:00:00. > 3:59:59European election results. That's all from the BBC News at Six - so
:00:00. > :00:00.it's goodbye from me and on Patients waiting for treatment - the
:00:00. > :00:09.latest NHS figures show key targets After the art school blaze, a
:00:10. > :00:13.a promise of millions of pounds of help from the
:00:14. > :00:15.Scottish government. The serious accidents caused by
:00:16. > :00:19.young drivers, we look at one scheme The cost of travelling by ferry. New
:00:20. > :00:28.moves to cut fares on the Clyde and What team-mate is done and now it is
:00:29. > :00:35.gone. The cost of travelling by ferry. New
:00:36. > :00:40.moves to cut fares on the Clyde and And as Scotland's footballers
:00:41. > :00:44.prepare for the friendly with Nigeria, police investigate
:00:45. > :01:00.match-fixing claims. Good evening. The NHS has missed a
:01:01. > :01:04.number of key targets to reduce the amount of time people
:01:05. > :01:06.wait for treatment. New figures show more than one in
:01:07. > :01:10.ten people are waiting too long to be seen and, in some areas
:01:11. > :01:35.of Scotland, it is as many When Kenny Boyle got an appointment
:01:36. > :01:39.to meet an orthopaedic surgeon, he thought his long wait for treatment
:01:40. > :01:46.for a back problem went been solved, but he had been sent to a
:01:47. > :01:50.specialist for the treatment, as opposed to meet his back. I have to
:01:51. > :01:57.be belligerent. I may have to move to a part of the country which has
:01:58. > :02:02.basic health management. He lives in Forth Valley, one of four areas
:02:03. > :02:10.which have missed the targets for treatment. Statistics reveal other
:02:11. > :02:14.problems. The 18 week target has been missed, the accident and
:02:15. > :02:21.emergency target was not make either. But staff numbers have
:02:22. > :02:29.risen. The health minister survived a vote of no confidence was keen to
:02:30. > :02:37.point this out. That is the good news. We have recruited in the last
:02:38. > :02:39.year over 1100 additional measures and 155 additional consultants for
:02:40. > :02:49.the national health service in Scotland. It is all part and parcel
:02:50. > :02:55.of the plan to make sure we can do what we can to improve the service
:02:56. > :02:59.for our patients. Services will not improve, according to the Royal
:03:00. > :03:02.College of nursing, because staffing levels are simply back to really
:03:03. > :03:10.they were five years ago, while demand has increased.
:03:11. > :03:12.And Eleanor joins me now in the studio.
:03:13. > :03:27.To Mr target three years after you set it is embarrassing. I think some
:03:28. > :03:33.of the pressures may also be having a knock-on effect. We also know that
:03:34. > :03:40.the way hospitals measuring the waiting times is under closer
:03:41. > :03:43.scrutiny. They therefore find it harder to meet the targets, but
:03:44. > :03:49.there are solutions. You could centralise some of the expensive
:03:50. > :03:52.bets, such as centralising accident and emergency ration on the
:03:53. > :03:57.expensive drugs. Students who lost work as fire swept
:03:58. > :04:00.through the Glasgow School of Art It should give them studio time to
:04:01. > :04:05.develop new work and help rebuild their portfolio following the blaze
:04:06. > :04:19.at the world-renowned building on Since the fire, there has been an
:04:20. > :04:24.enormous effort to try and save the building. There is particular
:04:25. > :04:29.concern for students preparing for the final degree show. There are
:04:30. > :04:40.some fears that many may have lost the entire folio of work. My fourth
:04:41. > :04:45.year, he has spent thousands of pounds. So much of him went into
:04:46. > :04:50.this since his third year. Right at this point, it is not as if he will
:04:51. > :04:59.make it again. What you need is done and now it is gone. It was rate
:05:00. > :05:07.above where the fire started. There was one that that was fireproof, but
:05:08. > :05:15.it was a small piece. I shall we actually finished the day before. We
:05:16. > :05:18.had put the studio 58 and that is beside the studio they got
:05:19. > :05:24.destroyed. Pictures show the devastation inside. The entire
:05:25. > :05:29.studio was destroyed, but there are hopes that the vast majority of work
:05:30. > :05:35.may have actually survived. This has been a devastating few days for
:05:36. > :05:39.staff and students here. You can see items fell been retrieved from the
:05:40. > :05:45.building, but some good news, especially with regard to whether
:05:46. > :05:48.work has been badly affected, the school is launching special
:05:49. > :05:55.bursaries. They will support the students. We have opportunities for
:05:56. > :06:01.them to study elsewhere in Glasgow. There are other institutions in the
:06:02. > :06:04.United Kingdom and Europe. There is an awful lot of detail to work out
:06:05. > :06:11.and that is what we will be doing in the next couple of days. The boys
:06:12. > :06:19.has Brighton offers of help from around the world. They say they will
:06:20. > :06:23.look to match the bursary scheme, see the Scottish government. The
:06:24. > :06:31.United Kingdom government have also said they will make a substantial
:06:32. > :06:35.financial contribution. The bursaries will be named the
:06:36. > :06:38.Phoenix, as the art school is already arising from the ashes.
