:00:00. > :00:09.Two Scottish finance companies will merge to create a firm worth
:00:10. > :00:16.We're on the road with the nurses on call overnight in the Highlands -
:00:17. > :00:22.because there aren't enough doctors to do it.
:00:23. > :00:26.They do a marvellous job, absolutely. I don't know what I
:00:27. > :00:30.would do without them. Also on the programme,
:00:31. > :00:32.the plume of smoke was visible across the central belt -
:00:33. > :00:37.this fire in a Glasgow scrapyard We catch up with athletics golden
:00:38. > :01:01.girl Laura Muir after her double And amid Robin, this was him on come
:01:02. > :01:02.him still dancing at the age of 80 him still dancing at the age of 80
:01:03. > :01:08.-- and meet Robin. A financial giant is set to be
:01:09. > :01:16.created by the merger of two Standard Life and Aberdeen
:01:17. > :01:19.Asset Management today confirmed their plans to join
:01:20. > :01:22.forces, creating a firm worth ?11 billion, and continuing
:01:23. > :01:27.to be based in Scotland. But there are fears of substantial
:01:28. > :01:29.job losses. Here's our business
:01:30. > :01:40.correspondent David Henderson. They are true of Scotland's biggest
:01:41. > :01:48.companies, high-profile sponsors of sporting events -- two. And also low
:01:49. > :01:56.profile managers of their customers money, they are both known as active
:01:57. > :02:02.investor which research where the money goes. Investors have moved
:02:03. > :02:07.away from active investing too passive investing because maybe they
:02:08. > :02:12.have not seen the performance that justifies the fees, and going to
:02:13. > :02:18.find a tubal tentative. After this deal is done, the amount of money
:02:19. > :02:25.being managed by this new investment company will be absolutely colossal.
:02:26. > :02:30.About ?660 billion. By way of comparison, that is about 20 times
:02:31. > :02:37.the annual budget for the entire Scottish Government. These two
:02:38. > :02:43.Scottish firms are big employers, Standard Life has 5000 staff in
:02:44. > :02:46.Edinburgh alone. Aberdeen 's's Scottish workforce is 800 strong,
:02:47. > :02:51.but this deal spells trouble for some workers. With the prospect of
:02:52. > :02:57.job losses where the two firms overlap. It will probably result in
:02:58. > :03:01.some job losses, maybe between the companies it could be as many as a
:03:02. > :03:03.thousand but that won't all be in Scotland because there is a
:03:04. > :03:09.substantial London operation and elsewhere. The fund managers in
:03:10. > :03:12.particular is where we will see some of the effects and we hope there
:03:13. > :03:17.will be a bigger organisation that can grow a bit more. This merger
:03:18. > :03:20.creates a phone which aims to compete with huge American rivals
:03:21. > :03:27.like Blackrock, and with money management now big business, it
:03:28. > :03:30.sends a signal to Scottish firms -- it sends a signal that two Scottish
:03:31. > :03:32.firms have ambitions to become a global giant.
:03:33. > :03:35.And our business and economy editor Douglas Fraser joins me now
:03:36. > :03:37.from the headquarters of Standard Life in Edinburgh.
:03:38. > :03:47.How significant is this for the finance sector and this Cottage
:03:48. > :03:51.economy? -- the Scottish economy. These are players who want to get
:03:52. > :03:55.together not just on a European scale but on a global scale, as
:03:56. > :04:02.well. There are American companies who are bigger, but not many of
:04:03. > :04:06.them. ?660 billion under management between these companies gives it a
:04:07. > :04:10.great deal of clout in managing the companies in which it is a
:04:11. > :04:16.shareholder. It can shape the governments of those companies and
:04:17. > :04:19.the economy in a big way and it will shape the Scottish economy because
:04:20. > :04:23.these are very big players in terms of the Scottish economy and they
:04:24. > :04:28.will show there is a real ambition in Edinburgh. We heard the figure of
:04:29. > :04:37.potentially up to 1000 job losses. This must be of concern. Clearly,
:04:38. > :04:39.there is concern especially here in Edinburgh because this deal only
:04:40. > :04:45.really begins to make sense if you cut costs to deal with competition,
:04:46. > :04:50.that is what shareholders are being card, that their earnings will
:04:51. > :04:53.increase because the costs will come down and that can only be dealt with
:04:54. > :05:01.in a company like this with cutting jobs. Especially where there is
:05:02. > :05:07.duplication, that will be the sales force, IT and the back-office, and
:05:08. > :05:11.you might ask, is it viable to stop a merger like this going ahead? But
:05:12. > :05:15.if they don't do something to stay ahead of the game, and deal with
:05:16. > :05:19.changes in technology, you could lose jobs by other means other than
:05:20. > :05:23.merger. Regarding jobs it is worth mentioning this will have another
:05:24. > :05:32.unusual arrangement, two chief executives working in a job share.
