:00:00. > :00:15.Campaigners against independence deny they're in
:00:16. > :00:19.Salmond says Better Together are in a state of "total disintegration".
:00:20. > :00:21.The saltire has been raised above Downing Street.
:00:22. > :00:24.Tomorrow, David Cameron, Ed Milliband and Nick Clegg are making
:00:25. > :00:36.In a live interview, I'll ask Alistair Darling why support for
:00:37. > :00:49.We find out what rural communities think of the campaign.
:00:50. > :00:51.We'll have the latest on the referendum campaign
:00:52. > :00:54.And also tonight, after defeat in Medinah, the US Team
:00:55. > :00:57.say they aim to get even and reclaim the famous trophy as Gleneagles
:00:58. > :01:14.David Cameron and Ed Miliband are to miss their weekly clash at
:01:15. > :01:16.Prime Minister's Questions to travel to Scotland tomorrow to campaign
:01:17. > :01:20.for a no vote in the independence referendum.
:01:21. > :01:23.They'll be joined by the Deputy Prime minister Nick Clegg
:01:24. > :01:26.as the leaders of the three main UK parties pledge to do all they can to
:01:27. > :01:32.The announcement came as Alex Salmond said the
:01:33. > :01:35.Better Together campaign was in a state of "total disintegration".
:01:36. > :01:45.Here's our political editor Brian Taylor.
:01:46. > :01:57.Symbols matter. So today the sole tyre was raised over Downing
:01:58. > :02:02.Street... Only to fall down. As number ten told Scotland to stay
:02:03. > :02:09.under the union fight. I want to do everything I can to put
:02:10. > :02:12.arguments in front of the people. I want Scotland to know that the rest
:02:13. > :02:18.of the United Kingdom wants them to stay.
:02:19. > :02:28.Also Scotland bound, Ed Miliband. Today he was in Liverpool. Nick
:02:29. > :02:33.Clegg will complete the trio. Panic? Perish the thought save the Unionist
:02:34. > :02:37.leaders in Scotland. All offering a timetable for more powers which they
:02:38. > :02:42.claim will definitely protect the NHS. They say that their endeavour
:02:43. > :02:48.means more cloud for the Scottish Government who ever wins the next UK
:02:49. > :02:53.election. We have had enough of our commitment
:02:54. > :02:59.to being rubbished by the SNP. They cannot answer simple questions and
:03:00. > :03:02.the risk to peoples jobs. The point is that whatever happens I will
:03:03. > :03:06.fight with every fibre of my being to ensure that what happens will be
:03:07. > :03:12.more powers for the Scottish parliament.
:03:13. > :03:16.Alex Salmond says that however you spell it out, yes is the better
:03:17. > :03:25.option, much more to Scotland's taste. On the NHS he says that Scott
:03:26. > :03:33.needs full financial control -- Scotland. He says that the Unionists
:03:34. > :03:38.are driven by desperation. This is a repackaging of what they
:03:39. > :03:43.said in the spring. People have passed the verdict on that, it is
:03:44. > :03:47.inadequate, not enough. It does not approach what Scotland needs to
:03:48. > :03:54.create jobs, protect the health service, told a better society. It
:03:55. > :03:59.is the day that the No campaign fell apart at the seams.
:04:00. > :04:02.So, what difference does a timetable for more devolution make to the
:04:03. > :04:12.Here's our political correspondent, Glenn Campbell.
:04:13. > :04:22.24 hours ago it was Gordon Brown's timetable. Now all the Unionist
:04:23. > :04:27.parties call their own. They say that if we vote now they will start
:04:28. > :04:33.work on more devolution. With a progress report by October. Broad
:04:34. > :04:35.agreement and a White Paper by the end of November and draft
:04:36. > :04:45.legislation towards the end of January. This former top civil
:04:46. > :04:51.servant says is a tight timetable. It is a demanding timetable which
:04:52. > :04:55.takes until the end of January to give the timetable to produce extra
:04:56. > :05:01.powers. That is hard work and challenging but it is deliverable.
:05:02. > :05:06.Everybody who has waited for a boss knows that timetables are subject to
:05:07. > :05:09.change but the prounion parties say they are determined to reach
:05:10. > :05:13.agreement on exactly what powers they will deliver to the Scottish
:05:14. > :05:17.parliament in order to make sure that the new schedule does not slip.
:05:18. > :05:24.The Scottish trades union Congress thinks that the Unionist parties are
:05:25. > :05:29.already playing catch up. For this to happen in the last few
:05:30. > :05:34.days of the campaign in reaction to polls devalues the process and the
:05:35. > :05:39.proposals being made. This think tank boss helped produce
:05:40. > :05:45.a detailed plan for further devolution she tried to persuade the
:05:46. > :05:54.Unionist parties to unite behind before the vote. -- which he.
:05:55. > :05:59.There has been an arrogance, saying, we will win this anyway, we don't
:06:00. > :06:03.promise you anything, we will just be very negative, and then once we
:06:04. > :06:08.have one, we are in charge, we decide what we give. They have
:06:09. > :06:14.suddenly had a wake-up call. They could lose this. Now they realise
:06:15. > :06:17.that it was a mistake not to set out a comprehensive set of powers
:06:18. > :06:22.beforehand. Laura McConnell says that the new
:06:23. > :06:41.timetable may not be enough to event a Yes vote. Lord. The Labour First
:06:42. > :06:48.Minister of Wales also want a redesign of the UK.
