:00:00. > :00:19.the News of the World. That's all from the News at Six.
:00:20. > :00:21.Tonight on Reporting Scotland: Personal protests.
:00:22. > :00:24.The Unite union defends its demonstration outside the home of a
:00:25. > :00:31.Grangemouth executive, as the Prime Minister describes it as
:00:32. > :00:35.threatening. Nobody has a right to intimidate, nobody has a right to
:00:36. > :00:38.league, nobody has a right to threaten people's families, nobody
:00:39. > :00:41.has a right to threaten people in their homes. Tonight, the union says
:00:42. > :00:43.their actions are legal and legitimate.
:00:44. > :00:46.Also on the programme: The former Rangers captain Fernando Ricksen
:00:47. > :00:54.reveals he's been diagnosed with motor neurone disease.
:00:55. > :00:57.From swimming pools to social care - Scottish councils are asked to
:00:58. > :01:00.explain why they're all charging different amounts for their
:01:01. > :01:03.services. Classes cancelled at universities
:01:04. > :01:07.across Scotland as lecturers strike over pay.
:01:08. > :01:09.And Hearts win the Edinburgh derby - next they'll face Caley Thistle in
:01:10. > :01:17.the League Cup semifinal. The Prime Minister has described as
:01:18. > :01:21.shocking allegations that union members made a threatening visit to
:01:22. > :01:25.the home of one of the executives involved in the Grangemouth dispute.
:01:26. > :01:29.David Cameron said the claims needed a full investigation. But Unite has
:01:30. > :01:32.defended its targeting of managers at the plant as legal and
:01:33. > :01:41.legitimate. Here's our business and economy editor Douglas Fraser.
:01:42. > :01:50.Its industrial action but not as we know it. These pictures, put online
:01:51. > :01:54.by campaigners, RA message to employers that employees won't just
:01:55. > :01:59.withdraw their labour but set out to embarrass, pressurise and deploy the
:02:00. > :02:02.inflatable rat. We won't take our members but to work until you stop
:02:03. > :02:07.the blacklist. We will be here when you try to celebrate. We will be
:02:08. > :02:12.outside your clients' offices and your suppliers' offices. While
:02:13. > :02:17.protesting at Grangemouth, the Unite union used these tactics not at the
:02:18. > :02:24.plant but targeting directors at their homes. That has stoked
:02:25. > :02:28.controversy. Mariella of course people have a right to protest, of
:02:29. > :02:33.course trade unions have a right to represent their members and take
:02:34. > :02:37.industrial action. Those rights, important rights. But nobody has a
:02:38. > :02:42.right to intimidate, to bully, to threaten people's families, to
:02:43. > :02:47.threaten people in their homes. Since the picketing of the 1970s was
:02:48. > :02:55.limited by legal constraints in the 1980s, unions have learnt
:02:56. > :02:57.alternative tactics. The legislation so tightly restricts what is
:02:58. > :03:02.possible for them to do that very often the only way they can get a
:03:03. > :03:06.reaction from the company is too, if you like, provoke and cajole
:03:07. > :03:11.shareholders or people further down the supply chain. Responding to the
:03:12. > :03:16.Prime Minister, the union's general secretary insists the tactics are
:03:17. > :03:21.legal. We'll use everything in our power to use every weapon in our
:03:22. > :03:26.disposal, within the law, to make certain that our members are
:03:27. > :03:30.listened to and that directors, these faceless individuals who
:03:31. > :03:32.dominate our life, are made to understand that they've got to
:03:33. > :03:41.account for their actions to everybody. The Grangemouth dispute
:03:42. > :03:45.is not over yet. Any size been claiming it has been defamed. The
:03:46. > :03:49.case continues and so does the fallout. -- the company that owns
:03:50. > :03:55.the plant has been claiming it has been defamed.
:03:56. > :03:58.This is uncomfortable territory for labour and that's why the Tories are
:03:59. > :04:05.making as much political capital out of this as possible. The latest
:04:06. > :04:07.allegations simply add fuel to the firestorms surrounding Grangemouth
:04:08. > :04:13.and the Falkirk selection battle, which are both inextricably linked.
