:00:00. > :00:00.of blue results. He spent just ten months in the
:00:00. > :00:08.Tonight on Reporting Scotland: The baby ashes scandal - hundreds of
:00:09. > :00:13.grieving families didn't know their babies remains had been disposed of.
:00:14. > :00:24.Now those families may be a step closer to finding out what happened.
:00:25. > :00:28.She said I'm really, really sorry. We just don't have your ashes. And
:00:29. > :00:33.we have believed that all that time. As it turned out, it's lies.
:00:34. > :00:36.Also on the programme: Our ageing population and the independence
:00:37. > :00:39.debate. Gordon Brown warns of a pensions time bomb but the Yes
:00:40. > :00:43.Campaign says pensions here are "more affordable".
:00:44. > :00:47.A seven-year-old boy who was severely burned in Aberdeen last
:00:48. > :00:50.Friday dies in hospital. And as David Moyes leaves Manchester
:00:51. > :00:52.United, why fewer Scots are working as managers in the English Premier
:00:53. > :01:11.League. It was a scandal that affected
:01:12. > :01:15.hundreds of grieving families - the remains of babies they'd lost
:01:16. > :01:19.disposed of without their knowledge. Tonight, those families may be a
:01:20. > :01:23.step closer to finding out what happened at Mortonhall. For almost a
:01:24. > :01:26.year, the former Lord Advocate Dame Elish Angionlini has been
:01:27. > :01:30.investigating the way the Edinburgh crematorium handled babies' ashes.
:01:31. > :01:33.Her report, which is expected to be critical, is now in the hands of
:01:34. > :01:42.Edinburgh Council who're preparing to pass its contents on to parents.
:01:43. > :01:46.Morag Kinniburgh reports. Fraser was born in 15 years ago on
:01:47. > :01:54.Remembrance Day. He lived for five minutes. We had
:01:55. > :02:00.him in our hands. Then he moved on to another world.
:02:01. > :02:04.He was cremated here as Mortonhall Crematorium in Edinburgh. His
:02:05. > :02:11.parents were told there would be no ashes, but it later emerged that
:02:12. > :02:19.there were ashes - buried, scattered without his parents permission.
:02:20. > :02:24.I remember speaking to the woman. She says I'm really, really sorry.
:02:25. > :02:32.We just don't have ashes. And we have believed that all that time
:02:33. > :02:35.since 1999. As it turned out, it's lies.
:02:36. > :02:41.Hundreds of parents have been affected in the baby ashes scandal
:02:42. > :02:46.that emerged in 2012. We hope that they hope this report will help them
:02:47. > :02:51.come to terms with what happened to their babies ashes.
:02:52. > :02:57.It's important that this never happens again. We need better
:02:58. > :03:05.communication between hospital staff and crematoriums. Parents deserve
:03:06. > :03:11.that. I have a lot of anger because they
:03:12. > :03:17.deprived me. No one has any right to deprive a mother of her baby's
:03:18. > :03:24.ashes. Somebody, somewhere decided, for whatever reason, that my baby's
:03:25. > :03:29.ashes weren't worth anything. Some families are considering legal
:03:30. > :03:31.action. Others just want to know what happened to the remains and why
:03:32. > :03:36.they were treated with such little respect.
:03:37. > :03:42.The report is expected to be critical. It is also focused on the
:03:43. > :03:46.role of the NHS and the funeral directors. There could be widespread
:03:47. > :03:53.repercussions across the whole of Scotland, as a further reports is
:03:54. > :03:58.published later on this brain. For now, many hundreds of anxious
:03:59. > :04:03.families are wondering and waiting. How much longer does Edinburgh City
:04:04. > :04:07.Council need to sit on this report? It was submitted last Wednesday and
:04:08. > :04:11.yet we still don't know when it will be given to the families. The
:04:12. > :04:16.council have said in the last hour that it will be released in the
:04:17. > :04:24.coming days. -- they will be writing to the families in the coming days.
:04:25. > :04:27.Scotland's ageing population and the cost of paying for it has taken
:04:28. > :04:30.centre stage in the independence debate. In a speech tonight, the
:04:31. > :04:33.former Prime Minister Gordon Brown has warned that an independent
:04:34. > :04:36.Scotland would face what he describes as a pensions time bomb.
:04:37. > :04:39.But the Yes Campaign says pensions here are "more affordable" than the
:04:40. > :04:41.rest of the UK. The latest Scottish government
:04:42. > :04:45.figures show that in 2012, just under a million people, or 17 % of
:04:46. > :04:49.the population, was 65 or over. But by 2037, it's estimated the number
:04:50. > :04:52.of over 65s will be up to almost 1.5 million and they'll account for a
:04:53. > :04:55.quarter of the population. Well, our political editor Brian
:04:56. > :04:58.Taylor is at Glasgow University where Gordon Brown has been making
:04:59. > :05:10.his speech. What's he been saying Brian?
