16/05/2016 Reporting Scotland

works for us, the way it spends money, the mechanics of its

decision-making. Join me now on BBC Two, 11pm in Scotland.

Now A BBC Scotland investigation has

exposed the ruthless supply chain fastest-growing criminal

commodities - dogs. The puppy trade is believed to be

worth hundreds of A Revenue and Customs task force has

now been set up to crack down What you are watching is no legal

dog deal. -- and illegal. The woman is paying her supplier for a

consignment of pups. They beat every consignment of pups. They beat every

-- meet every week. Each time, numerous puppies are transferred

from the van to the waiting car. They are then sold as family pets

from this home. Hello, have I got the right place. This is Norse myth.

And this is his wife, Dawn. -- Noel Smith.

We also managed to capture on camera the latest deception tactic. The

transfer of adult female dogs which they will later pass off as the

mother. They are called show pitches. They will pass that dog off

as the mother. Every step we make to combat that activity, they change

their activity to second-guess us. Such are the profits to be made in

the dock trade, that the scale of some breeding businesses is now

causing animal welfare agencies serious concern. We filmed this

puppy farm in the Republic of Ireland. Inside one barn, a growing

room. These boxes, we are told, are illegal. Many of the puppies inside

are bound for the UK market. The Scottish SPCA is leading an

operation to tackle the trade. They are turning dog smugglers back in

the ports and taking those who they suspect have smuggled them into the

the ports and taking those who they country. And a new task force has

been setup target those dealing illegally with dogs. We have dogs

being introduced on a massive scale, an industrial scale and being sold

for enormous profits. Our investigations have identified a

number of individuals and groups who are earning hundreds of thousands of

pounds per year. When you take that across the whole of the UK, we are

looking at a multi-million pound business. It is that big?

Absolutely. There are growing calls for a change in animal welfare

legislation to further protect those who used to consider man's best

friend stop -- we used to. The Foreign Office has confirmed

that a judge in Peru has granted an order expelling Melissa Reid

from the country. She was jailed in 2013

for attempting to smuggle cocaine to Spain, and was jailed for six

years and eight months. But it is understood

22-year-old Reid from Lenzie in East Dunbartonshire may not be

able to travel home until later this week, as the Peruvian prosecutor has

three working days to contest In Scotland, most children go at

five or even four, which is amongst But a group of parents

and educationalists has launched a national campaign to raise the age

at which our youngsters Letting off steam after a day in the

classroom. Seven-year-old Conrad, on the left, is now in primary two. His

parents delayed his start for a year. He just wasn't ready to sit

down and concentrate. The longer days are just too exhausting. Conrad

was nearly six when he started. He was exhausted and starting then. If

he was younger, I think we would have had trouble. The campaign is

campaigning for a play based concept. The social and emotional

advantages of a later start beginning to become clear. There is

a great deal of long-term evidence on the value of its. Again, I think

in Scotland we do not see it as something you take seriously. Up to

the age of seven, it is the most serious thing it can do. In many EU

countries, children are six when they start. On his start at seven,

and they have impressive they start. On his start at seven,

Here, it is five or four and a half. It can be younger. The Scottish

Government says the curriculum for excellence encourages play and

active learning in the early years. Some experts say it is not just

about age. Yes, we can learn from other countries, but I do not think

we can take the full transfer of what has happened in another country

into Scotland. But Upstart once more debate on the issue. The Upstart

campaign is building a tower of evidence from around the world,

which supports the idea of starting education later, it says. It wants

us to see the educational opportunities are all around us and

not just in the classroom. Total's new gas processing

plant in Shetland has The project is part of a massive

investment to bring commercial gas It'll eventually provide around 8%

of the UK's gas demand. A new dawn for the UK's energy

industry. It has taken five years to build the gas plant and the offshore

pipelines. The cost, ?350 billion. It is a positive statement of

companies who are still willing to invest in the UK. Even though we are

going through difficult times. At lunchtime, the industry came

together to celebrate the achievement. It is a chance for the

area and the United Kingdom. It is an investment which is great for the

local community and the country on a whole. It is also about energy

security. This site could provide around 8% of the UK gas. It is a

major investment. The first commercial gas started flowing

ashore back in February. The plant is now running at full production.

