:00:00. > :00:00.will be a long way off. Thank you. That is all from the BBC's news at
:00:00. > :00:14.six and it is time to join the BBC News teams where you are. Tight on
:00:15. > :00:18.Reporting Scotland: the new Frontier for Scotland's energy industry as
:00:19. > :00:25.the Shetland gas terminal comes on screen.
:00:26. > :00:28.We'll look at the challenges involved in the multi-billion pound
:00:29. > :00:30.project, and also what it could mean for our beleaguered oil
:00:31. > :00:33.Bringing the beautiful game to players who imagined they'd never
:00:34. > :00:46.Also on the programme, The Scottish Cup Quarter-final draw
:00:47. > :00:48.is being made any moment now, we'll tell you who'll play who.
:00:49. > :01:11.The new test that could tell you your dog's IQ.
:01:12. > :01:16.It's been 5 years in the making, cost more than ?3 billion,
:01:17. > :01:18.and it's said to have been the UK's largest construction
:01:19. > :01:26.But this morning the new Shetland Gas Plant came onstream.
:01:27. > :01:28.Its operators Total say it'll provide enough energy
:01:29. > :01:40.The first commercial gas arrives from Shetland.
:01:41. > :01:43.At the centre of this development, this gas plant,
:01:44. > :01:45.one of the biggest construction projects in the United Kingdom
:01:46. > :02:09.Kingdom, very significant. will represent
:02:10. > :02:13.To make way for this development, over one
:02:14. > :02:16.and a half million tons of peat has been dug out.
:02:17. > :02:19.It has been stored, to be put back once the client has been
:02:20. > :02:22.For this apprentice, it is an opportunity to start
:02:23. > :02:31.It needs to be cleaned out, gunk taken out, it is my job
:02:32. > :02:43.the processes that make oil valuable.
:02:44. > :02:47.Only now is the technology in place to extract Gas.
:02:48. > :02:53.What we have done, we have taken one of the longest tie
:02:54. > :02:55.backs in the world nto the United Kingdom.
:02:56. > :03:05.At its peak, over two and a half thousand contractors were working
:03:06. > :03:07.on the operation, accommodation barges brought in to
:03:08. > :03:23.With such an investment, it was good for the local economy,
:03:24. > :03:25.with local contractors engaged in part of the subcontracting.
:03:26. > :03:27.The project has created around 200 new jobs,
:03:28. > :03:28.the council has also secured royalty on
:03:29. > :03:32.This is an important announcement, it is about the future
:03:33. > :03:34.of the oil and Gas industry, across the United Kingdom,
:03:35. > :03:36.a lot of life west of Shetland and east as well.
:03:37. > :03:42.Far from being a sunset industry there is a lot of life west of
:03:43. > :03:47.Shetland and in the East Shetland basin as well.
:03:48. > :03:49.With around 17% of the remaining oil and Gas reserves,
:03:50. > :03:54.to the west of Shetland, this is seen as key in development.
:03:55. > :03:57.And John is at the new gas terminal for us tonight...
:03:58. > :04:02.And a big day there for the Islands' energy industry?
:04:03. > :04:10.It is indeed. And what good news for the oil and gas industry as well.
