:00:00. > 3:59:59London. If you want more details, you can head to our website. Now on
:00:00. > :00:00.BBC One we join the Tonight, on Reporting Scotland. The
:00:07. > :00:17.former NATO Secretary General says a Yes vote in the referendum would
:00:18. > :00:21.threaten the stability of the West. For the second military power in the
:00:22. > :00:28.West to shatter that would be cataclysmic in geopolitical terms.
:00:29. > :00:30.The Scottish Government says Lord Robertson's comments are insulting,
:00:31. > :00:33.crass and offensive. Also on the programme, the cost of
:00:34. > :00:35.the Commonwealth Games opening and closing ceremonies rises to almost
:00:36. > :00:38.?21 million. One of Scotland's leading
:00:39. > :00:42.gamekeepers calls for access to the countryside to be restricted to
:00:43. > :00:47.protect animals and plant life. On the road again. Sir Chris Hoy
:00:48. > :00:52.switches to four wheels as he takes up motorsport.
:00:53. > :00:54.And how an elite World War II commando force was trained in the
:00:55. > :01:09.Highlands. Good evening. The former NATO
:01:10. > :01:12.Secretary General, Lord Robertson, has told an audience in Washington
:01:13. > :01:18.that Scottish independence would be cataclysmic for Western security.
:01:19. > :01:20.The Scottish Government said his comments were insulting and
:01:21. > :01:23.ridiculous and insisted that an independent Scotland would not turn
:01:24. > :01:27.its back on its defence obligations to other countries. Here's our
:01:28. > :01:40.Political Correspondent, Glenn Campbell.
:01:41. > :01:43.We live in an unstable world. Russian forces overwhelmed the
:01:44. > :01:51.Ukrainians in Crimea, ignoring international condemnation. In this
:01:52. > :01:57.world, a former NATO top gun believes that unity between Western
:01:58. > :02:00.military powers is essential. He told a Washington think tank that
:02:01. > :02:06.Scottish independence would embolden our enemies. The loudest cheering
:02:07. > :02:13.would be from our adversaries and enemies. For the second military
:02:14. > :02:18.power in the West to shatter this year would be cataclysmic in
:02:19. > :02:22.geopolitical terms. With independence, SNP ministers
:02:23. > :02:27.want to permanently remove nuclear weapons from Scottish waters. Lord
:02:28. > :02:32.Robertson thinks that will make it too expensive for the rest of the UK
:02:33. > :02:40.to relocate and renew Trident. In short, disarming Scotland would, in
:02:41. > :02:43.his view, disarm the UK. Lord Robertson thinks that the UK
:02:44. > :02:47.government would then lose considerable influence in the
:02:48. > :02:56.European Union, United Nations, and the NATO military alliance.
:02:57. > :03:06.Those in favour, 426. Those against, 332. The resolution passes. It is 18
:03:07. > :03:11.months since the SNP voted for an independent Scotland to seek
:03:12. > :03:16.non-nuclear membership of NATO. By committing Scottish Armed Forces to
:03:17. > :03:19.collect of defence and security the Scottish government believe that
:03:20. > :03:25.independence need not alter the world order. It is about taking
:03:26. > :03:29.responsibility for your own decisions. Not about turning your
:03:30. > :03:33.back on anybody will stop we would remain partners with our friends and
:03:34. > :03:40.family across the UK, Europe, the wider world. That is the reality, it
:03:41. > :03:45.could not be farther removed from the ridiculous contribution of
:03:46. > :03:49.George Robertson. As a Labour politician George Robertson has long
:03:50. > :03:56.opposed independence. He previously predicted that devolution would kill
:03:57. > :04:02.the SNP. Nationalists insist that these views are no more credible. He
:04:03. > :04:08.is well connected however and is telling world powers to weigh in.
:04:09. > :04:14.Washington is officially neutral on independence, content to let
:04:15. > :04:17.Scotland decide. The cost of the opening and closing
:04:18. > :04:21.ceremonies at this year's Commonwealth Games has risen
:04:22. > :04:24.dramatically. Organisers say the combined tally for both events now
:04:25. > :04:30.stands at almost ?21 million, up from the original estimate of ?14
:04:31. > :04:42.million. Our Games reporter Lisa Summers is here now. This is a
:04:43. > :04:50.staggering hike and cost. It is. There has been controversy
:04:51. > :04:56.since we learned of the details. The idea of demolishing the red Road
:04:57. > :05:00.flats live. A petition has since been signed by 10,000 people calling
:05:01. > :05:08.for that controversial idea to be abolished. Now we discover that the
:05:09. > :05:14.cost is rising. The budget set for the opening and closing ceremonies
:05:15. > :05:20.was ?14 million. It is now at ?21 million. An increase of 50%.
