:00:00. > :00:08.A review is ordered into the care at one of our busiest hospitals
:00:09. > :00:14.There has been a rise in greenhouse gas emissions, but the
:00:15. > :00:17.Scottish Government insists it is on track for long-terms reductions.
:00:18. > :00:20.Fewer young people are going on to reoffend
:00:21. > :00:27.And Hibs sack manager Terry Butcher following their relegation
:00:28. > :00:40.It became clear we needed freshness. That was a decision that was
:00:41. > :00:53.unanimously taken. A review of the quality of care
:00:54. > :00:57.at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary has been ordered after clinical staff
:00:58. > :01:00.raised concerns directly with It comes just days after accident
:01:01. > :01:05.and emergency consultants raised fears over the safety of patients
:01:06. > :01:20.because of staff shortages. Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, the
:01:21. > :01:24.biggest hospital in the North of Scotland. A team of inspectors will
:01:25. > :01:30.look into concerns about the care some patients are receiving. The
:01:31. > :01:34.team from Healthcare Improvement Scotland will focus on specialist
:01:35. > :01:39.surgery, emergency medicine and the care of the elderly. The concerns
:01:40. > :01:42.raised by what is described as a small group of clinical staff
:01:43. > :01:48.directly with the Scottish Government. They have raised
:01:49. > :01:52.concerns about quality in some areas, about care of the elderly.
:01:53. > :01:58.Healthcare Improvement Scotland will be looking at them in particular to
:01:59. > :02:02.make sure and reassure the public, particularly in Aberdeen, but across
:02:03. > :02:06.the whole of Scotland, that everything is safe and of a high
:02:07. > :02:15.quality. Only last week, two consultants on patient safety was at
:02:16. > :02:19.risk because of staff shortages. The maternity hospital has also come
:02:20. > :02:25.into criticism because of hygiene and cleanliness. A Chief Executive
:02:26. > :02:29.insists he would be resigning. Absolutely not. I believe I'm the
:02:30. > :02:32.right person to leave the organisation and the things being
:02:33. > :02:40.highlighted need to be investigated, health improvement Scotland will
:02:41. > :02:44.investigate. What would you say to a patient who is in or due to go to
:02:45. > :02:49.the hospital for care? I would happily place any member of my
:02:50. > :02:59.family in the care of the colleagues there. The inspection team should
:03:00. > :03:03.publish a report by November. Obviously, there appears to be a
:03:04. > :03:11.serious problem here, what is the background?
:03:12. > :03:15.It is high-level stuff. Thousands of people are treated here every year,
:03:16. > :03:21.the vast majority will be grateful, thankful and satisfied. But there is
:03:22. > :03:25.clearly a serious problem between on the one hand the senior management
:03:26. > :03:30.of NHS Grampian and the consultants and senior doctors on the wards and
:03:31. > :03:34.operating theatres. I am told it was a senior consultant who went to the
:03:35. > :03:43.Health Secretary to raise concerns. I am also told that although NHS
:03:44. > :03:49.Grampian were invited -- invited inspectors in. One person raise
:03:50. > :03:54.concerns about senior positions which are still to be filmed here
:03:55. > :03:55.and this may be a difficult task with so much criticism and
:03:56. > :03:58.controversy swirling around. More polluting gases are being
:03:59. > :04:01.released into the atmosphere, despite efforts to turn Scotland
:04:02. > :04:03.into a world leader New Scottish Government figures
:04:04. > :04:07.show that more of the gases believed to contribute to climate
:04:08. > :04:10.change are being emitted here. Here's our correspondent,
:04:11. > :04:21.Jamie McIvor. Most scientists agree that the
:04:22. > :04:26.climate is changing, and blame gases like carbon dioxide. Many
:04:27. > :04:31.governmentss worldwide are striving to cut emissions. Scotland's targets
:04:32. > :04:35.are very ambitious, but the latest figures show the amount of
:04:36. > :04:41.greenhouse gas being committed is actually going up. The equivalent of
:04:42. > :04:45.52.9 million tonnes of carbon dioxide was emitted into the
:04:46. > :04:54.atmosphere from Scotland in 2012, up from 52.5 million. In simple terms,
:04:55. > :04:57.it was a cold winter and we had a high amount of energy being used.
