:00:00. > :00:09.Less than three days to go to the referendum.
:00:10. > :00:13.Campaigning intensifies with the yes campaign saying that more and more
:00:14. > :00:18.business people believe Scotland should run it's own affairs.
:00:19. > :00:21.But Better Together say the only way to guarantee jobs is to
:00:22. > :00:23.stay part of the union as the Prime Minister warns there's no
:00:24. > :00:42.Independence would be a painful divorce. How dare they say that this
:00:43. > :00:44.country is not capable of running its own affairs?
:00:45. > :00:48.We'll be speaking live to two leading figures from either side of
:00:49. > :00:50.the debate, the finance Secretary John Swinney and the Liberal
:00:51. > :00:54.At more than ?4 million in donations it's the most expensive political
:00:55. > :01:10.We'll be looking at how the theatre world has been
:01:11. > :01:31.The Prime Minister is in Aberdeen tonight,
:01:32. > :01:34.making his final planned visit to Scotland before the referendum.
:01:35. > :01:38.He made an impassioned plea not to break up what he called the "family"
:01:39. > :01:43.Earlier, The First Minister joined business leaders making the case
:01:44. > :01:45.for independence and hit out what he called the "scaremongering"
:01:46. > :01:51.There are now just two full days of campaigning,
:01:52. > :01:59.Here's our political editor, Brian Taylor.
:02:00. > :02:06.A quiet word in a busy Hamilton cafe. Nicola Sturgeon promises that
:02:07. > :02:11.pensions will be protected, while she urges the elderly to vote yes in
:02:12. > :02:15.order to improve the prospects for the next generation. I believe as we
:02:16. > :02:20.go into the final days of this campaign that people understand the
:02:21. > :02:23.choice we have. We could vote yes to keep control of her country. Or we
:02:24. > :02:27.could vote no and hand control of the future of Scotland Street back
:02:28. > :02:32.to Westminster. I think people will vote yes to keep control of the
:02:33. > :02:36.future of Scotland. On the other side of the campaign, the former
:02:37. > :02:41.Defence Secretary John Reid meets shipyard workers in Glasgow. He said
:02:42. > :02:49.defence work and more jobs were safe within the union, and warned that it
:02:50. > :02:53.should not be a protest vote. It is not the national lottery. You can
:02:54. > :02:58.ask for another ticket. It is not buying a car, where you can take it
:02:59. > :03:04.back and say, I am sorry, it doesn't work, good I have another one? This
:03:05. > :03:10.is for life. This is for ever. It is the jobs of these guys and our
:03:11. > :03:13.children. Tonight in Aberdeen, the Prime Minister warned that the
:03:14. > :03:17.family of nations comprising the UK would break apart if there was a yes
:03:18. > :03:24.vote. He said Scottish people should not be motivated by a desire to harm
:03:25. > :03:28.the Tories. Head, heart and soul we want you to stay. Please don't mix
:03:29. > :03:32.up the temporary and the permanent. Please don't think, I am frustrated
:03:33. > :03:38.right now, so I will walk out the door and never come back. If you
:03:39. > :03:41.don't like me, I won't be sure forever. If you don't like this
:03:42. > :03:53.government, it won't last forever. But if you leave the United Kingdom,
:03:54. > :03:57.that will be forever. Home again. Alex Salmond, back on the floor,
:03:58. > :04:01.where he was born. He said the next time the Prime Minister comes to
:04:02. > :04:06.Scotland, he will be negotiating the terms of independence after a yes
:04:07. > :04:11.vote. Mr Salmond dismissed claims that businesses would struggle in an
:04:12. > :04:16.independent Scotland. This, the land of Adam Smith, nobody sensible
:04:17. > :04:20.believes that this country which funded the science of economics,
:04:21. > :04:25.this country which gave the world so much in so many areas, how dare they
:04:26. > :04:32.say that this country is not capable of running its own affairs? Today,
:04:33. > :04:40.the talk is on the streets of Scotland. On Thursday, it moves to
:04:41. > :04:46.the polling stations. Brian is here. Another busy day, and tonight, more
:04:47. > :04:50.movement on that offer of more powers. The Prime Minister was
:04:51. > :04:54.primarily talking about the risks associated with independence, as you
:04:55. > :04:57.heard, there was also a passionate plea for the union, and an emphasis
:04:58. > :05:02.on his argument that more powers would follow a no vote. It was not
:05:03. > :05:10.aid no vote, no change. Gordon Brown was building on that. He said he
:05:11. > :05:14.wants three guarantees for Scotland, the idea of fairness being at the
:05:15. > :05:18.heart of the evolving UK, a permanent place for Scotland's
:05:19. > :05:25.within that evolving UK constitution, and on funding,
:05:26. > :05:29.maintaining the Barrett formula for Scotland and ensuring that the new
:05:30. > :05:33.tax powers that come to Scotland allow Scotland to spend more and
:05:34. > :05:38.therefore defended the NHS. These are Gordon Brown's ideas, but he
:05:39. > :05:41.also put forward the timetable that was endorsed, it may well be that
:05:42. > :05:46.this is accepted as being the position of the Better Together
:05:47. > :05:50.camp. From the other side, they say that these powers have not been
:05:51. > :05:53.agreed across the parties, and it is no certainty as to what Scotland
:05:54. > :05:57.would be offered. They say they could be stuck at Westminster and
:05:58. > :06:02.the mood might change in the event of a no vote, and these proposals
:06:03. > :06:06.may get stuck in the Westminster treacle. On this offer of
:06:07. > :06:11.independence, you have competing perspectives, on the offer of no
:06:12. > :06:14.powers. An intriguing referendum. Thank you.
:06:15. > :06:16.More than ?4.5 million has now been donated to
:06:17. > :06:19.the two rival campaigns in the referendum, since last December.
:06:20. > :06:22.That means more money has been spent on this political campaign than any
:06:23. > :06:36.Our economics correspondent Colletta Smith has the details.
