:00:15. > :00:19.Tonight, on Reporting Scotland. The owners of a tug which sank in the
:00:20. > :00:30.River Clyde killing three crew members is fined ?1.7 million for
:00:31. > :00:35.breaking health and safety laws. The families still do not know what
:00:36. > :00:38.happened that night and unfortunately for them, we do not
:00:39. > :00:42.know what lessons are to be learned for the future to prevent further
:00:43. > :00:45.tragedy occurring. Also in the programme, the number of
:00:46. > :00:49.jobless in Scotland rises slightly but the number of people in work
:00:50. > :00:53.also goes up. Calls for tens of thousands of deer to be culled to
:00:54. > :01:00.reduce the damage they cause to the environment.
:01:01. > :01:03.How rapping is helping inspire teenagers who are turned off by
:01:04. > :01:07.poetry. And the Ibrox old boys back here
:01:08. > :01:12.with the US team as they prepare for Friday's friendly with Scotland.
:01:13. > :01:18.The owner of a tug boat which sank in the River Clyde killing three
:01:19. > :01:23.crew has been fined ?1.7 million for breaking health and safety laws. The
:01:24. > :01:28.vessel, which was based at Greenock, sank in thick fog in December 2007
:01:29. > :01:38.while towing a cargo boat. Morag Kinniburgh reports.
:01:39. > :01:44.An emergency on the Clyde, the week before Christmas. Three local men
:01:45. > :01:58.were missing. One crewman was rescued but the skipper and two
:01:59. > :02:02.others ground. The fog was told that the tug boat could not see and when
:02:03. > :02:07.it grounded it was pulled over and under. The owners pled guilty to a
:02:08. > :02:12.series of safety feel years as they had refused to act following a
:02:13. > :02:17.similar problem seven years earlier despite expert recommendations. The
:02:18. > :02:23.families angry, still waiting for answers. We have got to this stage
:02:24. > :02:28.but no fatal accident enquiry has been held Saudi families do not know
:02:29. > :02:33.what happened that night and for them and the wider community, they
:02:34. > :02:38.do not know what lessons are to be learned for the future to prevent
:02:39. > :02:44.further tragedy coming. The number of deaths at work is rising and
:02:45. > :02:49.unions want better and quicker laws. We would like health and said the
:02:50. > :02:52.laws to be strengthened particularly the fatal accident enquiry process
:02:53. > :02:59.so that no family will have to wait six years for an out, as they did
:03:00. > :03:06.today. The judge imposed the fine of ?1.7 million saying it may seem
:03:07. > :03:11.entirely inadequate to the bereaved families but should bring home to
:03:12. > :03:14.any company the abiding duty of care they have two they have to their
:03:15. > :03:18.workers. It highlights the terrible price paid.
:03:19. > :03:21.Unemployment has risen slightly in Scotland, according to the latest
:03:22. > :03:26.official statistics, while it fell across the UK as a whole. But at the
:03:27. > :03:28.same time, the number of people in work in Scotland has also gone up.
:03:29. > :03:34.Our business correspondent David Henderson is here to tell us more.
:03:35. > :03:38.Jackie, a thousand more people have joined Scotland's dole queues. But
:03:39. > :03:42.here's the long-term trend. Just before the banking crisis, that's
:03:43. > :03:47.the pink line, the jobless total was low, then it rose sharply. Since
:03:48. > :03:54.then, it's had its ups and downs, but in the last year or so,
:03:55. > :03:59.unemployment has barely changed. But here's where our job market is
:04:00. > :04:05.improving fast. The number of people who're working is on the rise, up by
:04:06. > :04:13.16,000 in this latest survey. Again, there was a dramatic fall in jobs
:04:14. > :04:19.after the credit crunch. Since then, the recovery has gathered pace. But
:04:20. > :04:27.as we've been finding out, things are getting better for some more
:04:28. > :04:33.than for others. Looking for work can be frustrating
:04:34. > :04:39.and for Andrew Gordon, doubly so. He has easy lowers contract with his
:04:40. > :04:45.employer but for more than a year he has been offered nothing. -- zero
:04:46. > :04:53.hours contract. It has been very frustrating. It is like staring down
:04:54. > :05:02.a long dark tunnel. With no work coming in, he officially counts as
:05:03. > :05:08.unemployed. With five successful quarters of economic growth, this is
:05:09. > :05:14.not having an affect on people who are unemployed and too many people
:05:15. > :05:19.are spending long periods of time unemployed and we know the dangers
:05:20. > :05:24.associated with that. Many firms have reported a rise in business in
:05:25. > :05:29.recent months and the need to hire new workers and the figures today
:05:30. > :05:35.reflect that. It is encouraging that will allow an extra 16,000 Scots and
:05:36. > :05:41.work, and coming on the back of indications that business confidence
:05:42. > :05:45.is increasing, it forms a fairly positive picture and suggests that
:05:46. > :05:50.hopefully a sustained recovery could be underway. That has been echoed by
:05:51. > :05:56.the Bank of England who now predicts stronger growth this year and next.
