:00:00. > :00:00.independent Scotland. That is all from the News at six,
:00:00. > :00:09.Tonight on Reporting Scotland: The Governor of the Bank of England says
:00:10. > :00:14.an independent Scotland would have to give up some economic powers if
:00:15. > :00:19.it wants to share the pound. A dourable, successful currency union
:00:20. > :00:23.requires some ceding of national sovereignty. We'll examine what his
:00:24. > :00:30.intervention might mean for the referendum debate. Also in the
:00:31. > :00:33.programme: The TV ad that's been banned because this cyclist isn't
:00:34. > :00:37.wearing a helmet. Join me and a million items of
:00:38. > :00:40.clothing to discover the hi-tech secrets of Scotland's biggest dress
:00:41. > :00:43.hire company. Revealing the line up for Scotland
:00:44. > :00:58.in the Six Nations opener, this weekend.
:00:59. > :01:04.Good evening. The Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, says
:01:05. > :01:08.an independent Scotland would need to give up some economic power if it
:01:09. > :01:13.wanted to keep the pound. In a speech in Edinburgh, he says the
:01:14. > :01:17.eurozone crisis showed the dangers of a currency union without firm
:01:18. > :01:21.foundations. The Scottish government said it was prepared to agree some
:01:22. > :01:27.constraints in exchange for the freedom to set tax rates.
:01:28. > :01:32.In Scotland's capital, the governor of the UK's Central Bank stepping in
:01:33. > :01:37.to the debate over Scottish independence. Good morning. He
:01:38. > :01:42.started the day meeting the man who heads the campaign for Scotland to
:01:43. > :01:46.leave the UK. Mark Carney spoke privately with Alex Salmond for more
:01:47. > :01:50.than an hour. Later in the heart of Edinburgh, the Bank of England's
:01:51. > :01:54.governor considered the implications of independent countries sharing a
:01:55. > :01:58.currency. The benefits, he said, included the ease the doing
:01:59. > :02:02.cross-border business. The risks... Those risks have been clearly
:02:03. > :02:12.demonstrated in the euro area over recent years. Sovereign debt crises,
:02:13. > :02:18.financial fragmentation and large divergences in economies. So what
:02:19. > :02:23.does that mean? Clearly, the governor thinks if you want a
:02:24. > :02:27.successful currency union between independent states you don't look to
:02:28. > :02:33.the eurozone as an example. Instead, he thinks member countries may need
:02:34. > :02:39.to agree rules on taxation, spending, risk sharing in order for
:02:40. > :02:43.the currency union to work. Pro-union campaigners say that's not
:02:44. > :02:48.financial independence and not worth trading for what we have now. Today,
:02:49. > :02:53.we have a common currency and we've got a very integrated social,
:02:54. > :02:57.economic and political system. Now, the Nationalists say they want to
:02:58. > :03:01.get rid of that, bup at the same time -- but at the same time
:03:02. > :03:05.re-enter a currency union where they'll be told what to do in terms
:03:06. > :03:09.of tax and spending. That's a funny form of independence. At no point
:03:10. > :03:12.did the governor rule out the currency union. Could you make a
:03:13. > :03:19.currency union between an independent Scotland and the rest of
:03:20. > :03:23.the UK work? If the Bank of England, which is an impartial technocratic
:03:24. > :03:27.institution would implement whatever monetary arrangements were decided
:03:28. > :03:31.to the best of our ability. The Scottish Government welcomed that
:03:32. > :03:35.and said it was prepared to share some economic decision making.
