30/11/2015 Reporting Scotland

Are patients in poorer areas aren't getting

New research says more money is needed to improve care.

An historic victory for the Murray Brothers and Britain's Davis Cup

team - but is enough being done to ensure young players will follow

We look back on a turbulent period for policing.

And no - they're not here for their favourite pop star.

We talk to the gaming sensation who's become

GPs' patients in the poorest parts of Scotland

have less money spent on them than those in the most affluent areas.

New research has found the average spend per patient per year is ?7

Ministers say they're looking at the way GPs are funded

Authors of the research say the formula is not working. Not just the

most deprived areas, 40% of Scottish society, problems the surface is not

able to deal with. -- service. It is not contributing to the funding

formula. In terms of the health service it means problems are not

dealt with satisfactorily. Patients spill over out of hours into AMD and

hospital bed. The Scottish Government says it is looking at the

way GPs are funded. Resources are going to areas of deprivation and

that is recognised, to some extent, within the funding formula. What I'm

saying is I think we need to do more than that, and the new contract

offers an opportunity to recognise deprivation far more. The gap in the

health between the rich and poor is a difficult problem to solve. GPs in

richer areas have their own problems. They are now looking after

the growing numbers of frail elderly people.

Labour MPs are to be allowed a free vote on air strikes

But the party's only MP in Scotland says he'll oppose the action.

Our correspondent David Porter is at Westminsiter.

this has been issued to say the least? It has been extremely

difficult for Jeremy Corbyn. He is not in the place where he wanted to

be. He is well-known for his long-standing opposition to

extending bombing raids to Syria. He believes it is wrong in practice and

he fundamentally disagrees with that. He was hoping to share his ear

with MPs. Many have said they will defy him and some members of his

shadow cabinet. He has -- they have suggested they will resign over the

issue. He had a meeting which I understand was a very fractious

affair. Iain Murray will vote against air strikes but he says that

Jeremy Corbyn is right to let Labour MPs make up their own minds. Not

only does the shadow cabinet have a differing opinion to air strikes but

so does the country. It is not surprised that such a broad church

of the Labour Party would have different opinions. He is reflecting

on that. I will be voting not to extend air strikes alongside many of

my colleagues, but the freedom of others to express opinions, I think

is healthy for the party. Do we know what other MPs will do? The Scottish

Secretary David Mundell will vote with the government. The Liberal

Democrats are are sceptical about military action. The vast majority

of MPs belong to the SNP. They say they are listening to what the

of MPs belong to the SNP. They say government is saying but at the

moment, they remain to be convinced. As things stand, they will vote

against military action. Tonight, the SNP's foreign affairs spokesman

says it is abdicating responsibility for Jeremy Corbyn to allow his MPs

to vote as they may wish. I have been pretty sympathetic to

Jeremy Corbyn up until Syria but to give up entirely as an opposition

and say we will have a free vote, what he has now done is effectively

give the green light to David Cameron to bring through a bombing

resolution. He has abdicated the role of opposition.

