:00:00. > :00:19.Tonight on Reporting Scotland: Hundreds of appointments and
:00:19. > :00:29.procedures are cancelled at hospitals in and around Glasgow
:00:30. > :00:35.after a computer system fails. It really is very concerning. A
:00:35. > :00:37.after a computer system fails. computer system can stop you getting
:00:37. > :00:39.treatment. Also in the programme: Claims that
:00:39. > :00:43.the police are turning their backs Also in the programme: Claims that
:00:43. > :00:45.on local communities by closing a quarter of front desks at police
:00:45. > :00:47.stations across Scotland. Passengers on a cruise liner are
:00:47. > :00:50.struck down with sickness and Passengers on a cruise liner are
:00:50. > :00:55.diarrhoea less than two weeks after the same ship was hit by the bug.
:00:55. > :00:58.And Celtic say they won't be appealing the red card issued to
:00:58. > :00:59.captain Scott Brown during their Champions League defeat to
:00:59. > :01:10.Barcelona. Good evening. Hundreds of patients
:01:10. > :01:12.in the west of Scotland have had their hospital appointments and
:01:12. > :01:15.procedures postponed due to a major failure in the computer network
:01:15. > :01:20.operated by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. The health board say they
:01:20. > :01:23.managed to restore a basic level of computer service by lunchtime today,
:01:23. > :01:30.but not before patients were left disappointed and worried. Aileen
:01:30. > :01:33.Clarke joins us now. At least 590 patients have had their
:01:33. > :01:36.treatment or appointment postponed, because it was reliant on detailed
:01:36. > :01:42.imaging and other patient information which couldn't be
:01:42. > :01:44.accessed. Now that includes at least 485 outpatient appointments, 14
:01:44. > :01:53.operations and 48 chemotherapy treatments. One of those patients
:01:53. > :01:56.who should have had his chemotherapy yesterday is David McLackland. He
:01:56. > :01:58.gets the treatment every three yesterday is David McLackland. He
:01:59. > :02:05.months, but yesterday he got a phonecall at home just before he
:02:05. > :02:10.left for the hospital. David at home today in Glasgow on
:02:10. > :02:10.the day he should be recovering from chemotherapy treatment but instead
:02:11. > :02:17.he is worrying about when he will chemotherapy treatment but instead
:02:17. > :02:24.get it. The type of cancer I have is incurable and this is the only
:02:24. > :02:31.treatment that stops it relapsing. It really is very concerning. A
:02:31. > :02:36.computer system can stop you getting treatment. David is just one of
:02:36. > :02:41.hundreds of patients who have had their appointments for treatment,
:02:41. > :02:45.operations or consultations postponed.
:02:45. > :02:49.Patient groups say it has made waiting times much worse for
:02:49. > :02:52.patients and their families. You maybe have to wait weeks for
:02:52. > :02:55.your operation and your family is You maybe have to wait weeks for
:02:55. > :02:59.waiting and maybe organising themselves if you are coming in for
:02:59. > :03:04.a procedure that they will be around to help you when you get out. You
:03:04. > :03:08.may have taken holiday to fit it in. Lots of things. It devastates
:03:08. > :03:12.families. What is the health board saying?
:03:12. > :03:15.Well, the chief executive today apologised to all the patients who
:03:15. > :03:18.have been affected and said they would be rescheduled as soon as
:03:18. > :03:26.possible. David there should get his chemo on Friday now, for example.
:03:26. > :03:29.Providing the problems are fixed. The board say the problem stems from
:03:29. > :03:33.corruption in their software over the holiday weekend which also
:03:33. > :03:45.affected their back up systems. Clinicians couldn't get access to
:03:45. > :03:51.electronics but medical records, archive laboratory results and the
:03:51. > :03:55.current GP referral letter because these are provided electronically to
:03:55. > :03:58.consultants. By lunchtime today, they say they
:03:58. > :04:01.had a basic level of computer service up and running and are
:04:01. > :04:05.hopeful of all the systems being back up and running tonight. They
:04:05. > :04:08.are urging all patients to turn up for appointments tomorrow, and the
:04:08. > :04:11.Health Secretary today has asked all health boards to check their
:04:11. > :04:17.computer systems and back up systems, remember both failed here.