:06:39. > :06:41.Scotland's rural roads can be dangerous places for drivers and
:06:42. > :06:44.there is a fresh warning about the number of young drivers involved in
:06:45. > :06:49.17 to 19 year olds make up just 1.5% of drivers on our roads, but
:06:50. > :06:52.according to new figures, nearly 12% of people hurt or killed in a car
:06:53. > :06:55.accident are involved in a crash with those young drivers.
:06:56. > :06:58.And in the Northern and Grampian areas of Scotland, that figure rises
:06:59. > :07:02.Our reporter Morag Kinniburgh has been hearing about one scheme to try
:07:03. > :07:14.and cut the numbers of young people involved in road accidents.
:07:15. > :07:21.Crusty sets off on her advanced driving test, aware of the dangers
:07:22. > :07:30.of being a teenage driver. It is a worry. There are people our age who
:07:31. > :07:36.need to be made more aware of the dangers. Car crashes are the biggest
:07:37. > :07:42.killer of young people in the developed world. Casualties are
:07:43. > :07:47.highest in rural areas. Young drivers tend to drive for short
:07:48. > :07:51.distances. They need to look much further ahead. They need to
:07:52. > :08:00.understand what sort of road via Ron worthy of driving to that. And the
:08:01. > :08:07.Borders, they have offered free driving courses for youngsters. You
:08:08. > :08:14.take into consideration of what the weather is like, what the traffic is
:08:15. > :08:19.like, if there are pedestrians about, lots of weird things to try
:08:20. > :08:25.and do. Passing the test can mean lower insurance and lower fuel costs
:08:26. > :08:32.and maybe even a better job. It is fabulous. It was brilliant. It was
:08:33. > :08:38.nerve wracking, but it went smoothly and everything went to plan. If it
:08:39. > :08:48.is going to make people safer, why not do it,. There are laws which may
:08:49. > :08:54.restrict the amount of driving youngsters can do in the future.
:08:55. > :08:58.Still to come on Reporting Scotland...
:08:59. > :09:00.The wills of more than 30,000 Scottish soldiers who died
:09:01. > :09:05.The wills of more than 30,000 Scottish soldiers who died in
:09:06. > :09:12.In sport, the latest news from the Scotland camp ahead of the match
:09:13. > :09:21.against Nigeria. And a bruising encounter for Andy
:09:22. > :09:25.Murray in the opening round of the French Open.
:09:26. > :09:29.The price of sailing to almost every island off the west coast of
:09:30. > :09:33.A Scottish government scheme offering lower fares has brought
:09:34. > :09:38.By October 2015, it will be rolled out to all remaining crossings in
:09:39. > :09:43.One place set to benefit is the Isle of Bute and our reporter Suzanne
:09:44. > :09:46.Allan is at the ferry terminal in Wemyss Bay on the Clyde tonight.
:09:47. > :09:50.Suzanne, it is a busy place for trips to Rothesay, but perhaps
:09:51. > :10:09.It has actually been a really lovely afternoon here. It was mean and mean
:10:10. > :10:14.for our small sail across the water. The scheme has been running in the
:10:15. > :10:18.Western mails for the past 60 years. Travelling numbers are up by about
:10:19. > :10:24.40% on fears are down by about the same. So, I wanted to see what
:10:25. > :10:29.passengers, a 1000 day-trippers thought about the new cut-price
:10:30. > :10:36.fares. They are happy, but wish it had happened a bit sooner. From
:10:37. > :10:45.London to Mull and blogs to Cumbrae, by 2014, 14 favourites will benefit.
