24/10/2016 Reporting Scotland

two police officers are seriously injured

after being deliberately run over by a car.

Detectives say it's attempted murder.

Talks in Downing Street, but Nicola Sturgeon says

she is still no clearer about how the UK Government will take

The dangers of heading a football - new research shows how much

damage is caused to the brain after just one training session.

Also in the programme, wish you weren't here?

What they discovered is, if I do this and just head a football, I get

memory loss and my brain function is impaired.

Also in the programme, wish you weren't here?

A BBC investigation finds hidden problems facing

ageing timeshare owners trying to sell their properties.

And after losing the Old Firm League Cup semifinal, a former

Rangers manager says the club needs to spend if it wants success.

A woman police officer is in intensive care

and a male colleague is in hospital with serious injuries

after they were deliberately run over by a car in Glasgow.

Detectives say they're treating the incident as attempted murder.

It happened late last night in the Knightswood area,

when the two officers stopped a car to speak to the occupants.

A police jacket and parts of uniform mark the spot where two officers, a

30-year-old woman and her 30-year-old male colleague, was

seriously injured at 11:15 last night. The others as had been called

here and stopped a car to speak to the occupants. The card then

reversed, struck them both, and drove out of the street hitting

other cars as it left. Neighbours on this quiet cul-de-sac were woken by

the sound of sirens. Today, there was shock as they learned what had

happened, and great sympathy for the injured officers. Everyone has been

concerned, obviously myself as well, they are the people that protect us,

and how safe are the rest of the people, you know? A blue Nissan

and how safe are the rest of the Qashqai was later found burnt out.

Police think through your four people were in the car when it hit

the officers. We want to find the people responsible, because these

two officers were going about their employment, keeping people safe,

doing their policing duties and work callously ran over and seriously

injured, both of them hospitalised. This afternoon, the damaged patrol

car was removed from the scene. The two injured officers are recovering

in hospital with injuries said to be non-life-threatening.

The First Minister has described Brexit talks with Theresa May

and the other devolved nations as deeply frustrating.

The leaders of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

about how the UK Government will take Britain out the EU.

she would strike a bespoke Brexit deal for the whole UK.

here's our political correspondent Andrew Kerr.

Brisk and businesslike head of the Brexit talks, four months to the day

since David Cameron resigned after the vote to leave the EU, Nicola

Sturgeon pressed her successor for a special deal. Like one former Prime

Minister, Theresa May wanted to stand firm - no to flexible Brexit

arrangements, no to Holyrood and the assemblies approving the final deal.

