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Glasgow's School Of Art. Students made their escape as flames ripped

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through Charles Rennie Mackintosh's masterpiece, destroying parts of the

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building and artworks inside. Terrified. So much work is in there.

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The extent of the damage at this point I could not describe.

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Firefighters have been tackling the blaze since lunchtime and there are

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no reports of any injuries. Also, who owns Scotland? No

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restrictions on land ownership are proposed in a Government backed

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study. Detectives in Edinburgh are hunting

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a gang of this targeting tourists by posing as police officers.

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And in Lennon tells us he's stepping out into the unknown. -- Neil

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Lennon. Glasgow's School of Art has suffered

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significant damage after fire blazed through the building. No one was

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hurt. Fire crews are still on the scene and will be many hours to come

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as a damp down the flames. -- as they.

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As you can see, many streets are still sealed off. Firefighters still

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working away. There are three aerial rescue pumps working. The building

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on the left, and the new building, the extension, both buildings

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completely packed when the fire broke out.

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It is a site which gathered crowds, but no one wanted to see this.

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One of the's most famous buildings up in flames. -- world's.

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There has been significant spread. The extent of the damage at this

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point, I could not describe. The alarm went off and we got

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evacuated, it was thick smoke everywhere. I smelt smoke and then

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we noticed that smoke was billowing out from the East. We could see it

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coming out from the windows next to the library. It is unique, a working

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art school and a work of art. From the facade to the fixtures and

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fittings, every detail shows the craft of Charles Rennie Mackintosh.

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News of its damage has shocked people around the world.

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Devastating. The building has always been classed as his masterpiece. It

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is not just unique for Glasgow and Scotland, but for the world.

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Students are spread across both buildings. Many were making work for

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their end of year degree shows and had to abandon the work when the

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fire started. For years worth of work. All gone. Tonight, as the fire

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continues to burn, statements of sympathy and support have been

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pouring in. It should have been a day of

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celebration for Glasgow School of Art as last night the sister

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building one in major architectural prize. Instead, it has become one of

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the bleakest and darkest day in the art school's history, particularly

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for those who hold this place dear and who did study here, including

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the current chair of Glasgow School of Art who I spoke earlier. It is

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our worst nightmare. At this moment, the positive thing is that everybody

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is safe. Have been no casualties. The fire services got here quickly,

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they cleared the site. I think the thing to keep close to a heart is

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that it is a building, and it is the people that are in it is the people

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that are limits. The other thing is that it is not an order of no

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building or an ordinary art school, it is a work of art. One of the most

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famous buildings in the world, it is exquisite. Today, you realise it is

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November building, it is the people that are in it. Everybody has turned

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up. -- more than a building. Everybody is supporting each other.

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We talked about the fact that this is a Mackintosh artwork, but also a

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working art school so full of the current students' work. We don't

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want to speculate about that just now. It was the last hand in before

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the degree show busy -- this morning. We don't know. We don't

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want to break anyone's heart before we know the extent of the damage. It

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couldn't be at a worse time, frankly. Where do you go from here?

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We will have to assess the damage and once the fire has been put under

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control will have a big conversation with the fire service. We will take

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it from there. It is a double blow, really. We made a great stuff at

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Glasgow School of Art. -- are made. There was a real sense of relief

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that no one has been hurt and a sense of sadness from everyone

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around here that something like this has happened to a building that is

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so iconic and so important not just to Scotland, but right across

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Europe. There is a real sense of solidarity from people offering to

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help in whatever way they can, and saying, let's see what we can do. It

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is too early to tell what the scale of the damages, we are already

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hearing news that some of the from the Glasgow School of Art have been

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saved and been rescued. We have an update later in the

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programme. Sweeping changes to the system of

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land ownership in Scotland have been proposed by a group set up by the

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Scottish Government to steady land reform. It is calling for a new

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limit on the amount of land that can be held by an individual landowner.

