22/02/2017 Reporting Scotland

A reminder of the day's main story... The

The BBC announces a new dedicated TV channel for Scotland.

Drama and comedy, I look forward to seeing what of that. Drama and

comedy, I look forward to seeing what of that that's the main thing.

It will be Mrs McDougal 's missing cat, or somebody stole my as long as

it means more work for the people of Scotland, that's the main thing. It

will be Mrs McDougal 's missing cat, or somebody stole my bike!

warning for snow affecting the morning rush hour.

At they say storm Doris could bring traffic disruption throughout the

night and Claims that the voluntary sector

almost half of Scottish charities saw reduced turnover last year.

The scheme to protect the elusive wildcat by catching and neutering

The Hogmanay favourite who's making a comeback,

The BBC has announced plans to launch a new dedicated TV

?30 million a year will be invested in the project

with the service expected to start in Autumn 2018.

It will include a news hour at 9 o'clock after the BBC rejected

the idea of a so-called Scottish Six.

Steven Godden is not so very far away,

he's in the Reporting Scotland control room for us tonight.

Centre they say storm Doris could bring traffic disruption throughout

the night and part of the renegotiation of its Royal Charter

the Director General, Tony Hall, promised to do more to address

concerns some people have about the way the BBC represents Scotland. He

came here today to set up the detail. I think it is fair to say

that both inside and outside this building he caught plenty of

people of that's right, Jackie, today the BBC has turned the camera

on itself as part of the renegotiation of its Royal Charter

the Director General, Tony Hall, promised to do more to address

concerns some people have about the way the BBC represent Scotland. He

came here today to set up the detail. I think it is fair to say

that both inside and outside this building he caught plenty of people

the element of for any storyteller and, it seems, the Director General

of the BBC. Tony Hall arrived in Glasgow promising to do more to

reflect life in the devolved nations. For Scotland he revealed

that means a new dedicated TV channel. The right way to give

viewers in Scotland choice is to mirror what we do on radio. In the

morning I listen to the Today programme or good morning Scotland

and I believe that is what we are now offering in TV as well. I'm

excited by that because I think an important ingredient for any

storyteller and, it seems, the Director General of the BBC. Tony

Hall arrived in Glasgow promising to do more to reflect life in the

devolved nations. For Scotland he revealed that means a new dedicated

TV channel. The right way to give viewers in Scotland choice is to

mirror what we do on radio. In the morning I listen to the Today

programme or good morning Scotland and I believe that is what we are

now offering in TV as well. I'm excited by that because I think this

is an immensely, an immensely creative place. What about the view

on the streets? And Scottish but and British. I don't watch Scottish

important thing. It will be Mrs McDougal's missing cat or somebody

stole my bike! News coverage, a constant source of tension is

central to the change and it sees the return of, and comedy, and look

forward to more of that. If it introduces more work for the people

of Scotland that's the most important thing. It will be Mrs

McDougal's missing cat or somebody stole my bike! News coverage, a

constant source of tension is central to the change and it sees

the return of the news slot. But with a twist, a Scottish Nine,

covering stories around the globe but no Scottish Six. For some people

but as a missed opportunity. If you tune in at 6pm to a typical news

programme they will lead on an English story and then there will

news slot. But with a twist, a Scottish Nine, covering stories

around the globe but no Scottish Six. For some people but as a missed

opportunity. If you tune in at 6pm to a typical news programme they

will lead on an English story and then raised in Scotland is spent in

Scotland. Which brings us back to Shetland, commissioned here for a

BBC network audience, an extra ?20 million a year is being invested to

do more of an English transport story and perhaps an English

education story. Great for the people of England, not good enough

education story. Great for the for the people of Scotland. Another

thorny issue for those in charge is the licence fee, compared to other

devolved nations is smaller percentage of the money raised in

Scotland is spent in Scotland. Which brings us back to Shetland,

commissioned here for a BBC network audience, an extra ?20 million a

year is being invested to do more of so, could Scotland for example

recreate a Welsh success story? What we do want to do is attract some of

our Scottish talent back yes we can see the likes of Steven Moffat, the

great Scottish writer, maybe he'll do something for us in the future

but it must not be run on a shoestring. MSP the Scottish

Government welcomed the announcement today but questioned the budget for

the proposed new channel. We estimated it would cost ?75 million

to deliver so the ?30 million announced, however welcome, may fall

short of what is required. So announced, however welcome, may fall

welcome a new Scottish TV channel but it must not be run on a

shoestring. MSPbe able to quiz Tony for tomorrow when he faces a

Holyrood committee. The aim is to for tomorrow when he faces a

have the new channel up and running in 18 months' time.

Well our political editor Brian Taylor joins us now from Holyrood.

Broadcasting and the Scottish Six have been a source of much

Does today's announcement address some of the concerns?

