13/02/2016 Reporting Scotland


13/02/2016

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There are fresh calls to make it easier to let foreign students stay

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here after they finish their studies.

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MSPs on Holyrood's devolution committee are calling on Westminster

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to bring back what are called post-study visas.

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The UK government says there are no plans to do this,

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although it says it will listen to concerns.

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Here's our education correspondent Jamie McIvor.

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students who come here from outside Europe are automatically entitled to

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stay in the UK for four months after they completed their course. It used

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to be for even longer. In 2012 they could stay for up to two years. Now

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the only way a graduate from south America or the far East can stay

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long term is if they get a work visa. The UK Government that the old

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system was being abused. They say it undermined work migration routes and

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the reputation of the education system. Some universities were

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unhappy when the system was changed. There were claims that they would be

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a brain drain of talent. The Scottish Government never agreed

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with the changes. Today a report by a Holyrood committee highlights

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claimed that money has been lost to the Scottish economy as a result. In

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the report committee members recommended that the UK Government's

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Immigration Minister should come to Holyrood to explain what evidence

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the UK Government would need to bring about a change in policy. This

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taps into a bigger debate about immigration policy and whether one

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system is right for the whole of Britain. The UK Government says it

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is open to improvements but has no plans to go back to the old system.

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Rugby, and Scotland have now gone nine games in the Six nations

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In a thrilling game in Cardiff they went down 27 ? 23,

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despite leading for large parts of the game and putting

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in an improved and spirited performance.

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It's 14 years since Scotland last came out on top in the Welsh

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capital. It seemed like the same old story when Gareth Davies collected a

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loose ball and ran 50 metres for a controversial try. But Scottish

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heads didn't drop, Tommy Seymour pounced on a chip from thin wrestle

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for the try. Greg Laidlaw kept a cool head to give Scotland a

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half-time lead. Wales piled on the pressure and were rewarded when

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Jamie Roberts crashed over the line from close range. George North broke

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through unopposed to stretch the lead. A late try from Duncan Taylor

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made for a fairer scoreline, but once again, Scotland finished a six

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Nations match with missed opportunities.

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Our rugby reporter Phil Goodlad is in Cardiff for us now.

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It was a much better performance from Scotland than seven days ago

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when we lost to England. Tommy Seymour start in dark blue in the

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first half, familiar failings in the second half like the Welsh overpower

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Scotland in the end. I spoke to grade Laidlaw as the players came

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off the pitch, he said we are so close, but we can't keep saying

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that. That is the problem. Scotland have now lost 96 Nations matches on

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the bounce. They hope to change that in two weeks when they face Italy in

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They hope to change that in two weeks when they face Italy in Rome.

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Football and there were four games in the Premiership.

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Celtic beat Ross County 2-0, Hamilton v Dundee Utd ended

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goalless, Kilmarnock won 2-0 away at Motherwell

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and Hearts Partick Thistle was postponed.

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Well, it's over to Christopher now for the forecast.

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Good evening. Some cloudy wet weather today with rain, sleet and

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snow leading to scenes like this for some. Tonight, many areas are dry,

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cold and indeed I see. A view which I was pushing into the north coast

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but elsewhere it is a dry night. Temperatures in towns and cities are

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sub zero. We have some snow on the ground. A cold and frosty start

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tomorrow. Once again we have fairly frequent

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snow showers. We have a warning in force for the East of the country.

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Those snow showers are hit and miss. The best of the sunshine in the

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South West but add on that north west breeze and it has a bitter feel

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at times. Monday, far fewer showers, some decent spells of sunshine with

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lighter winds but still cold. Prize of three or four Celsius. That's

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your forecast for now. Our next update is

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tomorrow evening at 6:50. Until then, from everyone here,

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enjoy the rest of your

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