:00:00. > :00:00.Berkshire. Now it's time for the news where you are.
:00:00. > :00:13.On tonight's Reporting Scotland: Trump is teed off. The American
:00:14. > :00:23.billionaire loses a legal challenge to stop the construction of this
:00:24. > :00:28.wind farm near his golf resort. Join me to discover what this Basque
:00:29. > :00:31.power station built inside a Spanish mountain can teach us about the
:00:32. > :00:39.future of electricity generation in Scotland. Find out how much of your
:00:40. > :00:44.tax is spent on paying motorists whose cars are wrecked by potholes.
:00:45. > :00:49.Everyone gets attached to their cars as well as the practical purpose of
:00:50. > :00:52.getting us to work and so when it gets damaged it feels sore. Fewer
:00:53. > :00:55.than half of parents have spoken to their children about the risks of
:00:56. > :00:59.internet bullying, but will more talking do any good? And ups and
:01:00. > :01:01.downs on the Olympics slopes. We bring you an eventful day for the
:01:02. > :01:18.Scots in Sochi. Good Evening. The American
:01:19. > :01:21.billionaire, Donald Trump, has lost a legal challenge to prevent the
:01:22. > :01:24.construction of an offshore wind farm within sight of his Scottish
:01:25. > :01:28.golf resort. He claimed the eleven turbine scheme off the Aberdeenshire
:01:29. > :01:33.coast would spoil the view and the Scottish government's approval of it
:01:34. > :01:45.was unlawful. But today that was rejected by the Court of Session.
:01:46. > :01:49.Kevin Keane reports. It is the ultimate sea battle. In one corner,
:01:50. > :01:53.the billionaire businessman who wants the view from his golf course
:01:54. > :01:59.is kept clear of obstructions. Donald Trump has threatened to walk
:02:00. > :02:07.away from Scotland if he does not get his way. The turbine research
:02:08. > :02:13.facility that says it will provide enough power for 16,000 homes and be
:02:14. > :02:20.the backbone of Scotland's renewable industry. The American tycoon has
:02:21. > :02:26.lost in the courts. This is welcome news for us, it is a major milestone
:02:27. > :02:31.in our project but they still have the of hard work to do. This huge
:02:32. > :02:36.hotel was to bring jobs and investment but it is now on hold
:02:37. > :02:42.with Donald Trump threatening to pull the plug. It has not said
:02:43. > :02:47.explicitly today that it will walk away but he says he will now focus
:02:48. > :02:54.all his investment and energy on another project. In a statement, the
:02:55. > :02:58.Trump Organisation said we are reviewing Lord Doherty 's decision
:02:59. > :03:04.and will pursue the legal options available to us. Despite today's
:03:05. > :03:13.decision the proposal has numerous economic and legal obstacles. A new
:03:14. > :03:16.substation has been rejected by Aberdeenshire planners. The
:03:17. > :03:23.developers still expect to be connected to the gate by 2017.
:03:24. > :03:29.Today's ruling brings neither side's case crashing down. Both
:03:30. > :03:35.teams will now be considering their next move and countermove.
:03:36. > :03:38.ScottishPower says it's considering a massive investment in a hydro
:03:39. > :03:41.power scheme near Oban which would double the amount of electricity it
:03:42. > :03:44.produces. The First Minister says the possible expansion of the
:03:45. > :03:47.Cruachan pump storage station could be part of a renaissance for the
:03:48. > :03:50.sector. He was speaking as he visited Europe's largest hydro power
:03:51. > :04:02.scheme near the Spanish city of Valencia, From there our environment
:04:03. > :04:07.correspondent, David Miller. This is the massive hydroelectric scheme
:04:08. > :04:12.near Valencia. It is a long way from Argyll but this place gives us a
:04:13. > :04:25.glimpse of what the future could have in store for Scotland's all
:04:26. > :04:30.mountain. -- Hall mountain. It has been helping keep our lights on
:04:31. > :04:35.since the 1960s. When there is a surplus of electricity and water is
:04:36. > :04:42.pumped from the lock into a reservoir on the side. Then it is
:04:43. > :04:51.released, generating electricity from turbines down below. It sits
:04:52. > :05:00.very nicely too complimentary likes of wind turbines. If the wind comes
:05:01. > :05:08.and goes we can fill in the gaps. It is dwarfed by schemes like this one
:05:09. > :05:12.in Spain. The first minister came to see for himself. Clearly impressed,
:05:13. > :05:18.he believes Scotland has the opportunity to go back to the
:05:19. > :05:24.future. Hydropower and the combination with wind power provide
:05:25. > :05:28.the cleanest, greenest and most cost-effective way to produce carbon
:05:29. > :05:33.power. Let's mobilise the great power of the Highlands of Scotland
:05:34. > :05:39.and bring that electricity to people at a competitive cost. There are
:05:40. > :05:43.many major hurdles to overcome, technical challenges and the
:05:44. > :05:50.planning process among them. There is one issue that does not seem to
:05:51. > :06:07.be troubling the boss of the Spanish organisation. That is independence.