:04:17. > :04:20.Thanks very much. Plans have been published which
:04:20. > :04:23.could see the closure of the front desks of around a quarter of police
:04:23. > :04:26.stations across Scotland. Police Scotland says there are now
:04:26. > :04:29.alternative ways for the public to get in touch in non-emergency
:04:29. > :04:31.situations including the new 101 telephone number. Our Home Affairs
:04:31. > :04:41.Correspondent, Reevel Alderson reports. Bobbies on the beat. It is
:04:41. > :04:46.what everyone wants and allows the police to interact with the
:04:46. > :04:50.community. There is another way of doing that-police stations where the
:04:50. > :04:54.public can present documents and receive advice but these Scotland
:04:54. > :04:59.wants to change that and have launched a consultation. -- police
:04:59. > :05:05.Scotland. In a quarter, 62, it is proposed to close the account is
:05:05. > :05:10.altogether. They further 107 will have their opening hours reduced, to
:05:10. > :05:16.save £4.3 million a year. The office at this police station in Glasgow is
:05:16. > :05:22.one of those scheduled to close. On average only 12 people come here
:05:22. > :05:28.every day. Senior officers stressed there are alternative ways of
:05:28. > :05:32.contacting police, including the new 101 number. It already accounts for
:05:32. > :05:39.nearly half of non-emergency calls in Scotland. Of that very small
:05:39. > :05:42.number of attendances, only 10% of those are actually for a policing
:05:42. > :05:50.service that couldn't be done in another way, such as the markets,
:05:50. > :05:55.mobile police stations and 101. This is another station that is
:05:55. > :06:01.scheduled to close. The good opinion is divided. I think
:06:01. > :06:08.local people are losing a service and local people will not be
:06:08. > :06:12.reporting matters. Sometimes we do see cars coming by
:06:13. > :06:17.and foot patrols so the station has been a problem for years. Policing
:06:17. > :06:23.in Scotland is changing with the national force changing the pace.
:06:23. > :06:26.The consultation recess last until mess -- consultation process lasts
:06:26. > :06:30.until next month. It was supposed to be a holiday to
:06:30. > :06:33.remember but for the FOURTH time in a row a luxury cruise liner has
:06:33. > :06:36.docked in Rosyth carrying passengers struck down with a vomiting virus.
:06:36. > :06:40.Since the start of September more than 400 people have become ill
:06:40. > :06:43.on-board the Black Watch. The cruise operators, who're facing the wrath
:06:43. > :06:46.of angry customers, insist their procedures for dealing with the
:06:46. > :06:47.illness are among the best in the industry. Steven Godden reports.
:06:47. > :06:50.illness are among the best in the Back on dry land, passengers are
:06:50. > :06:56.spirited away from the Fife coast and for many, there cruise was a
:06:56. > :07:00.trip to forget. Having dropped off many groggy passengers at Forsyth
:07:00. > :07:05.earlier this morning, the Black Watch was very quickly on the move
:07:05. > :07:10.-the second time in less than two weeks cruise ship has been at the
:07:10. > :07:15.centre of an outbreak of sorrow virus. The ships last four journeys
:07:15. > :07:22.and have seen more than 400 people struck by the illness, including
:07:22. > :07:27.Archie and Kathleen. It was pretty grim.
:07:27. > :07:36.I was confined for 48 hours. Jointly we had four days in this cabin.
:07:36. > :07:41.At check-in, Archie was handed a letter warning about previous
:07:41. > :07:47.passengers who had left the Black Watch a few others earlier. The
:07:47. > :07:50.cruise operators say extra preventative letters were put in
:07:50. > :07:56.place. They say those procedures are among the best in the industry.
:07:56. > :08:00.It happens in hotels, it happened on cruise ships, it happened on coach
:08:00. > :08:05.tours. It is the same kind of confined environment where people
:08:05. > :08:10.are spending time together. But easing Archie's frustration will
:08:10. > :08:15.take more than the offer of a cut-price creams.
