08/08/2016 Reporting Scotland

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An oil rig is beached in the Western Isles.

It broke free from a tug last night on the west of Lewis.

And is being monitored for any pollution threat.

Forensic teams examine a supermarket carpark in Renfrewshire.

Detectives are investigating the rape of a teenager.

The economic outlook - exports and tourism look strong -

but business surveys show signs of a downturn.

Edinburgh Castle explodes in colour -

as the International Festival gets underway.

I am at the Olympic Park in Rio, reflecting on some good Scottish

performances today and what we can expect over the weekend.

An oil rig - with 70,000 gallons of diesel on board -

is aground on a beach in the Western Isles.

It was blown ashore in last night's storms, after breaking free

from a tug which was towing it to the west of Lewis.

A Marine Accident Investigation is underway and the coastguard

It was en route from Norway and undertow when it broke at 420 in the

morning, the weather has been rough in the Western Isles since Saturday

afternoon with gusts of up to 60 mph. There are people here who have

their livelihood is dependent on fishing and fish farming and tourism

and the main tourist attraction is one mile up the coast from where

this has happened and if this had been an oil tanker the place would

have been devastated. In a way the people of Lewis have been fortunate

this was not a tanker carrying some horrible cargo which could have

caused pollution of the many years horrible cargo which could have

to come but it raises questions, chief amongst these, whether they

should be an emergency towing vessel which could deal with such

incidents. Two tugs already on station, one based in Shetland, a

salvage team is expected to arrive on the scene and the Secretary of

State's representative will be here this evening. The island

Parliamentary representatives have called for a review of the decision

to not have an emergency towing vessel stations nearby. The UK

Government have agreed to continue provision as Karen Lee is not

adequate -- as it is currently, but it is not adequate, we are not

talking about the middle of winter, we are talking about August and

benign conditions, but still accidents can happen like this.

Angus is there tonight, what are the next steps in the salvage operation?

The next steps, three articulated lorries are coming with salvage

equipment, salvage company has been contracted to do the salvage work

and it is expected that a third tug might come over from Aberdeen and I

believe it is on the way. There will be a meeting tomorrow morning with

the Secretary of State's representative come the Marine

accident investigation Branch and local representatives of the

emergency services and they will decide what happens, the wind is

expected to go down and the next high tide is not until nine days

hence, so unless they can do something before the next high tide

it could be some days before we see some action. Everything will become

clearer tomorrow by lunchtime and we will see what action they are going

to take. Thanks for joining us. A 14-year-old girl has

been raped outside The girl was attacked shortly

after 8pm last night as she left the store

in the Main Street Shopping Our reporter, John McManus,

is there for us. This is the scene behind me where

the 14-year-old was raped last night in Barrhead. The incident began at

the town's Asda store, they say the girl was cycling around and she

stopped in the supermarket and when she came out she was approached by a

man who forced her across the Main Street, to the spot behind me, where

she was raped. Police say it was an extremely traumatic event,

unsurprisingly, and they have had forensic experts out combing the

area for evidence and they have also issued a description of the suspect

they want to speak to, mail, aged between 20 and 30, wearing a grey

top with a zip and he was carrying a large black holdall and he was

wearing a white trilby. They have also said they know the suspect was

inside Asda before he approached the girl so they are examining footage.

They also examining CCTV footage from the parade of shops close to

the spot, but one of the shop owners I spoke to said she is not waiting

for the police and she has already started looking through her own

footage because she is so anxious to started looking through her own

help police catch this man. Thanks for joining us.

One year on from a BBC Reporting Scotland investigation,

the cash available to parents who need help to pay

for their children's school uniforms still varies widely depending

Anti-poverty campaigners say the situation needs to change.

Buying a school uniform can be an expensive business, some estimate

the cost at least ?129 per child, and for some families it is simply

not affordable. Today in Dundee these mothers gathered to hear the

equality secretary announced long-term bands to eradicate child

poverty -- plans. But for some their concern was the more immediate

pressure of buying school clothes. It is quite stressful because kids

like certain clothes and it is kind of expensive, as well, brand names.