:05:33. > :05:36.They will be working together. They have said they are very different
:05:37. > :05:40.people but that is complimentary skills and that is why they get on
:05:41. > :05:46.well together. They have got on well together for decades because they go
:05:47. > :05:49.fishing together. Thanks for joining us.
:05:50. > :05:51.There have been repeated warnings about the recruitment crisis facing
:05:52. > :05:54.It's a problem exacerbated in rural and remote areas.
:05:55. > :05:58.In the Highlands, the shortage of GPs has led to the health board
:05:59. > :05:59.developing a new approach to out-of-hours care,
:06:00. > :06:04.with highly skilled nurses covering 85,000 patients across a vast area.
:06:05. > :06:06.Our health correspondent, Lisa Summers, spent a night shift
:06:07. > :06:21.You have got the address. The night shift is underway and highly skilled
:06:22. > :06:30.nurse practitioner Louise and driver Steve are on the road. They visit a
:06:31. > :06:38.Lader -- lady who has other full and they need to decide if she needs to
:06:39. > :06:42.go to hospital. They are happy to take her but they have no beds so
:06:43. > :06:50.they are on medical divert to A which is quite common. How long does
:06:51. > :06:55.it take to have a bed? Oh! How long is a piece of string? They cover a
:06:56. > :07:02.big area in the Highlands, through to Fort William. The next stop is
:07:03. > :07:06.back in Inverness. You have no chest pain? No pains. Nurse practitioners
:07:07. > :07:10.are trying to do many things that pain? No pains. Nurse practitioners
:07:11. > :07:13.GPs do, the service was set up because of a shortage of out of
:07:14. > :07:21.hours doctors. Soon Janet feels better. They do a marvellous job,
:07:22. > :07:27.absolutely, great job, and I don't know how I would do without them.
:07:28. > :07:32.The team is based at Raigmore's A, and they are supported by a team
:07:33. > :07:39.after midnight -- until midnight, and after that the back-up is the on
:07:40. > :07:43.duty doctor at A We have undergone extra training and we are
:07:44. > :07:45.getting to use it and it is no surprise, the reason we have become
:07:46. > :07:55.nurse practitioners is because we like a challenge. This job gives us
:07:56. > :08:03.a challenge every day. Is that so? Louise now sees patients who have
:08:04. > :08:10.called NHS 24. It is 315 in the morning and this is Louise's fifth
:08:11. > :08:18.call out of the evening and we are at a care home in Inverness. She is
:08:19. > :08:23.comfortable and she wants to sleep. We will keep a close eye on her.
:08:24. > :08:29.When we were in we had another ping on our computer, so no rest yet. The
:08:30. > :08:32.service evolved because of recruitment shortfalls but it works
:08:33. > :08:37.well for the community and the people who work in it. We see people
:08:38. > :08:41.at the most vulnerable times of their life and we know when they are
:08:42. > :08:46.in pain and they are distressed and I think we are very privileged in
:08:47. > :08:50.being able to do something. Seven o'clock and the shift is over,
:08:51. > :08:57.another busy and unpredictable night in the life of out-of-hours care.
:08:58. > :09:00.A massive fire which threatened homes and businesses
:09:01. > :09:02.on Glasgow's Southside yesterday afternoon and led to a power
:09:03. > :09:03.blackout was finally extinguished this morning.
:09:04. > :09:06.At its height, more than 50 firefighters were tackling
:09:07. > :09:19.Fire raging out of control on Sunday afternoon on Glasgow's south side.
