:00:00. > :00:00.Tonight, the reality of sleeping rough as figures reveal one homeless
:00:00. > :00:09.person dies in Scotland's biggest city each week.
:00:10. > :00:11.Plus, how much screen time is too much?
:00:12. > :00:14.A global report says teenagers here are among the worst
:00:15. > :00:44.Welcome to Timeline, where we're putting
:00:45. > :00:52.Find out how I got on sleeping rough on the streets.
:00:53. > :00:54.I've been to meet the brave seven-year-old who's enlisted
:00:55. > :00:57.a Hollywood superstar to help him battle his rare condition that only
:00:58. > :01:13.It is absolutely marvellous. I am delighted and astonished and
:01:14. > :01:16.flabbergasted. And we've also been to visit
:01:17. > :01:18.the plush new facilities for pooches at a pet shelter,
:01:19. > :01:21.thanks to a bequest from comedy And, of course, John is with us
:01:22. > :01:31.for the next few weeks while Glenn But first tonight, shocking
:01:32. > :01:38.new figures have revealed that one homeless person dies each week
:01:39. > :01:41.in Glasgow alone. It's brought the issue into sharp
:01:42. > :01:45.focus as there have been no clear statistics up until now
:01:46. > :01:47.on the extent of the problem. I spent the night on the streets
:01:48. > :02:12.of the city last night I am really lucky bloke, I have a
:02:13. > :02:16.house and a one bed to sleep in but if you weeks ago I interviewed
:02:17. > :02:21.somebody called Rory Stewart who was sleeping rough for 18 years and Tom
:02:22. > :02:27.Ford days later after the interview he was dead. I think it is time I
:02:28. > :02:36.found out what it is like to sleep rough on the streets of Glasgow.
:02:37. > :02:45.Showing me around with Billy and Jim from the Simon Community's street
:02:46. > :02:50.team, both formerly homeless, they told me about the stories they hear
:02:51. > :02:54.on the street. Rats, they can be lying in bed at night and they were
:02:55. > :03:06.lying on the bed, sleeping and waking up with them. It is the River
:03:07. > :03:14.Clyde. That is true. What is of like sleeping on the road? Still scary
:03:15. > :03:19.and intimidating, you get kicked, at one o'clock in the morning once,
:03:20. > :03:22.somebody threw a chair at my tent and nearly knocked me out and
:03:23. > :03:28.cracked my knee and as it came out they kicked me in the face and my
:03:29. > :03:33.tent was on fire. I have been attacked a few times on the streets,
:03:34. > :03:38.once I was sleeping and I got kicked in the face. Why? I don't know,
:03:39. > :03:45.because he was drunk and they must think it is funny to target homeless
:03:46. > :03:50.people. Some people do that. This is a kind of thing I can see, this man
:03:51. > :03:54.beside me doesn't want to be seen on camera, he is sleeping in a basement
:03:55. > :04:03.and is in and out of hospital from this infected cut from injecting
:04:04. > :04:07.drugs. It is pretty busy and quite a lot going on. Quite a bit more to
:04:08. > :04:11.happen, I have a sleeping bag given to me by the boys from the Simon
:04:12. > :04:13.Community. Some of the homeless people say they will join me but it
:04:14. > :04:29.is time to get some sleep. How hard would it be to slip? It
:04:30. > :04:35.would be hard, if you don't know what is going to happen, you can get
:04:36. > :04:42.a proper sleep a cosy don't know who is going to come up. You don't know,
:04:43. > :04:46.somebody might come up and kiss on you, you will not get a proper
:04:47. > :04:53.sleep... You have too many things to think about. The bed that I was in
:04:54. > :05:02.was too exposed and George and Janet have made me a bed. You have made
:05:03. > :05:14.beds? About that. Cardboard. Not the best but at least you're out of the
:05:15. > :05:20.rain. You will get a decent kip. I thought to myself, because you will
:05:21. > :05:27.be down there, you will be cold and hungry. We would take you are little
:05:28. > :05:33.lunch. We came to see if you were all right and this woman said, do
:05:34. > :05:39.you want something to eat? She brought us the Sanyo. There is a lot
:05:40. > :05:47.of good people in this world and there is bad people. -- she brought
:05:48. > :05:53.us the Sanyo. It is the morning, I did not sleep well but I felt like