:08:15. > :08:21.I wouldn't advise it on anyone. -- cut-price cruise. I wouldn't
:08:21. > :08:28.advise anyone to go abroad with Black Watch. Operators insist the
:08:28. > :08:31.back watch will be deep cleaned on its way to deliver before welcoming
:08:31. > :08:34.passengers for its latest cruise tomorrow.
:08:34. > :08:38.An independent Scotland could divert a proportion of oil revenues into
:08:38. > :08:42.two funds to iron out changes in price, and provide long-term
:08:42. > :08:44.investment. That's the argument advanced by Scottish Ministers on
:08:44. > :08:50.advice offered by economic experts from their Fiscal Commission. But
:08:50. > :08:53.supporters of the Union say it only proves that Scotland would be
:08:53. > :09:01.vulnerable to the volatility of oil. This from our political editor Brian
:09:01. > :09:10.Taylor. Under pressure. Machinery is
:09:11. > :09:14.inspected for stress. This man says Scotland should divert revenue from
:09:14. > :09:19.the North Sea into savings and productive investment, as
:09:19. > :09:23.recommended by his advisers. What the Fiscal Commission has done for
:09:23. > :09:26.Scotland is establish a strong framework of how we can create
:09:27. > :09:32.long-term financial stability for an independent country, using our oil
:09:32. > :09:35.wealth to our advantage and in contrast, Alistair Darling and his
:09:35. > :09:39.cronies have squandered our wealth over the years.
:09:39. > :09:43.An independent Scotland would set up to funds.
:09:43. > :09:49.One would copy Norway, saving money for long stone -- long-term
:09:49. > :09:54.investment. The other would be for short-term use, ironing out
:09:54. > :09:57.fluctuations in the value of oil. Because of the volatility of North
:09:57. > :10:03.Sea oil, you would have to establish a fund which would mean you have to
:10:03. > :10:05.cut services elsewhere or race taxes. Why? Because even in the good
:10:05. > :10:10.times, Scotland will spend every taxes. Why? Because even in the good
:10:10. > :10:17.penny of the North Sea oil and this is a risk, Scotland doesn't want or
:10:17. > :10:22.need this dependency. But shouldn't the UK government have set as the
:10:22. > :10:25.many when the oil was discovered with Mac Alistair Darling says this
:10:25. > :10:30.is irrelevant. What matters now is the future.
:10:30. > :10:36.These planned funds would require difficult spending cuts elsewhere or
:10:36. > :10:43.tax increases. John insists there is sufficient oil for Scotland to build
:10:43. > :10:47.a reserve. Pressure and choice. Former MSP Bill Walker has failed in
:10:47. > :10:50.a bid to be freed from prison pending his appeal against
:10:50. > :10:53.convictions for domestic abuse. Lawyers acting for Walker asked a
:10:54. > :10:57.judge at the High Court in Edinburgh to temporarily release him. Last
:10:57. > :11:08.month he was sentenced to a year in jail for assaults on three ex wives
:11:08. > :11:12.and a step-daughter. It has emerged that around 3% of
:11:12. > :11:15.people who applied for tickets for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in
:11:15. > :11:18.Glasgow have still not been told if they've been successful. Most people
:11:18. > :11:20.who applied for tickets received e-mails on Monday. Organisers
:11:20. > :11:23.Glasgow 2014 said all applicants could now check their allocation by
:11:23. > :11:25.logging into the ticketing website and using their customer reference
:11:25. > :11:28.number. The director of the arts funding
:11:28. > :11:31.body Creative Scotland has announced details of a major shake-up. Janet
:11:31. > :11:37.Archer, who took up her post in July, plans a team of nine directors
:11:37. > :11:40.including one for film and media. The Prime Minister has appealed
:11:40. > :11:43.directly to the people of Scotland to vote no in next year's
:11:43. > :11:46.independence referendum. In his keynote speech at the Conservative
:11:46. > :11:49.Party conference, David Cameron said there was an unanswerable case for
:11:49. > :11:55.the United Kingdom. Our political correspondent, David Porter, reports
:11:55. > :12:00.from Manchester. At least they agree on one thing,
:12:00. > :12:03.both sides in the independence debate concurred that the clock is
:12:03. > :12:10.ticking and the countdown to the referendum is underway. This against
:12:11. > :12:15.the backdrop of the final Tory gathering before next's independence
:12:15. > :12:21.vote. The pro union campaign is working hard keeping Scotland the
:12:21. > :12:23.union is a priority. This party is at its heart a Unionist party, a
:12:23. > :12:27.union is a priority. This party is party that once to keep the United
:12:27. > :12:31.union is a priority. This party is Kingdom together and speak out for
:12:31. > :12:39.Britain. We absolutely insist that this
:12:39. > :12:40.kingdom remain united. We are stronger, we are better, we are
:12:41. > :12:45.kingdom remain united. We are fairer if we stick together in one
:12:45. > :12:52.country can make United for the future.
