:00:00. > :00:12.Tonight, on Reporting Scotland: The growing gulf between public spending
:00:13. > :00:16.and taxation in this country. The gap between what's spent and taken
:00:17. > :00:20.in, rises to ?12bn - amid a sharp fall in oil and Gas revenue. We'll
:00:21. > :00:23.examine the effect on the independence debate. Also tonight -
:00:24. > :00:31.we're behind the scenes as Hampden prepares for Commonwealth athletics.
:00:32. > :00:36.It does not look that out of the ordinary until you see below. The
:00:37. > :00:43.surface I was standing on has been raised almost two metres, supported
:00:44. > :00:46.by a Forest of these steel columns. And later in the programme, guilty
:00:47. > :00:50.of fraud and money laundering. Barry Hughes - one of Scotland's best
:00:51. > :00:53.known boxing promoters - is jailed for more than three and a half
:00:54. > :00:57.years. Find out why Scottish rugby have named just half a team for
:00:58. > :01:00.their final six nations match in Wales. And - forget special effects.
:01:01. > :01:19.Why filmgoers have the chance to enjoy movies from the pre-sound era.
:01:20. > :01:30.Good Evening. There's a growing gap between state spending in Scotland -
:01:31. > :01:34.and the money raised here in tax. In the last financial year, the deficit
:01:35. > :01:37.here became larger than the UK's as a whole. Those in favour of
:01:38. > :01:39.independence say the Scottish government report shows Scotland is
:01:40. > :01:42.one of the world's wealthiest countries. But those against say the
:01:43. > :01:45.figures make the case for maintaining the union. Here's our
:01:46. > :01:54.Business and Economy Editor Douglas Fraser. This is a health check on
:01:55. > :02:01.Scotland's public finances. Every year, statisticians estimate how
:02:02. > :02:07.much is spent in Scotland, for Scots, raised in taxation, and how
:02:08. > :02:21.it compares to the United Kingdom as a whole. It shows the average Scot
:02:22. > :02:26.handed over more in tobacco tax band down south. It is also true of
:02:27. > :02:33.gambling and alcohol. They hand over a lower share in stamp duty, and
:02:34. > :02:39.inherited stacks. In this reckoning, it is the totals that matter. Last
:02:40. > :02:45.financial year, spending ran to ?65 billion. Tax was ?53 billion. So
:02:46. > :02:50.there is a deficit of ?12 billion, up from ?8.5 billion previous year.
:02:51. > :02:55.The GDP comes to 8.3%. The figure used to be lower. It is now higher.
:02:56. > :03:00.What has made the big difference this year is lower receipts from oil
:03:01. > :03:06.and Gas production. The Scottish era that has fallen. The revenue helped
:03:07. > :03:08.fuel the independence debate. We had a 40% decline in oil revenues.
:03:09. > :03:12.Mainly it was for good reasons, because of a surge in investment in
:03:13. > :03:15.the North Sea. That is tax deductible. Why is that a good
:03:16. > :03:19.thing? It means that in three years time you will get the benefit from
:03:20. > :03:23.that, the new production, the new fields, the greater revenue coming
:03:24. > :03:26.on stream. The oil and Gas reserves which remain are hugely important,
:03:27. > :03:32.but almost twice as expensive as they used to be. As a result, the
:03:33. > :03:41.tax which is paid on that oil is declining. That is why we have seen
:03:42. > :03:43.a 44% drop. These annual figures have been important in establishing
:03:44. > :03:46.that Scotland could be viable. In recent years they have shown that
:03:47. > :03:52.Scottish finances could have been in a better state. As of today, that is
:03:53. > :03:55.not as clear. Well, our political editor, Brian Taylor, is at Holyrood
:03:56. > :04:02.tonight. How are these figures going down there, Brian? Look at it this
:04:03. > :04:06.way, you're looking at figures on the principle of expenditure and
:04:07. > :04:10.income being balanced, where you are seeing oil revenues down, and the
:04:11. > :04:17.deficit is against trend compared to the UK. Is this good news for Alex
:04:18. > :04:21.Salmond? Are these the figures he would want to take into the
:04:22. > :04:25.referendum? They are not. His opponents claim this is a calamity
:04:26. > :04:31.for the yes campaign. Look at the wider analysis but Alex Salmond has
:04:32. > :04:34.made, you says in countering that, the underlying strength of the
:04:35. > :04:38.Scottish economy has been there, has countered this one-year drop. He
:04:39. > :04:44.also says, that point about investment, that was
:04:45. > :04:48.tax-deductible, that is going to produce productive investment which
:04:49. > :04:50.will produce better revenues in years to come. He believes that