:10:46. > :10:50.Passengers were deleted. It is good, but it should have come in before.
:10:51. > :10:59.It will definitely help the trade on the A1. In the Western Isles, it has
:11:00. > :11:05.seen fears cut by 40% in visitor numbers up by the same amount. Butte
:11:06. > :11:11.tourism wants to see cheap fears soon. It is a very important thing
:11:12. > :11:16.for the economy of Bute. We are disappointed we are not getting it
:11:17. > :11:20.sooner. Palin are getting at this October and we would've liked to
:11:21. > :11:25.have get that then, to be on the same playing field as Aaron. To see
:11:26. > :11:31.that a land that a land at its best, you need to bring a car over and it
:11:32. > :11:36.can be expensive. We do not know at the moment how much the fears are
:11:37. > :11:40.going to be. The government say they have not set them and will do
:11:41. > :11:45.neither of the time. But a you base it on what is happening in the
:11:46. > :11:48.Western Isles, they should be a reduction of around 40%. I am
:11:49. > :11:50.booking my vacation now. Scotland's largest council has
:11:51. > :11:52.changed its infant cremation practices, following the baby ashes
:11:53. > :11:54.scandal. Glasgow City Council apologised last
:11:55. > :11:57.year for dispersing the remains of dead infants without their parents'
:11:58. > :12:00.consent, after the practice came to light at Mortonhall Crematorium
:12:01. > :12:02.in Edinburgh. The authority now says it will
:12:03. > :12:05.return any ash left when parents The change comes after a critical
:12:06. > :12:08.report into Mortonhall by former The death of a 43-year-old woman in
:12:09. > :12:17.Renfrewshire is being treated as The woman, whose name has not been
:12:18. > :12:21.released, was found seriously injured at a property in Ewing Road,
:12:22. > :12:24.Lochwinnoch, shortly before midnight Emergency services attended, but she
:12:25. > :12:28.was pronounced dead at the scene. It is understood that police are
:12:29. > :12:30.following a definite line of The Scottish Football Association
:12:31. > :12:39.have been contacted regarding a match-fixing threat surrounding
:12:40. > :12:41.Scotland's friendly against Nigeria at tomorrow night.
:12:42. > :12:44.We can cross to our sports news correspondent, Chris McLaughlin at
:12:45. > :12:59.the BBC's Sport Centre in Salford. Is there any suggestion of any
:13:00. > :13:04.Scottish involvement? We do not know a great deal at the moment. We know
:13:05. > :13:08.that the Scottish claim -- the National crime agency have contacted
:13:09. > :13:13.the Scottish football Association about a threat. It is understood a
:13:14. > :13:18.number of other friendly matches taking place tomorrow have also been
:13:19. > :13:22.highlighted. It is my understanding notes cottage players are not under
:13:23. > :13:32.suspicion. They are not under suspicion. I talked to the Celtic
:13:33. > :13:39.and Nigerian defender recently and said it was not a problem in his own
:13:40. > :13:44.country. We have also tried to talk to see far, but they say there is no
:13:45. > :13:50.specific investigation and bookmakers say the same. So, a cloud
:13:51. > :13:57.over this friendly against Nigeria yes, but the match most definitely
:13:58. > :14:07.about that in the sporting round-up.
:14:08. > :14:10.The First Minister has insisted that Scotland is the best prepared nation
:14:11. > :14:13.on the planet for the opportunities and challenges of independence.
:14:14. > :14:15.Alex Salmond said Scotland had natural resources,
:14:16. > :14:17.an ingenious people and an existing system of government.
:14:18. > :14:20.But the Scottish Secretary Alistair Carmichael said Mr Salmond
:14:21. > :14:23.This from our political editor Brian Taylor.