:12:52. > :12:57.An indication of the importance the Tories put to this fight. The
:12:57. > :13:04.Scottish leader was given a prime sort just before the David Cameron
:13:04. > :13:11.to put her case forward. Walk taller, shout louder, stand
:13:11. > :13:12.stronger together. I am proud, proud of the Britain we have built
:13:12. > :13:16.stronger together. I am proud, proud together and I will fight hard,
:13:16. > :13:23.mind, body and soul to keep it together.
:13:23. > :13:28.No subliminal messages here. Each speaker framed in front of a union
:13:28. > :13:32.flag. Today I want a more simple message
:13:32. > :13:36.to go out to the people of Scotland and it is this - we want you to
:13:36. > :13:41.stay. We want us to stick together. Think
:13:41. > :13:49.of all the things we have achieved together and all the things we could
:13:49. > :13:52.do together. Our kingdom united. As they leave Manchester, there is
:13:52. > :13:57.no doubting where the Conservatives stand on Scottish independence.
:13:57. > :14:01.Scotland's mountain rescue teams have announced their first
:14:02. > :14:04.commercial sponsorship deal. The 26 teams, which rely largely on
:14:05. > :14:08.donations have linked up with a whisky firm to help pay for vital
:14:08. > :14:19.equipment and training. Our reporter Craig Anderson join us now from Glen
:14:19. > :14:22.Nevis. Forget the Indian summer. I don't
:14:22. > :14:27.think it will be that long before the summit of written's highest peak
:14:27. > :14:31.is covered with snow and that will bring hundreds of thousands of
:14:31. > :14:35.enthusiasts out for winter mountaineering. So the mountain
:14:35. > :14:37.rescue teams are gearing up for a busy time ahead after last year,
:14:37. > :14:46.which saw them responding to more busy time ahead after last year,
:14:47. > :14:52.than 600 callouts. This search and rescue dog is put
:14:52. > :14:54.through her paces. It is training exercises like this that the new
:14:54. > :15:08.sponsorship deal will help to pay for. We had to sustain. I am pleased
:15:08. > :15:14.to be working with a good Scottish family business. They understood the
:15:14. > :15:25.culture of Scottish mountain rescue. They can help with training. They
:15:25. > :15:27.can help with things like equipment. Eight people died in avalanches in
:15:27. > :15:38.the mountains of Scotland last winter. Training is becoming more
:15:38. > :15:46.technical and specialised. It was the second avalanche of the day.
:15:46. > :15:52.They were with us very quickly. If they had not been I would not be
:15:52. > :15:54.standing here today. Some might question mountain rescue teams being
:15:54. > :16:09.sponsored by a commercial drinks firm, . You might have a son and
:16:09. > :16:19.daughter or a friend who likes to go into the hills and they might save
:16:19. > :16:27.your life. There are busier days ahead for the
:16:27. > :16:31.19 rescue teams. They are proud of their volunteer
:16:31. > :16:35.status that are increasingly professional in their organisation.
:16:35. > :16:40.That costs money. While today's commercial sponsorship may be the
:16:40. > :16:44.first it will not be the last. Bus firm Stagecoach Bluebird says
:16:44. > :16:51.Hensel budget caps means it is ending some services in Moray. The
:16:51. > :16:55.company has been getting £300,000 per year. That money has now been
:16:55. > :16:57.capped. A number of journeys will be with God.
