11/11/2013 Reporting Scotland

That is all from the BBC News at Six. Goodbye.

Tonight, on Reporting Scotland. A silent tribute.

The country unites in remembrance to the victims of war.

I have got his grandson, it is his birthday today. Just hope they does

not go through what we did. Also on the programme. Heart disease

is the country's biggest killer but researches say a new test could help

predict who's most in danger. Jellyfish stings, sickness and

Scotland's freezing cold waters. We'll speak live to Sean Conway at

the end of his epic swim from Lands End to John O Groats.

On the move. The huge Burrell art collection could leave Glasgow to

tour overseas for the first time. And Terry Butcher bids farewell to

Inverness as Hibs seal the deal for him to take over as manager at

Easter Road. Thousands of Scots stood in silent tribute to those who

died in conflict. Services took place across the country. Cameron

Buttle reports. From shoppers in Aberdeen, commuters

in Edinburgh, , Glasgow, Lerwick. I'm remembering some of my friends

that they lost in Germany and Africa. I just miss them. We

remember them. They died for us. In this school, pupils have spent

weeks learning about the consequences of war. If people had

not fought in the war, they did not have the good life we have today. We

were all thinking about how it has affected our lives. To remember the

people who died in the war. We do not remember the war as the war, we

remember the people who died. Hundreds turned out in Melrose for

remembrance Sunday. All sections of the community

represented. I think more people are taking part than in previous years.

Perhaps because of recent conflicts. There have been so many lives lost

and so many casualties. Veterans often talk about that sense of pride

in seeing so many young people marking Armistice Day. That will be

especially poignant next year, the 100th anniversary of the start of

the First World War. Heart disease is Scotland's biggest

killer and often attacks come without warning. But in what is

being viewed as a significant breakthrough, researchers at

Edinburgh University say they have discovered a way of spotting who is

at greatest risk through a simple scan. Our health correspondent

Eleanor Bradford reports. A shopping trip to Edinburgh turned

into a near death experience for Etta Winters. She fell ill on the

bus. It was a heart attack. My heart failed. They gave me four times, in

America they call them the paddles, I do not know what it is here. But I

am so sore with them giving me the resuscitation. But lucky to be

alive. That's that they told me. There was no history of heart

disease in her family. For decades, doctors have been searching for a

way to spot the Hearts in danger. This is exactly at the site that he

had his heart attack... When these doctors looked at the

scans of a patient and noticed a curious change, they were excited.

At the exact site where that fatty deposit has ruptured and caused a

heart attack. We see it lighting up on the scan. We looked at 40

patients who had lots of risk factors but who not had a heart

attack. In about a third of patients, we saw areas like this. We

put them on this bed and they go inside, this open scanner...

This is the kind of scanner which lights up those blocked arteries. It

is usually used for detecting cancer. What we have done is used a

novel appllication of that existing technology for people with heart

disease. Scientists do not like the word breakthrough because it so

rarely applies. It does not provide us with the way of spotting people

with no warning signs like Etta. But for others, it could be one day tell

us who to treat and that really would be remarkable.

You're watching Reporting Scotland from the BBC. Still to come on the

programme. The RSPB comes under fire for

culling wild goats on the shores of Loch Lomond.

In sport, police are investigating whether Craig Whyte is still

involved at Rangers and have asked the former chief executive Charles

Green for help in their enquiries. We are live at Ibrox.

And settling in at Easter Road. The deal is now done for Terry Butcher

to take his place in the Hibernian manager's hot seat. He'll be joined

by assistant Maurice Malpas. Full story in the sport coming soon.

Now to an amazing achievement. Sean Conway has made history by swimming

the length of mainland Britain from Land's End to John O'Groats,

completing a gruelling four month long fundraising trip. Andrew

Anderson was there as the 32-year-old from Cheltenham reached

the end of his epic swim. The final minutes of an endurance

test. Imagining this moment had kept him going for 900 miles. What a

welcome as he finally walked out of the water at John O'Groats harbour.