:04:14. > :04:18.Unite provides ?9 million in funding and is Labour's biggest backer. It
:04:19. > :04:21.stands accused by some of using tactics which may have cost 800
:04:22. > :04:26.workers at Grangemouth their jobs. It's also accused of perhaps
:04:27. > :04:30.undermining the Falkirk selection battle inquiry which Ed Miliband has
:04:31. > :04:34.launched and which he is now under immense pressure to reopen. For that
:04:35. > :04:39.reason, it's perhaps understandable that Ed Miliband's office has said
:04:40. > :04:42.very little. We have had not an interview but a statement from his
:04:43. > :04:47.office in the last hour, in which he condemns the prime minister's
:04:48. > :04:50.comments as inflammatory. He says they are irresponsible. It also says
:04:51. > :04:54.Labour would condemn any intimidatory tactics on any side in
:04:55. > :04:58.an industrial dispute. What the statement does not do, however, is
:04:59. > :05:04.address the core issues of what went wrong both in Grangemouth on the
:05:05. > :05:08.union's side and also in the Falkirk selection battle. I think on that
:05:09. > :05:12.there will be many difficult questions to come for Labour and the
:05:13. > :05:16.union, but also the Tories will continue to accuse Mr Miliband of
:05:17. > :05:17.having his strings pulled by Len McCluskey.
:05:18. > :05:20.And Newsnight Scotland tonight will be looking at role of the unions,
:05:21. > :05:24.and asking how effective they've been in recent times. That's 11
:05:25. > :05:27.o'clock on BBC Two. The former Rangers captain Fernando
:05:28. > :05:31.Ricksen has revealed that he's been diagnosed with motor neurone
:05:32. > :05:35.disease. The 37-year old made the announcement on a Dutch television
:05:36. > :05:44.show last night. Our health correspondent Eleanor Bradford
:05:45. > :05:49.reports. It began like any other interview.
:05:50. > :05:53.Fernando Ricksen was on a Dutch TV programme to talk about his new
:05:54. > :06:01.autobiography. Then he was asked why he was having difficulty speaking.
:06:02. > :06:45.What a goal from Fernando Ricksen! He made more than 180 appearances
:06:46. > :06:48.for ranges between 2000 and 2006. At just 37 he is relatively young to be
:06:49. > :06:54.diagnosed with motor neurone disease, a terminal illness. The
:06:55. > :06:59.average survival is just 14 months. But some live far longer. Jamie
:07:00. > :07:00.Lynch is nearly the same age as Fernando Ricksen and was diagnosed
:07:01. > :07:22.five years ago. Today a former team-mate said
:07:23. > :07:29.Fernando Ricksen was a fighter. I think he will do exactly the same
:07:30. > :07:33.and fight until he's got the one tier of strength in his body. We're
:07:34. > :07:38.going to try to support him as much as we can, as ex-players, but I'm
:07:39. > :07:44.sure the Rangers supporters will do exactly the same. And even a former
:07:45. > :07:48.rival, himself battling leukaemia, tweeted words of support. A
:07:49. > :07:53.difficult path lies ahead at Fernando Ricksen can reflect on a
:07:54. > :07:56.life lived to the full. You're watching Reporting Scotland
:07:57. > :08:00.from the BBC. Still to come on the programme: How a team of students
:08:01. > :08:03.are using genetically modified E.coli to mop up poisons in lochs
:08:04. > :08:08.and reservoirs before the toxins reach our bodies.
:08:09. > :08:11.In sport: The lowdown on the league cup semi final draw.
:08:12. > :08:14.Andy Murray on his chances of playing on the Australian Open.
:08:15. > :08:16.And news of another world cup win for Scotland's women. Well worth
:08:17. > :08:24.watching. Scotland's spending watchdog says
:08:25. > :08:27.councils need to get better at explaining how they charge for
:08:28. > :08:31.services like social care and car parking. The Accounts Commission has
:08:32. > :08:34.highlighted significant variations in costs between different local
:08:35. > :08:39.authorities - which it says need to be clearly laid out for the public.
:08:40. > :08:43.Catriona Renton is here with the details.