:04:11. > :04:18.Uttered by low oil prices and also by thousands of job losses. Behind
:04:19. > :04:21.me, there's roaring in the background, 200 jobs have been
:04:22. > :04:25.created here and some of those for young people starting in their
:04:26. > :04:30.career in the oil and gas industry. Shetland has had a long history with
:04:31. > :04:36.oil but now the islands are turning to a new resource around the
:04:37. > :04:41.islands, gas, to power the UK. It is interesting to note that this plant
:04:42. > :04:44.will be able to power around 2 million homes across the UK. A David
:04:45. > :04:47.Shetland. So what hope is there that this
:04:48. > :04:50.new field will be the start of a resurgence for our
:04:51. > :04:52.troubled energy industry? Here's our Business
:04:53. > :05:08.and Economy Editor, Douglas Fraser. In 40 years, the industry has pumped
:05:09. > :05:14.42 billion barrels of oil or gas. An estimates are that it
:05:15. > :05:16.could realistically extract another Until recently, an investment
:05:17. > :05:32.to extract more, from ageing fields, in four years
:05:33. > :05:35.?40 billion was spent and nearly one tenth of that money has
:05:36. > :05:41.been on this project. Others include Clair
:05:42. > :05:44.Ridge and Mariner. Technically difficult
:05:45. > :05:45.fields, delayed until new That is because of
:05:46. > :05:55.the high cost, per It is also quite tough,
:05:56. > :06:17.offshore oil companies can go elsewhere, Africa Brazil,
:06:18. > :06:19.the Arctic, with better profit It could go up again,
:06:20. > :06:24.but it has brought uncertainty. What could help, is the technology
:06:25. > :06:27.used, in early 2000 feet Well heads are controlled
:06:28. > :06:38.by equipment on the sea Gas flows through
:06:39. > :06:41.a 90 mile pipeline. It has been badly held up
:06:42. > :06:54.by that of conditions. The harsh environment,
:06:55. > :07:06.and during the construction phase, during the civil works,
:07:07. > :07:17.we allowed down time for weather If you faced the same decisions now
:07:18. > :07:24.would it still get the thumbs up? A difficult decision. I think the
:07:25. > :07:33.sanction of projects depends on our forecasts of the oil and gas price,
:07:34. > :07:40.we invested for long periods, 20 years, so this project had positive
:07:41. > :07:41.points so it is very difficult to say that if, today, we could
:07:42. > :07:50.sanction it or not. Apart from the price
:07:51. > :07:54.and technical obstacles, another challenge is
:07:55. > :07:55.facing the industry. Warnings in recent weeks
:07:56. > :07:58.that the Palace climate change discussions could put
:07:59. > :08:01.constraints on oil and Gas, as governments face commitments
:08:02. > :08:03.to cut back on damaging Some of the more expensive
:08:04. > :08:07.may have to say under The new gas fields are good news
:08:08. > :08:11.for the North Sea but job losses It's against this backdrop that
:08:12. > :08:14.unions representing workers from the across the oil and gas
:08:15. > :08:17.industry say they're coming together Our reporter Steven Duff
:08:18. > :08:33.is in Aberdeen for us tonight. Tell us more. That's right, world
:08:34. > :08:37.oil prices fell again today and against that background trade union
:08:38. > :08:41.leaders met in Aberdeen to launch this fight back. The message could
:08:42. > :08:45.be one about workers, concerned of course about the tens of thousands
:08:46. > :08:51.of redundancies there have already been. They also worried about the
:08:52. > :08:55.the changes that workers are facing particularly when it comes to
:08:56. > :08:59.conditions, they fear there could be an impact on safety, particularly
:09:00. > :09:03.offshore when some workers are moving to a three-week pattern where
:09:04. > :09:07.they will have to work 12 hours a day for 21 days in a row. The
:09:08. > :09:11.companies say whatever the financial pressure safety remains their
:09:12. > :09:14.priority, the big problem for the union is, or do they represent
:09:15. > :09:20.because traditionally the oil and gas sector hasn't been heavily
:09:21. > :09:23.unionised. We want to see many more offshore workers become union
:09:24. > :09:27.members so we can ensure that the voice we offer is much more
:09:28. > :09:30.effective and stronger on their behalf. They have already started to
:09:31. > :09:34.effective and stronger on their engage with the employers in the
:09:35. > :09:39.industry, with the regulators, and with the government at UK and
:09:40. > :09:43.Scottish level. The Scottish Government updated its oil strategy
:09:44. > :09:48.today, concentrating on making the north-east and area of excellence,
:09:49. > :09:52.particularly focusing on undersea commissioning. Thank you.
