06/08/2014 Reporting Scotland

you posted. All right, Tomasz. Thank you.

After last night's live TV debate by the referendum debate's big hitters

Alex Salmond came out on top. I was undecided but I am moving to the yes

side now. I think Alistair Darling scored the winning points. The

winning point was that Alex Salmond was unable to come up with his

answer to what is your options be? As Elaine Doyle's killer is finally

jailed 28 years after her murder, Scotland's top prosecutor vows to

bring other old The modest hero of World War I -

the Northeast fisherman who took on the might of an Austrian battle

cruiser and won. I am at Murrayfield in Edinburgh

where Celtic have to turn around a 4-1 deficit from the first leg in

the Champions League qualifier against Legia Warsaw.

A heated debate, hundreds of thousands of viewers,

a social media frenzy, but did it change a single voter's mind?

The sides in the referendum campaign have spent the day analysing the

effect of the head-to-head between Alex Salmond and Alistair Darling.

Today, both campaigns claimed victory, as our political

Two sites, two authors, two campaigns on Scotland's streets

today. In the debate, Alistair Darling pursued Alex Salmond

vigorously over the currency. Look, Darling pursued Alex Salmond

any agent or can tell you the flag of the country, the capital and its

currency. Actress in the flag is the salt diet, I presume the capital is

still Edinburgh, but you cannot tell us what currency we will have. We

will take the pounds because it belongs to Scotland as much as

England. It is ours as well she was. In Edinburgh today, the First

Minister disclaimed... Argues that polls indicated a shift towards

independence. And he polls indicated a shift towards

20th-century movie icon in his defence. Match all men aren't much.

People do not look for that. They look for a vision of the future.

For yes supporters, this was the key moment. Alistair Darling challenging

the First Minister that in independent Scotland could succeed.

-- Alex Salmond challenging. I think the risks of independence are

frankly not worth it. In Glenrothes today, Alistair Darling insisted

Scotland was ready to say no. The only poll that matters is the one on

the 18th of September and the Nationalists are running out of time

to make an argument. Was there a winner? Better Together are happier

than the year Scotland side. They needed a game changer and momentum.

Their persistent narrow needed a game changer and momentum.

polls began to evaporate. It does not

polls began to evaporate. It does will deliver that, but

polls began to evaporate. It does have the delight in discovering Mr

Darling was able to stand up to Mr Sammonds. Alex Salmond definitely

came out on top. I was undecided but I am going towards the yes side now.

I think Alistair Darling scored the winning points. The winning point

was that Alex Salmond was unable to come up with his answer to what is

your option B? I am now for the Roman and was before it started.

They are not answering or delivering any definite answers to questions I

have got. More campaigning to come, much more, and the BBC debate later

this month. A lot has been said last night

and today about this first TV debate, but will it make it any

difference come September's vote? They were not contenders for high

office, they were not gladiators or boxers. It is to competing offers to

the people of Scotland. Two visions for the future of Scotland. When it

comes to making that choice, I guess the people of Scotland will be

concerned with individual issues like pensions and the cost of

living. The household economy as it affects them. Individuals will have

pooled. From the debate that please them are displeased them. In terms

of the debate that goes followed and the campaign, the coverage on the

BBC as it goes forward will attempt to end address individual concerns

as the campaign goes followed. People are still hungry for

information. In terms of the next phase, the focus will shift to

Parliament and questions to the West Minister -- First Minister.

Scotland's top prosecutor says he's determined to solve serious crimes

The Lord Advocate Frank Mulholland was speaking after today's

sentencing of a man who murdered the teenager Elaine Doyle

Mr Mulholland revealed there are over 100 unsolved homicides in

Elaine Doyle's mother Maureen and her brother John, seen on the left.

For the past 20 years, they have been seeking justice for Elaine.

They left in silence after hearing the centrist asked on this man, 50

or John Docherty. -- sentence passed. He was convicted of

strangling 16-year-old Elaine just yards from her payments' home. She

had been added to score the night she had died. It is not bringing

had been added to score the night Elaine back. Elaine was modelled on

the 2nd of June 1986. Her body was left in this lane. There was a huge

investigation at the time and her mother pleaded for the public's

help. It was my daughter that was murdered and we have to catch a

killer. The trail went cold. Then in 2011, on the 25th anniversary of

Elaine's F, echoing office launched its cold Case unit and a further

appeal was made with Elaine's dad, who has since passed away. It was

during this investigation at John Docherty gave ADN a sample and it

was a match with DNA found on Elaine's body. There are over 100

homicide cases that have not been solved in Scotland. Elaine's case

was a breakthrough. Science has moved on and can provide the

answers. We are building an expertise in the cold Case unit and

hopefully in the future we will be able to deliver justice to other

families in Scotland in similar circumstances. What you know about

the murder of Elaine? Nothing other than what I have read. In his police

interview, Docherty maintained his innocence. In court today, John

Docherty's lawyer said that if there was to be some form of final closure

for Elaine's family, that hope will not be realised. He said he will

hear no localisation of contrition. John Docherty says he did not kill

Elaine and will fight on to prove that. These pictures were taken of

John Docherty when he was a three man. Today he was sentenced for life

and cannot be considered for parole until serving 21 years in prison.

