:00:20. > :00:26.Scotland's economy is showing signs of recovery according to new
:00:26. > :00:30.figures. A young woman from Lenzie accused of
:00:30. > :00:35.drug trafficking in Peru. Her mother said she had no idea she had
:00:35. > :00:39.travelled to South America. Tributes paid to the former Scottish
:00:39. > :00:44.Conservative leader David McLetchie who has died at the age of 61. And
:00:44. > :00:51.also in tonight's programme I'm in Ayrshire, the home of the new
:00:51. > :00:54.potato, to find out what the problem is with the humble spud.
:00:54. > :01:03.And on the glorious 12th, why it is expected to be able bumper season
:01:03. > :01:10.for Scotland's grouse Moritz. There are signs of recovery in the
:01:11. > :01:15.Scottish economy. -- more as. Meanwhile, a separate report by the
:01:15. > :01:20.Scottish Government's cheap economies says that the -- chief
:01:21. > :01:25.economist says that he recovery is gaining momentum.
:01:25. > :01:30.Last week there was a positive news for much of the UK economy. This
:01:30. > :01:35.week we will learn more about the Scottish one. It starts with
:01:35. > :01:38.purchasing managers reporting strong growth in activity, although it is
:01:39. > :01:44.slightly less strong than last month. The service sector and
:01:44. > :01:48.manufacturing were both up and exports returned to growth. The Bank
:01:48. > :01:53.of Scotland survey shows firms are winning new orders, there are
:01:53. > :01:57.growing backlog is of work and more staff should be needed. And with a
:01:57. > :02:04.bit more confidence around, they are pushing up their prices. There is an
:02:04. > :02:09.update on inflation tomorrow. Made in Falkirk, these buses are designed
:02:09. > :02:15.for comfortable cornering. Its co-founder has turned it into one of
:02:15. > :02:20.Scotland's manufacturing success stories. To sustain success, bosses
:02:20. > :02:30.here are pushing on the exports accelerator. Business is OK, but I
:02:30. > :02:33.wouldn't say we are booming. In the UK we are finding things are still a
:02:33. > :02:37.little bit hard. We are down 20% on what we were last year, however we
:02:37. > :02:45.are growing overseas and 15% of our business is now going into other
:02:45. > :02:48.continents, the Far East, North America and Australia. We learned
:02:48. > :02:54.today from the Scottish Government's chief economist that
:02:54. > :02:57.productivity has bounced back and that is important for growth as
:02:57. > :03:02.confidence returns. The Scottish Government is taking a series of
:03:02. > :03:06.steps to ensure that the recovery is deeply rooted. We've been
:03:06. > :03:12.concentrating on strengthening the skills base in Scotland and
:03:12. > :03:15.improving the capital infrastructure of Scotland, and it is a confluence
:03:15. > :03:21.of those interventions that have created stronger foundations for
:03:21. > :03:26.recovery. We need to be optimistic and see in this report signs of
:03:26. > :03:30.recovery in the Scottish economy, although the report does say that it
:03:30. > :03:36.is growing slightly and at a slower rate than England. We have seen two
:03:36. > :03:38.other reports today, one of which says Scotland needs to create
:03:38. > :03:47.110,000 new jobs to get back to where we were at before the
:03:47. > :03:50.recession. This is as well as they fall in real earnings. The chief
:03:51. > :03:55.economist says there is traction, but there are fears that this is
:03:55. > :04:00.based on consumer spending, which could mean more debt we cannot
:04:00. > :04:10.afford all stop that is why we need to see exports growing if this is to
:04:10. > :04:11.
:04:11. > :04:16.be sustained. We will learn more about the homeless market tomorrow.
:04:16. > :04:21.The mother of a teenager from Lenzie held by police in Peru on suspicion
:04:21. > :04:24.of drug trafficking says she thought her daughter was in Ibiza.
:04:24. > :04:31.19-year-old Melissa Reid and a friend from Northern Ireland are
:04:31. > :04:34.accused of trying to smuggle more than 11 kilograms of cocaine from
:04:34. > :04:37.South America to Spain. It was only a couple of months ago
:04:37. > :04:42.that Melissa Reid decided to quit her job and take a working holiday
:04:42. > :04:50.in Ibiza. For updates on Facebook show a teenager making the most of
:04:50. > :04:53.the party lifestyle. Now she is in jail in Peru accused of being a drug
:04:54. > :05:00.smuggler. She was stopped at this airport in the Peruvian capital of
:05:00. > :05:05.Lima as he tried to board a flight to Madrid. Police in Peru said that
:05:05. > :05:10.when they searched bags they found cocaine worth millions of pounds.
