27/07/2016

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:00:09. > :00:13.BBC Scotland can reveal that survivors of abuse at the former

:00:14. > :00:15.Fort Augustus Abbey School have turned to England

:00:16. > :00:20.It comes as the Government has announced a new chair to head

:00:21. > :00:24.the independent inquiry into child sex abuse in care in Scotland.

:00:25. > :00:31.Our Home Affairs Correspondent, Reevel Alderson reports.

:00:32. > :00:33.It's just four short months until the independent inquiry

:00:34. > :00:36.into the abuse of children in care held its first session

:00:37. > :00:45.This inquiry is not just for survivors of abuse in the past,

:00:46. > :00:54.it is also for some Scottish children yet to be born.

:00:55. > :00:56.Yet earlier this month the chair resigned, leaving

:00:57. > :01:00.Now in place of Ms O'Brien, one of the most senior

:01:01. > :01:04.High Court judges in Scotland, Lady Anne Smith.

:01:05. > :01:09.Survivor groups welcomed the speed of the appointment yet have

:01:10. > :01:10.criticised the government for failing to consult

:01:11. > :01:12.them and have demanded that the Education Secretary widens

:01:13. > :01:22.We're a bit surprised, while we are pleased

:01:23. > :01:27.that he hasn't able to indicate today that he is prepared to extend

:01:28. > :01:29.remit and include a recommendation about redress in the inquiry.

:01:30. > :01:33.Now we are seeking an urgent meeting with him with a view to resolving

:01:34. > :01:41.not only this issue but a number of others as well.

:01:42. > :01:43.Allegations of systematic abuse at the former school

:01:44. > :01:48.run by the Benedictine order will be a part of the inquiry

:01:49. > :01:50.but one survivors group is so disillusioned with progress

:01:51. > :01:53.in Scotland it has been accepted as core participants in the English

:01:54. > :02:08.In a notice published in the court she said...

:02:09. > :02:12.This means the group, White Flowers Alba, is eligible

:02:13. > :02:18.for redress, something it has pressed the government to offer

:02:19. > :02:20.but so far ministers have resisted changing the remit.

:02:21. > :02:24.I want to discuss that further with survivors groups and with

:02:25. > :02:26.Lady Smith following her appointment.

:02:27. > :02:29.These issues are under active consideration to make sure

:02:30. > :02:32.we have an inquiry that can properly and fully address the issues

:02:33. > :02:35.of concern, to summarise the awful experiences of individuals

:02:36. > :02:40.and we can do that task properly on their behalf.

:02:41. > :02:42.The government insists the inquiry will continue to operate

:02:43. > :02:44.independently with no assistance from ministers.

:02:45. > :02:53.Figures the BBC has obtained show that, in the last three years,

:02:54. > :02:55.the amount of money healthboards have spent on overtime payments

:02:56. > :02:57.to consultants has increased by almost 50% -

:02:58. > :03:04.Doctors argue it's due to a lack of full time staff.

:03:05. > :03:09.The Scottish Government says it's a very small portion

:03:10. > :03:21.These figures have come from a UK wide Freedom Of Information request

:03:22. > :03:26.by the BBC. Three years ago, the bill for consultants over time was

:03:27. > :03:31.14.27 million. That had risen to nearly 21 million muster. This is

:03:32. > :03:37.over time, so money consultants are in for extra shifts, often at the

:03:38. > :03:47.weekend or evening. One consultant earns an extra ?135,000 last year.

:03:48. > :03:51.-- 135 820. They said that this was to meet targets at of pressure due

:03:52. > :03:56.to staff vacancies. They say there's something not enough staff to cope

:03:57. > :04:00.cope with growing pressures on our hospitals in Scotland. We need

:04:01. > :04:06.long-term solutions that create a sustainable NHS. Summary issues

:04:07. > :04:09.faced deal with sticking plaster solutions are temporary solutions

:04:10. > :04:12.that don't solve the problems. They may patch and meant for the short

:04:13. > :04:17.term, but we need to think about not just the next five years but the

:04:18. > :04:21.next 45 years. Three years ago, NHS Grampian said they spent nothing at

:04:22. > :04:26.all for overtime for consultants, but Laster be spent more than ?1.5

:04:27. > :04:35.billion. They say that spend is due to a lack of staff, particularly at

:04:36. > :04:41.busy periods. -- million. They have said that the overtime bill could be

:04:42. > :04:44.dramatically reduced if the right number of consultants could be

:04:45. > :04:52.recorded. The latest figures show we are 162 short. In the meantime,

:04:53. > :04:56.here's a suggestion. We have to sink a bit more sensibly and carefully

:04:57. > :05:01.about simplistic targets for rating times alone. -- think. It's

:05:02. > :05:05.important, both from the doctor and patient perspective, that we are

:05:06. > :05:08.concentrating on the quality of care, that we're actually making

:05:09. > :05:12.sure that the outcomes for patients, whether the operation is successful

