12/01/2016 Reporting Scotland

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Oil giant BP is to cut 20% of its North Sea workforce,

blaming the continuing impact of low oil prices.

We'll be looking at what today's news means for us all.

Also on the programme, news tonight that the Scottish child

is announced for one of the country's busiest stations.

A strike by some teachers closes all secondary schools

in West Dunbartonshire in a dispute over management changes.

How this musician's tribute to David Bowie has gone viral.

Scotland's struggling oil and gas industry has been dealt another blow

with the announcement that BP is to cut a fifth of its staff

The company says it's having to lose 600 posts because of the impact

of the recent plunge in the all price.

of the recent plunge in the oil price.

Over the past 50 years, we have grown from an office of 15 people to

a regional employee base of over 4000. BP is still one of the big

players in the North Sea and was, of course, they're in the beginning.

Executives insist it will be there for the future. Today workers in

Aberdeen briefed on a new round of job cuts in all 600 North Sea

operations, staff and contractors will lose their jobs by the end of

next year. BP would not speak publicly, the oil and gas industry

body saying the company, like others, are having to cut the cloth

with market conditions. This is clearly a personal shock for all of

those involved but what it does is actually reflect the broader choice

of many companies are making across the sector in response to a dramatic

fall in the oil price in the last year. The fall is great news if

you're filling up, but not if you are a company like BP trying to make

a profit or even break even on a barrel of oil. The business of oil

is political as well as economic. It's also important to note and

indeed to welcome BP's continued commitment to the North Sea. BP has

reiterated today its investment plans both in capital investment and

operational investment in the North Sea this year and has said that it

sees long-term future for its business in the North Sea. All we've

got to do is continue to work with industry as the Chancellor has been

doing to make the North Sea as attractive prospect as possible to

on investment. BP will invest $4 billion this year in the North Sea.

It insists it is very much part of its long-term future plans.

Steven's outside BP's headquarters in Dyce for us now and this

announcement today was worse than expected?

