:00:00. > :00:07.How much oil is there in the North Sea?
:00:08. > :00:10.One of the country's leading oil billionaires - Sir Ian Wood -
:00:11. > :00:13.tells us that Scottish governments predictions are up to sixty per cent
:00:14. > :00:18.But the SNP say North Sea oil would be a
:00:19. > :00:22.fantastic asset for an independent Scotland for decades to come.
:00:23. > :00:24.With less than a month until the referendum vote,
:00:25. > :00:34.Doctor Who returns this weekend, but the future of TV in Scotland
:00:35. > :00:46.in the event of a yes vote is also being disputed by both sides today.
:00:47. > :00:53.I will be live in the Borders at the end of what will be the Borders
:00:54. > :00:54.railway. Now we know the exact date when trains will run again for the
:00:55. > :00:56.first time in 40 years. How Edinburgh festival organisers
:00:57. > :01:01.have managed to cram thousands of And we're in the pouring rain
:01:02. > :01:08.of Slovenia, as Celtic prepare for their Champions league play-off
:01:09. > :01:34.first leg against Maribor. Good evening. One of the leading
:01:35. > :01:37.figures in Scotland's oil industry says much less oil is left in the
:01:38. > :01:41.North Sea than the Scottish Government claims. Sir Ian Wood
:01:42. > :01:47.believes up to 16 billion barrels could still be recovered, but
:01:48. > :01:52.figures in the White Paper suggest 24 billion barrels are left.
:01:53. > :01:55.Tonight, Scottish ministers said North Sea oil would be a fantastic
:01:56. > :02:02.asset for an independent Scotland for decades to come. He's a man with
:02:03. > :02:07.friends in high places but he's also about oil. Sir Ian Wood has advised
:02:08. > :02:11.both the Scottish and UK governments on the subject but has maintained
:02:12. > :02:16.silence about independence until now. His view of the economic case
:02:17. > :02:23.is not good. He says forecasts of ?7 billion from tax annually should
:02:24. > :02:30.actually be more like 5 billion. The prediction is 60% more than his
:02:31. > :02:37.reality. He says by 2050 the North Sea will just be producing a sick of
:02:38. > :02:42.level he is -- they are putting forward today. By 2030 there will be
:02:43. > :02:49.some real impact on jobs, money available to Scottish exchequer is,
:02:50. > :02:55.the Scottish economy, by 2050, we have a huge hole to try and fill.
:02:56. > :03:00.Why is it significant? He is a man who has been at the heart of the
:03:01. > :03:03.industry since the beginnings. He is well respected by both governments,
:03:04. > :03:09.and when it comes to oil he is regarded as knowing his stuff. One
:03:10. > :03:14.question, why are you reluctant to politically state your position? I
:03:15. > :03:19.am saying it in the statement, the information I have indicates most of
:03:20. > :03:22.the operators will be more comfortable working in the UK. So
:03:23. > :03:29.you want to maintain the status quo? All that says is very
:03:30. > :03:33.common-sense, international companies will work with the biggest
:03:34. > :03:41.economic unit they work with. The UK is the biggest they can work with.
:03:42. > :03:44.Sir Ian Wood has made clear he does not think the oil industry is dying.
:03:45. > :03:53.New discoveries are still being made. Better Together believe the
:03:54. > :03:59.intervention fatally undermines the case. Not so, say the Nationalists.
:04:00. > :04:05.Sir Ian Wood's report points out the record of the UK has been bad, and
:04:06. > :04:08.what counts is the choices made in the future, and our choices are to
:04:09. > :04:14.maximise recovery, harness innovation, seek the full benefits
:04:15. > :04:21.for the people of Scotland of the enormous wealth which Sir Ian Wood
:04:22. > :04:25.acknowledges exist. He insists he wanted his intervention to bring
:04:26. > :04:27.clarity to the debate, politically it is only likely to raise more
:04:28. > :04:34.questions. A Whitehall department has denied
:04:35. > :04:36.that a memo to staff in Scotland was designed to
:04:37. > :04:39.encourage them to vote No in next The letter - from the permanent
:04:40. > :04:43.secretary at the Department of Work and Pensions - has been described
:04:44. > :04:45.by civil service unions The First Minister has called
:04:46. > :04:49.for an apology, but tonight he's Our political correspondent Tim Reid
:04:50. > :05:02.joins us now. This was a letter yesterday sent to
:05:03. > :05:07.all members of staff at the DWP in Scotland, it came from the most
:05:08. > :05:11.senior civil servant in that department. It accompanied some new
:05:12. > :05:15.guidance for civil servants agreed by both governments which says what
:05:16. > :05:21.they can and cannot do over the next 28 days. In it, he said for civil
:05:22. > :05:33.servants the referendum was different from elections, he said...