:04:58. > :05:03.That meant residential emissions went up. Also because Cole has
:05:04. > :05:04.become relatively cheap, that has meant power producers have been
:05:05. > :05:14.using coal. -- hole. The Government insists Scotland
:05:15. > :05:19.remains on track to reach a long-term targets. By 2020, they
:05:20. > :05:24.want the amount emitted from Scotland to be 42% down from 1990.
:05:25. > :05:32.There is still a long way to go. By 2012, they were just two thirds of
:05:33. > :05:36.the way there. Unless things change, we risk bringing the whole concept
:05:37. > :05:41.of the Scottish climate change targets into disrepute. One way to
:05:42. > :05:48.cut emissions is to generate more powers from -- power from renewable
:05:49. > :05:54.sources. In Inverness, demonstrators were fighting plans for a large wind
:05:55. > :05:59.farm. We are in favour of them, provided they are in the right
:06:00. > :06:03.place. They have a role to play in combating climate change, which we
:06:04. > :06:08.know has already had a significant impact. There are many, many
:06:09. > :06:13.different sites which are more suitable. Scotland's targets to cut
:06:14. > :06:16.greenhouse gas emissions is more ambitious than the rest of
:06:17. > :06:20.Britain's. The Scottish Government said the targets will be met, but
:06:21. > :06:25.getting there is proving easier said than done.
:06:26. > :06:29.The former MSP Tommy Sheridan has begun a fresh bid to overturn
:06:30. > :06:33.He was jailed for three years in 2011 for lying during
:06:34. > :06:35.his successful defamation action against the News of the World.
:06:36. > :06:38.The now defunct paper had made allegations about Mr Sheridan's
:06:39. > :06:41.He has always maintained his innocence and today lodged
:06:42. > :06:44.an application with the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission.
:06:45. > :06:46.He said he was confident his conviction would be quashed.
:06:47. > :06:50.The First Minister has described comments by the Swedish Foreign
:06:51. > :06:54.Minister, Carl Bildt, on Scottish independence as very foolish.
:06:55. > :06:57.In a newspaper interview, Mr Bildt suggested independence
:06:58. > :07:02.would lead to ?the Balkanisation of the British Isles?.
:07:03. > :07:10.Our political correspondent, Glenn Campbell, has this exclusive report.
:07:11. > :07:20.Sweden and the way of life here is often hailed by the SNP as a model
:07:21. > :07:25.for an independent Scotland to follow. But Carl Bildt have not
:07:26. > :07:26.repay those compliments. On Scottish independence, he told the financial
:07:27. > :07:42.Times... -- Financial Times. The First Minister has taken
:07:43. > :07:49.exception to these remarks. I think the term was foolish. And insulting
:07:50. > :07:53.to this democratic process, but insulting to the new European member
:07:54. > :07:59.states from the Balkans who are now part of the democracy of the EU.
:08:00. > :08:03.Hosting David Cameron and other centre-right leaders in Sweden, the
:08:04. > :08:10.country's Prime Minister chose not to echo his Foreign Minister's
:08:11. > :08:17.remarks. I think we can say that we have a lot of experiences in
:08:18. > :08:24.referendums and we have learned to respect the results. Sweden's man in
:08:25. > :08:26.Scotland chose not to comment, but a spokesman for Carl Bildt said the
:08:27. > :08:30.Foreign Minister stands by his comments. Comments the Liberal
:08:31. > :08:37.Democrats say reflect a wider concerns. It is not a term that I
:08:38. > :08:41.would use, but is quite clear that leaders across the world are
:08:42. > :08:46.expressing concerns about the break-up of the United Kingdom.
:08:47. > :08:52.United Kingdom is a force for good. It may be that other world leaders
:08:53. > :08:56.will choose to stick an all into the referendum debate, but so far most
:08:57. > :09:10.have navigated away from controversy. -- oar.
