:00:17. > :00:23.Tonight, on Reporting Scotland. The future of Grangemouth. The Unite
:00:24. > :00:28.union claims a majority of its members have rejected the deal on
:00:29. > :00:32.offer from management. An age old girl is recovering in
:00:33. > :00:39.hospital after being attacked by two bulldogs, parents are still in
:00:40. > :00:46.shock. One minute she was out being, then she was screaming, help me.
:00:47. > :00:50.That is all I remember. Also tonight, getting ready for winter,
:00:51. > :00:53.remember these scenes? The Scottish Government wants us to make sure we
:00:54. > :00:57.are prepared for anything in the coming months.
:00:58. > :00:59.Dutch champions Ajax arriving Glasgow ahead of tomorrow night's
:01:00. > :01:05.Champions League match against Celtic. I have let my country down,
:01:06. > :01:11.I have let everyone I have trained with down. And from an Olympic low,
:01:12. > :01:17.to gold at the European Judo Open, Euan Burton sets his sights on the
:01:18. > :01:20.Commonwealth Games. In the last half-hour, that deadline
:01:21. > :01:23.has passed for workers at the Grangemouth refinery to accept or
:01:24. > :01:27.reject sweeping changes to their pay and conditions. The company that
:01:28. > :01:32.owns the plant insists radical cost-cutting measures are needed, or
:01:33. > :01:34.it will close. Within the last few minutes, the Unite union has claimed
:01:35. > :01:41.that most union members have rejected the company's offer. For
:01:42. > :01:52.the union members on-site, city 5% of them have rejected this offer. --
:01:53. > :01:57.65%. 665 opt out forms came to us direct, rejecting the offer. It is a
:01:58. > :02:01.clear message, to go back to the company and say the workforce has
:02:02. > :02:07.spoken, they have expressed their views. David Henderson is at
:02:08. > :02:16.Grangemouth. Is the situation any clearer? Well, what is clearer is
:02:17. > :02:20.that the management have not won the first round of this battle, by a
:02:21. > :02:25.knockout. In the last half are, at deadline expired, it was a deadline
:02:26. > :02:29.that was set by management for the 1350 staff here at Grangemouth, and
:02:30. > :02:36.it was along these lines. It said, you must accept major changes to
:02:37. > :02:43.your pay and pensions, otherwise this plant does not have a future.
:02:44. > :02:48.300 or so members of staff, it seems, have got back in touch with
:02:49. > :02:52.the company and accepted the need for major changes, however, the
:02:53. > :02:58.union have now said that 65 said of their membership, around half of all
:02:59. > :03:03.the staff -- six to 5%, have rejected a plan, they say the union
:03:04. > :03:09.and management should know sit down and have more talks. -- 65%. It is
:03:10. > :03:13.up to the owners of Grangemouth to make up their minds about what they
:03:14. > :03:16.now plan to do about this. In the meantime, the plant remains closed
:03:17. > :03:23.and it is losing tens of thousands of pounds every day.
:03:24. > :03:29.The stakes are high and with every hour, they are rising. Today, we
:03:30. > :03:34.took to the air, to see for ourselves the effects of this
:03:35. > :03:39.shutdown. The flame stacks may still burn, but do not be fooled,
:03:40. > :03:43.Grangemouth is not working. From up here, you can see the sheer scale of
:03:44. > :03:48.the complex and what is at stake. The refinery produces up to 9
:03:49. > :03:52.million litres of fuel every day, that is enough for the forecourts of
:03:53. > :03:58.the North of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland combined. The
:03:59. > :04:05.petrochemical plant produces up to 2 million tonnes of chemicals every
:04:06. > :04:08.year. For workers at Grangemouth like Scott Sibson, this is a
:04:09. > :04:14.difficult moment, choice, perhaps, the dream a loss of pay and the
:04:15. > :04:19.threat of redundancy. I have been quite downbeat. A lot of people are
:04:20. > :04:26.quite worried, understandably. The choice between signing a contract in
:04:27. > :04:30.45 days or losing your job. So what does the future hold for the plant
:04:31. > :04:35.at its workforce? The owners warn that I must pay and pensions change,
:04:36. > :04:39.there is no future and the plant will close in a few years time. What
:04:40. > :04:43.we are looking for is for the employees to give a real message
:04:44. > :04:48.both to the shareholders and also to the unions, they do not want to
:04:49. > :04:52.strike, we want the plan to be up and running and they want a sensible
:04:53. > :04:57.period of discussion between now and the end of the consultation.