:06:08. > :06:13.We do not worry about that. It will be several years before our scheme
:06:14. > :06:18.can rival the one in Spain but one thing is for sure, it schemes like
:06:19. > :06:27.these will have an important role to play in our future energy mix. The
:06:28. > :06:38.driver of the car that knocked down and killed three young women any
:06:39. > :06:46.city centre was unresponsive. It was in 2010 when he hit the 18-year-old
:06:47. > :06:51.and 20-year-old. He was driving at speed on the pavement, keypad
:06:52. > :07:02.blackouts for three years before the incident. There's a race against
:07:03. > :07:04.time to bring a badly burned baby from Pakistan to Scotland for
:07:05. > :07:06.life-saving treatment. The Glasgow-based uncle of
:07:07. > :07:10.three-month-old Mohammad Suda has been campaigning to bring him here
:07:11. > :07:13.for weeks after he was injured in a gas explosion that killed his
:07:14. > :07:17.family. Now the Scottish Government has stepped in to speed up the visa
:07:18. > :07:19.process. You may find some of the pictures in Suzanne Allan's report
:07:20. > :07:22.upsetting. This is the beautiful baby born last October, he had less
:07:23. > :07:26.than two months of family life before his father, brother and
:07:27. > :07:32.mother were killed when gas ripped through their apartment last
:07:33. > :07:36.September. This is him now. Horrific burns scar his body. He has
:07:37. > :07:42.breathing problems and the spectre of infection is never far away.
:07:43. > :07:46.Today, his uncle is applying for a Beazer to bring him to Scotland. It
:07:47. > :07:52.could mean the difference between life and death. He has a lot of
:07:53. > :07:59.third-degree burns, there were infections, his face as been
:08:00. > :08:04.affected. They were other complications because he inhale gas.
:08:05. > :08:10.Their are a lot of complications with his health. His uncle has been
:08:11. > :08:14.campaigning and lobbying for the past few weeks to get his nephew
:08:15. > :08:19.brought you to Scotland. He has raised thousands of pounds through
:08:20. > :08:22.this website but last week the Scottish Government gave the green
:08:23. > :08:31.light and he could be here within days. For this man, the child is all
:08:32. > :08:35.that is left of his brother. You'll macro we really want him to live, it
:08:36. > :08:41.is difficult, I know that one day we all die out to die in these
:08:42. > :08:46.circumstances is very difficult. We had three people taken away from us
:08:47. > :08:49.within a week. I do not know how to say thank you to the Scottish people
:08:50. > :08:55.for responding very quickly and efficiently. The hope is that the
:08:56. > :09:01.trial will be issued a Beazer which is what his uncle calls a second
:09:02. > :09:09.chance at life. Still to come on on tonight's programme: No more traffic
:09:10. > :09:12.wardens in the Borders in two weeks time, but will there be parking
:09:13. > :09:16.chaos? In Sport: a real cliffhanger involving our curlers at the winter
:09:17. > :09:29.Olympics, and a first for this Scots skier - so why is he so
:09:30. > :09:31.disappointed? We'll tell you later. Apologies for our pictorial
:09:32. > :09:35.technical problems. Hopefully things will settle down. How much is your
:09:36. > :09:38.local council paying out in pothole compensation? Last year Scotland's
:09:39. > :09:41.local authorities spent a total of more than half a million pounds, but
:09:42. > :09:44.the individual amounts differed greatly. Glasgow paid out ?360,000,
:09:45. > :09:58.others paid nothing. Julie Peacock reports. There is no doubt about it,
:09:59. > :10:02.drivers and Scotland have been experiencing a bumpy ride these past
:10:03. > :10:09.few years. Cold winters and tighter council budgets have created
:10:10. > :10:17.difficult conditions for potholes. This man's garage bill was ?650
:10:18. > :10:24.after he hit a pothole on the way to work. It just got bigger and you
:10:25. > :10:28.could not drive around it. I got here and had to flat tyres, a local
:10:29. > :10:35.mechanic said one of my fields was actually buckled by it. He was paid
