relax, but he is still

pulling in the clouds. There is still the chance of failure. We have

a lot of Endangered Species Act. We get veterinary support and aim to

breed them in case they become extinct in the wild. If she is not,

we will go round again. The zoo is increasingly confident that this is

real. The could then between now and the end of September. Let us stay

with that sense of optimism. What happens if the Cubs to arrive in the

next few weeks? When would be get to see them? The first pictures would

be photographs from the zoo. They would probably be updated over

several months, in keeping with Chinese tradition with when the

pandas are ready. It may be sometime in the New Year before we would

actually see the young handers in the flesh.

A further case of Legionnaires' Disease linked to the Renfrew area

has been confirmed, bringing the total to 11. The latest patient is

being treated in hospital. All the people previously reported to have

been infected have recovered, but the health board has yet to find the

source. Catriona Renton is following the story. How significant is this?

As you say, the latest version is stable and the other ten people have

all recovered. But this is the 11th case since June and there have been

three new cases this week alone. All the people who contracted the

juniors disease either living or working the Renfrew area. It is

contracted by inhaling diseased water droplets which goes straight

into the lungs. It seems the main concern here is that the health

board still does not know what the source of this outbreak is. We not

only active water cooling towers in the Renfrew area have been treated

with chemicals which would kill the virus. We juniors disease has a two

week incubation period, so the question is, where this is coming

from? What are the symptoms? Doctors in the area have been told to keep

this uppermost in the main. Symptoms are headaches, fever, breathing

difficulties, stomach pains and eight consistent cough and

diarrhoea. It is rear in the United Kingdom and can be fatal. It cannot

be spread from person to person and cannot be contracted from drinking

water. People are being advised not to worry about cooking drinking

water. However, last year to mentor die in nearly juniors outbreak in

Edinburgh. A cooling tower in the area was said to be the source of

the problem. The priority for the health board is to know find out

what caused the outbreak in Renfrew. You are watching Reporting Scotland

from the BBC. Still to come on the programme...

Get ready for the spectacular meteor showers in our night skies this

weekend. And in sport, Celtic have to travel

to Central Asia to qualify for the Champions League. We will give you

the lowdown on their opponents and hearing from Scots runner Eilidh

Child, ahead of the World Athletics Championships in Moscow. That and

more later. An historic link to the remote

islands of St Kilda has been restored, with the launch of a new

sailing from the Isle of Skye. St Kilda was owned by the MacLeods of

Dunvegan Castle on Skye for centuries. It was sold after the

islanders were evacuated in 1930. David Miller has just returned from

St Kilda and sent us this report. The islands St Kilda of -- remote,

rugged and beautiful. But even today, getting the requires a spirit

church takes over four hours from the mainland. The passage can be

rough, although there are compensations. This see around the

islands are rich in wildlife. But the extraordinary stories of the

hardships the insured until 1930 also attract visitors, eager to lay

more. Visitor numbers are increasing with every passing year. That is

something the National trust for Scotland welcomes, but all the extra

visitors bring extra challenges for conservationists. That is especially

true here. It is a good thing that people are coming to experience what

was at the unique world within the British Isles. As for the people

pressure, most people stay in the village area, which does affect the

way the interior of the fabric on the village. There's sailing from

sky 's faces competition from rival operators. It is already proving

popular, attracting more locals slant to rest. We house I have

people from sky with family connections dating back way to 1930.

Others are just juniors. There are quicker ways to get there, but there

is no doubt this is a journey worth savouring. An amazing place.

Three people have been arrested in connection with the death of a man

in the centre of Aberdeen. Officers were called to the Galleria on Bon

Accord Street at around midnight last night. The dead man has been

named as Craig Grant, who was 26 and from Aberdeenshire. Police Scotland

say the area was busy and want anyone who filmed the incident on

their mobile phone to come forward. Campaigners demonstrated outside the

Russian compote consulate in envelope today. They were protesting

against the countries anti-gay legislation. It was organised by the

equality network, which say that the changes have led to attacks on

homosexual people within Russia. This story we have a is that of

murder and violence. The Edinburgh International Book

Festival begins tomorrow. The event was one of just three in the UK when

it first began in the 1980s. Now it is one of hundreds. Our arts

correspondent Pauline McLean is at Charlotte Square in Edinburgh, where

the festival will be held. Yes, the first festival, apparently, was like

something of a Scout camp. But look at it now. This is one of eight

venues that they will be putting authors and two and of course all

this lovely space for people to come up, set and reads. It takes a lot of

effort to build a space for 800 authors, 700 events and the

thousands who will simply pass through these gardens over the next

three weeks. It is important that we build on this side little village

place where everyone comes and feels comfortable about. That is my

favourite thing of all. A city famous for its literature and ready

packed with festivalgoers was the obvious location for the book

Festival. It is just one of three in the United Kingdom taking place at

the same time. This was only supposed to happen once, in 1983.

