17/06/2014 Reporting Scotland

following a breakthrough in relations. -- in Iran.

A former soldier is convicted of murdering the Greenock teenager

Elaine Doyle. John Docherty claimed he was innocent but a jury found him

guilty nearly 30 years after Elaine's body was discovered in an

What do you know about the murder? Nothing.

The baby ashes scandal - a report calls for changes in the law while

the government says it's setting up a team to investigate what happened.

I saw my daughter's coffin being carried. I don't know what happened

to her afterwards. Also on the programme: the former

prime minister John Major warns that an independent Scotland wouldn't be

welcome in NATO if it ditches He spent six years at the club, now

John Collins is appointed assistant And it's officially hot - how parts

of the country stayed cool in 28 years after

teenager Elaine Doyle was found murdered in a lane near her Greenock

home a man has been found guilty of the crime. Former soldier John

Docherty strangled Elaine as she made her way home from a night out.

She was just 16. Catriona Renton reports on how detectives got their

man. What do you know about the murder of

Elaine Doyle? Nothing, other than what I have read. 428 years this man

kicked a secret. John Docherty was today found guilty of murdering

16-year-old Elaine Doyle. Tonight, some answers for her family.

It was a great and just verdict. I am very happy. On the night she was

murdered, Elaine was out with her best friend. They had been at a

disco. Aileen phoned her mum and dad to say she would be home around

midnight and walked home alone. She never made it home. She was

strangled and murdered -- Elaine Doyle. At 7am on the morning of the

2nd of June 1986, a neighbour found her body. She was naked and there

were marks around her neck and her clothes were strewn around the lane.

What makes the story more tragic is that she was literally yards from

her parents's front door. A massive police investigation followed at the

time. Hundreds of officers worked on the case and Elaine Doyle's mother

pleaded with the public to help find the killer. It was my daughter who

was murdered and we must catch her killer! The other criticisms that

police had contaminated the murder scene. In particular that they had

laid a blanket over the body. But developments in forensics I meant

this case never closed. We did not know whose DNA was at the

time because it was not on the national DNA database. However, as

enquiries were progressed by police, individuals were requested

to provide DNA samples. And DNA samples turned up John Docherty. As

part of the operation, thousands of DNA samples were taken and the Crown

Office opened its cold Case unit to reinvestigate. John Docherty from

Greenock, did not come to attention of the police at the time. He

volunteered a DNA sample and it was a one in 1 billion match. Throughout

the trial, he named 41 other people he said could be her killer. This is

the first successful prosecution for the Crown's cold Case unit. Elaine

Doyle's mother said that the pain does not go away but she said we now

have justice for my daughter. John Docherty is no longer a free man. He

faces life in prison. There should be widespread changes

in practice and law surrounding the cremation of babies in Scotland.

That's according to an inquiry set up in the aftermath of a

decades-long scandal at Mortonhall crematorium in Edinburgh, where

staff secretly buried or scattered ashes while telling parents none

existed. A commission led by Lord Bonomy, a High court judge, has made

64 recommendations. Among them - an urgent review of cremation

procedures across the country, changes in the law, and a national

code of practice. And tonight, an investigation into all allegations

surrounding infant cremation has been set up. Morag Kinniburgh

reports. This woman from Glasgow says she has

two children, even though her daughter was till dawn. I do not see

how a crematorium can be so heartless. I saw my daughter's

coffin being carried and I saw it go behind the curtains. I don't know

what happened to her after that. The scandal first emerged at

Edinburgh's Mortonhall crematorium, which secretly disposed of babies's

ashes. For decades, parents were told their babies were so small that

there would be no Ashes. This has affected crematoria in other

locations. There are to be further investigations into what happened at

this crematorium in Aberdeen. The Government has announced a national

investigations unit as well as new laws and guidance for those working

in hospitals, undertakers and crematorium is.

I am confident this will not happen again that we must make sure the

learn lessons and that is why the investigation unit is such an

important part to provide answers to the families about their personal

circumstances. Best practice will be upright throughout the industry

across the country. People were not given choices. They were told lies.

