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On Reporting Scotland: fresh claims about who was responsible for

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blowing up Pan Am Flight 103, casting further doubt over the only

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conviction for the Lockerbie bombing.

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We speak to the women who say they have been left in agony by a

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commonly used treatment for incontinence.

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I do not think that the pain ever goes away. I have pain all over.

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Also on the programme: the clever invention to make waitressing

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easier, but could changes in the patent rules be about to discourage

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more Scottish inventors? And rugby training Barbados style -

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we catch up with the Queen's Baton on the latest leg of its journey of

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the Commonwealth. And find out why these Aberdeen

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players are watching the golf at St Andrews.

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Good evening. There are fresh claims tonight about

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the Lockerbie bombing, that if true, cast further doubt on the Scottish

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criminal investigation. So far, Abdelbaset Al-Megrahi is the only

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person to be convicted of the atrocity in which 270 people died.

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The Libyan Secret Service agent was jailed for life in 2001, and died

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two years ago, protesting his innocence. But this evening in a

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documentary by the Al Jazeera TV channel, it's claimed this man,

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Ahmed Jibril, a Palestinian, is the mastermind behind the plot, working

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on behalf of the Iranians. Campaigners say it's further proof

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Megrahi's conviction was a miscarriage of justice. The Crown

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Office says the claims are not new and is continuing its investigations

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in Libya. Did this lead to the Lockerbie

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bombing? An American naval bombing shoots down an Iranian Airbus

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carrying pilgrims. This ship claimed it believed it was being targeted by

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a guided missile but Iran's leaders cite as an attack against them and

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vowed hit back. This is crucial. They thought that

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if they did not retaliate against the latest they'd been continued to

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shoot down the civilian airlines. If you do not understand that, do not

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understand Lockerbie. This man has long been suspected of involvement

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and Al Jazeera now says it has proved. The Iranians asked them to

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bring down several aeroplanes. If this was true it would mean the

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conviction of Al-Megrahi was a miscarriage of justice That is a

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view long held by many British campaigners.

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We know the official version is not right. When the verdict is

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overturned we shall be asking for the truth, because if they do not

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tell us, under European law, we will take them to the European Court.

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After 25 years, the Lockerbie investigation continues. Prosecutors

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have visited Libya in a bid to track down other people involved in the

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plot. It must be disappointing for the

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families to listen to these theories, which are being presented

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as something new. But these are theories that have been played out

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many times before. Despite claims made in the

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programme, the Iranians Government has denied any role in the Lockerbie

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bombing. Advanced, free training is being

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offered to young drivers in the Borders to try to reduce the high

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number being killed and injured on the region's roads. Although there's

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been a slight improvement, in 2012, nationwide 174 people died in

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traffic accidents. Of that number, 31 were aged 16-24. Police say young

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people account for up to a quarter of those killed and injured on our

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roads. I will give you guidance, but it is

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down to yourself, with practice in between sessions...

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The district say that this driver is eight times more likely to crash and

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his parents. He has a one in four chance during his first two years on

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the road. He has already seen happen to others but does not think it will

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happen to him. One of my friends crashed burqa a

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few weeks ago so I have seen the consequences. I tried to drive as

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deeply as I can. There is much more to it than the

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driving test teaches. You can see this bridge on the right...

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MLE is training with the Institute of Advanced Motorists.

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It struck me that with the possibility of improving the driving

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of these drivers we could also improve the likelihood of

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fatalities. They will spend several thousand

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pounds to extend training to younger drivers. Advanced drivers are less

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likely to be involved in a crash. There is no information in this

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country but a similar scheme in Austria managed to cut the number of

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people crashes among young people by nearly 50% over ten years. This girl

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says that advanced training has made her a better driver and recommends

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it. They may think they are the best driver but the will certainly be put

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in the place when the drivers. Their confidence will improve.

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You're watching Reporting Scotland from the BBC. Still to come on

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tonight's programme: hundreds of workers at the Faslane and Coulport

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naval bases stage a walk-out over pay.

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In sport, news of the departure of a National head coach.