:05:10. > :05:16.Her parents say they have not had a chance to speak to Melissa since she
:05:16. > :05:19.was arrested. In what must be every parent's nightmare, Melissa's mother
:05:19. > :05:24.said she had no idea her daughter was in Peru until she found out she
:05:24. > :05:28.had been arrested. She did not want to speak on camera today but she
:05:28. > :05:32.said her whole family thought Melissa was still in Ibiza having
:05:32. > :05:41.fun with her friends. They are now considering whether or not to go to
:05:41. > :05:47.Peru. Melissa Reid and her friend are being held in prison in Lima.
:05:47. > :05:52.The conditions are poor. Overcrowding is at 200%. People
:05:52. > :05:58.aren't just sleeping in cells, which are full, but in corridors and
:05:58. > :06:06.toilets. People accused of drug smuggling in Peru face tough
:06:06. > :06:11.sentences. Police allege she was carrying 11 kilograms of cocaine. If
:06:11. > :06:15.found guilty, that could mean seven years in jail. Even if they are
:06:15. > :06:22.found innocent, they face another year in prison before their case
:06:22. > :06:26.comes to trial. On the line is Dan Collins. You've
:06:27. > :06:33.been talking to police about the girls' situation. What do police
:06:33. > :06:38.have to say? Police told me this is a very common crime they deal with
:06:39. > :06:45.in Peru. At the drugs policing headquarters there are 12 other drug
:06:45. > :06:53.mules being held in cells in headquarters apart from these two
:06:53. > :07:03.young women. They also said that a police video, which I was able to
:07:03. > :07:07.
:07:07. > :07:17.see, shows that the two young women were at the check-in counter at the
:07:17. > :07:20.airport. When Melissa Reid was asked whether she knew what was in her
:07:20. > :07:30.bags she responded that she was forced to carry the bags, which
:07:30. > :07:35.
:07:35. > :07:38.police claimed carried the drugs in two containers. Meanwhile, her
:07:38. > :07:43.companion remained silent through the interview, which I was able to
:07:43. > :07:53.see on the police video. It is worth pointing out here that there is an
:07:53. > :07:54.
:07:54. > :08:00.ever demo of drugs mules in Peru. -- epidemic. They put this down to the
:08:00. > :08:05.global economic crisis. Most of them are Spanish and they say that the
:08:05. > :08:12.price of cocaine in Europe is at an all-time high and the imported from
:08:13. > :08:22.Europe on to places like Russia. The price on one kilo of cocaine can
:08:23. > :08:28.
:08:28. > :08:33.reach over $100,000. That is exactly what appears to have happened to
:08:33. > :08:41.these young women. They will remain in holding cells at the headquarters
:08:41. > :08:51.of the drugs police in Lima and the investigation will probably move
:08:51. > :08:52.
:08:52. > :08:56.them over to Santa Monica prison. Thank you very much for that update.
:08:56. > :09:00.The Prime Minister has led tributes to the former Scottish Conservatives
:09:00. > :09:04.leader David McLetchie who died today after suffering from cancer.
:09:04. > :09:09.David Cameron described him as one of Scottish politics' most
:09:09. > :09:15.formidable intellect. The current Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson
:09:15. > :09:20.said his passing has left a large hole in Scottish public life.
:09:20. > :09:25.A traditional Tory, but never pompous, never stuffy. David
:09:25. > :09:33.McLetchie battled consistently for his party and Scotland's interests
:09:33. > :09:37.as he saw them. The fault lies not with the... From his early days as a
:09:37. > :09:47.party activist, devolution brought into prominence in the Scottish Tory
:09:47. > :09:48.