:03:36. > :03:40.Definitely not tax rates. Once you've agreed the level of borrowing
:03:41. > :03:45.that's undertaken by an independent Scotland, once you've agrowed the
:03:46. > :03:48.level -- agreed the level of debt, we would have flexibility to
:03:49. > :03:52.undertake the approaches that were right for Scotland to strengthen our
:03:53. > :03:55.economy, create employment and ensure the Scottish economy was more
:03:56. > :03:59.successful. Others in the campaign for independence think currency
:04:00. > :04:02.union could be more constraining Yes, of course, there would need to
:04:03. > :04:06.be agreement about the level of borrowing, the level of taxation,
:04:07. > :04:10.perhaps some elements of taxation as well. The governor's word is not the
:04:11. > :04:15.last in the referendum debate. That's it, it's over. Is notable,
:04:16. > :04:22.not least because it's been welcomed by both sides in the argument over
:04:23. > :04:25.independence. Well, for an assessment of what that contribution
:04:26. > :04:29.means for the independence debate, let's cross to Holyrood and our
:04:30. > :04:34.political editor, Brian Taylor. What impact will this have? It draws
:04:35. > :04:36.together several threads of the argument that have been there
:04:37. > :04:40.already. Many of the issues raised by the governor are familiar. He
:04:41. > :04:45.adds the weight of the Bank of England behind it, speaking as Glenn
:04:46. > :04:48.says, as a technocrat, rather than one condemning or praising
:04:49. > :04:54.independence. If you listen to the supporters of union, you will say he
:04:55. > :04:57.has highlighted the potential risks, the relative stability of the UK
:04:58. > :05:01.system with the crisis, which he said in the euro and saying there
:05:02. > :05:05.would have to be rules attendant upon the UK system rather than the
:05:06. > :05:12.relative intact of the eurozone. He is stressing the risks buff saying
:05:13. > :05:17.perhaps -- but saying it ises doable -- it is doable but with difficulty.
:05:18. > :05:22.The SNP say they got in first, they anticipated the challenges and were
:05:23. > :05:27.ready with a fiscal Stability Pact whereby they agree to maintain
:05:28. > :05:31.clamps on spending and the deficit in returns for debt. The big
:05:32. > :05:35.question is why would the voters of England endorse such a pact when it
:05:36. > :05:38.would be propping up Scottish banks. The Nationalist answer is to say
:05:39. > :05:41.because it would be in the interests of both, in the interest of
:05:42. > :05:43.stability on both sides ever the border after independence. Thank you
:05:44. > :05:48.very much. Other news now: Scottish prosecutors
:05:49. > :05:52.and American law enforcement officers have been to Libya, as part
:05:53. > :05:56.of the continuing investigation into the Lockerbie bombing. The
:05:57. > :06:01.delegation by the Lord Advocate, Frank Mulholland, met senior members
:06:02. > :06:05.of the Libyan Congress in Tripoli. Mr Mulholland describes this week's
:06:06. > :06:08.talks as "extremely positive". A TV advert encouraging drivers to
:06:09. > :06:13.give more consideration to people on bikes has been banned for showing a
:06:14. > :06:19.cyclist without a helmet. The adder tiring standards authority -- the
:06:20. > :06:26.Advertising Standards Authority said it was irresponsible. But helmets
:06:27. > :06:32.are not required by law and it's a personal choice, say the ad maker.
:06:33. > :06:36.The ad was aiming to encourage motorists to take care when driving
:06:37. > :06:41.near cyclistsment Give them their space on the roads. Complained about
:06:42. > :06:45.the use of this shot, a woman with no helmet in the middle of the road.
:06:46. > :06:49.The Advertising Standards Authority said the add was socially
:06:50. > :06:52.irresponsible, it says it undermind the Highway Code and should not be
:06:53. > :06:56.broadcast again in its currents form. Cycling Scotland says wearing
:06:57. > :07:00.a helmet is not a legal requirement in Scotland, a fact that was
:07:01. > :07:04.reflected with shots of cyclists with or without helmets. Cycling
:07:05. > :07:09.campaigners say the ruling is out of step with more cycling-friendly
:07:10. > :07:14.countries. Copenhagen, Amsterdam, you can picture hundreds of
:07:15. > :07:18.cyclists, cycling along without wearing a helmet. For some reason,
:07:19. > :07:26.the UK is saying well cycling you must be helmeted. Must be wear body
:07:27. > :07:31.armour? Where does it stop? I know people who don't, they have done
:07:32. > :07:40.research who says, it can do more harm than good. There's a debate
:07:41. > :07:44.about it. I prefer a hat. It's more comfy. Cars are really dangerous,
:07:45. > :07:48.yeah. I think it's a good idea, definitely. I'm going to get a bike
:07:49. > :07:54.helmet this week for safety reasons. If you get knocked offer a bike,
:07:55. > :07:59.it's your life. Cycling Scotland said it made the ad with an
:08:00. > :08:03.experienced cycling instructor who considered the safety equipment
:08:04. > :08:11.needed and the positioning on the road. It intend to pursue the matter
:08:12. > :08:16.through the review process. You're watching Reporting Scotland
:08:17. > :08:22.from the BBC. Still to come: Suits you Sir. The Scottish company using
:08:23. > :08:27.the latest technology to transform the clothing-hire business.