Reporting Scotland, I think the response at Holyrood and the

response generally from the body politic has been notably warm. It

can be remarkably disarming to say yes, remember that the idea of a

distinctive Scottish channel was piloted by a commission set up by

the first SNP government ten years ago, that idea of a distinctive

Scottish channel was demanded as recently as 2015 by the First

Minister said the BBC is saying twice yes, eventually. And I think

that's having a really good response at Holyrood. There are

important and significant caveats in I think the response at Holyrood and

the response generally from the body politic has been notably warm. It

can be remarkably disarming to say yes, remember that the idea of a

distinctive Scottish channel was piloted by a commission set up by

the first SNP government ten years ago, that idea of a distinctive

Scottish channel was demanded as recently as 2015 by the First

Minister said the BBC is saying twice yes, eventually. And I think

that's having a really good response at Holyrood. There are important and

significant caveats in that response. You heard that response

about the money, that will undoubtedly be pursued by the

Scottish Government and others. Across the party 's response is

definitely positive. I think it's significant that the formal

statements put out by the Scottish Government and compared with former

tweets, did not mention the Scottish Six. They were talking with those

caveats about the proposals advanced by the BBC. It seems that today,

perhaps for once, the BBC has said yes and Holyrood is smiling then I

lay today! No doubt normal service will soon be resumed!

Weather warnings have been upgraded ahead of the arrival of Storm Doris

with large areas of Scotland due to be affected by snow

overnight and into tomorrow morning's rush hour.

Travel disruption is expected and already Borders council has

cancelled all school transport for tomorrow morning with school

Morag Kinniburgh has been to see the preparations being made

Brian, thank they are charting weather patterns that and they are

chatting weather patterns at to hit Scotland at 2am tomorrow and last

all day National traffic control centre, storm Doris is due to hit

Scotland at 2am tomorrow and last will it be? You can see from the

screens, this picture from the Met Office indicating the forecast for

tomorrow. Most of the country is covered in a yellow warning of wind,

snow and rain and we have the amber warning which is ringing bad weather

to southern and central Scotland. With me is Dean Connelly. How bad

will it be? You can see from the screens, this picture from the Met

Office indicating the forecast for tomorrow. Most of the country is

covered in a yellow warning of wind, snow and rain and we have the amber

warning covering East, Central and Southern Central Scotland. That is

forced hills so we expect severe weather and challenging conditions

tomorrow. How will that affect us, damage to power lines, buildings,

traffic disruption? It could be all of that. We have the multi-agency

response team, or the that's no could be anything up to 30

centimetres in the hills so we expect severe weather and

challenging conditions tomorrow. How will that affect us, damage to power

lines, buildings, traffic disruption? It could be all of that.

We have the multi-agency response team, or companies working together

to get it cleared up as quickly always the same, check out the

website, plan your journey for the traffic tomorrow. Your advice to the

public? Always the same, check out the website, plan give yourself that

extra time and extra space because it can take ten times to stop in

snow than on a dry day. Make sure you reach your destination safely.

Thank you. Time to make a plan B if you are affected. Keep up with the

details of a night on the BBC Scotland a vehicle to stop in snow

than on a dry day. Make sure you reach your destination safely. Thank

you. Time to make a plan B if you are affected. Keep up with the

details of a night on the BBC Scotland

More councils have been setting their council tax

Aberdeen has just become the fifth council to voluntarily

decide not to put up the basic rate - even though this means they're

adding to the pressure on their finances.

In all but three council areas, the council tax should

People who live in the higher property bands face automatic

increases regardless of what their council decides.

An independent watchdog has said Police Scotland has made

"substantial improvements" in its use of stop and search.

The Inspector of Constabulary says the controversial use

of so-called consensual searches has almost ceased.

There's been a 67% reduction in the practice,

with almost all carried out on a statutory, or legal basis.

A scholarship's been set up in honour of the motor

neurone disease campaigner, Gordon Aikman, who died

The 31-year-old's legacy was debated at Holyrood today.

The Scottish government announced it would fund a ?25,000

to research better ways of caring for people with the condition.

Almost half of Scottish charities saw reduced turnover last year,

and of those who did record growth, most were large organisations.

A report from the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations also

reveals that charities are expecting demand for their

Our social affairs correspondent Reevel Alderson reports.

A face-lift for a daycare centre for dementia sufferers

The charity said it could not afford contractors to do the work outside.

So it called in volunteers, all former offenders.

A lot of people after they come out the other side of the criminal

justice system, they find it hard to find employment or

This scheme operated by Apex said by offering former offenders work it

takes the risk out of potential employers by giving the men

Apex has learned it has lost its funding

It is a familiar story for charities, who a report says

Almost half of Scottish charities saw income falling last year.

Those who did record increases were mainly large organisations

with turnover of more than half a million.