Many parts of the meeting were deeply frustrating, because I

certainly felt as if we weren't getting any major insight, and it is

incumbent on the UK Government to be more open about what they are trying

to achieve, and I am determined to work as hard as I can to protect

Scottish interests. The counterparts in Wales and Northern Ireland joined

in. Next has got the leverage of independence. If all we get is the

door being closed in our face, I am determined that Scotland should not

be taken off the cliff edge without having the opportunity to choose a

better alternative. The first ministers have been sent back

better alternative. The first through the gates of Downing Street

as they try to forge a special deal, but Theresa May faces a tough time

as she needs a special deal with Brussels as well that. Despite both

party and country. In the afternoon the Prime Minister updated MPs on a

trip to Brussels last week and explained that she would listen to

the devolved nations. What I want is for us, in determining UK position,

because it will be the UK that will be negotiating with the European

Union, our future relationship, that we take into full account and

understand properly the impacts and the particular issues that are of

concern to the devolved administrations. But the UK

Government has also been expressing its frustration at the Scottish

Government. I think it is quite clear the SNP want another

independence referendum. It wouldn't matter what came out of these

negotiations, it wouldn't matter what the economic arguments for

Scotland remaining in the UK was. The SNP is committed to independence

and holding another referendum. There was one happy couple in

Westminster today, cementing their relationship, but some older unions

are proving to be a little fruitless and frustrating at the moment - for

both sides, it seems. Let's go to undo in Downing Street

tonight, a lot of discussion and debate, are we any further forward

on this? -- let's go to Andrew. Well, in a way, maybe no, not very

far forward. We do have this forum where the devolved nations can have

this direct line to the Brexit Secretary, David Davis, but may be

so what? Nicola Sturgeon's frustration was clear for all to

see, and I suppose you can understand why, because the Prime

Minister had made it clear before the meeting even started that she

would not accede to the demands from the devolved governments. But the UK

Government too are saying that they are equally frustrated - the meeting

was said to be a bit emotionless, there was no blood on the wall, but

everyone had preordained positions. We have these two sides, never the

twain shall meet, Nicola Sturgeon wanting that special deal with the

European Union, the UK Government saying, no, it will be a Brexit deal

for the UK as a whole. But one interesting point do at - the UK

Government may be clarifying that position a little and saying, well,

actually, they could be special deals for areas like Northern

Ireland, the border there, the financial services sector, there

could be locals sector deals too. So maybe the UK Government is being a

bit more nuanced in their position maybe the UK Government is being a

tonight and not taking such a hard line which has caused so much

frustration today. Thank you very much, Andrew Kerr.

New research from Stirling University has found that

just one practice session of heading a football can lead to an immediate

decrease in brain function, and a halving of memory recall.

It's the first time this direct link has been found

There are calls for Scotland to consider following America

in banning heading for very young players.

Science has known for some time about the zoo of concussion in

in football is under the spotlight. in football is under the spotlight.

-- contact sport. We have a way to assess whether there are immediate

changes in the brain, and we can measure that by looking at the

signal as it travels from the brain to the leg. Three, two, one, push,

push! So we measure people before and after they head the football to

see if there was any change. We found that after heading the ball,

the release of inhibitory chemicals in the brain was higher. But that

they give for that, Jordan, you can do some heading drills. So just

heading a football has an immediate effect on the brain. The testing was

designed to eradicate what you see behind me. If I do this and just

head a football, I get memory loss and my brain function is impaired.

Even the academics themselves weren't expecting the link to be

found. This is the thing that is up rising for me, that we found these

changes in relation to heading practice, which one would think

would be completely innocuous. -- that is surprising. And certainly

colleagues were quite sceptical about the study, about whether we

would find any link, so I think it is quite a surprising result. Some

think it is time to copy the Americans and ban heading for

youngsters. In America, they were the first one to look at it, and

they have taken heading the ball out of the game for younger kids. We

haven't done that yet, and it might be the way ahead. If you had your

time again, would you play football knowing you might get brain damage?

I would still want to play, I would still agree to play football,

because that is what I wanted to do more than anything else, and I would

take the risk. The researchers say that two thirds of the players

tested had symptoms that took 24-hour is to resolve. They saved

further testing is needed to assess whether there are any long-term

affects. John Beattie, Reporting Scotland.

Police have launched an inquiry following

the death of a three-week-old baby girl in Fife.

Officers were called to a flat in Cupar's Kinloss Crescent

in the early hours of Saturday morning.

They're currently treating the infant's death as unexplained.

An 11-year-old Rangers fan who was injured when a bottle was thrown had

his head has told the BBC about the incident. Craig was walking to

Sunday's old firm match at Hampden Park have those brass broke down

when the bottle hit him. He needed seven stages. -- when his bus broke

down. I just feel it will be save at the next one, because it is at home,

and I do not think... The only reason we were in that spot was

because of the bus. So I do not think there is any chance of that

happening again. Police Scotland says the current law

banning fox hunting is unworkable which deflects from the spirit

of the legislation. The claim comes in a written

submission to a review of the legislation being

carried out by Lord Bonomy. Our rural affairs correspondent

Kevin Keane reports joins us now

from the Scottish Parliament. How significant is this police view,

Kevin? Well, Jackie, it is highly significant, because essentially it

provides an answer to the central question posed in the review being

carried out by Lord Bonomy at the moment, which is whether the

legislation from 2002 provide sufficient protection for wild

mammals, in other words foxes. Now, we know that from 2002 the law

changed, which meant that the chasing and killing of foxes by dogs

as part of Pax was outlawed. What is meant to happen now is that the

packs continue to exist, and they flush out the fox and chased them

towards members of the hunt with guns who are supposed to kill them

with the guns in a quick and clean way. Opponents say that is not what

happens on every occasion. Police Scotland's submission to this review

says that there are terms within the 2002 legislation which are not

clearly defined, and it says that creates a level of confusion which

can deflect from the original spirit of the legislation, and they

conclude that the law is somewhat unworkable. Now, that has been

seized upon by the league against cruel sports, who say that it

demonstrates that the law will now have to change. If you really want

to ban fox hunting in Scotland, then you should ban the use of a pack of

hounds in the countryside. The Scottish public want hunting to be

banned, the Scottish Parliament thought it had banded. Now it is

time to really ban hunting for good. Now, that report will go to Scottish

ministers in the next few weeks, and we're expecting it to be published

before the end of the year. We will see then what ministers decide to

do, if anything, about it. We did try to get a response from the

Scottish countryside alliance, but they have not responded. They

themselves submitted a response to this review which said that if the

purpose of the legislation was to ban the chase Andy Gill by hounds,

then in their opinion the legislation is fit for purpose.

