15/04/2014 Reporting Scotland

Tonight, on Reporting Scotland: The Defence Secretary warns of the

consequences of independence. Defence Secretary warns of the

Hammond tells defence workers here it could cost them their jobs but

the SNP accuse him of misinformation.

The scheme that's giving people with drink or drug problems homes without

having first.

Edinburgh Zoo turns to technology after natural mating

Edinburgh Zoo turns to technology their panda pregnant.

Here in Nairn it is more Baywatch than under watch as more Scottish

beaches pass the cleanliness test. And remember this? This classic

Scottish movie is re-released in its mother tongue.

Good evening. Thousands of defence jobs will be at risk if Scotland

votes for independence - that's the warning the Defence Secretary Philip

Hammond issued when he spoke to employees at a firm in Glasgow. But

the First Minister has insisted that Royal Navy ships would still be

built on the Clyde and further jobs would be secured through

diversification. Douglas Fraser reports. Royal Navy periscopes have

long since only come from this Glasgow firm, which was visited

today by the Defence Secretary bringing a referendum message which

was partly positive. Defence provides the security and the peace

of mind... But he also brought a warning. If Scotland is not inside

the UK, the UK cannot be expected to pay premium prices to prop up its

industry with none of the benefits of a sovereign capability from the

UK's point of view. He got trade union backing for being so open, but

one member of his audience felt blackmailed. I feel aggrieved that

you have come up here and it seems to be quite threatening that our

jobs will go. Meanwhile the First Minister was pledging to protect

jobs. We will cooperate with our allies, including our friends south

of the border of course, and it will be in their own interests to

cooperate with us. The Defence Secretary denied any deal, saying it

would take ten years to move Trident from its base. A further blast from

the top man in the Royal Navy today. If you try to pull some parts away,

some threads out of the rope, it just doesn't work any more. The S

questioned whether Britain's defence stances adequately protecting

Scotland now. Scotland is a maritime nation but we have no maritime

patrol aircraft, they were scrapped by the UK government. They have no

maritime naval patrol vessels. Independence gives us the advantage

to have these maritime capabilities so we have the things we need as

opposed to what we don't want, like Trident. We can look ahead now to

the possible negotiations after a yes vote and it appears there are

immovable positions on things like currency, so who is bluffing and who

might break first? And the latest in our referendum

debates tonight comes from Kirkwall on Orkney. Here's James Cook. The

referendum debate is your chance to ask the questions you want about the

future of Scotland. We are in Kirkwall tonight to hear both sides

of the debate. That's tonight at 9pm on BBC Two Scotland.

A man cleared of the World's End murders is to face trial again

following a ruling by judges under double jeopardy legislation. Angus

Sinclair is accused of the murders of Christine Eadie and Helen Scott.

Their bodies were found in East Lothian in October 1977. They'd

earlier been seen at the World's End pub in Edinburgh's Royal Mile. The

retrial was granted last month but can only now be reported after some

reporting restrictions were lifted. A novel scheme to help the homeless

has been piloted in Scotland. People with drug and alcohol problems are

given flats to rent without having to overcome their addictions first.

They're given intensive support after they've moved in. Our health

correspondent Eleanor Bradford reports. I am visiting Scott, who

two years ago was a homeless alcoholic.

Then he was allocated this flat to rent and support to get his life

back on track. What it has done for me has been great, they have

supported me through a lot, they have helped me sustain my tenancy,

they have been there when I have been down so it was money well spent

for them for what they have done for me. Do you think having a place like

this which you are proud of, do you think that helps? Gives you more of

an incentive to get your life together? Definitely. For what I

have done with my house makes me so proud. The idea is that it is easier

for people to kick their addictions when they have security of a home.

Half the people in this pilot cut back on drugs and alcohol at a

quarter had relapses and a quarter still abused drink and drugs at the

same level as before, and that's with the sport of six full-time

staff. So is it still value for money? We think so. We think support

for people can be intensive but dissipate over time. At the moment

we are exploring ways we can use smart technology to provide ongoing

support to people but perhaps be less Labour intensive. There

support to people but perhaps be also very few disturbances to

neighbours, something which had been a worry before the trial. Scott is

now hoping to get a job. It will be the first time in 20 years.

