:00:00. > :00:00.There's more throughout the evening on the BBC News Channel, and I'll be
:00:07. > :00:10.An academic study has said an independent Scotland would face
:00:11. > :00:13.immediate start-up costs of ?200 million.
:00:14. > :00:17.The London School of Economics analysis has further fuelled
:00:18. > :00:20.the political row over how much it would cost to establish
:00:21. > :00:33.Here's our political reporter, Andrew Black.
:00:34. > :00:39.Ahead of September's referendum, there has been much focus at
:00:40. > :00:46.Holyrood to say how much it would cost to have an independent Scottish
:00:47. > :00:50.state. Today, Professor Patrick Dunleavy at 20 shed more light in
:00:51. > :00:57.the issue. In his report, he said an independent Scotland faced and up to
:00:58. > :01:02.?200 million in immediate cost setup thing -- to set up administrative
:01:03. > :01:07.functions currently done by UK body. He also said hundreds of
:01:08. > :01:11.millions more might be needed to set up the IT structure for an
:01:12. > :01:15.independent state, but he said this with long-term investment rather
:01:16. > :01:18.than pure start-up costs. The report was welcomed by Scottish ministers
:01:19. > :01:23.who said the Treasury's previous estimate of up to ?2.7 billion had
:01:24. > :01:29.been discredited. We set an not unreasonable figure would be the
:01:30. > :01:33.order of ?200 million or slightly more than that. Professor Dunleavy
:01:34. > :01:38.has really vindicated the figure that Alex Salmond brought forward.
:01:39. > :01:44.Campaigners for the unions said SNP leaders must come up with their own
:01:45. > :01:48.figure. We know there are huge and other issues about costs that go
:01:49. > :01:54.into this, and the report talks about convocations around EU and
:01:55. > :01:58.NATO. Professor Dunleavy says unknown factors make it difficult to
:01:59. > :02:02.put a final figure on the cost about independence, but there is no doubt
:02:03. > :02:03.that this row will continue right up until referendum day.
:02:04. > :02:05.Alex Salmond has agreed to go head-to-head with the
:02:06. > :02:08.Better Together leader Alistair Darling in a live TV debate, ahead
:02:09. > :02:12.It will be broadcast from Edinburgh by STV.
:02:13. > :02:14.The First Minister says he'd rather debate with the Prime Minister,
:02:15. > :02:19.but David Cameron says it's an issue for Scotland.
:02:20. > :02:21.A woman's been rescued after swimming in the sea off one
:02:22. > :02:26.The incident happened after a party on the island of Egilsay.
:02:27. > :02:29.Two kayakers who went to her aid also got into difficulty.
:02:30. > :02:32.The woman was taken to hospital in Kirkwall,
:02:33. > :02:40.Andy Murray gets the defence of his Wimbledon title underway tomorrow.
:02:41. > :02:42.And as Kheredine Idessane reports from
:02:43. > :02:51.the All England Club, the Scot says he has what it takes to win again.
:02:52. > :02:57.On Henman Hill, a final security briefing. For the defending
:02:58. > :03:05.champion, a quick chance to catch up with an old friend. His media duties
:03:06. > :03:14.done, time now to relax in the calm before the storm. It is all can't
:03:15. > :03:20.--, now, but do not expect a spare made of glass and hated -- on Henman
:03:21. > :03:25.Hill tomorrow at Andy Murray started defence against the Belgian David
:03:26. > :03:29.Goffin. I think if I play my best I do have a chance of playing well
:03:30. > :03:35.here, and I do have a chance of winning the tournament. But you
:03:36. > :03:39.can't start off slowly. In these tournaments, you need to be on it
:03:40. > :03:45.from the first match. I will be ready for tomorrow. Centre Court
:03:46. > :03:51.awaits at 1pm tomorrow is the jewel in the tennis ground gets ready to
:03:52. > :03:52.shine. Over to Scotland's finest to serve up a successful defence of his
:03:53. > :04:06.title. Let's get the weather now.
:04:07. > :04:09.Good evening. A clear-cut north-South split to the weather as
:04:10. > :04:15.far as this evening is concerned, the northern half is cloudy without
:04:16. > :04:18.bricks of rain, becoming persistent across the North worst highlands.
:04:19. > :04:27.Further south, dry and clear spells, but it will be mild. A few mist
:04:28. > :04:32.patches, any little list tomorrow morning. Cloudy start across the
:04:33. > :04:37.northern half, some rain which will affect Shetland for most of the day.
:04:38. > :04:42.Improving foremost, the cloud will thin and bright, bright sunny spells
:04:43. > :04:47.coming through, and we lose the rainy northern parts. We could see
:04:48. > :04:49.the odd spot in western facing slopes. One or two pushing into the
:04:50. > :04:55.East Coast, showers. That is it for now. Our next update
:04:56. > :05:01.is at 10:20pm. Goodbye.