:06:49. > :06:54.We need to make the method and structure the same in Scotland,
:06:55. > :06:58.Wales, and Northern Ireland. The Unionist parties have different
:06:59. > :07:04.ideas about where we might end up. On income tax for instance, would we
:07:05. > :07:08.have the full devolution proposed by the Conservatives and the Liberal
:07:09. > :07:14.Democrats or opt to 15p on the basic rate as proposed by Labour, with the
:07:15. > :07:19.power to raise the upper rate? Or might you end up with a compromise
:07:20. > :07:24.in between? That is why the Yes campaign argue
:07:25. > :07:26.that only a vote for independence guarantees the transfer of power
:07:27. > :07:32.from Westminster to Holyrood. Well I'm joined now from
:07:33. > :07:34.Downing Street by our Westminster An unprecedented move by the three
:07:35. > :07:52.UK political leaders David, A growing sense that politics as
:07:53. > :07:57.normal has been suspended because the Scottish question is seen as so
:07:58. > :08:01.important. Normally Prime Minister's Question Time is the
:08:02. > :08:04.highlight of the Westminster week, yesterday we were assured that David
:08:05. > :08:09.Cameron would not visit Scotland this week, then there were talks
:08:10. > :08:15.between David Cameron and Ed Miliband and it was decided that
:08:16. > :08:20.they and Nick Clegg should travel to Scotland to campaign. They will have
:08:21. > :08:25.a core message, we want you to stay. There is a change in tactics, it is
:08:26. > :08:31.becoming more emotional, less economic and technocratic. They are
:08:32. > :08:36.trying to push emotional buttons. Claiming that they recognise there
:08:37. > :08:40.will be change but that a No vote is not a vote for no change. It is
:08:41. > :08:46.interesting that the Scottish flag is about Downing Street tonight. The
:08:47. > :08:52.SNP say they like to see it fly, as far as the UK parties are concerned,
:08:53. > :08:56.the No campaign is in utter panic and the meltdown.
:08:57. > :09:08.Edinburgh - what will be the impact here of this campaigning trio?
:09:09. > :09:16.It is intriguing to speculate as to the impact. That is down to the
:09:17. > :09:20.voters. But think of the motivation. Politicians blithely usher us they
:09:21. > :09:39.pay little attention to opinion polls, -- is -- assure us. David was
:09:40. > :09:46.talking about the emotional pitch. There was some stuff about the head
:09:47. > :09:52.as well. They are stressing the risks they believe will because I
:09:53. > :09:57.independence. And also an offer, to give more powers to the Scottish
:09:58. > :10:08.Parliament, particularly in tax. They are recalibrating, and talking
:10:09. > :10:14.up the impact of the offer. They are not stressing, or setting out the
:10:15. > :10:19.details of any new powers. But they are trying to say that it is
:10:20. > :10:24.guaranteed because there is a timetable. Does that mean that
:10:25. > :10:31.claims of risk have gone? They have not. They will return. But for now
:10:32. > :10:33.they feel that the situation sufficiently grave for their
:10:34. > :10:38.campaign that they must accentuate the positive.
:10:39. > :10:45.We heard Alex Salmond claimed that they are falling apart at the seams.
:10:46. > :10:49.Are they in real trouble? From the polls, it would seem that
:10:50. > :10:57.they are losing or have lost the ground they had. They had Dave early
:10:58. > :11:02.substantial lead. -- a fairly substantial. It has evaporated
:11:03. > :11:08.entirely to the point but a recent poll suggests they are neck and
:11:09. > :11:11.neck. Boy, will this be some campaign for the final week.
:11:12. > :11:19.Well I'm joined now by the leader of Better Together Alistair Darling.
:11:20. > :11:25.You were last on the programme a couple of weeks ago perceived as
:11:26. > :11:31.having won the first head to head the debate. You were ahead in the
:11:32. > :11:36.polls. Now your campaign is accused of falling apart at the seams. What
:11:37. > :11:42.went wrong? Alex Salmond would say that,
:11:43. > :11:48.wouldn't he? I have always said the polls would narrow as we got towards
:11:49. > :11:51.the date. This is the biggest decision many of us will take, about
:11:52. > :11:59.our children and generations to come. What is important, certainly
:12:00. > :12:04.today, is the fact that we can offer a different vision to separation and
:12:05. > :12:09.raking up, one where you have a strong Scottish parliament with more
:12:10. > :12:12.powers, and a specific timetable, when we will have agreed
:12:13. > :12:17.legislation, ready to go when the statute book, meaning greater
:12:18. > :12:25.control over Scotland's financial affairs. It would be able to decide
:12:26. > :12:31.how much it spent on the health service. It does not matter what is
:12:32. > :12:37.happening elsewhere in the United Kingdom. We would have control.
:12:38. > :12:47.These are proposals that have still to be agreed.
:12:48. > :12:53.But you have a commitment from three parties in broadly the same
:12:54. > :12:59.position. Otherwise we have years of wrangling and not knowing what is
:13:00. > :13:07.going on. Look at what is happening with the turmoil in the markets
:13:08. > :13:10.because of uncertainty. We can offer the certainty of change within the
:13:11. > :13:14.United Kingdom where you have that security, the opportunities that
:13:15. > :13:26.come from that, and you avoid uncertainty and wrangling, which
:13:27. > :13:37.will be damaging to job prospects. Let's assume you do all come
:13:38. > :13:44.together and agree. Let's call them devolution max. That is something to
:13:45. > :13:48.which the coalition and the Better Together group, to which you have
:13:49. > :13:54.belonged all along, ruled out. Now you are suggesting that instead of
:13:55. > :13:59.voting yes, you offer devolution max!
:14:00. > :14:01.I said we could have the best of both worlds within the United
:14:02. > :14:08.Kingdom and the strength and the opportunities being in something
:14:09. > :14:16.bigger. But the first question is are we staying or going? If we go a
:14:17. > :14:21.whole different ball game arises. If we stay then we have always said
:14:22. > :14:30.that what we want is to strengthen the Scottish Parliament. A Labour
:14:31. > :14:37.government legislated to set it up and extended to those powers, we
:14:38. > :14:40.want to go further. What you will have in a few months time as
:14:41. > :14:45.legislation giving the Scottish Parliament more powers, over health,
:14:46. > :14:51.which has been an issue for the last few weeks, and nobody can tell us
:14:52. > :14:57.what to do with health, totally within our control. That is what
:14:58. > :15:03.most federal governments in Western Europe...