:09:11. > :09:17.Terry Butcher has been sacked from Hibernian with immediate effect. We
:09:18. > :09:20.will have the latest. And Olympic champion says good news for all
:09:21. > :09:27.Scottish athletes. Fewer young people are committing
:09:28. > :09:30.offences after being released from prison or
:09:31. > :09:32.after another type of sentence. It comes
:09:33. > :09:34.as independent research suggests significant falls in the frequency
:09:35. > :09:37.and severity of offending among young people after taking part in a
:09:38. > :09:41.youth violence project in Glasgow. Our Home Affairs Correspondent
:09:42. > :09:45.is here with the details. How to keep it that way has been
:09:46. > :09:51.the challenge. Almost 43,000 were released
:09:52. > :09:55.from jail in the year 2011-12, Within the next twelve months,
:09:56. > :10:00.just under 30% were convicted again, down 1%, and continuing
:10:01. > :10:06.the trend of the past ten years. Most likely to reoffend, at 34.5%,
:10:07. > :10:10.young people under 21. Targeting persistent offending
:10:11. > :10:30.among young people is a key aim. Working with a young offender,
:10:31. > :10:33.sessions like this help ensure young people never been in trouble with
:10:34. > :10:46.the law are less likely to offend again. 15 new old James is a typical
:10:47. > :10:50.offender on the pilot scheme in Glasgow. Excluded from school and
:10:51. > :10:57.infrequent trouble. Trouble in school and with the police. Fighting
:10:58. > :11:03.and stuff. Did you want to come here or were you send here? Send here,
:11:04. > :11:11.but I thought I wanted to come, too, so I could get out of trouble. It
:11:12. > :11:17.helps you. Have you stayed out of trouble since you came here? A
:11:18. > :11:21.little bit, yeah. The alternative is sending offenders to prison, but
:11:22. > :11:27.almost 60% release from short sentences went on to commit further
:11:28. > :11:32.crimes. One charity says the approach is working. The work we do
:11:33. > :11:36.keeps them out of prison, reduces harm to their communities which is
:11:37. > :11:40.the most important thing, especially the harm caused by violence and
:11:41. > :11:42.indeed reduces the harm that they cause to themselves quite often.
:11:43. > :11:44.The Government's spending almost ?8 million to support
:11:45. > :11:50.Independent researchers say it's successful - 38% fewer convictions
:11:51. > :11:53.for assault and weapon possession, 62% in trouble less frequently than
:11:54. > :11:57.And, at ?240 a week, it's considerably cheaper than the
:11:58. > :12:05.?1,000 it costs to keep an offender in a young offenders' institution.
:12:06. > :12:08.The Government says it hopes this will mean reoffending
:12:09. > :12:14.A 33-year-old man has appeared at the High Court in Edinburgh
:12:15. > :12:17.charged with murdering his wife and their two-year-old son.
:12:18. > :12:21.Gary Lockhart denies strangling his wife, Janet, and suffocating
:12:22. > :12:25.their son, Michael, at their home in Bonnyrigg last December.
:12:26. > :12:29.The case is expected to go to trial in September.
:12:30. > :12:32.The operators of Newcastle Airport are warning an independent Scotland
:12:33. > :12:35.would cost them thousands of passengers a year and lead to major
:12:36. > :12:40.The SNP has pledged to cut airport passenger duty
:12:41. > :12:47.in an independent Scotland to make flying from here cheaper.
:12:48. > :12:59.Newcastle Airport operators are worried. They fear their business
:13:00. > :13:05.will be badly hit Scotland decides to become independent. The SNP as
:13:06. > :13:11.pledged to cut passenger duty in independent Scotland. Newcastle fear
:13:12. > :13:13.that will be a drop in numbers. Customers will shop around for the
:13:14. > :13:18.cheapest flight and will travel quite a long distances to get those
:13:19. > :13:22.flags. We are obviously concerned that customers from the north East
:13:23. > :13:28.of England will travel to Scottish airports. -- get those flights. A
:13:29. > :13:33.family of four could save money compared with similar flight from
:13:34. > :13:36.England. The SNP said tax would be cut under independence and scrap it
:13:37. > :13:42.entirely when finances are allowed. Some parties have called for tax to
:13:43. > :13:46.be devolved to Scotland if Scotland votes no under a different
:13:47. > :13:51.settlements. It is the highest taxed in you and we are in a competitive
:13:52. > :13:56.market. Effectively, every time we have a debate with an airline, we
:13:57. > :14:08.start behind in terms of money on every passenger. Could Scotland gain
:14:09. > :14:11.at the expense of England? Edinburgh airport has seen an increase in
:14:12. > :14:16.international passenger numbers thanks to several new routes being
:14:17. > :14:20.introduced. Scotland's business -- busiest airport has called for duty
:14:21. > :14:24.to be scrapped right across the UK as the main competition comes from
:14:25. > :14:29.other European cities. But there is no doubt that if the tax was only
:14:30. > :14:30.low in Scotland, it could be a big boost for it and other Scottish
:14:31. > :14:33.airports. A major redevelopment of one
:14:34. > :14:35.of Glasgow's best-loved theatres has moved a step closer with the
:14:36. > :14:38.announcement of ?5 million pounds from the Heritage Lottery Fund.