:09:20. > :09:21.It took hold in a scrap yard on an industrial
:09:22. > :09:29.The huge smoke plume created by the blaze could be seen right
:09:30. > :09:37.Hundreds of people posted pictures on their
:09:38. > :09:43.It was even visible from the Isle of Arran.
:09:44. > :09:49.The incident certainly drew a crowd at ground level.
:09:50. > :09:52.More than 50 firefighters were sent to the scene and at one point water
:09:53. > :09:55.was pumped from the River Clyde to tackle the fire.
:09:56. > :09:58.The Fire Service prevented the flames reaching a nearby
:09:59. > :10:09.electricity substation, but as a precaution,
:10:10. > :10:14.power to 3,000 homes was switched off for several hours.
:10:15. > :10:17.Residents were also warned to keep doors and windows shut.
:10:18. > :10:20.After those dramatic pictures yesterday, the scene
:10:21. > :10:23.here in Helen Street is very different today.
:10:24. > :10:26.The fire is now out, but the Fire Service
:10:27. > :10:29.are maintaining a presence here, as are Police Scotland,
:10:30. > :10:33.and many people who work in this area on this industrial estate
:10:34. > :10:37.simply have not been able to get to their jobs this morning.
:10:38. > :10:41.I have been told by the police that I must wait for my boss, I do not
:10:42. > :10:44.even know if she is in herself, I have to wait and see.
:10:45. > :10:47.It was shut down up there, I went a long way around
:10:48. > :10:56.It took more than 17 hours to extinguish,
:10:57. > :10:59.now it is time to find out how the fire began.
:11:00. > :11:03.John McManus, Reporting Scotland, Glasgow.
:11:04. > :11:05.Police investigating the disappearance of RAF serviceman
:11:06. > :11:07.Corrie McKeague have begun a full-scale search of a landfill
:11:08. > :11:13.The 23-year-old from Fife vanished during a night out with friends
:11:14. > :11:19.Police say that preparations for the search of the landfill have
:11:20. > :11:21.involved building access routes and moving 8,000 tonnes
:11:22. > :11:27.The search is likely to take between six and ten weeks.
:11:28. > :11:29.Police are hunting a gang of about ten people who dragged
:11:30. > :11:32.a taxi driver from his vehicle in what's said to have been
:11:33. > :11:35.a racially-motivated assault and robbery in Edinburgh.
:11:36. > :11:37.The attack happened in West Pilton Place just before
:11:38. > :11:42.One of the gang jumped onto the bonnet and smashed the windscreen.
:11:43. > :11:46.A three-figure sum of cash was stolen from the taxi.
:11:47. > :11:50.Scotland is still in denial over the extent of sectarianism.
:11:51. > :11:53.That's according an updated report from an academic who carried out
:11:54. > :11:59.a major investigation into the issue two years ago.
:12:00. > :12:01.And while Dr Duncan Morrow says sectarianism isn't
:12:02. > :12:03.exclusive to football, he criticised the game's authorities
:12:04. > :12:13.Here's our social affairs correspondent Reevel Alderson.
:12:14. > :12:18.Sectarianism and football have been linked, especially in the west of
:12:19. > :12:24.Scotland, all firm games in Glasgow have been marred by sectarian
:12:25. > :12:27.behaviour at Celtic's ground and sectarian chancing at Rangers's
:12:28. > :12:37.ground, but there are no sanctions available to combat incidents like
:12:38. > :12:41.these. If you tackled this, it would help, but no club has been docked
:12:42. > :12:44.points, but football has received millions of pounds of investment to
:12:45. > :12:48.tackle social problems, so when money is involved football is at the
:12:49. > :12:52.front of the deed, but when it comes to responsibilities that they can
:12:53. > :12:59.control, it hides stash at the front of the queue. There has been process
:13:00. > :13:00.on this issue. This doctor has been gathering evidence for five years
:13:01. > :13:03.and a review published today says gathering evidence for five years
:13:04. > :13:10.some areas are improving but much is still to be done. It says there is a
:13:11. > :13:14.general culture of denial about the extent of problems caused by
:13:15. > :13:26.sectarianism in Scotland. Evidence between the -- between football and
:13:27. > :13:32.sectarianism is strong. He called for strict liability. So clubs could
:13:33. > :13:34.be sanctioned. We recognise that these are strict measures and we