:09:48. > :09:54.leadership. David McLetchie was a lead elected -- was elected leader
:09:54. > :09:59.of the Scottish Conservatives. knew he had to grab voters. David
:09:59. > :10:07.McLetchie was certainly noticed lampooning the first minister, Henry
:10:07. > :10:13.McLeish, over his office expenses. big boy did it and ran away. McLeish
:10:13. > :10:17.resigned, but years later David McLetchie was landed in trouble
:10:17. > :10:21.facing claims he had charged Parliament for trips on party
:10:21. > :10:27.business. He quit as party leader. For some that might have been the
:10:27. > :10:31.end, but David McLetchie regained his reputation, partly through
:10:31. > :10:38.diligent, intelligent Parliamentary work, not least through his party's
:10:39. > :10:46.business manager, but also because he was affable and widely liked. Few
:10:46. > :10:56.politicians could look entirely at ease serenading a boss party. David
:10:56. > :10:59.
:10:59. > :11:03.McLetchie could. I declare that David McLetchie... He stayed in
:11:03. > :11:12.Holyrood under the guise of a lawyer who was killed with Parliamentary
:11:12. > :11:16.debate. I think it is a fig leaf to cover up the government's
:11:17. > :11:22.embarrassment that its table thumping has frankly come to
:11:22. > :11:32.absolute not. David McLetchie had a hinterland, golfer, family man, golf
:11:32. > :11:32.
:11:32. > :11:36.fan. His party and family will miss him.
:11:36. > :11:41.You are watching Reporting Scotland from the BBC. Still to come on the
:11:41. > :11:47.programme before seven o'clock: Will a degree course in sign language
:11:47. > :11:52.correct a shortage of interpreters? In sport, we will report from
:11:52. > :11:56.Scotland's training base ahead of Wednesday's friendly with England.
:11:56. > :12:01.Also, one former Hibs player says manager Pat Fenlon should be given
:12:01. > :12:06.more time as he blames the players for their poor start. We will have
:12:06. > :12:12.athletics news as well. A cancer surgeon who lied he had
:12:12. > :12:18.removed a patient's brain tumour at an Aberdeen hospital has been found
:12:18. > :12:19.guilty of misleading and dishonest conduct. Emmanuel Labram faced a
:12:20. > :12:24.Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service hearing after the incident
:12:24. > :12:30.at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary in September 2008. He misled the
:12:30. > :12:34.patient, who eventually sought private treatment, and light to
:12:34. > :12:39.colleagues and forged documents. Three men have appeared in court
:12:39. > :12:43.charged with murder after the death of a 26-year-old man in Aberdeen
:12:43. > :12:50.city centre. Offshore industry worker Craig Grant died early on
:12:50. > :12:54.Friday. Jonas Marcius, 21, and Kiel Hauley and Adrian Morley, who are
:12:54. > :13:00.both 32, appeared at Aberdeen Sheriff Court, ready made no plea
:13:00. > :13:06.and were on bail. When is a new potatoes not a new
:13:06. > :13:16.potato? When it is an old potato. The definition of what makes a new
:13:16. > :13:23.potato is currently a hot potato for the taxi industry. It is a hot
:13:23. > :13:33.potato. I'm in windy and beautiful Ayrshire. This is a new potato, it
:13:33. > :13:34.
:13:34. > :13:39.should be on somebody's plate later after it has been harvested.
:13:39. > :13:45.At this farm, harvesting starts early in the morning. These are new
:13:45. > :13:48.potatoes and from today they have a new definition. It is because of
:13:48. > :13:53.this man. He thought the potatoes he bought were not fresh, so he
:13:53. > :13:59.complained to the council. I noticed when I was doing shopping that new
:13:59. > :14:03.potatoes were on sale in January and February, and these were new
:14:03. > :14:08.potatoes of UK origin. Knowing that the potato harvesting season is
:14:08. > :14:12.basically late October, I thought months later what is a new potato
:14:12. > :14:22.doing on sale in one of our retailers? It turned out that these
:14:22. > :14:26.new potatoes were anything from that day to one-month-old. They were
:14:26. > :14:32.being marketed as new potatoes when they were harvested earlier in the
:14:32. > :14:38.year. How fresh would you expect them to be? Just out of the ground.