The funding was secured and the venue, Princes Street Gardens, was

secured. And we conceived the festival is being this celebration

of books. At least, a trick, a pilot. Roald Dahl was many of the

big names to attend. The programmers devoted to new books and new

readers. It has also inspired writers. I had written some short

stories is desperate to get into the game. But I did not know any

authors, soak for a couple of weeks, I could mooch around Edinburgh and

pick the brains of these great writers. It was great. And who knows

who will be hanging around the gardens this summer. Part of the joy

of that is coming along to see writers who are not completely

unknown. J K rolling came to launch her first book year, where there was

only 15 or 16 people here. When she came back, you needed a golden

ticket to get in! Other stories across Scotland this Friday.

Edinburgh's Castle Street has been closed off after a fire broke out in

a restaurant. It's understood the fire started in the kitchen of a

branch of TGI Fridays just before one o'clock. The restaurant and

neighbouring buildings have been evacuated while firefighters attempt

to bring it under control. Plans to upgrade the notorious A82

between Glasgow and Fort William have taken a major step forward. The

Scottish Government has awarded a five million pound contract to build

a by-pass round the bottleneck of Crianlarich. Meanwhile, the road

will be closed during the night for six weeks from tonight to allow

improvement works at Pulpit Rock. Diversions will be in place.

Graffiti daubed on the front of Aberdeen's Marischal College has

been successfully removed. Various efforts had been made to clean the

words scrolled on the famous granite building in June. A man has been

charged with malicious mischief in connection with the incident.

Police are hunting a thief who stole medals and a gold watch from a

cabinet at Heart's Tynecastle Stadium. They include two league

championship medals from the 1890s. Workers at the stadium said they'd

noticed someone acting suspiciously. He was described as being white, 40

to 45 years of age, 5ft 9in tall with short ginger hair These

pictures are Dull, not Boring, but we mention it because the Oregon

town of Boring is marking its links today with the Perthshire village of

Dull at an event aimed at attracting tourists.

The "Boring and Dull Community Social" is due to feature a piper

and drummer to honour Scotland and a barbershop quartet and flag salute

for the other side of the Atlantic. And there are more stories from your

area - and all the latest news, 24 hours a day on BBC Scotland's

website. There'll be showers over Scotland

this weekend but I'm not talking about rain. Amateur astronomers will

be out in force, hoping to see a spectacular meteor shower. Experts

say that, weather permitting, the best views should be over to the

east, especially after midnight. Cameron Buttle reports. I'm at the

Royal Observatory in Edinburgh. It is a very exciting weekend for

stargazers. What is happening? is the peak of the Perseid meteor

showers. There should be a spectacular firework display in the

night sky. What is a meteor shower? Meteors are caused when tiny bits of

dust get into the atmosphere. Comets lead these trails of dust. There is

a larger the number dash-mac than usual number of trails for this.

are now inside. This is the main telescope. This weekend, you do not

need a telescope. That is correct. Meteors appear at any part of the

sky. When you use a telescope, you only look at a tiny section of the

sky at a time. What is the best advice to see the meteors? Avoiding

clouds is the main thing. If you get clear skies, try and find a dark

site, away from any city lights. Preferably, observed after midnight

because the numbers tend to increase in the second half of the night.

Thank you very much. You will find out what the skies will be like with

a full weather forecast at the end of the programme.

Indeed we will. Sparks in the football, David?

Good evening. If Celtic are to reach the Champions

League group stages, they'll have to see off a side from Khazakstan. The

Scottish champions were drawn against Shakhter Karagandy in

today's draw and will travel for the first leg in two weeks time. It's

the end of the European line for Motherwell and St Johnstone though.

Chris McLaughlin reports. Shakhter Karagandy. Celtic. After trips to

Belfast and Sweden, they are now off to Asia. The match will be played in

the capital. Sandwiched between Russia and China, Kazakhstan will

prove a bit of a trek for Celtic. Flights can take up to seven hours.

Shakhter Karagandy are the current Kazakhstan in. Celtic will be

playing on a plastic pitch once again. We do not know much about the

team. Hopefully, the manager has made a good few signings, a good

striker and a couple of central defenders. We do not know anything

about the team which could be quite dangerous. You can find out things

through the internets. We still should be good enough to beat them.

St Johnstone were not good enough to beat Minsk and lost out on penalties

after dominating. Motherwell crashed out to Kuban Krasnodar in Russia.

Once again it is left to rust dash-mac Celtic to fly the flag for

Scotland in European football. The riches of the champions league

football stages a week Celtic. Dash-mac await Celtic.