:05:13. > :05:15.or not, is what we are measuring rather than sticking solely to

:05:16. > :05:18.counting the easy thing, which is how long it took to have the

:05:19. > :05:22.operation in the first place. The Scottish Government said the

:05:23. > :05:26.overtime bill in context is a tiny percentage of what it spends on

:05:27. > :05:30.consultants and the number of consultants have got up by 40% of

:05:31. > :05:33.the last ten years. Trading places are being increased, as well. The

:05:34. > :05:38.Health Secretary takes on board there may be better ways of

:05:39. > :05:42.prioritising care. Patients want to be seen as quickly as possible so

:05:43. > :05:47.that remains important, however measuring outcomes is also

:05:48. > :05:51.important, that perhaps some of their waiting time targets are a bit

:05:52. > :05:54.of a blunt instrument and we want to listen to the professions and we

:05:55. > :05:58.want to listen to patient groups about how we can perhaps focus more

:05:59. > :06:01.on the outcomes for patients, but we need to see what the group comes up

:06:02. > :06:06.with or what recommendations they need to make. The best way to

:06:07. > :06:12.achieve that balance of delivering quality care but in an acceptable

:06:13. > :06:13.time, at a reasonable price, is what it seems to be very much up for

:06:14. > :06:15.discussion now. Independence supporters have LOST

:06:16. > :06:18.a legal fight to remain camped A judge has ruled that

:06:19. > :06:22.the the group can be evicted. Here's our political

:06:23. > :06:32.correspondent, Glenn Campbell. Parliament welcomes protesters,

:06:33. > :06:38.but not this eight month long occupation by supporters

:06:39. > :06:40.of Scottish independence. It took these so-called IndyCampers

:06:41. > :06:53.to court in what became one of the weirdest of cases.

:06:54. > :06:55.There are unusual arguments heard in the case, the campers made the

:06:56. > :06:58.declaration of Arbroath and tried to call the Queen

:06:59. > :07:00.as a witness and actually claimed that Christ had returned to Earth

:07:01. > :07:03.and was backing Scottish independence.

:07:04. > :07:05.Yet at the end of the day the case was based on serious law,

:07:06. > :07:08.human rights, whether the group at the right to stay

:07:09. > :07:10.here and the right to freedom of assembly.

:07:11. > :07:12.In a written statement Lord Turnbull has turned in favour of Parliament

:07:13. > :07:16.and against the IndyCampers, whose position, he says,

:07:17. > :07:20.is selfish or arrogant in that they seemed to assert that their right to

:07:21. > :07:23.use this space is greater than the rights of others.

:07:24. > :07:25.Lord Turnbull said it would not be disproportionate for Parliament

:07:26. > :07:30.to seek the removal of this independence vigil.

:07:31. > :07:40.I think it's shocking. Basically it has walked all over

:07:41. > :07:42.human rights in Scotland. Hopefully we have the right

:07:43. > :07:44.to appeal and stay during the appeal because the vigil

:07:45. > :07:47.is a good thing. We are not a bad thing,

:07:48. > :07:50.we've never had any reported incidents to the police.

:07:51. > :07:54.There's been no drink, no drugs, we are known as middle aged teacher

:07:55. > :08:02.linkers. -- tea drinkers. Parliament officials welcomed

:08:03. > :08:04.the judgment and hoped to persuade them to leave peacefully.

:08:05. > :08:06.We have to have those conversations with them,

:08:07. > :08:09.clearly Lord Turnbull has said the onus is on them to remove

:08:10. > :08:11.themselves, if they don't we will seek to remove them.

:08:12. > :08:16.After 244 days of occupation, today's judgment should mean

:08:17. > :08:19.that the days of IndyCamp are numbered yet the campaign hope

:08:20. > :08:20.that they can still stay put until Scotland becomes

:08:21. > :08:25.an independent country. ?110 million is being invested

:08:26. > :08:31.in GSK's operations at Montrose. The pharmaceutical giant says it

:08:32. > :08:33.will provide a new, state-of-the-art The firm employs 450 people

:08:34. > :08:37.at the site in Angus, where it makes respiratory,

:08:38. > :08:40.HIV and vaccine products. It's also investing at its plants

:08:41. > :08:53.in County Durham and Hertfordshire. It's good to be investing to build a

:08:54. > :09:00.new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility that will make products

:09:01. > :09:03.which are part of GSK's spirit to rate per photo. These active

:09:04. > :09:10.ingredients go into drugs that treat problems such as asthma.

:09:11. > :09:12.Edinburgh's become the first Scottish city to impose a 20 mph

:09:13. > :09:16.The limit, which will begin being rolled out this weekend,

:09:17. > :09:19.Critics argue it's an unnecessary and damaging move.

:09:20. > :09:22.The Council insists a network of arterial roads will still have

:09:23. > :09:26.30-40 mph limits, to keep traffic flowing.