:08:28. > :08:31.In sporter why choosing the team -- sport, why choosing the team for
:08:32. > :08:37.Scotland's Six Nations opener was the toughest decision of the coach's
:08:38. > :08:43.life and we hit the slopes with Ben Kilner.
:08:44. > :08:51.A student who was subjected to racial attack in Glasgow said police
:08:52. > :08:55.haven't taken his case seriously. Sonoo Yaqoob was walking through a
:08:56. > :09:00.park, when he was racially abused, beaten up and stabbed.
:09:01. > :09:05.This is how a walk in the park ended for 19-year-old Sonoo Yaqoob. He was
:09:06. > :09:10.with two friends last June when he was racially abused, beaten up and
:09:11. > :09:15.stabbed by a gang of youths. Just turned around, all my friends were
:09:16. > :09:20.gone and I'm just getting attacked. I was kicked, punked -- punched.
:09:21. > :09:25.When they started saying, "We will kill you. You killed our soldiers."
:09:26. > :09:30.I was like, hold on, this is proper racial. The gang fled as soon as
:09:31. > :09:34.police arrived. Sonoo Yaqoob and his two friends gave witness statements
:09:35. > :09:38.and the police took away his clothes for DNA testing. More than six
:09:39. > :09:42.months later, the only contact he's had from police is a letter saying
:09:43. > :09:48.they'd be in touch. He doesn't know what, if anything, has been done to
:09:49. > :09:52.catch his attackers. The timing of the attack has raised concerns. It's
:09:53. > :09:58.happened only a month after Drummer Lee Rigby was killed in London. One
:09:59. > :10:03.of Yaqoob's attackers said, "You think you can kill our soldiers? We
:10:04. > :10:07.will kill you." Police Scotland said they've tried to contact Sonoo
:10:08. > :10:10.Yaqoob several times. But his family say they've never received a single
:10:11. > :10:21.call, visit or letter. Police Scotland said: It's not my job to
:10:22. > :10:24.chase the police. It's the police job to come up to me. They've taken
:10:25. > :10:29.this as a light matter. Ive could have been killed. Since the attack,
:10:30. > :10:35.Sonoo Yaqoob has been anxious and paramiowed. Noid. He wishes the
:10:36. > :10:42.police had done more to catch those responsible. Vment Other stories
:10:43. > :10:46.making the news: The Super Puma crash that killed 16 men in the
:10:47. > :10:50.North Sea in 2009 was not survivable. The Fatal Accident
:10:51. > :10:53.Inquiry into the 2009 crash off Peterhead has heard from air
:10:54. > :10:57.accident investigators that there was nothing the two pilots could
:10:58. > :11:01.have done to save the helicopter after it suffered a catastrophic
:11:02. > :11:04.gearbox failure. The inquiry continues.
:11:05. > :11:11.A woman has been jailed for life for murdering a woman in front of her
:11:12. > :11:16.two teenage daughters. Tracy Meekal stabbed Lorraine Foy five times on
:11:17. > :11:22.the neck and body following a neighbourhood dispute last year.
:11:23. > :11:25.The new MSP for Cowdenbeath has been sworn in at the Scottish Parliament.
:11:26. > :11:29.Family and friends looked on as Alex Rowley took up the seat he won in
:11:30. > :11:35.the by-election caused by the death of Helen Eadie.
:11:36. > :11:40.Revived plans to develop a derelict site in central Edinburgh have been
:11:41. > :11:48.approved. A ?150 million mix of leisure, retail and offices linking
:11:49. > :11:53.New Street and New Market Street will fill the space.
:11:54. > :11:58.The Scott pine has been chosen as the national tree. More than half of
:11:59. > :12:04.the people surveyed by the Forestry Commission chose the Scots pine. It
:12:05. > :12:09.is a symbol, I suppose, which is identified with Scotland. Like the
:12:10. > :12:12.thistle, and it's one that we can use to promote the importance of
:12:13. > :12:16.trees and forests and the natural environment to children, but also to
:12:17. > :12:19.wider society to get some sort of linkage in their minds between the
:12:20. > :12:26.importance of an environment we all enjoy and the health of our trees,
:12:27. > :12:31.like the Scots pine. It's a town described as down at heel with a
:12:32. > :12:39.centre with an abundance of empty shops. Now paisley wants to be a
:12:40. > :12:47.focus of tourism, focussed on the textile heritage.