:14:39. > :14:41.The Citizens, in the Gorbals, helped launch the careers of the likes
:14:42. > :14:44.of Stanley Baxter, Bill Paterson and Gary Oldman. The project
:14:45. > :14:47.promises better access in a new foyer and improvements
:14:48. > :14:53.to the Victorian auditorium. A look at other stories from the
:14:54. > :14:56.across the country... A woman whose mother was killed at a
:14:57. > :15:00.car rally in the Highlands more than a year ago has called for fatal
:15:01. > :15:03.accident inquiries following the recent rally crash in the Borders
:15:04. > :15:07.which left three people dead. Kerry Johnston says she believes inquiries
:15:08. > :15:10.held in open court are needed. An organisation set up seven years
:15:11. > :15:13.ago to safeguard train services between Stranraer and Glasgow has
:15:14. > :15:15.been formally designated Scotland's first Community Rail Partnership.
:15:16. > :15:18.The organisation's aim is to use the railway to boost tourism and
:15:19. > :15:20.economic development. A pilot project in Aberdeenshire to
:15:21. > :15:23.try to eradicate the potentially dangerous Giant Hogweed plant by
:15:24. > :15:26.using black faced sheep to eat it, is to be extended. Scottish Natural
:15:27. > :15:29.Heritage says the results are "very promising". The plant can cause
:15:30. > :15:32.severe burns to humans, but There are plans by locals for a
:15:33. > :15:37.memorial to two airmen killed in a war-time accident 70 years ago this
:15:38. > :15:59.month. French-born pilot Claudius When we were here last year, you
:16:00. > :16:02.could not even see the sheep. No, you can see them read-only and the
:16:03. > :16:06.houses there. It is fantastic see. There are plans by locals for a
:16:07. > :16:11.memorial to two airmen killed in a war-time accident 70 years ago this
:16:12. > :16:14.month. French-born pilot Claudius Echallier and engineer Edwin
:16:15. > :16:16.Staniford died when their plane The man in charge of the world
:16:17. > :16:25.doping agency says Glasgow 2104 could be the cleanest Commonwealth
:16:26. > :16:28.Games ever. 4,500 athletes will compete in Glasgow this summer and
:16:29. > :16:31.around a quarter of them will be tested. In the first of two reports
:16:32. > :16:35.on doping in sport our Commonwealth Games reporter Jane Lewis looks at
:16:36. > :16:53.the steps being taken to beat the One of the fastest men in the wild
:16:54. > :16:59.has been banned for taking drugs. Two world-class athletes who will
:17:00. > :17:04.not be in Glasgow. They are serving bans for doping. The battle against
:17:05. > :17:08.drugs in sport continues and the Scotsman is at the centre. He is
:17:09. > :17:14.hoping for a clean Commonwealth Games and is confident. Certainly,
:17:15. > :17:22.the mechanics have been put in place. The games Federation take it
:17:23. > :17:28.very clearly and seriously. There is no reason why these games in Glasgow
:17:29. > :17:34.should not set a standard four games in the future. UK anti-doping have
:17:35. > :17:39.been contracted to carry out all the testing. About 1000 tests will be
:17:40. > :17:46.conducted during the Commonwealth Games across all the 17 sports. A
:17:47. > :17:48.similar amount that taken in India four years ago, resulting in for
:17:49. > :17:57.positive results. The athletes will be chaperoned at
:17:58. > :18:03.all times until they are ready to go to the room to provide a sample.
