01/04/2016 Reporting Scotland

The killer of school pupil Bailey Gwynne is sentenced to nine

Proposed changes to the law for transgender people

are welcomed by equal rights campaigners.

Public spending takes centre stage in the election,

as the debate moves from how tax is raised, to how money's spent.

They set out today to direct into the sea.

He hit the headlines in the 1970s swimming

up this river, but 40 years on, the whale that caught

the public's imagination is spotted in the waters of Scotland.

And the trophy the Murray brothers helped bring home

The teenager who killed Cults Academy pupil Bailey Gwynne

has been sentenced to nine years in custody.

He'll be supervised for a further two years after his release.

16-year-old Bailey died after being stabbed through the heart

Last month his killer, who can't be named for legal

reasons, was found guilty of culpable homicide.

He was their sweet boy, and today, just as they had each and every day

of the trial, Bailey Gwynne's family made the difficult journey to court.

Shielded by tinted glass, his identity protected on account of his

age, Bailey's 16-year-old killer was taken in a different entrance to be

sentenced. He listened from the dock as his lawyer spoke of a silly

argument with tragic consequences. The 16-year-old was, he said, a

naive, immature teenager who carried a knife because he thought it looked

cool. The judge delivered her sentence. Nine years in custody with

a further two years supervision upon release. It was one lunchtime last

October that an ordinary school day at Cults Academy was turned upside

down. An argument about a biscuit triggered a fight that lasted just a

few seconds, long enough for Bailey Gwynne's killer to inflict a fatal

stab wound to the heart, using a knife bought on the internet. The

16-year-old denied murder and last month a trial

in Aberdeen ended with a jury finding

guilty of the lesser charge of culpable, side.

Lady Stacey told the 16-year-old that if he had not chosen to take a

knife to school that day the exchange of insults would have at

worst led to a fist fight. No sentence, she said, could lessen the

grief of For them, the Court ordeal is now

over but questions remain. The findings of an independent review

into the circumstances surrounding Bailey Gwynne's killing are expected

to be published in September. Equal rights campaigners in Scotland

have welcomed the announcement of a review of gender recognition

law for trans people. They say it could, for the first

time, allow people to legally But the move's been described

by opponents as "insanity". Vic identifies as someone who feels

neither male or female, which made growing up confusing. We live in a

world that tells us those are the only options so for a long time I

did not realise there was another way I could explain who I was. So in

some way 's it was quite restrictive. As I have got older and

become more aware of these issues and spent more time with other

non-binary people I have become more comfortable with who I am. There is

legislation in place to protect the rights of transgender people, but

campaigners argue it is outdated and have welcomed a pledge by the SNP to

review how things stand, something also backed by all of Scotland's

main political parties. So now it is hoped that trans people in future

will be able to legally change gender themselves on their own

terms. It is argued that is far better than what currently happens.

At the moment you are not required to undergo all mines or surgery to

change your gender, but you have to submit a psychiatric report

detailing what you were like as a child, what your sexual preferences

are, intrusive personal things nobody would want to send to a legal

tribunal for a panel to puzzle over and decide without ever meeting you

whether you meet a grade of masculinity or femininity. Despite

recognition that change is needed, some argue that the proposed reforms

go too far. We should offer support but this is not the right support

and it would do a great deal of harm if you say to young children, you

get to choose your gender. It is crazy and most people in Scotland

will realise it is insanity. Supporters know these reforms could

face a stormy time but they are determined to see them through.

A Dundee-born man has been added to an official list of "global

James McLintock, who is thought to be 52, is accused of raising

He's is believed to have converted to Islam in his 20s,

changed his name to Yaqub, and moved to Pakistan

The US Treasury claimed a charity he founded is a front to raise money

Still to come on tonight's programme.

The ship that relaunched a city - we look at the impact of Discovery's

In sport - don't panic, says Team GB captain,

Leon Smith, talking about Andy Murray's recent form.

And find out why two Commonwealth Games hopefuls

This Holyrood election has been dominated so far by tax -

how much the Government takes from us.

Today in England, prescription charges went up, but in Scotland

On the campaign trail it was three-against-one,

as the parties said they want to keep prescriptions and university

tuition free, while the Conservatives argued that it costs

Our political correspondent Andrew Kerr has more.