:05:21. > :05:26.Organisers say that the demolition plan has nothing to do with the
:05:27. > :05:30.spike in costs. They say it will add to the spectacle. Especially with
:05:31. > :05:33.the eyes of the world on Glasgow. They say the budget for that has
:05:34. > :05:46.come from an existing fund and is not the -- and insurmountable
:05:47. > :05:50.amount. They have always said this would be
:05:51. > :05:56.a public transport games. Games tickets also get you free bus and
:05:57. > :06:02.underground travel. And details today from ScotRail about what they
:06:03. > :06:10.will do in order to get people about during the course of the games. We
:06:11. > :06:16.will double our services. We want customers to have a walk up and go
:06:17. > :06:21.service. So that they can plan to come from further out. But once
:06:22. > :06:27.you're in the city centre, you can reach venues very easily. These
:06:28. > :06:31.plans are subject to negotiations with unions who want to secure
:06:32. > :06:36.remuneration for the extra hours worked, similar to the Olympics. We
:06:37. > :06:40.will also get more details for plans on the underground and buses.
:06:41. > :06:44.A jury has heard that a man came into Greenock police station saying
:06:45. > :06:47.he wanted to confess to the murder of 16-year-old Elaine Doyle. Retired
:06:48. > :06:50.custody officer James Gamble said in a police statement, that he was on
:06:51. > :06:54.duty in February 2011 when an agitated man - called Alexander
:06:55. > :07:00.Cannon - told him he wanted to make the confession. 49-year-old John
:07:01. > :07:04.Docherty denies murdering Elaine in June 1986 in a lane in Greenock.
:07:05. > :07:10.He's submitted a list of 41 names of people he says could have killed the
:07:11. > :07:13.teenager, including Mr Cannon's. The murder of a 17-year-old is being
:07:14. > :07:17.investigated by police officers in Fife. The young man died following a
:07:18. > :07:20.disturbance in Methil early this morning. The police have increased
:07:21. > :07:25.their presence in the area, but say it is an isolated attack, and there
:07:26. > :07:30.is no wider risk to the public. A 22-year-old man is in custody in
:07:31. > :07:33.connection with the incident. The UK is currently going through
:07:34. > :07:36.some of the biggest welfare changes we've seen in decades. The
:07:37. > :07:40.Westminster Government believes they're vital, to cut the ever
:07:41. > :07:43.growing welfare bill. But disability organisations and campaigners claim
:07:44. > :07:49.disabled people are being disproportionately affected, with
:07:50. > :07:52.some driven into poverty. In the first of a series of films on the
:07:53. > :07:56.changes, our reporter Ian Hamilton looks at the impact the bedroom
:07:57. > :08:10.subsidy is having on disabled people in rural Scotland.
:08:11. > :08:13.Graham is in his 20s. But as a child, his family built this
:08:14. > :08:19.accessible extension to the family home, where everything is designed
:08:20. > :08:24.around his needs. His mother, Julia, provides 24-hour care.
:08:25. > :08:30.Because of housing benefit rules their extra room now costs them. In
:08:31. > :08:35.the past year, they have had help, but that period is now coming to an
:08:36. > :08:41.end. They find the whole situation very unsettling. There are not many
:08:42. > :08:46.options, housing wise, for people with disabilities. What we have is
:08:47. > :08:56.perfect already, we're not taking up a new build for someone else. There
:08:57. > :09:02.is a housing shortage for disabled across Scotland. According to
:09:03. > :09:07.critics of the bedroom tax, it is only making matters even worse.
:09:08. > :09:12.Housing organisations claim that of the 85,000 households affected by
:09:13. > :09:17.the bedroom tax, two thirds contain somebody with a disability. They
:09:18. > :09:23.claim the policy is wasting more public money than it is saving. It
:09:24. > :09:27.makes no sense when you have converted a property to meet the
:09:28. > :09:31.needs of a disabled person, to ask them to uproot themselves, before
:09:32. > :09:35.you must then spend even more money to converted back to mainstream use,
:09:36. > :09:46.whilst the family spent even more money to convert the smaller new
:09:47. > :09:50.nemesis. -- premises. ?3.5 million has been made available for those
:09:51. > :09:55.living in all areas. Julia and Graham are not against moving, they
:09:56. > :09:59.simply ask, where to? You're watching Reporting Scotland
:10:00. > :10:01.from the BBC. Still to come on tonight's programme. Digging deep to
:10:02. > :10:04.uncover the brutal, exacting training given to fledgling
:10:05. > :10:14.Commandos in the West Highlands seven decades ago.