:05:34. > :05:39.That phrase was rightly or wrongly construed by some staff as being
:05:40. > :05:44.guidance on how they should vote in the referendum. The DWP insists it
:05:45. > :05:52.is not the case. The union said it was very badly worded and the First
:05:53. > :05:56.Minister demands an apology. We do not instruct our workers how to vote
:05:57. > :05:59.and nor should they. They should not give any impression they are giving
:06:00. > :06:02.instructions to workers who happen to work for the DWP, and quite
:06:03. > :06:07.rightly, the unions and civil service are furious about what is at
:06:08. > :06:14.the very least a badly drafted letter. They should withdraw it and
:06:15. > :06:17.apologise for any information. This is absolutely synthetic outrage from
:06:18. > :06:21.Alex Salmond, there is nothing in this memo that is not reflected in
:06:22. > :06:24.the advice already given by the Scottish Government to their civil
:06:25. > :06:28.servants. We know that Alex Salmond is desperate to talk about anything
:06:29. > :06:36.other than the question everybody is asking, when it comes to currency,
:06:37. > :06:42.what is plan B? Another contentious letter has emerged. Highlighted by
:06:43. > :06:47.Better Together, it was sent by Alex Neil, the Scottish health minister,
:06:48. > :06:51.to all health service workers, extolling the virtues of public
:06:52. > :06:58.sector pensions in an independent Scotland. The prounion campaign says
:06:59. > :07:05.that is in the same vein as the letter sent to the DWP. They said it
:07:06. > :07:09.highlights the hypocrisy. It shows the mounting sensitivities and the
:07:10. > :07:12.few Braille atmosphere -- volatile atmosphere.
:07:13. > :07:14.The future of many of your favourite TV and radio
:07:15. > :07:17.programmes were also at the heart of the independence debate today.
:07:18. > :07:21.The Better Together campaign say they fear the break-up of the BBC.
:07:22. > :07:23.Highlighting its long history as a public service broadcaster -
:07:24. > :07:25.they claim independence would have devastating consequences
:07:26. > :07:28.However, campaigners for a Yes vote criticised what they
:07:29. > :07:30.called these "dismal predictions" and say TV production could
:07:31. > :07:47.Lord Rees, a Scotsman, son of the manse, the founder of the BBC. An
:07:48. > :07:51.organisation which involved international institution, covering
:07:52. > :07:56.the key events of the nation. But for which a nation and for how much
:07:57. > :08:00.longer? Better Together are warning independence would break up the BBC
:08:01. > :08:06.and lead to devastating consequences for the industry. The SNP's
:08:07. > :08:10.proposals on broadcasting where they would take Scotland out of the BBC,
:08:11. > :08:18.set up another state broadcaster, I don't think works well for jurors
:08:19. > :08:21.for the industry. -- consumers. We would either get different service
:08:22. > :08:33.or paid different amounts in licence fee. Writing in the Guardian, Lord
:08:34. > :08:39.Birt says a yes vote would lead to lose - lose scenario with cuts on
:08:40. > :08:41.both sides of the border. But the yes campaign said a Scottish
:08:42. > :08:45.broadcasting service would work closely with the BBC, jointly
:08:46. > :08:51.commissioning programmes and sharing resources. We know for sure we will
:08:52. > :08:55.continue to get BBC programmes and services, more programmes will be
:08:56. > :08:58.produced in Scotland, more jobs, we can take the money invested in
:08:59. > :09:03.television and use it in the wider creative industries, so we have a
:09:04. > :09:09.fantastic opportunity for broadcasting in an independent
