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Australia. More about the weather where you are on-line.

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Tonight, on Reporting Scotland: Concessions from the Justice

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Secretary over fears that plans to scrap the need for corroboration in

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criminal trials will lead to more miscarriages of justice.

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Caught on camera and posted on the internet. This motorist admits

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driving while drunk and on drugs. As temperatures dip we look at how

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you can stop the cost of your bills going up.

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Also tonight: The Queen's Baton Relay arrives in Cameroon.

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Patrick, who is blind, runs with a guide. Mark Beaumont finds out

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first-hand how hard some of the parathletes are training for the

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2014 games. And Andy Murray beats the heat and

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his opponent in his comeback match at the Australian Open.

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There's to be a delay in the Scottish Government's controversial

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plans to abolish corroboration. But the Justice Secretary says he's

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still determined to end what is a key plank of Scots law, the

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requirement for more than one source of evidence in criminal cases. Our

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political correspondent Glenn Campbell is at Holyrood. Glenn, why

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the delay to something Kenny MacAskill is determined to push

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through? To take some of the heat out of this issue by allowing

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Parliament more time to consider what should take corroboration's

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place to guard against the potential, any potential, for an

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increase in wrongful convictions. Kenny MacAskill has proposed

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increasing the majority required from a majority to secure a

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conviction and has said he is open to looking at other changes. Today,

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he has gone further by offering to set up a date back an expert review.

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Police are required to find more than one source of evidence before

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prosecutors will go to court. The judges like it that way. All but one

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of those currently serving in the High Court want corroboration to

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stay. At a Holyrood committee, the Justice Secretary said he was open

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to considering alternative safeguards, but remained committed

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to abolition, then under questioning he went a bit further, promising a

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fresh review of possible alternatives, before abolition takes

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effect. We want to get the balance right. It seems to ask that it

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allows the juncture for some further review, the principle enshrined

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corroboration goes and then triggering it as soon as possible to

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end the manifest injustice that many victims face. He believes abolishing

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it will allow courts to hear more domestic abuse cases. Police,

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prosecutors and victims' groups agree. Judges and the wider legal

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profession remain concerned. Labour is yet to be convinced, the liberal

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Democrats want a Royal commission. To be clear, the Scottish Government

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is determined to go ahead with abolition, that could be approved by

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parliament before the summer. It might take effect as early as spring

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next year. Now though, it is unlikely that corroboration will be

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abolished before the autumn of 2015, giving Parliament more time to

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consider whatever additional safeguards the Government's review

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might propose. An engineer at the helicopter

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operator Bond has told a fatal accident inquiry that a decision was

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taken not to replace a helicopter gearbox after a metal chip was

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detected, following discussions with its manufacturer, Eurocopter.

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Additional inspections were instead ordered to check for further chips

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but none was found. A week later the Super Puma crashed in the North Sea

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off Peterhead killing all 16 men on board. The inquiry continues.

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A man has admitted drink-driving after a remarkable video was posted

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on the internet of him driving dangerously on the A90 in

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Aberdeenshire. Sean Hills was caught yesterday close to his home in

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Stonehaven. In court today, he admitted dangerous driving, and

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driving while unfit due to drink and drugs. Steven Duff has more.

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The A90 southbound from Aberdeen yesterday afternoon. S-Video of a

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drunk driver careering across the carriageway. -- a video. It was

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several miles before he was stopped by police. Captured by a passenger

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on a car behind the driver, the footage shows how close he came to

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crashing off the road. At the wheel, 36-year-old Sean Hills, today

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at Aberdeen Sheriff Court, he admitted to drink-driving and

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dangerous driving charges. The sheriff deferred sentence on him

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until next month. He will be banned from driving until then and his car

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was ordered to be seized. Police Scotland said it has received a

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number of calls from the public about this drink driver.

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Still to come on the programme: 20 could be plenty for the capital as

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councillors in Edinburgh back a new speed limit for the city.

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In sport, it's a thumbs up on the road to recovery for Andy Murray.