:05:11. > :05:16.This is the view from Glasgow University, spreading out over the
:05:17. > :05:22.city. Gordon Brown's views were expressed tonight at the University.
:05:23. > :05:29.He cited the BBC and the private sector, he cited public-sector
:05:30. > :05:36.employment, but his big initial emphasis was on pensions. He said
:05:37. > :05:47.that Scottish pensions were more reliance than elsewhere. Here is
:05:48. > :05:51.what he had to say. It is a system which has benefited
:05:52. > :05:55.Scotland. We have more disabilities and more pensioners. The system is
:05:56. > :05:59.the right one. You pay and more pensioners. The system is
:06:00. > :06:02.National Insurance. You've paid it all your life and you
:06:03. > :06:04.National Insurance. You've paid it benefit that is equally spread to
:06:05. > :06:14.mitigate the risk across the widest group possible.
:06:15. > :06:17.In response to that, the Yes Scotland campaign say that issues
:06:18. > :06:23.like NHS funding are already being handled in Scotland. They would be
:06:24. > :06:25.successfully handled in Scotland. They says Garland is potentially
:06:26. > :06:31.more wealthy than the remainder of the UK, therefore, more able. --
:06:32. > :06:44.Scotland is potentially more wealthy. Tarmac --
:06:45. > :06:47.more generally, people in Scotland will look to the Scottish Parliament
:06:48. > :06:55.in looking after older people. There would be free national care and free
:06:56. > :06:57.travel. It is a better bet for looking after Scotland's older
:06:58. > :07:01.people than Westminster. Why has Gordon Brown chosen to make
:07:02. > :07:07.this speech now and why for Better Together?
:07:08. > :07:13.That latter point is a good one, Jackie. Several speeches under way.
:07:14. > :07:18.This is his first speech aboard the Better Together campaign. I think it
:07:19. > :07:23.is stressing the unity of that campaign. It has been under some
:07:24. > :07:33.scrutiny from its opponents and in the media. Secondly, his message
:07:34. > :07:46.about public-sector employment and pensions is particularly salient.
:07:47. > :07:49.A seven-year-old boy who was severely burned in Aberdeen last
:07:50. > :07:53.Friday has died in hospital. Preston Flores suffered the injuries in the
:07:54. > :07:56.incident near his home in the Bedford Avenue area. His mother
:07:57. > :07:59.Louisza said Preston was a special little boy and his loss had ripped
:08:00. > :08:00.her family apart. Steven Duff reports.
:08:01. > :08:05.Seven-year-old Preston Flores and his mum Louise. His death, she
:08:06. > :08:10.says, has ripped her family apart. He died in Edinburgh's Royal sick
:08:11. > :08:15.Children's Hospital in the early hours of this morning.
:08:16. > :08:21.It was Friday afternoon near his home in Aberdeen's Bedford Avenue
:08:22. > :08:26.when he received terrible burns. Neighbours described seeing him on
:08:27. > :08:29.fire and in great pain. At his school today Preston's classmates
:08:30. > :08:36.returned from their holidays to the news of his death. Dot-mac he was
:08:37. > :08:45.the kind of kid who would often be found smiling.
:08:46. > :08:52.Some of the children were very upset. We looked at photographs of
:08:53. > :08:55.him in happier times. The challenge for staff at the
:08:56. > :09:04.school is how to explain the death to his friends.
:09:05. > :09:11.Accidents like this do happen and it's very sad. To try to reassure
:09:12. > :09:14.children that going out to play is not dangerous in itself is
:09:15. > :09:18.difficult. Only Scotland are treating what
:09:19. > :09:21.happened as a tragic accident. The family says he meant the world to
:09:22. > :09:30.them and will always be deeply missed and loved.
:09:31. > :09:34.Members of Margo MacDonald's family were at the Scottish Parliament this
:09:35. > :09:37.afternoon to hear party leaders pay tribute to the independent MSP who
:09:38. > :09:39.died earlier this month. The First Minister, Alex Salmond, described
:09:40. > :09:42.her as "the finest parliamentarian" to serve at Holyrood. Here's our
:09:43. > :09:48.political correspondent, Glenn Campbell.
:09:49. > :09:54.At Holyrood, MFP is made condolences to Margo MacDonald's families.
