:00:00. > :00:00.been not bidding for the World Cup as long as Sepp Blatter remains in
:00:00. > :00:15.charge of FIFA. That is in 15 minutes after the papers.
:00:16. > :00:20.Not our normal studio as you can see ` we're live
:00:21. > :00:26.on the banks of the River Clyde to mark the eve of Glasgow 2014.
:00:27. > :00:29.With me are Richard Walker, the editor of The Sunday Herald and
:00:30. > :00:33.Lindsay McIntosh, Scottish Political Correspondent for The Times.
:00:34. > :00:35.They'll be taking us through their pick of tomorrow morning's
:00:36. > :00:49.First, let's look at tomorrow morning's front pages.
:00:50. > :00:52.And the Independent says MPs are warning of a sharp increase in
:00:53. > :00:55.the sale of weaponry to Russia, just as the European Union considers
:00:56. > :00:57.widening sanctions against Moscow over its support for pro`Russian
:00:58. > :01:00.They've been blamed of course for downing the Malaysian airliner.
:01:01. > :01:03.The Financial Times says the head of the French Socialist party has
:01:04. > :01:06.accused David Cameron of hypocrisy for urging Paris to scrap
:01:07. > :01:09.the sale of two warships to Russia when so many Russian oligarchs have
:01:10. > :01:19.For the Telegraph, it's a photograph of the Queen's racehorse, Estimate,
:01:20. > :01:22.who's tested positive for the banned substance morphine, that features
:01:23. > :01:26.But the paper also says the SNP leader Alex Salmond has broken his
:01:27. > :01:28.own self`imposed ban and already talked about Scottish Independence
:01:29. > :01:39.even before the Commonwealth Games has officially started.
:01:40. > :01:42.The Guardian leads with the Trojan Horse report from former
:01:43. > :01:44.counter`terror chief Peter Clarke into allegations of a hard`line
:01:45. > :01:54.And The Mail, which also pictures the Queen with her racehorse
:01:55. > :01:56.at Ascot, says David Cameron is under pressure to return
:01:57. > :02:02.donations given by Russian oligarchs to the Conservative Party.
:02:03. > :02:13.Let's begin our more in`depth look at the papers. Yes, this is in
:02:14. > :02:19.context of the Malaysian airlines crash, and as the world decides what
:02:20. > :02:24.sanctions to put in place we have a report coming out from the committee
:02:25. > :02:31.on export controls which shows there has been a 52% rise in the licenses
:02:32. > :02:35.for exports to Russia of ammunitions in the last 12 months. This comes
:02:36. > :02:38.after David in the last 12 months. This comes
:02:39. > :02:42.after Cameron addressed the Commons yesterday and criticised the French
:02:43. > :02:46.for their warships they are exporting and saying we need to take
:02:47. > :02:51.a hard line on this, and it also comes on the day when the EU nations
:02:52. > :02:55.were meeting to discuss what sanctions they could put in place.
:02:56. > :03:06.This throws open the issues individual and countries will have
:03:07. > :03:14.and how the sanctions will affect them. What are your thoughts on
:03:15. > :03:21.this, Richard? It is not a great front page for the prime minister,
:03:22. > :03:25.is it? It is not, it is hardly a surprise return sells arms to
:03:26. > :03:34.Moscow, Britain sells arms to almost everybody. But is a shocking and
:03:35. > :03:39.shameful list, Huffington Post reported one year ago that the UK
:03:40. > :03:52.sells ?12 billion worth of arms to the world's worst dictatorships. It
:03:53. > :03:57.is a real embarrassment to David Cameron. Not a surprise because for
:03:58. > :04:01.this Government, business and profits are number one priority and
:04:02. > :04:08.morals are nowhere to be seen. We need to look at what David Cameron
:04:09. > :04:15.does in terms of sanctions that are imposed. The timing of this report
:04:16. > :04:24.is unfortunate for him, and does he stand by the stance he has taken?
:04:25. > :04:30.That obviously happened before this terrible tragedy in Ukraine. That's
:04:31. > :04:36.right, but many of those contracts are still in place. Who would have
:04:37. > :04:42.thought that would be the first question David Cameron would ask his
:04:43. > :04:51.advisers before saying what he said? You are right, there are real issues
:04:52. > :04:56.around what pressure can be put on Putin to act on this. I think it is
:04:57. > :05:02.a really important issue. What is another important issue is why
:05:03. > :05:06.Britain can sell arms to these dictators and nobody questions them.
:05:07. > :05:11.I think we need to look at the policy over that. It needs to be
:05:12. > :05:17.dealt with at some point in the near future. Let's move on to the
:05:18. > :05:21.Financial Times, David Cameron accused of Russian hypocrisy. They
:05:22. > :05:26.are also reporting across the papers that the Labour Party are taking the
:05:27. > :05:32.opportunity to say, actually, David Cameron pointing out that the
:05:33. > :05:37.Conservative Party are accepting donations from Russian oligarchs.