The Clone hopes Elaine's case will be one of many cases to be brought

to justice. Still to come

on tonight's programme: How a designer who died over

a century ago is inspiring work In sport, a look ahead to Celtic,

live at Murrayfield. The pressure is on to keep

their Champions League hopes alive. And back in action for the first

time since Wimbledon - Andy Murray Holyrood has voted to remove nuclear

weapons from Scotland if there's a yes vote

in the independence referendum. SNP and Green MSPs backed

the Scottish Government's call to But Labour,

Conservative and Liberal Democrat members said that would cost jobs

without making the world any safer. Here's our political correspondent,

Glenn Campbell. At the Faslane naval base near

Helensburgh, the UK retains a small fleet of submarines armed with

nuclear weapons to detail others from using them. None of the UK's

for Trident nuclear submarines is at home today. But if there is a yes

for dinner referendum, the current Scottish Government wants nuclear

weapons permanently removed from the River Clyde. At Holyrood today,

ministers said ditching Trident would save Scottish taxpayers a

fortune. Who would not be excited by the prospect of getting rid of

nuclear weapons? Especially the alternative, which is a lifetime

spent under the shadow of nuclear weapons and their massive cost.

Critics said an independent Scotland within NATO would still ultimate

rely on nuclear defence and that a yes vote would not register UK's

stockpile of warheads. What it is not a logical case for is moving

nuclear weapons if couple of hundred miles south and Colin that

disarmament. It is not disarmament, but redeployment. Faslane

disarmament. It is not disarmament, 6700 people directly and supports

thousands more jobs in the local area. In Helensburgh, there is

concern many of those jobs would go with Trident. I have heard if it

leaves, the table be decimated because there will be no jobs. If we

go independent and have that as the Scottish headquarters for the army,

it could be busier than ever. You do not know who to believe. The

Scottish Government says it would retain Faslane as a conventional

base and create new jobs by making it headquarters for all Scottish

defence forces. An agreement's been reached

in principle to transfer Melissa Reid, who was convicted for drugs

smuggling in Peru, to serve the rest The Scottish Prison Service say

they've completed their part of the process and are waiting

for the Peruvian authorities to put Reid was jailed

for nearly seven years, along with a woman from Northern

Ireland, after ?1.5 million worth of The former Downing Street director

of communications Andy Coulson is facing a series of perjury charges

over the Tommy Sheridan trial. The 46-year-old is alleged to have

lied under oath while giving evidence at

Mr Sheridan's trial four years ago. Mr Coulson is accused of claiming he

didn't know there was a culture of phone hacking at the News

of the World while he was editor. He wasn't present at today's

preliminary hearing in Glasgow. As the world remembers the

First World War this week, we've been commemorating the Scots

who were involved. Joseph Watt is the only fisherman

ever to be awarded the military's highest honour

for bravery - the Victoria Cross. He ordered his small converted

fishing boat to attack After the war,

he returned to life as a fisherman, Sea cadets on board a boat and

Fraser Brad Haddin in the 1960s. It was while

Fraser Brad Haddin in the 1960s. It Joseph Watt won the highest medal

for bravery, The Victoria Cross. Even today, the Sea Cadet unit in

Fraser wrap proudly bills the Even today, the Sea Cadet unit in

of that board. It was May 19 18 when Joseph Watt was conflict par-mac --

of that board. It was May 19 18 when confronted with the might of the

battle cruiser. Skipper what was having none of it. He ordered his

crew to attack the battle cruiser. having none of it. He ordered his

They made straight for the enemy. having none of it. He ordered his

The boat was badly damaged. Some of the crew were injured and other

vessels sunk. It moved amongst the wreckage, rescuing the injured.

After the war, Joseph Watt returned to life as a fisherman. His

great-granddaughter suggesting was a modest man uncomfortable being a

hero. He would be proud. It is a dream for a lot of people. PC

programmes, people searching for a story in the past, and we have one

and did not have to search for it. We have always known it was there so

we are very proud of it. Shortly after this film was taken, the boat

was decommissioned and scrapped. Joseph Watt died in 1975 after

having served in the Second World War. His Victoria Cross was never

worn by him and was tucked away in a drawer in his fishing boat.