:05:54. > :05:56.part of a special gang. Claire and Georgie who made my bed and
:05:57. > :06:00.everybody who said they would look after me but I saw a lot of sick
:06:01. > :06:05.people, some should be in hospital, and many people on the streets
:06:06. > :06:08.either have dependency issues or mental health issues but above all I
:06:09. > :06:10.feel guilty because I have something they don't have. A home to go back
:06:11. > :06:24.to. Did you get much sleep? Not budge
:06:25. > :06:26.but that was only one night, they do this all year, this spring and they
:06:27. > :06:29.do that in winter. chief executive of the homeless
:06:30. > :06:40.charity, the Simon Community. One homeless person each weekday in
:06:41. > :06:43.Glasgow. Did that figure shock you? At the Simon Community we have been
:06:44. > :06:53.working with homelessness for 50 years and we have been delivering
:06:54. > :06:56.solutions. We know that people die prematurely, the average age of
:06:57. > :07:02.death is 47 for someone who experiences homelessness so people
:07:03. > :07:06.die and they suffer massive health inequalities and chronic health
:07:07. > :07:13.conditions. Like some of the people you met. And their tolerance for ill
:07:14. > :07:17.health is massive. It is hard to fathom, you meet somebody suffering
:07:18. > :07:22.with such significant health issues and not seeking help. Is this
:07:23. > :07:27.problem on the increase? In terms of the health problems? I think it
:07:28. > :07:34.probably is. Access to health systems for people, particularly
:07:35. > :07:37.those in the most extreme forms of homelessness, sleeping rough, it is
:07:38. > :07:41.not the only kind that we respond to, but it is the most extreme and
:07:42. > :07:45.those that find themselves stuck on the streets because they are unable
:07:46. > :07:50.to engage with the help on offer and the support on offer, quite often
:07:51. > :07:54.they have significant health problems that are exacerbated by
:07:55. > :07:58.their experience of being on the streets. There were given more food
:07:59. > :08:03.than they could eat. Some of them told me that on a really big
:08:04. > :08:08.winter's day they can make ?200 a day. This is a difficult question, I
:08:09. > :08:14.am sorry, is it our kindness that is helping this to keep going? Are we
:08:15. > :08:17.being too kind, you supply the services and we provide money and
:08:18. > :08:25.food? There are lots of services there. And those services respond to
:08:26. > :08:28.the vast majority of people. Thousands of people across Scotland
:08:29. > :08:33.experienced homelessness every year and thousands find themselves in
:08:34. > :08:37.crisis and looking at the option of having to sleep rough, the vast
:08:38. > :08:43.majority are supported to move away from that quickly. One or two
:08:44. > :08:45.nights, no more than that. For those stuck in the system, with chronic
:08:46. > :08:51.health conditions and mental health issues and addiction issues, what
:08:52. > :08:58.keeps them there might well be access to money. We are not helping
:08:59. > :09:03.by giving food and money? I would never tell anybody what to do with
:09:04. > :09:05.the kindness and we are lucky in Scotland that the Scottish public
:09:06. > :09:10.have huge compassion for homelessness and I would like to see
:09:11. > :09:17.that directed in a constructive way. But for some, I would be concerned.
:09:18. > :09:20.The generosity of the public is part of the issue keeping them stuck in
:09:21. > :09:26.that situation, that doorway where they are able to feed their
:09:27. > :09:31.addiction easily. Thank you very much for coming in. It has been eye
:09:32. > :09:35.opening. And thank you for helping me last night. You are welcome.
:09:36. > :09:37.If you have anything you think should be
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:09:47. > :09:49.Whether it was Scotch and Wry or in Francie and Josie,
:09:50. > :09:52.Rikki Fulton was one of our best-loved comedians.
:09:53. > :09:54.What you might not know is that he also had
:09:55. > :10:00.So much so that, 13 years after his death, a huge bequest
:10:01. > :10:15.he left to an SSPCA pet shelter has helped it open up a major expansion.