A new face in the pharmacy. That is correct. Nicola Sturgeon dispenses

prescriptions in Falkirk. The pill is sweet and full Scottish

taxpayers, but can we afford the so-called social contract? We have

budgeted for these things because we have decided these are social

contract policies are important and I am determined we protect them. We

ask and expect people to pay taxes, but then return it is vital that we

get good health and education policies that enable people to be

looked after when they needed and to get the best chance in life. A

similar theme Labour in Edinburgh. They are celebrating ten years of

concessionary travel, which they introduced. They promised to keep

the benefits, but they say they need to be properly funded. They are

sustainable which is why we have a to be properly funded. They are

tax policy that asks the top 1% to pay a little bit more tax to

tax policy that asks the top 1% to contribute to the pot, and that will

mean that education can be protected, and why we are saying we

would use the Scottish parliament powers to increasing contacts and

protect local services. As the Lib assess these policies, they feel

they are worth it, as they check out a jewellery maker. The Conservatives

want to impose stealth taxes, and the Lib Dems want to invest in

education for a transformational effect based on progressive fair

taxation. 1p on income tax, a modest investment for a big return. The

Tories want to cut tax for the rich and introduce stealth tax for

everyone else. Everybody likes and introduce stealth tax for

something for free, and so do voters, whether it is free travel

with a bus pass, free prescriptions from your chemist, or free tuition,

like at Glasgow University. But free does not necessarily mean easy.

Sometimes there are hard choices. Some might think it is an own goal,

to advocate tuition fees of ?1500 per year, or prescriptions

going up to ?8, but it is claimed there is a good reason.

Reintroducing a contribution to your prescription charge has been the

Scottish Conservatives policy for more than eight years. We have

lawyers believe that for those who can afford a contribution, they

should be able to do so to help out INHS. We

think it is wrong that someone on ?100,000 gets free paracetamol and

someone in a cancer ward cannot get drugs you can get elsewhere in the

UK. The Conservatives are perhaps out in the cold on this

issue but each taxpayer has their own view on what they expect to put

in and get back. A woman from Northern Ireland

who was jailed for drug smuggling along with a Scot in Peru has been

released from prison. Michaela McCollum,

from County Tyrone and Melissa Reid, from Lenzie in East Dunbartonshire,

were sentenced to six years Melissa Reid remains

in prison in Peru. Catriona Renton is

near Melissa's home. Well, this is where Melissa Reid is

from, and we know that she and Michaela McCollum were arrested at

Lima airport in August 2000 and 13. They were found with ?1.5 million of

cocaine hidden in food packets in their luggage. At the time, they

said they had been forced by a gang at gunpoint to go from where they

were living to Peru to pick up the drugs. They were then arrested,

charged and jailed for six years and eight months each. We have learned

that Michaela McCollum has been released. It is standard practice in

Brazil to be released one third into the sentence, which corresponds with

the amount of time they have spent in prison so far. What is

unclear is what will happen to Michaela McCollum. We understand

she has to remain in Peru on parole there. Her lawyer has said there

will be a further hearing about what will happen to her

next and whether she could return to Northern Ireland. In theory, Melissa

Reid is probably subject to the same rules but we don't know if she has

asked for that and we have been unable to clarify that this evening.

We know she has applied to the Scottish

service to ask for a transfer to spend the rest of her sentence here

in Scotland. The Scottish prison service granted

that in January 2015 but they say ultimately the decision is for the

Peruvian authorities and they have heard nothing from them. I have

spoken to the Foreign Office and they say they continue to provide

consular support to Melissa Reid and they are in touch with her family

and the Peruvian authorities. I also tried to speak to Melissa's family

but they told me they did not want to comment.

Scientists studying Scotland's killer whales have made

They've identified a whale which hit the headlines in the 1970s,

after swimming up the River Foyle in Northern Ireland.

Back then, he was dubbed "Dopey Dick".

Today, he's known as Comet, and is still believed to be

Our environment correspondent, David Miller's report contains

pictures some viewer may find upsetting.

Known as the west coast community. They are bigger than other killer

whales and they are something of a mystery. For anyone who wants to

discover more about Scotland's unique population of killer whales

the best place to start is right here, to be Mori on the isle of

Mull. The killer whales which make up the west coast community can be

individually identified. They are dorsal fins are the give away.

Floppy fin is the most distinctive and lives to his name. There is

Moneypenny with the tallest dorsal fin of all. And John, with an

obvious nick in his fin. The river commissioners from Londonderry and

the army set out to direct Dopey Dick the sea. That explains how

scientists have managed to identify this name which achieved near

celebrity status in Northern Ireland in 1977. So this is comet, known to

you as comet, known to people of Northern Ireland, if they have long

memories as Dopey Dick. Not a nice name. That was given at the time.