:14:24. > :14:33.Nicola Sturgeon with her name six. Scotland's Cabinet has come to
:14:34. > :14:40.Rutherglen near Glasgow to consult with people. Outside, fervent
:14:41. > :14:46.supporters of the union preparer. Inside, ministers take questions on
:14:47. > :14:49.welfare, pensions and the economy. The first minister insists Scotland
:14:50. > :14:55.is best placed to adopt independence. We have a tremendous
:14:56. > :15:01.natural lees or space and they history of governance. Since 1999 we
:15:02. > :15:05.have been running the Scottish parliament so we have the
:15:06. > :15:10.institutions of government, not just the legal system but also the
:15:11. > :15:14.parliamentary system. I cannot think of any country which could come to
:15:15. > :15:19.independence in better preparation than Scotland. Alex Salmond had
:15:20. > :15:25.entered to a partial standing ovation. The first Minister
:15:26. > :15:30.announced new funding for the football programme helping young
:15:31. > :15:37.people but his critics say he has to give detailed answers on the cost of
:15:38. > :15:43.independence. He has to, now with some hard and fast answers and he
:15:44. > :15:46.has to be honest with the people of Scotland about the costs. We know
:15:47. > :15:53.that setting up an independent nation will not be cheap. He has to
:15:54. > :15:56.level with the people of Scotland. Tomorrow the Scottish and UK
:15:57. > :16:00.governments will publish competing claims on the economics of
:16:01. > :16:02.independence. Expect a range of responses.
:16:03. > :16:05.A new current affairs programme starts tonight on BBC Two Scotland
:16:06. > :16:07.at 10.30 - and at the helm is Sarah Smith.
:16:08. > :16:12.Yes, Jackie. We've got an exciting show for you tonight.
:16:13. > :16:15.We have an exclusive investigation into the security firm G4S
:16:16. > :16:18.and how the failure of their vetting systems led to the murder of
:16:19. > :16:23.After a series of scandals why are they still being
:16:24. > :16:26.I'll be talking to the chief secretary to the
:16:27. > :16:29.Treasury Danny Alexander about how much it would cost to set
:16:30. > :16:34.The boffins at UK Treasury have added up all the costs associated
:16:35. > :16:37.with creating a new state, but before they have even released
:16:38. > :16:39.their figures they've been rubbished by the Scottish government who
:16:40. > :16:45.And is Ian Rankin really the greatest writer in Scottish history?
:16:46. > :16:52.That's all on Scotland 2014 at 10.30 on BBC Two tonight.
:16:53. > :16:57.A look at other stories from the across the country.
:16:58. > :17:00.Work has begun to install average speed cameras on the A9
:17:01. > :17:04.They're being installed to try to reduce the number of fatal
:17:05. > :17:07.and serious accidents on the parts of the road that are
:17:08. > :17:12.The system is expected to be in use by October.
:17:13. > :17:15.The operator of a North Sea oil platform says it
:17:16. > :17:18.hopes to have repaired a problem with one the installation's wells
:17:19. > :17:22.CNR International has taken nearly a hundred workers off the Ninian
:17:23. > :17:26.Central platform - after a problem was discovered with the well's outer
:17:27. > :17:34.CNR says no oil has been released into the sea.
:17:35. > :17:36.A primary school on one of Scotland's smallest inhabited
:17:37. > :17:39.islands has reopened-after being closed for three years.
:17:40. > :17:40.Highland Council has restarted classes on Canna,
:17:41. > :17:49.a tiny isle off Skye, after two new families moved there.
:17:50. > :17:52.The crime author Ian Rankin has been named ahead of
:17:53. > :17:54.Robert Louis Stevenson and Arthur Conan Doyle as Scotland's
:17:55. > :17:59.The Inspector Rebus creator topped a survey carried out to highlight
:18:00. > :18:01.the National Young Writers' Award, which is aimed
:18:02. > :18:12.Barr's, the makers of Irn Bru, say they've seen a sharp rise in sales
:18:13. > :18:17.The Cumbernauld-based firm say total sales rose by over 5% -
:18:18. > :18:21.that's more than twice as fast as the soft drinks market as a whole.
:18:22. > :18:23.The company recently opened a factory in Milton Keynes, to
:18:24. > :18:40.Let's get tonight's sports news now from Rhona.