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Scotland's landscape, it is dominated by large, traditional

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estates, but is that set to change? The review group says it should.

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Land is a finite resource, it is very important. Decisions about how

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it is owned and used have to be taken in the public interest.

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Ministers here at Hollywood are facing calls to create more

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transparent system. More of us can then work out who owns Scotland.

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There are calls for wholesale changes to the tax system.

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The aim is to make it easier for communities and rule and urban

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Scotland to own their own land. I'm happy with a sense of direction.

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These changes could affect urban and rule Scotland. In our cities,

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communities could take control of derelict land. Campaigners argue it

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is time for the Scottish Government to push ahead with land reform. The

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vast recommendation is within... There's no excuse not to make

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progress on these recommendations within the next five years.

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Landowners are dismaying, they have long argued how the land is used

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rather than who owns it. The focus is on land scale, not appropriate

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use. This report is not just about large estates, this report will

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impact on anyone who owns land property. Change is coming and it

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may be sooner and more radical than expected.

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It group of leading academics say they have grave concerns that

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independence would jeopardise vital medical research. 14 professors from

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all five medical schools are led by the Queen's former surgeon Doctor

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David Carter. The Scottish Government says ground-breaking

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medical research would continue in independent Scotland.

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This row has hit the headlines because of the names on this letter

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and the importance of their work. The 14 professors have made a huge

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role in medical research and they are concerned. Around ?1 billion in

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research grants come to Scotland each year and a quarter of that

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comes from the UK research Council, to put that in perspective this

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group claims around one third of Edinburgh University's total

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research income came from this part of money.

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Many also comes from UK charities and partnerships and in recent years

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has gone on to help build new institutes.

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Doctor David Carter is the former chief medical officer of Scotland

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and the Queen's former surgeon. It is important the public know how

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well we do and where we get the money from. We thought it important

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to express concerns about some of the funding streams. Would you be

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able to continue to fish in the big pool that the UK common research

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area allows us to fish in? The SNP's plan would continue a

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cross-border approach. The group of academics say this would be fraught

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with difficulty and success would be unlikely. The pro-independence group

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says independence would benefit our medical research. They have

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underestimated the real cuts that are happening in British research. A

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reduction of up to 20% over these five years which is over ?1 billion.

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To talk about the impact on Scotland independence within that context

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really seems to be missing the point. Getting further reaction is

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difficult, many of those who govern the universities are remaining

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neutral, and this is one reason this group of academics say they have

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decided to speak out. Detectives in Edinburgh are hunting

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a gang of thieves who have been targeting terrorists by posing as

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police officers. More than ten thefts have taken place in the last

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three weeks. A sure sign that summer is

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approaching, Edinburgh's Royal Mile bustling with tourists. In recent

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weeks, some have been the target of thieves, a gang posing as police

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officers who are struck more than ten times. Their most recent success

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was here. The theft here is typical of how this gang have been

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operating, it began with one of the group approaching two tourists, a

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mother and daughter from Chile, and asking them to take a photograph.

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When his two compasses arrived claiming to be police officers, they

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first searches back before moving on to the tourist' back and making off

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with more than ?1000. -- accomplices. There are out there. I

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would like people who would be members of the public to come

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forward if they see anything suspicious. Earlier, a gang -- and

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the gang attempted another theft. Edinburgh is a city with a

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reputation for being welcoming and safe. Yes, you have to be careful,

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be safe. But I am glad we came. Yet I live in New York. It seems pretty

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safe here. An unwelcome presence on the capital's street, the real

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police want the public's help to catch the bogus police.

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Other stories: A suspicious powder discovered aboard a North Sea oil

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platform has been revealed to be an over-the-counter medicine. Workers

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on this platform where tested earlier this week after police were

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called in when did package was discovered. Lab tests have revealed

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it was crushed pain relief pills. Campaigners opposed to speed cameras

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on the A9 have rejected a private meeting with the A9 safety group and

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has said any discussions should be done in public. The head of the

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petitions committee had set the meeting after voting it could go no

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further with the addition against the ?2.5 million scheme to install

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speed cameras on the Perth to Inverness section of the A9.