:18:04. > :18:12.They will be supervised by an officer. It is a full observation.
:18:13. > :18:18.They have two remove their clothes between testing areas. The samples
:18:19. > :18:26.will be split into two bottles, which is done by the athlete. These
:18:27. > :18:33.bottles are then sealed. From there, the sample was put into a bag which
:18:34. > :18:37.is sealed and then into a box, which is also sealed. Out of competition
:18:38. > :18:42.testing has become significant in the battle against doping. We will
:18:43. > :18:46.have more understood moral as well as the role that education plays in
:18:47. > :18:48.anti-doping. Let us stay with sport and Rhona has
:18:49. > :18:52.got the developments of the day. Yes, developments in the east of the
:18:53. > :18:56.country, with the sacking of the Hibs manager Terry Butcher. The
:18:57. > :18:58.former England captain took over from Pat Fenlon just seven months
:18:59. > :19:02.ago and, despite a good start, the team?s form slumped and they were
:19:03. > :19:05.relegated from the top flight. Our reporter Brian Mclaughlin is at
:19:06. > :19:22.Easter Road. Is Butchers sacking a It is just over two weeks ago that
:19:23. > :19:27.the club lost out any dramatic radio at relegation play-off match against
:19:28. > :19:32.Hamilton. Despite holding a 2-goal advantage from the away leg, they
:19:33. > :19:37.lost that advantage and then lost a penalty shoot out and mirror
:19:38. > :19:41.relegated to the championship next year. There were demonstrations
:19:42. > :19:45.after the game and again at the weekend. Most of these are against
:19:46. > :19:51.the chairman of the club. The new chief executive took over just a few
:19:52. > :19:56.days ago, but is short time ago, she told me why there had been the
:19:57. > :20:02.change and Terry Butcher was no longer manager. It became clear that
:20:03. > :20:07.we needed a bit of freshness and the change of direction. That is the
:20:08. > :20:11.direction we have taken. I am genuinely saddened by it. I really
:20:12. > :20:22.did not want to inherit a situation like this. We have got to plan for
:20:23. > :20:30.the future. Who will be club tonne to know? The new manager will be the
:20:31. > :20:34.eighth in the past ten years at this club. The chief executive said it is
:20:35. > :20:43.not about the timing by getting the right person for the job. It is a
:20:44. > :20:54.big club, so whoever comes on board has to realise that we are in the
:20:55. > :20:58.the championship next year. Former captain Ian Murray is one of the
:20:59. > :21:08.front runners and also Stuart McCall, someone who worked with Mrs
:21:09. > :21:14.Dempster at Motherwell very closely. They begin their campaign
:21:15. > :21:19.at the end of July. They will also have a lot of new players by then,
:21:20. > :21:21.so a big task for whoever takes over from Terry Butcher.
:21:22. > :21:24.Now, a look at what else is happening across Scottish sport.
:21:25. > :21:28.It is a tough draw for Glasgow Warriors in the Champions Cup. They
:21:29. > :21:30.play French side Montpellier, six-time English champions Bath and
:21:31. > :21:33.four-time Heineken Cup Champions Toulouse. Edinburgh Rugby will play
:21:34. > :21:36.Bordeaux, London Welsh and Lyon in Pool 4 of the Challenge Cup.
:21:37. > :21:39.The SFA is considering leaving Hampden Park when its lease expires
:21:40. > :21:42.in six year's time. That could mean Scotland matches played at different
:21:43. > :21:47.Freya Ross has had to withdraw from the Scotland Team at the
:21:48. > :21:55.Commonwealth Games. Ross was the first Briton home at the London
:21:56. > :21:58.I would not mind of the irritated that because we have excellent
:21:59. > :22:11.stadiums. Freya Ross has had to withdraw from
:22:12. > :22:14.the Scotland Team at the Commonwealth Games. Ross was the
:22:15. > :22:17.first Briton home at the London marathon. She has been unable to
:22:18. > :22:21.train properly because of because of Former world champion and Olympic
:22:22. > :22:24.bronze medallist Beth Tweddle has been in Glasgow to promote the World
:22:25. > :22:27.Gymnastics Championship. She says that Scotland have a great chance of
:22:28. > :22:42.winning medals at the Glasgow The Scottish squad is very good,
:22:43. > :22:46.particularly on the boys side. And being on home soil, I am sure they
:22:47. > :22:48.will be very keen to bring home medals.