Andy Murray says his surprise defeat in the third round of the Rogers Cup

in Montreal won't affect his preparations for the US Open. Murray

was beaten in straight sets by the Ernest Gulbis of Latvia - who's

ranked 38th in the world. But after the match the Wimbledon champion

wasn't dwelling on his early exit from the tournament. I am positive

about today. I was not expecting to come and play my best tennis. I hit

the ball better today than I did yesterday so my game is going in the

right direction. I still have two and a half weeks until the U.S.

Open. A record number of Scots athletes

are taking part in this year's World Championships. There are seven in

the Great Britain team for the event which starts tomorrow in Moscow. We

can hear from a couple of them now - one who's making her third world

championship appearance and one who's making her debut. Haley Child

is one of Scotland's's most experienced international athletes.

She won silver at the Commonwealth Games three years ago in Delhi. She

reached the semifinals of the London Olympics last summer. Now she is

being tipped by some to get a medal in Moscow. I definitely want to make

the finals. I have never made the final yet, I have only need the

semifinals. If a dash-mac if I can go in there and run by pests

personal best. I will be delighted. Laura Muir is making her world

championship debut. It is all about gaining experience for her.

Hopefully, I can get through the first round. Yet again, if I have

two run a personal best, I think I can. I will not be disappointed if I

do not get through that first round because I have done as much as I

could. If I do get through it will be great. They both represent Team

GB in Moscow. A year from now if all goes well, they will be representing

Scotland at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. I can hardly wait.

Thank you very much. They began life as a three-piece

wedding and ceilidh band, but went on to sell out huge venues like

Edinburgh Castle. This weekend sees the culmination of a summer of

celebrations for the fortieth birthday of the Keltic rock band

Runrig. -- Celtic. Fans from around the world are converging on the

outdoor concert site in the Highlands. Craig Anderson reports.

Runrig got together just for fun. Not that you would know it, from his

early images. This is where it all begin dash-mac began. They played

together at a ceilidh dance for the mother of a friend. After that, we

realised there was something there. We went back to the Isle of Skye

that summer and played at village dances. We had a great time. It was

never a meteoric rise to fame and fortune, rather as steady climb to

add record deal. They got onto the charts and top of the Pops. 40 years

and millions of album sales later, what is the secret of their

continued success? I wish I knew. I wish I knew the magic dust which

makes it all work. I would be a very wealthy man. If I could tell you how

to become successful and maintain success, I would be very wealthy.

The band have kept true to their roots. You are written something

which is constant, and ethos. With the other foot, you have to extend

it and evolve. I think we had done that. Thousands of fans heading to

Inverness are clear what keeps them coming back. We are from the

northern part of Europe and we can really relate to the music. We were

brought up with the country sound and we like to hear it. 40 years on,

Runrig are still attracting the same amount of devotion from their fans.

Let us get the weather now. Gillian is in Edinburgh. What is in

Gillian is in Edinburgh. What is in store? It is looking pretty good for

the festival this weekend. Eastern Scotland will see the best of the

sunshine, some showers in the West. In terms of the best glimpse of the

meteor shower, tomorrow night and Sunday morning is your best bet. We

have a couple of France coming over the weekend. Rain pushing in

tomorrow night. Skies will create after that, especially in the south

it dash-mac Southwest and in the east. The skies clearing nicely here

in the capital. 20 of sunshine for the rest of the country towards the

end of the day. The Northern Isles will hold onto patchy cloud this

evening, at that will clearly be in most places drive for time with

showers following into the West. Quite a chilly night with

temperatures at around 10 Celsius and sliding into single figures in

the countryside. Tomorrow, eastern Scotland starts dry, bright and

sunny. Showers and the outset in the West. Showers will develop more

widely in the afternoon with some reaching the East. Around 4pm,

plenty of sunshine or Lothian and the Borders. Just an isolated shower

in this Central Belt. More cloud for Dumfries and Galloway. Stubborn

cloud and potentially some showers for Argyll and the north-west.

Orkney and Shetland will be dry. Some decent brightness. It spells of

sunshine for Angus but potentially some sharp showers. Be prepared for

some heavy showers across all hill ranges. Winds will be Westerly. A

chilly feel on the top of hills. A similar picture for eastern ranges

although fewer showers and more chance of sunshine. For inshore

waters, wins are west or north westerly. Livability are good.

Dash-mac visibility is good. Winds from the West and North West. This

ability will be mainly good but during a shower. For tomorrow

afternoon, showers die away and there will be dry weather. Rainbow

pushing across the country tonight. By festivalgoers, tomorrow looks

like the better day. That is the chance of a heavy shower on Sunday

and a cooler more bluster they feel is that bluster the West wind. Some

showers will be heavy in the West with the risk of thunder. We are

holding on to the cooler and fresh breeze into Monday.

Thank you very much. One main headline - government pilot scheme

to clamp down on illegal emigration is being investigated by the

advertising watchdog after posters encouraging people to go home or

face arrest sparked complaints. The Home Office is complete dash-mac

accused of using offensive language in the adverts. That is Reporting