:16:57. > :17:07.Scottish researchers are building a 3-D map of the past. Here is our
:17:07. > :17:12.science correspondent. You can see a lot from that here. If
:17:12. > :17:18.only we could see beneath the vegetation we would be able to learn
:17:18. > :17:21.much more. Maybe we can. For thousands of years people have lived
:17:21. > :17:27.and left their marks year on the surface of Scotland. In order to be
:17:27. > :17:33.able to see them better than ever before you need to shine a special
:17:33. > :17:36.kind of liked. It is like radar. It uses a radar
:17:36. > :17:40.kind of liked. instead of radio waves. The liked
:17:40. > :17:49.that bounces back is stored and analysed. This gives a review of
:17:49. > :17:53.Scotland and like any seen before. Once it is in the software we can
:17:53. > :18:00.rotate the data itself. We can move it around and look at it from
:18:00. > :18:04.different angles. We can accentuate some of the topographic features. We
:18:04. > :18:11.can pull out things like archaeological features. This image
:18:11. > :18:19.is showing you knew all the thick earrings.
:18:19. > :18:23.This technology has been around for 50 years. Using it in archaeology is
:18:23. > :18:34.a new departure. Revolutionary as an overused word. But this is similar
:18:34. > :18:45.to how a real photography might have been regarded 100 years ago.
:18:45. > :18:51.We are probably seeing 4000 years worth of superimposed activity.
:18:51. > :18:57.People have been living, farming, ironing, Barry and people in this
:18:57. > :19:03.landscape. This does not mean the end of traditional trench
:19:03. > :19:07.archaeology. It is one of those things that we will look back on in
:19:07. > :19:14.20 years time and wonder how we ever managed without it. Just in case you
:19:14. > :19:19.were worrying the laser is not dangerous. It is perfectly safe to
:19:19. > :19:28.look up while the laser is looking down at you.
:19:28. > :19:34.Now the sports news. Did he or did he not deserve a red
:19:34. > :19:36.card? Make your own minds up. The ordering off of Scott Brown in
:19:36. > :19:41.Celtic's champions league defeat by Barcelona proves to be the turning
:19:41. > :19:46.point of the match. He was sent off for aiming a kick at Brazilian
:19:46. > :19:50.striker Neymar. Scott Brown admits he made a mistake but says the red
:19:51. > :19:56.card was harsh. He will miss the next game against Ajax.
:19:56. > :20:00.There was the usual big-game atmosphere but it took until the
:20:00. > :20:03.second half before we got the big game changer. What appeared to be a
:20:03. > :20:09.simple foul by Scott Brown on Neymar, on closer inspection was a
:20:09. > :20:14.petulant kick that bit Celtic down to ten men. I justified sending off
:20:14. > :20:20.Richard Mark I did not think the initial tackle was a severe one. It
:20:20. > :20:29.was a physical game. I do not think Neymar did himself any favours. The
:20:29. > :20:32.sending-off is unnecessary. Naming the Scotland squad today for the
:20:32. > :20:36.upcoming match against Croatia at the national boss had nothing but
:20:36. > :20:42.praise for the player. I have got a great captain and a
:20:42. > :20:46.great player. His career has come on meats and bounds in the last three
:20:46. > :20:54.years. Despite the sending-off Celtic had
:20:54. > :21:00.their chances. This header was agonisingly wide.
:21:00. > :21:08.There was a cruel inevitability about the goal when it came.
:21:09. > :21:13.Celtic are rock bottom of the group. Next up a double-header
:21:13. > :21:17.against Ajax. Games they must take points from two have any hope of
:21:17. > :21:22.progression. Scott Brown is in the Scotland squad
:21:22. > :21:29.for the last match in the 2014 World Cup qualifying campaign against
:21:29. > :21:33.Alicia. Ikechi Anya who made his first start against Macedonia last
:21:33. > :21:37.month keeps his place. Hull City goalkeeper Allan McGregor returns.
:21:37. > :21:41.There are full details of the 24 man squad on our website.
