:00:00. > 3:59:59priest. What can a democratic state actually do in this situation? Join
:00:00. > :00:00.me on BBC Two. Here on BBC One, it's time
:00:00. > :00:07.for the news where you are. Hundreds of North Sea workers
:00:08. > :00:15.are on a 24-hour strike as part of an ongoing row over plans
:00:16. > :00:18.to cut pay and allowances. It's the fist stoppage of its kind
:00:19. > :00:21.in the sector since the 1980s. While onshore, workers have been
:00:22. > :00:25.picketing the Wood Group's offices The platform operator Shell has
:00:26. > :00:49.described the action Shame on you! Support onshore for
:00:50. > :00:53.the strike offshore. Members of the RMT and Unite unions demonstrate
:00:54. > :00:59.outside the Aberdeen headquarters of Wood group and Shell. On the
:01:00. > :01:02.platforms, the striking workers spent their 12 hour shifts in a
:01:03. > :01:07.designated rooms. It is thought around half of the 350 workers
:01:08. > :01:12.involved in the dispute are currently offshore and taking part.
:01:13. > :01:18.The majority of the protesters are sitting in on the safe accommodation
:01:19. > :01:23.rig in Brent field. A far cry from the sit ins of the last industry
:01:24. > :01:28.strike almost 30 years ago. We are being asked to do more for less. I
:01:29. > :01:34.think it is significant that is far and they are prepared talk to about
:01:35. > :01:37.how they can change. Simply because oil companies are not leaking as
:01:38. > :01:43.much money, why should the workforce had to pay for that. -- making. They
:01:44. > :01:47.appear as far apart as ever in this dispute but both sides say they want
:01:48. > :01:55.to negotiate further to find some kind of solution. The reason we are
:01:56. > :01:59.taking the action we are taking is we are being responsible about
:02:00. > :02:03.sustainable jobs and cost bases in the future. That is tough to do.
:02:04. > :02:08.What we do want to do is minimise the effect and in gauge in that
:02:09. > :02:17.process and we will continue to do that. Shell says oil and gas
:02:18. > :02:20.production has not been affected by this strike. More industrial action
:02:21. > :02:25.is planned if no agreement can be reached. Stephen Dodd reporting.
:02:26. > :02:28.A man has been charged with murder following the death of a bodybuilder
:02:29. > :02:32.Michael O'Hanlon, who was 45, was found with serious injuries at
:02:33. > :02:34.Moorpark Industrial Estate in Stevenston, in Ayrshire, on Monday.
:02:35. > :02:41.The emergency services were called but he died at the scene.
:02:42. > :02:42.Steven Kirkwood, 43, appeared from custody
:02:43. > :02:49.He made no plea or declaration at the private hearing.
:02:50. > :02:52.The First Minister has set out five key areas she believes must be
:02:53. > :02:54.protected, even when the UK leaves the European Union.
:02:55. > :02:57.But with so much unknown about what life will be
:02:58. > :02:59.like after Brexit, how will Nicola Sturgeon be able
:03:00. > :03:01.to keep the parts of the EU she likes
:03:02. > :03:12.Here's our political correspondent Nick Eardley.
:03:13. > :03:14.Nicola Sturegon wants Scotland to keep some of the best bits
:03:15. > :03:29.At the heart of This Is Democracy, whether we respect the UK vote to
:03:30. > :03:32.leave or the Scottish vote to remain and that, well it's up for
:03:33. > :03:35.The EU also brings social protection, things like
:03:36. > :03:41.They could be safeguarded in a variety of
:03:42. > :03:45.The most obvious way of protecting the current level of
:03:46. > :03:48.protection, guaranteed by EU law would be to enact legislation
:03:49. > :03:55.post-Brexit, that sort of preserves the status quo.
:03:56. > :03:58.Much of that, though, will be down to the UK Government.
:03:59. > :04:00.Being part of the EU means cooperating on issues like
:04:01. > :04:06.Does Scotland lose access to that cooperation?
:04:07. > :04:11.have to ask ourselves - do we want to continue as part
:04:12. > :04:25.And if so, we will need to negotiate with the EU to do
:04:26. > :04:27.that, to ask - can we be part of these arrangements?
:04:28. > :04:29.Or we will have to fall back on international
:04:30. > :04:32.agreements to the extent that they exist and to the extent
:04:33. > :04:34.that we have ratified or are willing to ratify them.