:06:37. > :06:43.Over the last year, those with big money had been backing both sides of
:06:44. > :06:48.the debate. The total figure for political campaigning in Scotland
:06:49. > :06:54.has hit a record high. Today's figures show the total amount given
:06:55. > :06:58.to the campaign organisations. The Yes campaign has received more than
:06:59. > :07:08.?1.8 million, and the No campaign had been given over ?3 million. That
:07:09. > :07:12.the worst the spend in the 2010 general election, where just over ?3
:07:13. > :07:17.million was spent in total in Scotland. The question is, what is
:07:18. > :07:21.all the cash being spent on? Some of it goes on staff and offices, but
:07:22. > :07:27.the biggest chunk has gone directly on trying to win your vote. The
:07:28. > :07:30.billboard company prime site who have been sticking up posters for
:07:31. > :07:36.both campaigns say that the total amount of spending is around ?1.5
:07:37. > :07:40.million, with lots of that going to them. I think we have probably never
:07:41. > :07:45.seen such high given the levels on billboards that over the last ten
:07:46. > :07:51.months, and this has had a huge impact. ?1.5 million is a lot of
:07:52. > :08:00.money to be spending. How much does it cost per one advert? And
:08:01. > :08:09.eliminated billboard costs ?1500 for a week. Digital screens can be
:08:10. > :08:13.between ?1800 up to ?10,000, for a two-week period. It is not just
:08:14. > :08:17.posters that have been eating up campaign budgets. Over the last
:08:18. > :08:22.couple of months, we have been inundated by material from both the
:08:23. > :08:27.Yes campaign and the No campaign on about this sort of publication does
:08:28. > :08:31.not come cheap. Is it really worth it? Will the referendum result
:08:32. > :08:35.effectively be decided by which campaign has spent the most money? I
:08:36. > :08:41.think everything is important in this campaign. It is very close, so
:08:42. > :08:48.billboards, posters, canvassing, the amount of stuff we'll get is
:08:49. > :08:59.all-important, but it does look like social media is also important, and
:09:00. > :09:03.that is free. Although spending has been hugely significant, in a
:09:04. > :09:05.digital age, influencing voters in is no longer just as straightforward
:09:06. > :09:09.as spending money. In the studio are two former leaders
:09:10. > :09:12.of their parties For Better Together,
:09:13. > :09:15.Liberal Democrat MP Charles Kennedy, and for Yes, the SNP's finance
:09:16. > :09:27.secretary John Swinney. You have criticised the Better
:09:28. > :09:36.Together Campaign for not being positive. If you lose on Friday,
:09:37. > :09:43.could that be the reason? No. I will not get into what happens after the
:09:44. > :09:52.ballot boxes are opened, but let's be clear about this. I said in a BBC
:09:53. > :09:56.interview in the spring, we have had a lot of negative and searching
:09:57. > :10:02.questions from my side of the argument, most of which I do not
:10:03. > :10:05.think have been answered. There was a positive case as well, which is
:10:06. > :10:11.what a lot of us have been doing as well. There are two sides to this
:10:12. > :10:16.argument, for people watching at home to make their mind up about.
:10:17. > :10:21.There is the aspirational side, the taking a chance, and then there is
:10:22. > :10:26.the issue of it being a gamble. That is what we are down to now, and I
:10:27. > :10:29.think you are right to close the constructive questions, whilst at
:10:30. > :10:33.the same time emphasising their is a very positive case for the future of
:10:34. > :10:41.Scotland within a reforming United Kingdom. Is there an argument that
:10:42. > :10:44.the Better Together Campaign, as it stands, was fatally flawed from the
:10:45. > :10:50.beginning, because you had so many unlikely bedfellows together who
:10:51. > :10:54.could hardly ever work together unless there was a crisis. When you
:10:55. > :11:02.are faced with the unity of the Yes campaign. Well, John can speak about
:11:03. > :11:05.the perceived unity of his campaign, but it has looked a little bit
:11:06. > :11:08.rocky. Jim Sillars has been saying different things to Alex Salmond,
:11:09. > :11:14.and that happens when you have broadly based campaigns, that is not
:11:15. > :11:23.something to be afraid. Have said to me, this person is not falling into
:11:24. > :11:27.line, well, I take an old-fashioned view, I think big constitutional
:11:28. > :11:32.issues, and they don't come much bigger than this, but right across
:11:33. > :11:35.the spectrum of party politics, and there would be something wrong with
:11:36. > :11:40.our body politic and our society if they did not. That is actually a
:11:41. > :11:47.source of strength that you can have. A broad spectrum of views on
:11:48. > :11:51.both sides of the argument. I think broader and more coherent as a
:11:52. > :11:56.result, but that is reflective of Scotland as a whole. John Swinney.