:12:48. > :12:52.The Education Secretary, Mike Russell, has described the UK's
:12:53. > :12:56.immigration policy as xenophobic. He says it's putting students from
:12:57. > :13:01.overseas off the idea of coming to Scotland. He blames it for a big
:13:02. > :13:06.drop in the number of ind yand students in -- Indian students in
:13:07. > :13:13.Scottish universities. The big Scottish universities all
:13:14. > :13:18.try to attract students from across the globe. They're an important part
:13:19. > :13:21.of the community here, where overseas students bring in money and
:13:22. > :13:26.prestige and the students themselves benefit too. Having been here for
:13:27. > :13:33.four years, I've experienced an entirely new culture, a new way of
:13:34. > :13:40.thinking. I'm taking a course on American foreign policy and from a
:13:41. > :13:45.British perspective is eally enlightening. But is the poll
:13:46. > :13:49.significance on -- policy on immigration making it hard to
:13:50. > :13:52.attract these students? Regrettably it's driven by fear of you've kip.
:13:53. > :13:57.It's a policy which others have described and I can't afford the
:13:58. > :14:01.word as a xenophobic policy. It's having a very bad effect on Scottish
:14:02. > :14:05.higher education. The UK Government came out fighting. What we've seen
:14:06. > :14:10.today from a Scottish Government minister is a shameful attempt to
:14:11. > :14:15.create false divisions in values between Scotland and other parts of
:14:16. > :14:20.the United Kingdom. The number of students at Scottish universities
:14:21. > :14:24.from outside the European Union is near a record. At the last count
:14:25. > :14:28.there were more than 28,000, a small drop on the year before. The numbers
:14:29. > :14:34.vary wildly from country to country, some are up. The number from India
:14:35. > :14:38.has halved since 2010. This student, who grew up near New Delhi, thinks
:14:39. > :14:43.immigration policy might be a factor. I go around India giving
:14:44. > :14:46.speeches to attract prospective students to join universities over
:14:47. > :14:51.here. It's disappointing when immigration laws are such. It makes
:14:52. > :14:57.my work difficult to promote this country. The party that represents
:14:58. > :15:01.Scottish universities thinks current immigration policies is wrong for
:15:02. > :15:06.universities north and south of the border, but it isn't getting
:15:07. > :15:11.involved in today's political spat. Hiring a kilt or a dinner jacket
:15:12. > :15:16.might seem simple. Go to a shop, get measured and order what you want.
:15:17. > :15:24.Now the latest technology is transform clothing hire.
:15:25. > :15:30.There are moments in life to celebrate, to dress up smart and
:15:31. > :15:37.enjoy the day. That often involves hiring an outfit. Where did it come
:15:38. > :15:42.from? The chances are right here, from this vast centre near Glasgow,
:15:43. > :15:47.ACS Clothing supply High Street chains up and down the UK. They've
:15:48. > :15:53.set up miles of conveyor belts, miles of hanging rails and computers
:15:54. > :15:58.to control it all. This is dress hire on an enormous scale. There are
:15:59. > :16:03.upwards of a million items of clothing here, ready to go. But that
:16:04. > :16:07.presents a huge challenge, how do you actually find what you need?
:16:08. > :16:12.They've developed a system to do just that. Each of the garments that
:16:13. > :16:17.we have, they all have a unique barcode. They are on these adaptors
:16:18. > :16:24.here just now. Each of them has a chip, which tracks them around the
:16:25. > :16:31.building. The orders are compiled and then the suit bag for the groom,
:16:32. > :16:34.then the best man, the ushers. This company is looking to meet the
:16:35. > :16:38.growing demand from online shoppers, who want to order their wedding
:16:39. > :16:44.outfit from home or on their smartphone. But the systems involved
:16:45. > :16:51.don't come cheap. They've secured over ?8 million in new investment.