Tonight things are moving thickly at Westminster. The Prime Minister will

make a statement later on when he returns from Paris and the climate

change conference. We understand there will be a debate on the issue

on Wednesday. It means that if there is a free vote on the issue he is

more likely to do that. We could have a situation by the end of the

week where Britain is taking military action over Syria. Thank

you. Tennis Scotland say they have plans

for up to three new indoor facilities across the country

as they aim to build on the success of Great Britain's

historic Davis Cup victory. Andy Murray

and Davis Cup captain Leon Smith have both called on the sports

governing bodies to do all they can to capitalise on the victory over

Belgium this weekend, to help Great Britain's first Davis cup

victory in 79 years owed a huge amount to Scottish talent. Amid the

jubilation, clear message to the tennis authorities. The work that

had to be done should have been going on for a long time because

Andy has been doing wonderful things on the court for a number of years

but it has gone into overdrive now and that captive Asian should be at

the forefront of everyone's minds. I think when it is for your country

more people get into it. I hope the governing body capitalises on it and

we will wait and see. The hope now is that Great

Britain's victory in Belgium can inspire the next generation at

grassroots level. We would hope it to have a big impact. When Andy won

Wimbledon we saw it trickle down to kids wanting to be Andy Murray and

we would hope some would want to be Andy Murray, some would want to be

Jamie and others would like to be involved. The events of the past

weekend helped inspire that tennis clubs like this one faced

challenges. Most obviously, the Scottish weather. We use indoor

facilities but our nearest facility is Scots town which is a track for

us. As long as the interest and passion is there, we seek adults and

kids playing in all weather. Earlier this year Jamie Murray accused

tennis authorities of failing to build on his family's success in the

sport. Highlighting the lack of indoor facilities to nurture fresh

talent. There is money available and we would be hoping in the next six

to nine months we would see three projects emerging now with indoor

courts and we would like to make sure throughout the country there

are indoor courts in Dumfries and Galloway, the Borders and we're

looking at Inverness so we have plans in place. The Murray family

phenomenon might be a one-off, but they are certainly challenging the

powers that be to insure that is not the case.

Still to come on tonight's programme:

Money grows on trees - why the forestry industry is now

worth a billion pounds to Scotland's economy.

After that historic Davis Cup win he says

And getting on top of a funding issue - with the help of her sister.

It's emerged that a car involved in a crash

which killed the passenger of a taxi was being pursued by a police van.

The Vauxhall Astra collided with the taxi in the East End of Glasgow

in the early hours of yesterday morning.

Our reporter Suzanne Allan is at the crash site tonight.

It was here in the East End of the city that at 1:30am on Sunday

morning, a green Vauxhall Astra collided with a black hackney club

at these lights. One passenger was killed. She has been named as

57-year-old Mary Laurie from Easterhouse, also known as Marie.

She was travelling back from her son's wedding. It has emerged that

the Astra was being followed by a police van when the accident

happened. Earlier, the Astra had been at the Spring Hill industrial

estate. The police car flashed the lights to get the Astra to pull over

and stop. It did not. It started down Edinburgh Road where it

collided with the black hackney cab. Another man was taken to

hospital in a serious but stable condition. There are many floral

tributes to Marie, one says to the best auntie ever. The statement says

she will be sadly missed by all her family and they ask that their

privacy be respected at this very difficult time.

A 20-year-old man will be subject to a report to the prostrate fiscal in

subject to road traffic offences. The Chief Constable of

Police Scotland Sir Stephen House steps down today -

nine months earlier than planned. He announced his resignation after

police took three days to respond But Sir Stephen has been praised for

efforts to tackle domestic abuse. Here's our Home Affairs

correspondent, Reevel Alderson. The Chief Constable who liked to

arrive on his motorbike and announced that police stations. He

first led announced that police stations. He

overseeing the creation of a single force. But Strathclyde's policy of

stopping and searching hundreds of thousands of young people, the vast

majority without any legal justification proved controversial.

And there was the row about some armed response officers carrying

weapons while undertaking routine tasks. The Liberal Democrats have

been consistent critics of the new force but they believe the

government handed Sir Stephen a poisoned chalice. The big problem

was the top-down target culture that was created, with the drivers that

force police officers to operate in a way they are not used to, running

after targets, rather than policing by consent. Closing police control

room is to save money proved contentious. Critics say losing

local knowledge could prove contentious. Last year that earlier

this year, police took three days to respond to call about a crashed car

where two people died. Another incident is the subject of a major

investigation into police practices and undoubtedly lead to Sir

Stephen's decision to retire early. Got back read there would never be a

convenient time to move on but after 35 years as a police officer, the

last nine as a Chief Constable, I believe the time is right for me to

take up new challenges. Said cheese -- Sir Stephen has championed the

fight against domestic violence which he believes underpins a lot of

criminality in Scotland. He believes all of Police Scotland changed their

operation to ensure that crimes are investigated properly and there are

thousands of women safer across Scotland because of his actions. It

is expected an announcement will be made later this week on his

successor. Scotland's forestry industry

contributes almost one billion A new audit of forestry

and wood processing also shows the sector provides jobs 25,000 people -

a major increase in recent years. Another one bites the dust, as a

mechanical Harvester rips through a Plantation. Scenes like these are

being repeated Plantation. Scenes like these are

country, as today's foresters reap a legacy from a generation ago. A lot

of planting was done across Scotland in the 1970s and 80s, and we are

getting the benefit of that now as these trees are ready to harvest.