:11:57. > :12:08.This afternoon, another big players here, the insurance giants first
:12:09. > :12:13.macro said that borrowing will go up. I presume you will accuse them
:12:14. > :12:18.of scaremongering. The detail and the substance of credit ratings,
:12:19. > :12:21.there is a very good story to tell about Scotland. These agencies have
:12:22. > :12:27.looked to these questions and express an opinion. Many have said
:12:28. > :12:32.that an independent Scotland, because of the insular and wealth of
:12:33. > :12:35.Scotland and the capability of the population, Scotland would be a
:12:36. > :12:39.population that would be eligible for the highest credit rated, and I
:12:40. > :12:43.would add that we have also got a reputation in Scotland of operating
:12:44. > :12:49.in a very organised fiscal framework. I balanced the law every
:12:50. > :12:55.year in Scotland, and I have done it for seven years. People say you have
:12:56. > :12:59.to do it by law, but just because we do it by law does not mean that it
:13:00. > :13:04.is easy, and this proves that we can operate good, strong, orderly public
:13:05. > :13:12.finances here in Scotland. This is a point which credit ratings -- credit
:13:13. > :13:24.agencies would look at. So first macro is wrong? They have said that
:13:25. > :13:27.independent Scotland would be eligible, because of the inhuman
:13:28. > :13:32.financial strength of Scotland, to attract a very strong credit rating
:13:33. > :13:38.as a consequence, and I think we have to look at all of the
:13:39. > :13:42.information out there, I think people have to think about some of
:13:43. > :13:46.the inhuman strength of Scotland. We are one of the wealthiest nations in
:13:47. > :13:51.the world. We have contributed significantly to the world in terms
:13:52. > :13:55.of innovation and invention over our development. We have a fabulous
:13:56. > :14:03.education system, with more universities... But the money
:14:04. > :14:16.markets don't like risk. There will always be risk. There will always be
:14:17. > :14:21.questions rate -- raised in the money markets when there is a
:14:22. > :14:25.question in the political system. They didn't like it when there
:14:26. > :14:31.wasn't a conclusive end to the general election last time, and the
:14:32. > :14:34.markets fell as a result. It was just an election, it wasn't
:14:35. > :14:36.independence. We can look at the inhuman financial strength of
:14:37. > :14:41.Scotland, the fact that we are one of the wealthiest nations in the
:14:42. > :14:43.world, that we have run organised and responsible public finances,
:14:44. > :14:47.that we have got very strong financial foundations as the
:14:48. > :14:51.country, and make a judgement based on all of those factors about the
:14:52. > :14:55.strength of an independent Scotland. Let's talk about some of those
:14:56. > :15:03.financial factors. In 1999, there was a move by SNP called a penny for
:15:04. > :15:07.Scotland, to add a penny to income tax. Now, you want independence,
:15:08. > :15:12.because you want fiscal freedom. When that did not go down very well,
:15:13. > :15:15.you backtracked, and you dumped it. How do we know you want to make
:15:16. > :15:21.those hard decisions when you are in charge? We have set out for Scotland
:15:22. > :15:26.to become an independent country, there is no need for there to be any
:15:27. > :15:29.change in the taxation position of an independent Scotland. It is only
:15:30. > :15:35.for an increase in tax as a consequence of Scotland becoming
:15:36. > :15:39.independent, because our public than answers are strong and of a com
:15:40. > :15:47.bubble level of the United Kingdom when Scotland becomes independent,
:15:48. > :15:50.if there is a yes vote on Thursday. Obviously, an independent Scotland
:15:51. > :15:58.is then free to take decisions about taxation, choices and policies,
:15:59. > :16:01.based on the are elected. The SNP have set out the commitments that we
:16:02. > :16:07.would make. We have set them out in the White Paper, we have set out how
:16:08. > :16:11.we would James public finances, to lessen defence expenditure and more
:16:12. > :16:21.on childcare, to ensure that we strengthen the economic abilities of
:16:22. > :16:27.Scotland. So you are refuting that? I am saying there is no need for
:16:28. > :16:30.Scotland to face increased taxation. Is this something you think is a
:16:31. > :16:46.fair assessment, under the current budgetary plans? I think the key is
:16:47. > :16:52.uncertainty. And the insert into one not end on Friday.
:16:53. > :17:02.Independence Day is some 18 months away. All the issues we have been
:17:03. > :17:07.debating over the last few months, all of those big issues will then go
:17:08. > :17:14.into reality, not a debating sense,.
:17:15. > :17:22.I think a democratic process, we have every right to it, and if that
:17:23. > :17:29.causes queasiness, that is part of the price we pay as a free society.
:17:30. > :17:33.But if we don't take the leap into the unknown, just wait and see what
:17:34. > :17:41.happens in those currency markets and the international financial
:17:42. > :17:47.decisions over the next 18 months. Exactly what happens after Friday,
:17:48. > :17:49.let's assume there is a yes vote, the United Kingdom and Scottish
:17:50. > :17:55.governments have committed themselves to work together in the
:17:56. > :17:59.spirit of goodwill and cooperation to implement the outcome of the
:18:00. > :18:04.referendum. I accept unreservedly if there is a no vote, the Scottish
:18:05. > :18:08.government will work with that. There is no reason to suspect that
:18:09. > :18:13.the British government will do anything other than work
:18:14. > :18:18.collaboratively and cooperatively. We have set out what we think is a
:18:19. > :18:22.reasonable timescale to move from the referendum to the implementation
:18:23. > :18:27.of the independence arrangements. That gives a clarity to all external
:18:28. > :18:34.stakeholders about how we would proceed through that whole process,
:18:35. > :18:38.how we work together to establish an independent country and take a
:18:39. > :18:42.responsible approach. And to implement the self-confident will of
:18:43. > :18:45.the people of Scotland. Let's talk about the people of Scotland, what
:18:46. > :18:50.do you think about the tone of the debate in recent days and weeks? Do
:18:51. > :18:56.you think it has changed? There is an accusation that it has become
:18:57. > :19:04.more divisive? It would never have happened in our day! We are the
:19:05. > :19:08.civilised end of the spectrum. I actually think this has been a
:19:09. > :19:14.fabulous debate for Scotland. But I am talking about the areas where it
:19:15. > :19:19.has not been sought friendly, weather has been intimidation, from
:19:20. > :19:26.both sides. I think there is bad behaviour on both sides on social
:19:27. > :19:29.media. People commit to social media some things they would never have
:19:30. > :19:34.the gall to say to someone's base and that is to be regretted. In
:19:35. > :19:38.general, the debate has been a credit to the many, many hundreds of
:19:39. > :19:44.thousands of individuals who have been involved in it. I saw something
:19:45. > :19:49.in social media the other day which made you laugh. Glasgow taxi driver
:19:50. > :19:54.was to somebody, it's months since someone asked me what football team
:19:55. > :19:58.I support because everyone is talking about independence. That is
:19:59. > :20:04.the engaged part which we should celebrate. Do you think there will
:20:05. > :20:08.be lasting vision? That is part of the responsibility of leaders, not
:20:09. > :20:13.just in politics, but further afield, what the result, to bring
:20:14. > :20:17.about a process of reconciliation. By international standards, we do
:20:18. > :20:23.not have too much to lose sleep about. But our standards are those
:20:24. > :20:35.of a mature democracy and has been excess at times in this campaign. I
:20:36. > :20:39.don't like it, for example, and I don't think it's a good idea ever in
:20:40. > :20:45.life to shoot the messenger, or blame the messenger. And to start
:20:46. > :20:51.having a demonstration, and I know it was a not an official part of the
:20:52. > :20:55.yes campaign, but a spontaneous demonstration disagreeing with the
:20:56. > :21:01.coverage, is not healthy or necessary.