:10:16. > :10:23.We get various different kinds of dogs through the rescue centre, from
:10:24. > :10:26.very small up to the big dogs. Excitable and nervous dogs, outgoing
:10:27. > :10:35.and reserved. Different shapes and sizes. I love dogs, they are great,
:10:36. > :10:37.we get them in all sorts of conditions and the three main ways
:10:38. > :10:43.is through the police, inspectors and members of the public. This is
:10:44. > :10:49.about ready to open, the kennels are much bigger on this blog, central
:10:50. > :10:53.heated, the dogs have a larger area outside and glass fronted kennels.
:10:54. > :10:58.The public can come to the front of the camel. The money left by Rikki
:10:59. > :11:02.Fulton is invaluable, we probably could not do what we have done to
:11:03. > :11:06.the standard without his money, things would have taken longer. We
:11:07. > :11:15.might not have the facilities as good as they are. Rikki would say
:11:16. > :11:23.this is marvellous. I am delighted, astonished and flabbergasted. That
:11:24. > :11:26.you have gone to all this trouble to put up this plaque of myself and
:11:27. > :11:34.Kate and the wonderful animals that are here. Do you see that dog?
:11:35. > :11:37.Nearly human. They would be thrilled, particularly Rikki, he
:11:38. > :11:46.loved dogs all his life and even when he became a big star, he still
:11:47. > :11:51.loved dogs. He had three little Westies and when he died, Jake was
:11:52. > :11:54.his big joy, one of the few things he could do in his illness was take
:11:55. > :11:56.him for a walk and he loved him. Both of them will be smiling
:11:57. > :12:12.somewhere. Now he knows that the click is when
:12:13. > :12:19.he touches here so he will repeat that. Set! And I will mark this
:12:20. > :12:26.again as his bum hits the ground. This works with anybody? We
:12:27. > :12:30.encourage any member of the public who was thinking to get a dog to see
:12:31. > :12:35.us, we have many rescue dogs looking for homes. They can research what
:12:36. > :12:38.kind of dog will set their situation and look at the dogs and they don't
:12:39. > :12:42.find anything suitable we can recommend a dog that might suit
:12:43. > :12:48.situation. If you come here, the big problem will be not wanting to take
:12:49. > :12:56.all the animals back with you because they're absolutely... They
:12:57. > :12:58.pull out your heart. Gorgeous dogs! Very good.
:12:59. > :13:01.Phones, tablets and laptops - tech is a part of everyday life,
:13:02. > :13:04.but for Scotland's young people it could be having a detrimental
:13:05. > :13:07.A report by the World Health Organisation says children
:13:08. > :13:10.here are among the worst in Europe when it comes to being
:13:11. > :13:22.The findings say Scottish children are addicted to tech,
:13:23. > :13:27.warning of the long-term impacts on physical health from inactivity.
:13:28. > :13:30.Health risks of too much screen time include cardiovascular disease,
:13:31. > :13:37.In 2014, nearly 80% of girls and more than 80% of boys
:13:38. > :13:40.in Scotland used a computer, tablet or phone for two
:13:41. > :13:49.Only Sweden and the Netherlands had levels that high.
:13:50. > :13:53.Between 2002 and 2014 it was Scotland's girls that emerged
:13:54. > :13:56.as worst offenders for increased screen use, while boys
:13:57. > :14:03.So how can parents manage their children's time online
:14:04. > :14:05.while guarding against the health risks linked with excessive use
:14:06. > :14:15.Here now are Katrina Tweedie and her son, Harry.
:14:16. > :14:18.Katrina thinks he spends too much time using gadgets.
:14:19. > :14:26.Also here is Fiona Steele from the group Action for Children.
:14:27. > :14:34.Harry, first of all, confess, how much time do you spend looking at
:14:35. > :14:40.your screen? I spend quite a lot of time but not as much as a lot of
:14:41. > :14:46.children. How much is that? I use my phone every day. Listening to music
:14:47. > :14:54.and stuff like that. And I use my computer regularly. Just watching
:14:55. > :14:58.videos and things that. How much of this is for schoolwork and stuff
:14:59. > :15:03.like that and how much is fun? The majority is for fun. But when I have
:15:04. > :15:07.an assignment or something for school, it is very helpful for that.
