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perhaps 48 hours of drier weather for many of us. But between now and

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Tonight, on Reporting Scotland... Free school meals for all children

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in primaries one to three, but Labour accuse the Scottish

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government of getting its priorities wrong.

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And also tonight... Edinburgh Airport re-opens after a

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suspect package sparks a major security alert. Tort or lack of

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information. It is totally disorganised.

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More criticism from judges over plans to scrap the need for

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corroboration in criminal trials. Anger as plans to build houses near

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to the historic Culloden battlefield get the go-ahead.

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And the growing South African influence on Edinburgh rugby, as it

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makes two new signings. Free school meals will be available

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to all Scottish pupils in primaries one to three from next January. The

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plan was announced at Holyrood by the First Minister, as part of a

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childcare package worth more than ?100 million, but Labour accused him

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of getting his priorities wrong. At this Edinburgh primary school,

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school meals are popular. The children know what they like. Pizza.

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Baked potato. Doughnuts. There is a charge of ?1 84 each meal, although

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some are exempt from payment. I can announce today that after our

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partners and local government discussions, we will fund free

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school meals for all children between primaries one in three

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between from next January of next year. The first Minister said

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further action required independence. Families juggling with

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jobs. The Labour leader challenged him to do more in more realistic

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aspects. School meals would not be my priority in addressing child

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poverty. The Scottish National party previously promised free school

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meals, but that did not materialise. It is been partly financed by money

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from central government to match a scheme being launched in England.

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165,000 pupils in primary is one to three in Scotland will benefit. It

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could be worth ?350 a year per child. The plans were discussed with

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children's charities. The campaign said the wood remove the stigma of

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means testing. The best way for children to receive a healthy meal

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is through a universal approach. The wider political debate about

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childcare will only intensify, but for the youngsters and Deborah, life

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is going to be a lot simpler. Do you like school lunches? Yes!

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There was huge disruption at Edinburgh Airport this afternoon,

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after the discovery of a suspicious package during security checks. The

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airport was shut for three and a half hours, flights diverted and

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hundreds of passengers and staff were evacuated from the area. But

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tonight, the airport is open again, after police declared it safe. Our

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reporter Catriona Rention is there for us. What happened? As you say,

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the airport is no open again. Things are starting to get back to normal.

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It was close for around three hours this afternoon after a suspicious

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package was found in security. All inbound and outbound flights and to

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be stopped. Passengers were disrupted. Bomb disposal experts

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were brought into the airport only find the contents of the package to

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be safe. But it has left a very difficult afternoon for many

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passengers. The alarm bells were ringing. At just before two o'clock

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the demo was evacuated. Inside, a man was being questioned by police

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after contents in an item of hand luggage caused concern as it was

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being checked through security. No chances would be taken. I was about

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to check NME said, everybody out. Means well, Jose, passengers still

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waited. They were missing flights home and knowing they would not make

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connections. We had flown up to see the pandas at Edinburgh zoo. And

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this is you know going home? Yes, every time we got here, everything

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was shut. Just after five o'clock, the police said it was not any risk

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to the public and the airport reopened. Staff are confident they

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will get up and running quickly. Indeed, that isn't the case. I have

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spoken to officials at Edinburgh airport and easy there will be a

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number of delays and cancellations, but they are working with the

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airlines to get everything back to normal as quickly as possible. They

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say that will take a fewer hours and people should check with their

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airlines before the travel. They should also check if they are

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travelling tomorrow, as there could be some knock-on effect. But the

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discrete relief you that there was no major incidents.

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Two former heads of the judiciary in Scotland have spoken out against

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plans to end the general requirement for corroboration in criminal cases.