:09:27. > :09:29.Celtic earned a 1-1 draw in the first leg of their qualifier

:09:30. > :09:41.John Barnes has the story of the match.

:09:42. > :09:45.Having suffered humiliation in Gibraltar in the last round,

:09:46. > :09:47.Brendan Rodgers was hoping his side would produce a result more worthy

:09:48. > :09:52.of note in Khazakstan. It was Celtic who had

:09:53. > :09:54.the first real chance, Leigh Griffiths finding space for

:09:55. > :09:58.this shot. But Astana were quick on the break

:09:59. > :10:02.and Mikael Lustig had to be alert to deal with this cross.

:10:03. > :10:08.But from the resulting corner, Astana made the breakthrough.

:10:09. > :10:15.Craig Gordon flapping at fresh air as Kazakhstan champions

:10:16. > :10:18.were headed in front. Astana unbeaten in their last seven

:10:19. > :10:20.Champions League ties at home came close to adding a second.

:10:21. > :10:22.But this time Gordon was up to the task.

:10:23. > :10:25.There was another fright for the Scottish champions

:10:26. > :10:29.early in the second half, a striker clipping the crossbar.

:10:30. > :10:33.But 12 minutes from the end, Celtic got the equaliser,

:10:34. > :10:39.and it might prove to be priceless. Leigh Griffiths!

:10:40. > :10:42.Leigh Griffiths, last season's 40-goal hero coming up trumps

:10:43. > :10:45.for the new Celtic manager. It was Celtic's only shot on target

:10:46. > :10:46.and sets them up nicely for the second leg

:10:47. > :10:48.in Glasgow next week. A number of Hibernian fans have been

:10:49. > :10:53.banned from the club's home ground, following the pitch invasion

:10:54. > :10:56.at the Scottish Cup final in May. BBC Scotland has learned the ban

:10:57. > :10:59.will remain until the supporters involved have a meeting

:11:00. > :11:02.with Hibs' safety officer. The club identified each fan

:11:03. > :11:05.as being on the pitch The club is refusing to comment

:11:06. > :11:09.and wouldn't say how many fans have Now here's Kawser with the weather

:11:10. > :11:22.outlook for tonight and tomorrow. Thank you, good evening. It's been

:11:23. > :11:27.quite a fine end to the evening for many of us, late spells of sunshine.

:11:28. > :11:30.This lovely picture was sent in from one of our brother watchers. We will

:11:31. > :11:33.continue to seek mostly dry conditions, with clear spells

:11:34. > :11:38.developing. One or two scattered showers up over the hills and across

:11:39. > :11:41.the far northwest, the Northern Isles, cloudy with outbreaks of

:11:42. > :11:45.rain. You can see from the map, cloud thickening coming from the

:11:46. > :11:48.southwest as we end the night. Temperatures holding onto double

:11:49. > :11:52.figures for towns and cities, but under the clear spells for rural

:11:53. > :11:56.areas, down to six or 7 degrees, making it quite a cool start here.

:11:57. > :11:59.As we head through the course in the morning, the rain continuing to push

:12:00. > :12:02.in the rain continuing to push and across Dumfries Galloway. It will

:12:03. > :12:06.gradually spread eastwards as we had through the day. Holding onto drier

:12:07. > :12:09.weather across the Lothians and we will see some brighter spells across

:12:10. > :12:13.Tayside and interpret each or through the course of the morning.

:12:14. > :12:16.Still cloudy am afraid across the northwest, and for the Northern

:12:17. > :12:22.Isles and the winds of victory zero here, come in from the West. A wider

:12:23. > :12:25.look at the rest the UK, the rain progressing eastwards across most of

:12:26. > :12:29.the country, north of the central belt. Further towards the north of

:12:30. > :12:40.Scotland, we will see some brighter spells. Double figures, up to 20

:12:41. > :12:45.here, the 13 or 14 here, disappointing. Further towards the

:12:46. > :12:47.south of England holding 20-22dC. This weather system will clear away

:12:48. > :12:51.south-eastwards as we head through tomorrow night and we will start to

:12:52. > :12:56.see the winds turning more northwesterly, drying and fresher

:12:57. > :12:59.air, so for Friday it looks as if it will be quite fresh with some

:13:00. > :13:02.showers around across the Northwest, drier and brighter elsewhere but

:13:03. > :13:06.some sunshine but by the afternoon though showers will become more

:13:07. > :13:11.widespread, there will be some decent sunny spells around the

:13:12. > :13:16.sheriffs, temperatures holding on maybe 17-19dC. For the weekend, a

:13:17. > :13:19.very similar story, sunny spells, feeling fresher. After forecast for

:13:20. > :13:20.very similar story, sunny spells, now. Thank you very much.

:13:21. > :13:22.That's all from Reporting Scotland tonight.

:13:23. > :13:24.There are bulletins from 6:25 tomorrow morning, during Breakfast.

:13:25. > :13:32.From all of us here on the late team, a very good night to you.