:15:08. > :15:15.Your mother is looking at the back of your head! Does it worry you,
:15:16. > :15:18.Katrina? Yes, it worries every parent with children with devices
:15:19. > :15:24.and to be honest, they all have devices, whether that is a phone or
:15:25. > :15:28.an iPad, we cannot avoid them. It is great, they are meant to use that
:15:29. > :15:32.for homework and schools advise that but it is the rest of the time when
:15:33. > :15:38.they are checking Instagram or snap chat, probably every hour or every
:15:39. > :15:43.few minutes for notifications so that worries me because how can you
:15:44. > :15:48.lament that? I don't want to be nagging and on his back, he has two
:15:49. > :15:52.brothers who are possibly worse! I don't want to... It becomes an issue
:15:53. > :15:57.in the house and maybe a source of conflict.
:15:58. > :16:05.I know, it is terrible. We have rules, I am strict about dinner
:16:06. > :16:10.time. That is the bugbear of a lot of parents. If they could, they
:16:11. > :16:18.would have had with them with their breakfast. I could be a hypocrite,
:16:19. > :16:26.because we are guilty as well. We all do it. I could be addicted, so I
:16:27. > :16:33.worry about my kids. Let's get some expert advice. What is the danger?
:16:34. > :16:38.The danger is spending too much time on technology, too much screen time.
:16:39. > :16:42.We want people to manage a healthy balance across the piece, some
:16:43. > :16:47.outdoor activities, sport, exercise, and a healthy diet. We recognise
:16:48. > :16:54.that screen time is part of everyday life for young people and we want to
:16:55. > :16:57.encourage the benefits of that, but we also want to support parents to
:16:58. > :17:03.manage it and give them good ideas in terms of how they can work to do
:17:04. > :17:09.that. Give us a queue tips, how would parents manage that? We
:17:10. > :17:12.recognise that this is an emerging issue for children of Harry's age,
:17:13. > :17:17.it is maybe not something we dealt with five years ago, but do have
:17:18. > :17:22.talked about dinner time, we can say no the table, make sure parents are
:17:23. > :17:27.talking to their kids about what is important, how they are using it.
:17:28. > :17:33.What is it that interests you? What videos are you watching? Promote
:17:34. > :17:39.curving outside, and we work with families where we have young
:17:40. > :17:44.children, you start the habits early on, use of technology, make sure
:17:45. > :17:53.parents are equipped to play and do different things. What do you think
:17:54. > :17:59.the right amount is? Not every hour. Maybe in the morning and a little
:18:00. > :18:09.bit in the evening, is that doable? In moderation. We wish you well. Not
:18:10. > :18:12.too often. We have reached a compromise there, you have said it
:18:13. > :18:14.live on television! Each week we're looking
:18:15. > :18:18.at the lighter side of the election. Tonight, we're focusing
:18:19. > :18:20.on what happens when things go wrong Here's comedian Des Clarke to guide
:18:21. > :18:25.us through a binge of cringe, calamity and cock-ups which have
:18:26. > :18:27.brought big-name politicians This general election
:18:28. > :18:32.is all about the political cringe! The power of those photo
:18:33. > :18:34.opportunities on the campaign Judging by this year, they could be
:18:35. > :18:40.worth a political career. These poor politicians,
:18:41. > :18:43.they're only trying to be normal. And what's more normal
:18:44. > :18:46.than chips and a cup of tea? Unless you're Theresa May,
:18:47. > :18:48.who stoated about with a poke of chips looking like someone
:18:49. > :18:50.who had just arrived at T In The Park looking
:18:51. > :18:53.for the Slam Tent. No wonder folk don't
:18:54. > :18:58.want to answer the door to her. When it comes to trash talk, though,
:18:59. > :19:01.Jeremy Corbyn has made sure his cringey moments
:19:02. > :19:04.are for the many, not the few. Lucky Jezza can rely
:19:05. > :19:07.on his old pals to help him out. Diane Abbot had a meltdown on live
:19:08. > :19:10.radio when she messed up an answer The interview was on LBC,
:19:11. > :19:15.which we know stands How much will they cost? They will
:19:16. > :19:30.cost... It will cost... Former leader Ed Miliband's
:19:31. > :19:32.contribution was even more bizarre, cutting the grass in
:19:33. > :19:34.a constituent's garden. In fairness, politicians do say odd
:19:35. > :19:41.things out and about, but nothing compares to Lib Dem
