03/10/2016 Reporting Scotland

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Tonight, on Reporting Scotland, it's confirmed that Mike Towell,

the Dundee boxer who died after a bout last week,

had complained of headaches during training.

Nine days after he went missing in Suffolk, the mother of an RAF

serviceman makes an appeal for help to find him.

We would like him to come home. We would like him to come home soon.

This is unlike him, he wouldn't do this out of choice.

Also on the programme, Scottish scientists find a potential

new treatment for eczema using the body's own natural defences.

They were two of the biggest names in Scottish football,

but what do they think of the national team's chances ahead

And we meet up with Emili Sande four years after she put her career

on hold after struggling to cope with life in the spotlight.

Mike Towell, the Dundee boxer who died after a bout last Friday,

complained about headaches in the run up to the fight.

It's been confirmed a training session had to be

The boxing community say the sport is still relatively safe,

but it's led to calls for greater checks, as Rhona McLeod reports.

This is the boxer Mike Towell, just one year ago. 11 fights unbeaten

commie he was working hard to make his way in the sport to support his

young family. But, in the build-up to this, his final fight, all was

not well. His girlfriend says he complained of headaches and the

owner of the gym, Alex Morrison says he stopped during a sparring

session, again because of headaches. Fight fans are looking forward to

the WBA title defence of Ricky Burns, but the boxing community is

still reeling after the death of one of their own. Cannot put it into

words. My heart goes out to his family. Obviously, it is the last

thing anybody wanted to happen. You have a fight coming up, you have a

medical, they are always checking you. It is a safe sport. Obviously

it is just now and again, a tragedy like this will happen. The former

world champion, Ricky Hatton, has started a fund for Mike Towell's

partner and son. He knows the sport is under scrutiny. The daggers have

come out, boxing should be banned. But the authorities have everything

in order to make the boxes as safe as they can. It is nobody's fault.

We all know what can happen. It is a tragedy. But there must be changes

in the sport, according to one veteran boxing journalist. There are

medical checks, perhaps they will be stepped up. But so much is also

dependent on the individual's honesty. Sports people will tell

lies so they don't miss a football match or a boxing match. A lot of it

is dependent on their honesty. You can never make this 100% safe, it

will never be the case. The very nature of the sport as well, means

it can never be 100%. An investigation into the death of Mike

Towell continues. His Welsh opponent says he is absolutely heartbroken

and a family tried to come to terms with their loss.

Nearly 100 tonnes of oil has leaked from a platform west of Shetland.

BP says it believes the best solution is to allow the oil

from the Clair platform to disperse naturally in the sea,

but admits other options are still on the table.

Our environment correspondent Kevin Keane is at BP headquarters

What more can you tell us about this, Kevin? This happened yesterday

morning and it happened at a point called the separator. What tends to

happen is oil, gas and water come onto the platform where they are

separate. The oil and gas are stored and the clean water is pumped back

out into the sea. What appeared to have happened yesterday, some of the

oil got mixed in with the water as it was being pumped back out to sea.

That went on for almost an hour, according to BP. 95 tonnes of it, as

you say, will eat. It is heading away from land at the moment so it

is not expected to cause any environmental impact, but it is

being monitored and surveillance flights have been going over it. How

much is 95 tonnes and how significant is this? Figures from

2014 show there are hundreds of much smaller leaks of oil across the UK

sector, the total amount of all those leaks in 2014 was just 20

tonnes. So this is five times the amount that was accidentally leaked

in 2014. Thank you very much. Police searching for an RAF

serviceman who disappeared in Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk nine