:21:02. > :21:04.Thank you very much. All referendum correspondent is in
:21:05. > :21:11.the South West of Scotland, let's cross to her now.
:21:12. > :21:16.We are here in Dumfries town centre. I have been out with the campaign is
:21:17. > :21:22.already today. It is getting tense on the ground as people get close to
:21:23. > :21:26.that polling day. With me is the chairman of the community radio
:21:27. > :21:32.station. What are you hearing from people here? In this area, we have
:21:33. > :21:37.quite a unique distinction because we are so close to the border. A lot
:21:38. > :21:42.of people go down to Carlisle shopping, to go to the cinema as we
:21:43. > :21:47.have a lot of interaction across the border. And we have got Gretna Green
:21:48. > :21:51.right on the border. People are quite concerned in the Gretna
:21:52. > :21:57.marriage industry because of the impact it may have on couples coming
:21:58. > :22:02.north of the border to be married. However, the yes campaign does seem
:22:03. > :22:07.to be gaining ground locally. There is a lot of talk going on in shops
:22:08. > :22:21.and offices, building yards, just about everywhere. One of your day
:22:22. > :22:24.jobs is as our pastor, what are you planning? We are looking towards
:22:25. > :22:28.reconciliation after the vote. Most of the churches locally are, and
:22:29. > :22:34.across the country as well. We recognise that there will be a lot
:22:35. > :22:40.of people who will feel quite disappointed, or elated. And we have
:22:41. > :22:45.to join the two sides together. We have to work together and build
:22:46. > :22:50.towards a new Scotland, which over a direction that may be in. Thank you.
:22:51. > :22:54.As I said earlier, it has become quite tense between the two
:22:55. > :22:58.campaigns. In Dumfries, there has been a weekend of campaigning
:22:59. > :23:03.including a visit from the first Minister.
:23:04. > :23:11.Saturday morning, Dumfries high Street. Yes and zero stalls pitched
:23:12. > :23:16.only yards apart. On this occasion pro independence supporters
:23:17. > :23:29.outnumbered and outside their opponents. -- no stalls. I want
:23:30. > :23:33.every single person in this great, historic tone to convert and
:23:34. > :23:38.convince one more of our fellow citizens to take this opportunity of
:23:39. > :23:43.a lifetime. But Better Together believe that silent majority here is
:23:44. > :23:47.still with them. There is a strong no vote here. We need to be well
:23:48. > :23:51.ahead in areas like this. It is a different picture being heated in
:23:52. > :23:59.the central belt and up into Dundee and Aberdeen. -- being painted.
:24:00. > :24:04.Dumfries and Galloway is scattered region still heavily dependent on
:24:05. > :24:12.agriculture. This farmer runs a food retail and catering business. He
:24:13. > :24:20.fears a yes vote on Thursday. It will be pressing the self-destruct
:24:21. > :24:26.button. But this farmer takes the opposite view. It is the best chance
:24:27. > :24:31.of making a success of a business, the success of our country, it is to
:24:32. > :24:37.run its yourself. Have been a lot of scare tactics to suggest that cannot
:24:38. > :24:40.be done, but it can be done. Both campaigns are employing every device
:24:41. > :24:46.they can to get their message across. Including the creative arts.
:24:47. > :25:02.Here on the border, Better Together are holding a music festival.
:25:03. > :25:11.I think music is a powerful to to get across a political message. And
:25:12. > :25:16.this message is Britain rocks. But Yes Scotland claim to have the
:25:17. > :25:19.lion's share of the creative arts vote and in Dumfries, local
:25:20. > :25:27.musicians and poets gathered to celebrate the input to the
:25:28. > :25:29.independence campaign. Poetry, songs, it's not the art, it's the
:25:30. > :25:41.message. We are here in Dumfries and we will
:25:42. > :25:44.be back in just a few moments when we will be speaking to two activists
:25:45. > :25:56.to see who thinks is ahead. You're watching Reporting Scotland
:25:57. > :25:57.from the BBC. Still to come
:25:58. > :25:59.on tonight's programme. How would an independent Scotland
:26:00. > :26:01.deal with national security ranging from terrorism to international
:26:02. > :26:02.cybercrime? We'll be looking at how a
:26:03. > :26:08.London Theatre has been The Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond
:26:09. > :26:16.has met foreign ministers from around the world to discuss
:26:17. > :26:18.plans to tackle Islamic State The summit in Paris took place two
:26:19. > :26:24.days after a video showing the death of aid worker David Haines,
:26:25. > :26:27.who was brought up in Perth. The Prime Minister David Cameron has
:26:28. > :26:30.said the UK will hunt Phones4U shops across Scotland
:26:31. > :26:39.were closed today after the UK-wide The company is blaming
:26:40. > :26:42.the mobile network EE's decision not to renew its contract,
:26:43. > :26:44.which followed a similar decision Staff have been told that they'll
:26:45. > :26:48.continue to be paid Proposals are being put forward
:26:49. > :26:53.for a renewable energy research The Islands' council has confirmed
:26:54. > :26:57.it is in the process of developing a business case for the town which
:26:58. > :27:01.is already a centre for activity Scotland's landowners have unveiled
:27:02. > :27:07.a new charter promising to be more The organisation
:27:08. > :27:10.which largely represents estate owners hopes the code will underline