Champagne rather than sea water washing over him. It was a moment to

savour. He looked as if he could not believe it. The hardest part has

been trying to deal with the weather and the cold. Being sick, jellyfish

in my face. That is why I grew this beard to stop the stings. It is

really cold out there. It started 135 days ago of land 's end. It was

expected to take just over two months. But the marathon swim took

nearly five. Eating at sea was just another other challengers. Stews,

butter. Walkers and cyclists have done the lands end to John O'Groats

challenge before, but respect to the man whose Lambert. It is just

incredible. To do the distance he has done is awesome. I cannot

imagine what keeps him going. The final few yards of the journey was

the walk to the post that marks this most northerly point. It has put

this man into the history books. An epic journey finally behind him.

And Sean joins me now from John O'Groats. Congratulations. And thank

you for coming back out in the cold to speak to us. Has the sense of

achievement sunk in? It definitely hasn't -- sunk in. It has been a

whirlwind day. It has been great to have my friends and family here and

to be warm and dry and on dry land. I do not think it will sink in for a

while. You look remarkably fit. We heard what you were up against, was

there ever a moment when you thought you would not be able to do it?

Definitely. Quite recently, last week, we were hit with gale force

nine wins and be lost a boat at sea, a kayak, lost an anchor. We were

stuck in a loch, thinking we had missed the weather window. It was

pretty dark week ago. You describe that magnificent beard of yours as

ridiculous, what does the future hold for you in terms of what you

are going to try next and for that beard? For the beard, I think a

charity shave is due. I will probably shave it off at our

fundraising event. I cycled from lands end to John O'Groats a long

time ago, now I think running it is on the cards. In the meantime, I

want to find a very warm, dry place to thaw out. A pleasure to speak to

you. Well done to you. Enjoy a lovely warm night.

One of Scotland's biggest environmental organisations is under

fire over its decision to resume a cull of feral goats on Loch

Lomondside. RSPB Scotland wants to reduce the number of goats in the

area around Inversnaid. But local people fear the animals could be

wiped out. Our environment correspondent, David Miller,

reports. Lunchtime at Loch Lomond. It is easy

to see why Inversnaid's goats are so popular with visitors. But their

constant munching is bad news for conservationists and that is why

dozens of these animals are due to be shot. We are only a couple of

hundred metres away from the West Highland Way but there are plenty of

goats on the hillside. They may be popular with tourists and some

locals, but the animals are having a big impact on the biodiversity of

this woodland. This is Scotland's answer to

rainforest, it's an amazing habitat, it's got a wealth of wildlife,

lichens, mosses. We want herbivores to be grazing in this area, but what

we need to achieve is a balance so they can both coexist. This is a

good example of where there is damage to the tree here. The goats

are stripping the bark. They can peel off strips and eat them away.

These will eventually die. That is essentially what is happening to any

saplings that are growing up in this area.

No one denies the goats have a voracious appetite, but RSPB

Scotland is facing criticism from some local people worried about the

scale of the cull. There can easily be two or three bad winters, the

goats are in low numbers and we could end up with no goats.

The goats of Inversnaid may be facing an uncertain future, but the

RSPB insists they can survive along with the reach woodland habitat here

on the bonny banks. -- rich woodland.

Other stories from across Scotland this Monday.

Five men who admitted taking part in disorder during an unauthorised

Royal wedding party in Glasgow's Kelvingrove Park have been told to

carry out unpaid work. Liam Turbett, John Bennett, James Nesbitt, Dominic

McGoldrick and Matthew Crerar were involved in scuffles with police in

April 2011. A formula has been agreed to resolve

the visa issue that led to Dumfries-based head-teacher David

MacIsaac facing deportation while his Scottish wife battles cancer.

His lawyer and officials at the UK Border Agency have agreed a legal

framework to allow him to maintain his residency and employment rights

while a new visa application is considered.

An independent report is calling for the setting up of a new regulator

for the UK oil and gas industry. It's claimed better collaboration

could generate an extra ?200 billion for the UK economy over the next 20

years. We should recover at least four

billion barrels that would not have been recovered either wise. --

otherwise. It is a huge additional size.

