:00:12. > :00:17.Gay men who were convicted of homosexuality before Scots Law
:00:18. > :00:20.was changed in 1980 are to be given a full pardon.
:00:21. > :00:23.The Justice Secretary Michael Matheson said it was vital
:00:24. > :00:27.It covers all convictions for same-sex activity,
:00:28. > :00:39.There are also plans to remove these convictions from police records.
:00:40. > :00:48.Gay activist Derek Hogg says it is a wonderful
:00:49. > :00:51.act of reconciliation but he remembers
:00:52. > :00:52.a very different time in
:00:53. > :00:59.Working-class gay men in Scotland where they to come out, they
:01:00. > :01:04.faced physical brutality and shaming and ostracism from their community.
:01:05. > :01:09.Middle-class professional people lost their professional status.
:01:10. > :01:12.It was a catastrophe in the lives of people
:01:13. > :01:14.and of course just the
:01:15. > :01:19.silence of living with that sense of guilt year after year after year
:01:20. > :01:21.drove many people to suicide, to self harm and
:01:22. > :01:27.At Holyrood, the Justice Secretary put it simply.
:01:28. > :01:35.We want to produce an automatic pardoned for
:01:36. > :01:39.people convicted so they know they are absolved fully of that
:01:40. > :01:44.We want to address the injustice that people experienced
:01:45. > :01:53.There will also be moves to disregard such conviction
:01:54. > :01:56.In England, different reform is under
:01:57. > :02:00.way following the posthumous pardon granted to Alan Turing, the wartime
:02:01. > :02:05.There is a long history here, while sexual acts
:02:06. > :02:08.between women were not specifically outlawed, it was 1980,
:02:09. > :02:12.13 years after England, before gay sex was
:02:13. > :02:16.legalised in Scotland with men aged over 21.
:02:17. > :02:22.In 1994, the age of consent was registered to 18, then 16 in
:02:23. > :02:27.The first same-sex marriage in Scotland was at
:02:28. > :02:37.Today's announcement won cross-party support.
:02:38. > :02:40.That is a hugely welcome announcement, in fact nothing short
:02:41. > :02:43.of an historic moment for Scotland to be a more equal and respectful
:02:44. > :02:48.Both Kezia Dougdale and Patrick Harvie raised the issue of a
:02:49. > :02:54.While many welcome a pardon, others take
:02:55. > :03:00.from it they are being forgiven for having done something wrong.
:03:01. > :03:01.The Cabinet Secretary promised to look
:03:02. > :03:08.seriously at that issue when the pardon law is introduced.
:03:09. > :03:11.Plans for the expansion of Heathrow's third runway have been
:03:12. > :03:15.welcomed by the Scottish government, Scottish airports and businesses
:03:16. > :03:18.who want to see improved options for air connections.
:03:19. > :03:36.But environmentalists are warning it's a backward step
:03:37. > :03:39.This has been maturing for as long as it has taken to decide on a new
:03:40. > :03:41.runway in London. This patch will be ready
:03:42. > :03:43.about the time the next This distillery near Inverness has
:03:44. > :03:46.trouble requirements. Frustrated by London's
:03:47. > :03:48.airport bottleneck. It is not that important
:03:49. > :03:50.for us to get out because we know how to get out,
:03:51. > :03:53.but for distributors and their customers coming in,
:03:54. > :03:56.they need a smooth transition, and Heathrow usually
:03:57. > :04:01.is the airport of choice. London has lots of airport capacity
:04:02. > :04:04.but not enough where it's needed,
:04:05. > :04:07.at Heathrow and Gatwick. That is where feeder flights can
:04:08. > :04:09.link to the world, but what about the noise, say
:04:10. > :04:12.Heathrow's neighbours, and aircraft The concerns are that we receive
:04:13. > :04:18.a significant increase, 70% It will increase pollution,
:04:19. > :04:24.make the demands that the planet is facing, carbon emissions,
:04:25. > :04:29.even more stark. Three Scottish airports link
:04:30. > :04:32.with Heathrow but the British Not the setting has come
:04:33. > :04:45.at an economic cost, while other global hubs have been
:04:46. > :04:47.grabbing market share. We need to have this
:04:48. > :04:49.as soon as possible. Because of the delays we have had
:04:50. > :04:51.over many years, what you are seeing is further
