:00:00. > :00:00.week. Great, Peter, thanks very much. It
:00:00. > :00:21.Prime Minister comes north to emphasise the economic benefits of
:00:22. > :00:23.the union. But Alex Salmond says independence would encourage
:00:24. > :00:29.enterprise and a more just society. We will have the latest on the
:00:30. > :00:32.referendum campaign. Later: How both sides are targeting the so-called
:00:33. > :00:35.missing million, people who don't normally vote and are now being
:00:36. > :00:40.encouraged to sign up to the electoral roll.
:00:41. > :00:44.Why'd you want to register now? Because I want to vote Yes. You're
:00:45. > :00:49.definitely No? Excellent. Also tonight?
:00:50. > :00:52.The first managerial Casualty of the season as Derek Adams parts company
:00:53. > :00:54.with Ross County. And as this Shetland Cave the biggest in the
:00:55. > :00:57.UK? A geologist says it is bigger than
:00:58. > :01:12.the previous record-holder in the Cheddar Gorge.
:01:13. > :01:17.Good evening. The Prime Minister will tell a business audience in
:01:18. > :01:21.Glasgow tonight that Scotland's prosperity is closely linked to the
:01:22. > :01:25.union, and that independence op is too big a risk. David Cameron is on
:01:26. > :01:28.a campaign tour here, urging people to vote No in the referendum next
:01:29. > :01:34.month. But Alex Salmond argues that with independence must Scotland can
:01:35. > :01:39.foster more enterprise and create a more just society. Here is our
:01:40. > :01:42.political editor Brian Taylor. Ahead of tonight's dinner, the Prime
:01:43. > :01:45.Minister visited a business based near Glasgow airport, and argued
:01:46. > :01:50.that independence involves uncertainty. While within the union,
:01:51. > :01:53.the Scottish economy had thrived. He found a range of opinions among the
:01:54. > :01:56.workforce. Do you feel you are getting the
:01:57. > :02:07.information you need to make your mind up? I am a Yes man.
:02:08. > :02:10.My heart is seeing boat Yes. You can have the best of both
:02:11. > :02:13.worlds. Today, there are advantages of being part of the UK single
:02:14. > :02:16.market with a single currency. All the powers of the Scottish
:02:17. > :02:21.Parliament already has two help the creation of jobs exist, and there is
:02:22. > :02:24.a record of hundred and 57,000 new jobs. Of course, with the sorts of
:02:25. > :02:28.fiscal devolution that we are looking at, there will be further
:02:29. > :02:30.opportunities for Scottish politicians in the Edinburgh
:02:31. > :02:34.parliament to make further decisions to help growth and jobs here in
:02:35. > :02:38.Scotland. But touring a garden centre near
:02:39. > :02:41.Aberdeen, Alex Salmond highlighted plans such as tax incentives and
:02:42. > :02:49.enhanced childcare to help both employers and workers.
:02:50. > :02:52.And Mr Salmond challenged the Prime Minister to a televised debate,
:02:53. > :02:57.claiming his rival was out of step with Scotland.
:02:58. > :03:00.I think the Prime Minister is the No campaign in China. Let me run
:03:01. > :03:04.Scotland from London, and I will pay the occasional site visit to see how
:03:05. > :03:07.you are getting on. The people supporting Jesper business, they
:03:08. > :03:11.want an entrepreneurial Scotland, and they also want a just society.
:03:12. > :03:16.That is exactly the combination that Scotland is going to vote for.
:03:17. > :03:20.Or another front, there is Douglas Carswell, the Tory MPs who has
:03:21. > :03:25.defected to UKIP. Nationalist said it marked another step in the UK
:03:26. > :03:28.quitting the European Union, against Scotland's will. The David Cameron
:03:29. > :03:33.said he was determined to secure a better deal for Britain in the EU.
:03:34. > :03:37.Meanwhile, a group of business leaders have released a letter
:03:38. > :03:39.signed by 200 figures from Scotland's business community,
:03:40. > :03:43.backing independence. It comes after a similar move by
:03:44. > :03:48.prounion businesses yesterday. Our economic 's correspondence is here.