:09:53. > :09:54.You're watching Reporting Scotland- still to come on tonight's
:09:55. > :10:03.How clever is your canine? Edinburgh scientists have developed an IQ test
:10:04. > :10:08.for dogs. In sport will be live at Hampden Park for the draw of the
:10:09. > :10:13.quarterfinals of the Scottish cup. Add a former Scotland skipper tells
:10:14. > :10:17.us what he believes can be the secret for Scottish success at the
:10:18. > :10:20.six Nations. All will be revealed in the sport very soon.
:10:21. > :10:32.The Orkney and Shetland MP Alistair Carmichael has lost a bid
:10:33. > :10:36.to have his legal fees paid by a group who took him to court.
:10:37. > :10:38.Four of his constituents raised the action against him,
:10:39. > :10:40.claiming he misled voters over a leaked memo before
:10:41. > :10:42.the last election, but he was cleared in December.
:10:43. > :10:44.A further hearing this morning concluded those who'd brought
:10:45. > :10:46.the case shouldn't have to pay his legal bill.
:10:47. > :10:52.Police say they've identified 22 organised crime groups
:10:53. > :10:54.based in Scotland with significant international connections.
:10:55. > :10:56.They say co-operation with the National Crime Agency
:10:57. > :10:59.and HMRC at the Scottish Crime Campus has helped uncover
:11:00. > :11:01.international links between gangs here and in a number
:11:02. > :11:16.Our Home Affairs Correspondent, Reevel Alderson reports.
:11:17. > :11:18.It cost ?73 million to build, and two years later,
:11:19. > :11:21.it is at the heart of the fight against organised
:11:22. > :11:25.It is not just the police investigators following the money
:11:26. > :11:27.at the heart of International Criminality.
:11:28. > :11:39.The connection between HMRC, and money, that is obvious.
:11:40. > :11:42.What we seek to do is bring our powers to bear and add something
:11:43. > :11:46.Finance is at the heart of everything that we do.
:11:47. > :11:48.We are an effective weapon against organised criminality.
:11:49. > :11:53.State-of-the-art laboratories, have helped strengthen
:11:54. > :12:01.22 crime gangs with overseas reach have been identified.
:12:02. > :12:19.Investigations have been carried out in more than 20 countries.
:12:20. > :12:21.Warrants for 300 fugitives executed to bring them back to Scotland
:12:22. > :12:24.The way that the this operates, is viewed enviously.
:12:25. > :12:26.Developing techniques, tactics, it is without peer.
:12:27. > :12:28.It is enormously important part of the jigsaw to
:12:29. > :12:34.Organised crime is now a global concern, so intelligence
:12:35. > :12:51.Since Gartcosh opened, with a range of crime agencies,
:12:52. > :12:55.it has made the fight so much easier.
:12:56. > :13:01.A look at other stories from across the country.
:13:02. > :13:07.Two crashes happened on the a line this morning. A woman was injured
:13:08. > :13:11.when the cars collided north of Inverness. Two cars involved in the
:13:12. > :13:16.second incident nearby. Western Isles Council has described as
:13:17. > :13:21.positive a meeting with an airline of the service to the islands. The
:13:22. > :13:26.line has been criticised recently over flights delayed by technical
:13:27. > :13:30.problems. Loganair says it is taking action to improve the services.