Now for a look at other stories from the across the country.

A 78-year-old man who drove drunk to a swimming pool because he said he

needed a shower has been banned for driving for twenty months

Thomas Miller of Kinross was three times over

the legal limit after drinking alcohol he said his wife had hidden

A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of

85-year-old Eleanor Whitelaw, who was found seriously injured at her

She died in hospital two weeks later.

24-year-old Robert Buczek was formally charged with her murder

He made no plea or declaration and was remanded in custody.

Donald Trump has announced plans to go ahead with

a multi million pound clubhouse at his Aberdeenshire golf course.

But he insists he's standing by a decision to delay work

on a second course and hotel in a row over a proposed wind farm.

We remain resolute that the wind farm deployment Centre would halt

all future phases of this development and we are

uncompromising on that. The three towers of the Queensferry

Crossing are now at road level. Transport Scotland say the project

is on time and under budget. 1000 people work at the site at the

moment. It is quite an exciting stage as it is this -- visible to

the public. A large floating trainable arrived and we will put

the trestles on the tower which will support the sections.

The latest in a series of huge tapestries has gone

The Scottish Diaspora tapestry is attracting visitors to

The brightly coloured panels reflect the stories of Scots abroad.

Hopefully this complements the great tapestry of Scotland because it will

show the relationship Scotland has with the rest of the world. 25

countries are involved and about 700 people who stitched the panels to

tell the story of their relationship with Scotland.

With the fortunes of Scots on the home front now,

The pressure is on Celtic tonight to keep their

They need to overturn a 4-1 first leg deficit

against Legia Warsaw in the third round of qualifying.

The game kicks off in around an hour from now.

We can go to Murrayfield live for the latest news with our senior

Yes, remember that as Murrayfield in Edinburgh tonight instead of Celtic

Park, which is out of commission following its role as the

Commonwealth Games opening ceremony venue. As you mention, Celtic have a

big task this evening. Joining me to discuss their chances is the former

Celtic goalkeeper, Pat Bonner. Can they do it? Of course, anything is

possible. That is my heart talking. Logically, the start of the season,

can only raise their game so highly to score three goals? I am not

sure. It was a killer blow losing that last call out there. 2-1, I

would have been delighted with that. 3-1, OK. But 4-1? Very difficult. It

was a great start, but all to do again tonight. We have seen the team

come into us tonight. Anthony Stokes is back in. Some interesting

changes. Can they work for Celtic? I am not surprised Anthony Stokes is

in the team. I was surprised he was left out last week. In the middle of

the pitch, they will pass the ball and nullify the play-offs, because

their strength is upfront. The striker exposed Celtic last time in

Warsaw and scored a couple of goals. He will be a big handful tonight.

Well they can actually scored goals tonight, they have to defend well on

the counterattack. They do indeed. It will be interesting to see if the

factory are playing at Murrayfield and not Celtic Park works against

them or in their favour. Thank you very much.

You can join Al and the rest of the Sportsound team for all the build-up

and live commentary tonight, that's on Radio Scotland 810 MW.

Plus there's live text and reaction on the BBC Sport Scotland website.

Rangers are facing a fresh financial crisis after

failing to convince City investors to sign up to a new share issue.

The Ibrox club hoped to raise up to ?10 million by the end of August,

but have so far failed to get the desired uptake.

They now hope to launch a ?4 million issue via all existing shareholders.

Meanwhile, on the pitch, Rangers got their season

The Ibrox men beat Hibernian in extra-time to progress to the

But, as John Barnes reports, it wasn't just footballers who were

The Commonwealth Games might be over but there was time for both sides to

form a guard of honour for Scotland's 800 metres silver

medallist, Lindsay Sharp, prior to kick-off. The Rangers supporting

athlete would have enjoyed what she witnessed after 14 minutes. Lewis

MacDonald put Rangers in front. It was a fine way to mark is return

after a seven-month absence with a virus. The tie was Alan Stubbs'

first competitive match as Hibs manager and his side were level

before the one-hour mark. Sloppy Rangers defending allowed Hibs to

punish the home side. His next major contribution was not so positive as

he was sent off by the referee for clattering David Templeton.

decision could be seen as harsh. Mickey Walker was the man who found

a gap to clinch Rangers' place in the next round. -- Nicky Law. They

will face Clyde in the next round. Aberdeen and St Johnstone must make

amends tomorrow night in the Europa League qualifiers. Both sides lost

in the first leg of their matches. The celebrations we haven't seen

after the game, I think it was a feeling that the tie is over. 2-1,

two away goals up, they probably feel that. We have to try and use

that to our advantage. We still feel, at home, at huge crowd behind

us, we believe we can get a positive result. Hopefully it is enough to

get through tonight. Ross County have added to the squad. A Slovenian

left back joins the club and the Slovak midfielder has returned to

Dingwall from Cardiff City on a year-long deal. I am very pleased I

came back after a spell last season. The reason I came back is because I

enjoyed my time and hopefully I can do even more and have a very good

season. And there are more football updates plus all the rest of the

latest sports news 24 hours a day on BBC Sportscotland's website.