:03:49. > :03:51.Tell us more about this letter. There are plenty of recognisable
:03:52. > :03:56.names, from big companies in the latter, that has been signed today.
:03:57. > :03:58.They are essentially saying that only in an independent Scotland
:03:59. > :04:01.would entrepreneurs get the support they need to create more jobs. That
:04:02. > :04:05.is a very different message to the one we were getting yesterday from
:04:06. > :04:08.businesses who are in favour of remaining in the union. Really, it
:04:09. > :04:12.shows there is No united voice from within the business community. They
:04:13. > :04:17.are essentially just as divided as the rest of the country at the
:04:18. > :04:19.moment. In reality, each company would be affected differently by
:04:20. > :04:22.independence, depending on their size, location, and where they are
:04:23. > :04:24.doing most of their buying and selling. I spent some time today
:04:25. > :04:33.listening to those when it comes to the right support
:04:34. > :04:36.for business, the man behind the property firm Springfield, he is
:04:37. > :04:39.convinced that an independent Scotland would be the best
:04:40. > :04:43.structure. Sandy Adam Hansen more than 1000 staff working for him
:04:44. > :04:46.across Scotland, and he signed today's letter because he brings his
:04:47. > :04:49.business would get a boost if the Scottish Government had more power
:04:50. > :04:53.to help. We are operating now with our hands
:04:54. > :04:57.tied behind our back. We have seen in the last 15 years how successful
:04:58. > :05:02.we can run our country with devolution, with limited powers, and
:05:03. > :05:06.like the guys on the building site here, we served our apprenticeship,
:05:07. > :05:09.and it is time that we went on the tools.
:05:10. > :05:13.But when we look at the tool box, heart the tools are missing.
:05:14. > :05:16.Sandy is not alone in that view, but plenty of other country bosses do
:05:17. > :05:20.not agree. You cannot seriously believe that a
:05:21. > :05:25.proposition that says we will reduce taxes and increase public spending
:05:26. > :05:28.is credible. My worry is that taxes would go the opposite way and that
:05:29. > :05:33.taxes would go up, both at an individual level and potentially at
:05:34. > :05:37.a business level to make the books of an independent Scotland balance.
:05:38. > :05:42.How do we make sense of this? To what extent is this a clash of
:05:43. > :05:45.business ideologies as much as it is our politics? That seems to be the
:05:46. > :05:50.case. AI to very well reasoned arguments.
:05:51. > :05:52.Yesterday, we heard about the fear and uncertainty from prounion
:05:53. > :05:56.groups. That is often something businesses are planning to try and
:05:57. > :06:01.avoid, that kind of fear in the future. And equally, we have heard
:06:02. > :06:04.today from entrepreneurs who have seen the value of taking a risk in
:06:05. > :06:09.order to get hold of a bigger opportunity, so this seems to be a
:06:10. > :06:12.real clash of convictions from companies of all sizes.
:06:13. > :06:16.Thank you very much. We are joined now by Nick Robinson,
:06:17. > :06:19.the BBC's Westminster political editor, who is at Linwood in
:06:20. > :06:23.Renfrewshire, where David Cameron visited today, and our own political
:06:24. > :06:27.editor Brian Taylor is at the Hilton hotel, where the Prime Minister is
:06:28. > :06:32.due to speak this evening. Brian, three weeks until polling day. How
:06:33. > :06:35.is the visit of David Cameron and the various business arguments we
:06:36. > :06:38.have just been hearing their going to affect both campaigns, do you
:06:39. > :06:44.think? I think it adds to the mix. It is an
:06:45. > :06:46.intriguing dinner here, because of spending constraints imposed by the
:06:47. > :06:50.electoral commission. They have had to scale down the numbers, roughly a
:06:51. > :06:54.quarter at ending and No flowers on the table. But it is a small dinner
:06:55. > :06:58.and a big decision. David Cameron, I am sure, will address it in that
:06:59. > :07:02.way. He will argue there is a business case for the disparity
:07:03. > :07:06.believes Scotland has sustained within the union, but he says it is
:07:07. > :07:12.more than business. It goes into the nature of the relationship across
:07:13. > :07:16.these islands. An intricate tapestry of businesses, family as well, but
:07:17. > :07:20.also a long-standing history and common values. At the same time,
:07:21. > :07:24.Alex Salmond believes that there would still be a social union across
:07:25. > :07:28.the islands between Scotland and the remainder of the United Kingdom, and
:07:29. > :07:33.he believes that Scotland could have an enhanced asperity approached, but
:07:34. > :07:37.also social justice. I believe the First Minister will return to the
:07:38. > :07:41.topic of child care, improving that. That was a big element of the White
:07:42. > :07:43.Paper, and I think that was a big element of the White Paper, and I
:07:44. > :07:48.think, Brian. Nick, how are London based
:07:49. > :07:52.politicians, both in the Coalition Government and the opposition,
:07:53. > :07:56.viewing all of this now? Is there a sense that perhaps they are now
:07:57. > :08:00.considering the possibility of a Yes vote?