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And they may be at the home of golf, but Dons boss Derek McInnes is

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focused on another beautiful game, and victory in Sunday's League Cup

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Final. Some of the women who've been

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damaged by a commonly used surgical implant to treat incontinence have

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been speaking about their experience, ahead of impending legal

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action. Hundreds of cases are expected to go before Scottish

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courts in the coming months. Warning: this report deals with

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issues which may not be suitable for children. One woman in three over

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the age of 30 seconds from incontinence, often as a result of

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childbirth. Mesh implants usually support the bladder and have become

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a common treatment. Some women say these implants have hardened inside

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them. It has horrific consequences. This woman had her operation several

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years ago and has had surgery for times to try to remove the implant.

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Bthe pain never goes away. I have pain all over. In September, they

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reckoned they had removed all the mesh. But I do not think it is a

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way. This woman wants to speak to me

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anonymously. She was left in agony, but the hard mesh inside her has had

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other consequences. Before I got the implants, me and my

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husband could have sex, but no sex is not possible because I have the

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implants. We do not have a sex life. It has taken its toll on my

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marriage. Both women are among hundreds of

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cases due to come before Scottish courts. There are massive class

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actions in America cause of the impact of these medical devices on

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women. It also affects some men. The organisation which regulates

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implants is that the benefits of mesh implants outweigh the risks.

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New information leaflets are being compiled by the Scottish Government.

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But this woman feels alone and frightened. We were left in the

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dark. There was something happening inside my body, what will it be like

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in another five years? It would get any better.

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A consultant has told a fatal accident inquiry that two students

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would not have been killed if the man driving the car that hit them

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told the truth on a DVLA form. Mhairi Convy and Laura Stewart died

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after being hit by William Payne's Range Rover in Glasgow in 2010. He

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said on his form that he had no history of blackouts in the past

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five years. Dr Neil Grubb - who produced a report based on his

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medical records - said that was wrong.

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Hundreds of workers have staged a walk out from the naval bases on the

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Clyde which house the UK's nuclear deterrent. Unite members are in a

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pay dispute with the management of Babcock Clyde. The union says it's

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the first time in over forty years they've taken industrial action at

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the Faslane and Coulport bases. The familiar sound of the bagpipes,

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leading the walk-out from Faslane naval base. But industrial action is

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not something these workers are told familiar. The union says it is the

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first time many of these people have been on strike. Usually, they

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maintain ships and nuclear submarines but today they went

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outside into the sunshine. Instead of being a simple one year

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deal, it is now a two-year deal for 2013 and 2014. It has strings

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attached. It is complicated. Our members rejected it by mentioning

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percent. -- were rejected by 19%. There was some worrying on the

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walk-out today also. They would not give an interview but in a statement

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read that the latest offer was an improvement. It was compatible to

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other sites. The union says that this morning's walk-out is just the

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beginning. They plan a series of one hour stoppages. They hope to

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persuade the management to increase their offer.

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?6.5 million of new money is being given for training people to work in

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information technology. The Scottish government's new digital

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technologies Skills Investment Plan will train teachers and careers

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guidance officers, as well as funding industry led programmes for

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graduates. It's thought as many as 11,000 jobs could be created in the

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sector each year. Scottish environmental watchdogs are

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to be given new powers to regulate the nuclear sites run by the

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Ministry of Defence in Scotland. The Environment Secretary, Richard

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Lochhead, has announced plans to change the law because the MoD did

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not publicly disclose details of a radiation problem at HMS Vulcan two

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years ago. Next to Dounreay, HMS Vulcan tests the nuclear reactors

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used on legal submarines. A test reactor developed a problem two

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years ago and it is concern here that the community was not told.

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It is disappointing that we work closely with HMS Vulcan and I have

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looked back at meeting minutes and there is no record of any report of

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the leak or any concerns about the site.

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What nuclear news was given locally? In January 2012, the MoD said there

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was little to report. In April, he said that it was business as usual.