:04:51. > :04:57.would be an opportunity for Scotland. A review into the case of
:04:58. > :04:59.a nursery worker jailed for sex offences against children has said
:05:00. > :05:02.parents need greater understanding of how potential abusers work. Alex
:05:03. > :05:05.Mortimer was jailed for almost six years in 2012, after assaulting
:05:06. > :05:13.Young Boys and taking indecent photographs of children. The review
:05:14. > :05:16.by South Lanarkshire Council found he had "groomed" parents to gain
:05:17. > :05:18.access to their children. Our Home Affairs Correspondent, Reevel
:05:19. > :05:20.Alderson, is at the council's headquarters tonight. What are the
:05:21. > :05:29.council saying tonight, Reevel? Tonight, the council are saying they
:05:30. > :05:33.are very pleased with the review which has been carried out into the
:05:34. > :05:36.case of Alex Mortimer because, effectively, it shows that
:05:37. > :05:43.procedures they had in place for working. Mortimer was found guilty,
:05:44. > :05:53.pled guilty in 2012 to abusing two young boys age two and three and
:05:54. > :05:57.having 18,000 indecent images on his computer and 600 indecent videos.
:05:58. > :06:01.Because he was a nursery worker, a serious case review was cold,
:06:02. > :06:06.carried out by the Independent Child protection committee of South
:06:07. > :06:10.Lanarkshire. The main finding is he was working very hard over a period
:06:11. > :06:13.of a number of years to gain the trust of parents, grooming them, in
:06:14. > :06:19.fact, to gain access to their children. The chairman of that
:06:20. > :06:24.review commission has been saying what sort of lessons parents should
:06:25. > :06:30.take from this. I think the message it gives to parents is to be alert,
:06:31. > :06:38.and in this situation, some parents were alert and did resist the
:06:39. > :06:41.overtures this guy was making. But he was a determined individual,
:06:42. > :06:53.effectively grooming parents. Effectively, yes. Actually, for some
:06:54. > :06:57.parents, they had called his behaviour into question. That has
:06:58. > :07:01.been reviewed, but it turns out it was matters of him breaking the
:07:02. > :07:07.rules at the nursery and being unclean and unkempt. Whether he
:07:08. > :07:16.would have gone on to abuse if he had been picked up on this, we will
:07:17. > :07:19.never know. The organisers of Glasgow 2014 have revealed how
:07:20. > :07:21.Hampden Park is being transformed to stage this summer's athletics
:07:22. > :07:25.events. The floor of the national stadium has been raised and the new
:07:26. > :07:34.track now sits on hundreds of metal stilts. Here's our Commonwealth
:07:35. > :07:37.Games reporter, Jane Lewis. A big transformation and two big-name
:07:38. > :07:45.athletes on hand to give hand in the thumbs up. -- Hampden. It has taken
:07:46. > :07:49.three months to transform the national football stadium into the
:07:50. > :07:55.Commonwealth arena. The construction work has been carried out in a
:07:56. > :07:58.unique manner. If you don't know Hamdan Stadium particularly well,
:07:59. > :08:02.you might been wondering what the fuss is all about. It does not look
:08:03. > :08:06.back out of the ordinary until you see below. The surface has been
:08:07. > :08:13.raised almost two metres, supported by a forest of steel columns. 6000
:08:14. > :08:16.of them. It is really good, having the crowd almost on top of you means
:08:17. > :08:20.there will be an excellent atmosphere, they will be supporting
:08:21. > :08:26.you and cheering you on. It will make a huge difference. Jessica
:08:27. > :08:31.Ennis-Hill was the golden girl of London 2012, but will not be
:08:32. > :08:39.competing in Glasgow as sheet is due to give birth in July. -- she. I
:08:40. > :08:43.would have loved to be here, that was my plan, unfortunately, as a
:08:44. > :08:46.female athlete, there is always going to be something that you will
:08:47. > :08:53.miss if you go away and have a child. I think it is going to be
:08:54. > :08:57.fantastic, anyway. We have lost about eight rows of seats, it has
:08:58. > :09:00.reduced the capacity a bit, but for what we expect it is going to be
:09:01. > :09:07.absolutely fool and absolutely magic. After giving Hampden Park
:09:08. > :09:10.seal of approval, they had a tour around the Athletes' Village in the
:09:11. > :09:17.East End of Glasgow. The village covers 35 acres, the same as London
:09:18. > :09:25.2012. With 700 homes in a variety of styles, housing around 6500 athletes
:09:26. > :09:29.and support staff. After the games, the accommodation will go on public
:09:30. > :09:35.sale, but not before some famous names have slept in these beds.
