29/02/2016 Reporting Scotland

The First Minister has warned David Cameron against fighting

what she calls a "miserable, negative, fear-based" EU

During a speech in London, Nicola Sturgeon said Mr Cameron had

lost votes in the independence referendum, by being negative.

She also said she wants an overwhelming vote in favour

Just a stem 's from Parliament, the first Minister could not have chosen

a more appropriate setting to get her message on Europe across to

those at Westminster. The venue also just yards from the headquarters of

the EU in London. The symbolism of that will not be lost. Nicola

Sturgeon... There are shades of 2014 for her, and a warning to the Prime

Minister, if you want to win this vote and remained in the EU, don't

go negative. Miserable, and negative fear -based campaign saw the no

campaign and the Scottish referendum lose over the course of the campaign

a 20 point lead, and they don't have to point out to anybody here that

the in campaign in this referendum does not have a 20 point lead to

squander. By one of those strange coincidences, as the first Minister

was in his city, the Mayor of London was awake in Northern Ireland with

fellow Eurosceptics, seeing where one of the capital's most iconic

vehicles is built. It is a great opportunity for everywhere in the UK

to benefit from a changed relationship with the European Union

that gets rid of their control over what we want to do that enables us

to do free trade deals with China that we could not otherwise do.

Leading figures from both sides of the debates say they want it to be

positive, but with almost four months to go and the stakes getting

ever higher, could that just be wishful thinking?

It's two months since hundreds of people were forced

to leave their homes, when flooding hit the Aberdeenshire

It's led to homeowners making insurance claims for thousands

But some say they're unhappy after one insurance company

rejected their claims, because their properties were too

The aftermath in Ballater in December. Hundreds of properties

were flooded. Two months on, many of these homes are still waiting to be

renovated, but BBC Scotland has discovered that some householders in

the village say they are struggling with one insurance company. Rosie

Copeland is one of them. On the policy it said I'm are you within

400 metres of the river? Whoever filled out the insurance had said

no, and then they turned around and said, we are only 145 metres from

the river, but then we don't think the marker came directly from the

river, it seems to come through the village. Rosie took out the policy

when she bought the house. Her husband, now in care, had just had a

stroke. I can't feel anything worse has happened apart from my husband

being taken away. Waking up in the middle of the night, it is just

awful. David Murray as a firefighter who helped with the flood

evacuation. He says that he and his wife were told to throw away their

damaged goods, something bit dour Greta. They stress that has put us

under, I have not slept since the blood. -- something they now regret.

Every day, it is not knowing what we are going to do. We are going to be

homeless in April. We will have nowhere to go. It is a terrifying

thought. The insurance company does not seem to care, they just want to

pass us on and tell us it is our fault for making a mistake. The

health letters I have spoken to accept they have made a mistake in

their original... -- the house olders. In many cases, it was just a

genuine oversight, but they say that the water did not come from the

river nearby, but rather from a peer at the golf course where the river

burst its banks, and it is much further away from their properties

than 400 metres. The insurance company have told us they do not

discuss details with the media, but they have told us they have been in

contact with some policyholders. Younger people with disorders

of the nervous system are being cared for in old people's

homes, because there's nowhere else That's according to the charity

Sue Ryder, which blames a lack But the Scottish Government

says it's investing This report from our health

correspondent, Eleanor Bradford. This woman was just 23 and pregnant

when she suffered a brain haemorrhage so severe and left her

unable to walk or speak. Now she is nearly ready to live independently

again, and looking forward to her children being able to stay were the

first time. I am looking forward especially to my daughter, looking

for her to sleep over with me. A supposed she has not been able to.