:14:38. > :14:44.I like them to be quite fresh. Just out of the ground. As of today there
:14:44. > :14:50.is a new definition. Over time the definition of a new potato has
:14:50. > :14:53.changed. They have become a small potato that is often oiled or
:14:53. > :14:59.steamed and they have lost the traditional meaning. That is just
:14:59. > :15:03.something that has changed over time. -- boiled. We have created a
:15:03. > :15:08.new industry standard to avoid confusion and celebrate when
:15:08. > :15:14.potatoes are at their best in season. With me now is Jay
:15:14. > :15:19.Crawford, a potato farmer. What is your definition of a new potato?
:15:19. > :15:24.that is harvested first thing in the morning, five o'clock, six o'clock
:15:24. > :15:30.in the morning, is delivered out to various jobs, is then retailed to
:15:30. > :15:36.the consumer and is on the dinner table the same day. What are we
:15:36. > :15:40.looking for? Is it feel, text? would say a new potato is generally
:15:40. > :15:44.small, you should be able to rub the skin off like that between your
:15:44. > :15:50.fingers. It has not been put in storage and brought out for resale.
:15:50. > :15:55.Thank you very much. There you go. Supermarket shopping for potatoes
:15:55. > :16:05.will never be quite the same again. That is why they don't taste the
:16:05. > :16:15.
:16:15. > :16:18.Students at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh are the first in
:16:18. > :16:19.Scotland to study for a degree- level qualification in British Sign
:16:19. > :16:20.level qualification in British Sign level qualification in British Sign
:16:20. > :16:20.level qualification in British Sign level qualification in British Sign
:16:20. > :16:22.level qualification in British Sign Language. There has been a lack of
:16:22. > :16:25.trained sign language interpreters for many years in the UK, leading
:16:25. > :16:29.to communication problems for deaf people. Our health correspondent
:16:29. > :16:32.Eleanor Bradford reports. 12-year-old Andrew was born
:16:32. > :16:35.profoundly deaf. When he went into hospital to have an operation, none
:16:35. > :16:38.of the staff could use sign- language and that was in the ear,
:16:38. > :16:40.nose and throat ward. For instance, our weather, it has been absolutely
:16:40. > :16:46.our weather, it has been absolutely our weather, it has been absolutely
:16:46. > :16:49.our weather, it has been absolutely our weather, it has been absolutely
:16:49. > :16:52.beautiful for the last four weeks. How
:16:52. > :16:54.How many words was that? So Andrew's mum has become one of
:16:55. > :16:57.Britain's first ever sign language degree students. It was like
:16:57. > :17:00.starting from scratch. I'd learnt vocabulary, sentence structure but
:17:00. > :17:03.on this course, I started from scratch again. It was the whole
:17:03. > :17:06.syntax of the language, the whole structure. The course has been
:17:06. > :17:11.running for a year at Heriot-Watt University but its tutor says it is
:17:11. > :17:14.not another Mickey Mouse degree. Because there is a shortage of sign
:17:14. > :17:17.language interpreters in Scotland and in the UK as a whole, their
:17:17. > :17:25.employment prospects are likely to be extremely good. Grace already
:17:25. > :17:29.has her next career move lined up. She will be working for the
:17:29. > :17:32.helpline NHS 24 and be helping deaf people via a video link. I'd like
:17:32. > :17:37.you to set yourself up into lines. This taster session at a Heriot-
:17:37. > :17:41.Watt summer school for children is already sparking interest. Turn to
:17:41. > :17:45.the outside of the room. I know someone that is partially sighted
:17:45. > :17:55.and deaf. They came to my house and it's quite interesting seeing them
:17:55. > :17:58.
:17:58. > :18:01.talk. I just wanted to learn more about it. I know what it is like to
:18:01. > :18:11.feel left out on the occasion and deaf people, they really would like
:18:11. > :18:26.
:18:26. > :18:29.And that is why it is so important It's the Glorious Twelfth and the
:18:29. > :18:32.guns have been out on estates across Scotland as shooting parties
:18:32. > :18:35.look to bag the first grouse of the season. The last few years have
:18:35. > :18:39.been difficult on the country's grouse moors but thanks to the good
:18:39. > :18:42.summer weather the number of birds is said to be at the highest for
:18:42. > :18:43.years. Andrew Anderson joined one party this morning in the Angus
:18:43. > :18:46.glens. Sometimes you have to travel a
:18:46. > :18:52.difficult road to find a grouse. This party was out early. Clearly,
:18:52. > :19:00.the dogs knew it was a big day. Estates like this are expecting a
:19:00. > :19:04.good season. The weather warmed up just in time for grouse chicks.