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Victory in the first round of the Australian Open and the relief is

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clear to see. A full report from Melbourne, plus all the rest of

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tonight's sport coming soon. What can be done to stop the soaring

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costs of energy bills? Well, in a series of special reports this week,

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we're trying to find the answer to that. One way many consumers try to

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save is through switching provider, but the hidden cost of switching

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could be adding to your bill. Our business and economy editor, Douglas

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Fraser is here to explain. Look how big your power bill has

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become in recent years. If you've got gas as well as electricity, the

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average is nearly ?1320. Why is it so big? Well, the best estimate is

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that nearly half of it is the cost of the actual energy, and that's

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been rising. Almost a quarter of it is the cost of the cables that get

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to your home. A tenth is to subsidise the move to greener

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energy, insulation and lower-income households. And, after pressure on

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Government, it's been announced by most providers that element will be

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halved. An eighth of it is the cost of managing all this and billing

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you. And there's about 5% that appears to be profit. The power

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companies say that profit is necessary for lots of investment

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that's needed in new power stations, wind turbines and new cabling. But

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the profit comes from more than just selling to your home. There are much

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bigger profits in running power stations, and more still in

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providing the transmission cables that deliver it. So experts say

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total profit could make up ten to 15% of the typical bill. But there

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is another bit that is less than clear. The big six energy providers

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and some smaller ones rely on comparison website to encourage you

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to switch. Did you realise they are taking a cut? It is a price

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comparison website, that website or broker will be paid commission by

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the successful supplier for you placing your business through them.

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They are very secretive about the amount of money that they make from

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that. We know the supplier makes a profit for billing you of around ?60

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per year. Bearing in mind what we know about supply cost information,

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I would not be surprised if the website and brokers are making ?60

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or perhaps even more out of every customer's bill. We asked about this

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and did not get much of an answer. Scottish Hydro told us about the

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amount we pay is confidential and bound by how, -- by our contractual

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obligation. The industry has stopped doorstep

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sales as a channel of selling and we are open to these new channels such

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as comparison websites. We view these things as different channels

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of sales to really help people engage in the market. So costs

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associated with the site will be part of the overall marketing costs

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of a business. I track there's no avoiding this comparison website

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cost, even if you choose to go direct. --.

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And Douglas is with me here. Would more competition between the big

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providers help reduce prices? That is where some of the experts say

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there could be some downward pressure on bills, forcing energy

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producers to sell into the market so new competitors can come in.

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Frankly, there is no simple answer. We have a lot of catching up to do

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in investing in new stations, grid connections etc. We'll be looking at

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the future direction of prices later this week, what could influence.

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Tomorrow night, in this series, we will be asking what you can do to,

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apart from anything else, use less energy in your home.

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A speed limit of 20 miles per hour could be introduced across most of

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the capital by 2017. After a meeting this morning, Edinburgh city

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councillors agreed to the proposed limit for residential, shopping and

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city centre areas. Main routes into the city are unlikely to be

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affected. Suzanne Allan went to find out more.

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Lots of us use the roads, whether by bus or car, we all have to live in

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harmony. Today, the council said they wanted to make this the most

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pedestrian friendly city in the UK. If you visit other capitals where it

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is pedestrian friendly, you find the shops are busier, people want to

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work in that area and the residents want to live there. We want to make

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it a safe city, environmentally, as well, make good air quality. That is

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about using public transport and we have a great system here and to walk

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and to cycle. The plan is for the area is to have a limit of 20 mph.

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The exception will be the main routes into and out of the city.

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Roads like this one which lead from the M8 and will likely stay the

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same. This is the kind of street that could be made a 20 zone. At

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pick-up and drop-off times, it is full of cars and children. Parents

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here have real concerns about the speed that some cars travel act. A

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car went right through the Green man. I had to scream at my daughter,

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the car went screaming past. Everyone I've spoken to about it

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seems quite happy with the idea. The only ones who wouldn't be would be

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the racers. The cars don't seem to realise there is a filter at the end

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of the road. The number of times we have had close calls... Can a law

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like this be introduced effectively? We need to do more in Edinburgh, we

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need to have segregated cycling facilities, shared space, more

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investment and infrastructure. This is just about more signs. We need

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more than that to encourage people out of their cars. The council will

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spend the next few months working out which street will be affected.

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That'll be released in June and then the public will get their say.

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Council care workers in Glasgow have begun a 48-hour strike over changes

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to their pay and working conditions. Unison says some could have their

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pay cut by almost ?1,500 a year. Glasgow City Council said staff

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would not have their basic salary cut, but some may lose shift

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allowances. It said plans were in place to minimise disruption.

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A report has been sent to the procurator fiscal concerning

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allegations over the Pentland Hill nursing home in Edinburgh. The move

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follows an investigation by Police Scotland and the Health and Safety

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Executive. Concerns had been raised about the deaths of four residents

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at the home. The Care Inspectorate has also been looking at complaints

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and has issued a formal improvement notice.