:09:36. > :09:38.You're watching Reporting Scotland from the BBC. Still to come on
:09:39. > :09:42.tonight's programme: He brought the realities of the front line to those
:09:43. > :09:46.back home - reviving the reputation of Scotland's "forgotten" war poet.
:09:47. > :09:49.In sport: Ahead of this season's Six Nations finale, Scotland's head
:09:50. > :10:01.rugby coach names his team - well, half a team. Find out why a former
:10:02. > :10:05.Celtic star expects a bad return to Celtic Park. One of Scotland's best
:10:06. > :10:09.known boxing promoters has been jailed for more than three and a
:10:10. > :10:12.half years after pleading guilty to fraud and money laundering charges.
:10:13. > :10:23.The charges relate to two mortgage frauds totalling ?1.2m. Aileen
:10:24. > :10:30.Clarke was in court. July 2010. The police raid Barry Hughes's home. His
:10:31. > :10:33.neighbours were given a very good hint about why they were removing
:10:34. > :10:38.electrical goods from the house. At the time he gave this interview,
:10:39. > :10:42.claiming he was being victimised. If the justice system was a sphere as
:10:43. > :10:46.it should be, all I want is to be treated fairly. Everyone else who
:10:47. > :10:50.has been charged should be getting treated the same. Why am I the only
:10:51. > :10:56.person that is getting treated like this? I've not done anything wrong.
:10:57. > :11:00.It is innocent until proven guilty. Today, he appeared for sentence,
:11:01. > :11:05.having admitted two charges of mortgage fraud and laundering the
:11:06. > :11:10.money from the sale of one of those houses. He had been caught lying
:11:11. > :11:15.about his wife's earnings. Back together now, but when she filed for
:11:16. > :11:20.divorce, she stated she was financially dependent on her
:11:21. > :11:24.husband. The sheriff took around 30 minutes to decide on sentence. When
:11:25. > :11:29.he returned, Barry Hughes stood in the dock and the sheriff said to
:11:30. > :11:35.him, the deception you engaged in was not just mendacious but
:11:36. > :11:41.repeated. He took into account the gravity and catalogue of offences
:11:42. > :11:43.and decided no other option than custody was appropriate. He jailed
:11:44. > :11:52.him for three years and seven months. Barry Hughes first came to
:11:53. > :11:58.attention as a promising boxer. He turned promoter and managed Scott
:11:59. > :12:00.Harrison for a time. Here he is whisking him away from Glasgow
:12:01. > :12:07.airport after his client spent time in jail in Spain. He was fined in
:12:08. > :12:11.2000 for carrying a knife and was believed to escape jail the
:12:12. > :12:18.following year for an assault in a Glasgow nightclub. His wife will
:12:19. > :12:25.give birth to their fifth title in eight months. The husband will not
:12:26. > :12:31.be released and still much later. -- and till. The other stories around
:12:32. > :12:35.the country: Police say two people have been arrested after the
:12:36. > :12:40.discovery of a body on Friday. Ian Carruthers had been missing from his
:12:41. > :12:43.home in Annan for several weeks. At 26-year-old man has been charged
:12:44. > :12:52.with drug supply and 25-year-old woman is of wasting police time. The
:12:53. > :12:56.Aberdeen City Council has told staff it is likely they will receive a
:12:57. > :13:03.number of complaints about letters endorsing a No vote in the
:13:04. > :13:08.referendum. The Labour council decided 100,000 notes would be sent
:13:09. > :13:14.in bills going out to council tax payers. The climber survived the
:13:15. > :13:19.1000 foot fall down Ben Nevis. Lochaber Mountain rescue team went
:13:20. > :13:26.to his aid. He was airlifted to hospital with cuts and bruises. A
:13:27. > :13:30.new report claims up to 350 jobs will be created with the arrival of
:13:31. > :13:35.the Borders railway line in 2015. Many of the jobs will be created
:13:36. > :13:40.over the next five years in industrial estates like this one. It
:13:41. > :13:44.is also stressed that the Borders will face stiff competition from
:13:45. > :13:47.further up the line in Midlothian. There has been a sharp increase in
:13:48. > :13:57.the value of salmon exports to the USA. They hit ?200 million in 2014.