:04:35. > :04:36.One of the biggest questions is the extent
:04:37. > :04:38.to which we retain access to
:04:39. > :04:40.the European single market and the free movement
:04:41. > :04:43.For the First Minister, those issues are key for the economy.
:04:44. > :04:48.It is conceivable that the UK stays in the
:04:49. > :04:50.single market, after having left the EU.
:04:51. > :04:52.If the UK leaves the single market, things get a lot trickier
:04:53. > :04:55.because it would require a special status for Scotland if Scotland
:04:56. > :05:03.If Scotland became independent, of course, it would be
:05:04. > :05:05.The First Minister wants Scotland to not
:05:06. > :05:08.only access the single market but to be able
:05:09. > :05:11.Until now, that's something that only members of the European Union
:05:12. > :05:15.So is there a chance of a deal which allows Scotland a say
:05:16. > :05:25.In theory that is of course possible.
:05:26. > :05:27.Everything is possible in politics, in theory but
:05:28. > :05:30.there is no precedent for this, so it is unlikely such a thing
:05:31. > :05:34.In particular for a country that would not, that is
:05:35. > :05:42.That's of course unless Scotland is in the EU as an independent country.
:05:43. > :05:45.On her wish list of five, well, it seems on most
:05:46. > :05:47.of those aspects of EU life, there is room for negotiating
:05:48. > :05:49.and testing the rules, and we'll of course
:05:50. > :06:00.Two Canadian pilots charged with being impaired by alcohol
:06:01. > :06:03.as they prepared to fly a passenger jet from Scotland to Toronto have
:06:04. > :06:09.Captain Jean-Francois Perreault and Imran Zafar Syed were arrested
:06:10. > :06:14.They were due to fly an Air Transat plane, with 345 passengers
:06:15. > :06:19.Both were remanded in custody at Paisley Sheriff Court last week.
:06:20. > :06:21.Today, they were granted bail on condition they
:06:22. > :06:25.Edinburgh's festivals are worth more than ?300 million
:06:26. > :06:27.to the Scottish economy, according to a study
:06:28. > :06:35.Attendance at the 12 festivals held in the capital last year
:06:36. > :06:38.topped four and a half million, matching the FIFA World Cup,
:06:39. > :06:46.Our arts correspondent Pauline McLean reports.
:06:47. > :06:49.A full-scale Military Tattoo proclaims it is once again festival
:06:50. > :07:04.Edinburgh first branded itself as a festival city in 1947.
:07:05. > :07:06.Not one but several festivals offering themselves as a
:07:07. > :07:16.platform for film, international music and dance.
:07:17. > :07:18.Today that's grown into 12 distinct festivals
:07:19. > :07:21.staged across the year which between them, notched up 4.5
:07:22. > :07:22.million attendances in 2015, that's on a par
:07:23. > :07:24.with the Fifa World Cup and
:07:25. > :07:28.We knew tickets sales had gone up by 20% in 2010 to 2015, the
:07:29. > :07:35.We hoped the economic impact went up that
:07:36. > :07:38.much so we were pleased to seat economic impact for Scotland has
:07:39. > :07:43.The study found it wasn't just the fringe which
:07:44. > :07:50.All 12 festivals staged across the year had grown, offering
:07:51. > :07:51.over 6,000 full-time jobs and contributing over ?300 million
:07:52. > :08:07.It is a timely reminder of the need for support and investment.
:08:08. > :08:10.We are here to put on great events and it
:08:11. > :08:19.is the quality of shows we put on that ensure we stay attractive to
:08:20. > :08:21.visitors and locals but the economic impact is a really
:08:22. > :08:24.important thing to remember that happens in Edinburgh, particularly
:08:25. > :08:45.Festivals have carried on sustaining the economy right the
:08:46. > :08:49.way through the recession and as we move into uncertainty
:08:50. > :08:53.it will be slight tricky times over the next few years.
:08:54. > :08:56.Just a reminder what we do here in Edinburgh does an
:08:57. > :08:57.important job for Edinburgh and Scotland.
:08:58. > :08:59.It is business as usual as the jazz festival draws
:09:00. > :09:02.to a close and the fringe is about to begin.
:09:03. > :09:04.Edinburgh's multi-million pound festival season is under way
:09:05. > :09:07.Lews Castle in Stornoway is home to Scotland's newest museum,
:09:08. > :09:09.opening its doors to visitors for the first time
:09:10. > :09:12.The restoration project cost ?19 million.