:10:15. > :10:27.And in sport, Chris Holley is dreaming of chlorine again. Faster
:10:28. > :10:30.than ever. -- Chris Hoy is dreaming of glory again.
:10:31. > :10:38.Scotland's mountains attract walkers and climbers from all over the
:10:39. > :10:41.world. But some naturalists believe their popularity could actually be
:10:42. > :10:44.damaging the habitat of animals and plant life. Now one of the country's
:10:45. > :10:47.leading gamekeepers has suggested that restricting access to the hills
:10:48. > :10:51.could help protect endangered species. Aileen Clarke reports.
:10:52. > :10:58.Scotland's hills and mountains. Open for all to enjoy. But a recent
:10:59. > :11:01.gamekeepers Association article seemed to suggest restrictions at
:11:02. > :11:11.certain times of year five be worth considering. -- might be. If there
:11:12. > :11:16.are problem areas, it is responsible and sensible to look at those. But
:11:17. > :11:25.others argue that it is not walkers who are to blame. The biggest
:11:26. > :11:31.impact, on, for example, the capercaillie, is the loss of
:11:32. > :11:35.woodland habitat. That is far more to damage the capercaillie than
:11:36. > :11:41.people who might be walking with in the area. But some concern to claim
:11:42. > :11:49.that clearer guidance would be useful.
:11:50. > :11:52.We need much clearer signals. This particular area is so special for
:11:53. > :11:58.capercaillie and is not an appropriate place to go dog walking.
:11:59. > :12:05.There are thousands of acres elsewhere. It is not large scale,
:12:06. > :12:16.just identifying certain things. With these walkers agree?
:12:17. > :12:20.Gamekeepers, identical problem with that, if they believe it would help
:12:21. > :12:30.them, so long as it is not carte blanche. I do not want areas closed
:12:31. > :12:33.off to walkers like myself. The debate is as important to those who
:12:34. > :12:35.walk the hills as those who work them.
:12:36. > :12:42.Police say they're increasingly concerned for a man who's
:12:43. > :12:44.disappeared from his Falkirk home. Officers say there have been several
:12:45. > :12:47.potential sightings of David Paterson, who went missing yesterday
:12:48. > :12:50.morning. Search teams have been working throughout the day, and
:12:51. > :12:53.people are being urged to check gardens, sheds and outhouses for any
:12:54. > :12:59.sign of the 52-year-old, who also has a house in North-east Fife.
:13:00. > :13:04.David has worked for 15 years in the same job. He is a nurse, a man of
:13:05. > :13:10.routine, the fact that we have not heard from him since the back of 8am
:13:11. > :13:14.yesterday morning, with no contact, naturally we are concerned for his
:13:15. > :13:19.welfare. We have had the police helicopter out, a search specialist,
:13:20. > :13:23.the sniffer dog, and we are dedicated to carrying out searches
:13:24. > :13:27.in the locality. That indicates the level of concern.
:13:28. > :13:30.Now a look at other stories from across Scotland today. A man who
:13:31. > :13:33.died after the taxi he was driving plunged into the water at Peterhead
:13:34. > :13:37.harbour has been named. 42-year-old Graeme Reid died when the vehicle
:13:38. > :13:40.overturned after it landed in the water on Monday morning. It was
:13:41. > :13:43.later winched ashore. An army helicopter which made an
:13:44. > :13:46.emergency landing in a field near Marycooter, after suffering engine
:13:47. > :13:52.trouble is expected to remain there for several days. The Apache was
:13:53. > :13:56.taking part in a training exercise. The Ministry of Defence says an
:13:57. > :13:59.engine change will be carried out by military engineers, before the
:14:00. > :14:03.aircraft is removed. 18 birds of prey have now been found
:14:04. > :14:06.dead in Ross-shire. RSPB Scotland say 13 red kites and five buzzards
:14:07. > :14:14.have been discovered in the Conon Bridge area in what is Scotland's
:14:15. > :14:17.worst case of wildlife poisoning. Highland Council has been granted
:14:18. > :14:19.full planning permission for its Inverness-West Link road, and
:14:20. > :14:24.permission in principle for associated projects. The West Link
:14:25. > :14:28.has been proposed as a way of easing travel across the city - but
:14:29. > :14:32.campaigners say it will lead to the loss of green space.