You're watching BBC Reporting Scotland.

Two police officers are seriously injured

after being deliberately run over by a car.

Detectives say it's attempted murder.

the SFA's chief executive says it's disrespectful

to talk about replacing Scotland manager Gordon Strachan

so early in the World Cup qualifying campaign.

A BBC Scotland investigation has uncovered evidence of the problems

who want to get out of their holiday-home commitments.

Many owners who bought their weeks in the sun 20 or 30 years

ago are trying to hand back or sell their timeshares,

as increased age and ill health make travel more difficult.

But as Fergus Muirhead found out, it's not easy.

Time-shares seem to offer promise of a lifetime of hassle free

holidays and British sun-seekers snapped them up. Now, as the owners

have got older, a new problem has emerged. A lot of these historic

contracts are quite heavily in favour of the time-share companies

with no get out for the consumer. This pushes people towards

time-share resale companies that help you dispose of your property,

but we quickly discovered the number of complaints against one company in

particular. This company is actually called Sell My Time-share. Tv. We

Approached Them, They Took Our Details And Gave A Valuation Of

?5,400. They Invited Us To A Meeting Which We Secretly Filmed. .

People come to us for advice on how time-share works, how to get out of

their time-share... Did she say to you that you would get a check when

you arrived here? No, but she said it had a guaranteed value of ?9,400.

They wanted me to pay 6000 pounds today, that's not why I thought we

were here today. Almost three hours of being talked about the time-share

we were trying to sell, it was quite clear from the outset they had no

intention of giving my mother than ?9,400 promised on the phone. Their

parent company, monster travels practices, are under serious

scrutiny. Stephen Boyd is preparing a legal case against them. We have

recently written to monster travel in Tenerife and I've got 250 or so

clients and they are alleging they answered an advert or took a cold

call from a company that promised them they would sell their

time-share, then when they went to a meeting in fact that's not what was

going to happen and they have to buy another product, and they work

missed there would be a financial return. We approached monster

travel, they said: Despite requests, BBC Scotland has

refused to provide us with details of specific customers who have

raised issues around the service they received. So what have we

learned at the end of this? You have got to stay calm, talk to your

resort manager and your solicitor. There is hope so be patient and make

sure you take the right advice. And you can see more of that story

in BBC Scotland Investigates - The Timeshare Timebomb tonight

at 7:30 on BBC One Scotland. A drug user is receiving treatment

for suspected botulism in Aberdeen. NHS Grampian's Health Protection

Team is investigating. If injected, it can cause infections

and result in nerve paralysis. Police have charged two 12-year-old

boys following a fire The blaze broke out

at Wellbrae Primary School Police inquiries are continuing,

and a report will be submitted Gordon Strachan's position

as Scotland manager is not up for discussion, according

to his boss. Scotland have taken just four points

from their opening three World Cup qualifiers and play

England away next. But the Scottish Football

Association's chief executive Stewart Regan says it's

disrespectful to talk about replacing Strachan

so early in the campaign. It is a third goal for Slovakia!