:27:11. > :27:13.the positive contribution they make The owners of vast tracts of
:27:14. > :27:26.Scotland can get bad press, wealthy curmudgeons who like nothing better
:27:27. > :27:28.than to slaughter wildlife while The new landowners Charter
:27:29. > :27:38.promotes openness and access with On this estate, the woodland has
:27:39. > :27:46.been given over to community use. It is a way of showing we are open,
:27:47. > :27:53.accessible, behaving correctly, managing the land in a good way and
:27:54. > :27:56.not forgetting businesses as well As well as landowners, community
:27:57. > :28:06.owners and charities that own land will sign up to the charter and
:28:07. > :28:10.landowners say many of them are all ready reaching the standards that
:28:11. > :28:16.are set out in the code of conduct. Not everyone is perfect and part
:28:17. > :28:20.of the role of the guidelines and commitment is to give people
:28:21. > :28:25.something to aspire to. It isn't about who owns it,
:28:26. > :28:30.it is about delivery. Regardless of the referendum
:28:31. > :28:31.outcome, new reform legislation They are keen to show they run
:28:32. > :28:37.responsible businesses that are an economic and social keystone
:28:38. > :28:45.of the rural landscape. Work to install controversial new
:28:46. > :28:47.speed cameras on the A9 between Perth and Inverness is due
:28:48. > :28:50.to be completed this week. The new system was introduced
:28:51. > :28:52.by the Scottish Government amid concern about recurring fatal
:28:53. > :28:54.accidents on the road. However, campaigners say speed
:28:55. > :28:59.cameras are not the answer as they believe driver frustration
:29:00. > :29:01.and risky overtaking manoeuvres are The completed system is expected to
:29:02. > :29:08.become operational in late October A female polar bear is expected to
:29:09. > :29:12.be brought to a Scottish zoo in the Highlands next spring as a mate
:29:13. > :29:16.for one of the site's two males. 60 Army personnel have started work
:29:17. > :29:20.on a new enclosure at the Highland Wildlife Park at Kincraig,
:29:21. > :29:23.near Aviemore, for the female. The park's bears Walker and Arktos
:29:24. > :29:26.share an enclosure. Arktos, the older of the two male,
:29:27. > :29:29.is most likely to be the mate The Scots actor Angus Lennie
:29:30. > :29:40.has died at the age of 84. The veteran of film,
:29:41. > :29:43.tv and stage was probably best known for his role in Crossroads
:29:44. > :29:46.as the chef Shuggie McFee and as Flying Officer Ives in the prisoner
:29:47. > :29:49.of war movie, the Great Escape. Catriona Renton looks back
:29:50. > :30:02.at his career. I know it must be small consolation,
:30:03. > :30:12.but you have always got me. This was Angus Lennie, in his last
:30:13. > :30:16.acting role in Monarch of the Glen. Ducks or battleships? Why don't you
:30:17. > :30:26.choose? Angus Lennie was born in Glasgow in
:30:27. > :30:30.1930. He played a huge range of roles across stage, television and
:30:31. > :30:42.film. Perhaps his most famous performance was as Archibald the
:30:43. > :30:47.mole Ives in the Great Escape. He was also well known for playing
:30:48. > :30:58.Sheughie McFee, the chef in the soap Crossroads. It's nothing but a lot
:30:59. > :31:06.of awful. They also made several appearances in Dr Who, including as
:31:07. > :31:13.an innkeeper. I am the seventh son of a seventh son. The doctor looks
:31:14. > :31:18.like a man who might see round a few corners himself. He frequently
:31:19. > :31:27.returned to Scotland to appear in pantomime, often with his friend
:31:28. > :31:32.Stanley Baxter. He died last night in a nursing home in London.
:31:33. > :31:36.The Scottish Football Association is to decide whether there is enough
:31:37. > :31:39.evidence to issue a complaint to the Celtic player Aleksandar Tonev.
:31:40. > :31:41.Aberdeen's Shay Logan has alleged that Tonev racially abused him
:31:42. > :31:45.Tonev denies such an incident took place.
:31:46. > :31:48.The SFA is now examining the referee's report.
:31:49. > :31:56.Scotland's head coach Anna Signeul says it would be
:31:57. > :31:59."enormous" for women's football in this country to reach the World Cup
:32:00. > :32:03.The Scots are already guaranteed a play-off place, another first for
:32:04. > :32:09.Now they've set their sights even higher
:32:10. > :32:11.as they prepare to take on Sweden in their final qualifying match.
:32:12. > :32:19.Our senior football reporter Alasdair Lamont has more.
:32:20. > :32:27.The thrashing of the Faroe Islands it is Scotland a step closer to the
:32:28. > :32:32.promised land, qualification for the World Cup in Canada is almost within
:32:33. > :32:37.touching distance, with a play-off the very worst the Scots can
:32:38. > :32:43.expect. Saturday's victory sets up a winner takes all much on Wednesday
:32:44. > :32:47.with Sweden, the only team to have beaten Scotland in this campaign so
:32:48. > :33:03.far. We know we have to win to top the group. I think a 31 when is what
:33:04. > :33:10.we require. As emphatic a win as this was, the Nordic team will
:33:11. > :33:18.provide a stiffer test for the Scots, but the prospect of reaching
:33:19. > :33:22.the World Cup, has left their coach struggling defence is sufficient
:33:23. > :33:26.superlatives. It would be so big I cant even tell. It will be
:33:27. > :33:31.fantastic. It will be enormous for the country. Regardless of the
:33:32. > :33:35.outcome on Wednesday, there is a buoyancy about the Scotland squad.