The gas equivalent of 90,000 barrels a day are being piped ashore. That

can heat around 2 million homes. He fields that defeat the plant life in

deep waters around 80 miles off of Shetland. It has been a technical

challenge. We are pushing the boundaries of technology to bring

gas all the way from 125 kilometres west of Shetland right through the

British network into the UK. That is impressive. At the peak of

construction, more than two and a half thousand contractors were

working on site. Cruise ships and accommodation barges were brought to

Shetland to house them. It has been boom times for the island. Local

marine engineering firms have also secured work from the project. The

structural steel workers, mechanical technicians. Riggers, pipefitters.

With nearly one fifth of the UK's mailing oil and gas reserves lying

to the west of Shetland, this project is seen as key to opening up

the region for further development. The world-famous steam locomotive,

Flying Scotsman, made a triumphant return to Scotland this weekend,

despite a controversy which almost scuppered plans for special

services from Edinburgh And, for the thousands who turned

out to line the route, Our Transport Correspondent,

David Miller, was on board. Engine number 601 03 stokes the

passions of steam enthusiasts the world over. It's not hard to see why

this Scotsman still has pulling power.

After its tours of Fife and the Borders, the locomotive's Scottish

bands had another chance to get up close and personal with flying

Scotsman today. That was here at the Heritage Railway. The history behind

it. Yes, nostalgia. You see the scale of it when you are right up

next to it. What you think of it? It is fantastic. It beats the trains we

these days. It can go, how many miles per hour? 134. For the man in

charge, it was a good day. A very good day. Flying Scotsman is an

icon. People have anticipated it being here and suddenly it is here.

And you can see that by the crowds. You have been on the train you have

seen it. It is absolutely marvellous. The flying Scotsman is

now being refuelled, checked over and washed down. Ready to return to

the National Railway Museum in York tomorrow. We are overjoyed that the

powers that be decided to make it tomorrow. We are overjoyed that the

happen. We were really pleased for the people of Scotland that they got

to see the people's engine where it belongs. The warmth of the welcome

it has received has helped ensure it will be back. Everyone clearly loves

this Scotsman. -- Flying Scotsman. Let's see what the

weather has in store. A fairly unsettled spell of weather

on the way. Low pressure firmly in charge. Tonight, we hold onto mostly

dry conditions. Some very light rain across the far north of the country.

Otherwise, clear spells. Perhaps some grassed frost. A fine note for

tomorrow morning. Plenty of brightness and fun trying. Across

the Northern Isles, some might patchy rain. And for the Western

Isles and western coastal areas, cloud thickening tomorrow morning.

Some rain around. Otherwise, dry and plenty of brightness and sunshine.

Temperatures of around nine or ten. South and south-westerly winds. As

we go through the day, cloud will increase in the West. Heavy and

persistent rain following it. East, we hold onto the driest weather. 15

or 16 Celsius there. Across the rest of the UK, bright and sunny spells

for Northern Ireland. More rain arriving here in the afternoon. Item

patchy rain across Wales and sat worst of England. Further east,

largely dry with some sunshine. For Scotland into the evening, that rain

continues to much sway eastwards. Item patchy in nature. A drier and

brighter interlude for the West. For Wednesday, low pressure as firmly

parked across the UK. Weather front of spiralling their way around the

area of low pressure. Showers and longer spells of rain especially in

England. For Scotland, dry and bright weather for the West. Central

and eastern areas will see some heavy and slow moving showers.

Our next update is during Breakfast at 6:25am tomorrow morning.

But, from everyone on the late team, goodnight.