A woman has told a trial into the murder of Greenock teenager Elaine

Doyle that she saw a man breathing heavily on a stair landing at her

flat in the town hours before the 16-year-old's body was found.

Maureen Gray said the man was agitated and smelling of

Maureen Gray said the man was between half past 12 and one in the

morning on the second June, 1986. Mrs Gray helped police create a

drawing of the man. Elaine's body was found in a lane near her home.

49-year-old John Docherty denies murdering her.

Edinburgh Zoo's female giant panda, Tian Tian, has been artificially

inseminated after she failed to mate naturally with the male Yang Guang.

But experts say they won't know for certain whether she's pregnant

practically until she gives birth, which could be at the end of the

summer. Morag Kinniburgh reports. Tian Tian relaxing this morning.

Breeding season is over for another year. Scientists have artificially

inseminated her. We have seen through an ultrasound what is going

on, so we know the timing of that and the detail was spot on. Now it

is a case of waiting over the coming weeks to see if that will happen.

Last year Tian Tian did get pregnant but no cub was born. Experts insist

they have the best technology available. Pandas are major draw for

visitors, but they need to be, the zoo pays $1 million a year for them

to been here. The most important thing is securing a future for giant

pandas in China so the research we do, the education work we do, it is

just as important as having a baby. Yang Guang will be a father this

year if there is an Edinburgh cub but it will be August at the

earliest before any cub is born, if Tian Tian is pregnant. Many will be

hoping it is third time lucky. You're watching Reporting Scotland

from the BBC. Still to come on tonight's programme: remember this

classic movie? It is getting rereleased in its mother tongue. In

sport, the Celtic striker Anthony Stokes says he wants Rangers back in

the top flight to benefit all of Scottish football.

And the round-the-clock challenge of triathlon and trying to qualify for

Glasgow 2014 - we spend the day with one young hopeful.

If the appearance of the sun recently has made you think of days

at the beach to come, there's good news, Scotland's beaches are the

cleanest they've been in years. Over 50 received a marine charity's top

water quality award. The Marine Conservation Society say it's partly

thanks to last year's good weather. Jackie O'Brien is on Nairn beach for

us tonight. It is not the weather for a dip in the sea, Jackie.

Absolutely not. It is a glorious night but still too cold to take the

plunge. When the time is right though, it is good to know the water

quality is improving and it is all because of the dry weather last

year, which meant less pollution was being washed into the seas from the

towns and cities. Scotland is blessed with beautiful beaches and

Easter holiday-makers were making the most of the sunshine, sand and

sea at Nairn today. It was fine, perfect to be honest. A little bit

cold but you expect that when there is still snow on the hills. Now over

50 beaches can bask in the glory of winning the Marine Conservation

Society's top water quality award, the highest number in 27 years. 54

out of 95 of the beaches in Scotland tested as having excellent water

quality, that's 12 more than the previous year. There has been

billions of pounds worth of investment to improve water quality

but the main reason for last year was on top of that drier than

average summer so there was less pollution being washed into the

rivers and the sea. Despite Scotland receiving more rainfall than some

other parts of the UK last year, there were no failures at all. A

number, including Nairn, only just passed though, so they are facing

fears they could be downgraded when standards become more stringent next

year. We only just passed, but a pass is a past. What makes a

difference is if you get heavy rain before they take the test. That

allows a substantial amount of water to flow into the sea which sometimes

bypasses the treatment system. The improving picture is also good news

for tourism and the Marine Conservation Society says the main

challenge now is to maintain these standards whatever the weather.

Although it is difficult, the Marine Conservation Society says we cannot

totally relax. They want more people to vote with their feet by using

only recommended beaches so that the authority will do more to tackle

water pollution in the worst affected areas.

Thank you. A ten-year-old boy has been found dead in Glasgow. It has

been understood Billy Hughes was playing on a swing. His death is

being treated as unexplained. Enquiries are continuing and a

postmortem will be carried out. Police have repeated their drugs

warning following the death of a 19-year-old woman in Renfrew at the

weekend. She's been named locally as Helen Henderson. Two men, who were

at the same party, remain in hospital in a stable condition. One

is understood to be the fiance of the teenager who died. Though

detectives are currently treating Ms Henderson's death as unexplained,

they have issued a warning about the drugs mephedrone, known as MCAT, and

ketamine. Don't take it because you are

gambling, it is Russian roulette. Just because you bought something

the week before, it is unlikely it will be the same as you buy it the

next week. If it is a combination of drugs, you don't know what it will

do to you and there is a possibility you will have an adverse effect.