:33:36. > :33:37.The potential play-off against higher ranks teams like Italy or the
:33:38. > :33:41.Netherlands this year shows no fear. Scottish Cricket have announced
:33:42. > :33:43.the squad to travel to Australia and New Zealand later this month
:33:44. > :33:46.as part of their preparations Preston Mommsen is set to
:33:47. > :33:50.skipper the tour squad. Scotland head coach Grant Bradburn
:33:51. > :33:53.will announce the captain for the World Cup proper when the
:33:54. > :33:56.squad is revealed and he believes he It was a disappointing shooting
:33:57. > :34:03.World Championship for Scotland's most successful female
:34:04. > :34:07.Commonwealth Games athlete. Jen McIntosh failed to make
:34:08. > :34:11.the final in any of her 3 events. Her best result was 18th
:34:12. > :34:13.in the 10m air rifle. She now looks forward to a break,
:34:14. > :34:26.and gave us her own end I managed to play six lays at the
:34:27. > :34:30.World Cup and then winning two medals at the Connaught games as
:34:31. > :34:36.well, so it has been a decent summer. I am going to have a break
:34:37. > :34:40.now perhaps until the New Year. I'm getting married in December, so I
:34:41. > :34:41.need to get that out of the way, and then try to get to the real
:34:42. > :34:46.Olympics. -- the real Olympics. One of shinty's greatest ever
:34:47. > :34:49.players says he now wants to help Ronald Ross announced his retirement
:34:50. > :34:52.after helping Kingussie win And after more than 20 years
:34:53. > :34:57.re-writing the record books some are now calling for Ross to be inducted
:34:58. > :35:14.in Scottish sport's Hall of Fame. The celebrations were continuing
:35:15. > :35:28.today for one of the sport's greatest champions. You dream of
:35:29. > :35:37.lifting this cup, but to win at 12 times and everything, I didn't think
:35:38. > :35:41.it was and usable. -- achievable. He goals to his record-breaking hole.
:35:42. > :35:48.He is the only player to have scored more than 1000 calls, and his many
:35:49. > :35:56.wins have earned him the man of the match award a record four times. He
:35:57. > :36:00.wishes his skill could be recognised by a wider audience. I think he
:36:01. > :36:05.should be in the National Hall of Fame. There are very few sports in
:36:06. > :36:08.the world who could have their national team manager still
:36:09. > :36:13.dominating the national championships. But Ross says he
:36:14. > :36:22.isn't quite turning his back on the sport. It is a local community, and
:36:23. > :36:25.is good to help youngsters who look up to me, and hopefully I can give
:36:26. > :36:32.something back to these young boys who are aspiring to get to the top
:36:33. > :36:37.of the game. Ronaldo has plenty of winning memories to remind him of
:36:38. > :36:40.one of the great careers ever. Well done to him.
:36:41. > :36:59.September has been kind so far. A few well favoured spot in the North.
:37:00. > :37:03.Elsewhere, we have been influenced by this feature pushing in from the
:37:04. > :37:07.east, bringing cloud and outbreaks of rain, and through tonight, that
:37:08. > :37:12.rain will become a bit more widespread as it pushes west, more
:37:13. > :37:17.persistent, some heavy pulses for Aberdeenshire and the Northern
:37:18. > :37:22.Isles. This will Paul away eastwards, but behind it still quite
:37:23. > :37:25.a legacy of mist and cloud and still some drizzle hanging on by morning.
:37:26. > :37:30.Certainly not a cold night, temperatures holding up at 12
:37:31. > :37:34.Celsius to 14 Celsius for most of us. For tomorrow, it is a grey and
:37:35. > :37:39.misty start, still with some outbreaks of drizzle, which will die
:37:40. > :37:44.out pretty quickly, and for the most part, it is an improving story for
:37:45. > :37:48.most. The sun coming out across Dumfries and Galloway and the
:37:49. > :37:55.Central Belt. One or two showers, over the hills. You will be lucky to
:37:56. > :37:59.catch one. Temperatures responding in the sunshine. 18 Celsius or
:38:00. > :38:04.perhaps 20 Celsius. Lingering mist towards the east coast, lending a
:38:05. > :38:10.caller he'll do things for Fife and Angus and the Aberdeenshire coast.
:38:11. > :38:13.That heavy rain never too far away from the Northern Isles. For the
:38:14. > :38:18.rest of the afternoon towards evening, those showers die away, and
:38:19. > :38:22.it is really just Orkney and Shetland holding onto that rain.
:38:23. > :38:27.Elsewhere, it is dried but turning quite misty tomorrow night. Heading
:38:28. > :38:31.into Wednesday, and we pick up more of an easterly airflow, which will
:38:32. > :38:38.lend and East West split to the weather. A fair bit of cloud for
:38:39. > :38:41.East Scotland. The best of the sunshine in the West. Temperatures
:38:42. > :38:46.into the high teens, and by Thursday we will be dry again. Rain clearing
:38:47. > :38:56.from the Northern Isles. The best of the sunshine in the West. Back to
:38:57. > :38:57.another crucial area of current concern.
:38:58. > :38:59.Threats to Scotland's national security are currently shared
:39:00. > :39:02.It is a matter reserved to Westminster.
:39:03. > :39:05.So in the event of a yes vote, this would become the responsibility
:39:06. > :39:08.of an independent Scottish government which would have to deal
:39:09. > :39:11.National security includes covert intelligence, analysing intercepted
:39:12. > :39:13.communications, tackling serious and organised crime
:39:14. > :39:15.Our Home Affairs Correspondent, Reevel Alderson asks:
:39:16. > :39:17.what would an independent Scotland's national security be like?