:15:04. > :15:08.Is it not a mark of the disarray you are in that today, Nicola Sturgeon
:15:09. > :15:15.of the Yes campaign is talking to voters about poverty, and you are
:15:16. > :15:21.talking about processes. There is a sense of panic and you must surely
:15:22. > :15:27.accept that. She cut college places from people
:15:28. > :15:34.in poor backgrounds. This SNP government has taken ?1 million out
:15:35. > :15:38.of poverty programmes. We are talking about substantial change.
:15:39. > :15:48.Change of substance. Most people in Scotland want the jobs that come
:15:49. > :15:53.from being part of the UK. We have been talking about the things that
:15:54. > :15:58.matter to voters. And we're also talking the risks. We answered the
:15:59. > :16:12.questions people ask us. They still can't tell us how to provide when
:16:13. > :16:19.relying on volatile oil. Why do you think the markets are jittery? They
:16:20. > :16:24.don't understand anything that is going on here.
:16:25. > :16:29.Why was this announcement only made yesterday by Gordon Brown, and not
:16:30. > :16:34.you? This is a man with whom you have had, let's just say, a
:16:35. > :16:38.challenging relationship, and perceived as one of the most
:16:39. > :16:44.unpopular prime ministers the UK has ever had. And who has not played a
:16:45. > :16:49.role in domestic politics for some time. Again, it points back to a
:16:50. > :16:55.sense of disarray, desperation, let's call on whoever we can, with
:16:56. > :17:02.whatever we can. Gordon has been making speeches for
:17:03. > :17:06.over a year now. Arguing a powerful case for something he was writing
:17:07. > :17:11.about 30 years ago when other people thought, it doesn't really matter.
:17:12. > :17:16.He is formidable and I know that having worked with him for many
:17:17. > :17:20.years. But the answer to your question is that ever since the
:17:21. > :17:24.party published its proposals people ask me, how can you be sure they
:17:25. > :17:30.will be delivered? We can now show the process. It will start in just
:17:31. > :17:37.over ten days and by next January result in legislation on the statute
:17:38. > :17:41.book. Is it not better to have a Scottish parliament with control
:17:42. > :17:50.over taxation and welfare so it can repeal the bedroom tax, in the
:17:51. > :17:59.months? Because it will take years to this and tangle the UK. --
:18:00. > :18:05.disentangle. What do you think will happen to jobs? We have seen the
:18:06. > :18:10.damage done to the economy by the fall in share price, the fall in the
:18:11. > :18:17.pound. We need to avoid risks. We need to jobs that matter to the
:18:18. > :18:20.future of Scotland. If it is that vital, it must be
:18:21. > :18:26.pretty uncomfortable for you that one of the weakest tasks Better
:18:27. > :18:41.Together faces is to win back a swathe of Labour voters. -- bigger
:18:42. > :18:45.tasks. It is my job to win over as many as
:18:46. > :18:53.possible. I am confident we will win. In all my experience I believe
:18:54. > :19:00.we will win. But I have always said that in an issue like this where
:19:01. > :19:05.people are genuinely agonising... I spoke to someone who switch from no
:19:06. > :19:12.to yes and back to now again, they are genuinely agonising. What we
:19:13. > :19:16.decide when we go into the polling station, when we mark our cross on
:19:17. > :19:22.the ballot paper, it is for our children and the generations to
:19:23. > :19:35.come. You cannot just click the government in the teeth. -- kick. We
:19:36. > :19:39.will also get the advantages and the security of being part of something
:19:40. > :19:44.bigger. But this is not where you wanted to
:19:45. > :19:50.be at this stage or were you thought you would be.
:19:51. > :19:56.I said when somebody asked me, take the polls with a pinch of salt. I
:19:57. > :20:00.always thought it would get closer. I am confident we will win. We can
:20:01. > :20:06.show Scotland we have a better vision of what Scotland can be, we
:20:07. > :20:20.can do it faster, and in a more secure way.
:20:21. > :20:24.Tomorrow, the First Minister will be here to talk to us about his hopes
:20:25. > :20:32.for a Yes vote on September the 18th.
:20:33. > :20:34.Well let's go now to our Referendum Correspondent who's with
:20:35. > :20:37.a group of undecided voters in a pub in Cupar in Fife.
:20:38. > :20:51.These are undecided voters who were just listening. What did you think?
:20:52. > :20:57.I like the idea of what Alex Salmond is saying. But I would rather have
:20:58. > :21:07.a, this is definitely going to happen. I could not really hear what
:21:08. > :21:16.he was saying very well. But I think that definitely needs to be more
:21:17. > :21:20.facts involved. They have said, look, there is a
:21:21. > :21:23.timetable. Because now they know what people
:21:24. > :21:29.want. But there needs to be definites. I don't like this, we
:21:30. > :21:33.might do this, might do that. What goes through your mind and
:21:34. > :21:51.trying to make a decision? I dry not to think of the
:21:52. > :21:55.politicians involved. I like to think that I will just do it on the
:21:56. > :21:56.day and just... What about yourself?
:21:57. > :22:02.I am just worried about my job with the NHS at the end of the day. Is it
:22:03. > :22:09.just scaremongering? On both sides?
:22:10. > :22:13.It is up for grabs. Is that the first thing on your mind
:22:14. > :22:18.when you go to the polling station on September 18?
:22:19. > :22:22.And my pension. We have to live longer for them.