:13:31. > :13:34.Scotland is aiming to lead the world in the development of precision
:13:35. > :13:38.medicine, which involves tailoring medicines to the genetics of each
:13:39. > :13:43.patient. Today First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced a ?4 million
:13:44. > :13:48.investment in specialist labs at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital
:13:49. > :13:53.in Glasgow. A single run on this machine which can sequence in human
:13:54. > :13:56.genomics takes about two and a half hours. Whereas the human gene on
:13:57. > :14:03.projects took 13 years to achieve that. Edinburgh airport says the
:14:04. > :14:06.recent five-month trial of a controversial new flight path has
:14:07. > :14:12.been a success. The route so planes taking off towards the fourth,
:14:13. > :14:17.passing over West Lothian. The airport says it reduces congestion
:14:18. > :14:22.and allows increased airspace capacity but no final decision will
:14:23. > :14:26.be made until the end of the year. A Dutch cargo boat has been told to
:14:27. > :14:30.safety in Orkney after breaking down to the west of the islands at the
:14:31. > :14:35.weekend. The vessel which was carrying wind turbine parts was
:14:36. > :14:40.initially due to be towed to Aberdeen but was returned due to sea
:14:41. > :14:43.conditions. Students at Duncan of Jordanstone College of arts have
:14:44. > :14:47.brought to life some of the strangest excuses in the UK for not
:14:48. > :14:50.having a TV licence. They ranged from claiming that they thought a
:14:51. > :14:54.television was a microwave to a man who believed he was king of
:14:55. > :15:00.Scotland. The students have turned excuses given to TV licensing staff
:15:01. > :15:03.into an animation as part of a UK wide competition.
:15:04. > :15:05.Whether through accident, illness or maybe war injury,
:15:06. > :15:08.a significant number of people are without one or more
:15:09. > :15:16.Amputees often turn to sport to help heal physical and mental scars.
:15:17. > :15:19.If you only have one leg, football isn't perhaps the most
:15:20. > :15:21.obvious choice but, as Willie Johnston found out,
:15:22. > :15:24.an amputee version of the game does exist, and it's about to come
:15:25. > :15:37.No quarter asked and none given. They may be on crutches but mobility
:15:38. > :15:41.is not an issue. Neither is at ability. Brianna Murray lost his leg
:15:42. > :15:56.to cancer when he was ten. Only recently did he rediscover the
:15:57. > :16:01.game he loved. He contacted his nearest club, Everton, and plays for
:16:02. > :16:06.them. At the age of 406I did not think I would be playing football
:16:07. > :16:12.again. It takes a lot out of you. But it is all worth it. It is a long
:16:13. > :16:20.way from his home to games like this.
:16:21. > :16:32.It is even further than this player. He was co-opted for Manchester City
:16:33. > :16:37.to make up the numbers. There are no concessions. There are not any.
:16:38. > :16:46.Taken some saw once? Yes, it is very rough. Five amputee teams are linked
:16:47. > :16:50.to clubs in England but none in Scotland. To try and change that,
:16:51. > :17:00.Everton are staging an awareness they at Annan Athletic as well as
:17:01. > :17:03.the Scottish born coach of the British team. There are thousands of
:17:04. > :17:08.people out there who love football, have lost a limb, one thing has led
:17:09. > :17:21.to another, there is huge scope for people in. The open day is this
:17:22. > :17:34.Saturday. They hope to stage another in Glasgow later in the year. More
:17:35. > :17:37.sport now. Alastair Kellock says Fearne Cotton's men must attack to
:17:38. > :17:40.produce try storing opportunities. Scotland's defeat by England
:17:41. > :17:43.on Saturday was their eighth loss in a row in the Six Nations -
:17:44. > :18:05.thats their worst ever run This is exactly the start Scotland
:18:06. > :18:11.hoped to avoid. The loss of an early try in the opening game against
:18:12. > :18:17.England. But Scotland did manage to create chances. But they were
:18:18. > :18:25.chances they did not manage to convert into tries.