:10:36. > :10:43.compensation but he does not see the compensation getting better. Some of
:10:44. > :10:46.the roads in the city are just atrocious. New potholes spring up at
:10:47. > :10:51.night and you think they'd is another one. When you drive the same
:10:52. > :10:58.route you noticed how long the potholes are bare. The extent of the
:10:59. > :11:05.problem depends greatly on query you are driving. In Orkney the paid out
:11:06. > :11:10.no money to drivers but in Aberdeenshire at the paid out
:11:11. > :11:16.?34,000 last year. Glasgow paid out almost ?360,000 in compensation for
:11:17. > :11:22.damage caused to cars by portals like this. Even the heel and snow
:11:23. > :11:32.has not stopped the drive to get rid of portals in Glasgow. The council
:11:33. > :11:43.says it is spending more on fixing them and has paid out less than a
:11:44. > :11:47.third as a result. The patching breaks up and leads to more portals
:11:48. > :11:53.but in doing so they are putting more money into long-term work. I
:11:54. > :11:59.think we will see a lot more portals and the need for compensation. I'd
:12:00. > :12:07.macro the potholes and the damage could be where fires for years to
:12:08. > :12:21.come. -- could be with us for years to come. A group of Edinburgh
:12:22. > :12:24.teenagers has been talking about their experience of the dangers of
:12:25. > :12:27.the internet and cyberbullying. It comes as parents and carers are
:12:28. > :12:30.being urged to talk more to youngsters about online safety. A
:12:31. > :12:33.poll found fewer than half of parents have spoken to their
:12:34. > :12:35.children about the risks. Morag Kinniburgh reports. When Internet
:12:36. > :12:40.safety breaks down the effect on young people can be felt greatly. It
:12:41. > :12:46.can be embarrassing when photos or comments about you have been made
:12:47. > :12:53.public. Teenagers are being made aware of potential Internet
:12:54. > :12:58.pitfalls. Individual bullying is bad enough but cyber billing can be seen
:12:59. > :13:15.in papers, people have taken their own lives because they cannot handle
:13:16. > :13:22.it. -- bullying. And in the adult. -- many feel they cannot talk to an
:13:23. > :13:30.adult. I would go to a friend first. Then an adult after that, like a
:13:31. > :13:35.guidance teacher. Many parents feel they are not up-to-date with the
:13:36. > :13:42.technology. Experts say it is best to speak about the issue early
:13:43. > :13:48.before problems emerge. We're not trying to say you would get a row.
:13:49. > :13:59.But if you can deal with it, become more confident, you are better at
:14:00. > :14:02.dealing with technology in future. Rather than try to keep up with
:14:03. > :14:07.technology, which is the wrong place to be looking, it is keeping up with
:14:08. > :14:14.the principles of how to be safe and how to use technology, however it
:14:15. > :14:19.evolves. The onus is on parents and carers to find out about the risks.
:14:20. > :14:25.And to learn what to do if there is a problem.
:14:26. > :14:30.Farmers would get a better deal from the European Union if Scotland was
:14:31. > :14:37.independent, according to the rural affairs secretary, speaking to the
:14:38. > :14:40.NFU today. But recent UK government calculations suggest Scotland would
:14:41. > :14:52.lose more than it gains in the event of a Yes vote. We have looked at
:14:53. > :14:56.those competing claims. The rural affairs secretary believes
:14:57. > :15:02.that farmers are not getting the best possible deal. He looks at the
:15:03. > :15:05.issue of direct farm payments and said that if Scotland was already
:15:06. > :15:18.independent it would get an extra 1 billion euros between now and 2020.
:15:19. > :15:22.He is not saying that the deal and the Common agricultural policy would
:15:23. > :15:24.be reopened, but is saying that an independent Scottish government
:15:25. > :15:34.could secure a better deal, next time. I'm struck by the number of
:15:35. > :15:41.farmers who now say they are voting yes because they see what a bad deal
:15:42. > :15:48.they get from the UK government. We are more pro-agriculture.