:08:44. > :08:47.Charges for council services like car parking and sports and leisure
:08:48. > :08:50.raise ?1.3 billion a year - that's equivalent to over 50% of the amount
:08:51. > :08:55.raised through council tax last year. According to the Accounts
:08:56. > :08:58.Commission's report, how much you pay for services can vary
:08:59. > :09:03.significantly from one council to another. For example, an adult swim
:09:04. > :09:10.can range from ?2.40 to ?4.80 depending on where you live. Extra
:09:11. > :09:15.music tuition for children and young people can range from costing
:09:16. > :09:19.nothing up to ?340 a year. And home care costs ?8.56 an hour in West
:09:20. > :09:25.Lothian, but in Angus you would pay ?23.70 an hour. Now, of course,
:09:26. > :09:29.what's included in home care can vary from council to council - so we
:09:30. > :09:32.are not comparing apples with apples. And the Accounts Commission
:09:33. > :09:43.says that's the issue - councils need to better explain what you get
:09:44. > :09:51.for your money. I became disabled when I was 41. A tumour damaged by
:09:52. > :09:55.spinal cord and left me paralysed. Jeff lives in Midlothian. He needs
:09:56. > :10:03.round-the-clock support. His wife cares for him but he also pays for
:10:04. > :10:09.an extra 80 hours of care a week. This costs ?627 a month. But he
:10:10. > :10:14.lives -- if he lived in another council area, he says he wouldn't
:10:15. > :10:20.have to pay at all. Fife just this year have scrapped all community
:10:21. > :10:32.care charges and in Midlothian, I have to pay the excess income that
:10:33. > :10:39.the council would say I would have, I have to pay 70% towards my care.
:10:40. > :10:42.Of course Midlothian is not the only council to charge for this and Jeff
:10:43. > :10:48.is involved in a national campaign to abolish charging for care like
:10:49. > :10:51.his altogether. But this is not the only area where there are
:10:52. > :10:55.discrepancies. For example, Western Isles Council reduced prices by more
:10:56. > :11:00.than half for sports facilities like swimming pools across the islands.
:11:01. > :11:05.As a result, more people used to facilities and more income was
:11:06. > :11:07.generated for the council. The Accounts cut micro commission says
:11:08. > :11:11.councils need to explain why there are differences. It's fair to say
:11:12. > :11:15.that a lot of people are quite content to pay charges as long as
:11:16. > :11:20.they understand why they are there in the first place. It is two
:11:21. > :11:24.points, really. One, how is the charge made up, and how does it
:11:25. > :11:32.compare with other council areas? And if it is significant be
:11:33. > :11:34.different why is that the case? -- significantly. The umbrella body
:11:35. > :11:37.that represents councils, COSLA, says local authorities are doing an
:11:38. > :11:40.excellent job within very different local circumstances. And councils
:11:41. > :11:43.are not complacent about the need to continually improve.
:11:44. > :11:46.The ex-husband of a woman who died after a fire at a hair salon in
:11:47. > :11:49.Stirling has appeared in court charged with her murder. 46-year old
:11:50. > :11:54.Ahdie Khayatzadeh died in hospital, after the fire in the town's Maxwell
:11:55. > :12:00.Place earlier this month. Today 61-year-old Ahmad Yazdanparast
:12:01. > :12:06.appeared at Stirling Sheriff court. He made no plea or declaration and
:12:07. > :12:08.was remanded in custody. There's been serious disruption at
:12:09. > :12:11.some Scottish universities today, because of a 24-hour strike.
:12:12. > :12:16.Lecturers and support staff from three separate unions took part in
:12:17. > :12:28.the action over pay. Our education correspondent Jamie McIvor reports.
:12:29. > :12:33.It was the most widespread strike at universities for several years.
:12:34. > :12:38.Lecturers, technicians and administrative staff joined picket
:12:39. > :12:45.lines across Scotland and beyond. Please come back to the negotiating
:12:46. > :12:50.table. It's the first time the three Unions have gone on strike together.
:12:51. > :12:56.Stafford been offered a pay rise of one present. Bid value of pay in the
:12:57. > :13:04.sector has not why 13% in real terms. -- staff have been offered a
:13:05. > :13:09.pay rise of 1%. It's vital that we value the people who work in our
:13:10. > :13:12.universities. Universities said they tried to give the disruption to a
:13:13. > :13:17.minimum though some lectures were cancelled. Very disappointing. I
:13:18. > :13:23.came here this morning and can't get to the library. I think it was quite
:13:24. > :13:25.childish. I compared it to the strike at Grangemouth where
:13:26. > :13:31.workers' rights were being diminished, pay was being
:13:32. > :13:34.diminished, they were asked to sign a new contract under less
:13:35. > :13:38.preferential terms. Yet university staff have good, well-paid jobs,
:13:39. > :13:43.pension schemes, and talking about their pay not going up in real terms
:13:44. > :13:45.but still going up. But some other strikers argue they are trying to
:13:46. > :13:50.help colleagues in other roles besides lecturing. We are trying to
:13:51. > :13:56.use our position to help those people on the lowest paid jobs. This
:13:57. > :14:04.is a UK wide dispute over a national pay officer. The dispute is not with
:14:05. > :14:06.the individual universities. And employers Association said that the
:14:07. > :14:14.pay would seem generous to some in other jobs.