:09:13. > :09:27.It opened its doors on the 14th of July. The castle is a massive
:09:28. > :09:30.restoration project. It cost 19 million. As well as a museum on the
:09:31. > :09:36.ground floor the rest of the castle is being developed into a 26 bedroom
:09:37. > :09:40.hotel. In front of us now is a large illuminated wall, filled with a lot
:09:41. > :09:46.of photographs local people have sent in. Nicky Smith is the curator
:09:47. > :09:53.of the museum. Standing in front of the fantastic... These objects on
:09:54. > :09:59.display are on loan from National museums Scotland. There is also a
:10:00. > :10:03.significant loan from the British Museum.
:10:04. > :10:09.The Western Isles reserved a state-of-the-art museum
:10:10. > :10:11.for quite some time is capable of holding objects
:10:12. > :10:15.I think this means an awful lot at a Scottish level and
:10:16. > :10:18.What I find wonderful about this museum, it
:10:19. > :10:21.looks at the Western Isles very much through the experience of the people
:10:22. > :10:27.It is all about bringing forward the stories that
:10:28. > :10:30.people had to tell in order that we can best communicate their
:10:31. > :10:32.The council expect a substantial return
:10:33. > :10:46.It will become an attraction in itself. The weather is not always
:10:47. > :10:50.good and it is good to have a place where people can come and go.
:10:51. > :10:53.We see the expansion of people coming back from foreign countries
:10:54. > :10:56.looking at their roots which is why we have that part of the
:10:57. > :11:05.It attracted twice as many visitors as expected.
:11:06. > :11:07.It's over to Kawser now with the weather forecast
:11:08. > :11:20.It has been quite cloudy and a wet end to the evening for many have
:11:21. > :11:25.that cloud will be with us for some time. The night at rain will
:11:26. > :11:28.gradually clear up and we will start to see clearer spells developing in
:11:29. > :11:32.more central and southern parts of the country. Still some heavy bursts
:11:33. > :11:39.as it clears overnight. Clearer spells where we see temperatures in
:11:40. > :11:44.rural areas down to 16 degrees. Towns and cities, 11 and 12. In the
:11:45. > :11:49.far north-west, the Northern Isles, more cloud and shower conditions.
:11:50. > :11:54.Tomorrow morning, quite a bright start to the day, especially in the
:11:55. > :11:56.south and east of the great Glen with decent spells of sunshine, but
:11:57. > :12:01.still cloudy in the far north-west and the Northern Isles where it
:12:02. > :12:07.stays like this for much of the day. At eight o'clock in the morning,
:12:08. > :12:11.plenty of fine and dry conditions. 13 and 14 degrees with light winds
:12:12. > :12:13.generally. A fresh wind for a time coming from the West and for the
:12:14. > :12:18.Northern Isles as well without eggs of rain which could be heavy at
:12:19. > :12:21.times. For the rest of the UK the best of the bright conditions are
:12:22. > :12:25.across Northern Ireland, southern Scotland and northern England.
:12:26. > :12:29.Further to the south of England, cloudy with some showers. The
:12:30. > :12:33.temperatures in the middle to high teens further north and low 20s in
:12:34. > :12:37.the south. About average for the time of year. Feeling pressure in
:12:38. > :12:42.coastal areas with westerly wind. As we take a look at Thursday, low
:12:43. > :12:47.pressure is not far away and with that we will see some showers
:12:48. > :12:50.pushing in. A lot of uncertainty about it. It looks like the bulk of
:12:51. > :12:54.the rain will be across southern parts of Scotland. Northern England,
:12:55. > :13:00.Northern Ireland and southern England as well. Elsewhere it will
:13:01. > :13:02.be largely drive. We can see on Thursday that Scotland for most of
:13:03. > :13:09.the day looks to be largely very dry. It could be heavy at times. A
:13:10. > :13:13.lot of uncertainty. You can keep up-to-date with the forecast and
:13:14. > :13:19.that rain could push further north to the central belt. We will keep
:13:20. > :13:23.you updated. And that is Reporting Scotland. The next update is on
:13:24. > :13:27.breakfast at 25 past six tomorrow morning. From everybody in the late
:13:28. > :13:29.team in Glasgow and right around Scotland, good night.