:00:00. > :00:07.Thank you. With are back
:00:08. > :00:09.Good evening A group of eminent scientists has warned
:00:10. > :00:12.that medical and scientific research in Scotland will suffer if
:00:13. > :00:17.The heads of three major institutions made the claim in a
:00:18. > :00:22.The Scottish Government says it would be fully committed to
:00:23. > :00:26.maintaining existing collaborative research arrangements with
:00:27. > :00:34.the rest of the UK. Willie Johnston reports.
:00:35. > :00:40.Sir Paul Nurse, president of the Royal Society, is one of the
:00:41. > :00:45.letter's signatories along with his counterpart at the British Academy
:00:46. > :00:48.and the Academy of medical sciences. They claim scientific research
:00:49. > :00:54.across the UK rates are at the Scotland went it alone. He told a
:00:55. > :00:58.meeting of academics in Edinburgh that in research terms Scotland
:00:59. > :01:02.punches above its weight internationally and in terms of UK
:01:03. > :01:06.Government research funding. The Scottish population is just over
:01:07. > :01:12.8% of the total population of the United Kingdom but that 8% of tracts
:01:13. > :01:18.over at 13% of research Council funding.
:01:19. > :01:21.The difference is actually not huge, about ?35 million every year. I
:01:22. > :01:26.think an independent Scotland could afford the different spending
:01:27. > :01:30.priorities to close that gap. In a statement, academics for a yes
:01:31. > :01:35.Port Said independents would protect Scotland's universities and a low
:01:36. > :01:39.research priorities to be determined.
:01:40. > :01:42.With 18 days to go, it's been a big day for the Commonwealth Games.
:01:43. > :01:47.The Scottish Team are now entering their training camps
:01:48. > :01:49.and last night there was a test run of Athletes' Village.
:01:50. > :01:52.Our Games reporter, Lisa Summers, was there but first here's
:01:53. > :01:57.Aileen Clarke who has been following the Queen's Baton.
:01:58. > :02:04.At Gleneagles, host of the Ryder Cup, it was glittering sunshine. But
:02:05. > :02:07.how would the baton make it onto the green?
:02:08. > :02:13.They have been skydiving with the baton.
:02:14. > :02:18.This team jumped from 8000 feet with it. The first time the baton has
:02:19. > :02:22.been in freefall. I actually used a baseball bat as
:02:23. > :02:28.the practice baton. But it was secured.
:02:29. > :02:32.Picking up the baton, Katrina Matthew, savouring the moment with
:02:33. > :02:35.her family. Very excited. I missed it when it
:02:36. > :02:42.came through our home town so I was being told what to do.
:02:43. > :02:47.This fund raiser for the Building Bridges charity had her own moment
:02:48. > :02:51.of glory. I had a great day.
:02:52. > :02:56.Are you looking forward to the Games?
:02:57. > :03:05.Yes. There was a chance for the Apple leads to get a photo at the
:03:06. > :03:09.training camp. It will be here at the Athletes'
:03:10. > :03:16.Village that the Scottish team will meet up again. It has the feel of a
:03:17. > :03:22.Scandinavian town and with over 6000 competitors and officials arriving
:03:23. > :03:28.soon it has to be ready. A small test run took place last night.
:03:29. > :03:34.Guests tried out the facilities. The structure is two and a half
:03:35. > :03:41.times the size of an Olympic swimming pool. We will turn the seas
:03:42. > :03:51.over three times in the mealtimes. We have a variety of food for
:03:52. > :03:54.different dietary requirements. Any day now, that community will
:03:55. > :04:01.come alive. In here, they will come to discuss
:04:02. > :04:05.the highs and lows of the day. In just over one week' time they will
:04:06. > :04:23.be here. We have had some sunshine and a fair
:04:24. > :04:29.few showers but we will see those die out. Mainly confined to the West
:04:30. > :04:35.Coast. Tomorrow, it looks like a repeat of today. We are going to see
:04:36. > :04:41.a repeat of the sunshine but also widespread shares. It start slightly
:04:42. > :04:45.dry and bright but we will see some shares quite quickly coming to the
:04:46. > :04:55.north-west Highlands and they will come inland. Some of them could be
:04:56. > :04:59.heavy and bundling. -- thundery. The winds will stay late across the
:05:00. > :05:01.country so it will be pleasant if you manage to miss the showers.
:05:02. > :05:04.Our next update is tomorrow lunchtime during
:05:05. > :05:06.Until then, from everyone here, enjoy the rest
:05:07. > :05:20.Good evening. It looks like for most of us the weather will be fairly
:05:21. > :05:22.similar to what we saw today. The broad themes throughout this
:05:23. > :05:23.weekend, sunny