:00:00. > :00:00.works for us, the way it spends money, the mechanics of its
:00:00. > :00:00.decision-making. Join me now on BBC Two, 11pm in Scotland.
:00:00. > :00:14.Now A BBC Scotland investigation has
:00:15. > :00:20.exposed the ruthless supply chain fastest-growing criminal
:00:21. > :00:25.commodities - dogs. The puppy trade is believed to be
:00:26. > :00:27.worth hundreds of A Revenue and Customs task force has
:00:28. > :00:50.now been set up to crack down What you are watching is no legal
:00:51. > :00:53.dog deal. -- and illegal. The woman is paying her supplier for a
:00:54. > :01:01.consignment of pups. They beat every consignment of pups. They beat every
:01:02. > :01:04.-- meet every week. Each time, numerous puppies are transferred
:01:05. > :01:10.from the van to the waiting car. They are then sold as family pets
:01:11. > :01:24.from this home. Hello, have I got the right place. This is Norse myth.
:01:25. > :01:34.And this is his wife, Dawn. -- Noel Smith.
:01:35. > :01:45.We also managed to capture on camera the latest deception tactic. The
:01:46. > :01:51.transfer of adult female dogs which they will later pass off as the
:01:52. > :01:59.mother. They are called show pitches. They will pass that dog off
:02:00. > :02:04.as the mother. Every step we make to combat that activity, they change
:02:05. > :02:08.their activity to second-guess us. Such are the profits to be made in
:02:09. > :02:12.the dock trade, that the scale of some breeding businesses is now
:02:13. > :02:18.causing animal welfare agencies serious concern. We filmed this
:02:19. > :02:26.puppy farm in the Republic of Ireland. Inside one barn, a growing
:02:27. > :02:36.room. These boxes, we are told, are illegal. Many of the puppies inside
:02:37. > :02:43.are bound for the UK market. The Scottish SPCA is leading an
:02:44. > :02:48.operation to tackle the trade. They are turning dog smugglers back in
:02:49. > :02:51.the ports and taking those who they suspect have smuggled them into the
:02:52. > :02:56.the ports and taking those who they country. And a new task force has
:02:57. > :03:01.been setup target those dealing illegally with dogs. We have dogs
:03:02. > :03:06.being introduced on a massive scale, an industrial scale and being sold
:03:07. > :03:11.for enormous profits. Our investigations have identified a
:03:12. > :03:15.number of individuals and groups who are earning hundreds of thousands of
:03:16. > :03:19.pounds per year. When you take that across the whole of the UK, we are
:03:20. > :03:25.looking at a multi-million pound business. It is that big?
:03:26. > :03:29.Absolutely. There are growing calls for a change in animal welfare
:03:30. > :03:32.legislation to further protect those who used to consider man's best
:03:33. > :03:36.friend stop -- we used to. The Foreign Office has confirmed
:03:37. > :03:39.that a judge in Peru has granted an order expelling Melissa Reid
:03:40. > :03:40.from the country. She was jailed in 2013
:03:41. > :03:43.for attempting to smuggle cocaine to Spain, and was jailed for six
:03:44. > :03:45.years and eight months. But it is understood
:03:46. > :03:48.22-year-old Reid from Lenzie in East Dunbartonshire may not be
:03:49. > :03:50.able to travel home until later this week, as the Peruvian prosecutor has
:03:51. > :03:53.three working days to contest In Scotland, most children go at
:03:54. > :04:01.five or even four, which is amongst But a group of parents
:04:02. > :04:06.and educationalists has launched a national campaign to raise the age
:04:07. > :04:24.at which our youngsters Letting off steam after a day in the
:04:25. > :04:30.classroom. Seven-year-old Conrad, on the left, is now in primary two. His
:04:31. > :04:35.parents delayed his start for a year. He just wasn't ready to sit
:04:36. > :04:41.down and concentrate. The longer days are just too exhausting. Conrad
:04:42. > :04:45.was nearly six when he started. He was exhausted and starting then. If
:04:46. > :04:54.he was younger, I think we would have had trouble. The campaign is
:04:55. > :04:58.campaigning for a play based concept. The social and emotional