:05:57. > :05:59.Its governor says the UK economy seems to be turning a corner.
:06:00. > :06:03.Now it may seem strange that the number of people in work is rising
:06:04. > :06:07.while the number of people out of work is rising too. There's a good
:06:08. > :06:10.reason for that. People whose work dried up during the downturn and who
:06:11. > :06:14.were not claiming benefits or looking for a job seem now to be
:06:15. > :06:17.returning to employment. Typically this is parents who've stayed at
:06:18. > :06:20.home to look after children. Older workers who've been in
:06:21. > :06:25.semi-retirement. Students who've been training because jobs were thin
:06:26. > :06:30.on the ground. The economic recovery's giving them a fresh
:06:31. > :06:34.chance. You're watching Reporting Scotland
:06:35. > :06:45.from the BBC. Still to come on the programme. Size does matter, why
:06:46. > :06:47.Scotland has lost one of its highest mountains. In sport: Why Scotland
:06:48. > :06:49.against the USA is no ordinary friendly.
:06:50. > :06:56.And two shades of grey? Maybe not, but rugby's grey brothers are ready
:06:57. > :06:59.to face the Springboks. A woman has lost her unborn baby
:07:00. > :07:04.following an Aberdeenshire road accident. The crash, involving two
:07:05. > :07:09.BMWs, happened on the A937 at Marykirk yesterday morning. Police
:07:10. > :07:12.Scotland said a pregnant 27-year-old woman was taken to Aberdeen Royal
:07:13. > :07:15.Infirmary, but her baby could not be saved. The road was closed this
:07:16. > :07:18.morning to allow investigations to take place. Officers are appealing
:07:19. > :07:21.for witnesses to the accident, or who may have seen either car before
:07:22. > :07:25.that time, to come forward. The energy company SSE says its
:07:26. > :07:29.operating profits for the first half of the year fell by 12 per cent to
:07:30. > :07:32.?354 million. The company, which trades as Scottish Hydro, says its
:07:33. > :07:38.retail arm made a loss of nearly ?90 million. Customers of the
:07:39. > :07:43.Perth-based firm will see prices rise by around 8% later this week.
:07:44. > :07:45.The Scottish government will publish its long-awaited blueprint for
:07:46. > :07:48.independence in two weeks' time, and in his first major speech since
:07:49. > :07:51.becoming the new Scottish secretary, Alistair Carmichael said it must
:07:52. > :08:03.answer three fundamental questions for voters. He challenged the SNP to
:08:04. > :08:13.stop dodging the issues. Here's our political Editor Brian Taylor.
:08:14. > :08:15.Nothing says Scotland like whiskey. Tooling a new distillery
:08:16. > :08:22.development, Alistair Carmichael says he is a proud Scot. He
:08:23. > :08:30.challenged the SNP to spell out details, their plan B if the rest of
:08:31. > :08:33.the UK rejects a sterling currency zone, how they would fund
:08:34. > :08:38.independence and what it would cost to set up. It has an important
:08:39. > :08:46.decision for us all and we cannot be offered the suspension of Exelby all
:08:47. > :08:53.right on night. Nothing says success like new ideas. Meeting
:08:54. > :08:58.entrepreneurs in Edinburgh John Swinney said a currency zone would
:08:59. > :09:03.suit Scotland as well as England. He said Scotland with live with
:09:04. > :09:10.independence. I do not think we will ever satisfy the appetite for
:09:11. > :09:16.questions from the UK government. What the Scottish government will do
:09:17. > :09:20.is set out a positive and constructive agenda about how
:09:21. > :09:26.Scotland can establish yourself as an independent country. Holyrood and
:09:27. > :09:28.Scotland will learn the details of the White Paper in just under a
:09:29. > :09:31.fortnight. Environmentalists have told MSPs new
:09:32. > :09:37.measures may be needed to force landowners to cull tens of thousands
:09:38. > :09:42.of deer. They say cutting deer numbers would promote biodiversity
:09:43. > :09:44.and reduce damage to woodland. But sporting estates and gamekeepers
:09:45. > :09:48.insist the current voluntary system of deer management is working.