:22:23. > :22:26.You sound like you're leaning towards a No vote.
:22:27. > :22:32.Could be, but there is all sorts as well.
:22:33. > :22:38.But you lean towards a yes? Slightly. I wish that Gordon Brown
:22:39. > :22:42.and Alistair Darling changed tactics. Rather than all of these
:22:43. > :22:52.skill stories about pensions, jobs, etc. -- scare stories. You need to
:22:53. > :22:56.think of future generations. Should they be ruled by someone from
:22:57. > :23:01.Buckingham Shire of Oxford Shire? You need to bring your own
:23:02. > :23:05.parliament to your own country. You have all still got to make up
:23:06. > :23:11.your mind, certainly when it comes to the polls...
:23:12. > :23:15.It will be last-minute. Yes, a last-minute decision. We will be
:23:16. > :23:17.back here to tell you more about what has happened on the campaign
:23:18. > :23:19.trail here. The hotly contested issue
:23:20. > :23:21.of currency returned today with the Governor of the Bank of
:23:22. > :23:24.England Mark Carney telling the TUC conference that a currency union
:23:25. > :23:26.would be incompatible with I'm joined by the BBC's
:23:27. > :23:30.economics editor Robert Peston. Robert, the governor has hinted
:23:31. > :23:46.at this before, how significant is Certainly so close to the vote it is
:23:47. > :23:51.significant. But it is a slightly odd thing he said. He did not save
:23:52. > :23:58.the independence of Scotland, he said, sovereignty. He said currency
:23:59. > :24:05.union is incompatible with sovereignty. Some would say that if
:24:06. > :24:07.you look at, for example, the Eurozone, Germany still remains a
:24:08. > :24:14.sovereign nation even though it is in a currency union. What the
:24:15. > :24:21.governor is hinting at is that in order for a currency union to work a
:24:22. > :24:28.nation has to give up an enormous amount sovereignty, for example it
:24:29. > :24:33.absolute control over budget making, taxing, spending, borrowing. So what
:24:34. > :24:38.he is hinting at, is that if Scotland were to go independent and
:24:39. > :24:44.enter into a currency union with the rest of the UK, Westminster would
:24:45. > :24:50.and that Scotland give up so much of its ability that it would not
:24:51. > :24:57.properly be independent, but even saying that in a curious sort of way
:24:58. > :25:04.is a bit order for the bank of England because the parties have
:25:05. > :25:08.said, it is not a runner. We will not the man that Scotland gives up
:25:09. > :25:13.powers, because we don't want the union. So it was an awed
:25:14. > :25:22.intervention. But when you get rid of all the oddity, it does appear to
:25:23. > :25:28.be, in a rather complicated manner, the governor lining up alongside the
:25:29. > :25:30.Unionist leaders. Thank you very much.
:25:31. > :25:33.The share prices of some Scottish based companies which fell
:25:34. > :25:35.in trading yesterday have shown signs of recovery.
:25:36. > :25:38.Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking group both made gains
:25:39. > :25:40.after seeing their value slip after opinion polls suggested
:25:41. > :25:46.a surge in the yes vote in the referendum campaign.
:25:47. > :25:48.Elsewhere on the campaign trail today, attention has been centred
:25:49. > :25:51.on what independence might do for some of the most disenfranchised
:25:52. > :25:55.The deputy first minister was in one of Labour's heartlands -
:25:56. > :25:58.trying to persuade voters that independence would help to reduce
:25:59. > :26:08.Our political correspondent Tim Reid has been finding out.
:26:09. > :26:14.It has been the focus of many a campaign over the decades.
:26:15. > :26:20.Easterhouse on the outskirts of Glasgow. Long classed as an area of
:26:21. > :26:25.deprivation though it has seen some investment in recent years. Today, a
:26:26. > :26:30.warmer welcome to the area from anti-poverty campaigner, Bob
:26:31. > :26:35.Hallman, a lifelong Labour member, he will vote yes mixed those day
:26:36. > :26:39.because he believes that independence is the only way to
:26:40. > :26:44.improve the social problems here. Things will get worse here for the
:26:45. > :26:50.poor. In my view this can only be changed when we have a government
:26:51. > :26:55.independent of the wealthy House of Commons, where MPs are just about to
:26:56. > :26:59.get another large pay rise. Over a decade ago and Bob met
:27:00. > :27:04.another senior politician on a visit here. Iain Duncan Smith was then the
:27:05. > :27:14.Conservative leader and is now Work and Pensions Secretary.
:27:15. > :27:21.How do you like it? Rubbish. It is a shambles.
:27:22. > :27:27.That local resident has since been rehoused. Visiting today, a
:27:28. > :27:36.politician be very different issue. How persuasive when the items? --
:27:37. > :27:40.argument? I am scared that we will fall on our
:27:41. > :27:47.faces and look back to England again and they will knock us back.
:27:48. > :27:54.Are you undecided? Me and my wife are voting no.
:27:55. > :28:01.But those who advocate independence insist that Westminster has failed
:28:02. > :28:05.poor families hit by reforms. We take power and resources into our
:28:06. > :28:10.own hands so we can tackle the problem of poverty. We will not be
:28:11. > :28:14.eradicated overnight, this is not a panacea, but it equips us with the
:28:15. > :28:20.powers needed to make a difference. It is traditional Labour territories
:28:21. > :28:24.like this one where the voters are but campaigns need to attract.
:28:25. > :28:29.Polling evidence is suggesting that Labour voters are swinging to the
:28:30. > :28:33.Yes campaign, but people who have never voted at all could also prove
:28:34. > :28:40.crucial. Do you know how you will vote?
