:00:00. > :00:16.we are back with the late news at Ten o'clock - now on BBC1, it's
:00:17. > :00:21.Air accident investigators have concluded that lives could have been
:00:22. > :00:26.saved when two RAF tornados crashed off the Caithness coast in 2012,
:00:27. > :00:30.if a collision warning system had been fitted to the aircraft.
:00:31. > :00:33.The BBC understands the finding is contained in a highly
:00:34. > :00:37.critical report into the accident due to be published tomorrow.
:00:38. > :00:49.Our Westminster correspondent Tim Reid has this exclusive report.
:00:50. > :00:57.Being brought ashore, the wreckage from the crash in July 2012. The
:00:58. > :01:01.accident happened in the misty conditions but the report says it
:01:02. > :01:05.could've been avoided if a warning system that was repeatedly delayed
:01:06. > :01:13.and cancelled by the MoD had been fitted to aircraft. Three men died
:01:14. > :01:17.and another was seriously injured. The report by the aviation authority
:01:18. > :01:26.makes 50 recommendations. It says a new on-board warning system that was
:01:27. > :01:31.only approved months after the crash should have been installed.
:01:32. > :01:35.People who made decisions in the MoD have to answer for the delays and
:01:36. > :01:38.the installation of collision warning systems and indeed for its
:01:39. > :01:43.cancellation at one stage. Our service personnel's lives and safety
:01:44. > :01:49.must come first. Frankly, the idea that we would not
:01:50. > :01:54.try and put collision avoiding system on originally it seems to be
:01:55. > :01:58.strange if not immediately done. The problem as that we have got to make
:01:59. > :02:04.decisions based on priorities. The report is particularly critical
:02:05. > :02:06.of the procurement process and the MoD. It speaks of smoke and mirrors
:02:07. > :02:19.over the cost delay on. The Scottish Government has
:02:20. > :02:21.dismissed Treasury claims that plans to increase borrowing under
:02:22. > :02:29.independence would be incompatible Chief Secretary to the
:02:30. > :02:32.Treasury Danny Alexander has said that boosting borrowing to fund
:02:33. > :02:35.higher spending would set Scotland on a different path from the rest
:02:36. > :02:53.of the UK. They can't both have massive extra
:02:54. > :02:56.borrowing and claim... They are not being transparent and open with the
:02:57. > :02:59.people of Scotland about what alternative currency plan they have
:03:00. > :03:03.put in place instead. The reason why it will happen is
:03:04. > :03:09.because it is in the interest of the rest of the United Kingdom just as
:03:10. > :03:13.much as an independent Scotland. We can end the austerity that has been
:03:14. > :03:16.inflicted by the Tory Chancellor and supported by Danny Alexander and
:03:17. > :03:29.take course to expand the economy and grow employment and
:03:30. > :03:33.productivity. A man died on the A67 yesterday evening and police are
:03:34. > :03:37.investigating. Hundreds of people gathered at
:03:38. > :03:39.BBC Scotland's headquarters in Glasgow to express concern
:03:40. > :03:42.at the way the corporation is The protestors claim that
:03:43. > :03:45.an unhealthy bias exists in favour of the pro-union
:03:46. > :03:47.Better Together campaign. BBC Scotland said its coverage of
:03:48. > :03:58.the referendum is fair and impartial Time now for the weather for this
:03:59. > :04:13.evening and the start of the week A lovely day for central and western
:04:14. > :04:20.parts of the country. They largely dry nights tonight. And as clear
:04:21. > :04:29.skies and the central highlands, it could be quite chilly. Looking ahead
:04:30. > :04:39.towards tomorrow, another settled day with decent spells of sunshine.
:04:40. > :04:44.One or two late showers around. As we head through the week, high
:04:45. > :04:49.pressure continues to build in on Tuesday, keeping things largely
:04:50. > :04:50.settled, largely dry and with some decent spells of sunshine
:04:51. > :04:51.temperatures should rise. Thanks, Chris.
:04:52. > :04:53.And that's Reporting Scotland. We're back just
:04:54. > :05:12.after the ten o'clock news. Good evening. For some of us, there
:05:13. > :05:17.has been some sunshine but we have had showers around. Heavier ones
:05:18. > :05:19.during the morning. Starting to lose their intensity as they moved south.
:05:20. > :05:20.Mainly affecting parts