The killer whale swam up into a bridge, and they there were

photographs and footage taken which allowed us to match the pictures to

this individual, he was well-known from the catalogue, from the

pictures you can tell he was an adult male back then, we reckon he

is at least 50. Possibly older. But in January, the team received hen,

we reckon he is at least 50. Possibly older. But in January, the

team received bad news, from the". You can see there is very clear

evidence of lines along here. A member of the west coast community

known as Lulu was found dead, washed up on the shore She has a name, a

back story, we knew where she had been, I guess also, sadly, she died

as a result of interaction with something that was to do with how

human use the sea. It was entanglement in fishing rope, that

most likely led to her death. These animals may be unique but they

are in trouble. Only eight remain. No-one knows for sure why they have

stopped breeding, pollution may be a factor. The killer whales of the

west coast are facing the threat of extinction in our lifetime.

In the 30 years since Captain Scott's Discovery returned

to Dundee, the ship's become synonymous with the city

But it's also a symbol of how a city facing the decline

of its traditional industries worked to seek out new opportunities.

The masts of the Discovery compete with crepes for a share of the

Dundee skyline. The City's past and future coming together. Beside the

ship the city's V museum is taking shape. It's the next stage in a

transformation that began with the discovery three decades ago.

Discovery took Captain Scott on his first adventure in 1901. She had

been built in Dundee, a city famed for building whaling ships that

could stand the polar winters. Later she served as a straining ship

on the Thames. And it was from here she was rescued, the city that built

her calling her back. But the return to Dundee in April

1986 was not all plain sailing. The ropes strained and absolutely

nothing happened. Discovery seemed stuck as fast as she was was in the

ice. Once she was safely moored the crowds flocked abroad. Discovery was

to be more than a tourist attraction. It was a city trying to

recover from its industrial decline, Dundee would declare itself the city

of discovery. Now she sits at heart of a waterfront going a face-lift.

It has been the icon, the image of Dundee to the outside world. The

people of Dundee have always believed in Dundee, and believed in

Discovery. Now we have the opportunity to demonstrate to others

just what a wonderful place Dundee is.

So this is the ship that helped Dundee steer a new course, the

waters may at times have been choppy, it is hoped the voyage will

A look at other stories from across the country.

A man charged with murdering the Clydebank teenager Paige Doherty

has made his second appearance in court.

31-year-old John Leathem made no plea or declaration.

He'd been remanded in custody, and will face trial

at a future date. Health and social care

services across Scotland have officially merged.

31 local partnerships across the country have

The integration is meant to help reduce bed blocking and ensure that

people's care needs are properly met when they leave hospital.

North-east farmers have been meeting management at milk producer Muller,

after yesterday's announcement that it's to close its dairy in Aberdeen.

The move would mean dairy farmers having to accept an increase

in transport charges or have their contracts terminated.

A report has found that Scotland's digital technologies sector

experienced strong growth last year and confidence remains high

A report has found that Scotland's digital technologies sector

experienced strong growth last year and confidence remains high

The latest Scottish technology industry survey, by trade body

Scotland IS, found that 68% of businesses achieved

sales growth last year, and more than a quarter reported

an increase in turnover of 20% or more.

Conservation officers are hoping to catch a raccoon seen living wild

The non-native creature was filmed by a wildlife monitoring

The public have been warned not to approach the raccoon,

Let's get the sport now, from David.

Great Britain's Davis Cup captain Leon Smith says there's no need

to panic about Andy Murray's recent form.

The world number two has endured early exits in his two most recent

But Smith is confident Murray will be back to his best soon.

Tennis in the rain? In Glasgow city centre? A hoax for April 1st

perhaps? Well if it were, the man who led GB to victory in tennis's

World Cup wouldn't be here. He is on a mission to create a Davis Cup

legacy. We have had 10,000 free racquets going out to children.

10,000 free hours of coaching from 1,000 coaches, and over the last

three or four weeks, myself, Annabel Croft, Greg have been travelling all

oaf delivering workshops to coaches, talking about how we inspire young

children between five and eight to get into tennis and stay in, because

that is the journey such as the Murray's have done.

It is out. The Murray's have had contrasting

fortunes of late. Jamie becoming world numb bust ber one in double.

Andy suffering early exits in most recent tournaments He is a father

this and he had an incredible year, winning Davis Cup, final of the

Australian Open. I, he is still in good form and he will come back

strong. The Davis Cup was in Glasgow too at

the start of a nationwide tour. The biggest trophy in world sport,

proving to be a big draw. GB's defence of it continues in the

summer against Serbia, including world number one Novak Djokovic,

Lyon submit might need both Murray brothers to be their best by then.

After the international break, the race for the Premiership title

Celtic remain four points clear of Aberdeen at the top of the table.

Ronny Deila's side face Hearts tomorrow.

This was Celtic's last minute winner against Kilmarnock two weeks ago.

It was relief for Ronny Deila then, but he believes title

rivals Aberdeen could win all of their remaining matches

That is what I am thinking, in my head, of course, that they will win

every game and we have to do the same. That is all the players are

doing as well. So, but I again, it is nothing, new, if you going to win

the title you get pushed all the time.