The former Scottish Tory leader Annabel Goldie has taken her seat in

the House of Lords. She'll be known as Baroness Goldie of Bishopton and

will sit on the Government benches. Plans have been lodged to raise the

height of the iconic Duke of Wellington statue in Glasgow in a

bid to stop revellers placing traffic cones on it. The city

council wants to raise the plinth as part of a ?65,000 project to

refurbish the monument and end what it calls a depressing image of the

city. I think it is a good thing for

Glasgow. It is not negative graffiti, it is positive. They will

still claim up. Or keep it on. Keep it how it is.

And there are more stories from your area and all the latest news 24

hours a day on BBC Scotland's website.

MSPs have backed a bill which would allow the Burrell art collection to

be taken overseas for the first time. Sir William Burrell, the

shipping magnate who gave the collection to Glasgow, stipulated

they should not be lent overseas, in case the priceless works were

damaged, but politicians heard evidence that suggested the work was

more likely to suffer damage at home in Glasgow. Sir William Burrell

travel the world and brought back his treasures to Glasgow. But having

lost ships at sea, he knew the risks and insisted the collection never

travel beyond the British ideals. The tasks for MSP 's was to consider

not whether he wanted to travel but whether it was safer to know do so.

We have taken evidence from people on both sides of the argument.

Obviously, the methods of transport have changed a lot since Thursday.

We were persuaded that was the case and it was worthwhile. Ironically,

they found the collection was more at risk at home in a building in

origin need of refurbishment. He planned overseas to replace part of

the course cost as well as the profile of the collection. If we do

not do something, the building will end up having to be closed. Taking

the collection onto is one of the ways of being able to generate the

millions that will be required. It will also mean the collection will

be available for future generations to enjoy here in Glasgow. I realise

that financially it makes sense for it to go abroad, but it was the

terms of the will that I do not think should be changed. I do not

agree with it. I am in favour of it going across the rest of the world

and hopefully people will then come here to see more of it. The snow has

to be ratified by the entire Parliament, before the collection

could ever be allowed to travel the world.

To sport now and Rhona. Police are investigating whether

Craig Whyte, the former owner, is still involved at Rangers, and have

asked the former chief executive Charles Green for help in their

enquiries. Green stood down earlier this year, following allegations

that he colluded with Whyte to buy Rangers' assets. The Our senior

football reporter Alasdair Lamont is at Ibrox this evening and can tell

us more. The spectre of Craig Whyte still

haunts Rangers. He is the man who took them into administration and,

ultimately, liquidation, but police now want to know if he remains

involved here at Ibrox. BBC Scotland has seen an e-mail sent by police

last month to the lawyer of the former chief executive Charles

Green. Green resigned after Craig Whyte alleged the pair colluded in

the sale of the assets. Rangers asked law firm Pinsent Masons to

investigate those claims and though they found no evidence, they have

passed files to Police Scotland who, in turn, have asked Charles Green

for his version of events. Do we know if police have heard back

from Charles Green or Craig Whyte? The police themselves say they will

not comment on on-going investigations. I have spoken to a

source close to Charles Green, who states that he is co-operating with

police, while a similarly-placed source for Craig Whyte says police

have not contacted him on this. The investigation's being carried out by

Police Scotland's Economic Crime Unit and they also want to speak to

Charles Green about a document submitted to Companies House. This

document lies at the heart of Craig Whyte's claim that he and Green were

working together. It is worth remembering that the Scottish

Football Association said "the key requirement" in them transferring

the liquidated company's membership to the new company was the total

lack of involvement of Craig Whyte, so if it were established that he

was involved, that membership would be open to challenge.