:14:33. > :14:35.The world's largest glass manufacturer, Owens-Illinois, is to
:14:36. > :14:43.invest ?25 million in its plant at Alloa. The company says the move
:14:44. > :14:47.will safeguard 600 skilled jobs. A bronze statue of a Black Watch
:14:48. > :14:50.soldier will be erected in Belgium as part of events to mark the
:14:51. > :14:53.centenary of World War One. The statue was made to commemorate the
:14:54. > :15:07.nine thousand Black Watch officers and soldiers who died and more than
:15:08. > :15:10.20,000 who were wounded. It is the most beautiful statue and will be a
:15:11. > :15:17.powerful symbol of the fighting spirit of these soldiers.
:15:18. > :15:23.He was an Oscar winning film-maker and a pioneer of animation. But
:15:24. > :15:26.while Norman McLaren is celebrated in Canada, where he worked with the
:15:27. > :15:30.National Film Board, he's less well known in his native Scotland. A new
:15:31. > :15:33.festival is aiming to put that right, starting with an exhibition,
:15:34. > :15:35.just across the road from Norman McLaren's former family home. Our
:15:36. > :15:42.arts correspondent Pauline McLean reports.
:15:43. > :15:46.Norman McLaren was more than a film-maker, he was an innovator,
:15:47. > :15:51.revolutionised the world of film with his animation techniques. He
:15:52. > :15:56.won awards including an Oscar and taught a whole new generation at the
:15:57. > :15:59.National Film Board of Canada. This is the footage that he shot in the
:16:00. > :16:09.back garden of his house in Stirling. But his story begins
:16:10. > :16:13.closer to home in sterling. This archive includes personal artefacts,
:16:14. > :16:18.drawings and the letters he wrote home from his new life in Canada.
:16:19. > :16:22.Even though he is sitting on a rooftop in New York, with the
:16:23. > :16:32.Manhattan skyline, he feels like he's at home, sitting watching the
:16:33. > :16:38.footage of the back garden. Scotland is about to celebrate Norman McLaren
:16:39. > :16:42.with a countrywide festival. They are keen to encourage a new
:16:43. > :16:46.generation to find inspiration in his work. This primary School, one
:16:47. > :16:57.of hundreds taking part in animation workshops. I have done five etchings
:16:58. > :17:02.so far. At the end, it transforms it into something else. Because you
:17:03. > :17:09.don't have two film something properly, you can let your
:17:10. > :17:14.imagination go wild. Festival begins on Friday with exhibition just yards
:17:15. > :17:20.from Norman McLaren's childhood home were on the centenary of his birth
:17:21. > :17:25.and plaque will be unveiled. -- AIPAC.
:17:26. > :17:31.And you can see more on that story in Norman McLaren: Boogie Doodler on
:17:32. > :17:34.BBC Two Scotland, tonight at 10pm. Let's get tonight's sport now.
:17:35. > :17:37.David, what have you got for us? He's Great Britain's most successful
:17:38. > :17:40.Olympian, but Sir Chris Hoy is refusing to go gently into that
:17:41. > :17:43.goodnight of retirement. Instead, he's pursuing a new sporting dream
:17:44. > :17:57.and as Chris McLaughlin reports he's going faster than ever.
:17:58. > :18:02.In 2012, he became a national icon, but after six Olympic medals, a
:18:03. > :18:08.knighthood and a bucket full of tears, Sir Chris Hoy was ready to
:18:09. > :18:15.call it a day. There was to be no clogs or slippers or fishing. He is
:18:16. > :18:20.swapping the pedal Power on two wheels to the piston power of four.