The paperwork has been changed. They have changed things to suit

themselves so they do not get into trouble for what they have been

doing. Many families do not know why their loved ones were treated with

such little respect. Who was responsible? And will anyone ever be

held to account? The establishment of this new unit gives families hope

they will get answers one day. The report also reveals that parents

in various other parts of Scotland were denied ashes because of

concerns from staff that they might be burnt. Our reporter Kevin Keane

is at Aberdeen's Hazlehead Crematorium. Kevin, what have we

learnt? This is the first time that any

light has been shed on the reasons why some parents were not able to be

offered ashes. The reasons seem to be startlingly simple. In the 1980s,

high sided metal trays were introduced into the adult readers to

contain the Ashes from babies and their customs. So they could be

handed back to parents. But here in Aberdeen and that several other

locations, staff objected to using them because they were concerned

that handling the hot metal after the process had ended, would see

them or their hands being burned. For that reason they were never

introduced. Then, in November last year, staff year went to another

crematorium to see how procedures could be improved. They learned that

they had mitigated against the risk of burning by using gloves. Lord

Bonomy has recommended that other crematoria like this one full

Aberdeen's example and introduce gloves to ensure those babies can be

offered as ashes to parents. You're watching Reporting Scotland

from the BBC. Still to come: The teenager who's taken the place

of her late brother as a In sport, the new Celtic assistant

manager has been named. And we look ahead to one of the

biggest Scotland England battles of The health secretary is calling for

the immediate suspension of the use of controversial mesh implants. The

medical devices are used to ease incontinence in women, and some of

the fifteen hundred who receive the implants in Scotland each year

suffer painful complications. Our political correspondent Lucy Adams

reports. Hundreds of women campaigning for

mesh implants to be banned claimed to have suffered painful

combinations. Operations for incontinence they believed would be

routine has been debilitating. Their campaign has borne fruit today. BI

have asked the acting Chief Medical Officer this week to write to all

health boards to request them to immediately suspend these procedures

both types of procedure. Until further evidence becomes available

from the reports next year. The EU report on the independent review I

have set up. This woman had to give up work aged 46 and is now in

constant pain. People lost their jobs, their Family Lives, who they

are, and now today no one else will ever have to do that. That is a

positive for Scotland. It is great for Scotland. A real positive for

all of us as women that we brought this to the table and they have

listened to us. At the Scottish Parliament, Alex Neil said he did

not have the power to suspend the use of mesh implants. The medical

advice has not changed but to avoid legal concerns, they found a way to

temporarily suspend their views by making new recommendations to health

boards. Some health boards have already stopped using the devices.

Critics question the delayed response. Why did this not happened

last year when these cases were dropped for? We met them last year

and nothing has changed in that one year period. And yet, only today he

announces that 1800 more women have been fitted with this device in that

one year period. Why did he? The regulator has asked to see new

evidence from Scotland but says their position is unchanged. While a

small number of women have experienced distressing effects, the

benefits of these tapes and meshes outweigh the risks. These women say

it means the world to them that their campaign should prevent others

from suffering. The former prime minister, Sir John

Major, has warned that an independent Scotland may be frozen

out of the NATO military alliance. In a speech in Edinburgh, he said

SNP plans to get rid of nuclear weapons would undermine western

defence and Scotland's international relations. The SNP say he's "out of

touch". Here's our political John Major's party suffered an

election wipe-out in Scotland when he was minister. But he does not

seem to a grudge. I am delighted to be in Scotland

today. He is here to make the case for the Union. It is a case he made

on the streets of Scotland in the 1990s, campaigning against

devolution. He is hoping for better luck arguing against independence

now. Any speech to the Scottish parliamentary journalists

Association in Edinburgh, the Pinus argued that batting independence to

remove nuclear weapons from Scotland would be a mistake. -- the former

Prime Minister. America would not forgive nor

forget. And yet the separatists assume that membership of NATO is

almost a given. Trust me, ditch trident and it would be far from

that. The Scottish Government says it would negotiate the safe removal

of Trident from Scotland within five years of independence and believes

that would be acceptable to NATO. The vast majority of members are

non-nuclear members. Most do not allow nuclear warships to pass

through their territory. So Scotland would be with the majority of NATO

members are non-nuclear state. The latest survey conducted last year

says that 41% of those polled said Trident should continue to be based

on the Clyde. 37% say it should not remain. If Tridents did leave

Scotland, John Major thinks relocation problems could force the

rest of the UK to give it up. He does not agree with yes supporters

who think that would be an added bonus.