Just don't take them. A look at other stories from the

across the country now. Is believed the same man carried out two

assaults in St Andrews. A 27-year-old woman was raped, the

following day a woman was assaulted on the University campus.

Police were called to a nature reserve in Perthshire after

intruders scared and spray off her nest, she was incubating her 69th

egg. Campaigners have expressed disappointment that cuts are going

ahead at the public library in Wigtown. Opening hours will go to 28

hours a week, part of a series of cuts across the region.

Human bones have been found in a stream at Wanlockhead. There is a

cemetery nearby but it is thought an unmarked grave may have been

partially washed away by heavy rain. On the eve of the anniversary of the

Battle of Culloden, a rare bundle of letters written by Bonnie Prince

Charlie will be sold. The young pretender tells Louis XV of France

that with more money and men he could be King of Scotland and

England. The letters are valued at ?12,000 and will be auctioned next

month. Around ?370,000 is being distributed to charities after trust

funds were wound up. Among the funds closed down were the bedlam fund for

persons deprived of the use of reason.

It may be the Easter holidays but many teenagers are spending it

studying. Young people in fourth year at school will be the first to

go through controversial new exams that have been criticised by some

teachers and parents. So, how well are the preparations going? Our

education correspondent Jamie McIvor has been to find out. Some say they

are pioneers, others guinea pigs. These students are getting ready for

their national five exams. Special holiday classes at their school are

proving popular. A few subjects are bit worrying but overall it should

be fine. I think I am quite well prepared. All of my teachers have

been giving me lots of stuff like booklets with the knowledge that I

need to know. We have all the previous exam papers but they are

specimen papers but if we use them we feel quite confident. Standard

grades are out, in an the nationals. They are more advanced and

equivalent to a credit to standard grade. We have to remember the

youngsters are studying national qualifications now but they have no

reference to having studied standard grade. Unions worry about stress,

bureaucracy and the amount of assessment through the year. In

Inverness, Ferguson is revising but his dad is sceptical about the

changes. Some pupils will be disadvantaged because they will be

doing something which is new, and people don't understand fully how to

operate it. people don't understand fully how to

confident the exams themselves will go smoothly, perhaps the more

interesting question is how well-prepared students across

Scotland are for them and that will only be clear when the results are

out. Let's turn our attentions to sport

now, and Rhona. Good evening. Celtic's Anthony

Stokes says it'll be "good for the whole of Scottish football" when

Rangers get back to the top flight. As the Ibrox club's internal debates

continue, Stokes concedes his opinion may not be popular among his

club's own fans. The striker is also looking forward to playing at

Murrayfield this summer, as he was once a budding second row forward.

Kheredine Idessane reports. To renew or not to renew, that is

the question for Rangers season-ticket holders. The

cash-strapped club needs the money but Dave King and the Coalition of

fans groups want to put it into a but Dave King and the Coalition of

separate fund. On the but Dave King and the Coalition of

may be out of the but Dave King and the Coalition of

having won league one, they are one promotion away from the top flight

and for one rival, that cannot come soon enough. It will be good for the

whole of Scottish football when they get back to the top flight, that is

my own personal opinion. Many would not agree but I think it can only

benefit Scottish football. Stokes says he is playing the best football

of his career, goals like this can back up that claim. He hopes more

will come at the home of Scottish rugby where Celtic will play the

Champions League qualifiers on the new pitch. The second row was bigger

than most but then I got put out. It doesn't really matter, the

supporters will travel wherever we go and make themselves heard. These

days, a first-class second row was built like this. It seems Anthony

Stokes made the right career move to choose football.

Now, some more news stories across Scottish sport. Edinburgh Rugby head

coach Alan Solomon says that failing to qualify for next year 's European

champions cup would not be a failure. Edinburgh need a sixth

place finish to qualify, they are currently ten points adrift in

seven. I don't think it is going to be the end of the world. Clearly it

would be ideal for us to play in that competition, and if we don't

make it this season, that will be our biggest aim next year, to make

sure we get the top six finish. The third Commonwealth Games finish for

Caitlin McClatchey, despite struggling with a back injury.