Absolutely, Jackie. These tough market conditions BP is talking

about, what they really mean is the oil price. Down to 33 dollars a

barrel this week. Within the last few years it was over $100 and that

is disastrous on an operator trying to make any money or even break even

in the North Sea. The job losses, 600, higher than people had been

expecting, but where they will happen, it's not been released but

they will happen here at the headquarters, offshore, Shetland,

Grangemouth, and also in South Korea where there is work going on. At the

end of last year, a big figure in the North Sea Island gas industry

said if 2015 was a difficult year, 2016 was going to be worse for the

industry. It seems like he's going to be proved right. Thank you very

much. Well, with me now is our

Business Correspondent This news today bad news

locally for the north east, but it has wider

implications for us all. Yes indeed, the impact of very low

oil prices is being felt right across the country in many different

ways. As Stephen mentioned, oil industry workers are bearing the

brunt of this. Across the UK in the last 18 months, more than 65,000

people have been laid off since the oil Rice began to fall because oil

companies often be cutting back on their operations offshore, but with

profits falling at these companies, the impact has been felt on the

shore as well. It puts huge pressure on businesses right down the supply

chain, the huge tax revenue we've seen from the North Sea in recent

years has dwindled, the earnings of oil workers are being squeezed and

the uncertainty many of them are now feeling about the future impacts on

their spending, house prices and on retailers. With all that in mind,

it's worth watching tomorrow the latest official growth figures for

the Scottish economy which are being published. Experts from Strathclyde

University of war and low oil prices will have had a ripple effect

affecting badly growth will have had a ripple effect

Scotland and, of course, there is will have had a ripple effect

sign that the price of oil will bounce back any time soon. In fact,

some analysts think it could fall further. And that would put

some analysts think it could fall more of a break on Scotland's

some analysts think it could fall economy in the coming months. David,

thank you. The Scottish serial killer

Robert Black, who was serving a life in the 1980s, has died of natural

causes in Maghaberry prison Let's get more on this breaking

story with Catriona Renton who's for the murders of four schoolgirls

between 1981 and 1986. He used his job as a delivery driver

around the UK and used this as a cover to abduct

and kill the girl. as a cover to abduct

and kill the girls. His victims were nine-year-old

Jennifer Cardy from Northern Ireland In 1982, he killed 11-year-old

Susan Maxwell from Cornhill on Tweed in northern England,

close to the Scottish borders In 1983, five-year-old

Caroline Hogg disappeared from her home

in Portobello near Edinburgh and was later found dead

in a ditch in Leicestershire. And he abducted ten-year-old

Sarah Harper from Leeds in 1986. Black was convicted

for the murders of Susan, He was convicted for

Jennifer's murder in 2011. The Department of Justice

in Northern Ireland have confirmed a 68-year-old prisoner

has died at the prison. His death is not being

treated as suspicious. Black was also considered a suspect

by police in the unsolved murders and disappearances of at least two

other girls including 13-year-old Genette Tate from Devon

who died in 1978. In 2005, Black was arrested

in connection with that but there was insufficient

evidence to prosecute him. Travellers at one of Scotland's

railway busiest stations are facing The main tunnel serving

Glasgow's Queen Street station is to close for 20 weeks

from March until August Our reporter Andrew Black

is at Queen Street Station I suppose there is no

good time to do this? Absolutely, Jackie. Few things get

travellers more annoyed than disruption on the trains but that's

exactly what's happened here at Glasgow Queen Street. It's one of

Scotland's busiest stations. Tens of thousands of people use it every day

but today came the news that the tunnel here is going to be closing

for 20 weeks between the 20th of March and the 8th of August. That

means all the trains here on the high level are going to be diverted

to the Glasgow Queen Street low-level, and other services are

going to be diverted to Glasgow Central. That is going to mean

changes to timetables and longer journey times. Just to give you an

example, customers travelling from Edinburgh to Glasgow face journeys

of 70 minutes. All this is about improving services, work on the

tunnel to make it better. Early on I spoke to the boss of ScotRail. He

said it would all be worth it in the end. We are equipping Glasgow Queen

Street with capacity to take electric trains. That has very real

benefits to our customers. Once we have electric trains on the central

belt, journey times will be about ten minutes faster, about 25% faster

for the Edinburgh to Glasgow and 30% more capacity. You have been

speaking to passengers. Dare I ask what they are making of it all? I

spoke to some commuters earlier on today and they're not exactly

thrilled with what lies ahead. ScotRail have started a big public

information campaign handing out leaflets at the stations here today.

Posting the information up online and I guess the main message from

ScotRail is Glasgow Queen Street is open for business as usual during

this period of disruption. It's just it might take you a little bit

longer to get where you're going. Andrew, thank you.

You're watching Reporting Scotland - still to come on tonight's

The BBC's director general tells MSPs about the corporation's plans

In sport - should Scottish clubs be punished for the bad behaviour

The calls for and against Strict Liability in Scottish football.

changing time for this East Kilbride player?

Just when he heard they'd drawn Celtic in the Cup.

All secondary schools in West Dunbartonshire were closed

today because of a strike by some teachers.

Members of the EIS are protesting about planned changes

It's only the second time teachers in Scotland have gone

Here's our education correspondent Jamie McIvor.

For hundreds of teachers a day 's pay is lost. For thousands of

students, a day off. The dispute is over a shake-up in the management

structure of schools. Just one person would be in charge of several

subjects. Graham Glen is acting principal teacher of modern studies.

We are going to end up with people, nonspecialists being in charge, will

you don't have the expertise, and that will lead to problems with

curriculum development, courses which are taught, assessment, all

those sorts of things. The proposals will also mean fewer teachers doing

what Graham Simpson does. Providing extra help and support for

youngsters. We have a certain part of butter and we're going to spread

thin. Once it is spread so thin, you taste the butter. The council 's

plan for a so-called faculties is controversial locally but is not

radical in itself. Teachers say it comes alongside other worries over

the workload. Faculties do exist in other parts of the country, in some

schools in West Dunbartonshire that, by and large, the experience has

been negative. It's to do with timing. We just had two years of as

Toon Army around the national convocations. The council argues the

new structure is similar to many schools in Scotland which already

have it. There's no reduction in the number of teachers, no reduction in

management time which we have ring fenced and no reduction in

preparation and correction time, so I would argue and I do accept that

there is a national issue for teachers at the moment, but we

should distinguish the restructure from the overall workload issue.