A look at other stories from the across the country.

Highland Council is being pressed to release information about radon gas

levels. Inventory, levels were seven times higher than recommended. New

testing has been done since measures were put in place. A local

councillor is unhappy that these figures have not been released.

Our children have gone there for years. The staff are there for many

years. They just want reassurance. The best way for that is to show

figures and readings and plans. Variants of primary children on the

Isle of Skye Council is trying to close small schools by the back

door, despite legislation creating a presumption against rural school

closures. They say the primary schools are under threat because the

council argue schools benefit from having three or more classes.

Hundreds of licence holders in Dumfries and Galloway could lose

their right to sell alcohol unless they attend a mandatory refresher

training course. Trading Standards officers see only 217 out of 957

licence holders have completed the training so far. Anyone who does not

do it will have their licence revoked.

Students affected by the Glasgow School of Art fire will be able to

claim from a ?750,000 fund to help recreate works that were lost. The

Scottish Government has announced details of the bursary scheme set up

after a blaze destroyed part of the Mackintosh building.

The baton bearers for the Commonwealth relay - which is

currently making its way round the country ahead of the Games next

month - are often chosen because of their good work or because they're

inspirational people. Today in East Lothian - 16 year old Kai Wood

proved to be one of the bravest. Cameron Buttle tells her story.

There are 4000 baton bearers taking their time over the next 40 days in

Scotland. It is a particularly sad story behind baton bearer number 49.

It was supposed to be Kyle Wood. But he died unfortunately, shortly after

hearing he would take his turn taking the Queen's Baton through

Tranent. Today, the hope and unity are here to pay respect to his

memory and to watch his sister carry the bat on for him. This is Kyle's

story. Kyle was born in 1999. From a young

age, we discovered he had a brain condition. As a result, he had

severe learning difficulties and epilepsy. He did not let this hold

him back. He loved sports and football, music, but the athletics

was his main thing. He loved to run. He loves to come here. -- he loved

to come here. He said, you can do it, just like I did to anybody that

would listen. He said I am running with the Queen's Baton. He was so

happy. Just dead proud of himself. It is bittersweet now because it is

his big sister who is carrying the Queen's Baton for Kyle and in his

memory and honour. For that, we are extremely proud. I was so excited.

It is a shame letting it all go to waste, so here I am. He was just a

happy soul who run around and was happy all the time. It was only a

few hundred steps, everyone in memory of her brother. Sad, happy,

excited and so proud that she was able to do this today. To honour

Kyle in such a way is mind blowing. It really is. It is difficult

because it is a celebration but also different for you. Yes. It is

bittersweet but Kyle would have enjoyed it and would have been here

running along, so for everyone to turn out to support us is amazing. A

day of celebration intranet, but for some people a difficult time as

well. There are hundreds more to come into minute he's Scotland.

Baton bearer 49 is very special for the people of this town today.

Let's get the sports news now from Rhona.

Celtic have appointed John Collins as the assistant to new manager

Ronny Deila. Collins spent 6 years as a player with the club and says

it's a huge honour. Meanwhile Deila says Collins is a first-class coach,

who'll be a great addition to his team. David Currie reports.

Good play by John Collins... He was a fans favourite for six years

during a fairly barren period for Celtic in the 1990s. Now, John

Collins is back as assistant manager to Ronny Deila. I am sure Ronny

Deila agrees and has met John Collins and liked the cut of him.

Collins says: He enjoyed success as manager of

hips. -- Hibs. I think he is an extremely professional player and

will put any grievances from the past to one side. He will set the

right example. He does things the right way on the pitch. I don't

think anything that has happened in the past will be an issue now.

Collins equalises for Scotland! This is how most Scotland supporters

remember John Collins. Scoring against Brazil in the 1988 World

Cup. Celtic fans will be hoping he gives them something new to

celebrate in the years ahead. The Commonwealth Games in Glasgow

will be the scene of one the biggest Scotland V England showdowns in

recent years. The English gymnastic team was named today with 3 time

Olympic medallist Louis Smith, back in contention after winning Strictly

Come Dancing. But the sequins and the spotlights don't intimidate the

likes of Daniel Purvis, Daniel Keatings, and their captain Adam

Cox. Adam Cox is simply getting on with

business. The 27-year-old is the veteran of the Scottish team and a

bronze medallist from Melbourne eight years ago. Team Scotland also

now boasts the two downs, Keating and purpose. Both Daniels I have

known since they were little ones. We should do brilliantly as a team.