:04:59. > :05:03.advantages of a later start beginning to become clear. There is
:05:04. > :05:09.a great deal of long-term evidence on the value of its. Again, I think
:05:10. > :05:15.in Scotland we do not see it as something you take seriously. Up to
:05:16. > :05:20.the age of seven, it is the most serious thing it can do. In many EU
:05:21. > :05:25.countries, children are six when they start. On his start at seven,
:05:26. > :05:31.and they have impressive they start. On his start at seven,
:05:32. > :05:35.Here, it is five or four and a half. It can be younger. The Scottish
:05:36. > :05:39.Government says the curriculum for excellence encourages play and
:05:40. > :05:43.active learning in the early years. Some experts say it is not just
:05:44. > :05:48.about age. Yes, we can learn from other countries, but I do not think
:05:49. > :05:53.we can take the full transfer of what has happened in another country
:05:54. > :05:58.into Scotland. But Upstart once more debate on the issue. The Upstart
:05:59. > :06:03.campaign is building a tower of evidence from around the world,
:06:04. > :06:07.which supports the idea of starting education later, it says. It wants
:06:08. > :06:08.us to see the educational opportunities are all around us and
:06:09. > :06:11.not just in the classroom. Total's new gas processing
:06:12. > :06:13.plant in Shetland has The project is part of a massive
:06:14. > :06:17.investment to bring commercial gas It'll eventually provide around 8%
:06:18. > :06:37.of the UK's gas demand. A new dawn for the UK's energy
:06:38. > :06:45.industry. It has taken five years to build the gas plant and the offshore
:06:46. > :06:49.pipelines. The cost, ?350 billion. It is a positive statement of
:06:50. > :06:54.companies who are still willing to invest in the UK. Even though we are
:06:55. > :06:57.going through difficult times. At lunchtime, the industry came
:06:58. > :07:02.together to celebrate the achievement. It is a chance for the
:07:03. > :07:07.area and the United Kingdom. It is an investment which is great for the
:07:08. > :07:12.local community and the country on a whole. It is also about energy
:07:13. > :07:18.security. This site could provide around 8% of the UK gas. It is a
:07:19. > :07:21.major investment. The first commercial gas started flowing
:07:22. > :07:27.ashore back in February. The plant is now running at full production.
:07:28. > :07:37.The gas equivalent of 90,000 barrels a day are being piped ashore. That
:07:38. > :07:44.can heat around 2 million homes. He fields that defeat the plant life in
:07:45. > :07:49.deep waters around 80 miles off of Shetland. It has been a technical
:07:50. > :07:55.challenge. We are pushing the boundaries of technology to bring
:07:56. > :07:59.gas all the way from 125 kilometres west of Shetland right through the
:08:00. > :08:04.British network into the UK. That is impressive. At the peak of
:08:05. > :08:08.construction, more than two and a half thousand contractors were
:08:09. > :08:12.working on site. Cruise ships and accommodation barges were brought to
:08:13. > :08:18.Shetland to house them. It has been boom times for the island. Local
:08:19. > :08:23.marine engineering firms have also secured work from the project. The
:08:24. > :08:32.structural steel workers, mechanical technicians. Riggers, pipefitters.
:08:33. > :08:36.With nearly one fifth of the UK's mailing oil and gas reserves lying
:08:37. > :08:38.to the west of Shetland, this project is seen as key to opening up
:08:39. > :08:41.the region for further development. The world-famous steam locomotive,
:08:42. > :08:43.Flying Scotsman, made a triumphant return to Scotland this weekend,
:08:44. > :08:47.despite a controversy which almost scuppered plans for special
:08:48. > :08:48.services from Edinburgh And, for the thousands who turned
:08:49. > :08:55.out to line the route, Our Transport Correspondent,
:08:56. > :09:14.David Miller, was on board. Engine number 601 03 stokes the
:09:15. > :09:18.passions of steam enthusiasts the world over. It's not hard to see why
:09:19. > :09:40.this Scotsman still has pulling power.