:08:01. > :08:04.There will be nervous before polling day. There are nerves in these few
:08:05. > :08:07.days when people are using their postal votes, but I still hear
:08:08. > :08:11.Westminster politicians in private at least, in all the big parties,
:08:12. > :08:16.saying that they believe that Scotland will vote No. They are
:08:17. > :08:20.still confident, in other words, of victory, but they are well aware
:08:21. > :08:23.that David Cameron and the Conservative Party are toxic to many
:08:24. > :08:27.Scottish voters. That is why he treads very carefully when he
:08:28. > :08:31.travels up here. They are worried not just in the Tory and Liberal
:08:32. > :08:34.Democrat parties, but above all, in the Labour Party, that Alex Salmond
:08:35. > :08:37.is saying to traditional Labour voters, then in the West of
:08:38. > :08:41.Scotland, for example, here in Glasgow, lend me your vote once, and
:08:42. > :08:45.then you can be shot of the Tories for good. You can be shot of those
:08:46. > :08:49.cuts, the austerity, the threat to the NHS, and Yes, the threat
:08:50. > :08:54.highlighted today by the defection of a Tory MP to UKIP, Britain
:08:55. > :08:57.leaving the EU. So that is what worries Westminster politicians, and
:08:58. > :09:02.it means that although they say they are confident, there is quite a lot
:09:03. > :09:06.of this going on behind-the-scenes. Nick Robinson and Brian Taylor,
:09:07. > :09:10.thank you both very much. If you want to hear more about how
:09:11. > :09:18.the referendum vote may or may not affect your personal finances, then
:09:19. > :09:26.watch What's In It For Me? Tonight on BBC Two. A geologist is claiming
:09:27. > :09:29.that the biggest cave in the United Kingdom is in Shetland, not as
:09:30. > :09:32.previously thought in the south of England at Cheddar Gorge. The
:09:33. > :09:36.academic has carried out two surveys he claims are conclusive, and
:09:37. > :09:42.believes all he needs now is independent verification.
:09:43. > :09:46.This is a popular destination for any visitor to the islands, because
:09:47. > :09:51.the scenery is stunning. Shetland has many geological wonders, the
:09:52. > :09:55.great black cliffs here being just one of them. But what most people
:09:56. > :09:58.don't realise when they come to visit these clips is that the
:09:59. > :10:05.biggest geological wonder isn't actually what they are looking at,
:10:06. > :10:09.it's what lies beneath them. This sea cave has been known about for a
:10:10. > :10:13.long time, and when the sea is calm enough, it can be visited by small
:10:14. > :10:16.boats. It has been hollowed out of the box and it rocked by the sea,
:10:17. > :10:21.and its main entrance is big enough to sail a fishing boat through.
:10:22. > :10:26.Local geologist Jonathan Swale visits here regularly, and recently
:10:27. > :10:31.he used a laser range finder to measure its internal dimensions. He
:10:32. > :10:34.was amazed at the results. This is possibly the biggest cave chamber in
:10:35. > :10:36.Britain, at least on the basis of having done a quick measure of it a
:10:37. > :10:40.month or so ago. That is what is tempting me to come
:10:41. > :10:42.back and try to get the better survey.