Now, a look at some of the other stories

It took Andy Murray just 54 minutes on court at the Rogers Cup in

Toronto to see off the challenge of the Australian teenager Nick Kirios.

It was Murray's first match since being knocked out of Wimbledon

and his first appearance since announcing Amelie Mauresmo will be

Back in the middle for the first time since his Wimbledon knockout,

would he be ring rusty? This trillion teenager famously flawed

Rafael Nadal at ASW 19. But he quickly found himself a break-up.

Andy Murray quickly found himself a break-up.

of whatever Nick Kirios try to land, was one angry exception. Andy

Murray had his man pinned back, a set down struggling. The big hits

for Andy Murray kept coming. This serving from Andy Murray is

extraordinary. Dazed and confused, his young opponent could do nothing

after Andy Murray took the match 6-2, 6-2 in well under one hour. He

will have tough fights as the week goes on but looks in good shape to

go toe to toe in rent-free tomorrow. That is it for tonight. -- round

three. The artist William Morris has had

a chequered career - designing textiles,

wallpaper and now video games. He's been dead for more than 100

years but a link-up between the Victoria and Albert

Museum and the games industry is Our science correspondent

Kenneth Macdonald explains. It is the computer game that is a

work of art. Or maybe it is the other way round. You take control of

one of the little birds... The pattern was created by William

Morris more than 130 years ago. Now it has inspired the first game

designer in residence at the Victoria and Albert Museum. What we

will have to do is draw a line that the word will follow. You collect

these flowers in the pattern. It is one of the rare games that is almost

as much fun to watch as it is to play. We're looking at novel

approaches in terms of making games and alternative ways of telling

stories in games using different themes and trying to engage

different audiences within games. William Morris' work was so

beautiful, it is easy to sit and watch things unfold. Having such a

talented team to make these, the length tarmac they look beautiful.

-- they look beautiful. The game will be for three so I am looking to

make loads of money. I want people to think about what games can be and

gamers can think more about what they can be. I want fans of William

Morris to enjoy it because I know he has quite a following. Soon it will

be coming to an iPad near you. The weather forecast will not be as

pretty, especially later in the week.

All sorts of weather today. Sunshine, rain, lightning as well.

You can see this swathe of Shell was pushing northwards. For the shells

are pushing into was the South West but generally this evening, showers

are cleaning. Pushing up to Shetland, which has had a lovely

day. Overnight, mostly dry. Cooler than last night. Six or seven

Celsius. Towns and cities in double digits. Mostly dry and bright and

settled tomorrow with sunshine around. " not at times. Afternoon

showers amongst the hills and high ground in the Grampians and Southern

uplands. For most, dry day tomorrow with temperatures pleasant at

19-20, maybe up to 22 Celsius in eastern parts, and light winds, it

will feel OK. Certainly a bit of a breeze at times. After a windy start

in the Northern Isles, improving to sunshine in the afternoon. For the

rest of the afternoon, showers slowly chiselling away. By Friday,

more of the same. Heavier showers across parts of the country, maybe a

rumble of thunder or two. Temperatures around 20 degrees once

again. The weekend, it is complicated. Here we go. So, low

pressure in the north-west, feeding in shallows. A second one pushing

into the eastern side, likely to bring heavy rain towards

Aberdeenshire. You might have read about Hurricane Bertha. Visit here.

The remnants of what is left. It is likely to push towards France, but

it could change, come across the British Isles and bringing some of

that weather across our country. Whichever we see, it will be

unsettled over the weekend and there will be rain at times. Thank you

very much. Now,

a reminder of tonight's main news. Both sides in the referendum

campaign are claiming a victory after a debate last night. Alex

Salmond went up against Alistair Darling. It is expected the BBC will

hold a further debate between the two later this month. Frank

Mulholland was speaking after today's sentencing after the man who

murdered Elaine Doyle Millie 30 years ago was prosecuted. I am back

for the late built-in after the Ten O'Clock News. Join me for that if

you can. Good evening.