Scotland's defeat in Slovakia earlier this month completed a bad

week for the national team. It came a few days after a home draw against

Lithuania. The result left the football supporters of the nation

with an unwelcome sense of d j vu, with an unwelcome sense of d ja vu,

but they lead to discussions on the manager's future? Not at all. It is

all about the next game, we are looking forward to getting this

campaign back contract. Given the poor end to the previous campaign,

the question will start, what evidence is there that Gordon

Strachan is still the best man for the job? It's all about results,

results will determine our success and determine what happens as far as

Scotland is concerned. It is all about the next game. Given that the

manager seems to be considering his future after the Slovakia game, do

you and the board have to consider what might happen should we lose to

England? I think I have answered that question with my previous

answer. You haven't answered whether there is a plan in place. I have

answered the question on the basis that there is still 21 points still

to play for in this campaign. If we win at Wembley we are right back in

the mix and it is a little bit disrespectful to be talking about a

manager's contract so early in the campaign. A win over England at

Wembley would undoubtedly restore faith in the manager, but as the

supporters prepared to descend on London again, past results scarcely

hint at a revival. Rangers are five years behind Celtic

and their manager Mark Warburton is working with one hand tied

behind his back. Those are the views of the club's

former boss Graeme Souness following the defeat to Celtic

in the semi final of the League Cup. Here's our Senior Football Reporter

Chris McLaughlin. To the victors, the spoils. Bragging

rights and a League Cup final. For the losers, a semifinal defeat and

an inquest into exactly where they are. If one club legend is to be

believed, they are five years behind their rivals and in dire need of

interest. I think Mark Wolverton is operating with one hand behind his

back. He has done a fantastic job on budget that any coach would find it

difficult to operate in. You can be the best coach in the world but it

is about what players you have and Rangers are short. But the man in

charge now responded, saying: How different things may have been

had Jason Holt converted this chance yesterday. Even so his boss says the

defeat shows they have gained ground since the 5-1 mauling last month.

Do you feel the gap is closing? No, we showed the same spell we did last

time, and even though the scoresheet was only with one goal I think they

were still a much better team. In the end, this was the difference

yesterday, goal number 14 for Dembele coming in the nick of time.

If you compare it to the last game we won 5-1, the statistics were

better yesterday. We had more possession of the ball yesterday

better yesterday. We had more with more efforts on goal, more

corners, so that would tell you that it was a similar if not better

performance without the goals. One goal, many opinions, but a single

simple outcome. Celtic progress to the league finals next month.

The winner of the Man Booker Prize will be announced in

Six novels are in the running for the ?50,000 prize including

a book by a small Scottish publishing house about a triple

Our arts correspondent Pauline McLean reports.

This place bills itself as Scotland's book town but this year

there is one book in particular causing a real buzz.

Graeme Macrae Burnet's novel is not so much a whodunnit as a why did he

do it. I wanted to write a novel about a murderer who writes an

eloquent account of why he did what he did, and the documents were an

important part of the structure of the book. It is a tale which

captivated local people at a recent book event just as it captivated a

small Scottish publishing house. It is absolutely beautifully written,

but you cannot help root for the character. You are so immersed in it

that I personally felt I could have committed those murders myself.

Judges of the Man Booker Prize heartily agree, they have short

listed it for their ?50,000 prize which will be announced in London

tomorrow. It is a significant cultural moment for Scotland, and it

is not that Scotland has been dumbed down in the Man Booker Prize, it has

been well represented over the years but we haven't had it for a little

while and everybody likes the underdog. When or blues, this is

already a success story. A small publisher on an international stage

and a previously unknown author outselling everything on the list.

All you want is for people to read your book.

Let's take a look at what the weather has in store. Changes are

fought. Look at this lovely picture of mist and fog, sent in by one of

our weather watchers earlier today. It will be a cold and frosty night

to come. A ridge of high pressure dominating things tonight but

through tomorrow night we will see this weather system pulling our way,

introducing this rain, some windy conditions but also much milder air.

It does clear away, but tonight it is largely dry with showers along

coastal areas. Elsewhere it will stay dry, we are seeing temperatures

falling away and frost tonight. Overnight lows of a roundabout

freezing for many. We will see those mist and fog patches forming comp

tomorrow morning, so be aware it will be called tomorrow morning

underneath that high pressure. Mist and fog will be fairly extensive

through the central lowlands and the south it could be slow to clear.

Some showers along the east coast, but they will clear away through the

afternoon and then it will be a beautiful day. Plenty of sunny

weather, really for much of the country and temperatures may be

reaching 12 Celsius. Cloud thickening up towards the far

north-west, introducing some spots of rain, but holding the sunshine

for the far north. Quite breezy across Shetland. Much better day to

come for the north-east generally. It will be dry once the show was

clear away, not feeling as cold as it has been with the easterly wind

leaving us. Into the evening, cloud thickening, rain is introduced and

it will turn milder as we had through the overnight period. It

starts off wet on Wednesday, staying windy but it will be milder. That is

your forecast. To police officers are in hospital after being

deliberately run over by a car in Glasgow. Detectives say they are

treating it as attempted murder. That is Reporting Scotland, I am

back with the headlines at 8pm, and with our late bulletin just after

the ten o'clock News. Enjoy the rest of your evening.