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Lords Hamilton and Cullen say it is an essential safeguard against

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wrongful conviction. But Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill says it is

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denying some victims access to the courts. Here is our political

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correspondent, Glenn Campbell. All but one of Scotland's serving High

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Court judges against abolishing corroboration, the need for at least

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two sources of evidence in criminal cases. There is one exception. The

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most senior judge in Scotland said the change could lead to more

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miscarriages of justice. Though, his predecessors are warning in similar

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terms. Lord Hamilton was the top judge in Scotland until 18 months

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ago. Corroboration should be an essential part of the justice system

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in Scotland. There is a serious risk that more innocent people could be

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sent to jail otherwise. His views were echoed by a senior member of

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the judiciary. It is very important that we safeguard against wrongful

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imprisonment. The ancient requirement for corroboration has

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been in place for centuries, but the police and Vic Timms Cooksey that

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there is a need for change. In the last couple of years, 170 cases of

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rape have had to not been pursued because of a lack of corroboration.

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I listened respectfully to the judiciary, but I take on board the

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views of those who suffer and to have been suffering in silence

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behind closed doors closed curtains. They have not been getting access to

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justice. It will be for Holyrood to re-up the evidence and decide.

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And you can see more on that in Newsnight Scotland tonight at eleven

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o'clock on BBC Two. You are watching Reporting Scotland

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from the BBC. Still to come on the programme...

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We catch up with the Queen's Baton, as it arrives in Sierra Leone for

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the African leg of its relay to Glasgow. And we'll look at how South

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Africa is influencing Edinburgh Rugby and how a daughter of a

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Commonwealth women winning medallist is hoping to follow in his footsteps

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at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

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In just over two weeks, voters in Fife will go to the polls to elect a

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new MSP to represent the Cowdenbeath constituency. The by-election was

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caused by the death of Labour MSP Helen Eadie last year. Our reporter

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Steven Godden has been to the former mining heartland to look at some of

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the key issues. High octane racing at Central Park, he popular

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attraction for locals. Not far away, a group of men gather to put the

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world to rights. At one time, we had five clubs we could go to. Now, we

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have only got one. There's no money here now. One parameter of the claim

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and was one seat industrial heartland. Call shaped this part of

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Fife. Mains or once dotted all over the landscape, but no redeeming just

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monuments to a once thriving industry. The demise of the industry

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is still being felt. But it is a diverse constituency. The

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referendum, people are bound to ask questions about that. There will be

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local aspects, such as the planning arrangements that cover development

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of wind farms. Back in the cafe, the talking point is the state of the

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local high street. The people want less. And more action. We have had

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meetings every month to discuss things, but my view is that we end

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up discussing the same things over and over again and nothing gets

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done. Before the chequered flag is weird that the end of the month,

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expect political collisions of all types.

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And you can see a full list of candidates standing in the

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Cowdenbeath by-election on the BBC Scotland website.

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Scottish Hydro has announced it is cutting fuel bills, in response to

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reduced government levies for non-energy programmes. Perth-based

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SSE, which trades as Scottish Hydro, says it will take ?50 off the

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average household duel fuel bill, around 4% Yesterday, ScottishPower

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confirmed it would also be cutting bills by a similar amount.

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The number of new cars registered in Scotland last year rose by 12.5%,

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according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. It is the

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first time car registrations have passed the 200,000 mark since 2007.

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The growth is slightly higher than across the rest of the UK and was

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strongest in the southwest, northeast and Highlands.

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Other stories from across Scotland this Tuesday...

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A Scottish nurse jailed in Saudi Arabia for the murder of a colleague

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has died in hospital. 47-year-old Lucille McLauchlan was sentenced to

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eight years and 500 lashes in 1996. She was later pardoned. Ms

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McLauchlan collapsed at home in Dundee on Sunday night and died in

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the city's Ninewells Hospital. A woman has been killed in a crash

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in Dumfries. A tanker and two cars were involved in the accident just

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after one o'clock this afternoon. It happened on the A75 between

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Edinburgh Road and Cuckoo Bridge roundabouts. Traffic was diverted

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through Dumfries. Union members at the Total Gas Plant

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in Shetland have voted overwhelmingly in favour of

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industrial action, in an escalating row over transport and

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accommodation. The workers, who are building the new gas terminal for

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Petrofac, are demanding extra payments to compensate them for

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having to share bedrooms with colleagues.