:04:58. > :05:02.Tomorrow, the owners will decide their next step, but both sides want
:05:03. > :05:10.progress, on their own terms, and that has already created a crisis.
:05:11. > :05:16.Well, our business and economy editor Douglas Fraser joins me now.
:05:17. > :05:20.What is the process now? It goes over to the company to counter
:05:21. > :05:22.responses, they are not really looking for majority. They are
:05:23. > :05:29.looking for which part of the complex have voted either way, how
:05:30. > :05:34.many from the refinery and also across the road in the petrochemical
:05:35. > :05:37.plant. Then tomorrow, the shareholders will consider the
:05:38. > :05:41.results, whether they think opinion is shifting their way, it will take
:05:42. > :05:48.advice and hear from bondholders, who funded the expansion of INEOS,
:05:49. > :05:52.it is a Chinese company, they have half the refinery, they have half
:05:53. > :05:56.the say in that. I am told this group may not decide tomorrow, the
:05:57. > :06:02.could take several days to reach a decision. -- they could. They have
:06:03. > :06:05.widened their options, it is important to note that over the
:06:06. > :06:09.weekend, the threat level increased. Jim Ratcliffe, who controls INEOS,
:06:10. > :06:13.said if the petrochemical plant closes, and that has been under
:06:14. > :06:17.threat for a couple of weeks, the neighbouring refinery is likely to
:06:18. > :06:20.also do so. If the shutdown continues, the owners of the plant
:06:21. > :06:26.may not be willing to continue funding it. This is an entrenched
:06:27. > :06:32.and increasingly bitter dispute, who is driving it? The key figure is Jim
:06:33. > :06:37.Rash Cliff, who set up INEOS just 15 years ago, -- Jim Rash Cliff. He is
:06:38. > :06:43.already a billionaire with a lot of debt. He has grown at to ?27 billion
:06:44. > :06:49.per year. He is based in Switzerland, for tax reasons. He has
:06:50. > :06:56.shown himself to be pretty ruthless about cost-cutting. Clearly,
:06:57. > :06:59.Grangemouth is a big deal for Scotland and the Scottish economy,
:07:00. > :07:02.it is a big plant for him as well, with very high stakes. He wants to
:07:03. > :07:09.persuade unions he is not afraid to abandon them.
:07:10. > :07:13.An eight-year-old girl who was attacked by two bulldogs will have
:07:14. > :07:19.to spend eight weeks in hospital to recover from serious facial and leg
:07:20. > :07:26.wounds. Broagan McEwing was mauled when she was playing in government.
:07:27. > :07:29.-- McCuaig. When Broagan went to play with her
:07:30. > :07:34.friends in her own garden, she thought she was safe and secure. But
:07:35. > :07:39.she was subjected to a ferocious attack neighbour's to American
:07:40. > :07:43.bulldogs. Her got there in time to see the dog striking Broagan along
:07:44. > :07:58.the ground. The worst day of my life. It was terrible. It was
:07:59. > :08:06.horrible. Just think, one minute she was screaming, help me! That is all
:08:07. > :08:09.I remember. Broagan has had two operations over the weekend and
:08:10. > :08:14.doctors say she now faces an eight week stay in hospital to recover.
:08:15. > :08:19.Her facial injury is healing well, but she will need more muscle and
:08:20. > :08:26.skin grafts on her leg. Her mum says she has been traumatised. She keeps
:08:27. > :08:32.asking if the dogs are away. She thinks they are still in that house.