:10:43. > :10:45.On this occasion, he has more complex equipment to get more
:10:46. > :10:51.accurate readings, and the results have confirmed his suspicions. With
:10:52. > :10:54.a floor space of 5600 square metres, it is one and a half times the size
:10:55. > :10:58.of the previous UK record holder at Cheddar Gorge in Somerset.
:10:59. > :11:02.The results have yet to be independently verified, but Shetland
:11:03. > :11:06.is already internationally recognised as a GEO Park for its
:11:07. > :11:14.complex geology. Being home to the biggest cave in Britain would be
:11:15. > :11:17.another feather in its cap. If you still need to register to
:11:18. > :11:20.vote in the independence referendum, there are only five days left, and
:11:21. > :11:24.with the race looking like it could be a close one, both sides are
:11:25. > :11:26.working hard to ensure their voters turn up at the polls. Our referendum
:11:27. > :11:35.correspondent has more. Every day, this stall sits outside a
:11:36. > :11:40.shopping centre in the Glasgow estate of Castlemilk will stop it is
:11:41. > :11:49.not just to encourage people to vote Yes, it is to encourage them to vote
:11:50. > :11:54.fall stop. It is signing of households. Why do you want to vote
:11:55. > :11:59.now? Because they want to vote Yes. Why have you never registered? I was
:12:00. > :12:04.never really interested, because Westminster controls Scotland.
:12:05. > :12:08.This group say they have sign up over 200 voters in the last few
:12:09. > :12:12.weeks. The disillusioned, the disengaged, those looking for
:12:13. > :12:17.change. Many have turned them the missing million, those who do not
:12:18. > :12:20.usually vote, and many here believe they will vote Yes.
:12:21. > :12:27.I am 46 this year and I have never voted. I got involved because I have
:12:28. > :12:32.got a son who is 11, and I think it is so important that we get
:12:33. > :12:36.independence for the kids, for their future. In the east of the city in
:12:37. > :12:42.Shettleston, the local MP is trying to do the same for the No side.
:12:43. > :12:47.Looking good. I have to say, come to the East End
:12:48. > :12:50.of Glasgow, you get a financial expert!
:12:51. > :12:53.In this area, a third of households live on benefits, and crucially,
:12:54. > :12:56.only a third of people voted in the last Holyrood election. You
:12:57. > :13:01.definitely know? Excellent. He hasn't got this sorted
:13:02. > :13:04.out at all, as he? Margaret Curran acknowledges people here want
:13:05. > :13:06.change, but believes her constituents are saying No to
:13:07. > :13:10.independence. Can I give you a leaflet? That is
:13:11. > :13:14.our arguments about why we are voting No, and why we recommend a No
:13:15. > :13:17.vote. We need to get people out to vote
:13:18. > :13:21.because this is such an important decision. I think people really do
:13:22. > :13:26.understand that this is once and for all. Once we have made this
:13:27. > :13:30.decision, there is No going back. Around 10% of people in Scotland are
:13:31. > :13:34.not registered to vote. That is around 400,000 potential ballot
:13:35. > :13:40.papers to be crossed. If new voters have been signed up, what difference
:13:41. > :13:44.would it make to the outcome? If we discover when we get the detail that
:13:45. > :13:48.the Castlemilk 's of this world, and places like it, these are places
:13:49. > :13:52.where registration has gone up most, then maybe, as a result, this will
:13:53. > :13:56.help the Yes side. On the other hand, it could also be
:13:57. > :13:59.true that perhaps the more middle-class, educated folk are
:14:00. > :14:02.perhaps rather more aware of the opportunity to get their names on
:14:03. > :14:06.the register, and so maybe they will be the ones who end up using this
:14:07. > :14:08.procedure just as much. There are still five days left to
:14:09. > :14:18.register to vote, and in this poll, every vote counts.