Exceptional for teachers to go on strike. It's a sense of how strong

feelings are. A one-day strike won't have any lasting impact on students,

but a work to rule begins tomorrow and more strikes if possible if the

dispute is not solved. The director-general of the BBC Tony

Hall has promised more power for BBC Scotland to control its future,

giving evidence to MPs, stressing he was keen to see a vibrant BBC

Scotland contributing to a wider output. But he faced sceptical

Scotland questions over funding and accountability. Scottish investment

and jobs. But how about this, Waterloo Road, which was transferred

from Rochdale to Greenock? It's made of a Scottish show but critics

called that lift and shift, programmes with little authentic

bases in Scotland. Senior BBC managers acknowledge that was an

issue when they gave evidence at Holyrood as part of the BBC Charter

review. In 2014-15, the BBC licence fee raised ?323 million in Scotland.

TV, radio and other output for Scotland cost ?108.2 million.

Programmes for the UK network made in Scotland cost ?82.3 million. That

leaves ?132.5 million contributing to other UK programmes and services

available to Scotland. The BBC managers were questioned closely

under the notion of new Scottish TV and radio channels. The MSPs were

told that was early stage options later overtaken. One of the options

we were looking at in terms of whether there should be a second

service for radio Scotland, whether there was a balance of advantage of

a radio service versus television service, how will you would get to

the various auditors. The director-general said a review of

commissioning Kurd help Scottish errors make the network and review

of news would reflect the changing errors make the network and review

UK. Perhaps involve a Scottish TV programme with Scottish, UK and

global news. I want the director for Scotland to have more power to

decide the services that the people of Scotland want for Scotland. I

also want the director of Scotland to have a powerful

also want the director of Scotland whole. The culture Secretary

welcomed there that wanted to go further. I believe it's time for BBC

Scotland to further. I believe it's time for BBC

resourced, to be bold and creative further. I believe it's time for BBC

for Scotland. The Scottish Government is proposing a

for Scotland. The Scottish federalised BBC which would allow

for Scotland. The Scottish decision-making within Scotland and

I stress independent of government. There was very close questioning

today, potential consensus to. I believe the committee wants to end

on a positive note, urging the BBC to transfer more funding,

on a positive note, urging the BBC decision-making and commissioning to

Scotland. It's likely the support next month will be followed by a

full Parliamentary debate urging the BBC to act.

A couple from the Borders have scooped more than ?33 million

They bought one of two winning tickets, to claim their share

They intend to take early retirement.

A look at other stories from across the country.

A woman has appeared at Inverness Sheriff Court accused

Amanda Hardie is alleged to have left Clyde unattended for prolonged

and failed to bathe and clothe him adequately.

She denies the charges and a trial date has been fixed.

Dumfries and Galloway council says the cost

of its response to flooding caused by Storm Desmond and Storm Frank

in December is two million pounds and rising.

It includes the initial clean-up of affected communities

and the costs so-far of inspecting and repairing buildings,

The transport minister is urging all local authorities to carry out

It follows a BBC Scotland investigation which showed less

to take the dirtiest vehicles off the roads.

In terms of roadside testing, 13 out of 32 local authorities are

implementing that. I would encourage others to implement the current

regulations as well. And I know that there are continuing discussions

around that. announced the line-up for its second

foray into music promotion. The Boomtown Rats, Rick Astley

and ABC will headline a day-long festival of bands from

the seventies, eighties and early nineties at Palmerston Park

on the fourth of June. The Great British Bake

off star Flora Shedden has created a cake for the Scottish Parliament

using honey from its own hives. Holyrood installed

bee-hives in June 2014. Small jars from the first batch

of Parliament honey will be sold in the gift shop and visitors

can sample the cake If it is on the floor -- it is a

very floral funny. Lots of flowers around here. It is delicious. I am

still marvelling at the couple with 33 million... Do you think they will

adopt us? Do you think they would buy a

football team? I wouldn't. Good evening.