:19:42. > :19:43.leader Tim Farron. Tim offered his hand
:19:44. > :19:46.to a member of the public while saying the words,
:19:47. > :19:49."Smell my spaniel." Come on, Tim, you've
:19:50. > :19:58.taken that too Far-ron! It just shows the lengths
:19:59. > :20:03.the Lib Dems will go to get some Let's be honest, they've given away
:20:04. > :20:07.more seats than the DFS sale. Wheras Nicola Sturgeon seems to be
:20:08. > :20:10.going from one pub to another. Oh, aye, she's gone
:20:11. > :20:12.from Queen Nic to Queen Vic. It's not so much independence
:20:13. > :20:14.as gin-dependance. At times I wasn't sure
:20:15. > :20:16.if she was on a political Be fair, Nicola didn't want to be
:20:17. > :20:22.seen living up to those old Scottish A sentence she spat out
:20:23. > :20:26.while munching on a hot pie. And just like that pie,
:20:27. > :20:30.there's definitely a lot at steak. Even though we'll all just
:20:31. > :20:40.end up talking mince. More from the election trail next
:20:41. > :20:43.week. Seven-year-old Aaron Hunter has
:20:44. > :20:45.a terminal condition called Rohhad. There's no cure, and it's so rare
:20:46. > :20:48.that only 100 people Aaron has managed to raise ?30,000
:20:49. > :20:52.to fund research into the disease by challenging people to jump
:20:53. > :20:58.in a muddy puddle for 60 seconds. But his dream was to get his hero,
:20:59. > :21:03.Iron Man, to do it, so he made this appeal to the actor who plays him,
:21:04. > :21:16.Robert Downey Jr. I have a very bad disease called
:21:17. > :21:22.Rohhad, and it is hard sometimes, because the doctors don't have a
:21:23. > :21:31.cure yet. Some of my friends with Rohhad have died. I don't want any
:21:32. > :21:33.more of my friends did I. We need your help, Ironman.
:21:34. > :21:35.Last week, Aaron got a call from his hero,
:21:36. > :21:38.who arranged a visit to the set of the new Avengers movie
:21:39. > :21:49.I went to meet Aaron and his mum at home in Alexandria.
:21:50. > :22:02.At first I found him, and he wanted to face time. Then it popped up, the
:22:03. > :22:06.real him. I felt like I needed to fit, but I didn't! I was happy. What
:22:07. > :22:18.did he say to you? He said he liked pets and I like
:22:19. > :22:26.pets, and we talked about the movies. It was absolutely magical.
:22:27. > :22:31.For us, his wish to raise awareness and have people to the challenge and
:22:32. > :22:34.get Ironman and the avengers to do that, it was about helping other
:22:35. > :22:41.kids and making his rush -- his wish come true. And we don't know how
:22:42. > :22:50.much longer we have, and it was just to make him happy. When Iron Man
:22:51. > :22:56.face time came, he just came alive, East Park was there in his eyes, he
:22:57. > :23:02.was so happy. It was magical, Robert was incredible with him. He did not
:23:03. > :23:07.get to come to Scotland for filming. But he arranged for you to go to the
:23:08. > :23:13.set, so what happened? Who did you meet?
:23:14. > :23:29.I got to see the set and I got to hold for's hammer. Who is this? Iron
:23:30. > :23:35.Man. Thinking about what he has been through, he stops breathing when he
:23:36. > :23:43.is sleeping, we can -- we did diddly to breed, but he stops breathing.
:23:44. > :23:49.His eyes don't function properly. Physically, his body has changed.
:23:50. > :23:52.But as you have seen, talking to him, he is incredible, he deals with
:23:53. > :23:57.it amazingly well, and nine times out of ten with a big smile on his
:23:58. > :24:05.face. Why does he want people to jump in a muddy puddle? The reason,
:24:06. > :24:11.it was his idea. He misses doing that, it was something he used to be
:24:12. > :24:15.able to do. He cannot run any more, medically he cannot, he cannot jump
:24:16. > :24:21.up and down, it is not great for his body, and he struggles. He wants
:24:22. > :24:25.people to have fun, and he said, I used to have so much fun doing that,
:24:26. > :24:30.I miss it, so that is what I want people to do, plus I like seeing
:24:31. > :24:40.them getting muddy and dirty! He is your superhero. He is. Locally he is
:24:41. > :24:43.known as Captain Braveheart. My mum nicknamed him that a feud years ago
:24:44. > :24:47.when he was going through a difficult time, he spent time in
:24:48. > :24:56.intensive care, and the name has stuck. He really is. His favourite
:24:57. > :25:03.hero, he is the hero here. He was amazing with him, and we all agree,
:25:04. > :25:08.he is incredible, I love him to pieces, I am so proud of him.