days ago say there's nothing Corrie Mckeague, who's 23,

was last seen on CCTV walking alone eating fast food

in the early hours of Saturday, Police are now examining a bin

lorry, which is believed to have gone along the same route

as a signal detected My son has disappeared. Just four

words from his mother, Nicola, brutally honest about something the

family admits it's a rear. With his brothers by her side, it she

appealed for information. There seems to be no evidence to suggest

what has happened to Corrie. At 3:20am on Saturday morning he was

seen on CCTV, and so far there is no evidence to show where my son has

gone. This is where he was seen. Police have released images

identical to that of what he was wearing and searching have covered

hundreds of roads, river banks and fields. Today, the focus was at

Barton Mills by the day 11. Phone tracking picked up Corrie's phone on

the morning he disappeared. At the same time, had bin lorry travel

between the two locations. The vehicle has been seized and the

conference was told a search is underway. Where do you place but in

terms of its importance in this enquiry? Difficult to say, different

lines of enquiry and the phone is only one. CCTV is important, both in

terms of Bury St Edmunds but also Mildenhall and around there. The

phone is important, but so is a lot of other lines of enquiry. We have a

dedicated team who are focused this investigation. The search teams

admit their task is like looking for a needle in a haystack, but they

remain determined and methodical. We will use historic data

remain determined and methodical. We something like 50,000 historic

searches. That information has been collated by people and it gives us

best case scenarios. It gives as a starting point. As his mother I

could sit here and talk to you about my son and the man he is. But I

don't want this to be a story about Corrie and the person he is, it is

about finding him. The search teams were joined over the weekend by

member of his family. They wanted, they needed to walk by the side of

the volunteers. As much as anything, they wanted to say thank you for

their dedication. The former Rangers owner Craig Whyte

has appeared again at the High Court in connection with his takeover

of the Ibrox club in 2011. He's charged with obtaining

a controlling stake in Rangers by fraud and of breaching

the Companies Act. Mr Whyte entered no plea and is due

back in court for a hearing His trial has been provisionally set

for April next year in Glasgow The jury in the trial of a man

accused of murdering the waiter Surjit Singh Chhokar nearly 18 years

ago has spent its first day Ronnie Coulter is accused

of stabbing Mr Chhokar The jury here at the High Court in

Glasgow has been hearing evidence over the course of the last four

weeks. Lord Matt Hughes told the juror is, in order to convict Ronnie

Coulter, they must be convinced he is the knife and stabbed Mr Chhokar.

Before sending the jury out this morning, Lord Matthews told the ten

women and four men, they were entitled to return one of three

verdicts, guilty, not guilty or not proven. He also said the verdict

must be unanimous or by majority. The judge also told the jury there

was no time limit on its deliberations. He told them, it is

not a case where you want to rush to judgment and I'm sure you will not

do that. Ronnie Coulter denies murdering Mr Chhokar on the 14th of

November in 1988. He had a special defence blaming his nephew and

another man, David McGoldrick. defence blaming his nephew and

Ronnie Coulter is on trial for murdering Mr Chhokar for a second

time, having previously been acquitted of the alleged murder. The

jury will continue deliberating tomorrow.

Secondary schools are set to be hit by industrial action by members

More than 90% of members of the Scottish Secondary Teachers

Association who took part in a ballot said they'd support

action short of a strike over their workload.

Last week, the largest teachers union, the EIS,

called off a work to rule after the Government announced

The SSTA says the Government's move is a step in the right direction

The Education Secretary, John Swinney said there

was "no justification whatsoever" for the action.

The Scottish Secretary David Mundell has urged the Scottish and UK

governments to avoid confrontation in Brexit talks.

suggested the scottish parliament could refuse to back legal changes.

Nick Eardley is at Tory conference in Birmingham.

Nick this continues a war of words over the weekend.

Yes, the Prime Minister didn't mince her words yesterday when she said

there could be no opt out from Brexit. Theresa May thinks the whole

of the UK is leaving. She said she would fight what she calls divisive

nationalists. But the most immediate row that has broken out is over

plans to convert EU law into domestic law and then give the UK

Parliament the ability to choose what it wants to get rid of.

Normally when Westminster wants to legislate in an area covered by

devolution, in needs the permission of the Scottish parliament. Mike

Russell, the man in charge of Brexit talks for the Scottish Government,

things that will be the case in this situation also. He suggested that

because of the majority of MSPs oppose leaving the EU, it could be

hard to get it through. But the UK Government is convinced it needs

that consent as yet? Earlier I spoke to David Mundell.

Ultimately the Scottish parliament doesn't have a veto over the UK

leaving the EU. Of course they will have a say and important debates,

but they will not have a veto on the process. I want them to be engaged

and and that is why I'm going to appear before the Scottish

Parliament and why David Davis is going to do that as well. We want to

proceed on the basis of partnership and we are looking to work together,

not looking for confrontation or unnecessary arguments

But there are differences of opinion. The UK Government have said

the next priority is to bring down immigration. The Scottish Government

has said its main concern is retaining membership of the single

market. David Mundell says he wants a constructive relationship moving

forward. I think at least some of that will be down to both sides

giving and taking and some compromise.

You're watching BBC Reporting Scotland.

Confirmation that the boxer, Mike Towel, who died after a bout,

had complained of headaches during training.