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Scotland's Minister for Veterans is creating a new post of Commissioner

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for Veterans. The new role is costing ?250,000, and is designed to

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improve support for around 400,000 former army, navy and air force

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personnel in this country. Cameron Buttle reports. If tens of thousands

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of Scottish troops have fought in the front line in recent years. From

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Afghanistan to the two Gulf wars. Many have suffered horrific

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injuries. Once out of the fortresses, they rely on devolved

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services for support but now the Scottish Government is to appoint a

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veterans commissioner to look at the cause. I think it is really good.

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They need someone who will help the people. The move has been welcomed

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by bettering's charities. -- veteran's charities. It is not

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bureaucracy. It is one person who will be focused on working with the

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government departments. There are 400,000 veterans in Scotland, anyone

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who has servant -- served in the Armed Forces and they are entitled

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to treatment for injuries that range from prosthetic limbs to mental

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health issues. Is spending ?250,000 on a new commissioner money well

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spent? That is the question posed by the Scottish Liberal Democrats who

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said there was a risk that funds to create the commission would be

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diverted from direct help for veterans. It will not create -- it

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will not cost a lot of money. It will create a real difference for

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people in Scotland. The new Commissioner will be in place by the

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autumn. Now some more stories from across

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the country. A norovirus outbreak at Borders

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General Hospital has affected another two wards in addition to the

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one already closed to admissions. There's been a 5% rise in the number

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of people working in Scotland's renewables sector. The industry body

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Scottish Renewables says a record 11,700 people are working full-time

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in the sector, and more than half of companies in the industry are

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looking to hire staff this year. Seven candidates will contest the

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Cowdenbeath constituency Holyrood by-election next week. One of them

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is representing the Victims Final Right Party. Stuart Graham has

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campaigned for justice reform since criticising the investigation into

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the death of his stepson in 2007. He's also calling for the Scottish

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Parliament to respond better to feedback. You talked about a vision

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whether it is devolution or independent. In Devon Ocean, we can

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lead the way whether we are independent or not. -- devolution. I

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believe we can become more efficient and get better use of our resources.

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Sales of venison culled from nationally-owned forests in Scotland

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has raised nearly ?5 million in the last four years. That's helped

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reduce the cost to Forestry Commission Scotland of managing the

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deer population on its land. The price of vension has increased by

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50% in the last three years. The National Trust for Scotland says

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Glenfinnan should capitalise on the appeal of the Harry Potter films.

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Research showed that some people visit Glenfinnan because it's a

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historic site, but many come because of the superb view of the viaduct

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featured in Harry Potter. And there are more stories from your

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area, and all the latest news on BBC Scotland's website.

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The Queen's Baton Relay is continuing its journey around every

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Commonwealth nation before the games in July. Mark Beaumont has been

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travelling with the Batten and he's was in Cameroon and spoke to

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parathletes about their preparation for the event.

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As the Queen's Baton Relay made its way through the Commonwealth nations

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of West Africa, it met with presidents and kings, athletes and

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fans, the young and the old. Just as the Batten connects a diverse range

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of people, the Commonwealth Games brings together a wide range of

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athletes. For these parathletes in Cameroon, taking part in the Glasgow

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2014 games is their main goal. Hold my hand. -- Patrick is blind. With

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the help of his coach, I am about to learn what that sprinting

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partnership is all about. Would I be able to keep up? Straight, straight.

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Well done. That's good. This guy is seriously fast. He was floating

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along but this technique to stay in your name is so much more than

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trying to think about running fast. What do you get out of sport?

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TRANSLATION: the sport makes me forget that I am impaired. It comes

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after college to come and train. This is a fact of integration in

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society. I hope to see you in Glasgow. TRANSLATION: He said, yes.

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Cameroon has only just started competing internationally in

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Paralympic -- para sports. Same-macro it cannot just be for

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accidents, it can be for diseases. For the blind guys, they can

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compete. Success in Glasgow could do a lot to help the potential

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athletes. Staying with Scots on tour and Rona

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has news about Andy Murray. Good evening to you. Andy Murray

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says he is surprised how well he played in his first round defeat of

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Japan Go Soeda at the Australian Open. It was his first major debt --

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match back after his back injury. Also braving the heatwave was our

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reporter. You know it is hot when even the Aussies won't sit out

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unless it is in the shade. Their advice... Lots of sunscreen and

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water. Keeping cool by any means available. Support for Andy Murray

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was warming up and the man himself came on court and the temperature

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was touching 42 Celsius. A hot start from his Japanese opponent promised

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much but the Scot found some scorching form. He took the first

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two sets with the loss of two games. He took the third set to bring a

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street set when -- a straight sets win. I played well today. The

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practice over the last week has been very good. I have played with a lot

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of good players and have hit the ball really well on the courts here.