:09:10. > :09:14.Scotland. Just like the many faces of the BBC's Doctor Who, there are
:09:15. > :09:19.different sides to this debate. The Greens favour independence but want
:09:20. > :09:25.to keep the BBC. The pound in your pocket, your health, know your BBC,
:09:26. > :09:30.just another part of daily life that is taking centre stage in this
:09:31. > :09:33.independence debate. Just as you choose your favourite TV programmes,
:09:34. > :09:35.you will have to choose which argument appeals to you most as we
:09:36. > :09:46.count down to voting. There is more about that on Scotland
:09:47. > :09:51.2014. We will continue the debate about what might happen to the BBC
:09:52. > :09:54.in an independent Scotland. The man who devised the Scottish
:09:55. > :09:57.Government's broadcasting plans will go head-to-head with the shadow
:09:58. > :10:00.Secretary of State for Scotland. If you care, Troon into this programme
:10:01. > :10:05.-- churning. An official report into the first
:10:06. > :10:07.year of the new qualifications that have replaced standard grades says
:10:08. > :10:10.there needs to be a cut The first students to study
:10:11. > :10:13.for National 4 Here's our education
:10:14. > :10:27.correspondent Jamie McIvor. The exam results they was a relief
:10:28. > :10:32.for many. The first year of the new national exams completed. The
:10:33. > :10:37.complete disaster feared by critics, avoided. You needed to do practical
:10:38. > :10:44.stuff, that was good because sometimes exams can be stressful. It
:10:45. > :10:52.was difficult when you have seven subjects to try and fit in in one
:10:53. > :10:57.year. But I enjoyed it. These are the biggest change to qualifications
:10:58. > :11:02.for a generation. Some teachers had concerns about workload, bureaucracy
:11:03. > :11:05.and stress. An official report looks at what needs to change. One big
:11:06. > :11:10.concern was the amount of assessment. I think generally
:11:11. > :11:14.teachers have worked really hard to make them work. It has not gone as
:11:15. > :11:18.smoothly as many would like it to go. There have been challenges and
:11:19. > :11:23.the report published today is designed to try and address those.
:11:24. > :11:26.Other recommendations include explaining the qualifications better
:11:27. > :11:31.and let more pupils start their Highers in fourth year. There are
:11:32. > :11:35.improvements in the pipeline. There is a reduction in the level of SQA
:11:36. > :11:43.verification, which is a workload. There are welcome signs.
:11:44. > :11:52.So will the second year proved smoother? Teacher confidence is
:11:53. > :11:58.beginning to build, and I think that will be much easier in terms of
:11:59. > :12:03.understanding what it is we need to do with the pupils. Overall, the
:12:04. > :12:07.report gives them a pass, but some improvements are needed.
:12:08. > :12:08.The Administrators of Ferguson Shipbuilders on the Clyde
:12:09. > :12:11.have set a deadline of tomorrow afternoon for would-be
:12:12. > :12:14.And they say there's been significant interest.
:12:15. > :12:16.KPMG say they've had discussions with a number
:12:17. > :12:19.of different groups interested in buying the Clyde shipyard,
:12:20. > :12:28.which closed last Friday, with the loss of more than seventy jobs.
:12:29. > :12:31.The first trains will be running to the Scottish Borders by September
:12:32. > :12:34.The final date was announced this morning, along with news that
:12:35. > :12:36.the Great Tapestry of Scotland is to be housed in
:12:37. > :12:39.a new heritage centre at the end of the line at Tweedbank near Melrose.
:12:40. > :12:49.And that's where our reporter Cameron Buttle is for us tonight.