:19:04. > :19:07.work hard all year to get the grouse in shape and sometimes the
:19:07. > :19:14.weather goes against us. It is quite nice when it all comes
:19:14. > :19:20.together. Not everyone agrees with their sport, but those who ran that
:19:20. > :19:25.Scotland's Estates says grouse shooting brings the millions of
:19:25. > :19:28.pounds a year. They are looking after a natural resource,
:19:28. > :19:33.harvesting up and making sure they do not take too many birds. They
:19:33. > :19:39.look after a lot of other birds in the process. It is good for
:19:39. > :19:44.Scotland and that local economy. They are off to continue their
:19:44. > :19:50.day's shooting. I am off to a local restaurant to see the first of the
:19:50. > :19:55.day's grouse goal in the pan. By lunchtime, the first grouse was
:19:55. > :20:05.being cooked. Over the next few weeks, this will be a highly prized
:20:05. > :20:13.
:20:13. > :20:23.addition across the country and abroad. -- dish. Let's see what all
:20:23. > :20:23.
:20:23. > :20:31.Now I can see what all the fuss is about. Absolutely delicious. You
:20:31. > :20:38.can go now. Other stories from across Scotland
:20:38. > :20:41.this Monday. A tourism levy is being considered
:20:41. > :20:43.for Aberdeen to raise funds which would be ploughed back into
:20:43. > :20:46.promoting the city at home and abroad. Businesses including
:20:46. > :20:56.restaurants, hotels and conference venues could contribute on top of
:20:56. > :20:57.
:20:57. > :21:02.business rates. We are not well known as a tourist destination, but
:21:02. > :21:08.we are known as a business destination. Through the week, we
:21:08. > :21:11.are busy, but the weekend's there is spare capacity. Scottish Water
:21:11. > :21:13.has completed a �7 million project upgrading aqueducts supplying a
:21:13. > :21:16.quarter of Scotland's population. The company says it's the biggest
:21:16. > :21:20.improvement to the aqueducts from Loch Katrine since they were built
:21:20. > :21:22.more than 150 years ago. Visitors from around the world are
:21:22. > :21:25.gathering in the Sutherland village of Helmsdale this evening to
:21:25. > :21:28.commemorate the bi-centenary of the worst excesses of the Highland
:21:28. > :21:31.clearances. 200 years ago today, 96 people set sail from Helmsdale to
:21:31. > :21:38.Canada after being burnt out of their homes in the Strath of
:21:38. > :21:43.Kildonan. Edinburgh Military's Tattoo has
:21:43. > :21:46.sold-out for the 15th year in a row. All 215,000 tickets have been
:21:46. > :21:52.snapped up, generating almost �9 million at the Box Office. This
:21:52. > :21:55.year's show has over 1,000 performers.
:21:55. > :22:05.And there are more stories from your area and all the latest news,
:22:05. > :22:05.
:22:05. > :22:12.24 hours a day on BBC Scotland's website.
:22:12. > :22:15.To sport now and Jane can update us. The Brighton midfielder Liam
:22:15. > :22:18.Bridcutt has pulled out of the Scotland squad to face England with
:22:18. > :22:21.a groin problem. Everyone else is fit and ready to go, though, for
:22:21. > :22:24.the first meeting between the two sides since 1999. The players have
:22:24. > :22:27.been settling into their training base ahead of Wednesday's match and
:22:27. > :22:32.our senior football reporter Chris McLaughlin is with them.
:22:32. > :22:37.In the heart of the English countryside, in a tranquil, Harte
:22:37. > :22:47.Roger hotel, the Scotland squad relaxes and wait. The calm before
:22:47. > :22:53.the storm? A few training sessions under our belt. I do not think
:22:53. > :22:57.there have been any call offs, so that tells you something. Only Liam
:22:57. > :23:04.Bridcutt has pulled out of the huge squad of 29. The players seemed
:23:04. > :23:10.desperate to be involved. But a confession from the camp. I am
:23:10. > :23:18.always an England fan when Scotland are not there. I made my living
:23:18. > :23:24.here. I think they have fantastic players and they have the potential
:23:24. > :23:29.to go all the way in any competition. Professional respect
:23:29. > :23:33.and even admiration for England within the Scotland camp. After 14
:23:34. > :23:40.years, does absence make the heart grow fonder? Let's leave the answer
:23:40. > :23:43.to the fans. 20,000 will start to arrive tomorrow.