:09:49. > :09:59.Here's our environment correspondent, David Miller.
:10:00. > :10:07.The red Deer, a symbol of Scotland. We have other species to although
:10:08. > :10:13.not all native. With as many as 400,000 red deer alone roaming the
:10:14. > :10:18.hills and Glens, it is clear that managing the deer population is a
:10:19. > :10:25.huge challenge. Landowners and says they are doing a good job. He left
:10:26. > :10:31.his Highland sporting estates behind to come to Hollywood and warn MSPs
:10:32. > :10:35.not to introduce compulsory calls. They will probably end up doing more
:10:36. > :10:42.or less what we are doing at the moment and this is the tragedy. We
:10:43. > :10:48.are placing a voluntary system with private and public sector going into
:10:49. > :10:55.it, meaning more bureaucracy. It will cost us more. The country's
:10:56. > :10:59.biggest environmental organisations argue change is long overdue and
:11:00. > :11:10.want to see a system that could force private landowners to meet
:11:11. > :11:15.dear cull targets. It is in the public interest including jobs and
:11:16. > :11:21.the economy. We have to meet all these aspirations. The damage caused
:11:22. > :11:26.by the large deer population has been described by environmental
:11:27. > :11:31.groups as the country's most pressing conservationists you.
:11:32. > :11:36.Landowners believe the claims are overstated but it will be up to the
:11:37. > :11:37.committee to decide whether claims are overstated.
:11:38. > :11:39.Other stories from across Scotland this Wednesday.
:11:40. > :11:42.Scots fishing industry leaders have been angered by a conservation group
:11:43. > :11:45.whcih urged shoppers not to buy North sea cod, despite what they
:11:46. > :11:49.claim is evidence of increasing stocks. But the Marine Conservation
:11:50. > :11:54.Society says stocks are still not sustainable.
:11:55. > :11:58.Cockle fishing on the Solway Firth could resume if a new survey finds
:11:59. > :12:03.stocks have recovered. A partnership led by Marine Scotland is looking at
:12:04. > :12:05.sustainable management methods. The Solway cockle beds have been closed
:12:06. > :12:09.for two years. It's hailed as a fresh start for the
:12:10. > :12:12.arts in Dumfries and Galloway. The sector has been in limbo since the
:12:13. > :12:17.region's Arts Association suffered financial collapse. Now a series of
:12:18. > :12:27.artist-led hubs have been set up to co-ordinate activity, led by a
:12:28. > :12:29.professional convener. Ultimately the parallel is in the
:12:30. > :12:38.hands of the artists to create the work they think the community needs.
:12:39. > :12:40.This is a model that is particularly appropriate for this first community
:12:41. > :12:47.is added to something the rest of Scotland can definitely learn from.
:12:48. > :12:51.Stonemasons think it could take several months to recover the damage
:12:52. > :12:56.done to this war memorial through vandalism. It is thought the repair
:12:57. > :13:03.bill could run into thousands of pounds. The monument carries the
:13:04. > :13:07.names of nearly 300 local men who fought and died during the two world
:13:08. > :13:10.wars. The team behind Dundee's UK City of
:13:11. > :13:13.Culture bid is off to face the judges. They'll make their pitch
:13:14. > :13:16.tomorrow in Derry, which currently holds the title. Dundee faces
:13:17. > :13:19.competition from Hull, Leicester and Swansea Bay for the 2017 prize. The
:13:20. > :13:28.winner will be unveiled next Wednesday.
:13:29. > :13:32.For Dundee, we have plans for a long time and worked towards tomorrow or
:13:33. > :13:35.a very long time. After that, it is down to the judges.
:13:36. > :13:46.And there are more stories from your area - and all the latest news and
:13:47. > :13:53.analysis on BBC Scotland's website. How do you get school pupils to
:13:54. > :13:57.enjoy poetry? A teacher in Hamilton has come up with an unusual way to
:13:58. > :14:00.get his pupils to enjoy poetry - by giving them rap lessons. Rap can
:14:01. > :14:03.help inspire students who might find English classes a turn off, and can
:14:04. > :14:13.develop their communication skills too. Our education correspondent
:14:14. > :14:23.Jamie McIvor reports. Welcome to the internet, the place
:14:24. > :14:35.to be. This is about using rap to make English lessons more engaging.