:14:19. > :14:22.And Scotland 2014 will continue its examination of the referendum issue
:14:23. > :14:25.this evening. Here is Sarah Smith. What is a homeless voted to make of
:14:26. > :14:29.the Prime Minister arriving here to attend a swanky dinner with some of
:14:30. > :14:32.Scotland's most successful business people? What will all Scottish
:14:33. > :14:36.voters make of it? On the programme tonight, we talk about what David
:14:37. > :14:40.Cameron had to say, and whether or not he is really a vote winner for
:14:41. > :14:42.Better Together. The budget airline Ryanair has
:14:43. > :14:46.confirmed it is to continue flying from Prestwick airport next summer.
:14:47. > :14:50.The announcement last month that it was to begin operating from Glasgow
:14:51. > :14:52.led to renewed fears about Prestwick's viability as a passenger
:14:53. > :14:57.terminal. Let's take a look now at other
:14:58. > :15:02.stories from across the country. The operators of a ski resort in
:15:03. > :15:05.Aberdeenshire where chairs from a ski lift plummeted to the ground
:15:06. > :15:10.will not face prosecution. Eight people were injured, including five
:15:11. > :15:13.children, in the accident last February. The Health and Safety
:15:14. > :15:16.Executive save the chairlift had been properly inspected and
:15:17. > :15:19.maintain. Objectors to redevelopment plans in
:15:20. > :15:25.Aberdeen city centre have been having their say at a public
:15:26. > :15:29.hearing. Some fear the new Marshall Square office and retail, let's will
:15:30. > :15:32.obstruct the 17th century proper schemes house. The landmark building
:15:33. > :15:36.is only recently been revealed through demolition of the council's
:15:37. > :15:39.1960s headquarters. Scotland's red squirrels are facing
:15:40. > :15:44.a new threat, a form of lepers in. Scientists in Edinburgh are
:15:45. > :15:47.investigating the disease, which has been recorded from Dumfries
:15:48. > :15:51.Galloway to the Moray Firth. They want the public to report sightings
:15:52. > :15:54.of diseased squirrels. Red squirrels are in decline,
:15:55. > :15:57.threatened by the grey squirrel, and the ready have this major threat of
:15:58. > :16:01.the squirrel pox virus, so really, this is the last thing they need,
:16:02. > :16:05.another disease that could potentially threaten the population.
:16:06. > :16:12.Scotland's biggest celebration of world music and dance starts
:16:13. > :16:17.tomorrow in the capital. The 20th Edinburgh Mela opens with an
:16:18. > :16:20.ambitious new production involving the Scottish chamber Orchestra. 20
:16:21. > :16:24.years of Tam McGraw is quite an achievement, and we are planning a
:16:25. > :16:30.really amazing extravaganza of festivities this year.
:16:31. > :16:33.-- 20 years of Mela. It starts on Friday night with The King Of
:16:34. > :16:43.Ghosts. The ice bucket challenge has been blamed on for the shutdown of a
:16:44. > :16:46.water supply on an island. The challenge has become a craze
:16:47. > :16:51.with politicians and others in the public eye. A decision to approve
:16:52. > :16:53.lands for a ?43 million waste incinerator at Invergordon has been
:16:54. > :16:58.quashed. It was given the go-ahead after a
:16:59. > :17:03.public enquiry. The Highland council and Harrods boss Mohamed fired's
:17:04. > :17:09.estates challenge the decision. Judges have ruled that the enquiry
:17:10. > :17:13.must now be reopened. Could the classroom of the future be
:17:14. > :17:16.one in which there are no paper and no pencils? With most people back at
:17:17. > :17:19.school, already thousands of youngsters in schools have been
:17:20. > :17:23.issued with their own LA dry devices for use in school and at home.
:17:24. > :17:29.Joanne McCauley has more. A French lesson with a difference.
:17:30. > :17:36.These pupils in Edinburgh are using electronic tablets to work out a
:17:37. > :17:39.translation exercise. Everyone in their year group has
:17:40. > :17:46.been issued with their own online device to use in class and at home.
:17:47. > :17:50.Pupils can type up phrases or words, and the app can speak back to them,
:17:51. > :17:53.so they have that opportunity to listen to it in their own time,
:17:54. > :17:57.learn the pronunciation of words, and build up their confidence.