:28:41. > :28:45.Even if I did, I would not tell you! The No campaign claim that tackling
:28:46. > :28:52.poverty needs perseverance, not independence. A tricky issue no
:28:53. > :28:56.matter what ever the vote next week. Still to come in this extended
:28:57. > :29:02.edition of the programme: What both sides have two say about plans for
:29:03. > :29:04.childcare. And we return to Fife to find out what impact the campaign
:29:05. > :29:13.has had on rural communities. Police are hunting two men who raped
:29:14. > :29:19.a 32-year-old woman The woman had travelled to the area
:29:20. > :29:23.from Glasgow city centre on Sunday Two of them attacked her
:29:24. > :29:27.on the canal path, The victim went to a nearby shop
:29:28. > :29:32.and police were called. She suffered minor injuries
:29:33. > :29:33.but declined medical help. Rangers have been granted leave to
:29:34. > :29:41.appeal against having more than ?620,000
:29:42. > :29:45.of their assets frozen. The club's former commercial
:29:46. > :29:47.director, Imran Ahmad, is claiming half a million pounds
:29:48. > :29:50.for an unpaid bonus and ?120,000 legal costs in a case due to be
:29:51. > :29:54.heard at A cyclist killed in a crash
:29:55. > :30:04.in Aberdeen has been named as 32-year-old man whose three children
:30:05. > :30:06.included seven-week-old twins. Keen sportsman Neil Jaffrey died
:30:07. > :30:09.after a collision with a car on North Anderson Drive,
:30:10. > :30:11.close to the junction with His is survived by his wife Dawn,
:30:12. > :30:18.daughter Jessica, two, "He was much loved by us all and
:30:19. > :30:23.will be greatly missed." Highland Council has thrown out
:30:24. > :30:26.controversial plans for a 14 turbine windfarm
:30:27. > :30:28.in a scenic part of Ross-shire. Local authority officials say
:30:29. > :30:31.the Carn Gorm windfarm would have had a detrimental visual impact
:30:32. > :30:35.on the iconic mountain Ben Wyvis. The John Muir Trust said that they
:30:36. > :30:38.hoped it would send a clear message to wind farm developers to
:30:39. > :30:43.stay away from areas of wild land. A man's appeared in court
:30:44. > :30:46.following a theft valued at about ?20,000 from a jewellery shop
:30:47. > :30:48.in Aberdeen last month. Daniel Koterbski, who's 35,
:30:49. > :30:51.appeared at Aberdeen Sheriff Court charged with theft
:30:52. > :30:54.after the incident at the Northern Diamond store on Union Street
:30:55. > :30:57.on Tuesday the fifth of August. He made no plea or declaration,
:30:58. > :30:59.was committed for further Let's get tonight's sports news
:31:00. > :31:10.from Rhona. The US Ryder Cup Team Captain Tom
:31:11. > :31:13.Watson has said his "gut was hollow" after the Americans
:31:14. > :31:17.lost in Medinah 2 years ago. Watson and his men will begin their
:31:18. > :31:20.campaign to 'get even' and reclaim the famous trophy at Gleneagles
:31:21. > :31:24.in just over a fortnight. It Is the second time as Captain
:31:25. > :31:26.for Watson. He won the event with the Americans
:31:27. > :31:52.in 1993, beating the Europeans Do Is a. One defeated captain and
:31:53. > :32:03.one victorious. Reunited 21 years later. We were down and finally
:32:04. > :32:08.became back. It was looking great for the European time and lazy for
:32:09. > :32:14.hours in the singles matches. We started coming back and it was
:32:15. > :32:18.interesting. This will be the second time at the helm for Tom Watson. He
:32:19. > :32:23.has waited a long time for the honour. When I got the call couple
:32:24. > :32:30.of years ago, I said I have been waiting for this call for 20 years.
:32:31. > :32:33.I wanted to be captain again. I did not promote myself but I have been
:32:34. > :32:43.waiting for this for 20 years, thank you. As he looks ahead to the event,
:32:44. > :32:48.he is keen to avoid the defeat at Medinah two years ago. I had an
:32:49. > :32:54.empty feeling for a few days. I really don't. I have never had that
:32:55. > :32:59.empty feeling playing for myself. My gut was hollow. The American team
:33:00. > :33:04.had to get back contract. The loss should stick in their crawl. All
:33:05. > :33:14.those members to play in the team this year, they need to take care of
:33:15. > :33:19.business. They had to go out there and try and take care of business
:33:20. > :33:23.and basically get even. The Europeans have been warned. The
:33:24. > :33:28.battle begins on Friday 26th of September.
:33:29. > :33:31.Jim McIntyre has been confirmed as the new manager of Ross County
:33:32. > :33:33.after resigning from his post at Championship side Queen
:33:34. > :33:37.McIntyre began his managerial career at Dunfermline
:33:38. > :33:40.He inherits County at the bottom of the Premiership table after
:33:41. > :33:57.He is a young manager that wants to get involved in the game as a higher
:33:58. > :34:02.level. Good luck to him, I hope he does well. I think it could be a
:34:03. > :34:09.positive change for the club. Hopefully he proves good direction.
:34:10. > :34:11.And you get good results. Excellent, I think that is really good. The
:34:12. > :34:15.team needs stability and average them all the best as I do for him.
:34:16. > :34:22.It is always disappointing to lose your manager but, that is something
:34:23. > :34:27.about Jane MacIntyre, I was never convinced about him. I wish all the
:34:28. > :34:34.best. I just will be does not steal the players. -- I just will.
:34:35. > :34:37.The draw has been made for the semi finals of the Petrofac League Cup.
:34:38. > :34:40.Battling it out for a place it in the final,
:34:41. > :34:41.Livingston will be at home to Stranraer.