:14:36. > :14:44.It is better than sitting in an English class. This teacher is sure
:14:45. > :14:54.it will help with the education of the youngsters. This is another way
:14:55. > :15:05.you can go about it. I am not replacing forgery. -- replacing
:15:06. > :15:14.poetry. Professional performer 's might not be typical textbook
:15:15. > :15:25.material that rappers use similar technique 's. People who thought
:15:26. > :15:35.about their own existence and put it to rhyme. Today the students saw
:15:36. > :15:46.some of Scotland's top rappers in action. The scheme has already
:15:47. > :15:51.spread to other schools. The people behind it hoped more schools across
:15:52. > :15:54.Scotland will join them. Scotland has lost one of its highest
:15:55. > :16:01.mountains after experts surveyed a Munro top in Skye and found that it
:16:02. > :16:04.didn't measure up. The Knight's Peak in the Cuillins has been downgraded
:16:05. > :16:09.because it's short of the Munro qualifying height of 3,000 feet - by
:16:10. > :16:21.just six and a half inches. Craig Anderson reports.
:16:22. > :16:25.The Knight's Peak on the Cuillins. It is not one of the Munro is in its
:16:26. > :16:33.own right that it had been designated as one of 227 subsidiary
:16:34. > :16:37.takes over 3000 feet high. But not any more. Surveyors armed with
:16:38. > :16:42.latest satellite dish I have been revisiting some of the mountains
:16:43. > :16:50.originally measured more than a century ago. In those days using a
:16:51. > :16:55.barometer, the measurements were not terribly accurate. Some of the
:16:56. > :17:05.mountains have subsequently turned out to be too low. Some have been
:17:06. > :17:10.upgraded. After an expedition a few weeks ago surveyors now say that The
:17:11. > :17:18.Knight's Peak is 6.5 inches too short to be classed as a Munro. It
:17:19. > :17:29.works on the same principle as sat nav. It gives you accurate results.
:17:30. > :17:35.There will be disappointment that The Knight's Peak has been demoted,
:17:36. > :17:44.but for those who maintain the Munro tables, accuracy is key. He was a
:17:45. > :17:50.stickler for accuracy so we are carrying on his tradition. As for
:17:51. > :18:08.The Knight's Peak itself, it remains a formidable challenge.
:18:09. > :18:14.Scotland's match against the USA on Friday is more than just a friendly
:18:15. > :18:17.according to the striker Steven Naismith. He says it's a chance for
:18:18. > :18:21.players to prove themselves worthy of places in the squad for the Euro
:18:22. > :18:25.2016 qualifiers. A couple of his former Rangers team-mates are in the
:18:26. > :18:31.US team - and back at one of their old haunts. Kherdine Idessane
:18:32. > :18:43.reports. Back at the Rangers training ground
:18:44. > :18:59.to Ibrox old boys. Every other week there is a new story. There is a lot
:19:00. > :19:03.of uncertainty still. One of the biggest clubs in the
:19:04. > :19:14.world. They will be back on their feet. The main focus for the
:19:15. > :19:16.Americans is fighting their way past Scotland at Hampden later this
:19:17. > :19:28.weekend. Scotland can expect a tough test
:19:29. > :19:37.from these American beers on Friday. Scotland have hit decent form
:19:38. > :19:47.recently. To be in the thoughts of the manager. He has made it clear he
:19:48. > :19:54.wants everybody to work hard. Hard work will be needed.
:19:55. > :19:59.Scotland have made six changes to the team that beat Japan for this
:20:00. > :20:02.weekend's clash with South Africa. Centre Duncan Taylor makes his first
:20:03. > :20:09.start with brothers Richie and Jonny Gray potentially in action together
:20:10. > :20:13.as Jonny starts on the bench. Their head coach says rather than focus on
:20:14. > :20:20.the sheer size of Sunday's opponents, Scotland must stand tall.
:20:21. > :20:29.We are at against Bacup editor side. Every side is competitive they
:20:30. > :20:34.argued. We accept that. But we are out there to compete.
:20:35. > :20:44.Now, a look at what else is happening across Scottish sport.
:20:45. > :20:48.Scotland's Rugby League captain says reaching the last four of the World
:20:49. > :20:55.Cup would be a highlight of his career. Scotland play New Zealand in
:20:56. > :21:09.the quarterfinals on Friday. We just keep going. Glasgow city needs to
:21:10. > :21:13.overhaul Arsenal's first leg lead. It is something we had to believe
:21:14. > :21:19.in. If we can get an early goal the crowd will be behind us and stop St
:21:20. > :21:28.Johnstone's Tommy Wright is the manager of the month.