:13:35. > :13:38.suggest to the football authorities that we would like them to come up
:13:39. > :13:41.with more targeted solutions if they don't think these are the right
:13:42. > :13:46.ones, and they have come up with a number of ideas around tightening up
:13:47. > :13:54.on unacceptable behaviour. And also positive coaching. I've said I'm
:13:55. > :14:00.Scott -- sceptical that this is anywhere near the level we want. The
:14:01. > :14:03.SFA say they have tightened their rules and guidelines on unacceptable
:14:04. > :14:04.conduct this season and they will work with the government on future
:14:05. > :14:08.improvements. Two Scottish finance companies
:14:09. > :14:15.announce a merger, which will create
:14:16. > :14:17.a firm worth ?11 billion. The Aberdeenshire businessman
:14:18. > :14:20.offering a second chance to youths who started a fire
:14:21. > :14:28.at his restaurant. Scotland's latest sporting star
:14:29. > :14:31.is back home tonight after winning two gold medals
:14:32. > :14:34.at the European Indoor Laura Muir won the 1,500
:14:35. > :14:39.and 3,000 metres titles Rhona McLeod is at Glasgow's
:14:40. > :14:49.Scotstoun track with more. Welcome to Scotstoun Stadium,
:14:50. > :14:53.in the north-west of Glasgow. This is Laura Muir's local track
:14:54. > :14:57.when she is living here in the city, and studying at the vet school just
:14:58. > :15:00.up the road, It's hard to believe
:15:01. > :15:06.that before the weekend, Muir had never won a medal
:15:07. > :15:09.at a major championship. Now with double gold,
:15:10. > :15:22.she returns home as one It was the homecoming she could only
:15:23. > :15:28.have dreamt about. Laura Muir, double European medallist, back in
:15:29. > :15:31.her homeland this evening, her status has grown after British and
:15:32. > :15:40.Championship records have fallen in her wake. Pretty much every hour is
:15:41. > :15:44.scheduled over the weekend, eating at this time, having a massage at
:15:45. > :15:47.that time, making sure I got myself in the best possible condition for
:15:48. > :15:54.every round. I now have two gold-medal 's. First stop in her
:15:55. > :15:57.double attempt was the 1500 metres, and she was the dominant applet,
:15:58. > :16:02.charging to the front from the early stages. -- dominant athlete. Her
:16:03. > :16:10.gold medal achieved with a British record. It is not their fault she is
:16:11. > :16:13.behind schedule. She was not in Belgrade to be pushed around and the
:16:14. > :16:21.same applied when an overzealous official tried to deny her her
:16:22. > :16:26.victory lap. The first part of the double completed, day later she
:16:27. > :16:34.lined up alongside fellow Scots for the 3000 metres. Muir quickly showed
:16:35. > :16:39.there was no tired legs. She has two gold medals, she is the champion
:16:40. > :16:42.again. The now familiar feeling of standing at the top of the podium,
:16:43. > :16:46.and she now considers the challenges ahead, it she will be the one to
:16:47. > :16:53.watch at London's World Athletics Championships in August. But more
:16:54. > :16:59.immediately be committed vet student has another focus. I'm a vet student
:17:00. > :17:02.and I am starting a placement tomorrow so I have got to fit that
:17:03. > :17:06.in when I can. Nice to get back to that. A high achiever in two areas
:17:07. > :17:11.of life, the next few months, a that. A high achiever in two areas
:17:12. > :17:18.juggling act with two fastly different prizes within her grasp.
:17:19. > :17:22.From an athletics point of view, the World Championships in August is
:17:23. > :17:27.very much the focus, but she is going to take probably up to a year
:17:28. > :17:30.off to concentrate on her veterinary studies, athletics fans are waiting
:17:31. > :17:35.and watching with interest to see if she will be pulling on the blue vest
:17:36. > :17:39.of Scotland for the Commonwealth Games in just over a year from now
:17:40. > :17:42.in the Gold Coast. Thanks for joining us.
:17:43. > :17:44.An Aberdeenshire business owner has offered an unusual reward
:17:45. > :17:46.after youths started a fire at his restaurant.
:17:47. > :17:49.William Bird is offering the culprits a job in an attempt
:17:50. > :18:01.The guys must have come along and opened up this gate from this side.
