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many but still some disturbed weather. Not a wash-out but stay

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tuned for the details. A report says voting Yes in

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September would give Scotland new Thousands of civil servants go on

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strike. Also: The baton Relay has arrived in Orkney.

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Independence would give Scotland new powers to tackle fuel poverty

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and high energy costs, according to a government commissioned report.

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The most recent official figures suggest that around a quarter

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of Scots are unable to afford the cost of heating their house.

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With energy prices forecast to rise further in coming years,

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But campaigners for the union say there's no guarantee

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that an independent Scotland would be able to continue to share

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And that could lead to higher costs for power supplies.

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Our Environment Correspondent, David Miller,

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Aberdeen Harbour is a key hub for the industry at the heart of

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Scotland's energy capital. It is easy to see why the future off the

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industry has played a key role in the debate. But today it is the size

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of the energy bills we have to pay, and the question of who subsidises

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the renewable industry, that have taken centre stage. That is thanks

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to the publication of this report. The independent expert commission on

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energy regulation said that consumers across the UK should help

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pay for Scottish wind farms like this one, even after independence,

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arguing that cooperation across borders works elsewhere in Europe.

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We looked at comparative situations overseas. Spain, Portugal, the north

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and south of Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and we have said, you can

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make these things work across such restrictions.

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The First Minister visited a technology company today and said

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that maintaining a single murky would be best for everyone. It is

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vital for the people of England who face a shortage and electricity. It

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will be extremely tight, according to off game, in a couple of years

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time. -- Ofgem. But the Westminster government claimed that energy bills

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could rise by ?189 in Scotland if England look elsewhere.

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We import more from France and the Netherlands than we do Scotland. We

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have cables that go from here to Belgium, Norway, to import low

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carbon energy. Expect much more controversy as the referendum

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approaches. And there's more on that tonight

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in Scotland 2014. We will discuss the report into how

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the energy market might work after independence. And we will ask if the

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taxman destroyed Rangers. HMRC have lost their huge tax case. Did their

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case cause the destruction of the club?

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Radioactive particles were first found and are getting be almost a

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quarter of a century ago. In the aftermath of the Second World War

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hundreds of planes were dismantled and buried here. The radio and was

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in landfill used when the shore was reclaimed. Erosion of the coastline

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exposed the contamination. The scale became apparent in 2011. The MoD

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recommend actions including: Politicians and locals have long

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campaigned to get the beach decontaminated. The MoD have now

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accepted that they must pay ?10 million to clean up this area. They

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dumped 800 planes here 50 years ago. As a result of coastal erosion of

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the radiator particles have reached the surface. We must clean up the

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area and remove the particles then in case the area. -- in case. The

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consequence is to not leave a legacy for future generations. The

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community should know this is finally resolved. Knowing that there

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is radioactive contamination on the beach is something that people have

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had to live with nearby for years. The question now is will the

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publication of the report put their consents to rest? -- concerns. The

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workers due start next spring. If they do everything they have

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proposed in the report than all the restrictions can be lifted and will

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return to being a normal beach. The work is expected to be complete by

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2018. Protective measures will remain in place until then.

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In sport we'll be live at Aberdeen for the first round of the

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And the Jamaicans are in town for the Diamond League.

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But why are their big stars not committed to

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Thousands of civil servants across Scotland have been on strike

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Museums, courts and driving schools were all affected as members

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of the Public and Commercial Services Union walked out.

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From tax collectors to court staff. Gallery attendants to secretaries.

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28,000 civil servants walking out in Scotland today. The strike was not

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as wide-ranging as the industrial action south of the border but the

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PCS union say that 95% of its members took part and they hope it

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will send a strong message to both Scottish and UK governments. Listen

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to your staff. Public sector workers are paid less than private sector

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equivalents. When 40% of the people delivering universal credit will be

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dependent on it themselves, then something is wrong. Not everybody

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was happy. Strike action closed the National Museum and some tourists

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were disappointed. Hopefully I can get in tomorrow. We will come

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tomorrow, I guess. There's plenty to in Edinburgh. -- to see. We support

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higher wages for people so we understand.