:05:38. > :05:43.Yes, I'm not sure what the detail is, I would be wary about party
:05:44. > :05:48.political politics coming into this at this stage, but in terms of the
:05:49. > :05:53.City of London, that is the issue being referred to in the Financial
:05:54. > :05:59.Times, the accusation of hypocrisy over Russia which came from the
:06:00. > :06:03.French socialist leader. The suggestion was that David Cameron
:06:04. > :06:08.needs to clean up his backyard before he starts criticising the
:06:09. > :06:13.French for their dealings. Each country in the EU has got its own
:06:14. > :06:24.economic reliance and dependence with Russia and one of those that
:06:25. > :06:34.David Cameron will have to look at is London. It will be interesting to
:06:35. > :06:38.see what they come up with. Let's move back to the Independent and the
:06:39. > :06:48.other main story, depressingly familiar, a picture of Gaza and the
:06:49. > :06:52.terrible conflict going on there. This is a pretty shocking image,
:06:53. > :06:58.showing the father of a nine`year`old girl and his face in
:06:59. > :07:04.absolute dismay and grief and horror. What you can see in soft
:07:05. > :07:09.focus behind him is an image of the nine`year`old girl being carried by
:07:10. > :07:18.a relative to the hospital. These images coming out of Gaza, within
:07:19. > :07:21.this they are not showing anything macabre, just showing the extent of
:07:22. > :07:28.the human suffering here and it is horrendous. It is an example of how
:07:29. > :07:33.photography can really ram home the reality of the situation, and also
:07:34. > :07:38.change public opinion. There is no doubt innocent children are being
:07:39. > :07:46.killed and that just has to stop. There needs to be a real attempt to
:07:47. > :07:51.bring both sides under some sort of control, but certainly America has
:07:52. > :07:55.got a responsibility to be more forthright with Israel because I
:07:56. > :08:00.think if you look at the relativity of what is happening there, I think
:08:01. > :08:08.the missile strikes in Israel are clearly wrong. I think the balance
:08:09. > :08:18.is skewed with their firepower that Israel is using in Gaza. 28 Israeli
:08:19. > :08:22.deaths, much higher possibly than Benjamin Netanyahu would have been
:08:23. > :08:30.expecting, and yet there is much discomfort about the levels of
:08:31. > :08:35.suffering in Gaza. It is a very complex situation that has been
:08:36. > :08:40.going on for as long as I can remember. It waxes and wanes in
:08:41. > :08:44.terms of public opinion and publicity, depending on what is
:08:45. > :08:49.going on in these pictures and the ones we saw last week, they would
:08:50. > :08:53.certainly serve to put it further up the political agenda. We can only
:08:54. > :09:00.hope there is a renewed emphasis on finding a way to have a cease`fire.
:09:01. > :09:05.Let's look at the Herald because this is the reason we are here, the
:09:06. > :09:10.eve of the Commonwealth Games tomorrow. It has been a great day
:09:11. > :09:20.here in Glasgow, the sun has been shining. The sun always shines on
:09:21. > :09:25.Glasgow! It's true! It has been an absolutely beautiful day and you can
:09:26. > :09:32.really sends the spirit. You guys spend much more time in the city
:09:33. > :09:35.than I do, but... It is really busy, there are people from all over the
:09:36. > :09:41.world and there is a real sense of anticipation. A real sense of people
:09:42. > :09:45.supporting the Commonwealth Games here and tomorrow night will start
:09:46. > :09:54.the party, the likes of which the world has never seen. We don't know
:09:55. > :09:57.much about the opening ceremony. But we did not know much about the
:09:58. > :10:02.Olympic opening ceremony either, which took us by surprise. We did
:10:03. > :10:06.not know the Queen was going to jump out of a helicopter. Identity that
:10:07. > :10:10.will happen tomorrow. But we don't know who will jump out of what.
:10:11. > :10:14.There are rumours about certain things which I won't spoil by
:10:15. > :10:19.repeating them. What I have heard, I have to admit, I was a bit cynical
:10:20. > :10:22.about it as I was about the opening of the Olympics, and that event blew
:10:23. > :10:26.me away. From what I have heard about tomorrow night, it is going to
:10:27. > :10:33.be absolutely fantastic. I can hardly wait. Maybe you can tell us
:10:34. > :10:42.about the theme, Gallagher us, this impish, self`deprecation with a
:10:43. > :10:46.swagger. Maybe a bit of self`confidence. Yes, definitely a
:10:47. > :10:51.bit of a swagger. You need to experience it to understand what it
:10:52. > :10:53.is but you will see it here. We are hearing from the guy who has
:10:54. > :10:57.orchestrated the opening ceremony that it will have a Glaswegian
:10:58. > :11:01.accent. I'm not entirely sure what that means but it sounds brilliant.
:11:02. > :11:06.Looking at the front page of the Herald, the leaders hail city
:11:07. > :11:11.transformation, ?1 billion investment, 4500 athletes from 71
:11:12. > :11:15.nations, but is it all good? I spoke to a couple of taxi drivers, maybe,
:11:16. > :11:22.who are a bit annoyed about the inconvenience. Never take the
:11:23. > :11:27.opinion of a taxi driver! Others have been happy about it. Any
:11:28. > :11:31.negatives? Yes, some people are unhappy about certain things that
:11:32. > :11:34.have happened. Some people believe that their own areas are not getting
:11:35. > :11:38.the investment and the benefits that they would expect from an event like
:11:39. > :11:42.this. You can completely understand that. I think it is overridden by
:11:43. > :11:47.the benefits of showing Scotland as it is today and Glasgow as it is
:11:48. > :11:53.today, to the world. That is a tremendous opportunity. I think the
:11:54. > :11:56.world will be duly impressed. In terms of the few negative headlines
:11:57. > :12:02.we have had in the build`up, they have been pretty minimal, compare to
:12:03. > :12:03.major events. Like the Olympics. There have been teething problems,
:12:04. > :12:38.issues with the opening ceremony, FA chairman Greg Dyke tells MPs
:12:39. > :12:41.the FA will not bid for FIFA tournaments, as long as
:12:42. > :12:44.Sepp Blatter's in charge. Alistair Cook keeps his captaincy,
:12:45. > :12:48.as England name their squad