:18:26. > :18:34.Scotland will want Stuart Hogg on the ball. He is dangerous, fences
:18:35. > :18:40.struggle to deal with the M. -- with them. I believe Scotland are best
:18:41. > :18:43.when attacking. Sometimes they are a little bit unstructured but it
:18:44. > :18:49.brings out the best and we scored tries. What did the coaching team
:18:50. > :18:56.have to say? I think we are aware that we are frustrated with the
:18:57. > :19:05.outcome of the game, we felt we had a few opportunities. In a 6-point
:19:06. > :19:18.game it comes down to fine margins. Next up, it is Wales. For Scotland,
:19:19. > :19:27.the losing feeling is an emotion they will be desperate to ditch. You
:19:28. > :19:28.can hear more analysis on six Nations extra, available on the BBC
:19:29. > :19:31.sport Scotland website. Motherwell have been found guilty
:19:32. > :19:33.of unacceptable conduct over a series of issues surrounding
:19:34. > :19:35.last season's play-off An SPFL commission found the club
:19:36. > :19:39.guilty of offences relating to a lack of crowd control,
:19:40. > :19:41.but has delayed There was no Superbowl title
:19:42. > :19:50.for Scots-born Graham Gano - the Carolina Panthers were defeated
:19:51. > :19:52.by the Denver Broncos in American And there were mixed fortunes
:19:53. > :19:58.for the 28 year old kicker He narrowly missed this 44 yards
:19:59. > :20:03.field goal attempt - but later he helped reduce
:20:04. > :20:06.the deficit in the 4th quarter. One of Scotland's 2014
:20:07. > :20:14.Commonwealth Games medallists in judo has won bronze
:20:15. > :20:18.at the prestigious Paris Grand Slam. The 29 year old did not have
:20:19. > :20:23.to fight her last two rounds because of opponent injury
:20:24. > :20:26.and disqualification. She still had to present herself
:20:27. > :20:29.for the fight and perform the customary bows -
:20:30. > :20:43.despite no opponent being present. I got quite nervous before I went
:20:44. > :20:48.on, I thought, do not fall over. To do it twice in one day is strange.
:20:49. > :20:56.When you win a medal you are usually excited and happy. I will take the
:20:57. > :21:00.medal but it is different. The draft of the quarterfinal stage of the
:21:01. > :21:06.Scottish Cup has been taking place or at least it was meant to be. Our
:21:07. > :21:17.reporter is at the National Stadium. Can you explain what has happened?
:21:18. > :21:29.I'm not sure I can. It has been very exciting here. A ball malfunction
:21:30. > :21:33.has seen the draw made void. There was a problem with the balls in the
:21:34. > :21:40.container. These blue plastic shells which contain the notes of the
:21:41. > :21:44.teams, one of them had split open and they only discovered this midway
:21:45. > :21:49.through the draw. There was the rather embarrassing situation where
:21:50. > :21:54.they had to abort the draw and start all over again. That delayed matters
:21:55. > :21:58.for several minutes and it left people at the SFA with egg on their
:21:59. > :22:05.faces. They eventually got the draw done. We can show you it now.
:22:06. > :22:11.Basically, Heart of Midlothian author Bernie and are at home to
:22:12. > :22:15.Inverness. Celtic are at home to Morton. Ross County play Dundee
:22:16. > :22:20.United and the winner of Rangers or kill Marnoch will take on the winner
:22:21. > :22:27.of Dumbarton or Dundee. Those games will be played on the fifth and 6th
:22:28. > :22:31.of March. We eventually got there. I'm joined by Leigh Griffiths.
:22:32. > :22:38.You've got Martin at home. I'm guessing you're happy with that. --
:22:39. > :22:42.Greenock Morton at home. Yes, at first we got an away game against
:22:43. > :22:46.Dundee United. Greenock Morton will come to Celtic Park with confidence
:22:47. > :22:53.from the last game they are, they won. We will need to win this time.
:22:54. > :22:59.In the draw, Celtic were drawn away to Dundee United. If they had been
:23:00. > :23:04.drawn with Rangers, the conspiracy theorists would have come out.
:23:05. > :23:08.Definitely, but we've got a home game and we will look forward to it.
:23:09. > :23:13.It was a tricky game against East Kilbride, you scored the goal of
:23:14. > :23:22.your hand but you made it through. What is the feeling in the camp? Not
:23:23. > :23:32.the most inspiring victory. We came off the back of two Mac defeats. We
:23:33. > :23:39.will have a good or week of training, play bass county on
:23:40. > :23:43.Saturday. Thank you. I think Leigh Griffiths has summed it up.
:23:44. > :23:47.Headlines are written. It has been a bad draw from an operational point
:23:48. > :23:50.of view but at least we know which fixtures will be in the quarterfinal
:23:51. > :23:55.of the Scottish Cup. Thank you very much.