:21:29. > :21:41.World-class ice hockey is coming to Humphreys. Dean GB host part of the
:21:42. > :21:44.under 20s world championship. We are excited to get going.
:21:45. > :22:01.Athletics coach Janis Hendry is the Athletics coach Janis Hendry is the
:22:02. > :22:11.Hulot this year. -- the undersigned hero this year.
:22:12. > :22:15.The Scotland manager Gordon Strachan is backing a project helping
:22:16. > :22:20.thousands of young Scots play football and he wants more like it.
:22:21. > :22:22.It's not providing new coaches, new pitches or even strips, but it's
:22:23. > :22:26.fulfilling another footballing need and it's going down well with the
:22:27. > :22:37.players, as our senior football reporter Alasdair Lamont's been
:22:38. > :22:43.finding out. A Saturday morning like many others
:22:44. > :22:50.for leaving Vale sports club. But it is make the difference where it's
:22:51. > :22:56.not for this project. Before there were no changing facilities or at
:22:57. > :23:02.best they were in disrepair. The result is that these children and
:23:03. > :23:11.thousands like them can be part of a club.
:23:12. > :23:19.This initiative is a fantastic idea.
:23:20. > :23:26.50 clubs already benefit from this scheme. Word of mouth beans it
:23:27. > :23:37.continues to grow. We are the envy of many. We have had a lot more
:23:38. > :23:46.support from the parents since these were brought to the club. What is
:23:47. > :23:57.the best thing about having them? There is a toilet. The basics
:23:58. > :24:05.matter. Thousands of people used to work in
:24:06. > :24:10.the linen and jute mills. Now I use project is introducing the almost
:24:11. > :24:22.forgotten skill of weaving to youngsters.
:24:23. > :24:32.Weaving the generations together. This terse and learns all about
:24:33. > :24:44.weaving and much more. Today weaving has almost completely disappeared.
:24:45. > :24:54.When I started 34 years ago I worked in the finishing department, I
:24:55. > :25:02.worked in the weaving department. This project is about much more than
:25:03. > :25:11.just remembering how it used to be. It opens peoples eyes and minds a
:25:12. > :25:21.bit more. To have that shared interest is amazing. I look at the
:25:22. > :25:25.older generation and wonder where they are beaver. It is then that has
:25:26. > :25:37.made history. # Wonder whether they are our
:25:38. > :25:46.weaver. I think of the older generation differently now. It is
:25:47. > :25:59.about helping to build a closer community.
:26:00. > :26:12.Here is the weather. We have seen some deal force winds. Tonight it
:26:13. > :26:25.stays windy and wet for some. Across Eastern parts generally try. Severe
:26:26. > :26:37.winds. Breezy elsewhere. Not as strong as the Northwest. I windy
:26:38. > :26:47.start to the day tomorrow. All told a better day. It is lighter and
:26:48. > :27:02.sunnier. Plenty of sunshine by mid afternoon. But it will feel called
:27:03. > :27:10.at times. Still a number of showers. It will be windy across Orkney and
:27:11. > :27:18.Shetland. Into the evening and overnight still a few showers but
:27:19. > :27:26.then they tend to die away. Friday sees the arrival of this area of
:27:27. > :27:34.high pressure. For Friday it is largely dry. Cloudy in the West.
:27:35. > :27:41.Light rain and drizzle in Argyll and the Highlands. On Saturday this rain
:27:42. > :27:48.is working its way from North to South. Still holding onto higher
:27:49. > :28:02.temperatures. We lose the rain and the warmth on Sundays. It will be
:28:03. > :28:06.fairly windy tomorrow. Now, a reminder of tonight's main
:28:07. > :28:09.news: The governor of the Bank of England has announced that the
:28:10. > :28:12.economic recovery has finally "taken hold". Mark Carney's comments came
:28:13. > :28:15.as the Bank upgraded its growth forecast for next year to 2.8 per
:28:16. > :28:19.cent. The latest unemployment figures show another fall across the
:28:20. > :28:22.UK as a whole - but unemployment here has risen slightly.
:28:23. > :28:26.The owner of a tug boat which sank in the River Clyde killing three
:28:27. > :28:29.crew has been fined ?1.7 million for breaking health and safety laws. The
:28:30. > :28:32.vessel, which was based at Greenock, sank in thick fog in December 2007
:28:33. > :28:35.while towing a cargo boat. The Government in the Philippines
:28:36. > :28:38.has admitted it's been overwhelmed by the scale of the devastation
:28:39. > :28:39.caused by Typhoon Haiyan. That is all for now.
:28:40. > :28:45.Goodbye.