:23:43. > :23:46.The Hibs players, rather than the manager, should be taking the blame
:23:46. > :23:48.for the club's current woes. So says their former League Cup
:23:48. > :23:50.winning captain. Their worst European defeat has been followed
:23:50. > :24:00.by back-to-back league losses, heaping pressure on boss Pat Fenlon.
:24:00. > :24:07.And their defeat to Hearts It is hard watching a derby defeat,
:24:07. > :24:13.but surely it is too early to talk of a manager drinking in the last
:24:13. > :24:18.chance saloon? One famous former player believes the club should not
:24:18. > :24:23.be too hasty. He has brought new players into the club. The has to
:24:23. > :24:28.give them time to see if they will settle him. If it does not happen,
:24:28. > :24:34.then it is time to make changes, but it is too early. Defeat to
:24:34. > :24:37.Hearts yesterday had some fans calling for Pat Fenlon's head.
:24:37. > :24:43.fans had been fantastic since I came here. We are working hard to
:24:43. > :24:51.get it right. Do you think they are sticking with you? I cannot answer
:24:51. > :24:59.that, you will have to ask them. we did. They are not giving him
:24:59. > :25:04.enough money to spend. The manager needs to go. He has not done
:25:04. > :25:09.anything in the lead. I think it is time for him to go. Why have some
:25:09. > :25:12.fans or lost patience so early in this season? Pips have lost all
:25:12. > :25:22.four of the matches they have played so far. They have conceded
:25:22. > :25:24.
:25:24. > :25:27.11 goals and have yet to score themselves.
:25:28. > :25:30.Scotland's Eilidh Child says she will need to go for it in her World
:25:30. > :25:34.Athletics 400 metres hurdles semi- final. Child, running in lane 1,
:25:34. > :25:36.finished second in her heat earlier today in a time of 55.17 seconds to
:25:37. > :25:46.reach tomorrow's semi-finals. And she's already eyeing a place in the
:25:47. > :25:50.
:25:50. > :25:54.Good evening. We saw some sunshine around today but also a number of
:25:54. > :25:59.showers. Some of them were fairly heavy. The seedling and overnight,
:25:59. > :26:02.those showers will fade away and be confined to the North coast. Some
:26:02. > :26:08.late evening sunshine for some but generally dry and the wind easing
:26:09. > :26:14.down as well. Overnight, a mixture of clear skies and cloud. Good use
:26:14. > :26:24.if you want to sit out and catch the proceeds meteor shower. -- the
:26:24. > :26:30.
:26:30. > :26:35.proceeds -- Perseids. Tomorrow, we have got this little ridge of high
:26:35. > :26:43.pressure coming in. Keeping things a relatively settled. The showers
:26:43. > :26:47.will not be as heavy it as today. For most of us, for most of the day,
:26:47. > :26:54.it will be dry and bright. Some light showers around. Good news if
:26:55. > :27:04.you are out on the hills War came or cycling to school. -- out on the
:27:05. > :27:07.
:27:07. > :27:11.hills walking. Some thicker cloud by the end of the day in the West.
:27:11. > :27:16.The rest of the afternoon into the evening and overnight, we continued
:27:16. > :27:19.to watch this weather front working his way in from the Atlantic. It
:27:20. > :27:26.will fragments are not too much and the way of rain with it. But it
:27:26. > :27:30.will cloud over in Western parts of the country. By Wednesday, it will
:27:30. > :27:36.be cloudier in the West. A southerly wind just pumping up some
:27:36. > :27:43.more murkier, 19 or 20 Celsius. Thursday, generally dry and bright
:27:43. > :27:51.with a few showers. Thicker cloud in the West. Friday, bright and
:27:51. > :27:54.breezy with showers. Thank you. Now, a reminder of
:27:54. > :27:57.tonight's main stories. There are signs a recovery in the Scottish
:27:57. > :27:59.economy is under way. Figures from the Bank of Scotland show rising