:08:33. > :08:37.We have to reassure her there is nothing there. That they had been
:08:38. > :08:44.taken away by the police. She just keeps... Obviously, she is getting
:08:45. > :08:49.flashbacks. Is terrified. We are just getting her through it. Her mum
:08:50. > :08:54.and dad are disgusted and angry that their daughter has had to go through
:08:55. > :09:00.all this. I am really angry. Nobody should have these dogs, they are for
:09:01. > :09:08.farms, but people -- for people with fields. These dogs are to bring down
:09:09. > :09:13.beers and cattle. Not for a block of flats. -- bears. The flat belonging
:09:14. > :09:17.to the owners of the dogs have been boarded up and neighbours say they
:09:18. > :09:20.have moved out. The lease have confirmed a man and a woman have
:09:21. > :09:26.been charged. But for Broagan's family, the just concentrating on
:09:27. > :09:30.helping her get better. She was being a bit cheeky to me, so I think
:09:31. > :09:37.she is coming back, slowly. She is getting there. I am really proud of
:09:38. > :09:40.her, she is so brave. You're watching Reporting Scotland
:09:41. > :09:43.from the BBC. Still to come on the programme...
:09:44. > :09:50.The loneliness of the long-distance swimmer, still three weeks to his
:09:51. > :09:52.destination. In sport, we will hear from the Celtic and Ajax camps ahead
:09:53. > :09:58.of the Champions League cash in Glasgow, and a year on from his
:09:59. > :10:02.emotional exit at the Olympics, Euan Burton is back on the podium and
:10:03. > :10:09.ready to represent the Scottish judo team at the Commonwealth Games.
:10:10. > :10:13.In the last week, we told you how councils need to make further
:10:14. > :10:16.savings and could cut hundreds of jobs. Instead of just curtailing
:10:17. > :10:21.services, many local authorities are looking at how they can change the
:10:22. > :10:26.way these services are provided. Jamie McIvor has been assessing some
:10:27. > :10:30.of the options. There is more to making savings than simply making
:10:31. > :10:34.cuts. We know the austerity for councils will continue for several
:10:35. > :10:38.more years, and most expect to have to make substantial savings. These
:10:39. > :10:42.are just some. The challenge is a big one and there are a couple of
:10:43. > :10:46.reasons for that, the squeeze on public spending is set to continue
:10:47. > :10:50.while the UK Government tackles the deficit, and demand for some
:10:51. > :10:54.services is set to keep on rising, for instance, because the population
:10:55. > :10:58.is growing older. As well as cuts, many councils are also looking at
:10:59. > :11:04.how to reform social -- local services. Afternoon tea for some
:11:05. > :11:10.pensioners, provided by a charity, helped and supported by the council.
:11:11. > :11:17.It is great, because it is something to look forward to. We do not fully
:11:18. > :11:26.get out much. -- really. I used to be able to do things and I -- and
:11:27. > :11:31.now I can't. The idea of schemes like this is the
:11:32. > :11:36.keep healthy and more active. Regardless of
:11:37. > :11:43.They see their friends and get involved
:11:44. > :11:45.keeps them mentally and physically well. Most people agree that
:11:46. > :11:49.so-called early intervention is a good thing, the problem is, councils
:11:50. > :12:00.cannot abandon the people who need urgent help now, so savings take
:12:01. > :12:04.time. A few miles away, there is another big plan for change. To
:12:05. > :12:10.councils in Ayrshire are set to merge the roads departments. -- two
:12:11. > :12:15.councils. This will take ten years, we will reduce management costs and
:12:16. > :12:20.admin costs, so we will be able to deliver the services be currently
:12:21. > :12:26.deliver, and these will be done at a lesser cost. It will not be the
:12:27. > :12:30.have shared just one roads agency, but across the country, there has
:12:31. > :12:34.been far less progress towards dazzles sharing services than some
:12:35. > :12:37.have predicted. -- towards councils. Where
:12:38. > :12:43.see several is that several councils in the West work closely
:12:44. > :12:45.simply fizzled out. While changing the way local services are delivered
:12:46. > :12:52.might prove to be better money over time, the problem is,
:12:53. > :12:54.councils need to save cash quickly. It can take years for reforms to
:12:55. > :12:58.bring about big savings, but now.
:12:59. > :13:04.Now a word about a special evening with Gary Robertson.