72% of charities forecast increased demand for their services this year.

Morag Kinniburgh, they said they were unable to plan because yet they

said they were unable to plan because funding was planned normally

for one year. So much of their time is spent working through the

mechanisms we have to go so much of their time is spent working through

the mechanisms we have to go through doing is spending time on working

out how to do these contracts these contracts happen. It is a real

problem because what we would like to be doing is spending time on

working out how to do these contracts the Scottish Council for

voluntary organisations which produced the report is lobbying

ministers to change the way charities receive funding. And is

short-sighted, costing the a model that makes it easier for charities

especially smaller ones to become sustainable costing local and

national government lots of time and effort. We really need to rethink

this and go on to a three year cycle of funding a model that makes it

easier for charities especially smaller ones to become sustainable

the government says it wants to develop a three-year cycle to

strengthen the of the top a reminder of the top launch a dedicated TV

challenge for Scotland -- TV channel for Scotland. And still to come more

than a Scottish Cup tie, Hearts take on the the BBC announces plans to

launch a dedicated TV challenge for Scotland -- TV channel for Scotland.

And still to come more than a Scottish Cup tie, Hearts take on the

oldest rival Hibs in the Around 80 feral cats have been

neutered in Scotland, as part of a massive project

to prevent them Our environment correspondent

Kevin Keane reports In a secret location camera traps

are checked to see if they have caught footage of one

of our most elusive neighbours. The Scottish wildcat population has

plummeted in recent decades. This team is trying to protect that

handful that remain. What we hoped to find was evidence

we still had some wildcats Fortunately, we have found some

wildcats clinging on, Feral cats have been captured from

all across this part of Scotland. This one in particular has been high

on the list of targets. Judging by the marking patterns

and the overall physique of the cat it is definitely a cat

of domestic origin. The scary thing is it was living

right next to a really good wildcat. It was important to get it

caught and neutered. This pop-up clinic has been set up

in a resident summerhouse. They checked on disease before

being neutered and released. We know domestic cats

and feral domestic cats are a major threat to wildcats

because of hybridisation Without reducing the population

of the cats, we would be unable to secure the future

for the Scottish wildcat. The landscape of Morvern

is ideal territory for cats. They have got plenty of cover,

but without rabbits in this area, As a measure of how few of these

animals exist here, this whole peninsula at Morvern

is 140 square kilometres. On here, 150 camera

traps are set up. Between them they have captured

images of only three wildcats. With these sorted out,

the traps are re-laid Not many people have

seen these animals in the flesh, but they remain

an iconic Scottish species whose continued existence

is far from guaranteed. Kevin Kean, Reporting

Scotland, Morvern. Police have arrested an inmate

who'd failed to return to the Castle Huntly open

prison near Dundee. James Boyle was arrested

in the Glasgow area after being A train's been damaged after it hit

a fallen tree in Aberdeenshire. The incident happened close

to Inverurie at around 11 o'clock. The train operator Scotrail

says no one was injured but there was damage to the front

of the vehicle. Passengers on the Aberdeen

to Inverness line had to use replacement buses

between Inverurie and Dyce. The soft drinks company Coca-Cola

says it supports calls for the Scottish Government

to introduce a deposit return scheme, in an effort to reduce

litter and increase recycling. Deposit return schemes involve

customers paying a small sum which is paid back when they return

a bottle or can. SNP MSP Richard Lochhead,

who has pushed for Scotland to introduce DRS, said the move

was a big turnaround A full house is expected

at Easter Road this evening, where Hibs play Hearts

in a Scottish Cup replay. The sides are playing for a place in

the quarter-final, after the first But like all Edinburgh derbies,

this is more than just a cup tie. Our senior football reporter

Chris McLaughlin is there now. Yes, a bitterly cold night in the

capital, but trust me. In around an hour's time it will be absolutely

red hot in terms of atmosphere in this ground. As you say, a sell-out

expected. A pretty drab 0-0 draw at Tynecastle last time, so they will

have to do it all over again. It was exactly the same last year at this

stage of the competition, they were zero then back here to Easter Road

and the goal from Jason Cummings gave Hibs 81-0 win to send them

through to the then eventually they went on to win the competition, the

first time in 114 years. The big question, can they do it again and

beat their rivals here at home? The game will take care of itself. You

can never predict a derby and we don't have a good record, but we

have had one lately, just not in the past... I think we will win, 2-1

Hibs, probably. I think Hibs will do it tonight. Play well, no reason why

we cannot do it. Same as last season, two in a row. After the

result at Tynecastle, easy. The pitch was bad and stuff. Is dad

confident? Very confident, aye, definitely. Jason Cummings

hat-trick, definitely, bring it on. The Hibs fans, as you can see,

pretty confident. What about Hearts? You to discuss their chances, the

radio Scotland pundit and former Hearts Clare Allan Preston. Who are

radio Scotland pundit and former the favourites? According to the

bookmakers, they will tell you different. I think Hibs, home

advantage, a decent result away at Tynecastle, so they will fancy their

chances. As I said earlier, not a great spectacle ten days ago. It

cannot be any worse tonight? That is right, very poor can cancel, little

chances created by either side. -- very poor at paying cancel. It could

chances created by either side. -- go to penalties. I have heard it's

said this could mean more to one side and the other. Do you buy that?