:18:21. > :18:24.In next year, you'll be driving for Nissan in the British GT
:18:25. > :18:30.championship. He was on hand to show off his new toy. It has been a
:18:31. > :18:34.dream. Having some competitive outfit now I have retired from
:18:35. > :18:41.racing bikes, but never thought I would be driving a car like this in
:18:42. > :18:50.the British GT Championship. He will now be put through a driver
:18:51. > :18:54.development programme. If you told me when I was a child
:18:55. > :18:59.that I could race bikes for a living and then take up motor racing and
:19:00. > :19:05.potentially go on races, I would have laughed at you. It is crazy to
:19:06. > :19:13.be saying it, but just amazing. He won countless medals on this, what
:19:14. > :19:26.Kenny achieved in this? It seems we are about to find out. -- what can
:19:27. > :19:29.he. One former Hibernian captain says
:19:30. > :19:32.the Premiership club has the right man in charge even if they're
:19:33. > :19:36.relegated to the Championship on his watch. The team have won one of
:19:37. > :19:38.their last 14 matches. As we report, it was a familiar story last night
:19:39. > :19:41.against Aberdeen. In their recent tale of woe, a
:19:42. > :19:45.recent chapter was written by Aberdeen. His double meaning as
:19:46. > :19:53.Easter approaches, Hibernian have only won twice this year.
:19:54. > :20:01.I think they have the perfect manager in Terry. He has been there
:20:02. > :20:07.and done it. He has been good with Inverness. If they do find
:20:08. > :20:12.themselves struggling, they have a man who knows the league inside out.
:20:13. > :20:18.Since the New Year derby one over Arts, Hibs have struggled. They have
:20:19. > :20:23.won only once, collecting seven points along the way. They are now
:20:24. > :20:28.in the bottom six and they have only scored one goal in their last five
:20:29. > :20:33.matches. It is only a few weeks since they were targeting a top six
:20:34. > :20:40.finish, now they are involved in a five way fight to avoid relegation.
:20:41. > :20:48.Dog days indeed for the fans. You are walking the dog, but it has not
:20:49. > :20:56.been a stroll foreheads? -- for Hibs. It'll be a bit embarrassing.
:20:57. > :21:03.The problem is they have no money. The need to build up the team from
:21:04. > :21:09.scratch. Can they turn the page? The story continues away against Saint
:21:10. > :21:12.Mirren. Rangers say Lee Wallace is likely to
:21:13. > :21:18.miss the Scottish Cup semifinal against Dundee United on Sunday. He
:21:19. > :21:21.has a hip problem. Andy Little and David Templeton could also miss out
:21:22. > :21:24.with injury. Three Edinburgh rugby players have
:21:25. > :21:28.signed new contracts. Dougie Fife, Jack Cuthbert and Tom Brown, who we
:21:29. > :21:30.see scoring here, are agreeing new two-year deals.
:21:31. > :21:33.Scotland's Rhythmic gymnastics team for the Commonwealth Games was
:21:34. > :21:36.announced today. Meet Victoria Cloe, 15-year-old
:21:37. > :21:46.Lauren Brash and Rebecca Bee of Team Scotland. It is very challenging.
:21:47. > :21:49.You have to do multiple things at once.
:21:50. > :21:52.It's not a human sculpture, it's the three-man squash team for Glasgow
:21:53. > :22:01.2014 - Stuart Crawford, Greg Lobban, and Kevin Moran. You can move now,
:22:02. > :22:06.guys. It is probably the biggest thing that any of us will ever do,
:22:07. > :22:09.to be honest. Having it in our home, it'll be fantastic.
:22:10. > :22:12.Scotland's women remain fourth in the new world curling rankings,
:22:13. > :22:15.helped by bronze at the Winter Olympics for Eve Muirhead's rink.
:22:16. > :22:18.The men are down to third despite David Murdoch's rink's silver.
:22:19. > :22:22.And there are more sports stories, plus all the latest news, 24 hours a
:22:23. > :22:28.day, on BBC Sport Scotland's website.
:22:29. > :22:31.When World War Two commandos landed on the beaches of Normandy, many
:22:32. > :22:34.described the conditions as 'nearly' as bad as Achnacarry, the military
:22:35. > :22:39.academy they trained at in the Highlands. It's never been disclosed
:22:40. > :22:43.how many of the recruits were killed there. And now, an archaeological
:22:44. > :22:47.dig has started on the estate, to find out more about the tough and
:22:48. > :22:57.exacting regime they had to endure. Jackie O'Brien reports from
:22:58. > :23:05.Lochaber. Le Mans Cassel was transferred into a military academy
:23:06. > :23:14.in 1942. -- Achnacarry Cassel. They came to end drew the world's most
:23:15. > :23:21.difficult endurance course. It must be remembered that we are
:23:22. > :23:25.training for war. The chances of accidents occurring cannot be
:23:26. > :23:33.eliminated. The ground still bears the scars today and the past is
:23:34. > :23:38.being dug up to help us better understand what happened. It gives
:23:39. > :23:42.us an idea of what's different weapons they used for training. They
:23:43. > :23:56.used quite a lot of German weapons, as well as British. US arranges
:23:57. > :24:02.trained here. -- Ranges. It looks like a 303 shell.