:13:05. > :13:08.The Dunfermline by-election Thursday. Tonight I will hear from
:13:09. > :13:14.the candidates Dunfermline's next MSP. What to do
:13:15. > :13:21.about Grangemouth, Cannes of cuts, local schools and your
:13:22. > :13:58.opinions about the referendum. -- council
:13:59. > :14:00.Proposed changes to teachers' working conditions have been
:14:01. > :14:03.rejected by members of Scotland's largest teachers' union, the EIS.
:14:04. > :14:07.Members voted against the proposals by 59% to 41%. The union says it'll
:14:08. > :14:10.seek talks with employers and the Government before it decides what
:14:11. > :14:14.happens next. One of the Royal Navy's Sea King
:14:15. > :14:16.search and rescue helicopters had to be rescued at the weekend. The crew
:14:17. > :14:21.made an emergency landing in just over a week ago. A Chinook
:14:22. > :14:25.helicopter Glencoe village before it was taken
:14:26. > :14:28.back to its Ayrshire base A four-day Public Local Inquiry
:14:29. > :14:33.starting today into a ahead because the development is
:14:34. > :14:39.unlawful, say campaigners. Last Session ruled a proposed wind farm
:14:40. > :14:47.in Shetland was unlawful electricity generating licence.
:14:48. > :15:21.Some whisky distillers in Scotland are bringing in
:15:22. > :15:32.area, and all the latest news, 24 hours a day on BBC Scotland's
:15:33. > :15:40.website. Pellet only be seven months since Arran and Argyllshire were cut
:15:41. > :15:43.off by skilful? The nights are drawing in and ahead of the clocks
:15:44. > :15:46.going back this weekend, the Scottish Government has launched its
:15:47. > :15:51.Ready for Winter campaign. Cameron Buttle reports.
:15:52. > :15:56.When Scotland looks this majestic, it is hard to think of deals,
:15:57. > :16:01.storms, snow and subzero tempters. But when the leaves start falling,
:16:02. > :16:05.winter is calling. It is easy to forget that only a few months ago,
:16:06. > :16:11.some parts of Scotland looked like this. One predictable thing is that
:16:12. > :16:16.it will be unpredictable. We have to prepare for the worse, whether that
:16:17. > :16:18.is high winds, the extreme low temperatures which stayed with us
:16:19. > :16:23.for a long period of time, things like the snow train which cleared
:16:24. > :16:26.snow from the lines of the icebreaker for the roads, making
:16:27. > :16:30.sure we have the salt stocks in place, all these things have been
:16:31. > :16:34.learned from previous years. It is hard to plan for whether this
:16:35. > :16:38.severe, but flooding buzzes misery and millions of pounds worth of
:16:39. > :16:43.damage. In the Borders, a new scheme offers cheaper protection. We have a
:16:44. > :16:47.disposable sandbag, when water reacts with it, it turns into gel.
:16:48. > :16:53.We use that inside a property. We have the event or is, different
:16:54. > :16:59.types of them. We can stop what are entering. Finally, we have the
:17:00. > :17:03.floodgate, which we can use to prevent what are entering through
:17:04. > :17:10.the front door. The message from the experts is that simple steps can
:17:11. > :17:15.save a lot of grief later. The biggest tip would make sure your
:17:16. > :17:20.tyres are legal. Make sure you can see where you're going, make sure
:17:21. > :17:26.your windscreen wipers are in good working order and the clear the
:17:27. > :17:33.windscreen Poly. If you must travel when the weather is broke, have the
:17:34. > :17:38.right equipment and plan ahead. You can have what in the house, you can
:17:39. > :17:41.have a radio, portable radio you can listen to with spare batteries, and
:17:42. > :17:47.you can have a torch and a mobile phone available, just to make sure
:17:48. > :17:52.you will not be at risk. Now is the time to take those simple steps,
:17:53. > :17:56.before winter takes hold. Now, it is a truly incredible
:17:57. > :18:01.journey, an adventurer from Gloucestershire is more than 100
:18:02. > :18:06.days into his bid to be the first person to swim from Land's End to
:18:07. > :18:20.John O'Groats. Today, Sean Conway is off the Sutherland coast. As soon as
:18:21. > :18:27.people to me I was going to die, I thought I would prove them wrong. A
:18:28. > :18:32.veteran of Iron Man events, Sean Conway clearly has adventurer in his
:18:33. > :18:37.blood. But a saltwater swim more than 1000 miles was a tall order,
:18:38. > :18:42.even for him. I am not naturally a strong swimmer, so doing swimming
:18:43. > :18:47.challenge was quite tough for me. I am not really good with the call.