The Glasgow Warriors coach Gregor Townsend says his players

are looking for two big performances in an Italian job double

The Warriors, who are sixth in the Pro12 table, take on Treviso

Between matches they'll stay out in Italy for a training camp.

The ambition remains to win the Pro12, but Townsend admits

the Warriors are looking forward to their week abroad.

Getting away for a few of the players who have had a big few

months, like the Six Nations, getting nice weather in a fantastic

country is nice, after a long season, but there are more looking

forward to playing well, and putting their hands up for selection in both

games, so we want to come back, obviously, with that Scarlets game

with a couple of good performances. And our coverage of the weekend's

sport starts with rugby tonight. There's live coverage of Edinburgh

versus Zebre on BBC Radio Scotland And Fife Flyers fly

the flag for Scotland at the British Elite League ice

hockey play-offs this weekend. They got there by knocking

out another Scots team, the Braehead Clan,

with an overtime goal. The Flyers take on play-off hosts

Nottingham Panthers tomorrow. The winners of that match go

into Sunday's final. Womens beach volleyball has been

included for the first time And for Scottish duo

Lynne Beattie and Mel Coutts, that means a 6.30

start every morning. It's not exactly glamorous -

they take a spade and their own net It is not glamorous but maybe early

morning starts will pay off. We have been training here for just about

two years. What it is like getting up-and-coming down in the winter?

Cold. It is training old school. Old fashioned. Without the multi-million

dollar facilities We have our own equipment. We bring that down, which

is fine, I mean ideally we would like some courts on the beach, and

then it would be more accessible for other people as well. Where are you

two then in terms of the Commonwealth game, what is

happening? We have had an exciting an nounment for the first time beach

volleyball will be in the Commonwealth Games at the Gold Coast

2018. So that was fantastic news. It will be warmer. Hopefully we will be

mentally tough, ready to take anything on. In terms of the sport

for the profile of our sport in this country it is massive it gives us a

goal to train towards, that is what we are down here for, training for a

major event. To show people in Scotland are country to be reckoned

with in the world of beach volleyball. Then it was off to work.

Will their rivals be training as hard? I am sure it will be warmer at

the Gold Coast. Let us see how the weather is

shaping up. Good evening. It has been wet today. Not all. You can see

on the rainfall radar it did stay dry in the North East, and dry for a

time in the south-east, but for many the cloudy damp weather will

continue for a while yet. In fact we have a yellow by a wear warning from

the Met Office because here difficult conditions on the roads

with surface water and spray. But the weather front that has brought

the rain clears away as we head overnight, south of the border and

many areas end up dry, in fact there will be clear spells in the North

East and north-west. Perhaps a touch of frost at times but for many the

cloud cover keeping temperatures above freezing. So, tomorrow morning

and although that rain has slipped south of the border it stalls in the

north of England only to return. Elsewhere largely dry and certainly

a dry start initially if the south but that weather front will arrive

bringing thicker cloud and rain across the borders. Perhaps into

South Lanarkshire and into the central belt by afternoon. Generally

north of the central belt driest and brightest tomorrow. So by mid

afternoon it is cloudy and damp in the south-west. Anywhere really from

kin tie over the East Lothian. The central belt cloudier, a few spots

of rain at this point. Further north still dry with brightness, even

sunshine and with light winds. If you get the sunshine really

pleasant. 11, maybe 12 Celsius. Plenty of sunshine for Orkney and

sunshine bar one or two light shower, if you are walking or

climbing the ranges further knot will have the best conditions.

Driest, brightest. Winds light from the ut so. Across the southern

Uplands it will be cloudy and damp through the course of the day. The

cloud will increase through the course of the day too. On the

inshore waters in the south-west we are looking at a south to

south-easterly. Fairly wet at times and across the east round the Firth

of Forth and the first of they winds coming from the south or south-east,

force three or four, a few outbreaks of light and patchy rain. Into

Saturday evening that wet weather continues to journey northwards.

As we head overnight. Into Sunday, low pressure very much in control,

so unsettled. The heaviest of the rain will be away, but it is cloudy

for most, and a few outbreaks of rain continuing, some holes in the

cloud at time, murky on the east coast. Milder, 11, 12, if you get

we could be into the low teens. we could be into the low teens.

Now, a reminder of tonight's main news.

The teenager who killed Cults Academy pupil,

Bailey Gwynne, has been sentenced to nine years in custody.

He'll be supervised for a further two years after his release.

The 16 year old - who can't be named for legal reasons -

was found guilty of culpable homicide.

I'll be back with the headlines at 8 and the late bulletin just

Until then, from everyone on the team - right

across the country - have a very good evening.

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