:16:52. > :16:56.This will allow the business to grow in the UK and elsewhere. I suspect
:16:57. > :17:00.Richard may have got through over time through his own resources. But
:17:01. > :17:03.this kick starts that and allows him to grow and capitalise on the
:17:04. > :17:06.opportunity in front of him. This firm aims to keep up with the
:17:07. > :17:11.changing demands of customers. They've no time to waste. All this
:17:12. > :17:16.has to be ready for the summer, wedding season, its busiest time of
:17:17. > :17:19.the year. A few kilts in Dublin on Sunday, no
:17:20. > :17:24.doubt. Not too many dinner jackets though.
:17:25. > :17:28.Scotland rugby coach Scott Johnson says picking a team for the Six
:17:29. > :17:32.Nations opener was the most difficult selection decision he's
:17:33. > :17:36.ever made. Four players make their tournament debuts away to Ireland on
:17:37. > :17:44.Sunday. All this when Scottish rugby remembers one offists greatest
:17:45. > :17:51.moments. Hanging on the last three minutes or so. Things are very
:17:52. > :17:57.different nowadays for Scotland from the Grand Slam win in 1984. Interim
:17:58. > :18:01.head coach Scott Johnson believes the side he's picked for Dublin this
:18:02. > :18:06.weekend, well, it can do the business. There's changes since the
:18:07. > :18:11.autumn Test. Some because of injuries. But not in Jackson's case.
:18:12. > :18:18.A lot of discussion of who starts in the ten position. We feel Duncan's
:18:19. > :18:26.skill set suits this and what we're trying to achieve against Ireland.
:18:27. > :18:32.Duncan We're starts at ten. The fat little kid, Johnson once described,
:18:33. > :18:36.seemingly all grown up. I was probably carrying a wee bit of puppy
:18:37. > :18:41.fat. But now I'm developed into a man, as you would say. Also
:18:42. > :18:47.travelling to Dublin is a new centre pairing of Dunbar and Taylor. Stuart
:18:48. > :18:55.Hogg returns at fullback. In the pack, Wilson, Swinson and Low come
:18:56. > :19:00.in for Sunday's game. Domestic form is back as much as we canment and we
:19:01. > :19:04.think it will be a fast game. We think we have the side with the legs
:19:05. > :19:09.to carry us off. That would be a nice nod to one of Scotland's
:19:10. > :19:19.greatest moments, which you can relive tonight, Grand Slam '84, 10
:19:20. > :19:22.ph, BBC Two Scotland dd -- o 10pm, on BBC Two Scotland.
:19:23. > :19:28.Premiership leaders Celtic are aiming for their 12th consecutive
:19:29. > :19:31.league win tonight at home to Kilmarnock. We know how hard a task
:19:32. > :19:36.it's going to be. Everybody has to be a nine out of ten to get any sort
:19:37. > :19:39.of result. After their away win on Saturday, Hearts are hoping to make
:19:40. > :19:45.it two wins in a row. The bottom club are at home to St Mirren.
:19:46. > :19:52.Coverage of tonight's matches on BBC Radio Scotland:
:19:53. > :19:57.Scotland's best amateur boxers have a new high performance centre. It
:19:58. > :20:01.will be the base for the national squad as it prepares for the
:20:02. > :20:05.Commonwealth Games. You could see by the boxers, like, everybody's
:20:06. > :20:13.looking forward to coming in here and getting their training done.
:20:14. > :20:17.Ryan Mania won Grand National last year on Aurora's Encore. The horse
:20:18. > :20:24.has been retired because of injury, though.
:20:25. > :20:27.Now from Banchory to Sochi in Russia, that's the journey Ben
:20:28. > :20:32.Kilner is about to complete with just over a week to the start of the
:20:33. > :20:36.Winter Olympics. He's been home to round off his preparations. Our
:20:37. > :20:39.Games reporter has been on his trail.
:20:40. > :20:43.I've come to the freezing Cairngorm mountains to catch the glimpse of a
:20:44. > :20:48.beast that's rarely spotted around these parts these days. It's not so
:20:49. > :20:53.much Winterwatch as Winter Olympics watch. The creature in question is
:20:54. > :20:57.the Kil-dog, or Ben Kilner. He's from Banchory but migrate to
:20:58. > :21:07.Colorado for most of the year to train as a half-pipe snow border.