:09:55. > :09:58.Inside the chamber, the presiding officer wore bright colours as she
:09:59. > :10:07.led tributes to one of Scotland's brightest political stars.
:10:08. > :10:11.We will never see your light again. The First Minister recalled Margo
:10:12. > :10:16.MacDonald falling asleep when, as a student, he gave her a lift.
:10:17. > :10:21.It was the only time I ever got a word in edgeways.
:10:22. > :10:27.He also praised her Holyrood contribution.
:10:28. > :10:31.She is the finest parliamentarian we have ever seen.
:10:32. > :10:36.She gave tips on everything from politics to fashion.
:10:37. > :10:42.Her advice on jackets to wear, make up to buy, all of that made her more
:10:43. > :10:48.endearing still. She had also been taken under Margo
:10:49. > :10:54.MacDonald's wing. She was gutsy but she also had a
:10:55. > :10:59.real warmth. The Liberal Democrat leader compared
:11:00. > :11:04.to Tony Benn. She could deliver unpalatable
:11:05. > :11:07.messages in an appealing way. The Green party leaders Sumter up
:11:08. > :11:13.simply. I think we will all miss her on a
:11:14. > :11:20.daily basis. -- the Green party member summed her up simply.
:11:21. > :11:26.The cafe in Parliament is informally known as Margo's. A conversation in
:11:27. > :11:33.here will sparkle that bit less now that she has gone.
:11:34. > :11:37.A 26-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a
:11:38. > :11:40.two-year-old girl in Fife. Kevin Park from Kelty made no plea or
:11:41. > :11:44.declaration at Dunfermline Sheriff Court and has been remanded in
:11:45. > :11:46.custody. Madison Horne was taken to hospital in Kirkcaldy on Sunday
:11:47. > :11:50.evening where she was pronounced dead. The little girl's family say
:11:51. > :12:00.she was a much loved daughter who will be sorely missed.
:12:01. > :12:04.A look at other stories from the across the country: A man has died
:12:05. > :12:06.after his car left the road, rolled down an embankment and crashed into
:12:07. > :12:08.a greenhouse in Edinburgh. At least 20 firefighters were
:12:09. > :12:11.involved cutting At least 20 firefighters were
:12:12. > :12:13.vehicle but he was pronounced dead at the scene in the city's Colinton
:12:14. > :12:16.area. Finance Secretary John Swinney has
:12:17. > :12:20.revealed that a power cut which affected more than 200,000 homes in
:12:21. > :12:24.northern Scotland was caused by a fault at a station near Inverness.
:12:25. > :12:27.He told the Scottish Parliament that Scottish and Southern Energy is
:12:28. > :12:30.confident the incident will not be repeated.
:12:31. > :12:33.MSPs have been hearing concerns about plans to shut the emergency
:12:34. > :12:38.services control rooms in Inverness and Aberdeen. The Scottish
:12:39. > :12:41.government says the creation of single fire and police services and
:12:42. > :12:44.up to date computer technology mean fewer control rooms are needed and
:12:45. > :12:48.the closures will save millions of pounds.
:12:49. > :12:51.Opponents have cited safety worries and fears about a centralisation
:12:52. > :12:56.process which will see no emergency call centres north of Dundee.
:12:57. > :13:00.Inspectors have graded the quality of care and education offered at an
:13:01. > :13:04.Aberdeen private school and nursery at the lowest possible level. But
:13:05. > :13:07.Education Scotland and the Care Inspectorate said they had no
:13:08. > :13:12.immediate concerns about children's safety or welfare at the Waldorf
:13:13. > :13:15.school. Earlier this month, the school's owners announced it would
:13:16. > :13:18.close in the summer due to financial difficulties.
:13:19. > :13:20.A major wild salmon producer says it's giving up the culling of seals
:13:21. > :13:24.after facing protests it's giving up the culling of seals
:13:25. > :13:27.in the North East. The Scottish Wild Salmon Company says it was
:13:28. > :13:33.confronted at Gardenston harbour this morning by a large group of
:13:34. > :13:36.activists. It's now more than a month since
:13:37. > :13:40.police began investigating the mass poisoning of birds of prey in
:13:41. > :13:45.Ross-shire. Twenty birds have been found dead, including fourteen red
:13:46. > :13:48.kites. The police investigation is relying heavily on the work of a
:13:49. > :13:50.team of scientists in Edinburgh. Here's our environment
:13:51. > :14:00.correspondent, David Miller with this exclusive report.
:14:01. > :14:05.Scotland's read heights are scavengers. That makes them
:14:06. > :14:10.especially vulnerable to poisoning. But they have a team of scientists
:14:11. > :14:13.on their size. These laboratories outside Edinburgh are on the front
:14:14. > :14:21.line of the battle will stop -- on their side.