:39:18. > :39:27.For sale. Part of Scotland's defence system in the cold war. Here, was a
:39:28. > :39:32.part of the chain in radar protection. It is now decommissioned
:39:33. > :39:37.and disconnected from the temperatures which fed information
:39:38. > :39:41.to the MOD, but it remains a symbol of the intelligence gathering
:39:42. > :39:46.capabilities of the UK. Scotland is currently protected by the UK's
:39:47. > :39:51.defence, security and intelligence agencies. The UK Government spends
:39:52. > :39:55.around ?33 billion every year on defence, with an additional ?2
:39:56. > :39:59.billion every year in the security service budget. By contrast, the
:40:00. > :40:06.Scottish Government says it will spend ?2.5 billion on defence and
:40:07. > :40:11.security services, but yes campaigners say they won't have too
:40:12. > :40:17.big for the ?2.4 billion annual running costs of the Trident nuclear
:40:18. > :40:24.submarine programme. Some observers say the Scottish Government has
:40:25. > :40:28.broad brush proposals, which lack specific details about how their
:40:29. > :40:33.independent nation would be protected. I don't think anyone
:40:34. > :40:38.would dispute that it could be set up, and independent security
:40:39. > :40:41.apparatus. The question is how effective it would be, and how
:40:42. > :40:47.effective the continuing levels of protection would be against what we
:40:48. > :40:51.have been used to, and what we enjoy at the moment. But supporters of
:40:52. > :40:56.independence say it is entirely feasible for the current level of
:40:57. > :40:59.security to be continued. These skills are already here. I have
:41:00. > :41:04.worked closely with Intel and as police and security services and the
:41:05. > :41:12.cyber experts, and we have all of that here in Scotland. The threat
:41:13. > :41:19.level will be lower. Nuclear weapons would be an issue, and we want
:41:20. > :41:25.people disobedience in illegal wars. -- we will not be participating in
:41:26. > :41:29.illegal wars. The former head of Strathclyde Police says that the
:41:30. > :41:34.cooperation which once existed between Scottish and English forces
:41:35. > :41:38.would continue after independence. Terrorism is a global problem. A key
:41:39. > :41:43.part of it is global cooperation. I think you can overplay the part of
:41:44. > :41:49.the United Kingdom in that. They are just a contributor, and similarly we
:41:50. > :41:54.will be a contributor, a Shearer and a beneficiary of that global
:41:55. > :41:58.indulgence. But he growing concern is the threat of cyber espionage,
:41:59. > :42:03.spying on Scottish innovation and technology, and this could pose a
:42:04. > :42:08.direct threat to jobs and economic prosperity. Scotland would be
:42:09. > :42:17.certainly disadvantaged, as compared to the current levels of protection
:42:18. > :42:26.we get from the United Kingdom. And backed up by the high end
:42:27. > :42:32.technological cyber security pro West of the GCHQ. The Scottish
:42:33. > :42:37.Government says it is already benefiting from the UK cyber
:42:38. > :42:41.intelligence programme, which is due to end next year. Its overall
:42:42. > :42:42.strategy would be to work with its closest neighbour, the rest of the
:42:43. > :42:54.UK. Back out and about again. We returned to Laura who is in the
:42:55. > :42:59.breeze. This race has become too close to call for many journalists,
:43:00. > :43:02.and that is far three main reasons. We don't know the effect of the
:43:03. > :43:07.missing millions, people who don't usually vote, how many will turn out
:43:08. > :43:11.to vote, and what they will vote. Then there are the Labour voters.
:43:12. > :43:16.How many have been persuaded to vote yes. Then there are the shy no
:43:17. > :43:24.voters. These are people who are saying they don't know how their
:43:25. > :43:31.footing, but may be voting no. Today, I was out with both
:43:32. > :43:45.campaigns. This is the final push. The last few doors to knock, with
:43:46. > :43:52.the finish line in sight. Still, there are some voters to be swayed.
:43:53. > :43:57.I have been reading this, and I think, I am quite happy with the way
:43:58. > :44:00.things are. The contest here is usually between the Conservatives
:44:01. > :44:06.and Labour. Now, it is more difficult to tell what will happen.
:44:07. > :44:11.On the doorsteps, people want change, and this group, United with
:44:12. > :44:16.Labour, say their party will offer them just that. We have very strong
:44:17. > :44:25.links here with Carlisle, and the possibilities of further connection
:44:26. > :44:29.with our nearest city would be a good thing. This is the problem is:
:44:30. > :44:41.Goes independent. We would be cut off from Carlisle. In the town
:44:42. > :44:47.centre, the Yes campaign have set up camp. Supporters are urged to
:44:48. > :44:52.compose a message of hope. Do you think an independent Scotland could
:44:53. > :44:56.deliver all of this? We are being told it is not a magic wand, but I
:44:57. > :45:03.think we can aspire to all of this, and if we only get half of it, how
:45:04. > :45:07.much better would we be off? Equally, they describe the kind of
:45:08. > :45:13.Scotland they would like to see. It has won over this former
:45:14. > :45:19.Conservative candidate. I would do anything to try to get a vote. So
:45:20. > :45:25.what difference does it make, being so close to England? The border
:45:26. > :45:29.doesn't divide people. It is a border between political systems. On
:45:30. > :45:33.this side, we want to look after people and build a fairer society,
:45:34. > :45:37.and we want all the powers to do that. It doesn't divide us from our
:45:38. > :45:41.friends and neighbours on the other side of the border. It is not
:45:42. > :45:44.between people, it is between political systems and ideologies.
:45:45. > :45:48.Although there are signs of the yes support throughout the town, the
:45:49. > :45:52.battle here is not expected to be as close here as elsewhere in Scotland.
:45:53. > :45:58.But if there is one thing we do know about this referendum, is -- it is
:45:59. > :46:05.that nothing can be taken for granted. Let's be to two activists.
:46:06. > :46:09.I will start with you, Steve. You have three days, how will you
:46:10. > :46:12.convince people? We will be out on the streets and in the workplaces.
:46:13. > :46:18.We will be convincing people with the message that people are actually
:46:19. > :46:22.waking up to the idea that Scotland is better off in the hands of
:46:23. > :46:26.Scotland. Why would we vote for anything else? A few look at what is
:46:27. > :46:29.happening in Westminster. The attack in Scotland last week through the
:46:30. > :46:33.media, and people are beginning to turn off from that. I think there is
:46:34. > :46:40.nothing more that they can do. There is a lot of distrust with most
:46:41. > :46:44.Westminster, and the other thing is the democracy angle. It is about
:46:45. > :46:49.people understanding that with 59 MPs in London, with only one
:46:50. > :46:52.conservative, we are dictated to by a government that we did not elect,
:46:53. > :47:11.and that has been the case for decades. You have just heard that
:47:12. > :47:18.scare tactics, people are moving towards yes? What I have found out
:47:19. > :47:23.is the message we have in giving, of our strong Scotland been part of the
:47:24. > :47:28.United Kingdom, over the last few weeks, the risks of independence are
:47:29. > :47:32.becoming real. People are asking about what currency they will be
:47:33. > :47:44.paid in, but the cost of living increase? Our public services going
:47:45. > :47:48.to be cut? What we are seeing is that we do not need to take risks.