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It has been billed as Scotland's Premier open studios art and Craft

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event. Spring Flying takes place this bank holiday weekend and will

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bring ?1 million into the economy of the region. Organisers say it brings

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huge benefit to the 95 studios and artists involved. It is hugely

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important. I will make more than these three days than in the rest of

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the year put together. It pushes each artist forward to try and

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develop and improve from one year to the next.

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Time for the latest sports news. Neil Lennon says he has not lined up

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a new job but knows he made the correct decision to leave Celtic.

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The Scottish champions have begun to look for the person to replace him

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as manager. Who might that be? Alisdair Lamont has the latest. It

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was another day of departure is for Celtic. This time there in 1967

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European Cup winning team set off to the scene of the greatest triumph

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and a more recent club people joined them. It will not properly sink in

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for a little while, it will take some time to digest this decision. I

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am content with my decision. Do you think you will be heading to the

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premiership? I have not given any thought to that at the moment. So as

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Neil Lennon considers his own future, who will Celtic look for in

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a replacement? You need to know a little bit about what is going on

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and if you come from the outside, it is different, you have to adapt and

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that will be related difficult because you do not get time as the

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manager of Celtic to adapt and that is why it needs to be someone with a

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background and history of Celtic. There are plenty of candidates.

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People like Malky Mackay or David Moyes. Owen Coyle is another

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possibility. What about fans favourite Henrik Larsson. Falkenberg

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said he will not leave them this season. I do not think Henrik

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Larsson is ready yet. They are looking for someone who is a good

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manager but also a good coach. Peter Wall and the Celtic board are trying

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to identify that man. Then they have to secure his services. -- Peter

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Wall. She will be present at the

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Commonwealth Games. Lynsey Sharp has not met the qualifying time for the

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800s. She has three more races in which to do so but as our Games

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reporter has been finding out, she remains confident of making the

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Commonwealth Games. She is confident of tying up her Scott -- spot in the

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team Scotland after battling back from injury. Last weekend she was

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one seconds short of the required time but she will try again

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tomorrow. It does not sound like a lot of difference to make up but I

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was struggling last weekend and the 200 metres, an event I do not

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usually do, so hopefully I will perform better. 2012 was a

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successful one for sharp. She got a gold-medal after her Russian

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competitor failed a doping test. She remained sidelined last year

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following surgery on a tendon in her leg. She is getting shape and is

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desperate to make the Commonwealth Games. It is so unique to be in this

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court -- sport. It is a dream time to be involved and represent my

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country and Glasgow. It looks like an athletic Stadium rather than a

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football stadium. She has until the 8th of June to run

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the qualifying time for the 800s. She is buying a place in the four by

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400m release quotes. The rest of the news now.

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Andy Murray has spoken to the person he wants as his new coach but he is

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not saying who it is. He is preparing for the French Open.

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Hibernian take a 2-0 lead in a place for next year 's premiership. The

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manager says the words to their fans to make sure they finish the job.

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The crowd backed us enormously. They argued to their word. When you have

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that support behind you, it is fantastic.

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St Johnstone are not renewing the contracts of three of their cup

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winning squad. Chris alumina, Paddy Craig are amongst those not

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receiving new contracts. Come and's Assistant Manager Sandy

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Clark is parting company with the club.

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You can read all about Celtic's search for a new manager on our

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website. It is a Big Weekend for music lovers

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across Scotland with two music festivals under way. BBC Radio 1's

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Big Weekend takes place in Glasgow said the centre. Andrew Anderson is

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rocking all over Montrose firstly. Good evening from Montrose and good

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evening from the Montrose Music Festival. 4000 fans beginning to

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gather for status quo. They are legends and the headline act.

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Tonight they are blocking Montrose. I caught up with them earlier. They

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gave the interview to us and told me about the set they will be playing.