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By September, trials were said to be continuing on schedule. At no point

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was the leak of radiation mentioned. Low levels of radioactivity were

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detected in the cooling water... The Defence Secretary disclosed

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these details last week, but only because he had decided to refuel HMS

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Vanguard as a precaution at the cost of hundred and ?20 million. Here,

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ministers are furious they were not told about the radiation problem two

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years ago. Even though, it is classed as a low-level event without

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safety risks. The UK Government owes people of

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Scotland and apology and there should be far greater openness in

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the future about nuclear activity in Scotland. This event is classed as

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the role on the international atomic agency's measurement scale, so why

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are the Scottish Government scaremongering?

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The MoD said that there is a national security interest in

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withholding information about nuclear ships.

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A look at other stories from the across the country.

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The Labour-run administration on Aberdeen City Council is to press

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ahead with sending out controversial letters endorsing a No vote in

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September's independence referendum. Around 200,000 letters will be

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included in bills sent out to council tax payers. The SNP has

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called for them to be pulped. The Scottish Government's being

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criticised for failing to include dedicated cycle lanes on each side

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of the A9 as part of dualling the route between Inverness and Perth.

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The Scottish Greens say Transport Scotland is likely to rule it out

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due to environmental impacts and costs.

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A new study involving Strathclyde and Dundee Universities suggests

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obesity in adolescent girls is associated with lower academic

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results during their teenage years. Researchers found those classed as

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obese at the age of eleven achieved lower results than those of a

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healthy weight. The Lanarkshire based engineering

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contractor Motherwell Bridge has been bought in a ?37.6 million deal.

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The company, which employs 300 people, will retain its headquarters

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in Motherwell. It's been acquired by Cape plc, which provides support to

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the energy and mineral resources sectors.

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BBC Scotland has been told only one traffic warden is now operating

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across the whole of the Borders. Police Scotland intended to withdraw

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the service at the end of last month. They agreed to leave it in

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place at the last minute, after Stirling, Falkirk and Scottish

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Borders Councils threatened to take the plans to a judicial review. But

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two of the Borders three wardens have already left the service.

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We're a country famous for our pioneering inventions but under

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sweeping changes proposed to patent rules, Scottish inventors and

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designers could lose out. MPs are considering changes to the law to

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make it easier to protect new inventions across Europe. But under

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the plans, Scottish courts would no longer be able to hear those cases.

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Ordering a copy can present a challenge, balancing that hot drink

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on a tray takes skill. But look again. This tray is more than it

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seems. There is hidden help on offer. It is the brainchild of

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Allison, a Scottish inventor. She has a patented for her tray so it

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can't be copied by a rival. Even with a heavy object on the edge of

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it, it's like a magic trick. Is it safe from those who would like to

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steal her idea? In theory! They would be broken the law if they

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copied it, but it's not to say people try and copy patents all the

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time. To prevent that, a new set of rules will soon apply all across

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Europe. But for companies here, there's just one problem. Right

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now, inventors can protect their product to legal action here in

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Edinburgh. But the law is about to change and so is the court. In

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future, inventors may have to take legal redress in London or even

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Europe. All of these businesses potentially will be damaged by

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having to go abroad. That will cost them a lot more money. The

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government says in future, firms in all part of the UK, will be able to

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protect inventions more easily. Sport now. Here's Rhona.

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It's been the scene of some of Scottish sport's most historic

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occasions. Today, the Old Course at St Andrews again took centre stage

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but for slightly different reasons than usual. Our senior football

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reporter, Alasdair Lamont, will reveal all.

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I know what you are thinking. Beautiful day, barely a breath of

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wind and we are at the home of golf. It's the Aberdeen League Cup final

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media day. To have an opportunity to come away for a couple of days and

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enjoy the hotel and the weather will be good preparation for us. The

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semifinal win took them to the first final in 40 years. That could be a

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platform for greater success. Winning should be like that every

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week. I don't think it would do us any harm. Once we have experienced

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that, we want that again. He needs to turn that winning mentality into

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a trophy winning mentality. Meanwhile, the Inverness Caledonian

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Thistle manager is no longer angry about having to play a league game

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in the run-up to the final. John Hughes's team play Hibs tomorrow. He

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HAD thought that was unfair so close to the League Cup final but after

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Cally Thistle's 5-0 Scottish Cup defeat at the weekend, it seems he's

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had a change of heart. It has worked for us because we need that game. I

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am hoping that we can go and pick a team that can get back to winning

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ways. We will try and win. Now a look at what else is happening

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across Scottish sport: Scottish athletics is looking for its fourth

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national head coach. Scotland rugby head coach Scott

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Johnson is sticking with his stick -- with his skipper. We have

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definitely moved forward and improved hugely. There have been a

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number of young players who have come to the side and have had a run

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of games and have gained experience. After a heavy loss this morning to

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Finland, the curlers at the Paralympics enjoyed a win over

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Norway. Three-time Paralympic champion has

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received the bike she hopes to write to glory at the Commonwealth Games.