Hibernian chairman Rod Petrie says he is "looking forward to welcoming"

Terry Butcher and Maurice Malpas to Easter Road. The Inverness

management team is taking over at Hibs, but Caley Thistle chairman

Kenny Cameron says it is a "major disappointment" to lose them and

even offered Malpas the manager's job. Getting real world of his new

team. He was still the Inverness manager on Saturday, but keep it yet

for his new life at heavy onion. The teams he helped give the team he

will be taking over a good footballing lesson. Assistant

manager Maurice Malpas masterminded the victory. Compensation has been

agreed with Inverness. How big is the job they are taking on? IBM in

unknown seventh in the premiership. They are the lowest scoring team in

Scotland. They have managed just two home league wins. The last trophy

was one in six years ago. It is a huge challenge for Terry Butcher,

but when you are in that industry, you will about yourself and be

confident about what you could achieve. Maurice Malpas was offered

the manager 's job at Inverness baton down to follow Terry Butcher.

They leave Inverness Scally sitting second in the table had in the

semifinals of the week. The club say they have been inundated with

interest from potential new managers.

Now, a look at what else is happening across Scottish sport...

Barcelona star Lionel Messi will miss the Champions League tie with

Celtic after tearing his hamstring. He faces two months out. They scored

six tries against Japan, but the Scotland have injury concerns over

five players before the match against South Africa. We feel we

will have a good time team. We have to assess where some people are. We

will put out a strong and competitive side at the weekend. The

Scotland rugby league coach says the meeting with New Zealand in the

quarterfinal of the World Cup will be one of the biggest challenges in

sport. The face New Zealand in Leeds on Friday. Scottish sprint Skeeter

shares fall into at the qualifying event was the most embarrassing

event of her career. There appears to be able to the potential rematch

between Ricky Barnes and the opponent who broke his jaw. The

world boxing Association have not ratified the fight. And that is it

for tonight. A ten-year-old girl from Stirling

provided one of the most memorable moments of this weekend's Festival

of Remembrance. Megan Adams is one of five daughters of servicemen

chosen to sing this year's Poppy Appeal single The Call, but her

performance ended with a surprise. There are not many ten-year-old

girls who can say they have performed at the Royal another call.

Her dad, who is serving with the Navy in the Indian Ocean would not

be able to see her. Or so she thought. We have a surprise for you.

After four months apart, father and daughter were reunited. When they

said they had a surprise for me, I looked round at the screen and when

the curtain open, they said, is that really my dad. Her father said he

was delighted to be able to make this one. It was absolutely amazing.

If someone could give me a list of 50 different emotions, it ticks

every box. It was fantastic. I am indebted to everybody for the work

and effort you put in to make this moment for hours. It was really

special. Megan and her dad a few days together before he will return

to his posting. Tendering for the latest weather.

It was pretty warm today, with the temperature getting up to 14 Celsius

in Aberdeenshire. We are looking at scattered showers in some places,

but largely dry and clear. Not too cold overnight, with the wind

preventing frost overnight for most others. In terms in cities,

temperatures not getting any lower than for or five Celsius. Into

tomorrow morning, you can see the showers beginning to develop. Some

of them may even produce some hail and thunder. By the afternoon, the

father east and south you are, a giant and I pray to Outlook, with

plenty of sunshine. A in 2-D, however. A number of showers

continuing across the Highlands and Islands and across to Orkney and

Shetland. In the north-east, largely dry and eight. But as I said, the

strong winds across the north of the country, getting up to 60 mph. The

wind easing off tomorrow night. All eyes out on the Atlantique on this

area of low pressure heading our way on Wednesday. This will bring strong

winds for many parts of the country. The rain also arrives on Wednesday.

It could get up to severe gale force winds as we head towards Thursday. A

biting wind, but largely dry on Thursday. .

Now, a reminder of tonight's main news...

The Philippines President has declared a state of national

calamity, to speed up relief efforts for victims of Typhoon Haiyan.

Thousands of survivors are still waiting for the aid effort to reach

them. I is feared that up to 10,000 people have been killed. Act of

remembrance have been held across the country.

Researchers at Edinburgh university say they have made a breakthrough in

tackling Scotland's biggest killer. They say they have discovered a way

of spotting who is at greatest risk of having a heart attack, by using

scanners that detect fatty blockages. . I will be back with the

headlines at eight o'clock and the late bulletin just after the ten

o'clock news. Until then, from everyone on your