Also there has been great innovation in the sector. The trick with any

natural resources is to try and make the most economic value out of it,

and increasingly in Scotland that is what would processes are doing, to

try to turn something like this, into making this, a much higher

value used for a timber which just a few years ago may well have just

gone into making fence posts. The cladding can be treated, painted or

left natural and used for decking. All of these

left natural and used for decking. than in the past which means we are

generating more profit for the economy. Jobs have grown 70% with

wood products which used to be imported now replaced by home-grown

materials. And increasingly, our forests and woodlands are being

opened up for sport and leisure. Our forests deliver a treasure trove of

benefits to an incredible array of wildlife and also

benefits to an incredible array of tackle climate change. As these

trees are chopped down, the challenge now is to ensure enough

new planting to maintain the industry in 40 or 50 years from now.

A look at other stories from across the country...

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency is to consult on the future

of the emergency towing vessel which covers the waters

There are fears the tug could be sacrificed following 37%

cuts to the Department of Transport's budget announced

?200 million has been announced for new educational, business and

Projects could include a purpose built campus for the

University of the West of Scotland and upgrading Queen of the South's

The Church of Scotland says it's recruited the largest number

27 have been taken on in the last 12 months.

The church needs thirty ministers every year to balance out

the number of those due to retire in the next decade.

A memorial flagstone dedicated to the war poet Wilfred Owen has

It's outside the building at Craiglockart where he was

treated for shell shock during World War One.

It was unveiled by the actor Jason Isaacs who's performing in a play

Here we are 100 years later and we have a discussion and the beginnings

of an understanding that it is all of our responsibility when we send

these young men off to war, and that they're rather long lasting

after-effects, and it is all of our job is to help them heal.

Plans are in hand for a series of sound and light shows in a ruined

Scottish seminary which supporters say is an architectural masterpiece.

St Peter's college - built mainly of concrete 50 years

ago - has been abandoned for a quarter of a century.

The shell of the complex survives in woodland outside Helensburgh.

Following on from Team GB's success in the world cup of tennis,

Andy Murray has told the BBC he hopes to play at the highest level

The world number two says his career doesn't yet feel complete, despite

Our tennis reporter Kheredine Idessane looks at what next, for

Pay rise, that's all he's thinking about. A pay rise for the victorious

Davis Cup captain? Why not? All smiles on the winning team as they

did a round of media interviews, especially from the main man, whose

heroics delivered the Davis Cup. And ambition achieved, but is his

career now complete? There are still many things I would like to do in my

career. Players are playing longer now than they were before. I'm 28

years old, my body maybe feels older than that just now. I'm hoping I can

still play at the highs than that just now. I'm hoping I can

five or six more years. I than that just now. I'm hoping I can

body can't do any more. The golden years for Andy Murray started with

the Olympic win at London 2012. His first grand slam arrived a few

months later at the US Open, then of course he won Wimbledon the

following year. Now he's a Davis Cup winner and has finished the year

ranked world number two. He did not agree with me at the time but I

said, in my opinion, when you finish your career, you will be remembered

for your grand slam wins and Davis Cup. I said with all due respect,

winning these other tournaments is great, but nobody will remember

that. But you win the Davis Cup and the grand slams, you will remember

those. Have a glass of champagne later on. Gent has provided a

fabulous backdrop to end a fabulous year for Andy Murray, is most

consistent season yet. This famous Davis Cup win has renewed his

resolve to complete the full set of tennis honours by winning the French

and Australian opens, and he doesn't have much downtime. They get

underway in Melbourne in just six weeks.

Rangers' liquidators BDO have begun the process of appealing

against a decision, that the club's use of Employee

The club used the scheme from 2001 until 2010 to give

millions of pounds of tax-free loans to players and other staff.

Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs said these were salary payments,

Any appeal will be heard by London's Supreme Court.

A Commonwealth Gold medallist admits frustration at the way athletes

Louise Renicks - who is now coaching her sister Kimberley - says British

Judo have their priorities all wrong going in to an Olympic year.

Kimberley, who also won Gold during Glasgow

2014, is focused on selection for the Rio Games, but despite

being British number one, she says she faces a battle to get there.

Believe it or not, this is sisterly love. Kimberly Brown X of Scotland.

Louise and Kimberly Brown X were the golden girls of Glasgow 2014.