:15:49. > :15:53.He reckons we're getting the lowest rate in the European Union at the
:15:54. > :16:00.moment. The UK government has said it will stage a review in 2016. But
:16:01. > :16:12.they have also looked at the share of funding for Scotland more
:16:13. > :16:16.generally and in an analysis paper it concluded that Scotland could
:16:17. > :16:22.have raised more money as an independent country, but cancelled
:16:23. > :16:30.it out by losing access to the UK rebate. It said that Scotland would
:16:31. > :16:45.be, at best, 2 billion euros worse off. At worst, twice as much. We
:16:46. > :16:48.have heard this before. There is no escaping from the truth that by
:16:49. > :16:56.being independent Scotland would be out of the European Union. The
:16:57. > :16:59.Scottish government disputes the UK figures, saying an independent
:17:00. > :17:08.Scotland could keep a share of the rebate. The problem for the voters
:17:09. > :17:16.is that you only find out what deal Scotland can negotiate following a
:17:17. > :17:23.Yes vote. There are no negotiations in advance.
:17:24. > :17:35.The boss of Barclays bank has told the BBC his bank can make it work in
:17:36. > :17:40.the event of independence. It is a matter for the Scottish
:17:41. > :17:54.people. We can make it work either way. You have no view about it being
:17:55. > :17:58.good or bad? I don't, no. And we will have a programme about what
:17:59. > :18:03.people think are the most important issues in the debate, tonight, at
:18:04. > :18:10.9pm. Some of the stories making the news
:18:11. > :18:13.now. Two people were killed when their car was involved in a
:18:14. > :18:20.collision with a fan in Aberdeen child, named as Dennis Morris and
:18:21. > :18:27.Margaret Watson, from Fraser Boro. -- Aberdeenshire.
:18:28. > :18:31.Two young men have been verbally abused, chaste, and hit with rocks
:18:32. > :18:41.in an apparent racist attack in Edinburgh. -- chased. The memory of
:18:42. > :18:48.Pakistani and Arabian ethnicity. -- the men were.
:18:49. > :18:54.Equipment to block mobile phone signals being sent or received in
:18:55. > :18:59.jails is about to come on stream. Pilot schemes will take place from
:19:00. > :19:03.April. The number of people visiting the
:19:04. > :19:09.Outer Hebrides has risen by 30% in six years. A visitor survey said
:19:10. > :19:15.more than 280,000 people visited the aisles and spent more than ?53.5
:19:16. > :19:24.million between October 2012 and ten to 2013. -- September.
:19:25. > :19:29.The numbers of grey like these have grown rapidly over the years causing
:19:30. > :19:36.problems for crofters and farmers. -- geese.
:19:37. > :19:40.Engineers constructing the new forefront crossing say they have
:19:41. > :19:45.overcome difficulties but insist major challenges lie ahead. These
:19:46. > :19:51.new images have been released as the project approaches its halfway
:19:52. > :20:00.stage. -- for road crossing. -- Forth.
:20:01. > :20:05.Traffic wardens have never been the most popular legal enforcers. But
:20:06. > :20:09.soon there will be none whatsoever in the Borders. There are claims
:20:10. > :20:21.there will be chaos in the high Street. This is Bill Anderson's last
:20:22. > :20:25.week on the beat. His job is going as police Scotland withdraw all
:20:26. > :20:29.wardens. Soon there will be none left in the Borders. The police will
:20:30. > :20:35.continue to deal with serious parking issues. But in places like
:20:36. > :20:41.this there is growing concern. The main high street. One way. You are
:20:42. > :20:47.only allowed to park for half an hour at a time. And it is highly
:20:48. > :20:52.unlikely the police will monitor that. Local businesses say they
:20:53. > :20:59.already have a problem with people breaking the rules. It will be
:21:00. > :21:05.jam-packed, people will just leave their cars and forget about it. I
:21:06. > :21:10.don't think it will be policed. We want to see a steady flow of
:21:11. > :21:14.traffic. One way of achieving that is having a steady flow of traffic
:21:15. > :21:20.wardens. So this will be a blow to the high street when it needs all
:21:21. > :21:25.the help it can get. In many parts of Scotland wardens are run by local
:21:26. > :21:28.councils and have been for years. In the Borders, the police service
:21:29. > :21:33.stops at the end of next month, there is nothing to replace them. We
:21:34. > :21:39.had very limited cover to begin with. We will work with the police
:21:40. > :21:49.and... But nobody ever knew where the wardens with the, so there was a
:21:50. > :21:54.deterrent. -- would be. We will look very carefully to see what actions
:21:55. > :22:05.we can take. Any solution remains months away.
:22:06. > :22:13.And now the sport. It has been a mixed bag at the Winter Olympics.