:21:41. > :21:45.The man in charge of the Scottish Rugby union says a threatened
:21:45. > :21:51.breakaway by English and French clubs poses a great threat to the
:21:51. > :21:56.sport in this country. But the SRU chief executive also thinks a
:21:56. > :22:00.solution can be found. The issue overshadowed and events today to
:22:00. > :22:07.promote the existing Heineken Cup. Our rugby reporter was there.
:22:07. > :22:11.The stirring music gives you an idea of how big this moment is. One of
:22:11. > :22:18.the highlights of the European Rugby character. The launch of the
:22:18. > :22:22.Heineken Cup. But this feels like a week.
:22:22. > :22:28.That is because the Heineken Cup in its present form is under threat.
:22:28. > :22:35.Endless clubs and French clubs are threatening to break away. Bad news
:22:35. > :22:38.for Scottish rugby. It is damaging from a financial
:22:38. > :22:44.perspective. It is damaging for the supporters. They expect European
:22:44. > :22:47.competition. And the players want to play on the biggest stage possible.
:22:47. > :22:52.The Heineken Cup offers that opportunity. Those that run the
:22:52. > :22:59.Heineken Cup say they are still confident and solution can be found.
:22:59. > :23:07.We are only 15 months into a two-year negotiation. There is still
:23:07. > :23:11.time. We need to focus. I will travel anywhere in Europe, anywhere
:23:11. > :23:16.in the world to make that happen. I will sit around the table to make
:23:16. > :23:19.sure we get a solution. Mark Dodson may have two. European financial and
:23:19. > :23:24.the financial health of Scottish rugby is at stake.
:23:24. > :23:29.But in's male curlers have endured nearly 90 years of Olympic hurt.
:23:29. > :23:36.They have not won a medal since 1924. But David Murdoch might be the
:23:36. > :23:40.man to enter disappointing run. His rink took bronze in the World
:23:40. > :23:43.Championships. They have been confirmed as Team GB's
:23:43. > :23:53.representatives at the Winter Olympics and Russia in February.
:23:53. > :23:55.That is it for tonight. Thank you. Now it is time to see how the
:23:55. > :24:00.weather is looking. Now it is time to see how the
:24:00. > :24:07.Something we have not seen for some time. I'll wet and windy spell over
:24:07. > :24:15.the next 36 hours. -- it will be a wet and windy spell over the next 30
:24:15. > :24:20.six hours. Southwest Scotland, Lanarkshire,
:24:20. > :24:29.Argyll, Stirling, birth, will all be feeling that rain. Heavy bursts
:24:29. > :24:34.particularly over higher ground. The rain continues to journey North East
:24:34. > :24:39.during the course of this evening. Lighter across more northerly parts.
:24:39. > :24:47.Temperatures staying on the mild side. A dull, wet and windy start to
:24:47. > :24:51.Temperatures staying on the mild the day tomorrow. There will be
:24:51. > :24:56.further heavy rain matching across the country during the morning. The
:24:56. > :25:00.main rain will be in central parts of the country. In the afternoon we
:25:00. > :25:27.will look at heavy rain across Galilee. -- Galloway. We should see
:25:27. > :25:40.some giro weather along Moray. Heavier pulses of rain. -- some
:25:40. > :25:46.dryer weather. Another pulse of heavy rain crosses
:25:46. > :25:53.the country tomorrow night. Friday is a much better day. A lot of dry
:25:54. > :25:57.weather in the forecast. High pressure starts to establish itself
:25:57. > :26:02.in time for the weekend. Thank you. Now a reminder of the
:26:02. > :26:07.main stories. Hundreds of patients in the West of
:26:07. > :26:13.Scotland have had their appointments and procedures postponed due to a
:26:13. > :26:17.failure in the computer network. David Cameron has told the Tory
:26:17. > :26:22.conference in Manchester that those under 25 could lose their automatic
:26:22. > :26:26.entitlement to benefits. The Scottish leader, Ruth Davidson,
:26:26. > :26:30.urged the rest of the UK to speak up for the union.
:26:30. > :26:32.And there are plans to close at two and a quarter of the police front
:26:32. > :26:32.desks