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The managing director of a Faroese company that runs the sub-sea cable

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providing internet to Shetland says a break in it, which happened

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between Christmas and New Year, should be fixed by the weekend. The

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cable runs from Torshavn in the Faroe Islands to Maywick in Shetland

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and then to Orkney and, finally, Banff on the mainland.

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

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Scotland's website. 1746, the battle of Culloden where

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Jacobites were beaten by a government army. 2014 - the battle

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of Culloden where the national trust was beaten by a government planning

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official. Today saw a new developlemt in the row over a

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proposal to build houses near the historic site, as Craig Anderson

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reports. The proposal is for 16 houses on

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this derelict farm yard but the controversy as it is just a few

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hundred meters from the Culloden battlefield, where the Jacobite

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rebellion was finally snuffed out. Many of the 2000 clansmen slain at

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Culloden are buried here and the crushing defeats better at the end

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for Scotland's clan system. Protesters say the site is too

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iconic. If this development goes ahead there will be others waiting

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alongside it. The worst-case scenario, we see this as just one

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step in the process and we are obliged in the national interest to

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object to it. This is officially a brown field sites where there is a

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presumption in favour of the development. Those in favour say it

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fits local and national planning guidelines. We want to put something

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very traditional and form back in the year, and the whole area is part

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of the battlefield but this cannot actually be seen from the

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battlefield visitor centre. Scottish Government planning officials say

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they accept the argument that the houses will not detract from the

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character and ambience of the battlefield but campaigners already

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up in arms say they will continue the fight and want ministers to

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intervene. Time for our sports round up from

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Rhona. Edinburgh Rugby's head coach says

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the signing of two more South African's does not show a lack of

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faith in home grown talent. Quite the reverse - Alan Solomons says

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they'll help develop the pro-club's young Scottish Players. David Currie

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reports on the growing South African influence at Murrayfield.

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The billboards tells us Scottish Rugby Union is backing blue!

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Edinburgh Rugby are still signing South Africans. The most recent

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acquisitions are training in the shadow of Murrayfield today. One is

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on trial until the end of the season and another is signed up until 2016

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by a South African head coach. He joined the Springboks in 2010 and he

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brings with him a great deal of experience. Plenty of physicality.

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The signings brings the number to half a dozen so does that mean the

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club is turning its back on Scottish talent? I am particularly keen on

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bringing young Scottish players through but you cannot bring them

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through to a team that is struggling. They need to play with

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experienced players which will help their development. The South African

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national team got Scotland a lesson or two in the autumn international

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and Alan Solomons is right, they will learn a great deal from the

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growing South African contention in the capital.

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Lynsey Sharp is eyeing gold in the 800 metres at Glasgow 2014. A medal

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to add to the family collection as her Dad Cameron has claimed five

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across three Commonwealth Games. The sprinter enjoyed the roar of a home

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crowd at Meadowbank in 1986, while this summer they'll take place at

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the National Stadium, Hampden. Here's more from our Commonwealth

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Games reporter Jane Lewis. When it comes to inspiration for

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Glasgow 2014, Lynsey Sharp need look no further than her dad. It is the

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first time I have seen these any while and it is amazing to think he

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went to three Commonwealth Games. Do you look at the medals sometimes and

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have a moment to yourself? Never? The RNA carrier bag. After the crash

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and things like that it is a different focus. The crash he refers

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to happened in 1991. A horrific car accident that left him with brain

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injuries. Cameron Sharp won his first band final Commonwealth medal

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in Edinburgh in 1986, a home games. It was at Meadowbank so it was

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normal, things like that. I think in hand and it could be special. Lynsey

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Sharp agrees and having been part of London 2012 she is relishing the

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chance to please a home crowd, not to mention have bad. It is like

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instant analysis excellent -- analysis! You get this wrong! He

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knows when I do something wrong. Great memories and two fantastic

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

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A big name in gymnastics, Olympic silver medallist Louis Smith has

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committed to Glasgow 2014. Smith hasn't competed since winning pommel

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horse silver at London 2012 but is now back in training for the

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Commonwealth Games. Great Britain wheelchair curling

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skip Aileen Neilson says her side are better equipped for Sochi than

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the Vancouver Paralympics. They finished sixth four years ago, but

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are now ready to challenge for a medal in Russia. We have worked

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really hard to develop tactical knowledge and become more

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technically proficient and also our team dynamics and those three

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elements will put us in the best place we can be. The whole team have

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gained experience and that will help us.