:18:02. > :18:07.And then they've come down this lane, here. The Fennel restaurant
:18:08. > :18:12.has been targeted by fire raisers. They must have brought their own
:18:13. > :18:16.newspaper or paper with them. Thankfully, these chairs were the
:18:17. > :18:20.only casualty. You can see from the way it's melted, they must have got
:18:21. > :18:25.quite a good blaze going on. The incident was captured on CCTV but
:18:26. > :18:29.the owner won't be pressing charges. This is an individual or individuals
:18:30. > :18:32.who have done something silly, they've gotten carried away in the
:18:33. > :18:38.moment, they've made a bad choice. We believe they are very young, 13,
:18:39. > :18:41.14 years old. I don't want to be responsible for putting them on a
:18:42. > :18:43.path, getting them involved in a system which will then end up
:18:44. > :18:46.staying with them for the rest of their lives. Instead, he is setting
:18:47. > :18:52.them a challenge in the form of a job offer. Come inside, come on the
:18:53. > :18:56.other side of that wall where you started that fire, come in and see
:18:57. > :19:00.who we are, work alongside us. See how hard everybody works, what they
:19:01. > :19:05.do every day. If they do front up, you will have to look people in the
:19:06. > :19:08.eye, knowing what you did. Police Scotland says a report has been made
:19:09. > :19:13.in relation to wilful fire raising at Fennel restaurant. It says
:19:14. > :19:17.enquiries are ongoing. William thinks if the culprits are brazen
:19:18. > :19:18.enough to start a fire, they might just be brave enough to take up his
:19:19. > :19:23.challenge. It's being called an
:19:24. > :19:25.electric revolution. Dundee has a fast-growing
:19:26. > :19:27.network of charging points, a large fleet of electric taxis
:19:28. > :19:30.and the biggest pool of council-run As part of the BBC's
:19:31. > :19:35.So I Can Breathe season, our environment correspondent
:19:36. > :19:41.Kevin Keane has been for a ride. This is the city that's
:19:42. > :19:55.leading the charge in electric vehicles, taxis like these
:19:56. > :19:57.from one of the UK's biggest fleets How did they go down
:19:58. > :20:02.with the taxi drivers and As far as the drivers
:20:03. > :20:07.were concerned, OK, they were saving on fuel
:20:08. > :20:10.because electricity is free. They were saving
:20:11. > :20:12.about ?130 each week on What is the next stage
:20:13. > :20:21.of this for you? We've ordered another ten,
:20:22. > :20:29.goes up to 130 miles an It's music to the ears
:20:30. > :20:35.of environmentalists. It's pretty exciting to be
:20:36. > :20:41.in an electric taxi. I suppose that's part
:20:42. > :20:43.of the ambition, by 2032, you know, most
:20:44. > :20:45.of the cars on the road will be
:20:46. > :20:51.electric and not petrol or diesel. What difference would that make
:20:52. > :20:56.to the air that we breathe? There's a role for electric vehicles
:20:57. > :21:00.certainly, but the Scottish I think it was 40%
:21:01. > :21:06.of new sales of cars to be electric by 2030,
:21:07. > :21:08.which is not particularly ambitious when we look at our European
:21:09. > :21:16.counterparts. Electric vehicles play
:21:17. > :21:18.a huge role in raising the barrier because we have an ongoing
:21:19. > :21:31.public health crisis with pollution Dundee has the UK's biggest fleet of
:21:32. > :21:33.electric cars. What about the infrastructure? We have a phenomenal
:21:34. > :21:40.amount of charging points, the most popular ones in Scotland. How
:21:41. > :21:45.important is that encouraging people? It's majorly important. The
:21:46. > :21:49.other reason that we are encouraging people, free parking if you have a
:21:50. > :21:52.purely electric vehicle as well. It helps people to understand that
:21:53. > :21:56.there is the infrastructure behind it. That they are not necessarily
:21:57. > :21:59.going to get stuck somewhere, they can come to Dundee for the day and
:22:00. > :22:02.charge rather than not worrying about focusing on finding spaces.
:22:03. > :22:06.An all-electric society is still a dream, but Dundee is the
:22:07. > :22:10.city in front of what's expected to be an evolution over the next two
:22:11. > :22:18.You know what they say on Strictly - keep dancing!