:17:58. > :18:02.I think it also helps to really students.
:18:03. > :18:06.Several schools in Edinburgh have been pioneering the use of personal
:18:07. > :18:10.electronic gadgets, so is this the end of traditional materials?
:18:11. > :18:14.We still have paper and pencils in classrooms where that is
:18:15. > :18:17.appropriate, and that will continue. Where technology is
:18:18. > :18:22.appropriate, that will be used. But I think we are moving to a world
:18:23. > :18:25.that is online, digital things are sent allegorically, and we had to
:18:26. > :18:28.prepare our students for that world, so it is only right and fair that we
:18:29. > :18:32.prepare them in school as well for that.
:18:33. > :18:35.The huge range of material available means that students' needs can be
:18:36. > :18:39.addressed. I have dyslexia, so for English,
:18:40. > :18:44.just being able to write essays on it, it is really easy for me to go
:18:45. > :18:47.and change and improve my essay skills.
:18:48. > :18:51.Students and parents had to sign a user agreement, and there was
:18:52. > :18:55.concern about internet safety. We certainly run workshops with
:18:56. > :18:59.students to talk about the pitfalls and things you have to be aware of
:19:00. > :19:01.when using social media, so I think it is actually helping to address
:19:02. > :19:06.that national issue. This coming term at the academy,
:19:07. > :19:10.four out of six year groups will be issued with Aaron electronic devices
:19:11. > :19:17.to use in lessons, and that is an example many more schools are likely
:19:18. > :19:19.to follow. A five-year-old boy from Dumbarton
:19:20. > :19:29.who wrote to his hero, the Commonwealth gold swimmer Ross
:19:30. > :19:32.Murdoch is going to meet him. The boy's mother contacted Ross on
:19:33. > :19:37.Twitter. Last night, we told you how he wrote a letter, addressed to Ross
:19:38. > :19:42.Murdoch, Commonwealth champion, ballot. Brian told Rossi was his
:19:43. > :19:48.biggest fan. And now, the sport.
:19:49. > :19:51.Good evening. Ross County Ali first premiership club to sack their
:19:52. > :19:55.manager this season after just four league matches. They have dispensed
:19:56. > :19:59.with the services of Derek Adams and his father George, who was the
:20:00. > :20:04.director of football. Andrew Thompson reports from Dingwall.
:20:05. > :20:08.For the journalists this morning expecting to speak to the manager,
:20:09. > :20:11.we were surprised by being handed this statement, saying effectively
:20:12. > :20:15.that Derek Adams and his father George had been sacked with
:20:16. > :20:18.immediate effect. Just four games into the new football season. Ross
:20:19. > :20:23.County suffered four straight defeats in those matches, and
:20:24. > :20:26.despite Derek Adams' remarkable achievement in taking his small-town
:20:27. > :20:30.former Highland league side to a Scottish cup final in 2010, and
:20:31. > :20:36.winning promotion to the premiership, the club has decided it
:20:37. > :20:39.is time for a change. We certainly wouldn't be where we
:20:40. > :20:43.are today without their contribution over the years, and I really need to
:20:44. > :20:48.emphasise that we are eternally grateful to them for that. But we
:20:49. > :20:51.just feel that we need to go in a different direction, and we need to
:20:52. > :20:56.move on. As well as his successors, there was
:20:57. > :21:05.also controversy at times from Derek Adams, such as this bust up with for
:21:06. > :21:11.missing -- former Saint Mirren manager. What can we do two we will
:21:12. > :21:20.have to see what happens. I think they basically had done as much as
:21:21. > :21:24.they could, as far as they went. They did a lot of good for us. We
:21:25. > :21:28.had a lot of good days out. But we have to look to the future now. The
:21:29. > :21:31.board meet this evening to begin considering a replacement.
:21:32. > :21:38.In the meantime, their captain and coach will take charge of the team.
:21:39. > :21:41.Celtic's newest signing says their failure to qualify for the Champions
:21:42. > :21:46.League did not make him have second thoughts about joining the club.