And still to come - on the shortlist for Britain's most

prestigious annual architecture award, this college campus

is the only Scottish building in the running.

Eczema affects around 8 million people in the UK.

The intense itching and burning skin can be hugely distressing

Scientists at Edinburgh University have been testing ways

in which the body's own natural defences might be used to create

There are only so many photographic filters you can use to cover the red

marks up on your face. I will do it around my eyes and my cheeks. As you

can see from the creams I had to apply them regularly, to hopefully

cover up the marks. Liam has lived with eczema all his life, but the

symptoms are not just physical. Growing up as a teenager, going

through a lot of change as it is. If you are faced with problems with

your skin on top of that, it is another problem you have to deal

with. When skin is damage, people usually produce a compound to heal

the broken cells. It doesn't seem to happen with eczema. At Edinburgh

University, scientists have been working on a natural defence. It is

a culture broth that allows these artificial skin systems to grow in

the lab. Bay have instructed the cells to produce this substance

lacking in people with eczema. They have been able to show this

defensive thing not only kills bacteria, but strengthens the skin

barrier that fights of other infections. For many people it is a

lifelong treatment and that is a mixture of moisturisers and steroid

creams. Steroid creams can become less effective as you get older, but

also cause with repeated use. This can give us an insight into how you

approach and treat it. It. It could be trying to instruct the eczema

skin to try and make this defensive thing. Or it could be making the

defensive to make a cream or ointment. The challenge is to get it

out of the lab but that could be ten to 15 years away. But the sufferers

lightly on, it would been freedom from this distressing condition.

North Lanarkshire Council has suspended three members of staff

amid an ongoing investigation into corruption claims.

The investigation began in April after an anonymous letter made

There are calls for a reform to the system that allows council

chief executives to receive extra payouts for acting as returning

These have amounted to ?1 million in the past two years.

The existing arrangements are to be scrutinised by a commitee of MSPs.

The Electoral Reform Society will be giving evidence.

We are very pleased the committee is looking at this, because the formula

has changed since it was last set up, it is time it was like that.

A memorial service for families affected by the baby ashes scandal

at Aberdeen's Hazlehead Crematorium is to be held next month.

Baby and adult ashes were mixed together and given back

to relatives of the adult, while the parents of infants

The non-denominational service will take place

The RSPB is trying to raise almost ?300,000 in a month to buy land

to expand an important bird reserve on the Solway Firth.

Mersehead is the winter home of more than 10,000 barnacle geese.

Land has become available adjacent to the existing reserve

but the charity has only until the end of the the month

That will join us up, creating a lovely wildlife corridor for the

benefit of not just the geese but other species we manage four,

breeding waders like lapwing, and other non-avian species, the

natterjack toad as well. On Saturday, Scotland play Lithuania

in their second qualifying match for the 2018 World Cup

finals in Russia. Despite winning their opening

match against Malta 5-1, the former Scotland player

Kenny Dalglish says he'd be happy if the team win this weekend's game

by a fluke or an own goal. They were the heroes of EST in a

Scotland jersey, now they display the name of the new sponsors of the

main stand at Hampden park. They are just as keen to see Scotland succeed

at the weekend against Lithuania. just as keen to see Scotland succeed

They have been here a couple of times in recent years, they are

strong, well-organised, maybe a little bit more defensive than what

you would like, but we will try to break them down. At the end of the

year, be patient, if we get a fluke, and own goal that gets us through,

fine, well done. After beating Malta in the first round of games,

Scotland are top of the group but there are another nine matches in

the qualifying campaign. England are the favourites to qualify

automatically. Archie Gemmill scored one of the greatest goals ever seen

in the World Cup finals in 1978 against Holland. And despite

England's change of manager following the departure of Sam

Allardyce and a cloud of corruption allegations, he says it might not be

to their detriment. I think personally it will make England

stronger, but I think Scotland should look at it as a group minus

England. The two games against England are going to be absolutely

massive, so if they can win that group minus England, they are going

to be in a play-off for the World Cup. The Hampden Park facade debates

the Scotland greats of the past, but if the present team enjoy success,

it may be their faces on view in the future.

Aberdeenshire singer-songwriter Emeli Sande

is back in the limelight after a break of almost four years.

The pop star is playing a series of intimate gigs

ahead of her second album being released.

The 29-year-old says she's determined to take things

a little easier after her meteoric rise took its toll.