:18:48. > :18:51.All those things came together. No one else has tried it. Because of
:18:52. > :18:55.the effect of sea water on his mouth, Sean cannot chew any more and
:18:56. > :19:01.has to liquidise most of his food. The rigours of days afloat are a
:19:02. > :19:06.challenge for his support team as well. Physically it has been OK,
:19:07. > :19:13.because I am not going at a really fast pace. But my back and arms from
:19:14. > :19:15.paddling everyday, I can feel it, but you cannot complain when there
:19:16. > :19:22.is summing -- someone swimming next year. Sean admits he has found
:19:23. > :19:26.Scotland bigger than he thought. Today he is close to the coast of
:19:27. > :19:31.Sutherland. But even the odd injury will not stop his charity swim. The
:19:32. > :19:38.doctors say I should not lose this to. I have to watch if the blue
:19:39. > :19:43.starts going up my leg! You will sell more books if your total falls
:19:44. > :19:49.off, write? -- if your total falls off. Time for the sports news.
:19:50. > :19:52.Celtic will be without Chris, and for tomorrow night's Champions
:19:53. > :19:59.League match against Ajax in Glasgow. Celtic are bottom of group
:20:00. > :20:06.H. There is a lack of creativity within the squad when it comes to
:20:07. > :20:10.Champions League level. Unlike training session ahead of tomorrow
:20:11. > :20:21.night's games. With no points so far, does manager Neil Lennon feel
:20:22. > :20:29.when it's crucial? No, we must not get beat. I am confident this team
:20:30. > :20:32.can perform away from home as well. Winning the game would put us in a
:20:33. > :20:47.good position in the group. Losing the game would lose our aspirations
:20:48. > :20:52.for trying to qualify. Bobby Petta feels there is something missing in
:20:53. > :21:00.creating opportunities at Champions League level. I think they lack
:21:01. > :21:07.creativity in my opinion. In midfield, and perhaps on the wing as
:21:08. > :21:14.well. Just that bit of magic. Players cost a lot of money. But we
:21:15. > :21:21.are doing our best with the personnel that we have two not only
:21:22. > :21:28.create chances, but not throw them away. We created plenty on Saturday,
:21:29. > :21:32.we should have won the game. The Dutch giants arrived in Glasgow this
:21:33. > :21:41.lunchtime in confident mood. Celtic fans will be hoping it is their
:21:42. > :21:44.players who rise to the occasion. Well, Ajax are, as we speak,
:21:45. > :21:48.training at Celtic Park. Before they got a taste of the stadium, their
:21:49. > :21:51.manager Frank De Boer spoke to the media. To be in the second place,
:21:52. > :21:58.you want to play for a second place, and the best is to win this game.
:21:59. > :22:04.Two maybe not secure, but to have a good position for the third-place,
:22:05. > :22:10.it is nice to win, but to lose is the worst option.
:22:11. > :22:14.Euan Burton says he would love to pull on the judo kit for Scotland if
:22:15. > :22:17.he's selected for next year's Commonwealth Games. And he believes
:22:18. > :22:20.he's put himself in contention for being picked with recent results,
:22:21. > :22:24.including winning Gold at this weekend's Judo European Open. Here's
:22:25. > :22:28.Heather Dewar. 15 months ago, his world was
:22:29. > :22:39.shattered with defeat at the London Olympics. I let my mum and dad and
:22:40. > :22:45.my brother down. I have been working for this for over quarter of a
:22:46. > :22:54.century. I am pretty sure you do not see me in Rio de Janeiro. But time
:22:55. > :23:01.is a healer, and they could see him at Glasgow Commonwealth Games. He
:23:02. > :23:06.has moved up a weight level. It is providing positive results. He is in
:23:07. > :23:13.contention for Commonwealth selection now. If they see fit to
:23:14. > :23:17.select me know, I would love to go and put on the judo kit for
:23:18. > :23:23.Scotland, for the first time in my career. It has been Great Britain
:23:24. > :23:27.for the rest of my senior career. If he did, he would have to compete on
:23:28. > :23:36.the same day as English wife Gemma Gibbons. My father has said she will
:23:37. > :23:41.bring both flights to the venue. -- flags.