:34:42. > :34:44.And in the other semi-final, Alloa Athletic will meet the winners
:34:45. > :34:53.The Alloa manager considers which side he
:34:54. > :35:07.As a manager you want to get into the final. I ensure the fans would
:35:08. > :35:09.like Rangers to come and play. -- I am sure.
:35:10. > :35:12.Andy Murray is set to drop OUT of the world's top 10
:35:13. > :35:16.The Scot will be overtaken in rankings next Monday by Marin
:35:17. > :35:19.Cilic, the Croatian who won the US Open in straight sets yesterday.
:35:20. > :35:22.Murray and his coach Amelie Mauresmo are now working towards a run to
:35:23. > :35:25.the final of either the Shanghai or Paris Masters to
:35:26. > :35:31.stand a chance of qualifying for the season-ending World Tour Finals.
:35:32. > :35:37.Another lovely day for much of the country, is it going to continue,
:35:38. > :35:49.Christopher? Another lovely day. Some sunshine
:35:50. > :35:57.and cloud. 19 degrees in the Central Belt. Staying dry and settled this
:35:58. > :36:01.evening. Perhaps the cloud is thick enough for one or two light spots of
:36:02. > :36:05.rain towards Shetland and the Western Isles but the bulk of the
:36:06. > :36:12.country will be dry. Clear skies and the countryside. One or two missed
:36:13. > :36:20.and four patches in the Glens. Tomorrow high pressure continues.
:36:21. > :36:26.The difference is as light southerly drift, from down south, bringing up
:36:27. > :36:31.mild a. That will increase the amount of sunshine and increase the
:36:32. > :36:37.temperature as well. As a sunny day across the. Towards the afternoon,
:36:38. > :36:46.temperatures will be around 19 or 20 degrees. Quite pleasant with light
:36:47. > :36:51.winds. Colder at the coast. After a cloudy start, it should improve in
:36:52. > :36:54.the north-west as well. The cloud will be more stubborn over the
:36:55. > :37:01.Northern Isles but it should be reasonably polite -- writes. Into
:37:02. > :37:07.the evening and overnight, the cloud will melt away. It will be a chilly
:37:08. > :37:12.night. With more moisture in the year, perhaps more mist and fog as
:37:13. > :37:18.well. I pressure continues to hold onto a giant set of day on Thursday.
:37:19. > :37:26.Colder again and then as an fog taking longer to clear. Sunshine
:37:27. > :37:30.returns in the afternoon. 21 degrees as possible. On Friday, the Windsor
:37:31. > :37:38.from the south-east. Best of the sunshine on the West Coast. More
:37:39. > :37:41.cloud in the East. Temperatures around 20 degrees. Staying settled
:37:42. > :37:46.throughout the week. That is the forecast.
:37:47. > :37:48.Let's return to events surrounding the referendum.
:37:49. > :37:52.The debate may be raging but the issues remain,
:37:53. > :37:56.and one of the key areas of in the battle for your vote is childcare.
:37:57. > :37:58.The Scottish Government has pledged to radically extend free childcare
:37:59. > :38:01.but says it can only do so under independence when IT benefits
:38:02. > :38:04.from the extra income tax raised from more women going out to work.
:38:05. > :38:06.But the Better Together campaign says it's a "con".
:38:07. > :38:10.Our political correspondent Lucy Adams examines the arguments.
:38:11. > :38:21.It has cut become a key issue in the referendum, with both sides vying
:38:22. > :38:23.for the female vote. Both offer a key issue in the referendum, with
:38:24. > :38:33.both sides vying for the female vote. Both offer happy to know that
:38:34. > :38:38.effective childcare for many of our children, where it is great
:38:39. > :38:43.quality, it really improves the learning opportunities for those
:38:44. > :38:48.children. Equally, our economy is being held back by the number of
:38:49. > :38:54.people who can work, you're skilled and want to work and cannot fulfil
:38:55. > :38:59.their potential because of childcare arrangements. Parents in the UK on
:39:00. > :39:02.average currently spend more than a quarter of their income on
:39:03. > :39:07.childcare. More than many of our neighbours in Europe but will that
:39:08. > :39:11.change with independence? The Scottish Government has increased
:39:12. > :39:16.childcare provision but in the white -- in the White Paper promised to
:39:17. > :39:23.extend it further, offering 30 hours a week in term time until children
:39:24. > :39:28.reach primary school. Labour has promised to extend it to 25 hours a
:39:29. > :39:34.week. The Conservatives are offering a childcare subsidy of ?2000 per
:39:35. > :39:41.child. The twister material is that Scotland already has control of
:39:42. > :39:46.childcare. -- twist in the table. Critics say a key question is how an
:39:47. > :39:50.independent Scotland could afford to pay for the promises of the Yes
:39:51. > :39:54.Campaign. What do parents think of the story so far? If you have the
:39:55. > :40:01.money to do it, why not offer it now? Personally, I do not think it
:40:02. > :40:06.is going to happen and I do not think they can guarantee it. I think
:40:07. > :40:10.it is empty promises the SNP are giving us on everything, not just
:40:11. > :40:17.childcare and I would take a chance on it. Howard -- are childcare bill
:40:18. > :40:21.is twice the cost of our mortgage. If we get the chance, we should make
:40:22. > :40:27.our own policies and take the opportunity. We cannot even begin to
:40:28. > :40:33.get a feel grasp on it, that is so much going on. Experts say the
:40:34. > :40:37.referendum has at least pointed agencies in the right direction.
:40:38. > :40:42.Childcare is to spend for the vast majority of families. That is not
:40:43. > :40:48.enough suitable childcare close to where they live or work. Also, child
:40:49. > :40:53.care is often not flexible and cannot be fitted around their
:40:54. > :40:57.working lives. We have to change that. Politicians have been aware of
:40:58. > :41:03.the problems and the referendum has given this a new dynamism to the
:41:04. > :41:16.discussion. We cannot know yet how this story will end. It will depend
:41:17. > :41:29.in many ways on how parents vote. Let us return to their pub in Fife.