:22:19. > :22:20.Well, Robin Flynn has taken that to heart.
:22:21. > :22:23.Here he is in the original series Come Dancing back in the 1970s.
:22:24. > :22:25.He's still teaching dancing, and our reporter Graham Fraser
:22:26. > :22:28.surprised him as he celebrated his 80th birthday with his
:22:29. > :22:58.Good evening, from Bloor Isco, on the verdant Costa Del Clyde.
:22:59. > :23:03.-- from Glasgow. We are here today because your friend Alex wrote to
:23:04. > :23:09.the BBC a few months ago and he was telling us about Come Dancing in
:23:10. > :23:16.1978 and he wondered if we have footage. You don't! We do. I've
:23:17. > :23:18.looked everywhere for that. I found it for you and I thought you want to
:23:19. > :23:52.see it. Yes please. Let's get it on. LAUGHTER
:23:53. > :23:55.Yes. It was true, he was on TV, darling! I thought you were lying to
:23:56. > :24:07.us! How does Come Dancing rate in all of
:24:08. > :24:12.your achievements? Quite high, honestly, quite high. This year,
:24:13. > :24:15.teaching here, this is number one? I love this! LAUGHTER
:24:16. > :24:18.Leiua I can't give this up, it's like a drug, honestly. Happy
:24:19. > :24:30.birthday, Robin. Good evening. Things improved for
:24:31. > :24:35.many of us this evening. This is one of the pictures. A bit of everything
:24:36. > :24:40.in the forecast. Tonight, some showers coming in across western
:24:41. > :24:46.Scotland this evening. They will die away. Much of the country will be
:24:47. > :24:51.dry with long periods without showers. Frost in the Highlands.
:24:52. > :24:54.Lingering in Peterhead and Northern Isles and quite windy up here. Under
:24:55. > :24:59.those clear skies, temperatures falling to around two Celsius and in
:25:00. > :25:03.the countryside, freezing if not below. Some mist and fog followed by
:25:04. > :25:08.the countryside, freezing if not morning. In eastern Scotland. It
:25:09. > :25:14.will be a lovely start for most. A bit of a chill in the air. Some
:25:15. > :25:18.showers in the west. Rain and wind across the Northern Isles. In the
:25:19. > :25:22.afternoon, winds picking up along the West Coast, a sign of things to
:25:23. > :25:24.come. In the afternoon, it brightens up but the rain stays over Shetland
:25:25. > :25:34.until after dusk. Days quite windy. For much of the daylight hours it is
:25:35. > :25:37.dry with some sunshine, winds lighter in the mainland but it will
:25:38. > :25:41.pick up along the West Coast ahead of a band of rain. Temperatures
:25:42. > :25:47.around eight, nine Celsius. Some warmth in the sun if you are out of
:25:48. > :25:51.doors. In towards the evening, first signs of that rain cloud trying to
:25:52. > :25:55.push in across western, coastal areas. Followed by rain sweeping
:25:56. > :25:59.across the country tomorrow night following snow over higher ground.
:26:00. > :26:04.Accompanied by strong south westerly winds. Once it opens the floodgates
:26:05. > :26:10.for the next weather. Westerly winds. It often means showers,
:26:11. > :26:14.low-pressure close by frequent blustery showers. Northern Scotland
:26:15. > :26:17.and the Northern Isles with gales. Some brightness in between. Far
:26:18. > :26:21.fewer showers further south, decent across southern Scotland with some
:26:22. > :26:23.good, sunny spells. Cold in the westerly wind with highs of eight or
:26:24. > :26:25.nine Celsius. Now a reminder of
:26:26. > :26:27.tonight's main news. President Trump has announced
:26:28. > :26:29.a new travel ban to prevent citizens from a number of
:26:30. > :26:31.predominantly-Muslim countries from His original version
:26:32. > :26:36.was blocked by the US courts. Investment companies Standard Life
:26:37. > :26:38.and Aberdeen Asset Management have confirmed their plans
:26:39. > :26:40.to join forces. The merger will create
:26:41. > :26:42.a firm worth ?11 billion I'll be back with the headlines
:26:43. > :26:52.at 8pm and the late bulletin just Until then, from everyone on the
:26:53. > :26:56.team, right across the country,