:04:52. > :04:54.development in western Europe, and in Dubai and Istanbul,
:04:55. > :04:57.and that isn't the cost of the UK. After consultation and potential
:04:58. > :04:59.legal challenges, a hard-fought Commons
:05:00. > :05:03.vote, we are still a long way from Some Gatwick supporters
:05:04. > :05:08.think Heathrow's I am frustrated as a taxpayer and
:05:09. > :05:17.a businessman and an airport guy who But in the end we just
:05:18. > :05:24.have to get on with what There is a catch, the aviation
:05:25. > :05:31.market is changing. people in and out of London,
:05:32. > :05:34.they are looking for direct routes, indeed they are already flying them
:05:35. > :05:38.to European cities, North America and the Middle East
:05:39. > :05:41.and eventually they hope to Asia. With that kind of growth,
:05:42. > :05:44.Edinburgh might need another Police have been using a helicopter
:05:45. > :05:56.in the search for a young French national who's gone
:05:57. > :05:58.missing in Edinburgh. Antoine Maury, who's 21,
:05:59. > :06:02.was last seen late last night after leaving his friends
:06:03. > :06:05.in the city's Milton Road area. Officers say they're growing
:06:06. > :06:07.increasingly concerned Scotland's prisons watchdog wants
:06:08. > :06:14.more help for offenders who are released into the community
:06:15. > :06:17.at the end of their sentence. The Chief Inspector of Prisons says
:06:18. > :06:20.too often people leave jail without knowing where they'll sleep
:06:21. > :06:24.or whether their healthcare needs will be met and it makes reoffending
:06:25. > :06:32.more likely. Scotland's prison
:06:33. > :06:34.population is the lowest annual inspection
:06:35. > :06:38.report is positive. Praise for staff who work
:06:39. > :06:44.with prisoners about to be released. This report pleased
:06:45. > :06:47.to be publishing today. David Strand says there should be
:06:48. > :06:49.better integration of their work with services
:06:50. > :06:52.provided in the community by local authorities,
:06:53. > :06:56.the NHS and charities. I see too many people
:06:57. > :06:58.leaving prison, not knowing where they are going to
:06:59. > :07:01.sleep that night, people with health care problems, not
:07:02. > :07:04.sure whether addiction support will come,
:07:05. > :07:05.and people leaving with insufficient
:07:06. > :07:10.money to support them until their This lack of support,
:07:11. > :07:16.he says, is one of the many reasons why many offenders
:07:17. > :07:23.return quickly to prison. This challenge for society
:07:24. > :07:26.is being tackled by Mentors, many of themselves
:07:27. > :07:30.with prison records, help those about to leave
:07:31. > :07:33.jail and for the year They offer practical
:07:34. > :07:39.support and advice It has been six months,
:07:40. > :07:44.and there is a real empathy, because
:07:45. > :07:49.we do understand. A lot of the guys I have worked
:07:50. > :07:53.with, from the team, there is a real deep understanding
:07:54. > :07:57.in the whole team, But the charities concerned that
:07:58. > :08:13.funding could come to an end. It will have to find other ways to
:08:14. > :08:14.prevent offenders returning to prison.
:08:15. > :08:17.Football and there was one game in the Scottish Premiership tonight.
:08:18. > :08:22.The international rugby head coach Vern Cotter says no team should
:08:23. > :08:25.try to stop a player representing his nation.
:08:26. > :08:28.The top English sides have voted not to release Scotland players
:08:29. > :08:31.for the Autumn tests unless the SRU settles what's claimed to be
:08:32. > :08:40.The next generation honed their skills on a tour of the
:08:41. > :08:43.national rugby stadium, the man in charge of Scotland's
:08:44. > :08:46.first 15 fields questions about a row with top
:08:47. > :08:50.English teams who say their players might represent Scotland unless
:08:51. > :08:54.allegedly outstanding medical bills are settled.
:08:55. > :08:57.You can't deny people the opportunity to play.
:08:58. > :09:00.Even though it may be frustrating at times when
:09:01. > :09:04.you have players leaving or injured or coming back injured,
:09:05. > :09:07.International rugby is important fixtures
:09:08. > :09:19.try and deprive a player of that possibility to play for his country.