:41:30. > :41:36.I do not even have a drink in my hand yet. Most people I have been
:41:37. > :41:40.speaking to today in Fife agree that they want change in Scotland. They
:41:41. > :41:45.disagree on who should hold that power and we're that power should
:41:46. > :41:51.live. When it comes to the referendum, it is a battle lines
:41:52. > :41:54.drawn. I went to a cafe and mentioned the word referendum and
:41:55. > :42:01.added beat carried on. This is what happens. In the divided fields of
:42:02. > :42:07.Fife, the talk is of power and with it should live. This farmer is in no
:42:08. > :42:13.doubt. As he leaves his new recruit behind and heads off to check on his
:42:14. > :42:20.sheep. He believes Scottish farmers have been short-changed by
:42:21. > :42:23.Westminster. As a farmer, I fear the Scottish Government has always been
:42:24. > :42:27.more willing to listen to the farmers of this country than the
:42:28. > :42:31.Westminster Government, especially in our relations with Europe. We
:42:32. > :42:35.would have a much stronger voice in Europe as the Scottish Government
:42:36. > :42:42.was at the table in Europe and we would be more able to put our case
:42:43. > :42:46.in the European Union. These junk children play, blissfully unaware of
:42:47. > :42:52.the political argument engulfing the country. Inside a group of no voters
:42:53. > :42:58.say there are signs have been vandalised. We had two big signs up
:42:59. > :43:04.outside the town. One has been stolen altogether and the other was
:43:05. > :43:10.vandalised. The novel was painted out and a big yes was painted. I
:43:11. > :43:15.have repainted it with an novel again. We will see a lot of laughs
:43:16. > :43:25.this time. Others in the get involved. This is not about
:43:26. > :43:35.economics... Ignored his study. Ignore his study. -- yesterday.
:43:36. > :43:44.A Conservative MP outlines how agonising this is being for those
:43:45. > :43:48.who have not made up their minds. He hopes the promise of new powers for
:43:49. > :43:56.Holyrood will lure these waters towards the North. People who
:43:57. > :44:00.thought they might vote yes are interested in the proposition begin
:44:01. > :44:04.another stronger Scottish Parliament, and not lose that link
:44:05. > :44:08.with the rest of the UK. Some here say they have heard those promises
:44:09. > :44:22.before and real power only lies with independence. Although they admit
:44:23. > :44:27.they are finding one group of people difficult to convince. Voters over
:44:28. > :44:35.70 hour that offers to come thence to say yes. There was a bit of
:44:36. > :44:40.conservatism, with a small C. People recognise it is time for change.
:44:41. > :44:44.Each day conversations in Scotland seem more impassioned and the
:44:45. > :44:52.arguing more intense. Where should the power line? Only the vote on
:44:53. > :45:01.September 18 will answer that. I am joined by two people who know this
:45:02. > :45:06.area very well. This is the third largest constituency, isn't it? Jack
:45:07. > :45:14.Daniels, imagine meeting you in a pub! How the Tube in finding the
:45:15. > :45:21.campaign on the doorsteps? I have been on hundreds of doorsteps. --
:45:22. > :45:25.how have you been finding. The two issues are at families who are
:45:26. > :45:31.concerned about the break-up of the family, the break-up of the United
:45:32. > :45:37.Kingdom, the family of nations. The family that fought in war and done
:45:38. > :45:46.things together. On a more personal level, the concern about if there
:45:47. > :45:53.will be the smallest hassle of visiting grandchildren in Bristol or
:45:54. > :46:00.anywhere else. Is it getting more impassioned? It is inevitable. Only
:46:01. > :46:08.of places like Quebec, it will get more impassioned. The second issue
:46:09. > :46:12.is very much young people. I have worked with young people all my
:46:13. > :46:20.life. We have taught young people to be adventurous and international, to
:46:21. > :46:26.look outwards. Everything about this whole nationalist, said it thing is
:46:27. > :46:33.to make people look in words, smaller and argue about his study.
:46:34. > :46:37.Blame somebody else. That is not what young people should be talking
:46:38. > :46:55.What is your experience? I have to young children who are thirsty for
:46:56. > :47:02.knowledge and thirsty to talk about it. It is amazing to watch people,
:47:03. > :47:07.not just them but their friends who want to talk about issues which
:47:08. > :47:14.affect them. University fees, can get a job. Both of my children are
:47:15. > :47:19.in employment, my daughter has just returned on an adventure in
:47:20. > :47:25.Australia. This will not change if we are independent, she can still go
:47:26. > :47:29.to Australia or England. The issues that come across on the doorstep
:47:30. > :47:35.just now seem to be what ever the media has portrayed that week.