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She says after the London Olympics, she can't wait for another home

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games. I have had that dry run now. I think it will be amazing in

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Glasgow. Andy Murray was caused problems. But

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the Scot kept is called to win the match. Next up, he faces the

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Canadian. I am feeling envy ends -- envious of

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Beaumont today. The Queen's Baton Relay has been

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continuing its journey around every Commonwealth nation and territory

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ahead of the Games in Glasgow this July. The BBC's Mark Beaumont has

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been with the baton all the way. This week, he's in Barbados with the

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rugby sevens team, who will play Scotland in the opening matches.

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It's the first stop in the Caribbean island. Asians of all ages came out

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to celebrate the Queen 's Batten. A couple of months ago, this team were

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not going to the games, but they have been called up last minute

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because Nigeria have dropped out. So now, they have got a real race to

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get ready in time. These players have come a long way since Barbados

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was placed last at the Caribbean Championships. Not a chance! And

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that's under the midday Caribbean sun! This is how you do your

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training of the pitch? We get the resistance we need. Barbados will be

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up against the reigning Commonwealth champions, New Zealand, and their

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first game will be in a stadium of 50,000 fans against Scotland. It

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will be amazing. The team include students, , a teacher and a delivery

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driver who are now preparing for the biggest competition of their lives.

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The coach is confident his players have what it takes. This is an

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intelligent group of guys. They have adapted very quickly and built up

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very good camaraderie. They have done a nice job of it. These players

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might be amateurs but they are doing all they can to train like

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professionals. Whether or not they can win against the odds, in a game

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of rugby sevens, where speed counts, these Caribbean sprinters

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will certainly be hard to catch. More sunshine coming our way. A

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beautiful day across most of the country today. Our warmest of the

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year so far. Last night, though, Aboyne was the coldest place in the

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country. That happens every time. Tonight is no different. Under clear

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skies, temperatures readily falling away. It is tried but frosty. Bigger

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cloud into Shetland. Elsewhere, towns and cities down to freezing.

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Tomorrow, cold and frosty start. Those mist and fog patches quickly

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lifting and plenty of sunshine once again. Strathclyde, and for the

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issue, plenty of sunshine. Under the cloud, a little bit cooler. That

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cloud big enough for some light rain or drizzle, but further inland,

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plenty of sunshine. Probably more in the way of sunshine compared with

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today. Winds across the north-west fresh at times, but elsewhere,

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reasonably light. This time tomorrow night, cloudy skies and light rain

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or drizzle in the north-west. As we had to the week, high-pressure

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starting to slip away from us. Some light and patchy outbreaks of rain

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in the Northwest. Elsewhere, cloudier but still OK temperature

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wise. Towards the end of the week, that low pressure continues to drift

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away towards the south. That means wet and windy conditions. The

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further south and east you are, the drier and brighter it will be. But

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once again, temperatures into double digits. Tonight, cold and frosty and

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it is clear skies. Now, a reminder of tonight's main

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news: A documentary claims to have uncovered fresh evidence that Iran,

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not Libya, ordered the bombing of Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie in

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December 1988. The Al Jazeera programme suggests a Palestinian

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terrorist group retaliated to an American warship shooting down an

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Iranian civilian airliner. The Crown Office says the claims are not new.

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Abdelbaset al-Megrahi is the only person to be convicted of the

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atrocity in which 270 people died. The leader of the RMT union, Bob

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Crow, has died of a suspected heart attack at the age of 52. He was

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involved in several high profile industrial disputes, including the

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most recent, which brought London Underground to a standstill.

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