:47:49. > :47:55.These are real risks, so bring risks. To dismiss them as
:47:56. > :48:00.scaremongering, I think means that people do not understand the gravity
:48:01. > :48:05.of choice. We are making a case for a stronger Scottish Parliament
:48:06. > :48:12.within the safety of the United Kingdom. Is it a risk? I disagree.
:48:13. > :48:16.We are wealthy nation. We are already wealthier than the rest of
:48:17. > :48:21.the UK anyway. Small countries are very successful in the world. If you
:48:22. > :48:26.look at the top ten, there are only two large countries in that, the
:48:27. > :48:31.rest are small countries of a similar size to Scotland. This is a
:48:32. > :48:37.fantastic opportunity. We pull our realising it is a once-in-a-lifetime
:48:38. > :48:44.opportunity. One thing we saw here in the town centre is the message of
:48:45. > :48:48.hope, and that message of hope might be resonating with people on the
:48:49. > :48:57.doorstep? It is all very well to talk about hope, but it seems that
:48:58. > :49:04.they know more about international institutions who are pointing out
:49:05. > :49:12.serious problems with a yes vote. Three days to go, the yes campaign
:49:13. > :49:17.and we still do not know what currency will be using, we do not
:49:18. > :49:22.know if jobs be locate, we do not know whether GDP growth is going to
:49:23. > :49:26.come from, where this flourishing is going to come from. We are being
:49:27. > :49:29.asked to make this decision on a wing and a prayer. This is an
:49:30. > :49:42.important decision, there is no going back. Ten seconds each. Do you
:49:43. > :49:46.want uncertainty with control, or uncertainty with no controls, that
:49:47. > :49:51.is what you will get with Westminster. We cannot control what
:49:52. > :49:54.happens down there. We want a strong Scotland, we want what is best for
:49:55. > :50:01.Scotland, more powers for the Scottish Parliament and the best way
:50:02. > :50:07.to ensure that the negative consequences... Ten seconds. As you
:50:08. > :50:12.can hear, two opposing views here on the ground.
:50:13. > :50:18.Well aged eight it. Where will you be tomorrow?
:50:19. > :50:22.We are going to be in Glasgow tomorrow, the last of the BBC
:50:23. > :50:29.debates. I will be helping with the Radio 1 debate which will be live.
:50:30. > :50:33.Thank you very much. We will see you then.
:50:34. > :50:35.Several Scottish theatres are staging seasons of work
:50:36. > :50:40.The Traverse in Edinburgh and the Arches in Glasgow have
:50:41. > :50:45.But one London theatre is also staging a season of its own, giving
:50:46. > :50:48.the city's large community of Scots actors a chance to have their say.
:50:49. > :50:54.Our arts correspondent Pauline McLean reports.
:50:55. > :50:58.This is one of many pub theatres in London.
:50:59. > :51:03.Perhaps the only one tackling the referendum head-on.
:51:04. > :51:06.It is a satire set after the union when language, Scots
:51:07. > :51:25.This theatre stages work in Scots and Gaelic.
:51:26. > :51:29.I know you have heard of nothing else in years but down here there
:51:30. > :51:36.has been almost, not nothing about it but very little and my problem
:51:37. > :51:38.getting press features before this season started was people were not
:51:39. > :51:46.Many Scots actors who live and work in London now find
:51:47. > :51:54.You get asked by everyone, what you think about the referendum?
:51:55. > :51:58.A normal conversation and every person asks about it.
:51:59. > :52:03.If they are not Scottish, they ask you, working behind the bar and
:52:04. > :52:17.For those who have no vote, and no say in the decision, the season is
:52:18. > :52:25.I think it is important, I am Scottish, a Scottish actress and
:52:26. > :52:29.this is one of the most important decisions Scotland must make.
:52:30. > :52:33.I want to be counted and say this is who we are
:52:34. > :52:37.and this is our nation and here I am in London being able to do it.
:52:38. > :52:42.Like many theatres, they will stage a show on referendum night and
:52:43. > :52:58.And details of what is coming up on Scotland 2014.
:52:59. > :53:06.As both sides indulge in some frenetic last-minute campaigning, we
:53:07. > :53:12.will bring new analysis of the day's events and look ahead to what
:53:13. > :53:17.you can expect. Join me at ten o'clock on BBC Two tonight.
:53:18. > :53:22.Our political editor joins us again now. You have got some
:53:23. > :53:32.developments? A couple of things moving. This debate is always moving
:53:33. > :53:38.forward. There was the statement by Aviva, concerns about the impact on
:53:39. > :53:47.the economy and public spending. That has been seized on by the
:53:48. > :53:51.Better Together campaign. Blair Jenkins, Chief Executive of the Yes
:53:52. > :53:56.Scotland campaign, commented on David Cameron's speech. Empty
:53:57. > :54:00.threats and empty promises from the Prime Minister who he accuses of
:54:01. > :54:07.orchestrating the very business concerns that are being
:54:08. > :54:14.represented... But the CDs are legitimate concerns raised by the
:54:15. > :54:18.Business sector. The response is a negative attack on the other's
:54:19. > :54:22.position. What about strategy for the next two
:54:23. > :54:26.days? I think there will be modelled this concern and anxiety raised on
:54:27. > :54:30.both sides. I am sure that both sides will seek to project a
:54:31. > :54:35.positive image. The independence can be will try to project the
:54:36. > :54:38.advantage, as they see it, a distinct Scotland, distinct state.
:54:39. > :54:43.The Better Together campaign believe that they have to do more than
:54:44. > :54:47.projecting that offer of more power. We will have these competing visions
:54:48. > :54:52.placed before the people of Scotland who will have to make up their mind
:54:53. > :54:57.and shoes on Thursday. Thank you very much. That is reporting
:54:58. > :55:00.Scotland. The first Minister Alex Salmond and Better Together's
:55:01. > :55:01.Alistair Darling will be in the