:21:47. > :21:48.Here he is at Celtic Park today. The International from Ghana has agreed
:21:49. > :21:53.a one-year loan move from a Russian side.
:21:54. > :21:57.We have the Europa League. We're looking forward to playing Champions
:21:58. > :22:02.League, but we could make it, because we lost. That is part of
:22:03. > :22:06.football. We have appreciate what we have now, and to make use of it,
:22:07. > :22:10.because the Europa League is also good.
:22:11. > :22:13.Andy Murray plays the German qualifier Mattias packing at around
:22:14. > :22:17.midnight on the second round of the US open tennis. He says he is fully
:22:18. > :22:21.recovered from the tramp he suffered in his opening match, and is looking
:22:22. > :22:24.forward to renewing his acquaintance with the German.
:22:25. > :22:29.We grew up playing a bit together when we were 13, 14 and 15 years
:22:30. > :22:33.old. We would have played a few times in the juniors as well. He has
:22:34. > :22:39.come through on to talk a little bit later, but he is a tough player. He
:22:40. > :22:45.obviously had a very good win in the first round. He was a tough
:22:46. > :22:47.opponent, and I will need to be ready.
:22:48. > :22:52.Stephen Gallagher is six shots behind the leaders in the second
:22:53. > :22:59.round of the golf. This is one of the birdies that got away in a level
:23:00. > :23:02.par round of 72. He will need some of those in the coming round if he
:23:03. > :23:06.is to earn automatic quality patient of the European Ryder Cup team. He
:23:07. > :23:10.needs to finish in the top two for that. Golfers from around the world
:23:11. > :23:13.tee off in the Scottish ladies open tomorrow, and there is a strong home
:23:14. > :23:16.contingent in the field, among them the defending champion Katrina
:23:17. > :23:20.Matthew will stop although she is hoping for a win, she is also
:23:21. > :23:31.looking ahead to the Olympic Games in Rio in two years' time.
:23:32. > :23:34.Blustery but sunny conditions are across East Lothian, for the premier
:23:35. > :23:36.competition in Scottish women's golf. Katrina Matthew the defending
:23:37. > :23:40.champion and favourite to collect the cheque for the winner here on
:23:41. > :23:43.Saturday afternoon, but in two years, she is aiming for gold in
:23:44. > :23:50.Rio. I will definitely go. The first time
:23:51. > :23:53.golfers back since about 1900, an obvious, the Olympics is probably
:23:54. > :23:56.the biggest sporting event in the world. To have that opportunity to
:23:57. > :24:00.go and play and represent your country would be great.
:24:01. > :24:03.Another Scot, Kylie Walker, is already a two-time winner on the
:24:04. > :24:07.tour this year. She says more can be done to bring more girls into the
:24:08. > :24:10.sport in Scotland. I think if you just generate a bit
:24:11. > :24:15.more interest from a younger age, and keep it going through the
:24:16. > :24:20.teenage years, make it fun, then I think there would be a lot more. But
:24:21. > :24:23.certainly, right now we have quite a lot of Scottish girls on tour this
:24:24. > :24:27.year, which is great. Carly Booth won this competition two
:24:28. > :24:31.years ago, but she has a rather unusual way of limbering up for a
:24:32. > :24:34.tournament. She insists this is a perfect way to
:24:35. > :24:40.prepare for the weekend. Of course it is. Backflips are a
:24:41. > :24:44.part of me, part of who I am, so if you see me doing a backflip, you
:24:45. > :24:49.know it is just me being myself. If you win on Sunday afternoon, can
:24:50. > :24:54.we expect if you backflips from you? 100%, yes.
:24:55. > :25:00.Last of Albany, a little teaser for you. Can you guess what is in the
:25:01. > :25:05.box? Any ideas? No? Well, let me tell you. It is the Cricket World
:25:06. > :25:08.Cup trophy. Some Scotland internationals got their hands on it
:25:09. > :25:12.today, probably for the one and only time in their careers. It is on a
:25:13. > :25:17.promotional tour of the country. Next year, the Scots will be taking
:25:18. > :25:19.part. That is the sport for tonight. Thank you bring much.