:18:41. > :18:42.Well, putting that potential match fixing threat you heard
:18:43. > :18:46.about earlier to one side, Scotland manager Gordon Strachan says he has
:18:47. > :18:49.a full squad to pick from ahead of tomorrow night's friendly
:18:50. > :18:53.Strachan says it's important the national team continue
:18:54. > :18:56.their winning form as they look for a fourth consecutive away victory
:18:57. > :19:07.Scott Brown and his Scotland team-mates have one more working day
:19:08. > :19:11.until the summer holiday begins. The ad in a leafy suburb preparing for
:19:12. > :19:16.the match against Nigeria but the locals are not too excited by the
:19:17. > :19:21.prospect. I met these tranquil surroundings, they are not here for
:19:22. > :19:25.a rest and relaxation but to take care of some serious business before
:19:26. > :19:32.the qualification campaign gets underway against Germany. I hope we
:19:33. > :19:37.continue the form we have been doing, getting control and keeping
:19:38. > :19:43.the ball instead of playing it up the park and hoping for the best. It
:19:44. > :19:47.is a different side, more patient and creating chances. That is in no
:19:48. > :19:51.small part down to the manager who has not allowed talk of a match
:19:52. > :19:54.fixing is that is in no small part down to the manager who has not
:19:55. > :20:01.allowed talk of a match fixing as he readies the squad for the chance at
:20:02. > :20:05.Euro 2016. I am here and have been set a target to do that, and there
:20:06. > :20:09.is nothing better than somebody setting you a target and you achieve
:20:10. > :20:16.it. It has happened to me a couple of times in my life. I know what
:20:17. > :20:21.this group of lads it can be achieved, that is for sure. The deal
:20:22. > :20:25.test of what looks to be an improving Scotland side will come in
:20:26. > :20:27.September but for now they are looking at a fourth successive win
:20:28. > :20:29.away from home. There's good and there?s bad
:20:30. > :20:32.news today for Andy Murray. The good news is he has survived
:20:33. > :20:35.his first round match at the The bad news is,
:20:36. > :20:38.the game-plan didn?t go quite The start of the year has at times
:20:39. > :20:43.been shakey for Murray - today he had to overcome the world no 53
:20:44. > :20:56.Andrey Golubev from Kazakhstan. For Andy Murray, it is a welcome
:20:57. > :21:01.return to Roland Garros after missing last year through injury but
:21:02. > :21:06.it is the first time since 2011 but he goes into a grand slam without
:21:07. > :21:10.Ivan Lendl in his corner. Andy Murray says he knows who he wants to
:21:11. > :21:17.coach him and says he has talked but no clues as to who that is today. It
:21:18. > :21:24.was a confident start from Andy Murray controlling Andrey Golubev
:21:25. > :21:28.around the court. 6-1 in the first set. By the second, Andrey Golubev
:21:29. > :21:36.had found his feet and it was much more even. Even so Andy Murray
:21:37. > :21:46.claimed the set 6-4. Worryingly, Andrey Golubev Power gone into the
:21:47. > :22:00.third set, 6-3. Another set required but it was dealt with swiftly.
:22:01. > :22:04.800 metres runner Guy Learmonth may be based in England at one of the
:22:05. > :22:07.UK's top sporting universities, but he says trips back home also play a
:22:08. > :22:12.Learmonth has already been selected for Team Scotland at Glasgow 2014
:22:13. > :22:15.and says every Scottish athlete "wants to deliver" at these Games.
:22:16. > :22:22.Our Games reporter Jane Lewis has more.
:22:23. > :22:32.Guy Learmonth showed his sporting prowess from an early age. Growing
:22:33. > :22:40.up, he excelled at rugby but at the age of 16, he won the Scottish
:22:41. > :22:44.indoor title over 400 metres. I just realised if I could do that off
:22:45. > :22:55.virtually no athletics training, who knows what I can do? I hung the
:22:56. > :22:59.rugby boots up and went for it. The 22-year-old combines says athletics
:23:00. > :23:03.career with studying in Loughborough but the odd trip home is a must and
:23:04. > :23:11.last year when he was struggling with illness and injury it was key
:23:12. > :23:15.to his selection for Glasgow 2014. I felt really weak and tired and
:23:16. > :23:24.lethargic and thought I had to come home and be around my family and
:23:25. > :23:32.train bound by the riverfront. A few weeks later I was better. Guy
:23:33. > :23:38.Learmonth has already had a taste of running in front of a home crowd.