:13:58. > :14:04.We are looking at market around the world. We export to 55 countries, we
:14:05. > :14:12.are spreading our reputation worldwide and it is growing every
:14:13. > :14:15.year. The proposed star of -- sculpture going to Gretna could be
:14:16. > :14:20.worth ?16 million in the first year in terms of construction, tourism
:14:21. > :14:24.and publicity according to an economic impact study. Developers
:14:25. > :14:29.hope to start construction next year. He's been described as
:14:30. > :14:32.Scotland's "forgotten" war poet. Joseph Lee's poems gave readers back
:14:33. > :14:38.home a sense of life on the front line in World War One. Now, the
:14:39. > :14:40.university which holds his archive wants to revive his reputation. Our
:14:41. > :14:48.arts correspondent Pauline McLean reports. My mother rose from her
:14:49. > :14:53.grave last night, and bent above my bed, and laid a warm kiss on my
:14:54. > :15:00.legs... Joseph Lee was one of Dundee's fighter writers. He sent
:15:01. > :15:05.poems home while serving in the trenches during the First World
:15:06. > :15:13.War. Enormously popular. In 1916, he was named one of the UK's top three
:15:14. > :15:17.poets. He was popular because he had this sense of humanity, he could
:15:18. > :15:21.reflect the grim reality of war but also the humour and camaraderie they
:15:22. > :15:25.had in the trenches. That struck a chord with people at home. There is
:15:26. > :15:32.the poetry and the letters from when he was taken prisoner. Over the
:15:33. > :15:40.century, his poetry has fallen out of fashion. Even his family struggle
:15:41. > :15:47.to keep his legacy alive. He wrote in a journalistic kind of way,
:15:48. > :15:52.writing quickly, they have the feel about them that they have been
:15:53. > :15:57.written in the trenches, as they were, they have an authenticity
:15:58. > :16:03.about them. Unfortunately, the house no longer survive... Dundee
:16:04. > :16:09.University is keen to introduce him to a new generation. Sometimes you
:16:10. > :16:13.can get a little emotional, because it is that hard-hitting. It draws
:16:14. > :16:18.you back. I don't have anyone in my family who knows much about the
:16:19. > :16:23.First World War anymore. It is great to learn about someone like this and
:16:24. > :16:26.have these resources. There are plans to republish his poetry and
:16:27. > :16:33.letters, as well as staging an exhibition. Scotland's for Croft and
:16:34. > :16:40.war poet is at last remembered. -- forgotten war poet. For more details
:16:41. > :16:45.on this year's centenary, log onto the website. Time for the latest
:16:46. > :16:49.sport. Scotland's head rugby coach was hoping to announce his starting
:16:50. > :16:53.line up for Saturday's match against Wales today. But he could only name
:16:54. > :16:55.half of it, because so many players are carrying injuries. As our rugby
:16:56. > :17:06.reporter Phil Goodlad explains, that's not the team's biggest
:17:07. > :17:12.concern. Spring has sprung at Elvis but ahead of the final match in
:17:13. > :17:18.Cardiff, a cloud is hanging over the Scotland team. It is uncertainty
:17:19. > :17:25.surrounding why Scotland are being penalised more than any other team
:17:26. > :17:34.in the six Nations. All we want is the same rules applied to both
:17:35. > :17:37.sides. What frustrates coaches like myself is the consistency with the
:17:38. > :17:43.referees is not applied in both parties. Scotland have conceded over
:17:44. > :17:51.50 penalties, it is costing them dear. The Mac we are disappointed
:17:52. > :17:57.and I think a little bit naive. Looking back, decisions were made at
:17:58. > :18:00.the time that would not happen in that situation again. It is fine
:18:01. > :18:04.lines in International Rugby Board Cardiff would be a good point at
:18:05. > :18:11.which to put things right. Until then, there are more pressing
:18:12. > :18:17.matters. What did you think of my dinner? Good chicken pie, I am
:18:18. > :18:25.getting bored of it, though. It is just chicken pie or a roast. It is
:18:26. > :18:30.good. This is so difficult. Domestic bliss is not easy, neither is
:18:31. > :18:36.getting to the bottom of Scotland's penalty problem. He was a star man
:18:37. > :18:43.at Celtic Park but expects to be roundly booed on his next visit.