Kimberly is now eyeing Olympic glory -- Kimberly Renwicks. For recently

retired Louise, helping her in her quest. She knows me inside out.

Louise knows me, when I am tired and she knows if I have pushed myself to

the limit, she also knows if I am just having one of those days where

you don't want to get out of bed. She definitely pushes me to the next

level. As well as helping to coach her sister, Louise acts as

fundraiser. Kimberly receives a small amount of money from judo

Scotland but she gets no financial support from British judo. Why is

that a problem? To make the Olympics Kimberly will have to be in the

world top 16. In order to do that she will have to compete in eight

out of 12 tournaments between January and April next year to learn

enough Olympic qualifying points. I'm frustrated, they are spending

the money on these younger ones and although they have those good

results it shows the decision they made could have potentially been a

good one. But there will be some athletes that could just miss out.

If they invested a couple of thousand pounds into competitions,

it could end up in people going to the Olympic Games. Despite financial

struggles, Kimberly is determined to get to realise she looks to add to

her Meadowhall. You may not have heard of him - but

it's likely any child you know has. He's called Stampy and today he made

history by becoming the youngest person and the first

gamer to give the Royal Society Our arts correspondent

Pauline McLean reports. It's the sort of welcome reserved

for pop stars, or at least a Hollywood actor. I think he's really

famous, all over YouTube. It's just a great opportunity to see him, not

many people in the world get to see him. On a range of one to ten, how

exciting is this as school trips go? Yeah, I think I'm going to go for a

ten because it is pretty exciting. The frenzy is for a 24-year-old

called Joseph Garrett, better known as Stampy. His YouTube channel in

which he demonstrates the computer game Minecraft is one of the ten

most popular in the world, with almost 7 million subscribers and 4

billion views. Rather than learning how to play the game it is more

about inspiring and giving away ideas. I might come up with a mini

game or a mechanic or a cool design and people might use it in their own

world. Rather than saying, if you press this button, it does this. Two

day he made history as the youngest person ever to give the Royal

Society of Edinburgh's Christmas lecture. And the first game player.

Two of the biggest franchises in the world have development in Scotland,

Minecraft and grand theft auto. And we are here to celebrate the legacy

of Dundee joysticks as well. For the lucky few who got there in person it

is a day they will always remember. Millions more will be able to watch

online on Thursday. On the eve of the official

meteorological winter, what delights do you have in store for us? It's

going to become incredibly mild. Snow to get out of the way first of

all, though. It will be a cool evening. We have had a tempestuous

time. It will settle down for a wee while as the ridge of high pressure

continues to build up. Losing showers in the north, and

temperatures falling away below freezing. Winds easing in the north

and then we see an interesting change. This band of rain pushing

and will introduce much milder air is eventually but as the forward

edge hits the very cold air it will turn readily to snow. Cold night

with temperatures below zero for many parts of the countryside

especially. The Met office has issued a yellow beer where warning

tomorrow morning for snow and ice. -- be aware warning. Snow through

the south and central lowlands, and in towards southern parts of the

Highlands. Difficult driving conditions first thing. I do think

snow will be mainly a high ground feature but do not be surprised if

you see snow on lower levels. The band of rain and snow continues to

journey northwards as we had through the course of the day. Come the

afternoon it becomes largely confined to the North, and not quite

into Shetland until after dusk. Persistent rain for Orkney and the

far north of the mainland, heavy bursts continuing to affect more

north areas. Temperatures around seven to eight Celsius. Further

south, damp, justly, murky conditions, hill fog in the mix, but

the temperatures are climbing. End of the afternoon possibly 1415

Celsius towards the south-west. Through the course of the evening,

wind is picking up bringing more mild air in, so a very mild night

indeed. This weather front pushing across the country tomorrow night

introducing rain. That will come across eastern Scotland first thing

and clear away to a brighter day to come on Wednesday, breezy day and

not quite as mild. That's not too bad. The largest gathering ever of

world leaders is taking place in Paris. Negotiators at the UN climate

conference are hoping to reach a deal aimed at reducing global

emissions and reducing global warming. New research has found that

GPs with patients in the poorest areas of Scotland have less money

spent on them than those in the most affluent. I'll be back just after

eight and a late bulletin after the ten o'clock news. Good evening.