One Premiership club has told us, ANY proposal for clubs to be

punished for their supporters' bad behaviour - even when the club isn't

at fault - would be a non-starter, The notion of Strict Liability

is applied by Uefa for European competitions,

Now the Scottish FA's chief executive is calling for discussion

Stranraer on Sunday, and flares are let off by Celtic supporters during

a Scottish cup tie. An SFA investigation will see if Celtic

face punishment for that and sectarian singing by some fans. We

have to see what more could have been done before sanctions are

applied. Strict liability, that is the way you wait for operator,

meaning if an incident happens then you are sanctioned immediately. --

that is the way Uefa operate. We tried to get strict liability in

place in 2012. The members voted against it. We are starting to begin

our process the 2016. I'm sure it will be back on the agenda for

debate again. Not a view shared by one premiership club we have spoken

to. It is only three years since it was

last voted on by the Scottish clubs. Stuart Gray can try to convince them

to access it. It was overwhelmingly rejected. -- Stuarts Regan. It rests

with the SFA's member clubs, and there does not seem to be much of a

mood for change. There are two semi-professional

sides vying for a magical Scottish Cup fifth round

tie against Celtic - but they have different

opinions on where they want If they win, East Kilbride will do

all they can to have it While Lothian Thistle,

Hutchison Vale would plan Our reporter Kenny Crawford met one

of the club captains, who foolishly tried to do two things

at once while the draw Barry Russell, his girlfriend, and

his baby. Last night, Russell was watching the cup draw. At the exact

same time his daughter needed a nappy change. This is almost like

the draw all over again. I've got used to doing it like that now. I

think I got to about this point when I just left her on her own, jumped

up and down. Where did the nappy go? I cannot tell you. Have you checked

the ceiling? CHUCKLES

In terms of tips, I will become a dad in a few months' time, what are

your tips? Don't watch the Scottish cup at the same time. This is a

short walk from dressing room to pitch at East Kilbride -- that East

Kilbride players could be making. Only if it is deemed suitable to

host such a big time. The priority is to have a home tie against a club

like Celtic, with all of their history, our history is only just

beginning. We hope this could be a part of it. East Lothian are already

thinking of other options. It would be OK... Livingston is an option. We

will have a word with the SFA, do not prejudge it. As for nappy

changing skills, what mark does daddy get? A ten. High praise

indeed. Gorgeous girl! And there's some more unresolved

Scottish Cup fourth round business The replay of Ross County v

Dunfermline after their 2-all draw Full commentary on BBC Radio

Scotland 810 medium wave with coverage on the

Sport Scotland website. It's just 25 days till Scotland kick

off their RBS Six Nations campaign and they well and truly

hit the ground running. The first game is at

home against England and there should be a lot

of optimism this year, according to one of the greats

of the Scottish game. Last year Scotland won

the Wooden Spoon, a total whitewash. Five defeats.

Zero points. However it was a whole different

ball game at the Rugby World Cup, We saw much more of what they are

capable of the World Cup. Scoring over 30 points against Australia,

doing the same against some hour. The week before that, over 40 points

against Japan. They have The week before that, over 40 points

to score more and they are a tough defensive team. -- against Samoa.

England Scotland at Murrayfield, that should be a fascinating game. I

cannot wait. Thanks very much.

Finally tonight: Of all the tributes made after the news

of David Bowie's death, one made in Glasgow seems to have

It came from the organist at Kelvingrove Art Gallery who broke

away from his usual repertoire and played Life on Mars.

It was filmed on a mobile phone and so far it's been viewed by more

I was not having a great day, and when that happens I usually take

myself off here. I was having a wonder around, and that is when the

organ music started. -- wander. I knew I was listening to something

very special. That is when I got my phone out and I filmed it.

The hairs on the back of my neck stood up. I immediately uploaded it

to Facebook. The reaction I have had from people,

all over the world, messaging The reaction I have had from people,

telling me how touched their work by it, I just feel pleased and proud to

be a part of it. -- they were by it. it, I just feel pleased and proud to

And the crescendo at the end. it, I just feel pleased and proud to

have been very, very pleased with that.

And a cold snap on the way, Christopher?