:14:15. > :14:21.Police have named the teenage girl who died after being knocked down by
:14:22. > :14:25.a car on the canine road as Holly Mackay, the 15-year-old was from the
:14:26. > :14:35.village of kill Dari. A new eco-ferry is being prepared
:14:36. > :14:41.for service in the inner Hebrides. It can use both battery and diesel
:14:42. > :14:45.power, meaning reduce CO2 emissions and fuel bills. What we are able to
:14:46. > :14:51.do with the system, the hybrid system is then optimise the ship's
:14:52. > :14:57.running plant so there will be a maximising of the energy efficiency
:14:58. > :15:01.of the vessel. Business owners have six weeks to save the support
:15:02. > :15:04.setting up of this did -- improvement districts. The aim is to
:15:05. > :15:10.deliver key marketing and infrastructure projects. Opponents
:15:11. > :15:16.say it is not focused enough. This is a great opportunity for us to
:15:17. > :15:24.say, look at what is going on, be afraid, we are a destination to
:15:25. > :15:32.drive with. This goddess -- Scottish book trust has put us a list of
:15:33. > :15:36.Scotland's best book. The public are being asked to vote online for their
:15:37. > :15:39.favourites with the top ten announced in November.
:15:40. > :15:44.And there are more stories from your area and all the latest news 24
:15:45. > :15:50.hours a day on BBC Scotland's website.
:15:51. > :15:53.A team of students from Dundee University has come up with a new
:15:54. > :16:00.idea to clean up the toxins caused by algae in lochs and reservoir.
:16:01. > :16:07.ToxiMop uses E. Coli to mop up the poisons before they reach our
:16:08. > :16:15.bodies. The team are taking the idea to America.
:16:16. > :16:21.This reservoir just north of Dundee, a great place for recreation
:16:22. > :16:32.but not if the water gets too warm. As it heats up, the algal bloom...
:16:33. > :16:36.Some of them are harmless but the blue green algae can produce harmful
:16:37. > :16:47.toxins. Step forward a group of students. We got involved in this
:16:48. > :16:54.competition and the idea is want to take old problems and find new
:16:55. > :16:58.solutions. The toxins bonds to proteins in our bodies. The idea is
:16:59. > :17:05.to find something else to bind to that toxin before it gets to us.
:17:06. > :17:07.What we have done is make E. Coli, make the protein and then when we
:17:08. > :17:14.put it into water with this toxin, it binds the toxin in the same way
:17:15. > :17:22.so you can take the sells out. And the problem is not just confined to
:17:23. > :17:33.this reservoir. Lake Erie in the USA, this is a massive thing for the
:17:34. > :17:36.tourist industry, and industry worth $11.5 billion. These floating robots
:17:37. > :17:40.are part of the solution. They collect data from the lake and this
:17:41. > :17:46.builds up a model of what is going on in the lake and we can predict
:17:47. > :17:53.how algae blooms form and they can then analyse toxicity. Genetic
:17:54. > :18:02.engineering and E. Coli... Even though the strain of the bacteria is
:18:03. > :18:05.harmless. The public of scepticism towards these terms but we having
:18:06. > :18:07.gauged them throughout our project and we have tailored our project to
:18:08. > :18:12.the needs of the public. It has passed the idea stage but it will
:18:13. > :18:18.take a lot more work before the solution is found.
:18:19. > :18:23.Lets get all the sport now from David. Good evening. The Aberdeen
:18:24. > :18:28.manager Derek McInnes as if his side cannot win the league cup, he once
:18:29. > :18:34.St Johnstone to do it. His Dons team have been drawn against former
:18:35. > :18:41.employers in the semifinals. Hearts will play Inverness after a win over
:18:42. > :18:44.Hebburn in. Number three is Aberdeen. In the
:18:45. > :18:51.draw thanks to last night's win at Motherwell, it came after the goals
:18:52. > :18:59.by Johnny Hayes setting up a semifinal with one of the managers'
:19:00. > :19:04.former teams. St Johnstone. If we will not win it, I would like to see
:19:05. > :19:08.St Johnstone win it. We will both be doing our best to get there and I
:19:09. > :19:12.have a lot of good memories here and connections and good people working
:19:13. > :19:18.at Saint Johnstone but when it comes round, we are doing all we can to
:19:19. > :19:21.get Aberdeen in that final. St Johnstone needed a controversial
:19:22. > :19:27.late winner to see of Morton but are now dreaming of making history.