:18:44. > :18:46.Aiden McGeady has no regrets about representing the Republic of Ireland
:18:47. > :18:53.rather than Scotland. The nations will meet in the European
:18:54. > :18:58.qualifiers, probably at Parkhead. Former old firm rivals, no
:18:59. > :19:04.team-mates at Everton, launching an award ceremony. Next time they are
:19:05. > :19:09.in Glasgow, they will be at opposite sides in the qualifiers. It will be
:19:10. > :19:14.strange playing Scotland at Celtic Park with a lot of the stadium
:19:15. > :19:19.booing you. Aiden McGeady was born and raised in Scotland but has no
:19:20. > :19:25.regrets playing for Ireland, having started for them. The main reason I
:19:26. > :19:28.don't regret it as I played at a major finals. We had a difficult
:19:29. > :19:35.group and did not cover ourselves and glory, but to say you've done
:19:36. > :19:39.that is something every player wants to do. An integral part of the
:19:40. > :19:47.Scotland team, Steven Naismith has an idea about how to keep Aiden
:19:48. > :19:51.McGeady quiet. We need to keep most of the tickets for the Tartan Army.
:19:52. > :19:57.It will be better for us. It will be strange to play against some
:19:58. > :20:03.team-mates. It will be a strange experience. Hopefully we will have
:20:04. > :20:06.the bragging rights for it. With that in mind, they will not be too
:20:07. > :20:09.friendly when they face each other in November. Now, a look at what
:20:10. > :20:15.else is happening across Scottish sport: After their Scottish Cup win
:20:16. > :20:19.over Inverness, Dundee United are playing at home against St Johnstone
:20:20. > :20:30.in the Premiership. Inverness will play the burning -- Hibernian. If we
:20:31. > :20:36.can get into the top six, that is our goal. Rangers could wrap up the
:20:37. > :20:41.league one title tonight if they beat Airdrie at Ibrox. They would be
:20:42. > :20:51.26 points clear of Dunfermline with eight games to play. Coverage of all
:20:52. > :20:54.the matches is on radio Scotland. Peter Pawlett is likely to be fit
:20:55. > :20:58.for the league cup final against Inverness. He is back in training
:20:59. > :21:03.after missing the game on Saturday against Dumbarton. Alan Archibald is
:21:04. > :21:06.in bother with the SFA. He was sent off for using foul and abusive
:21:07. > :21:13.language whilst turning out as an overage player for the under 20
:21:14. > :21:18.team. More on the Scott Johnson selection issues and lots more on
:21:19. > :21:25.the website. That is all from the four now. Cinema-going has become a
:21:26. > :21:28.digital experience with 3D, surround sound and special effects. But an
:21:29. > :21:31.event starting today gives audiences the chance to enjoy something rather
:21:32. > :21:34.different. The Festival of Silent Cinema in Bo'ness will be showing
:21:35. > :21:40.classic films from the pre-sound era. Musicians will accompany the
:21:41. > :21:41.movies, and a special score has been commissioned to give a 21st-century
:21:42. > :21:57.slant on a 1930's film. Making music to tell a story.