:12:50. > :12:59.As they say, I am two miles outside of Melrose, down there, that will be
:13:00. > :13:04.the end of the Borders railway line. At the other end, Edinburgh
:13:05. > :13:13.Waverley. Seven stations in between. This is a ?350 million project. Many
:13:14. > :13:17.deadlines have come and gone. This current construction phase is said
:13:18. > :13:21.to be on target and under budget. That means they can announce today
:13:22. > :13:30.the date when James Wilby running down here -- the trains will be
:13:31. > :13:33.running down. They will be spending money developing the area as much as
:13:34. > :13:38.possible because they want as much potential out of this line as
:13:39. > :13:44.possible. It will be very special, very scenic, one of the most used to
:13:45. > :13:47.rid lines in the UK, because it is so unique. We've got to make sure we
:13:48. > :13:55.have something to offer those tourists and real benefits in
:13:56. > :14:00.relation to business development. Another announcement that this is
:14:01. > :14:04.going to be the home of the Great Tapestry of Scotland, an immensely
:14:05. > :14:09.popular work of art that has attracted tens of thousands of
:14:10. > :14:11.visitors wherever it has gone. They will be building a purpose built
:14:12. > :14:17.heritage centre which they hope will be a boost for tourism in the
:14:18. > :14:23.Borders. The railway line will be the most important tourist line in
:14:24. > :14:26.Scotland, and it's wonderful to have a world-class attraction as a
:14:27. > :14:35.beginning, because we want to do more, we want to get this going,
:14:36. > :14:39.James coming to the Borders. -- trains. There is a genuine sense of
:14:40. > :14:43.anticipation and excitement about the line. You're talking about a
:14:44. > :14:51.potential daily commute for people down here, trips to go shopping,
:14:52. > :14:57.airport links. Maybe even going to the rugby at Murrayfield. It means a
:14:58. > :15:09.lot. There is still a year to go but put the date in your diary,
:15:10. > :15:13.September the 6th 2015. Work to convert the a nine to June
:15:14. > :15:18.carriageways to start six months earlier than planned. The government
:15:19. > :15:21.says the project is being rocked forward because of savings made on
:15:22. > :15:29.the Forth crossing. -- brought forward. It will be complete by
:15:30. > :15:33.2025. The family of the man behind the creation of the Italian Chapel
:15:34. > :15:37.has pledged to replace the wooden plaques stolen from the building a
:15:38. > :15:51.fortnight ago. They were originally a gift. ?20 million is being
:15:52. > :15:56.invested in Lerwick harbour to attract oil and gas decommissioning
:15:57. > :15:57.work to Shetland. The Port authority will spend ?12 million extending the
:15:58. > :16:07.quayside berthing. What we predict that the moment is
:16:08. > :16:12.the level of investment offshore for new fields and development will be
:16:13. > :16:14.claiming over the forthcoming years and it will be a move to
:16:15. > :16:19.decommissioning Summerfield platforms. We need to provide
:16:20. > :16:25.continuity of work by moving into that area. -- some of the older
:16:26. > :16:34.platforms. Visit numbers to the Falkirk wheel have topped 5 million
:16:35. > :16:37.this summer. Visits to the only rotating boat lift were up 30%
:16:38. > :16:45.compared with last year, with July being the busiest since it opened
:16:46. > :16:47.its doors. The first baby chimp born in Scotland in 15 years has been
:16:48. > :16:55.shown off to the public eye Edinburgh zoo. He was born in June
:16:56. > :17:02.and will live with his mother and 18 other chimps in the enclosure. His
:17:03. > :17:04.father could be one of two males. A paternity test will now be used to
:17:05. > :17:07.find out who's the daddy. Edinburgh's Fringe festival draws to
:17:08. > :17:09.a close this weekend - with ticket sales expected to pass
:17:10. > :17:11.the two million mark There's also been a record number
:17:12. > :17:15.of performers - more than twenty thousand of them, from 47 countries
:17:16. > :17:19.- making it quite a challenge to Our arts correspondent
:17:20. > :17:36.Pauline McLean reports from one of With 20,000 performers in town, it
:17:37. > :17:40.is a tight squeeze getting everybody in. This New Zealand company is one
:17:41. > :17:46.of the biggest, with 26 people to accommodate, but they say bringing
:17:47. > :17:53.the show has been worth every penny. We have just gone great. We got five
:17:54. > :18:01.stars. That's fantastic for us. 2.5 weeks here. Showcasing the biggest
:18:02. > :18:08.show from New Zealand. Rubbing everybody can come and see this
:18:09. > :18:12.special show. -- we are hoping. Some don't have quite so far to travel
:18:13. > :18:18.but with thousands of shows at all times of day and night you need
:18:19. > :18:22.stamina to survive the fringe. It is a nocturnal existence because we
:18:23. > :18:31.finish at quarter to one, by the time we get out it is quarter past
:18:32. > :18:37.one. We want to stay out, so we are out till four o'clock. The next day,
:18:38. > :18:43.you're in your bed until two o'clock, then maybe you go and see a
:18:44. > :18:47.show. Living together comes naturally to this South African
:18:48. > :18:51.choir, many of whom are related. When we do festivals it is very
:18:52. > :18:55.normal. We work together, most of the time, so staying together is not
:18:56. > :19:02.a problem. We enjoy staying together, we cook together, we
:19:03. > :19:10.laughed together the, we share jokes together. And of course we sing
:19:11. > :19:11.together. This is the daily show on their doorstep in this most musical
:19:12. > :19:24.of neighbourhoods. Back to the referendum, our
:19:25. > :19:30.correspondent is meeting people along the Caledonian Canal. She is
:19:31. > :19:37.beside Loch Ness, gauging the impact independence could have on to risen.