:14:22. > :14:26.They are able to give police vital information about the poisoning of
:14:27. > :14:40.birds of prey. Dot-mac this was a fine specimen at its prime.
:14:41. > :14:51.Just three of the species which can end up here include buzzers and red
:14:52. > :14:56.kite will stop without these analyses, police and
:14:57. > :15:01.law enforcement -- law enforcement agencies would not know whether the
:15:02. > :15:04.bird was poisoned or not. The top priority is identifying the
:15:05. > :15:09.poison used by taking samples from the death heard.
:15:10. > :15:17.The latest DNA techniques are used to gather further evidence.
:15:18. > :15:24.We extract DNA from the bird's mouth and stomach. That tells us about its
:15:25. > :15:28.last meal. If poison was present, that can be useful information to
:15:29. > :15:29.tell the police. It tells us the method of delivery for the poison
:15:30. > :15:38.that the bird eight. method of delivery for the poison
:15:39. > :15:40.birds of prey are reduced to mere evidence in criminal investigations.
:15:41. > :15:51.birds of prey are reduced to mere to help solve those crimes.
:15:52. > :15:56.If you're a woman, your vote really matters in the referendum this
:15:57. > :15:59.September. That's because women make up the majority of the electorate,
:16:00. > :16:03.and have a history of being less keen than men on independence. So
:16:04. > :16:12.what's the Yes side doing about it? I've been finding out. So much of
:16:13. > :16:17.the discussion around this referendum takes place in TV studios
:16:18. > :16:23.and organised events but that is not where you hear what women in general
:16:24. > :16:28.are thinking. Here, at the bingo Hall in Paisley, there is a Lord of
:16:29. > :16:35.doubt about the questions facing Scotland. I do not know enough about
:16:36. > :16:45.it. Have you made up your mind about how you will vote? I am just not
:16:46. > :16:58.sure. This is a palling experts who works on the Scottish attitudes
:16:59. > :17:09.survey. -- polling expert. We found a 7% gap between votes for
:17:10. > :17:13.independence between men and women. It is a pattern still being
:17:14. > :17:18.replicated in the latest opinion polls. Across the country the yes
:17:19. > :17:26.campaign and this group, women for independence, are trying to reach
:17:27. > :17:31.women voters. It is our job to create the space and have those
:17:32. > :17:38.conversations so that women can make their own minds up when it comes to
:17:39. > :17:46.September this year. The opposition parties are sceptical. We have a
:17:47. > :17:51.notion about what women respond to which I am quite uncomfortable with.
:17:52. > :17:55.I do not believe you can identify one thing that women will respond
:17:56. > :18:05.to, like child care, and that will help them make the leap to leave the
:18:06. > :18:12.United Kingdom. Different matters are issues for young people than for
:18:13. > :18:21.old people. I do not think it is just to do with being a woman. Our
:18:22. > :18:27.pitch is not exclusively to women. That would be a silly thing to do
:18:28. > :18:33.but if we can make independence appealing to women I think we will
:18:34. > :18:38.have cracked the referendum. That remains a big task. The yes campaign
:18:39. > :18:43.had the lot of work to do to catch up in the polls. Whichever side wins
:18:44. > :18:48.the women's vote has a good chance of winning the referendum. And What
:18:49. > :18:52.Women Want is over on BBC Two Scotland tonight at nine. We know
:18:53. > :19:00.what Manchester United want and that is a new manager! Here is the sport.
:19:01. > :19:08.Good evening. Davie Moyes was sacked for feeling in an impossible job,
:19:09. > :19:13.that is according to another sport to managed Manchester United. Tommy
:19:14. > :19:16.Docherty's told the BBC no-one could live up to Sir Alex Ferguson's
:19:17. > :19:18.achievements. But as our senior football reporter Alasdair Lamont
:19:19. > :19:20.explains, Moyes' departure highlights a dwindling Scots
:19:21. > :19:24.presence in the English Premier League. It was the worst kept secret
:19:25. > :19:31.in football. At half past eight this morning David Moyes' departure from
:19:32. > :19:37.Manchester United was confirmed. Things quickly went wrong for Moyes
:19:38. > :19:46.who found Sir Alex too tough and act to follow. They have an impossible
:19:47. > :19:52.task. They will always be faced with good manager, but not as good as
:19:53. > :20:09.their day. That is the chalice they have to carry at the moment. --
:20:10. > :20:14.Fergie. He find the legend of Matt Busby overshadowed his reign at Old
:20:15. > :20:20.Trafford. Just two seasons ago Moyes was one of seven Scots managing
:20:21. > :20:27.teams in the Premier League. Paul Lambert is the only one remaining.