:19:28. > :19:30.Would like to win the competition because St Johnstone have never won
:19:31. > :19:35.the Scottish cup all the League Cup and it would be great if we could do
:19:36. > :19:42.that. If Hearts can produce more goals like this, their fans will
:19:43. > :19:46.fancy their chances as well. After the derby defeat of Hibs, they want
:19:47. > :19:50.to be out of Administration before they play Inverness in the other
:19:51. > :19:56.semifinal. It will be important so we can get out of Administration but
:19:57. > :20:02.that is all, it is down to the administrators side to try to get
:20:03. > :20:09.the thing approved and hopefully we can just do the work in the park.
:20:10. > :20:15.For Hibs, some fans were calling for change.
:20:16. > :20:22.Have made it four wins from their first four matches in the World Cup
:20:23. > :20:25.qualifying campaign, they won 4-0 I way to Poland with striker Jane Ross
:20:26. > :20:31.scoring three of the goals with the Scots ending the year at the top of
:20:32. > :20:35.group four. This is fantastic, I do not know how many goals we scored
:20:36. > :20:40.now but with two goals that we conceded against opponents, it
:20:41. > :20:46.is... We could not have asked for more. We are delighted. Andy Murray
:20:47. > :20:50.says he is desperate to play in the first major event of the New Year,
:20:51. > :20:55.the Wimbledon champion is recovering from back injuries but holding a
:20:56. > :20:58.tennis racket again. Only at conferences though. He will only
:20:59. > :21:03.take part in the Australian Open if he is fit enough to win it. My back
:21:04. > :21:06.is good, the rehab has gone well but I have not been back on the tennis
:21:07. > :21:10.court yet or hit any balls and I will not know how long it will be
:21:11. > :21:17.until I am back until I start doing that. And now I look at today's
:21:18. > :21:21.sports news elsewhere. Rangers have placed newspaper ads for a new chief
:21:22. > :21:27.executive. They are looking for candidates of exceptional quality
:21:28. > :21:33.according to the advert. UEFA are unlikely to agree to any plans for
:21:34. > :21:36.an away day for Celtic, Celtic Park will be unavailable because it is
:21:37. > :21:42.being used at the couple while games.
:21:43. > :21:45.Dundee United's player faces two charges of excessive misconduct
:21:46. > :21:48.during their match at Inverness, one for grabbing an opponent and the
:21:49. > :21:55.other which you cannot see here for seizing hold of an assistant referee
:21:56. > :21:59.by the throat. Nico has been cleared by biting an opponent during a match
:22:00. > :22:03.against Munster, that is after a 3.5 hour disciplinary hearing.
:22:04. > :22:08.Double Commonwealth gold medallist Jen McIntosh is one of eight
:22:09. > :22:11.shooters named as the Scotland team for Glasgow 2014, giving up her
:22:12. > :22:17.studies to prepare. People say you have sacrificed going to get a job
:22:18. > :22:22.or university, that is not the case, I am putting it on hold, that is
:22:23. > :22:26.all. Glasgow is a once in a lifetime opportunity and I might as well do
:22:27. > :22:29.it right. Scotland will play England in a one-day international next
:22:30. > :22:32.year, the match scheduled for the 9th of May will be played in
:22:33. > :22:40.Aberdeen. And there are more stories on our
:22:41. > :22:47.website. And that is all the sport to light,
:22:48. > :22:50.no tricks for me, just treats! On this Halloween night, how would
:22:51. > :22:55.you fancy venturing onto the most haunted highway in Scotland's the
:22:56. > :22:57.A75 in Dumfriesshire is said to have more reports of supernatural
:22:58. > :23:04.activity than any other road in the country. This report from Willie
:23:05. > :23:07.Johnston is not for the faint-hearted, he assures us.