:09:20. > :09:21.To kick off the autumn Test series, the World Cup
:09:22. > :09:22.runners-up Australia are
:09:23. > :09:24.here at Murrayfield a fortnight on Saturday.
:09:25. > :09:26.Head coach Vern Cotter will need his strongest available
:09:27. > :09:30.But because of the club versus country row, he's not sure
:09:31. > :09:34.whether his English-based players will be available to him.
:09:35. > :09:37.The five in question are the Saracens duo of
:09:38. > :09:41.Fellow back Tim Visser of Harlequins.
:09:42. > :09:45.Forward Moray Low of the Exeter Chiefs.
:09:46. > :09:47.And most crucially of all, Gloucester's Greg Laidlaw, the
:09:48. > :09:52.You cannot have a Scotland test periods without the
:09:53. > :09:55.Greg Laidlaw is in there as the Scottish captain for
:09:56. > :10:03.And he should not be used as a political pawn between a
:10:04. > :10:14.It's a distraction Vern Cotter could do without as he prepares for
:10:15. > :10:19.He will be replaced next summer by the Glasgow Warriors head coach
:10:20. > :10:25.If you're doing something and you want to go
:10:26. > :10:27.somewhere and you've got objectives in mind,
:10:28. > :10:35.Moving on this autumn will be less of an ordeal if
:10:36. > :10:40.key players like the captain can join the party.
:10:41. > :10:42.Experts who repaired the Forth Road Bridge have won
:10:43. > :10:45.the coveted Saltire Society award for civil engineering.
:10:46. > :10:49.Scotland's longest bridge was closed to all traffic in December last year
:10:50. > :10:51.after fractures were found in the steelwork.
:10:52. > :10:54.Judges have said the team deserved the Greatest Contribution to
:10:55. > :10:59.Scotland award for their 'remarkable engineering achievement carried out
:11:00. > :11:06.in adverse weather whilst ensuring public safety.
:11:07. > :11:17.The weather is next. Lovely smells of sunshine earlier
:11:18. > :11:26.today but in the cloud had built, a sign of things to come. We will see
:11:27. > :11:30.some cloud and rain and some strengthening winds. The clouds did
:11:31. > :11:33.build through the afternoon and are still with us as we head through the
:11:34. > :11:37.ceiling and overnight. Quite breezy in the north-west with patchy
:11:38. > :11:42.outbreaks of rain. To the south of the UK, some are fairly dense fog
:11:43. > :11:47.patches to if you are catching a plane to airports in the London
:11:48. > :11:50.area, perhaps Bristol, may be some disruption tomorrow morning. This to
:11:51. > :11:55.home, for us tomorrow morning, is a fairly start -- cloudy start.
:11:56. > :12:02.Nothing like the low temperatures this morning. Ten or 11 or 12
:12:03. > :12:06.Celsius. A bit murky at times, though. Some early brightness
:12:07. > :12:09.perhaps in the north-east and into the north-west, cloudy with
:12:10. > :12:11.outbreaks of rain but improving for the Western Isles with some sunshine
:12:12. > :12:18.coming through here because this weather front is slowly edging way
:12:19. > :12:22.through the course of the day. It will tend to fizzle away as it does
:12:23. > :12:27.so. Tightening up behind it and a breezy day for all with moderate to
:12:28. > :12:31.fresh south-west race. Most of England and Wales, closet about
:12:32. > :12:36.high-pressure that we saw earlier, it will be largely dry and bright.
:12:37. > :12:41.Some Dems patches but once the sun comes out, temperatures responding,
:12:42. > :12:43.into the mid-teens. Despite the sunshine in the north-west, a few
:12:44. > :12:47.into the mid-teens. Despite the blustery showers in the afternoon.
:12:48. > :12:51.Thursday, there's the high pressure in the Indus Channel. We are to the
:12:52. > :12:57.north of it so more in the way of winds. Another breezy day on
:12:58. > :13:00.Thursday. Outbreaks of rain in the north-west edging south and east
:13:01. > :13:05.words but the further south and east you are, generally drier and
:13:06. > :13:07.brighter. Come Friday, the winds are lighter, generally drier and the
:13:08. > :13:09.rest of the sunshine is in the North.
:13:10. > :13:16.Our next update is during Breakfast at 6:25 tomorrow morning.
:13:17. > :13:21.Until then, from everyone on the late team here