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The passport office remained open in Glasgow but with a 95% staff walk

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out there was inevitable disruption. Likewise at the job centres. Some

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driving tests were cancelled when test centres in Aberdeen and

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Peterhead closed. Both governments are playing down the impact of the

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strike saying only a small percentage of employees took part.

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We know there will be singing, and dancing, and thousands

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of children - but we don't know much else about the opening ceremony

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Tonight the BBC has gained exclusive access to Celtic Park

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It is a 24-hour operation to get this place ready. You can see the

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track behind me. It will be used by athletes coming into the stadium.

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The South stand has been transformed to a giant screen. It will bring the

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world to the opening ceremony. Here's a little hint of what is

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included. So much to do, so little time. The

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stage is not quite yet set but definitely feels like something is

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around the corner. Elsewhere, a secret location, frantic rehearsals.

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Only a hint of the performance music. The volunteer cast members

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are all wearing headphones. We cannot tell you much really because

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we don't want to spoil the surprise. If you have watched many ceremonies

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in your life you will know the rhythm of it. And have mixed it up.

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3500 volunteers have come from all walks of life. Each and everyone is

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giving powers of the time to be part the show. They are saying, just tell

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us a tiny bit. I cannot! It is a blast. The experience and the

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passion is coming out of people. You don't want to be the one person that

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the world media looks at and says, they are out of time! It is about

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attitude. Hello, how are you doing? You know? With just 13 days to go

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but time that the spectacle is pure dead brilliant. -- lets hope that

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the spectacle. I'm joined by the man in charge. Give us a hint. This is

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absolutely amazing. We are delighted with where we are and where we are

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going. On the night I imagine it will be a spectacle. We are very

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much looking forward to it. The delegations have already started to

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arrive. It will be a fantastic location to get the party started.

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This is the place where the party will start in just under a

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fortnight. A lifeboatman has been speaking

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about how he jumped into the North Sea to save

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a child who'd been swept away. John Chalmers - who was only

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on his second emergency call-out - managed to get a teenage boy to

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safety after going into the water. Two other children were also

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involved in the drama at Fraserburgh Conditions similar to yesterday when

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the three children were swept out by the current. This picture shows a

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lifeboatman chomp into the freezing water to rescue one of the children.

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-- jump. I have a young boy myself so know how hard we have anything

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happened. After entering the water John concentrated on saving the boy.

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It was only his second call out since joining the crew. It is my

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job, what I am trained to do. We do lots of training for this scenario

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and it kicked in. The lifeboat arrived just in time, the children

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exhausted and suffering from hypothermia. If we had been held up

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any further it would have been a totally different outcome. John is a

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modest hero happy to know that after a night in hospital the children

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involved are now back home and well. Large numbers of police are

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attending an ongoing situation at and Edinburgh hospital where access

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has been restricted. A look at other stories

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from the across the country. Glasgow has become the first city

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in Scotland to launch a council-led scheme offering free

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access to the internet. The Urban Wireless programme,

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delivered by BT, is a network of 50 Wifi spots covering the city

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centre and parts of the east end. It gives free 24-hour internet

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access for the duration of the council's contract - a minimum

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of eight years. The former Labour MP Mohammad Sarwar has received an

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honorary degree from the University of the West of Scotland

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at a graduation ceremony in Paisley. Deacon Blue singer and

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songwriter Ricky Ross also received an honorary doctorate of arts

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from Abertay University in Dundee. To be recognised as a songwriter, I

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do not feel worthy of it. But it is a great honour.

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Etihad Airways has announced that it is to launch its first service

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The national airline of the United Arab Emirates will start a direct

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daily flight from Edinburgh to its home base of Abu Dhabi in June.