Back on home turf and back in the spotlight, the last few years have

been an emotional roller-coaster for the multi-million selling artist. A

new single is a nod to that. It just feels like a big emotional

explosion, it felt like the first time I wasn't trying to like censor

anything, I just let it all out, this is how I am feeling. This

intimate stage is a long way from the global one that she dominated

four years ago. And the winner is... Emeli Sande! Awards galore,

bestselling debut album, and performing for President Obama. A

little bit overwhelmed, to be honest, especially when it was going

on, I wasn't taking in every moment and really reflecting on the days.

When I had time off and looked back at old photos, you know, I felt

proud of not just myself but the whole team around me, because we

were really on a journey together from performing here 15 years ago to

performing for Obama. The fame came at a price. There were definitely

points where I did feel very tired, and things were going to fast. This

time around, I want to make sure I have put aside personal time and do

not... Like take it seriously, you know? This time it is important for

me, if I have a day off, don't go into the studio, just enjoy that

peace and time to reflect. But tonight is a homecoming for Emeli

Sande, with family, friends and fans, a fresh beginning, a new

version of events. Six buildings are in the running

for Britain's most prestigious annual architecture award -

the Riba Stirling Prize. This year, an art gallery,

a library, a housing estate, have made the shortlist

for the prize. The only building in Scotland

on the shortlist is the Riverside campus

of the City of Glasgow College. The overarching brief

was to create a new community, a super campus, drawing together

three different colleges Our brief was to create

a new single campus, It was very important

that the architects understood how to work from a classroom level right

through to a specialist workshop, right through to the inspiring

open spaces in the grand atrium. There are very few buildings that

properly engage with the Clyde. This location for the maritime

college and school of engineering was a gift to the project,

where we could really engage the building with the Clyde

and through that with the city. There's an amazing series

of classrooms, some general, to study shipping-chart work,

some specialist, where they can actually get hands-on

experience in tying knots Some are high-technology classrooms,

that probably are five They can actually have a simulation

of the bridge of a supertanker It is an almost identical layout,

instruments and screens to what the ship's captain

and engineer would see. The facilities link up,

so you can have us on the simulator as well as having

the engine room workshop, being able to call down

as if on a ship. Some six floors beneath,

are actually a large ship's working engine,

which we bought from the industry The engineers are trained,

not only to plan issues but to repair and maintain

the working ship's engine. We wanted to create a building

with a civic presence, we have an embossed white concrete

base, on the riverside walkway, and a very simple curtain

walling facade above. These modular facades

were specifically redolant of 19th century Victorian facades in

a lot of buildings in Glasgow. The staff team can be truly proud

of a cohesive project. It proves that with a brilliant

client, brilliant architect, you can achieve a unique,

iconic and world-class building. You can see all our films

of the shortlisted buildings now and you can also vote

for your favourite one there. Let's take a look at what the

weather has in store. I am bringing you news, it has been

a beautiful day across the country, there is a Weather Watchers's

picture of the sky, very settled for the week ahead, and we can take a

look at the pressure charts to see why. We have an expansive area of

high pressure that looks like staying with us through the week,

pushing any weather systems further out into the Atlantic, so good news

for us and for autumn. A dry evening and night, some clear spells

initially, more cloud towards the far West, cloud tending to drifting

across eastern coastal areas tonight as well. Occasionally strong winds

in the West, like inland, temperatures were covering to about

nine Celsius. A fine start to the day tomorrow, cloudier initially

across eastern areas, the cloud thinning and breaking, so we're

looking at a beautiful autumn day once again. No mist and fog like

today, am glad to say. Temperatures rising to a respectable 15-16dC, the

best sunshine in the West, 17 degrees are towards Glasgow, the

West Highlands, over the Western Isles looking pretty good,

brightening up here, cloud coming and going over Shetland, a strong

south-westerly wind, strong winds in coastal areas throughout the day.

That bit of cloud coming and going towards eastern coastal areas,

towards the Angus coast, the East Lothian coast, still pretty

pleasant, right sunshine, turning hazy. More of the same into the

evening, and it stays dry into the overnight period as well. Actually,

that things are looking for Wednesday too, and other dry day,

cloud initially, thinning and breaking through the day, the best

sunshine in the West, quite a breezy day, on Thursday we will see

brighter skies in the East, but similar to tomorrow.

A reminder of the main news, the British economy is in for a

roller-coaster ride as the UK and negotiate its exit from the European

Union according to the Chancellor, Philip Hammond, speaking to the

Conservative Party conference. That is Reporting Scotland, I am

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