I have high hopes. At least a silver or gold. A major challenge will come

from Strictly Come Dancing star Lewis Smith. Today, team England

announced that both he and Max Whitlock will be coming to Glasgow.

The boys they have selected for this team will be a force to be reckoned

with. But we will give them a good run for their money. What is the

view of the Scots from the England camp? He is a very experienced

athlete and that is crucial to have any team. You have Daniel Keating 's

and Daniel Purvis. All Olympians. They will have an experienced team.

It will be good competition. Looking forward to it. It should be

fantastic. Now, a look at what else is

happening across Scottish sport. BBC Scotland has learned that former

heads and Celtic assistant Mark Venus is one of the applicants for

the head area manager's job. Some bookmakers have made him favourite.

Sam Nicholson has signed a new deal with hearts. The club has also

agreed to sign this striker. Special training sessions are being

held in is called right for out of contract in colour scheme to

maintain fitness levels over the closed season. Many hope to be

spotted by scouts. Football has changed dramatically and a lot of

young players are getting lost to the game. At an ex-manager and coach

all we're trying to do is put back in a little bit back in for the

players. More sports stories online. And a reminder for you of tonight's

Scotland 2014. Here's Sarah Smith. On the programme, as the Scottish

Government announced a national investigation into the Adriatic

scandal, I will talk to Dorothy Maitland, the mother who first

uncovered the outrage. A referendum correspondent has been

to the Outer Hebrides, swimming in the Atlantic and talking to people

whose livelihoods depend on it. That's on BBC2 at 10.30pm.Now, it's

hot - and that's official. In the meteorological scale the fact the

mercury hit 26 in Glasgow today meant it wasn't just "warm". Suzanne

Allan went to see if sun-kissed Glaswegians were enjoying or

enduring it. Then it is 25 degrees and you are

wearing a woolly coat, the only thing to do is have a shower. At

this park, this animal is feeling the heat. It is accustomed to

temperatures of 18 or 19 degrees. Swimmers cooldown in the river while

others slept. Summer has arrived. It improves everyone's moods. You get

to come out and enjoy the sunshine. Are you wearing sun protection? No.

I like ice cream! She is not the only one. They were selling like hot

cakes at this band. People enjoy videoed and want a screen. Hopefully

the weather will continue to the nines. Here is another business that

lovely sunshine. Sales of outdoor furniture are up nearly 90% on this

time last year. The sunshine has a positive effect

for us. Customers have been coming out in droves. They are planting and

using garden furniture. We have seen a big uptake. One of the hottest

days of the year so far, it is the weather most of us like to see.

Bright, sunny and warm. It gets us outside and puts us in a good mood.

And it will continue. There is no place like Scotland when

the weather is like this! 26.1 Celsius in Glasgow. We are seeing

some showers pushing into the Fife area. Those could be heavy. But they

should clear quickly. It will stay predominantly dry. Some patches of

missed inland. But it will be a humid night. Low temperatures of 17

degrees in Glasgow. Further north, 11 or 12 degrees, but still feeling

mild. They mainly dry and sunny start to the day tomorrow. During

the morning, we will start to see more cloud in northern parts of the

country. Perhaps some drizzle. Across southern Scotland, good warm

sunny spells with highs of 24 Celsius. Lower towards the West

coast, pleasant nonetheless. North of the mountains, clouds starting to

push across bringing a few showers towards the Northern Isles. But

Brown is still making its way through. Winds will pick up into the

evening. The high-pressure responsible for this weather stays

close but the wind will come in from the north-west introducing pressure

conditions for Thursday and Friday. But it will be fine in the South. 20

degrees. Cloudy skies in the North. A little bit colour. Nearly 30 years

after Elaine Doyle was found murdered, a former soldier has been

found guilty of the crime. She was just 16 years old. And that's

Reporting Scotland. Good night.