:23:56. > :23:59.So many things to say. We should avoid them all.
:24:00. > :24:01.You might think your dog is a pretty clever boy,
:24:02. > :24:05.or girl, but now you can prove it using a new canine IQ test.
:24:06. > :24:08.A team based at Edinburgh University have helped trial the test on Border
:24:09. > :24:12.The point of the exercise - apparently - is that it
:24:13. > :24:14.could help our understanding of the link between human
:24:15. > :24:35.This full bull dog food. This is a snack sized portion. -- full plates.
:24:36. > :24:39.This is the sort of experiment you might want to try. If it chooses the
:24:40. > :24:50.bigger portion it is more intelligent. This four-year-old
:24:51. > :24:56.lacked labrador, I'm not sure what the test told you about his IQ but
:24:57. > :24:59.the scientists say it could have implications for human health.
:25:00. > :25:05.Research suggests brighter humans tend to live longer. The scientists
:25:06. > :25:10.hope to show this in dogs and it could help our understanding of
:25:11. > :25:14.conditions like dementia. Dogs acquire some of the key
:25:15. > :25:21.characteristics we think by studying them we could get a lifetime's worth
:25:22. > :25:31.of data in 17 years, which is very quick compared to humans. Away from
:25:32. > :25:36.the science, at the dog's trust, we know a thing or two about them and
:25:37. > :25:39.what makes them tick. A smart hound is not for everyone. People are
:25:40. > :25:45.looking for a huge variety of things, we certainly have dogs that
:25:46. > :25:49.are very intelligent but a lot of people enjoy the company of silly
:25:50. > :25:55.dogs that just want to play and there is nothing wrong with that. On
:25:56. > :26:01.the Hill, owners think comparing dog and human intelligence makes perfect
:26:02. > :26:07.sense. I think we share some characteristics. I am quite stubborn
:26:08. > :26:14.as well. One of them was lovely but as thick as two Mac short planks.
:26:15. > :26:20.Another one is just wonderful. How about the ultimate IQ test? What
:26:21. > :26:28.human would want to be out in this weather? It is obvious who is taking
:26:29. > :26:32.the lead. Now the weather. For once, all the drama was so from the
:26:33. > :26:39.border. These tranquil shots sent in by our weather watcher with the
:26:40. > :26:43.message that not everyone is suffering from the raft of the
:26:44. > :26:47.storm. The heaviest is reserved for England and Wales. It has been
:26:48. > :26:51.pretty windy across the Solway coast. We will see this pushing in.
:26:52. > :26:57.Some of that will be on the heavy side. Further north, largely dry,
:26:58. > :27:01.scattering of showers. The clearest skies will be in the north-east and
:27:02. > :27:10.the temperatures will drop as low as minus three. We start the day with
:27:11. > :27:15.the north-south split, it is wet from the Central Belt southwards.
:27:16. > :27:19.Across the North, there is a reversal of fortunes. We lose a lot
:27:20. > :27:26.of the sunshine at the cloud filters in. By 3pm the rain will linger on
:27:27. > :27:36.but it will be gone by this stage, skies will be brightening. This band
:27:37. > :27:41.of showers affecting the Western Isles, the Moray coast as well as
:27:42. > :27:48.the Northern Isles. The wind will move into the North and
:27:49. > :27:52.strengthened. Some sleet on lower levels. Tomorrow evening, that band
:27:53. > :27:59.of showery weather sinks southwards and most places turn drive. For
:28:00. > :28:05.Wednesday, quite a lot of dry weather but the wind will come
:28:06. > :28:12.straight down from the North. Still will be a few showers. Some further
:28:13. > :28:17.south but for central and southern Scotland there will be a lot of dry
:28:18. > :28:21.and bright weather. It will feel chilly. It will be breezy around the
:28:22. > :28:27.coast. Thursday will be colder still. The rest of the sunshine in