Murdoch just missed out on gold, he had already won the 100 metres in

the new British world record. Glasgow 2014 is his big target for

the year. There are more sports stories on our website.

For triathletes, long hard days begin early, and go on late. But for

Commonwealth Games hopeful Marc Austin there's even more than that -

he's got to fit in his studies too. Jane Lewis reports. I have been

doing it too close to ten years now so it is not... Well, it is a chore

but I don't know any different. After his swim, a quick cycle home

and breakfast sets him up for a gruelling road bike session. You do

train on the bike every day and you start to feel pretty good on the

bike and quite natural so that is the way you wanted to be when you

come into races. After that, he bikes home, then back to university.

Another maths tutorial is followed by a catch up with Stirling

University's student coordinator. The programme offers support to

athletes helping to combine studying, training and competing. It

gives me academic flexibility so if I need to defer an exam, or I need

more time for an assignment. The day is not over yet, the treadmill

awaits. Obviously it is very important to be strong with this

swimming and cycling but if you cannot run, you will never succeed

in the triathlon. Finally home time, but safe to say he will be

doing it all over again tomorrow. It's in the Guinness Book of Records

as the cheapest film ever made but the Glaswegian accents were dubbed

over in case audiences couldn't understand them. Bill Forsyth's

debut film, That Sinking Feeling, has been re-released, this time with

the original voices. Suzanne Allan went to meet the original cast. It

was a group of characters trying to get rich. This actor is delighted to

see the original back. It is back to what it used to be and you can get

the human now and when they dubbed it the humour went right out the

window. And the original music as well. It seems incredible the film

was made for only ?5,000 but it cost a lot more to turn the accents from

broad Glaswegian into refined Scots. Spot the difference. I have been

thinking, you know that ginger beer factory up the road, it is a natural

for a hit. In the heart of Glasgow, we thought we would bring a clip of

the original film to see how easy it is for people to understand the

original accent. I could understand less than half of that. No problem

whatsoever. The British film Institute has spent three years

painstakingly restoring the original. Do they feel they have

done it justice? I think it was unfair, it was the nature of

releasing films back then, they changed words, changed jokes, they

took away Irn Bru and replaced it with ginger beer which took away the

whole structure of the film. This time it will have the right accents.

The weather forecast now, and is that going to give us that sinking

feeling? Not too bad, it has been a glorious day with some lovely

sunshine and feeling pleasant in that sunshine. As we head into the

evening, holding on to the dry conditions overnight. There will be

some cloud thickening up with rain starting to come in the morning with

strengthening wind as well. Temperatures will recover by morning

but it will stay chilly across parts of eastern and southern Scotland. A

cold, bright, but sunny start especially across the south and the

east. The rain in the west will gather force during the morning,

moving south fairly slowly, so by the time we reach the afternoon it

is still drive from many of us. -- still dry. The rain will move into

the west Coast across still dry. The rain will move into

Isles. It starts to move across the country as we had through the

evening. If we take a look at what is happening Outlook wise as we head

towards the weekend, the weather from responsible for tomorrow's rain

clears away. High pressure is never too far away over the next few days

which means quite a lot of dry, settled weather. However it is not

quite strong settled weather. However it is not

weather fronts at bay across the Atlantic which means we will have

weather fronts at bay across the some showers. Those showers will be

affecting the north and the west on some showers. Those showers will be

Thursday, a lot of dry weather across southern and eastern parts

and we are hopeful of seeing some bright additions feeding in,

temperatures what you would expect to see at this time of year. On

Friday, quite a lot of dry weather in the forecast again, with some

showers across western part and the north. Now,

showers across western part and the main news: The Defence Secretary

Philip Hammond has warned that thousands of defence jobs will be at

risk if Scotland votes for independence. But the First Minister

has insisted that Royal Navy ships would still be built on the Clyde

and further jobs would be secured through diversification.

And that's Reporting Scotland. The late bulletin just after the ten

o'clock news. Until then, from everyone on the team, have a very

good evening.