:19:38. > :19:45.Tourism is one of the largest industries in the world, and in
:19:46. > :19:53.Scotland it generates ?4.5 billion in the last year. In day trips it is
:19:54. > :20:00.?6 billion. When it comes to jobs, 200,000 jobs depend on the industry.
:20:01. > :20:03.The yes campaign said if they had control over Scotland's finances
:20:04. > :20:10.they could lower air passenger duty, which would make flights a lot
:20:11. > :20:17.cheaper, but Better Together say brand Scotland benefits from being
:20:18. > :20:26.part of brand UK. This combination of locks was built to keep the
:20:27. > :20:31.workforce in the Highlands. Now it attract those looking to get away.
:20:32. > :20:35.There are some who take the hunt for the Loch Ness monster more seriously
:20:36. > :20:47.than others. For them, a trip is a dream come true. Very warm water, 13
:20:48. > :20:54.degrees. For us it is no problem. Willie Cameron's father is one of
:20:55. > :21:03.the few to spot the ones that. -- spot the monster. The sightings in
:21:04. > :21:07.this Loch have become legend and brings visitors to Scotland. He says
:21:08. > :21:14.the challenges the winter months. We would like to see a moratorium on
:21:15. > :21:21.VAT over that period of time, and a more sympathetic approach from the
:21:22. > :21:29.banking fraternity as far as continuing overdrafts over a period
:21:30. > :21:35.of time over the winter period. This area might be good for tourists but
:21:36. > :21:38.workers in the Highlands are some of the lowest paid in Scotland. Getting
:21:39. > :21:43.a job and keeping it can be difficult. It is difficult to find a
:21:44. > :21:47.job for all year. I'm lucky I will be kept on through the winter time,
:21:48. > :21:50.but there are not many jobs locally that do it. It is all seasonal,
:21:51. > :21:58.which is great because we are so busy during the season, but in
:21:59. > :22:02.winter people struggle. Will these issues the opportunities are
:22:03. > :22:10.challenges for an independent Scotland? That is what voters are
:22:11. > :22:13.trying to decide. The SNP says if Scotland became independent, they
:22:14. > :22:18.would increase the cost of the minimum wage along with the cost of
:22:19. > :22:25.living, but Unionists say that is more promises of jam tomorrow. I've
:22:26. > :22:28.met people here who live on about ?38 per week, they are looking for
:22:29. > :22:33.promises of a better life when it comes to the tourism industry.