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We will do Pink Floyd tonight because we are fed up of our own

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music! I prefer them to what we do! My nose is growing! We do most of

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the big hits that people expect from us. We are trying to give them our

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new music. Tell us to play in the hits. The excitement is building, a

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Big Weekend of free music, 200 or so gigs at 20 venues around Montrose.

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This festival has grown hugely since its conception in 2008. It is not

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the only event in Scotland this weekend, the Big Weekend is also

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taking place in Glasgow. It is a very loud weekend here and George

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Square. Radio 1's DJs are warming up the crowd. 15,000 people are

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expected here to see the top dance acts and the world. Over the next 48

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hours anyone who is anyone is coming to Glasgow. One Direction, Coldplay,

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Calvin Harris, Katy Perry, the list goes on. The tickets were snapped up

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in less than one hour. There has been some disruption around tonight

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at but it is estimated that these events are both ?3.5 million to the

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bars and restaurants. If you do not have a ticket, do not try and get

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in, you will only be disappointed. I am hopeful it will remain dry for

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Montrose this evening. There is a bit of rain for the Borders. As I

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mentioned, lots of events. We have the Big Weekend in Glasgow on

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Saturday. It will be a cloudy start with sunny spells by the afternoon.

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Remember and pack your umbrella, you could see one or two heavy showers.

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If you are looking for the ceiling, it is the 40th year of this sailing

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event. Sunny spells should be present. On Sunday they could see

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one or two showers. Winds at a forced three. Not that great for the

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sailors. One or two showers for this evening. Especially for the Solway

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coast. Misty patches and sea fog could develop. Temperatures dipping

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to eight or nine Celsius. Cooler in rural spots. Towards the West on

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Saturday morning we will see some brightness, and that will continue

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for the afternoon. Showers for Dumfries and Galloway. Staying

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unsettled for the Borders. Average temperatures around 15 or 16 Celsius

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but slightly lower in the East at 12 Celsius. If you are planning outdoor

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activities, for the North West Highlands it will be a cloudy start

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and there could be some showers later. Brighter skies for Argyle.

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Showers for the Cairngorms. Out at sea, for Loch Ewe fine and the Mull

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of Kintyre, winds only at a forced three or forced forward. A low

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pressure is never too far away this weekend. For Sunday we are looking

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at the weather system pushing and with showers to end the day on

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Sunday. We are going to see a few showers and some of them could be

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heavy and thundery and it is a similar story for Bank Holiday

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Monday. Increasingly a risk of showers.

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Let us go back to Pauline McLean for an update on the fire at the Glasgow

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School of Art. We have seen a few of the fire engines leaving. They are

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beginning to scale down the operation. There are plenty of

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firefighters inside and outside of the building and they are expected

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to be here for some time. Not the drama and dramatic pictures that we

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saw earlier of the flames at the top of the building with smoke billowing

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throughout the city centre. Neil Baxter, a local architect joins me.

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A very sad day. Desperately sad for Glasgow, architecture and the whole

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of Scotland. We have lost one of our greatest architectural and artistic

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masterpieces. I spoke to a friend in Barcelona this afternoon when I

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commented that this was probably the greatest building in Scotland he

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said it was the greatest in Europe and it has been largely destroyed

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today. Desperately sad. What has been interesting because of social

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media is just how shocked people have been on the other side of the

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world. People have been crying in the streets of Glasgow and that

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sentiment has gone throughout the world and I think Charles Rennie

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Mackintosh's the genius, we have lost the ultimate expression of that

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genius and the art school Library and it is a tragic event. It is

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appalling. We are still waiting to hear more news this evening as to

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what can be said and what will happen next. There seems to be

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extensive damage but we are also hearing that some items perhaps from

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the museum have been salvaged. We will wait to hear much more about

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it. A very sad day not just for Glasgow but across Scotland. Thank

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you, Pauline McLean. Join us again at 8pm. Goodbye.

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