:20:28. > :20:32.Is this the end of an ego? I think you will always find around three
:20:33. > :20:37.Scottish managers in the Premier League, we do produce a board of
:20:38. > :20:47.managers. I think the heyday is passed. Moyes will surely be keen to
:20:48. > :20:51.reverse the current trend and prove his managerial pedigree once again.
:20:52. > :20:55.Neil Lennon's assistant manager Johan Mjallby is leaving Celtic at
:20:56. > :20:58.the end of the season. He says he wants to move on to other projects.
:20:59. > :21:12.Lennon says he's very sad to see Mjallby leave. Here's a look at
:21:13. > :21:16.other news in Scottish sport. Four time world champion John Higgins has
:21:17. > :21:19.made a first round exit at the Crucible for the second year in a
:21:20. > :21:22.row. His fellow Scot Alan McManus goes into the second round of the
:21:23. > :21:27.World Championship after his ten frames to seven victory. It was just
:21:28. > :21:32.as well I had a pretty big lead to close the match out. I was getting
:21:33. > :21:37.nervous and twitchy and had chances to put it away and did not manage
:21:38. > :21:40.it. Thankfully I fell over the line in the end. The Delhi Commonwealth
:21:41. > :21:43.Games silver medallist Peter Kirkbride was in top form at the
:21:44. > :21:47.Scotland team trials for Glasgow 2014. He's going for gold and ready
:21:48. > :21:54.to rouse the crowd at the Clyde Auditorium when the Games begin. It
:21:55. > :22:10.is good to put on a show and show people it is not just ordering. I
:22:11. > :22:13.love getting the crowd find me. -- not just boring. The Wimbledon
:22:14. > :22:16.champion can add Dr Andy Murray to his list of titles. Stirling
:22:17. > :22:19.University will award a doctorate for outstanding contribution to
:22:20. > :22:22.tennis. And as well as Graduating tomorrow, Murray has agreed to bare
:22:23. > :22:24.his soul, live in an interactive webcast. On April 23 I will be
:22:25. > :22:27.answering questions from young people across the country on
:22:28. > :22:38.anything, well, almost anything. Well, most things. There are some
:22:39. > :22:41.definite no go areas! The venue is Wallace High School in Stirling, but
:22:42. > :22:44.you can watch the whole webcast live at bbc.co.uk/getinspired. Murray
:22:45. > :22:56.will be serving up some ace answers from two o'clock. Well worth a look.
:22:57. > :23:03.That is it for tonight. Find you. Let's see what the weather has in
:23:04. > :23:09.store. It is a mixed bag this week actually. There will be some rain
:23:10. > :23:14.and cloud at times. Some late evening sunshine through the
:23:15. > :23:18.Northwest. Elsewhere cloudy with some outbreaks of rain. The cloud
:23:19. > :23:23.staying with us this evening and overnight although the rain tending
:23:24. > :23:31.to move away. You can the map overnight. Low cloud and mist
:23:32. > :23:40.developing in the East. Elsewhere cloudy and not a cold night. To
:23:41. > :23:46.start tomorrow, a fairly cloudy and at times Marty start. Elsewhere,
:23:47. > :23:51.lots of cloud around. Some patchy light rain and this will be more
:23:52. > :23:56.organised into the far south-west. By mid-afternoon we should start to
:23:57. > :23:57.see some cloudy spells coming through. The
:23:58. > :24:01.see some cloudy spells coming breaking for Edinburgh and possibly
:24:02. > :24:14.Glasgow breaking for Edinburgh and possibly
:24:15. > :24:19.up around the Moray Firth. -- cloudier than today. The East will
:24:20. > :24:27.be chillier and cloudy. The capital feeling OK but perhaps a few showers
:24:28. > :24:29.into the afternoon. All eyes on that drain in the South West tomorrow
:24:30. > :24:37.night. That will bring rain right night. That will bring rain right
:24:38. > :24:40.across the country overnight. You can see clearly on the pressure
:24:41. > :24:45.across the country overnight. You chart, there is the weather front
:24:46. > :24:49.bringing the rain in. It will start wet for many central and eastern
:24:50. > :24:55.parts of the country on Thursday, drier and bright behind it. Thursday
:24:56. > :25:06.afternoon will be bright spells and showers and not so warm as today or
:25:07. > :25:16.tomorrow. That's all for now. The headlines are at eight o'clock and
:25:17. > :25:17.the late main bulletin just after the Ten O'Clock News. For now, enjoy