:22:34. > :22:35.Now the sport. The Celtic manager Ronny Deila
:22:36. > :22:38.says at their best his team Tonight they're against NK Maribor
:22:39. > :22:42.in the first leg of their It's a second chance Celtic didn't
:22:43. > :22:46.expect following their defeat by Legia Warsaw,
:22:47. > :22:49.but one they intend to take, our senior football reporter Alasdair
:22:50. > :23:03.Lamont explains from Slovenia. The Glasgow style leather had the
:23:04. > :23:07.natives diving for cover, but it takes more than a drop of rain to
:23:08. > :23:12.dampen the spirits of Celtic, invigorated by the renaissance of
:23:13. > :23:16.their Champions League dream. The reprieve will only be worthwhile if
:23:17. > :23:19.they can put on a better showing against the Slovenian champions than
:23:20. > :23:23.they did against leggy Warsaw. The manager says lessons have been
:23:24. > :23:31.learnt from those defeats and he hopes it will be evidenced again
:23:32. > :23:35.tonight's opponents. Very good team. Organised, working hard together,
:23:36. > :23:43.good at counter attacks. In every leg, we will meet difficult
:23:44. > :23:47.opponents. We've got to be prepared and get the best out of our team and
:23:48. > :23:55.then we know we can beat almost everybody. The confidence is in
:23:56. > :24:00.stark contrast to the despair felt after the previous round. Whilst
:24:01. > :24:04.Celtic now have the safety net of dropping into the Europa League
:24:05. > :24:09.should they fall at this hurdle, there is no appetite for further
:24:10. > :24:12.disappointment. When you get a taste of it, playing against the big boys
:24:13. > :24:19.in the Champions League, nobody wants to drop down a level. They'll
:24:20. > :24:22.take it if it's on offer, but they want to get through. They've got a
:24:23. > :24:27.second chance which is incredible, but they must take it this time.
:24:28. > :24:32.Saturday's demolition of Dundee United goes some way to showing how
:24:33. > :24:37.good they can be. More evidence of that is required tonight if they are
:24:38. > :24:45.to beat the Champions League stages. -- reach. Perth swimmer
:24:46. > :24:47.Stephen Milne set a new record for the 1500 metres freestyle at the
:24:48. > :24:53.European swimming Championships. He finished fourth in the final. Ross
:24:54. > :25:02.Murdoch is through to the final of the 200 metres after winning his
:25:03. > :25:05.semifinal. It's nothing new to me. I've just got to recover and prepare
:25:06. > :25:12.for tomorrow night and I will have some time off to recover. I had
:25:13. > :25:18.quite a few back-to-back breaststroke. I will have time to
:25:19. > :25:24.recover from that. Maria Lyall from Dunbar has already brought it back,
:25:25. > :25:28.the 14-year-old with surreal palsy won the gold in the T 35 100 metres
:25:29. > :25:36.at the Paris sports European Championships. -- cerebrally palsy.
:25:37. > :25:40.It meant a lot because I've been training all summer holidays for it
:25:41. > :25:47.and it's good that my hard work has paid off. The home crowd were
:25:48. > :25:55.released boringly on. Well done. -- sparring beyond. Now the weather.
:25:56. > :26:00.Good evening. Some sunshine around today but it will all change this
:26:01. > :26:07.evening and overnight. On the satellite and radar picture this
:26:08. > :26:11.area of closing in southwards, Jane reaching most parts of the country
:26:12. > :26:15.tonight. Here is the chart from seven p.m.. You can follow the rain
:26:16. > :26:19.as it works its way towards the central belt. Cloudy and wet, but
:26:20. > :26:32.not cold. Not compared with last night. Of course it means tomorrow
:26:33. > :26:35.will be cloudy and wet. It should improve. On Thursday we lose the
:26:36. > :26:41.heavy rain in the West, and further east, more showers. With the showers
:26:42. > :26:51.there will be brighter skies as well. Inland, the wind will be
:26:52. > :26:55.lighter and the showers slow-moving. Disappointingly cold once again.
:26:56. > :26:58.Cloudy across the Northeast and that cloud will be fairly stubborn.
:26:59. > :27:04.Further west, some brighter skies but again, rather cold. For the
:27:05. > :27:14.Northern Isles, some bright, sunny conditions. Bright breezy down the
:27:15. > :27:17.West. The showers will easily as we head through tomorrow night. The low
:27:18. > :27:26.pressure is heading towards Scandinavia. These isobars are
:27:27. > :27:37.coming down from the North. The cold weather continues on Friday. The
:27:38. > :27:42.weekend will see high pressure building in, settling things down
:27:43. > :27:47.further. Some decent bright or sunny skies around. Some showers.
:27:48. > :27:58.Temperatures around the mid teens. Overnight it could be chilly. That
:27:59. > :28:01.is the forecast. That is Reporting Scotland. I will be back with the
:28:02. > :28:03.headlines of before eight p.m..