No, it means a much to both. Hibs have the trophy and Hearts will want

to take it off them, and if they don't start that tonight, you're

not. Allen is off to join our BBC Radio Scotland colleagues. We have

the game live this evening. Kick-off is at 7:45pm. Thank you, Chris.

Rikki Fulton's comic creation, the Reverend I.M.

Jolly, is making a comeback on the stage.

Actors Johnny Mac and Liam Dolan have been touring a tribute show

to Francie and Josie, the double act Rikki Fulton performed

Now they are adding in Scotland's dourest minister.

Aileen Clarke looked in on rehearsals.

Hello... LAUGHTER

My name is Jolly, spelt M-O-R-B-I-D. LAUGHTER

His performance closely studied to produce the do list of ministers.

What kind of B have you had? Has it been negative, downtrodden? Are ye

dancin'? Are ye askin'? I'm asking. To betray him doing that character

is really what I am trying to get across and keep that memory alive so

that when people come to watch as they say, yes, you did use to do

that. Well... That is another year gone. The permission to perform

these sketches, though, came from an unusual quarter. We found out that

RSPCA were left the rights to the Reverend I M Jolly's sketches by

Rikki Fulton. We had to ask them for the rights to perform it. What do

they think? They loved it, from the first contact they were over the

moon, delighted it was being portrayed again and picked up and of

course that it would benefit that RSPCA. There is still some vintage

Francie and Josie in the new shorter. What did you think of the

school? I hated it, the worst four days of my life. It might make it be

time for the return of supercop next? Naw, you listen, pal. This is

d your dealin' wi. LAUGHTER

-- This is the polis you're dealin' wi.

Well, as we've been hearing, Storm Doris is expected to cause

Well, the front edge of the weather system has already reached

the Northern Isles as these dramatic pictures taken this

To give you some idea of the scale, the cliffs you can see are up

That is Christopher's Q. Good afternoon. A pleasant afternoon for

many, blue skies coming in from our weather watchers. But into the next

few hours our attention turns to something altogether more wintry.

Rain pushing and at first across the South West, quite heavy for attained

through Dumfries and Galloway and perhaps localised flooding. All

connected to a deep area of low pressure, which is Storm Doris

working its way across the country tonight. And Amber be prepared

warning, for the star making its way across the borders, Lanarkshire, and

the central area generally. A yellow warning for is around that

stretching as far north as the central highlands, so tomorrow

morning for central and southern Scotland we are likely to see

significant disruption with a combination of rain and snow. Down

at sea level, a centimetre or two but giving any elevation we could

well see tens of centimetres of snow. High parts of the roads

highlighted here, we could well see some destruction, and it would be a

really wintry morning for many. Up in Aberdeenshire and parts of

Murray, drier but still rain and it is similar for the far north.

Hebridean areas, some went there and rain but are the I'll is sitting

pretty relatively. That system then slowly pulling away but it will take

a while -- the Northern Isles are sitting quite pretty. In terms of

temperatures, five or six Celsius at best but with any snow on the ground

in the south-east, it will be quite cold. Through the rest of the

afternoon into the evening, a weather front in the West with

sherry outbreaks of rain, windy around the West Coast as well and

that it is in overnight Thursday into Friday. Again, wintry on the

high ground -- showery bricks. A ridge of high pressure replacing

this and Friday is much better, drier and brighter with some

sunshine, but towards the afternoon there will be some further outbreaks

of rain arriving from the Atlantic. Temperatures back to where they

should be, six, seven, perhaps eight Celsius. To recap, the warning areas

for tomorrow morning, that will be the amber alias you can see there,

significant disruption from that snow, difficult driving conditions

also in law areas, not just the high parts -- the amber areas. Thank you,

Chris. Now, a reminder of

tonight's main news: The BBC has announced plans

to launch a new dedicated TV ?30 million a year will be

invested in the project with the service expected to start

in Autumn 2018. It will include a news hour at 9

o'clock after the BBC rejected the idea of a so-called

Scottish Six. The fiance of the children's

author Helen Bailey has been found guilty

of murdering her and dumping her body in a cesspit

under their garage in Hertfordshire. Ian Stewart drugged

Ms Bailey over several weeks before smothering her in April last

year in the hope of claiming Our next main bulletin is just

after the ten o'clock news. Until then, from everyone

on the team, good evening.