:09:41. > :09:52.After its tours of Fife and the Borders, the locomotive's Scottish
:09:53. > :09:59.bands had another chance to get up close and personal with flying
:10:00. > :10:04.Scotsman today. That was here at the Heritage Railway. The history behind
:10:05. > :10:12.it. Yes, nostalgia. You see the scale of it when you are right up
:10:13. > :10:19.next to it. What you think of it? It is fantastic. It beats the trains we
:10:20. > :10:27.these days. It can go, how many miles per hour? 134. For the man in
:10:28. > :10:32.charge, it was a good day. A very good day. Flying Scotsman is an
:10:33. > :10:37.icon. People have anticipated it being here and suddenly it is here.
:10:38. > :10:41.And you can see that by the crowds. You have been on the train you have
:10:42. > :10:48.seen it. It is absolutely marvellous. The flying Scotsman is
:10:49. > :10:53.now being refuelled, checked over and washed down. Ready to return to
:10:54. > :10:56.the National Railway Museum in York tomorrow. We are overjoyed that the
:10:57. > :11:00.powers that be decided to make it tomorrow. We are overjoyed that the
:11:01. > :11:05.happen. We were really pleased for the people of Scotland that they got
:11:06. > :11:12.to see the people's engine where it belongs. The warmth of the welcome
:11:13. > :11:15.it has received has helped ensure it will be back. Everyone clearly loves
:11:16. > :11:18.this Scotsman. -- Flying Scotsman. Let's see what the
:11:19. > :11:29.weather has in store. A fairly unsettled spell of weather
:11:30. > :11:34.on the way. Low pressure firmly in charge. Tonight, we hold onto mostly
:11:35. > :11:38.dry conditions. Some very light rain across the far north of the country.
:11:39. > :11:47.Otherwise, clear spells. Perhaps some grassed frost. A fine note for
:11:48. > :11:52.tomorrow morning. Plenty of brightness and fun trying. Across
:11:53. > :11:58.the Northern Isles, some might patchy rain. And for the Western
:11:59. > :12:03.Isles and western coastal areas, cloud thickening tomorrow morning.
:12:04. > :12:07.Some rain around. Otherwise, dry and plenty of brightness and sunshine.
:12:08. > :12:16.Temperatures of around nine or ten. South and south-westerly winds. As
:12:17. > :12:24.we go through the day, cloud will increase in the West. Heavy and
:12:25. > :12:30.persistent rain following it. East, we hold onto the driest weather. 15
:12:31. > :12:35.or 16 Celsius there. Across the rest of the UK, bright and sunny spells
:12:36. > :12:40.for Northern Ireland. More rain arriving here in the afternoon. Item
:12:41. > :12:49.patchy rain across Wales and sat worst of England. Further east,
:12:50. > :12:53.largely dry with some sunshine. For Scotland into the evening, that rain
:12:54. > :13:05.continues to much sway eastwards. Item patchy in nature. A drier and
:13:06. > :13:09.brighter interlude for the West. For Wednesday, low pressure as firmly
:13:10. > :13:14.parked across the UK. Weather front of spiralling their way around the
:13:15. > :13:18.area of low pressure. Showers and longer spells of rain especially in
:13:19. > :13:23.England. For Scotland, dry and bright weather for the West. Central
:13:24. > :13:25.and eastern areas will see some heavy and slow moving showers.
:13:26. > :13:29.Our next update is during Breakfast at 6:25am tomorrow morning.
:13:30. > :13:33.But, from everyone on the late team, goodnight.