She has never slept with me. That will be how long since she has slept

with you? Never. Never in her life. After her brain injury, she was put

in a ward for the elderly for two years. You have got things here that

people would not have access to in a care home. We are lucky. The centre

has been purpose built. Then she moves to a specialist centre in

Aberdeen. She was quite a different lady when she came. She had been

written off. Order people's care homes are geared up for people in

their 80s and 90s, and they do a great job with that client group,

but people, younger people, they need a different environment, their

conditions are quite different. One charity estimates there are 250

people under the age of 65 who are in care homes for the elderly

because they have some kind of brain injury or a disease of the nervous

system, like motor newer and disease. The Scottish Government

says it is investing in better care for people in their own homes and

also for people with motor neuron disease. And she is one of the lucky

few. 15 people are waiting for beds in this unit, one of them who is in

an older people's home calling every week to see if there is a place

available. Maybe they will get lucky after she gets me about -- after she

moves out. Religion is gaining influence

in education, even though Scotland's That's according to a new report -

by the Humanist Society of Scotland. It's calling for a debate,

to ensure that education Our Social Affairs Correspondent,

Reevel Alderson reports. Mass at a Catholic school on the

outskirts of Glasgow. It is a daily service during Lent, but the school

says people do not have to participate. Religious education is

just one dimension within a Catholic school. We see religious education

as being something that permeates the whole curriculum, and rather

than talk about religious education, we would rather talk about the

formation of the whole person. The legal place of religion in schools

expect almost a century, and despite changes in society, has been

reinforced in recent years. At was like this, for all religious

activities are part and parcel of the school day, but under the law,

all cools in Cullen are required to give religious observance. -- all

schools in Scotland. Protests 50 years ago against the

introduction of Sunday ferries to sky, a blow against tradition. And

married laws, now including same-sex ceremonies. Humanists say that is

why the continuing role of religion in education should be examined. At

a time when 47%, nearly one in two households in Scotland, say they

have no religion, we think it is time to move towards a secular

education system. Every state school in Scotland is a faith school of

some sort. We hope this document can be a catalyst for a new debate.

Despite that, the Church of Scotland insists religious observance in

school remains relevant. Observe this -- religious observance allows

the opportunity for various faith communities to contribute to a

better understanding of life and faith in our schools is already

happening, and interestingly, we are talking with the humanist Society --

humanist Society about how to make that happen. The humanist societies

as all views in education should be welcomed equally. -- the humanist

Society says. Celtic are to appeal against the red

card shown to defender Dedryck Boyata in Friday's draw

with Hamilton Acccies. The Celtic manager Ronny Deila

changed his mind on the incident Initially Deila felt the decision

by the referee had been correct. Coming up, his view today;

but first, this was Deila's initial I think it was an OK decision. We

have to stand on our feet and not try to get in front of the player. I

have seen it from all angles. I think it is a wrong decision. He is

on the ball. We will therefore appeal it because we have got ten

men now. We hopefully will not get a suspension.

Just before the weather, some of you have been in touch about this, a

huge flash of light to see over the North East just before seven o'clock

tonight. It is thought to have been a meteorite caught on camera.

Judith, an amazing site! It certainly was. It apparently flew in

from the North East direction, causing a lot of excitement on

social media and amongst us into weather. It was an opportunity to

see the meteorite crossing the country, accompanied by strong

southerly winds, in sharp to this beautiful picture sent in earlier on

today by one of our weather watchers. The rain is pulling away

from eastern Scotland first thing tomorrow morning. There is patchy

rain on the way for the Southwest. Difficult driving conditions, Navy

surface water as well here, but showers coming in from behind. A lot

of try weather across eastern Scotland by the time we reach the

afternoon. -- try weather. Showers for Northern Ireland, some showers

speeding into western parts of Wales, and pulling away from

southeastern England. A cloudy look, a breezy look across the rest of the

UK, but these temperatures are very much on the mild side. Possibly the

mildest day we will see this week as temperatures start to fall away.,

the afternoon, torches will be noticeably cooler. -- by the

afternoon, temperatures will be noticeably cooler. Starting to pep

up across the Northwest. Dry weather in the East. Some places will be

seeing brightness. Winds will be easing and the Northern Isles. When

three -- wintry conditions, possibly snow in some places by tomorrow

morning, and ice could be an issue early on Wednesday morning. Colder

air is coming across Scotland for Wednesday. Showers clear from the

south, continuing and the north, but a lot of dry weather for central and

southern parts. Thank you, Judith. We are back at 6:25am tomorrow

morning. From everyone here, good night.