There is a system in place to help low income families pay for uniforms

which is run by a local authority, but the levels of cash available

varies widely from council to counsel, from ?20 in Angus to ?110

in West Lothian. Across Scotland's 32 council areas there has been very

little change in the levels of payment available since BBC Scotland

first looked at this issue almost one ago. So now anti-poverty

campaigners want ministers to bring in a minimum school clothing grant

to alleviate the pressure on less well off parents. That is causing

stress amongst parents, in some cases leading families into debt and

where they can't get uniform together for their children children

are going back to school feeling uncomfortable and they are not

equipped to learn and some of them are getting into trouble with their

teachers for not having the uniform they need and some are being

bullied. The Scottish Government gains new powers to bring in a

clothing grant earlier this year and says it is listening -- gained. It

is not acceptable there is such a wide variation in school clothing

grants across Scotland and we are determined with our partners in

local government to address this issue, it is a matter of equality

school uniform is a huge undertaking school uniform is a huge undertaking

-- I certainly recognise. Ministers will begin talks with a council

group, but the question from councils at the moment, if there is

a minimum grant, who pays? For many teenagers

an anxious night awaits - they'll be receiving

their exam results tomorrow. Our education correspondent

Jamie McIvor is at the helpline in Glasgow for anyone who needs

advice if they don't get the results 140,000 candidates will be

getting their exam results tomorrow. More than a third of them won't be

waiting for the postman, though. They've signed up to get notified

by text or e-mail so they'll know how they've done before

the certificate comes As ever, there will be some

who are disappointed. Especially if they didn't

meet their conditional offer So the helpline here

will be up and running. The deputy first minister

visited this afternoon. Trained advisors here have

information on the clearing system, college courses, apprenticeship

schemes and the like. The advisers are well trained to

have an appreciation of all of the opportunities and options that are

available for young people, no matter the results they have

received. Even if young person gets results which are not good as they

anticipated, the helpline is here to give all the necessary assistance

and I would encourage young people to use that service. Many candidates

are going to be nervous tonight, so you might want to note down the

helpline number. Some might be worrying about their higher English,

- it was changed at relatively short notice.

We'll know tomorrow if the replacement paper had any

Another question will be how this year's Higher Maths exam proved.

Last year the pass mark was lowered to just 34%

as it was so much harder than it should have been.

Will this year's pass mark be back within the usual acceptable range?

You're watching Reporting Scotland from the BBC.

Still to come on tonight's programme: the teenager who knocked

down and killed a nurse as she walked home from work

In sport, we are live in Rio for the very latest news

And the new star of Celtic, Scott Sinclair reveals the former

Parkhead player who persuaded him to join the Scottish Champions.

The economic outlook in Scotland is deteriorating -

with two business surveys showing signs of a downturn.

But is it too soon to say this is about that referendum vote

Let's find out with our business and economy editor, Douglas Fraser:

Good evening. As with the unseasonal weather, Scotland's economy has been

battered by summer storms ever since the vote on EU membership. Two

significant reports, one from the Bank of Scotland, suggesting

businesses have seen a big dip in new orders and the other report

suggests the economy is finally balanced between standing still and

recession, this comes after the Bank of England sought to navigate its

way out of the storm by cutting interest rates and pumping new cash

into the economy. Before the Brexit vote Scotland had moved into a worst

position than the UK as a whole, it only just avoided recession last

winter and the underlying problems have not gone away. We are seeing a

contraction in the Scottish economy, a downturn in manufacturing and also

professional services. We have spoken about the impact of oil and

gas, especially in the North East of Scotland, but this is now reaching

further afield, manufacturers across Scotland are seeing a downturn in

demand and they reduction in their work in progress. The some parts of

the economy there is better news because the value of the pound has

fallen by around 15% of the currencies of major trading partners

and that should help exporting, because goods here look cheaper to

foreigner, -- foreigners, although imports Luke Morris pensive to us.

The visitor to Scotland is finding it cheaper than it was just a couple

of months ago -- although imports will look more expensive to us. At

the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, not much of a slowdown, seemingly. I'm

the managing director for a hotel group and July and August is always

a buoyant time for our hotels especially in Edinburgh because of

the fringe Festival, we have extra people committing to book for our

hotels in Scotland and that is up from Europe and the United States by

up to 50-100% in terms of conversion to bookings on our website which is

a very positive thing, and I can only assume with the weaker pound

that will help, people will decide only assume with the weaker pound

to travel to our hotels in Scotland. The uncertainty about Brexit

impacted and was answered single most, even though the Bank of

England's moves last week were welcomed by businesses, but now it

is over to governments to explain how they will support the economy.

Could we see tax cuts or more public spending from Downing Street? And a

big choice for Holyrood with their new tax powers. Neither government

is likely to answer those questions until later this year.

A teenager who knocked down and killed a nurse

on her way home from work - has been jailed for 6 years.

Dylan Jenkins was being followed by a police car in May this year -

when he lost control of his vehicle and struck Jill Pirie.