:23:08. > :23:17.Busy daytime traffic on the A75, much of it consists of lorries bound
:23:18. > :23:23.for Ireland. But it is a bit more fright at night. Especially on this,
:23:24. > :23:26.the notorious straight, the hotspot. A quick search of the
:23:27. > :23:30.internet would bring up the A75 as the most haunted road in Scotland
:23:31. > :23:34.and some say Britain. There are so many things happening on this road
:23:35. > :23:39.that had been seen by so many people as well. All manner of strange
:23:40. > :23:46.things here, screaming hags, phantoms and this menagerie of
:23:47. > :23:50.creatures. It began with a large group of lines towards the
:23:51. > :23:54.windscreen of a car, they then witness cats and then witnessed a
:23:55. > :24:02.phantom furniture van which is unusual. That is the place where all
:24:03. > :24:05.the apparitions were seen in people get frightened. Bob Sturgeon ran a
:24:06. > :24:07.snack bar at the side of the road, a frequent early-morning refuge for
:24:08. > :24:12.drivers who had parked overnight in lay-by is. A common sight in those
:24:13. > :24:16.groups of June rejected, bedraggled people pulling handcarts or carrying
:24:17. > :24:23.bundles like some kind of medieval camp followers. It was very rare
:24:24. > :24:31.without somebody telling me they had some experience. One person was so
:24:32. > :24:36.affected, he gave up driving altogether. He was in a state, his
:24:37. > :24:42.hands were shaking. So the chap was badly affected. Documented reports
:24:43. > :24:45.of ghosts on this road go back at least 50 years. As well as seeing
:24:46. > :24:50.assorted animals, horsemen and carriages, some drivers have even
:24:51. > :24:55.been convinced they have run over people. Phantom figures of men,
:24:56. > :25:00.women and children. But can any of it be true? I have been using this
:25:01. > :25:15.road all of my life and I've never seen anything remotely... Spooky!
:25:16. > :25:25.Now to look at the weather. We'll would be getting any guisers? --
:25:26. > :25:34.will we be getting. Some torrential downpours and high
:25:35. > :25:39.winds as well, this is the rainfall wader, you can seen the bulk of the
:25:40. > :25:50.showers but still a rash of them behind so if you are out , we hope
:25:51. > :25:57.the showers will fade. Still windy as well with gusting winds up to 50
:25:58. > :26:07.mph and elsewhere, dry, clear and cold. Temperatures in towns or
:26:08. > :26:09.cities around five or six Celsius. Under clear skies you could see the
:26:10. > :26:14.aurora borealis. Tomorrow morning it will be a cold start, wet and
:26:15. > :26:19.windy. Plenty of sunshine for central, southern and eastern parts
:26:20. > :26:22.of the country, they rush rush hours in the north and breezy here as
:26:23. > :26:27.well. By mid-afternoon tomorrow, plenty of sunshine across the south
:26:28. > :26:31.of the country, between nine and 10 Celsius. Winds far lighter than
:26:32. > :26:42.today but Argyll Northwoods, plenty of showers. Further east, some
:26:43. > :26:45.sunshine. Showers continuing towards Orkney and Shetland. Into the
:26:46. > :26:48.evening and overnight, we hold onto the showers across the north-west,
:26:49. > :26:52.they could be wintry over the highest of the mountains and
:26:53. > :26:55.elsewhere it is dry, clear and cold for central, southern and eastern
:26:56. > :27:00.Scotland. Towards the weekend, all eyes towards the Atlantic towards
:27:01. > :27:05.this area of low pressure giving us some trouble with the forecast
:27:06. > :27:15.because it's track is unknown at the moment. Rather chilly where the rain
:27:16. > :27:20.is as well. Sunday is a better day, sunshine and showers and the winds
:27:21. > :27:24.run from the Northwest so if you're exposed to that, it will feel cool.
:27:25. > :27:26.If you are heading out tonight, stay safe and have fun.
:27:27. > :27:32.A reminder of the main news, the Prime Minister has described a
:27:33. > :27:36.shocking allegations that union members made a threatening visit to
:27:37. > :27:41.the home of one of the executives involved in the Grangemouth dispute.
:27:42. > :27:44.Unite says it's legal and legitimate.
:27:45. > :27:48.Davies accusing big energy companies of trying to make it difficult for
:27:49. > :27:51.customers to switch suppliers. And the former Rangers captain
:27:52. > :27:56.Fernando Ricksen has revealed he has been diagnosed with motor neurone
:27:57. > :28:00.disease. That is B, I will be back with the
:28:01. > :28:04.headlines at eight o'clock and the late bulletin -- that is Reporting
:28:05. > :28:06.Scotland. We will leave you with a closer look at the Hydro arena which
:28:07. > :28:09.has taken on a Halloween theme.