:21:58. > :22:02.Composer Jane Gardner has been commissioned to write a new score to
:22:03. > :22:07.accompany the 1930 Japanese film Dragnet Girl. It will be screened in
:22:08. > :22:14.Scotland's oldest purpose-built picture house. When I watch the film
:22:15. > :22:18.I go with my instincts. This is a Japanese film so I played about with
:22:19. > :22:29.the pentatonic scale. We have eastern sides. -- sounds. One of the
:22:30. > :22:32.highlights is a pioneering Scottish film about heron fishing. Other
:22:33. > :22:40.forgotten treasures will be run, accompanied by live music. Film has
:22:41. > :22:45.sustained for so long because of that powerful story telling, not
:22:46. > :22:48.having that reliance on dialogue often make the film experience and
:22:49. > :22:59.the storytelling experience stronger. In the digital age, the
:23:00. > :23:05.films. Retreat for enthusiasts. It is great to get hands-on with it,
:23:06. > :23:09.because it is very tactile, satisfying to work with. You can see
:23:10. > :23:15.it, you would give the machine, you can see what it is doing. The other
:23:16. > :23:20.stuff is a black box. The festival aims to give a modern audience the
:23:21. > :23:28.taste of a bygone era. You can even get into selected screenings by
:23:29. > :23:37.bringing along a jar. Now the forecast. It was a superb day. Will
:23:38. > :23:42.it last? You don't need to be a weatherman to know the answer to
:23:43. > :23:47.that. It was a very lovely day. It will not last. Tonight, cloudy, not
:23:48. > :23:50.as cold as last night. The high pressure is slipping away from us,
:23:51. > :23:55.with these weather fronts drifting towards the North and the wind
:23:56. > :24:00.increasing. Overnight, some clear skies to the east of the country,
:24:01. > :24:04.temperatures falling away. Some mist and fog through the Borders.
:24:05. > :24:12.Temperatures overnight are still reasonably low. Where it is wet, it
:24:13. > :24:18.will be milder than that. That is how we start tomorrow morning. It
:24:19. > :24:25.will be wet. Some cloudy skies with mist and fog gradual lifting. It
:24:26. > :24:29.will improve food through the afternoon but it will be fairly
:24:30. > :24:35.cloudy. It is not too bad in the south, some brighter skies,
:24:36. > :24:39.temperatures around 14 degrees. Some rain in towards part of Kintyre.
:24:40. > :24:45.Further east, generally drive but cloudy. Maybe the risk of patchy
:24:46. > :24:49.outbreaks of rain. To the far north, improving through the afternoon,
:24:50. > :24:55.sunshine coming through. A lovely afternoon across Shetland. As we
:24:56. > :25:00.head through tomorrow night, fairly cloudy, some extensive mist and fog,
:25:01. > :25:07.outbreaks of rain. We say goodbye to the high pressure, it goes towards
:25:08. > :25:11.South. These weather fronts will work their way in across the North.
:25:12. > :25:13.The further south east you are, generally it will be dry, but
:25:14. > :25:19.cloudy. Outbreaks of rain continuing. A quick look towards the
:25:20. > :25:25.weekend, the high-pressure is away from us, it will be windy to start
:25:26. > :25:29.the day in the far north. It will be cloudy conditions, damp at times.
:25:30. > :25:33.The further east you are, it will be brighter. Fairly cloudy.
:25:34. > :25:37.Temperatures will not be far off where they should be. 10 degrees. We
:25:38. > :25:44.have seen the best of the sunshine, but at least tomorrow will be dry. A
:25:45. > :25:50.reminder of the top stories: The public spending deficit has risen,
:25:51. > :25:54.according to the latest government estimates. It is largely because of
:25:55. > :26:02.a drop in oil revenues. Those in favour of independence say this
:26:03. > :26:07.shows Scotland's economic strength. Ed Miliband says a referendum on
:26:08. > :26:12.Britain's membership of the EU is unlikely if Labour wins the next
:26:13. > :26:20.election unless Europe the man's transference of power. -- the man's
:26:21. > :26:22.-- demands. He said only the Conservatives And that's Reporting
:26:23. > :26:26.Scotland. Will guarantee I referendum. I'll be back with the
:26:27. > :26:29.headlines at eight - and the late bulletin just after the 10pm news.
:26:30. > :26:31.Until then, from everyone on the team, right across the country, have
:26:32. > :26:33.a very good evening.