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And also right on target, former Celtic star Shunsuke Nakamura.

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Remember those free kicks? He's back in Japan perfecting his skills. It's

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goodbye to the bride and groom, while the cake remains perfectly

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intact. And there are more sports stories

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plus all the latest news 24 hours a day on BBC Sport Scotland's website.

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We can gather that Japanese TV planning meetings are slightly

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different to ours. Thank you. We've heard the latest on

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those who'll be competing in the Glasgow Commonwealth Games but what

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about the progress of the Queen's baton. It's now crossed from the

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South Pacific and has arrived in Sierra Leone on the Africa leg of

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its tour around the Commonwealth. Mark Beaumont is there for us.

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The Queen's baton arrived in Sierra Leone. Its design reflects the

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engineering tradition of games host city Glasgow. Here, a young inventor

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is looking to create his own engineering legacy. After building a

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battery saw his family would have liked in the frequent power outages,

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this 17-year-old one is school design competition. He shot to fame

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when his online video went viral. With building things you can help

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build a nation. We can all do things faster and make the world better. He

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built this radio station from scrap together has friends in the

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community invoice. I decided to build my own station. For my

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community, for a football match, my friends will go to the field and

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they will come back and play the interview. We sometimes do a live

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broadcast. At the age of 17 it is incredible to have the know-how to

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build your own radio. People listening in to him and has

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innovations, he is inspiring a lot of people here. The competition

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attracts a lot of entries from youngsters, including this one

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turbine. Maybe in the next few years we can be on the map because

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everybody will be creating things. Sierra Leone has come a long way in

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the 12 years since its Civil War ended and I can see huge optimist in

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and ambition and the young people here. Through education and

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resources they can turn this into real and positive changes, and it

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certainly helps to have inspiring teenagers like Kelvin leading by

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example. For more on the weather, we can go

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over a fairly showery day across the

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country and that will continue through this evening and overnight.

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Fairly windy from the south-west and the number of showers across the

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country. Clear spells across some parts but elsewhere the showers

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continue and a pretty mild night with temperature ofs around seven

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Celsius. Tomorrow starts when and Shirley but it improves quite

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quickly. Largely dry and bright with some sunshine by the middle part of

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the afternoon and our own 3pm we're looking at temperatures of around

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eight Celsius. Farther north, one or two showers and with a westerly

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breeze, one or two showers pushing ever eastwards. Showers continuing

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for Orkney and Shetland. The showers set to continue in the north-west

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and dry elsewhere but we are keeping a close said on this easy up of rain

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which could spread further north. It should pass by Don on Thursday and

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Thursday itself is largely settled with the number of showers, so not

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entirely private for many not too at all and perhaps a shade cooler.

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Friday is a return to the favourite, wet and windy, but the rain should

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not be too heavy or persistent. Tonight sees the return of

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stargazing on BBC Two and across the south, the showers continue at times

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and it will be breezy for many areas but probably not too cold.

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Thanks. Now, a reminder of tonight's main news. Free school meals will be

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available to all Scottish pupils in primary is 123. Labour accused the

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first Minister of getting his priorities wrong.

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Major disruption at Edinburgh airport after the discovery of a

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suspicious package. Flights were diverted down the airport

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evacuated. Vince Cable says David Cameron's

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target of the number of immigrants below 100,000 a year almost

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certainly will not be met. Tens of millions of Americans have

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been warned to stay at home to escape the effect of extreme

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freezing conditions called the polar vortex. Many places have recorded

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the lowest temperatures in 20 years. In one part of Montana a wind chill

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of minus 53 Celsius was registered. And that's Reporting Scotland. I'll

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be back with the headlines at 8pm and the late bulletin just after the

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ten o'clock news. Until then, from everyone on the team here in Glasgow

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and around

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