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I maybe didn't expect to play as well as I did today. Intense heat

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but no sweat for Andy Murray. He plays a Frenchman next. He is ranked

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outside the top 250 and some say he is unlikely to get Andy Murray hot

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under the collar. Celtic hope to conclude the transfer of Stefan

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Johansen from Stromsgodset tomorrow. A medical took place today as did

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final talks. No hitches are anticipated as they plan to make him

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their first signing of the transfer window. Now for what else is

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happening across Scottish sport. Scotland rugby team will play New

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Zealand at Glasgow 2014. Also our Canada and Nigeria in their pool.

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New Zealand have one -- have won all four gold medals today. There is the

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second myth -- leg of their final challenge here. Glasgow Warriors

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welcomed defending European champions, Toulon, in the Heineken

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Cup. It is a must win game for the Warriors. They have the chance to

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line up against Jonny Wilkinson. It is pretty cool. I watched him when I

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was young and growing up. It is a big test for us. Stephen Maguire is

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into the snooker final and meets the winner. There are more sports

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stories plus all the latest news 24 hours a day on BBC sport Scotland

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website. That is it for tonight. It is

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already known for Robert Burns and the golf but commuters in the

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Carrick area of Asher want visitors to consider other stores.

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A new trailer which winds its through Carrick considers everything

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from shoemaking to squirrels. It is easy to drive through the area

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without stopping to take a look but this new trail encourages visitors

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to step aside and consider the many stories it has to tell. Each of the

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panels mark the location of a shoe factory which export millions

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worldwide and provided 1600 jobs locally. Gordon started his artist

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life here. When I was a kid, it was a hustling, bustling town with lots

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of going -- with lots going on. There was no recession like we have

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now. It was quite a place. It isn't the only place taking a fresh look

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at its history. Each town of -- and village has each moment in the

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trial. Here, it is fossils. Click commuters have been piecing local

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stories together in artwork. -- communities. Whether it was giving

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us different kinds of China or making the mosaics, they have done

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really well. The funniest things with the wedding china that we got

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given. This woman really didn't like it and is thrilled it is in the

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Mosaic now. The first art works are installed with the rest jewel in the

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New Year when visitors will be able to pick up a map and follow the

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trail for themselves. Now to the weather.

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It is warming up a touch. Today he was rather chilly. It was cloudy and

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murky this morning. Rain is moving in from the West. It is working its

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way north and east was tonight. There is no to the higher ground. It

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is I see from Grampian for a town and a second band of rain is

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following in. It is called come dawn tomorrow. We have this pressure area

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out in the Atlantic. We have this wedge of air and we have milder air

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coming our way. You can see the colder blues. Follow this triangle

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down and you can see the mild air coming our way from Spain. It

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doesn't mean it is bringing sunshine. There is some difficult

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conditions on the road tomorrow morning. The rain is continuing to

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drift northwards. It is a damp day and breezy for those across

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Shetland. By mid-afternoon, we have temperatures around nine Celsius. It

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is fairly cloudy. For Inverness, you struggled for temperatures around

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two Celsius today but tomorrow, we have 10 Celsius. Orkney and Shetland

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is staying wet and windy. Overnight, we have a band of rain moving

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northwards. In behind it is some dry weather and taking an edge of the

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temperatures. For Thursday and Friday, a similar pattern with low

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pressure out of the West. There will be outbreaks of rain at times. There

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is some dry interludes. Temperatures down to eight Celsius.

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The headlines: There is to be a delay in the Scottish Government's

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plans to abolish corporation. The Justice Secretary says he is

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determined to end what is a key plank of Scots law. The Coronation

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Street star Willie moat has gone accused -- has gone and trailed

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accused of rape and assault. Francois Hollande has refused to

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comment on rumours surrounding his alleged affair with actress. He told

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journalists that private matters could -- concern only those

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involved. And that is Reporting Scotland. Our

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next main bulletin is at 10:25pm. From everyone on the team, good

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evening.

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