She was taken to the hospital where she worked -

the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary - for treatment -

Jill Pirie was walking home from work when she was hit and killed by

a car driven by Dylan Jenkin, the car powered into the back of her

throwing her against a wall. She was rushed to the hospital where she

worked, and colleagues battled to save her life but they were not able

to. Jenkin only had a provisional licence and he was not insured and

he had bought the car on a website for just ?40. Police tried to get

Jenkin over because of the state of his car, but instead he took off at

high speed, instigating a chase down this road. All the while Jill Pirie

was heading home after shift to see her young son and she was less in

half a mile from home when she was struck, and afterwards Jenkin

climbed over the fence into this golf course and ran away, it was the

following day when he gave himself up. A major investigation involving

police forensics and search teams was launched and the July Jenkin

pleaded guilty to death by dangerous driving. -- in July. At the High

Court he was sentenced to six years in prison and banned from driving

for seven years. Family and friends were in court and the judge spoke

about the terrible toll this had taken on them. Later Jill Pirie's

sister issued a statement, saying the sentence was a sick joke.

In the meantime the police investigations review commission

continues to investigate because police officers were involved.

Report will be sent to the Crown Office in Duke. -- in Duke course.

A fresh wave of strike action has been announced in a pay dispute

Members of Unite and the RMT are taking action against oil

Strikes will be staggered, with 24 hour stoppages taking place

on six different Shell operated platforms on different days

Wood Group says the escalation is extremely unhelpful.

The death of a 24-year-old man in the east end of Glasgow

Gary Weir was stabbed when a fight broke out as he left a party at

Three other men in their twenties were taken to hospital

Police are appealing for anyone with information to come forward

Crawler and she had come out of the property behind me, have extended a

21st birthday party with his friends. When they left, the pub was

emptying, there was a discussion between another group of individuals

who had not been at the party, this resulted in a fight in the street,

and during this, Gary sustained a fatal injury, which resulted in his

death. We are keen to identify the other members of the group, who had

been involved in this. Scottish Labour leader

Kezia Dugdale is to marry her The 34-year-old says she is "utterly

thrilled" after getting engaged The couple have been

together since 2008, but Ms Dugdale only talked publicly

about their relationship Team GB is on the medal

table at the Rio Olympics after Adam Peaty's world record swim

for gold and Jazz Carlin's No medals yet for the Scottish

contingent though, AND the Murray brothers are already

out of the doubles. Let's get the very latest

from Kheredine Idessane. Not a wonderful weekend for some of

the Scots, but much more promising today. Straight to the action on the

rowing lake, Heather Stanning and her partner, favourites for a gold

medal, defending Olympic champions, they have not lost in 36 races. That

almost came to an end, coming from behind to get past the Danish crew.

A decent first performance from Heather Stanning and Heather Lovell.

A good new story to be told as well, across at the canoe doubles, Richard

Hounslow was in action, they performed in the single canoe,

really good performance to qualify third fastest, today it was all

really good performance to qualify about the two-man canoe, they are

the silver medallist from London four years ago. -- Helen Glover.

They qualified second fastest in the semifinals. They have been talking

about how tricky the course was. Some tricky moves, particularly the

bottom section, definitely one that was testing all of the cruise. We

took on what we thought was a pretty safe way of going about it, with the

objective that they get through to the next round, that is it. David

Florence, that double act, not so the double act of Andy Murray and

Jamie Murray, they are unfortunately already out of the doubles in the

first round, this was their opponent's seven match point,

extraordinary second set tie-break, which the Murray brothers lost

agonisingly 16-14, going out at the first hurdle, understandably

disappointing for Andy Murray, he spoke with me afterwards. You don't

get this opportunity often, the way the match finished,

the net cord, just one of those days, unfortunately. The good news,

Andy Murray is still in the singles competition, is playing Juan Monaco

in the second round tomorrow, and fingers crossed there could be a

Scottish medal here tomorrow, David Florence going in the canoe singles,

Scottish medal here tomorrow, David and then the final, we hope to bring

you some good news tomorrow. New Celtic signing Scott Sinclair

says he was sold on a move to Parkhead after speaking

to the former Celtic The 27-year-old made his debut

for the club yesterday, in what proved to be

a very eventful afternoon VOICEOVER: He has Chelsea,

Manchester City and Swansea on his very impressive CV, for the next

four years, Scott Sinclair will be a Celtic player, if Ben forehand

yesterday is anything to go by, then Celtic fans are in for a treat. --

if yesterday is anything to go by. COMMENTATOR: Dream debut for Scott

Sinclair! VOICEOVER: Scoring what proved to be the winning goal, just

minutes after coming on as a subject, in his first game, the

Parkhead club have paid around ?4.5 million to Aston Villa for his

services, he says that former Celtic midfielder Stilley and Petrov has

given him plenty of advice about the move to Celtic Park. I spoke with

stand before I came here, I discussed with him, and asked him

questions about what it was like, and he told me, basically, you will

never experience the atmosphere and what the fans are like. --

never experience the atmosphere and Petrov. He said it was great to get

my football back on track, and it is great for me to enjoy football

against white sink there is also teaming up once again with Brendan

Rodgers, who managed him at Swansea, he says he knows all about the

quality of the striker and what he can bring to the squad. He is a

really top talent. It has been difficult for him the last couple of

seasons, after his move to Manchester City and then to Aston

Villa, but he is a player that gets you off his seat. Perfect start for

Scott Sinclair, in what he hopes will be a flourishing Celtic career.