:25:09. > :25:11.Robert Downey Jr has agreed to do the challenge.
:25:12. > :25:13.It's an inter-city rivalry which is always a fierce one,
:25:14. > :25:15.and this weekend it's taking to the water.
:25:16. > :25:18.Saturday sees the annual boat race between the Universities
:25:19. > :25:23.Believe it or not, it's the 150th year of this duel,
:25:24. > :25:28.making it the third-oldest boat race in the world.
:25:29. > :25:30.Here now are Rosanna Loy from the Glasgow women's team
:25:31. > :25:38.and Ryan Morrison from the Edinburgh men's team.
:25:39. > :25:44.Good muscles, good build! How is training going? Edinburgh or the
:25:45. > :25:50.form team, but you beat them last year. It was a surprise victory! You
:25:51. > :25:56.would say that! Training is going well. We have done all that we can.
:25:57. > :26:03.We just need to see what happens when we get out there. Ryan, you are
:26:04. > :26:09.running for the mental Edinburgh, but you are veritably new to this. I
:26:10. > :26:13.am the youngest in the boat. I am looking forward to competing in my
:26:14. > :26:18.first race. I was looking for a fun sport to do, I played a bit of
:26:19. > :26:28.rugby, but I was not a big fan of the physical aspect of it. It is a
:26:29. > :26:31.really good sport. You are also a Glaswegian, competing in Glasgow for
:26:32. > :26:37.Edinburgh, how will that go down? I hope I will get a big cheer, my
:26:38. > :26:41.whole family went to Glasgow University, but hopefully they will
:26:42. > :26:44.give me a cheer! We chatted to you before we came on air, you should
:26:45. > :26:52.tell people how many times you train every week. Throughout the year it
:26:53. > :26:58.is about 12 or 13 times a week. I am sure you guys are the same. If you
:26:59. > :27:05.want to be competing at the top level, you need to train that much.
:27:06. > :27:11.All others are at university, so to try to work it around classes, we
:27:12. > :27:19.get up at around 7am, sometimes earlier, and then 5pm, 5:30pm. Ryan,
:27:20. > :27:24.you cannot even train in Edinburgh. We have a long commute to
:27:25. > :27:29.Strathclyde Park at the weekend and on Wednesday, so that takes a bit of
:27:30. > :27:32.time. There are lots of frantic students doing last-minute projects
:27:33. > :27:39.on the bus. Good time management is required. I read somewhere that one
:27:40. > :27:42.of the rugby matches, said Andrew 's against Edinburgh, there were 14,000
:27:43. > :27:50.people. Family people are you hoping to get? Last year they think about
:27:51. > :27:55.10,000. This year, the food festival has got much bigger, and hopefully
:27:56. > :28:00.with all of the press, the roving side of things, we will try to
:28:01. > :28:06.expect quite a lot more. 20,000, that is what I have been told. I was
:28:07. > :28:11.not aware of the long history and the fact that this is the third
:28:12. > :28:17.biggest in the world, Wendy took it up? When I first started, I did not
:28:18. > :28:22.know much about revving at all, I had never done it before. I'd be
:28:23. > :28:32.relatively little. But it has been growing year-on-year. Where do we go
:28:33. > :28:37.to watch? It is at the Riverside Museum, the races are between 3pm
:28:38. > :28:44.and 5pm. Who will win? Edinburgh, every time. Glasgow. It is not in
:28:45. > :28:47.our interest to comment, we are neutral!
:28:48. > :28:52.Shereen and I will be back next week, same time, same place.
:28:53. > :29:04.It would be the greatest night of their lives...
:29:05. > :29:08.the night when Celtic Football Club captured the hearts of Europe...
:29:09. > :29:12.They were like brothers. I loved them. Absolutely loved them.
:29:13. > :29:16.A bunch of boys fae Baillieston, Bellshill and Saltcoats
:29:17. > :29:22...became the first British club to win the European Cup.