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A million pound lottery grant has been awarded to an ambitious

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community project in the village of Johnstonebridge in Dumfriesshire.

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Villagers have already developed children's sports and play areas.

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Now, faced with losing their village hall, they're going to

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build a hub to house a shop and post office, a sports and

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And after that, tennis courts and a bowling green.

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We need the facility to ensure that people move in. They want to have

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the recreation facilities in the village. The idea of the new centre

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is to do with that. What's claimed to be

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the biggest bar in Scotland opened The pop-up pub, operated by CAMRA,

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the Campaign for Real Ale, offers more than 150 beers

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at the Corn Exchange venue, Scottish athlete Eilish McColgan

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says she's not going to let a recent heart scare hamper her

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running career. McColgan, who'll compete in

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the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, suffered an irregular heartbeat

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three months ago while abroad. She says she knew instantly that

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something wasn't right, Our Commonwealth Games reporter

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Jane Lewis has more. Back on track after a heart scare.

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She says that she suffers heart palpitations since the age of 12 but

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in April, whilst visiting her mother in the Middle East, she had a

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different experience. I thought it was just a normal palpitation. I

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have had hundreds over the years. But I knew instantly this was

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different. It was initially scary. You don't know what is happening or

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how long it will last. Medics say that the condition is actually quite

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common. It is caused by abnormalities in the electrical

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signal. The top chambers of the heart received blood from the body

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and longs, if the electrical are abnormal, it was not pomp openly, it

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wiggles and relates rather than pumping efficiently. That leads to a

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regular, often fast heartbeats. McColgan is not alone in suffering

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from the condition. Michael Jamieson's heart went into an

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irregular beat after a strenuous training session. Other sufferers

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include an American tennis professional and Irish rugby player.

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It is reassuring to know other athletes have gone through the same

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experience and come out the other side to be more successful. McColgan

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did not have her heart restarted to correct the beat and after receiving

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medication was soon back competing. She will do so this weekend in front

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of a home crowd and then weeks later during the Commonwealth Games.

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It has been glorious weather for the golf in Aberdeen. Have they been

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burning up the course? One man has. When we came here this

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morning we had on our minds Phil Mickelson, Rory McIlroy, Justin

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Rose, which big-name might give us a headline? Rory McIlroy has given us

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an answer. A course record 64. The wind was a stiff test but the

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Northern Irishman was more than up to the task. If you thought Aberdeen

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was in for just another normal day think again. The story is all about

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Rory. Michael Roy says that he is here for a real test of links golf,

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but why? He makes it look so easy. In scintillating form, this one of

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six birdies in seven holes. The rest struggled to stay with him including

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defending champion, Phil Mickelson. Marc Warren lift the Scottish

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charge. If you goes out there and shoot the lights out, we know he

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will run away from the field. Michael Roy just about left the

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lights on but a seven under round in breezy conditions was a real

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statement of intent. I like this course, it gives you chances to be

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aggressive as well the strategic. I played well and I controlled my ball

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flight well, that was the most pleasing thing. They were going in

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for Stephen Gallacher on the practice green, a different story

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out on the course. But the opening day belongs to Rory McIlroy. So much

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for a stiff test. He is making light of the course and the blustery

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conditions. Ricardo and sellers of Argentina said that he was inspired

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by his countrymen in the football last night, he shot a round of 65.

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-- Gonzales. Amongst the Scots, Russell Knox is on three under,

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incidentally the same as Phil Mickelson. Stephen Gallacher is one

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over. Paul Lawrie, three over. All eyes on Rory McIlroy again tomorrow.

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Football and Aberdeen are currently playing a Europa League first

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qualifying round match, the second leg against the Latvian opponents.

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They lead 5-0 from the first leg and are currently 3-0 ahead, 8-0 on

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aggregate. Adam Rooney with a hat-trick. Very comfortable indeed.