:47:36. > :47:39.People talk about what was in the paper that week. I have been
:47:40. > :47:44.campaigning for over two years now on the doorstep. When there was
:47:45. > :47:50.something about pensions, that was what people would talk about or
:47:51. > :47:58.Europe, it depends entirely what the national mood is that week. It is
:47:59. > :48:04.good, it gives people something to talk about. They can focus for
:48:05. > :48:08.discussion so you have a different every time. Different points can be
:48:09. > :48:13.raised by both sides and people can make their minds up. What is
:48:14. > :48:18.fantastic about the referendum is that people can get together
:48:19. > :48:24.everywhere and have meetings. It is fantastic we get back to having
:48:25. > :48:28.meetings. It is very good to being back in public meetings where you
:48:29. > :48:35.get shown to town. There was a hundred people in a public meeting
:48:36. > :48:40.in a local hotel. When did that last happened? When were people in series
:48:41. > :48:45.to talk about what they wanted for Scotland? I know you too could talk
:48:46. > :48:53.about this all night. I know you will both remain friends. I very
:48:54. > :49:00.much hope so. Unfortunately, there are not some good signs but I really
:49:01. > :49:04.do all. When people talk about who stupidity of Westminster and the
:49:05. > :49:13.playing fields of Eton, this is going on. Thank you very much. As
:49:14. > :49:18.you can see, passionate views. Fife is going to be a difficult one to
:49:19. > :49:20.call on the night. Thank you very much. We will see you
:49:21. > :49:25.in Dundee tomorrow. One of the big issues
:49:26. > :49:27.in the referendum debate is what will happen to the armed forces
:49:28. > :49:30.if Scotland votes yes next week. The United Kingdom currently spends
:49:31. > :49:32.?34 billion each year on defence including the Trident
:49:33. > :49:34.nuclear deterrent. The Scottish government wants to
:49:35. > :49:36.remove Trident and drastically reduce defence spending while
:49:37. > :49:38.building up conventional forces. Our reporter Cameron Buttle has been
:49:39. > :49:52.looking at both sides This is the rather forbidding
:49:53. > :49:56.engines to Scotland's secret bunker. I am heading underground. This is
:49:57. > :50:04.Scotland would have been run in the event of a war. Both as part of the
:50:05. > :50:08.United Kingdom and as part of NATO. The United Kingdom was a vital part
:50:09. > :50:13.of the front line of the Cold War. It is still seen as a major player
:50:14. > :50:18.on the world stage, punching above its weight and influencing
:50:19. > :50:23.international events. All of that comes at a price. The UK defence
:50:24. > :50:30.budget is one of the largest in the world, ?34 billion a year. That
:50:31. > :50:40.covers 148,000 personnel across Army, navy and air force. The
:50:41. > :50:46.Scottish Government wants to get rid of Trident, take what it believes is
:50:47. > :50:50.Scotland's Shearer of the conventional armed forces and create
:50:51. > :50:56.the Scottish defence Force. What would that look like? -- Scotland's
:50:57. > :51:05.Shearer. It said it would have a budget of 2.5 billion pounds. It
:51:06. > :51:13.would have a land force of 3500 troops and 1200 reservists. It would
:51:14. > :51:20.also include an aviation unit of six helicopters. The maritime forces
:51:21. > :51:23.would include two frigates, for mine countermeasure vessels and two
:51:24. > :51:30.offshore vessels. It would also have other support ships and would need
:51:31. > :51:35.2000 personnel and 200 reservists. The air force would have a quick
:51:36. > :51:46.reaction alert squadron of 12 Typhoon jets. It would also have
:51:47. > :51:49.George Clarke it should be an extension of what your foreign
:51:50. > :51:56.policy requirements are. Looking after our coastline. Looking after
:51:57. > :52:01.our North Sea oil installations. These are very important to Scotland
:52:02. > :52:06.and also to play our part in international affairs and work with
:52:07. > :52:10.our NATO partners. UK forces currently train with other
:52:11. > :52:15.international forces and that continue with the Scottish League so
:52:16. > :52:21.is. The strength of being together with the UK forces is a strong bonus
:52:22. > :52:24.of course it is. That is the opportunity of all the defence jobs
:52:25. > :52:30.in Scotland, whether it is shipbuilding in the Clyde or it is
:52:31. > :52:33.issues about high-tech engineering. All across Scotland there are
:52:34. > :52:40.thousands of jobs which rely on the Ministry of Defence. Both sides
:52:41. > :52:43.dispute the effect independence would have won the defence
:52:44. > :52:47.industry. The no campaign say would bring an end to shipbuilding in
:52:48. > :52:53.Scotland. Thousands of jobs would go of Trident was moved. Yes Campaign
:52:54. > :53:00.says contracts would still be one because of the Scottish expertise in
:53:01. > :53:06.shipbuilding. Basing the Scottish Defence League at Faslane would
:53:07. > :53:11.safeguard jobs. The secret bunker is now a tourist attraction. A chilling
:53:12. > :53:16.insight into the role of Scotland and the Cold War. The referendum
:53:17. > :53:21.offers two options, staying with United Kingdom defence forces, with
:53:22. > :53:26.that established global influence as a nuclear power or develop a new
:53:27. > :53:30.Scottish Defence League is at a fraction of the corset,
:53:31. > :53:36.purpose-built for Scotland. If a nuclear bomb had ever been dropped,
:53:37. > :53:41.this is where the Secretary of State for Scotland mate as that. The
:53:42. > :53:53.decision is up to you if someone will sit somewhere like this and
:53:54. > :53:58.what they can do. Let us return to our political editor Brian Taylor in
:53:59. > :54:08.Edinburgh. How have events move the debate own? -- debate own? The
:54:09. > :54:13.opportunity for voters is of course on Thursday, September 18. His final
:54:14. > :54:21.appeals to the heart and head, anything you like. The picture
:54:22. > :54:26.tomorrow will be one attempt at unit -- unity, you have all the
:54:27. > :54:37.Westminster parties saying they are united in arguing that Scotland
:54:38. > :54:41.should stay in the UK. Alex Salmond will be campaigning here with
:54:42. > :54:47.prominent yes activists, including Jim Sillars who will be there with a
:54:48. > :54:52.memorial for his late wife Margo MacDonald. You had these two
:54:53. > :54:56.competing visions of unity about this debate about the future of
:54:57. > :55:00.Scotland in the United Kingdom. Thank you very much. Alex Salmond
:55:01. > :55:07.will be joining us for an interview in the studio tomorrow night. But
:55:08. > :55:13.after the fascinating day on the campaign trail, that is Reporting
:55:14. > :55:14.Scotland. Until the ten o'clock News, have a very good evening.
:55:15. > :55:17.Goodbye.