:22:14. > :22:18.Hopes were high for several Scots. Andrew Musgrave showed early promise
:22:19. > :22:21.by becoming the first footage competitor to reach the
:22:22. > :22:28.quarterfinals of a cross-country ski sprint. But that was as good as it
:22:29. > :22:35.got. -- the first British competitor. The family arrived early
:22:36. > :22:39.to support their son, and daughter, both competing. The sprint race was
:22:40. > :22:48.the best medal chance for Andrew Musgrave, but he failed to make the
:22:49. > :22:49.semifinals. He was defeated by Norwegians who had previously
:22:50. > :23:00.defeated in the national championships they are. As soon as
:23:01. > :23:06.we got to the long hill, I felt I was not having a good day, sometimes
:23:07. > :23:20.you have those bad days. It sucks that it happened at the Olympics.
:23:21. > :23:27.It wasn't the day for snowboarder Ben Kilmer, who crashed out in 16th.
:23:28. > :23:34.I felt myself coming away from the wall. I tried to get my shoulder
:23:35. > :23:44.cross but the impact was too heavy. A lots of mistakes. I have good days
:23:45. > :23:49.and bad days. Today was a bad day. After all the hope, Scotland has
:23:50. > :23:55.failed to win a medal on snow today. But the skiers will be back in
:23:56. > :24:00.action before the end of the week. We all have good and bad days.
:24:01. > :24:05.Better luck in the curling? Well, there was a traumatic finish to the
:24:06. > :24:14.game between Great Britain and Germany. Poised at 6-6, the German
:24:15. > :24:24.team had a shot to win the match. Here is what happened. The last
:24:25. > :24:36.stone. Chance to take the final. Just needs a good job here to
:24:37. > :24:47.replace that British stone. This is not taking the pool. My word!
:24:48. > :24:52.Exciting. So the men have two victories. The women's team had lost
:24:53. > :25:05.their opening match before playing the United States today. Not a
:25:06. > :25:11.cliffhanger, they won 7-1. If that is not enough excitement, here's the
:25:12. > :25:21.rest of the day 's sports news. The world and Olympic marathon
:25:22. > :25:24.champion, Steven Kiprotic, has pulled out of the Commonwealth Games
:25:25. > :25:32.to concentrate on the London Marathon. But you will be able to
:25:33. > :25:35.see the cycling road race for free. It will take in Buchanan Street and
:25:36. > :25:42.Argyle Street and the route has been made public. Terry Butcher says
:25:43. > :25:47.Hibernian must finish in the top half of the premiership. They were
:25:48. > :25:52.defeated in the Scottish cup by Raith Rovers on Saturday. We can
:25:53. > :25:59.still salvage something from this season and it is well within the
:26:00. > :26:03.capability of the players. Stephen Gallacher of Linlithgow is
:26:04. > :26:07.the European tour golfer of the month for January after winning the
:26:08. > :26:14.Desert classic. More stories, plus the latest news,
:26:15. > :26:22.on our website. That is all for now.
:26:23. > :26:29.And now the weather. Not pleasant. The unsettled weather continues, the
:26:30. > :26:37.wintry theme, and as a result, a yellow warning from the Met Office.
:26:38. > :26:43.You are likely to see some snow between tonight and tomorrow.
:26:44. > :26:50.Showers continue tonight, especially in western areas. They will tend to
:26:51. > :26:57.be confined to north-western areas by the end of the night. Elsewhere,
:26:58. > :27:05.dry with a widespread frost and the risk of ice. Around freezing tonight
:27:06. > :27:13.for most. In some rural spots, minus three Celsius. A settled start
:27:14. > :27:19.tomorrow, although we are watching out for this weather system from the
:27:20. > :27:29.south. Tomorrow morning, we continue with wintry showers. Elsewhere, dry
:27:30. > :27:34.and clear. It will turn cloudy and wet in the South. Snow over the
:27:35. > :27:40.higher ground of southern and central areas. Moving to the north
:27:41. > :27:44.during the course of the afternoon. We could see snow at low levels for
:27:45. > :27:50.a brief time, especially in the Glasgow area, but very brief. A more
:27:51. > :27:56.detailed look at tomorrow afternoon. More in the way of showers. Snow
:27:57. > :28:01.will turn back to rain for southern and central parts. North of the
:28:02. > :28:05.central belt, we continue to see snow primarily over high ground,
:28:06. > :28:15.leading to hazardous driving conditions. In some areas will stay
:28:16. > :28:18.largely dry until light afternoon. Looking ahead to the evening, the
:28:19. > :28:21.rain and snow continues its journey to the North. Wintry showers into
:28:22. > :28:25.the West. Very windy in the South.