:22:49. > :22:52.I would not mind of the irritated that because we have excellent
:22:53. > :22:56.And there are more sports stories, plus all the latest news, 24 hours a
:22:57. > :22:58.day, on BBC Sport Scotland's website.
:22:59. > :23:02.World-class athletes like Mo Farah will be in Glasgow not once, but
:23:03. > :23:05.twice, this summer. The Diamond League Match at Hampden will be a
:23:06. > :23:08.star-studded first taste of the track for those hoping to excel at
:23:09. > :23:12.Glasgow 2014. To look ahead to it all I caught up with the former
:23:13. > :23:15.Olympic and Commonwealth Champion Marlon Devonish. He says the Hampden
:23:16. > :23:22.Roar could boost Scots performances by at least 5%.
:23:23. > :23:35.Marlon Devonish As a three-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist.
:23:36. > :23:47.He is an expert to talk about the track. The changeover is good. I
:23:48. > :23:51.remember back in 2002 in Manchester. Being in front of the home crowd
:23:52. > :24:00.lifted my performance by at least 5%. I think it will have the same
:24:01. > :24:05.effect here. The weather is not particularly pretty today. I hope
:24:06. > :24:17.that it is not the Commonwealth Games. But even if it is, it is the
:24:18. > :24:24.same for everybody on the track. You will still get great performances.
:24:25. > :24:35.Letters up the intensity a little. You need to get in the evil right
:24:36. > :24:37.mindset. I want you to look down the line and imagine you winning the 100
:24:38. > :24:59.metres. On your marks, set, go! There was no way I was going to run
:25:00. > :25:04.100 metres. A look at the Port Scotland 2014 has won tonight. There
:25:05. > :25:12.will be a special report on organised crime gangs from Russia
:25:13. > :25:16.targeting people here with cyber attacks.
:25:17. > :25:31.In southern Scotland at the moment, some lovely sunshine, but still some
:25:32. > :25:39.hit fairly heavy showers across the northern part of the country.
:25:40. > :25:48.Overnight, much of the country dry, with clear spells. Very e-mailed
:25:49. > :25:58.also for most places. -- mailed. Tomorrow starts largely dry. We will
:25:59. > :26:06.see the odd passing shower. The emphasis for most others on dry and
:26:07. > :26:14.sunny weather. Some showers across the south, but most of us enjoying
:26:15. > :26:20.some nice sunny weather, with high temperatures of 20 Celsius in the
:26:21. > :26:30.East Coast. Temperatures feeling well across much of the north of the
:26:31. > :26:38.country as well. Dry overnight tomorrow night, with the cloud
:26:39. > :26:42.thickening up on Thursday morning. The high-pressure responsible for
:26:43. > :26:46.the dry weather tomorrow, starts to get pushed away to the south and we
:26:47. > :26:50.can see this low-pressure weather front pushing in. That will bring
:26:51. > :26:59.some rain into the north-west Highlands on wet Thursday. Cloud
:27:00. > :27:01.thickening up with rain pushing through the Northern Isles. The
:27:02. > :27:10.south and East should escape the worst of this. We hold onto the good
:27:11. > :27:14.temperatures. The weather front pushes southwards during the course
:27:15. > :27:19.of Friday, bringing rain to central areas.
:27:20. > :27:27.The remainder of the main headlines. A review of quality care that
:27:28. > :27:33.Aberdeen Royal Infirmary has been ordered after staff raised concerns.
:27:34. > :27:35.And the energy regulator has written to the big six energy firms asking
:27:36. > :27:38.why they have not reduced prices. And that is Reporting Scotland. Our
:27:39. > :27:41.next main bulletin is just after the ten o'clock news. Until then, from
:27:42. > :27:45.everyone on the team, across the