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The double Olympic medallist Shelley Ann Fraser Pryce, and her

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Jamaican team mate Yohan Blake were in Glasgow today, getting set to

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compete in tomorrow?s lucrative Diamond League match at Hampden.

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But the Jamaican sprint stars, including Usain Bolt will be

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missing from the individual events at the Commonwealth Games which

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Getting an answer why was no easy task!

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This is the moment that Blake refused to answer and asked his

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agent to explain why he is not competing. It is not in his best

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interest. We have three hard years ahead of us. The World

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Championships, Olympics, another World Championships. I am sorry I

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won't be here. I think people understand, lowering the level I'm

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competing. I am sorry, you know? White as you seen Bolt only taking

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part in the relay? -- Why is Usain? I am not sure. Is there a level not

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high enough for him? I don't know. It is up to him and his coach.

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Shelly Ann Fraser Price was injured in trials. Do you think the

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Commonwealth Games are valued either Jamaican team? -- by the. Everything

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is valued. We take nothing for granted. It is a huge honour. You

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might not see too much of them are Commonwealth Games but you will see

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them at the Diamond league tomorrow night.

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Cameron Buttle has been following its progress.

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We have not even arrived in Orkney yet and the party has started on

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board. They simply could not wait. Traditional music. Photos. Cheers

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and excitement. Pipe band. Children from the island sports court, all

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aboard to welcome the baton. It is not often you would volunteer but

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this is a special occasion. The kids were delighted. We have lots of

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opportunities here despite being an island. We trained really hard,

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young age. What is unusual about Orkney is that we have children who

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are representing Orkney and loads of different sports. Ancient ceremony

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and celebration go back thousands of years here. The first stop was the

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standing stones. This is a very appropriate place to be, at the very

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beginnings of neuropathic Orkney. And now towards the beginnings of a

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great big ceremony coming up. The baton has been brought into Kirkwall

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tonight by the local lifeboat crew. It has been all over the mainland

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today, not surprisingly another big party is planned for it tonight.

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As we could see in the report there has been some fine weather as the

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battle continues its journey. Here in Kirkwall, it has turned somewhat

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cloudy. It is quite cool and there is a fresh breeze as well. As is

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often the case with the Northern Isles, that is the exception to the

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rule. Elsewhere this evening we aren't looking fine, warm sunshine

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to end of the day. Overnight, staying predominantly dry. Clear

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spells for much of the country with the exception of the East Coast. We

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will see more in the way of cloud and there will also be rain feeling

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its way into Shetland with some spots across Orkney as well. Some

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mist and fog around tonight. Temperatures will generally held up

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at around 10 Celsius. Under clear skies in the West, five or six. Into

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tomorrow, we start the day with a largely fine and dry note. Any rain

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will clear the Northern Isles quickly and mist and fog patches

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will burn away. We may see more in the way of cloud throughout the day

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making its way into the Western Isles accompanied by spots of rain.

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A closer look tomorrow afternoon, four p.m., the south-west and the

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Glasgow area, a fine afternoon. Warm with highs of 23, 24. Another fine

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datacom across coastal areas. The cloud will push in the cross Western

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Isles. Across the Northern Isles, staying predominantly cloudy in

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Shetland. More than the way a brightness across Orkney and in the

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East, a fine afternoon to come. Always that the cooler towards the

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coast. It will feel lovely and warm inland in the sunshine. A look

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towards the evening, we are looking at the generally fine conditions,

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lovely sunshine to end the day. But there will be more in the way of

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cloud. And on Saturday the weather breaks down with rain pushing into

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the West. That is the forecast. A reminder of the main news. Yes

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campaigners say Scottish independence would cut electricity

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prices. Unionists claim that it will lead to rises. I will be back at 8pm

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and 10:25 p.m.. Goodbye. Please, double please.

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We're going to Dad's office today. These look really yummy.

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I'm so excited about going to school.

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