:21:08. > :21:14.Kilner is representing Team GB at the Winter Olympics in Sochi. It
:21:15. > :21:18.makes me really, really proud. I'll do everything I can to make everyone
:21:19. > :21:23.else proud, my friends and family and the nation, I guess. It's a
:21:24. > :21:30.half-pipe dream that almost never happens. I was at theical Gary World
:21:31. > :21:33.Cup. I landed really heavy. My knee dislocated. I had to make the
:21:34. > :21:39.decision to go and get it inspected and when I did, they ended up going
:21:40. > :21:43.in, putting in wires to put it all together and snowboarding wouldn't
:21:44. > :21:48.have continued for me if I didn't get to see the specialist. This will
:21:49. > :21:57.be the 25-year-old's second Olympics. He came 18th in Vancouver
:21:58. > :22:02.four years ago. If you were to get on that podium, what would that be
:22:03. > :22:06.like? It would be a massive thing. I'd hope that it would inspire
:22:07. > :22:18.future generations to come through. If that happened, it would be mint.
:22:19. > :22:29.Control your emotions, Jackie, you can see more of Ben Kilner in action
:22:30. > :22:35.in Sport XIV on Friday night at 7pm. That's all from me. We might get to
:22:36. > :22:37.practice on some of the white stuff ourselves.
:22:38. > :22:40.That's right. Snow to come on Friday, before then, decent
:22:41. > :22:43.brightness. Tomorrow is looking like the brightest day of the week, but
:22:44. > :22:48.the coldest too. Good evening, tonight is shaping up to be a cold
:22:49. > :22:52.one too, with a widespread frost and the Met Office warning of a risk of
:22:53. > :22:56.ice on untreated surfaces. Through tonight we keep a feed of showers
:22:57. > :23:01.coming in through eastern Scotland and the Northern Isles driven in on
:23:02. > :23:03.strong winds. The showers turn increasingly wintry because it will
:23:04. > :23:08.be a cold night everywhere, temperatures down to freezing in the
:23:09. > :23:11.towns and cities, as low as minus four Celsius in some parts of the
:23:12. > :23:16.countryside. Tomorrow we start out with the risk of ice, but plenty of
:23:17. > :23:19.dry, bright, sunny weather to go with it, certainly more than we've
:23:20. > :23:26.had of late. Some of the best sunny spells in the North West. So a fine
:23:27. > :23:31.day for the Murray coast, though it will be cold. We keep a feed of
:23:32. > :23:36.showers into Orkney and Shetland, as well as parts of the Aberdeenshire
:23:37. > :23:39.coast of the driven in on strong winds. Those showers are wintry at
:23:40. > :23:43.times. It will be cold. Temperatures no higher than three or four Celsius
:23:44. > :23:47.for many of us. For most of the country, a lot of dry and bright
:23:48. > :23:53.weathers, good spells of sunshine. Tomorrow evening, it will be cold
:23:54. > :23:58.and we will start to see cloud increasing from the west. That
:23:59. > :24:03.heralds the arrival of the next system, a deep area of low pressure
:24:04. > :24:08.swinging in off the Atlantic for Friday. We have an early warning
:24:09. > :24:14.from the Met Office, it's yellow. Be aware, it's for snow. The rain push
:24:15. > :24:19.it's and meets the cold air and it turns to snow. Neshly to low levels
:24:20. > :24:23.for a time. It remains as snow on high ground above 400 metres.
:24:24. > :24:28.Especially for the high ground to the north of the central belt, poor
:24:29. > :24:33.conditions with strong to gale-force winds. Thereby -- there will be
:24:34. > :24:38.drifting, by the end of Friday gusts of 80mph and poor conditions
:24:39. > :24:42.continue into Saturday. We could have coastal flooding as high tides
:24:43. > :24:45.combine with strong winds. Make sure you keep up to date with the
:24:46. > :24:51.forecast. Time for a reminder of tonight's
:24:52. > :24:54.main story: The Governor of the Bank of England says that if Scots vote
:24:55. > :24:58.for independence and want to keep the pound, they'll have to lose some
:24:59. > :25:02.of their control over tax and spending. That's Reporting Scotland.
:25:03. > :25:06.I'm back with the main evening bulletin just after the Ten O'Clock
:25:07. > :25:09.news. Until then, from everyone in the team, right across the country,
:25:10. > :25:17.enjoy the rest of your evening. Goodbye.