:23:39. > :23:40.His mother admits watching him when in January was tough and it is
:23:41. > :23:47.unlikely to get any easier this summer. I start with the nervous
:23:48. > :23:54.cough and dumped told if I want to move a few seats away by my family.
:23:55. > :23:59.I can shout a lot and they will try to contain that they get excited.
:24:00. > :24:00.And who can blame her. That's it for tonight.
:24:01. > :24:03.The last wills of more than 30,000 Scottish soldiers who died
:24:04. > :24:06.in conflict are being published online as part of the centenary
:24:07. > :24:10.The database includes the wishes of soldiers from the First
:24:11. > :24:13.and Second World Wars, the Boer War and the Korean War.
:24:14. > :24:20.Our reporter Aileen Clarke has been to see them.
:24:21. > :24:27.Last wishes from the front. Just a few of the heartfelt and handwritten
:24:28. > :24:32.notes from soldiers who put their country first. These were retrieved
:24:33. > :24:38.from pay books on the bodies of soldiers who fell, the majority from
:24:39. > :24:43.the battlefield. In this letter, Private Andrew McNulty was quite
:24:44. > :24:53.specific about how his belongings were to be distributed. My cigarette
:24:54. > :24:58.case to my nephew Charles. My watch chain to my cousin Joseph. My
:24:59. > :25:08.fountain pen to my cousin jeremiad... He was killed in action
:25:09. > :25:14.the following year. All units and regiments are represented so it is a
:25:15. > :25:19.very direct and personal link. It is assumed that one of the men in this
:25:20. > :25:23.photo is Private Thomas Walker from the King's Own Scottish Borderers.
:25:24. > :25:34.On the back he has written a concise well. It is the smallest we have.
:25:35. > :25:39.This is made out in favour of Mrs Brown in Dumfries. He was killed in
:25:40. > :25:45.June that year. There are some from later warmth as well. Private Robert
:25:46. > :25:48.Arnott was killed during the D-day landings and all his possessions
:25:49. > :25:55.were left to his mother on the Isle of Arran. Many of the soldiers would
:25:56. > :26:00.have surely hopes of young Private McNulty that they too would be
:26:01. > :26:08.remembered. Ask my friends to think of me at my best and remember the
:26:09. > :26:10.good of me and forget the bat. -- bad.
:26:11. > :26:26.Thundery downpours today but this evening is derived foremost. You can
:26:27. > :26:30.see the heavy showers and those should fade with some brightness are
:26:31. > :26:36.owned to end the day. Overnight, showers Street, largely dry but
:26:37. > :26:43.cloudy and the cloud thickening up with outbreaks of rain at times. Fog
:26:44. > :26:46.in the hills to the east coast and consequently lower temperatures but
:26:47. > :26:54.for most towns and cities around 10 Celsius. Tomorrow morning of the
:26:55. > :26:57.better of a north-South split. Outbreaks of showery rain but
:26:58. > :27:03.certainly around Perth, largely dry with the best of any brighter
:27:04. > :27:07.weather on offer. By mid afternoon, it will not be raining all day but
:27:08. > :27:14.be prepared for rain to come and go one across the South, temperatures
:27:15. > :27:20.around 14 Celsius. Then the East Coast, quite chilly for Aberdeen,
:27:21. > :27:28.Dundee, Edinburgh. The North West gets the best of any weather,
:27:29. > :27:32.probably dry but cloudy. The rest of the afternoon into the evening,
:27:33. > :27:37.being cloudy with patchy and damp conditions. Looking at the bigger
:27:38. > :27:42.picture, the rain is all associated with an area of low pressure. That
:27:43. > :27:49.is with us through the overnight period into Thursday morning. Still
:27:50. > :27:54.they are to start the day but it improves because all the while it is
:27:55. > :27:59.moving west and south with dry and bright whether starting to move
:28:00. > :28:04.south. Temperatures, around 16 Celsius and feeling pleasant. The
:28:05. > :28:09.good news and to Friday, high-pressure continuing to build,
:28:10. > :28:19.largely dry and settled but always some lighter showers. We like Diane
:28:20. > :28:22.settled. We are back with the headlines at 8pm but until then,
:28:23. > :28:25.good evening.