STUDIO: Russell Knox may well have done enough to secure a wild card

The Inverness born golfer claimed victory at the Travellers

In the process he joined a small and illustrious group of Scots

The question is, will Ryder Cup captain Darren Clark be impressed?

VOICEOVER: It was a 12 foot putt to win in Cromwell, Connecticut,

Russell Knox has well and truly thrown his hat into the ring for a

Ryder Cup captain 's pick. Automatic selection has not yet been achieved,

he rarely plays in the European Tour, he's just outside selection

from the world points list. His pedigree is not in doubt. Now 18th

in the he joins a small select group of Scots to have achieved world top

20 status, only Sandy Lyle, Sam Torrance and Colin Montgomerie have

reached such giddy heights on the world stage. In terms of winnings

this season, he has also impressed, earning over ?4 million, but will it

be enough to satisfy Darren Clarke? The Ryder Cup captain has three wild

card picks with Martin Kaymer and Lee Westwood expected to fill two of

them. Is Russell Knox worthy of the third? Everything is in his favour

just now, especially having played in America, the Ryder Cup in

America, his form this year has been fantastic, he has been very

consistent in the Majors, he has gone up the world ranking points,

now it is just a waiting game for him. He has done everything he could

do. Ryder Cup paddled the commences against the Americans on the 30th of

September, has Russell Knox done enough to be back in the spotlight

for the European team? -- Ryder Cup battle commences.

STUDIO: The Edinburgh International Festival opened last night with one

of biggest and most spectacular shows to date.

Around 27,000 people gathered beneath Edinburgh Castle

to watch a free light and animation show.

And our arts correspondent Pauline McLean was among them.

VOICEOVER: The Edinburgh International Festival has played

host to some big names but I shows go this must be one of the biggest

and most spectacular, Wayne tribute to the great philosophers and

geologists produced by Scotland, as well as poets, writers and

musicians, a huge challenge squeezing 350 million years of

history into 18 minutes! Very large surface, we have a lot of

projectors, aligning that many project is very accurately over a

building and a surface of this size is very technically complicated and

unpredictable, if it rains, the rock will get darker, when we did the

test back in January, was not so many trees and grass on the rock,

the organic nature of the canvas has been a real challenge and we have

had to respond to some environmental factors. We have had the full range

of Scottish weather today, and torrential rain to high wind, many

events cancelled around the country, but not this one, which is just as

well, 27,000 free tickets have been snapped up, and thousands of people

have arrived here already. They liked what they saw. Really enjoyed

it, some of it really blew my head off, fantastic! Spectacular, the way

that they split up all the different parts of the castle, and the

surroundings... It was amazing, I am privileged to be here. The people

here that are young, 50 years down the line, what will they see! It is

just what the Festival hope for, a chance to celebrate the ordinary as

well as the extraordinary people who host the event every year, and see

their city in a whole new light. Is it a night for getting out and

about? We will find out with Kirsty. Blustery spell of weather,

certainly, over the next few days, feeling changeable conditions on the

cards, this evening, looks dry for most of us, spells of sunshine to

end the day, share was continuing to these, the main increase for most of

us, the one exception continues to be some very strong wind across

Shetland for a time, gusting to around 55 mph, wet conditions,

during the night, the wind here will moderate, it will become drier,

elsewhere, looking largely dry, some clear periods, just a scattering of

showers, especially across the north-west, driven in on brisk

north-westerly wind, this will help temperatures stay up around nine, 10

degrees, just dipping to something called for sheltered rural areas in

the North and the clear skies. Tomorrow, dry for most of us, plenty

of sunshine around, as we go through the day, cloud will bubble up for

most of us, and there will be some showers. Tomorrow afternoon, the

heaviest and most frequent showers will be across the likes of the

borders, Dumfries and Galloway, scattering of showers through the

central belt, and for somewhat stern coastal areas, and we will see some

breaks as well, spells of brightness. The driest, brightest

conditions tomorrow afternoon across the North Highlands and the

north-east, temperature wise, around 15 to 17 Celsius, and the wind will

continue to ease across the board. Tomorrow evening, the showers will

continue for many areas, and a band of rain will feed into the West

during the course of the night, by Wednesday morning, that rain

continues for a time in the south-west, although clearing fairly

quickly, behind that, a lot of decent weather to come, spells of

brightness and sunshine, and with light wind and highs of 19 Celsius,

it will feel Pleasant in the sunshine.