:23:42. > :23:47.His Commonwealth quest has begun. Well done to him.
:23:48. > :23:56.Now it's time for a look at some of the other stories in Scottish sport.
:23:57. > :23:59.Edinburgh Rugby's Grant Gilchrist hopes his side's Heineken Cup
:24:00. > :24:02.performances will help them kick on in the league. Despite defeat to
:24:03. > :24:05.Perpignan yesterday, they've shown an improvement in form. We have
:24:06. > :24:07.enjoyed our two weeks in the Heineken Cup. It is always an
:24:08. > :24:14.exciting time playing European cups. But we have got a point to prove in
:24:15. > :24:21.the league. I can't wait to get out there on Friday night.
:24:22. > :24:24.Glasgow captain Al Kellock said the side were delighted with their 20
:24:25. > :24:28.points to 16 win over Exeter. But admits they were disappointed to
:24:29. > :24:31.allow their opponents a bonus point. There's been high demand for
:24:32. > :24:34.Commonwealth Games tickets as those who missed out last time have
:24:35. > :24:38.another chance to try again. Organisers are asking for patience.
:24:39. > :24:41.Kilmarnock's Rabiu Ibrahim has been undergoing more tests after he
:24:42. > :24:49.collapsed during his side's win over Ross County. Airdrieonians are
:24:50. > :24:52.looking for a new manager after Jimmy Boyle left the club. The
:24:53. > :24:56.Scottish League One side are at the foot of the table after four defeats
:24:57. > :25:00.from their last five games. And there are more sports stories,
:25:01. > :25:08.plus all the latest news, 24 hours a day on BBC Sport Scotland's website.
:25:09. > :25:18.Let's get the weather now. Nothing wintry in the weather this
:25:19. > :25:25.week, but autumn is giving us a lot of food for thought. A lot of
:25:26. > :25:29.whether going on this week. Very wet and very windy. It was a mild start
:25:30. > :25:33.and it will be mild once again to model. But really wet and windy.
:25:34. > :25:42.Let's take a look at the satellite picture. A blanket of cloud across
:25:43. > :25:48.the country. There is a band of rain just to the north of the Forth Clyde
:25:49. > :25:54.Valley. We do have a Met Office yellow warning in force. We can see
:25:55. > :25:57.that being continues to work its way northwards this evening and
:25:58. > :26:07.overnight. It is accompanied by fresh to strong southerly winds. But
:26:08. > :26:11.it will be a mild night with temperatures of ten of 11 Celsius.
:26:12. > :26:19.It does mean a wet or windy start to Tuesday. Some difficult conditions
:26:20. > :26:26.on the roads and the potential for some flooding Britain the warnings
:26:27. > :26:32.are in force. But drier and brighter conditions work their way in from
:26:33. > :26:37.the south, 15 or 16 degrees, quite mild for the time of year. Showers
:26:38. > :26:44.taking their time to clear the north of the country. But the Moray caused
:26:45. > :27:03.could see 17 or 18 degrees. -- Murray coursed Moray coast.
:27:04. > :27:06.Wednesday looks like a showery day. And those showers could merge at
:27:07. > :27:11.times to give longer spells of rain. The further east you are, it is not
:27:12. > :27:17.exactly dry, but the showers will not be as frequent honours heavy.
:27:18. > :27:40.Breezy at times. Temperatures of 13 or 14 degrees. Dryer for Thursday,
:27:41. > :27:49.but rain returning on Friday. Our top story this evening.
:27:50. > :27:55.Britain's first nuclear power station in a generation gets the
:27:56. > :28:00.go-ahead. A couple have appeared in court in
:28:01. > :28:05.Greece charged with the abduction of a four-year-old girl. She was found
:28:06. > :28:10.during a raid on a Roma camp last week. DNA tests have shown she was
:28:11. > :28:16.not related to the couple. And that is Reporting Scotland so
:28:17. > :28:20.far this evening. I will be back at eight o'clock. Good night.