:25:20. > :25:19.Let's have a look now at the weather.
:25:20. > :25:20.Thank you bring much. Let's have a look now at the
:25:21. > :25:24.weather. Thank you very much.
:25:25. > :25:28.Hello. The sunshine eventually came out across a good part of the
:25:29. > :25:31.country, and we can see it quite clearly on the satellite picture.
:25:32. > :25:35.The weather front bushes is way northwards, taking the rain with it,
:25:36. > :25:39.and that stark contrast, the trailing edge of the cloud going
:25:40. > :25:43.from grey skies to blue as the sun comes out. This evening, generally
:25:44. > :25:47.drive for most. We say goodbye to the rain, but it is not dry for a
:25:48. > :25:51.long time. The next weather system works in overnight, cloudy, wet and
:25:52. > :25:56.windy conditions. All those factors combined mean not a cold night in
:25:57. > :26:01.towns and cities. Double digits. Tomorrow, low-pressure showing its
:26:02. > :26:04.hand. A wet and windy start, fairly cloudy at times, and the wind
:26:05. > :26:08.strong, particularly in the south-west. As we had through the
:26:09. > :26:11.morning, we start to see the cloud thinning and breaking at times, were
:26:12. > :26:15.the showers merged to form bands of rain. Although they do push through
:26:16. > :26:21.quite quickly, it will be wet fulsome. We can't take the graphics
:26:22. > :26:25.literally, because they are showers, and could occur almost anywhere. A
:26:26. > :26:30.snapshot at four o'clock, a case of windy conditions across the south,
:26:31. > :26:32.some bright or sunny spells. Temperatures up to 18 degrees, but
:26:33. > :26:39.bands of wet weather coming through as well. Around the Moray Firth, 19
:26:40. > :26:44.degrees in the sunshine, and towards sky and Wester Ross, showers could
:26:45. > :26:47.be there for some time. Fairly breezy, showers for the afternoon up
:26:48. > :26:51.here. For the rest of the afternoon into the evening, we hold onto a mix
:26:52. > :26:55.of weather. Some pretty wet weather to end the day. Towards Saturday and
:26:56. > :26:59.the weekend, a change in wind direction. More north-westerly,
:27:00. > :27:03.feeding in showers to the Highlands and Islands, and over towards the
:27:04. > :27:06.coast as well. Generally for central and southern Scotland, largely dry
:27:07. > :27:12.with some brighter skies, and the wind is a bit lighter in line.
:27:13. > :27:16.Heading into Sunday, low-pressure pulls away. A ridge of high pressure
:27:17. > :27:20.builds, so a bright, sunny start, but look out in the Atlantic, as a
:27:21. > :27:24.weather front brings some rain at some point on Sunday. I will bring
:27:25. > :27:28.you the timing is tomorrow. Thank you very much.
:27:29. > :27:31.Now, a reminder of tonight's menus. The Prime Minister David Cameron
:27:32. > :27:35.will tell a business audience in Glasgow tonight that Scotland's
:27:36. > :27:37.disparities closely linked with the union, and that independent others
:27:38. > :27:41.too big a risk. Alex Salmond argues that with a yes
:27:42. > :27:44.vote, Scotland can foster more enterprise and create a more just
:27:45. > :27:50.society. The Conservative MP Douglas Carswell
:27:51. > :27:53.has unexpectedly defected to UKIP. The MP for Clacton has triggered a
:27:54. > :27:58.by-election, which he says he will contest on behalf of his new party.
:27:59. > :28:02.Mr Carswell, euro-sceptic, says he does not believe the Prime Minister
:28:03. > :28:04.is serious about changing Europe. This the Cameron has called his
:28:05. > :28:08.defection deeply regrettable and counter-productive.
:28:09. > :28:11.That is Reporting Scotland. I will be back at eight o'clock and the
:28:12. > :28:14.late bulletin just after ten o'clock. Until then, from everyone
:28:15. > :28:18.here, have a good evening.