:24:03. > :24:06.Some significant finds have been found here by the riverside wearing
:24:07. > :24:14.number of commandos died in training while crossing the water on rope
:24:15. > :24:23.swings. A lot of things you don't here. You
:24:24. > :24:31.have to get yourself out and nobody would help you. In certain ways, it
:24:32. > :24:36.was harder than what we met in the real battle. The dig itself is not
:24:37. > :24:41.without its dangers. A bomb disposal teams will be on hand to help with
:24:42. > :24:50.many unexploded devices left behind at one of World War II's toughest
:24:51. > :24:53.training camps. Just before the weather, a reminder
:24:54. > :24:56.that the next in our series of referendum debates with James Cook.
:24:57. > :25:00.It takes place on Tuesday the 15th April in Kirkwall. If you'd like to
:25:01. > :25:03.apply to be in the audience, go to the BBC Scotland news website and
:25:04. > :25:06.click "Join In". Let's get the forecast now. It's
:25:07. > :25:10.been bright and breezy for much of the country today. Christopher, what
:25:11. > :25:13.does the rest of the week hold for us?
:25:14. > :25:21.It was a day of sunshine and showers and the showers are tending to fade
:25:22. > :25:26.away. Rain under way later. We are always seeing the precursor to that
:25:27. > :25:31.with coming from the West. Further outbreaks of rain in the West into
:25:32. > :25:39.central and southern Scotland, too. Wind blew back in south-westerly,
:25:40. > :25:46.not a cold night. Most will see six or eight Celsius. To tomorrow, and
:25:47. > :25:49.it will be cloudy in comparison. It should improve. Always dry up
:25:50. > :25:54.towards the North East and as we head into the afternoon it dries up
:25:55. > :25:58.through the central belt. A legacy of cloud here. Perhaps brighter
:25:59. > :26:04.spells coming through. Temperatures by around about 12 Celsius. Coming
:26:05. > :26:09.to Argyll and the Hebrides, the rain in play for most of the day,
:26:10. > :26:12.stretching up towards Orkney and later Shetland. Further South,
:26:13. > :26:17.around the Moray Firth and into Aberdeenshire, largely dry, best of
:26:18. > :26:24.the sunshine here. Drying parts of Angus, Perthshire, Fife,
:26:25. > :26:27.temperatures here down around ten or 11 sources. Not far of where we were
:26:28. > :26:33.to date. For the rest of the afternoon, rain still falls across
:26:34. > :26:37.the north-west, but the whole band starts to sink southwards as we had
:26:38. > :26:42.overnight. On the pressure chart, you can see that is associated with
:26:43. > :26:46.the cold front. It will be going across the South of the country
:26:47. > :26:51.overnight, so by Thursday morning it will be pulling away. Bind it it is
:26:52. > :27:01.dry, one to light passing showers -- behind it. Good conditions a few are
:27:02. > :27:07.out. Friday, not too bad. Generally dry
:27:08. > :27:09.with one or two bright spells. 11 or 12 Celsius, about average. All in
:27:10. > :27:19.all, not too bad. Thanks. Now, a reminder of tonight's
:27:20. > :27:22.main news. The former NATO Secretary General,
:27:23. > :27:24.Lord Robertson, has told an audience in Washington that Scottish
:27:25. > :27:27.independence would be "cataclysmic" for Western security. The Scottish
:27:28. > :27:29.Government said his comments were "insulting" and "ridiculous", and
:27:30. > :27:32.insisted that an independent Scotland would not turn its back on
:27:33. > :27:35.its defence obligations The South African athlete, Oscar Pistorius,
:27:36. > :27:39.broke down in court as he described the moment he realised he had shot
:27:40. > :27:42.his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. The 29-year-old, who denies murder,
:27:43. > :27:45.said he picked up his gun because he believed there was an intruder in
:27:46. > :27:47.his house. And that's all from Reporting
:27:48. > :27:51.Scotland for now. Alasdair Fraser will be here with the headlines at
:27:52. > :27:54.8pm. And the late bulletin just after the ten o'clock news. From
:27:55. > :27:57.everyone on the team here in Glasgow, and around the country,
:27:58. > :28:01.have a very good evening.