18/05/2017 Timeline

Tonight, the reality of sleeping rough as figures reveal one homeless

person dies in Scotland's biggest city each week.

Plus, how much screen time is too much?

A global report says teenagers here are among the worst

Welcome to Timeline, where we're putting

Find out how I got on sleeping rough on the streets.

I've been to meet the brave seven-year-old who's enlisted

a Hollywood superstar to help him battle his rare condition that only

It is absolutely marvellous. I am delighted and astonished and

flabbergasted. And we've also been to visit

the plush new facilities for pooches at a pet shelter,

thanks to a bequest from comedy And, of course, John is with us

for the next few weeks while Glenn But first tonight, shocking

new figures have revealed that one homeless person dies each week

in Glasgow alone. It's brought the issue into sharp

focus as there have been no clear statistics up until now

on the extent of the problem. I spent the night on the streets

of the city last night I am really lucky bloke, I have a

house and a one bed to sleep in but if you weeks ago I interviewed

somebody called Rory Stewart who was sleeping rough for 18 years and Tom

Ford days later after the interview he was dead. I think it is time I

found out what it is like to sleep rough on the streets of Glasgow.

Showing me around with Billy and Jim from the Simon Community's street

team, both formerly homeless, they told me about the stories they hear

on the street. Rats, they can be lying in bed at night and they were

lying on the bed, sleeping and waking up with them. It is the River

Clyde. That is true. What is of like sleeping on the road? Still scary

and intimidating, you get kicked, at one o'clock in the morning once,

somebody threw a chair at my tent and nearly knocked me out and

cracked my knee and as it came out they kicked me in the face and my

tent was on fire. I have been attacked a few times on the streets,

once I was sleeping and I got kicked in the face. Why? I don't know,

because he was drunk and they must think it is funny to target homeless

people. Some people do that. This is a kind of thing I can see, this man

beside me doesn't want to be seen on camera, he is sleeping in a basement

and is in and out of hospital from this infected cut from injecting

drugs. It is pretty busy and quite a lot going on. Quite a bit more to

happen, I have a sleeping bag given to me by the boys from the Simon

Community. Some of the homeless people say they will join me but it

is time to get some sleep. How hard would it be to slip? It

would be hard, if you don't know what is going to happen, you can get

a proper sleep a cosy don't know who is going to come up. You don't know,

somebody might come up and kiss on you, you will not get a proper

sleep... You have too many things to think about. The bed that I was in

was too exposed and George and Janet have made me a bed. You have made

beds? About that. Cardboard. Not the best but at least you're out of the

rain. You will get a decent kip. I thought to myself, because you will

be down there, you will be cold and hungry. We would take you are little

lunch. We came to see if you were all right and this woman said, do

you want something to eat? She brought us the Sanyo. There is a lot

of good people in this world and there is bad people. -- she brought

us the Sanyo. It is the morning, I did not sleep well but I felt like

part of a special gang. Claire and Georgie who made my bed and

everybody who said they would look after me but I saw a lot of sick

people, some should be in hospital, and many people on the streets

either have dependency issues or mental health issues but above all I

feel guilty because I have something they don't have. A home to go back

to. Did you get much sleep? Not budge

but that was only one night, they do this all year, this spring and they

do that in winter. chief executive of the homeless

charity, the Simon Community. One homeless person each weekday in

Glasgow. Did that figure shock you? At the Simon Community we have been

working with homelessness for 50 years and we have been delivering

solutions. We know that people die prematurely, the average age of

death is 47 for someone who experiences homelessness so people

die and they suffer massive health inequalities and chronic health

conditions. Like some of the people you met. And their tolerance for ill

health is massive. It is hard to fathom, you meet somebody suffering

with such significant health issues and not seeking help. Is this

problem on the increase? In terms of the health problems? I think it

probably is. Access to health systems for people, particularly

those in the most extreme forms of homelessness, sleeping rough, it is

not the only kind that we respond to, but it is the most extreme and

those that find themselves stuck on the streets because they are unable

to engage with the help on offer and the support on offer, quite often

they have significant health problems that are exacerbated by

their experience of being on the streets. There were given more food

than they could eat. Some of them told me that on a really big

winter's day they can make ?200 a day. This is a difficult question, I

am sorry, is it our kindness that is helping this to keep going? Are we

being too kind, you supply the services and we provide money and

food? There are lots of services there. And those services respond to

the vast majority of people. Thousands of people across Scotland

experienced homelessness every year and thousands find themselves in

crisis and looking at the option of having to sleep rough, the vast

majority are supported to move away from that quickly. One or two

nights, no more than that. For those stuck in the system, with chronic

health conditions and mental health issues and addiction issues, what

keeps them there might well be access to money. We are not helping

by giving food and money? I would never tell anybody what to do with

the kindness and we are lucky in Scotland that the Scottish public

have huge compassion for homelessness and I would like to see

that directed in a constructive way. But for some, I would be concerned.

The generosity of the public is part of the issue keeping them stuck in

that situation, that doorway where they are able to feed their

addiction easily. Thank you very much for coming in. It has been eye

opening. And thank you for helping me last night. You are welcome.

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Whether it was Scotch and Wry or in Francie and Josie,

Rikki Fulton was one of our best-loved comedians.

What you might not know is that he also had

So much so that, 13 years after his death, a huge bequest

he left to an SSPCA pet shelter has helped it open up a major expansion.

We get various different kinds of dogs through the rescue centre, from

very small up to the big dogs. Excitable and nervous dogs, outgoing

and reserved. Different shapes and sizes. I love dogs, they are great,

we get them in all sorts of conditions and the three main ways

is through the police, inspectors and members of the public. This is

about ready to open, the kennels are much bigger on this blog, central

heated, the dogs have a larger area outside and glass fronted kennels.

The public can come to the front of the camel. The money left by Rikki

Fulton is invaluable, we probably could not do what we have done to

the standard without his money, things would have taken longer. We

might not have the facilities as good as they are. Rikki would say

this is marvellous. I am delighted, astonished and flabbergasted. That

you have gone to all this trouble to put up this plaque of myself and

Kate and the wonderful animals that are here. Do you see that dog?

Nearly human. They would be thrilled, particularly Rikki, he

loved dogs all his life and even when he became a big star, he still

loved dogs. He had three little Westies and when he died, Jake was

his big joy, one of the few things he could do in his illness was take

him for a walk and he loved him. Both of them will be smiling

somewhere. Now he knows that the click is when

he touches here so he will repeat that. Set! And I will mark this

again as his bum hits the ground. This works with anybody? We

encourage any member of the public who was thinking to get a dog to see

us, we have many rescue dogs looking for homes. They can research what

kind of dog will set their situation and look at the dogs and they don't

find anything suitable we can recommend a dog that might suit

situation. If you come here, the big problem will be not wanting to take

all the animals back with you because they're absolutely... They

pull out your heart. Gorgeous dogs! Very good.

Phones, tablets and laptops - tech is a part of everyday life,

but for Scotland's young people it could be having a detrimental

A report by the World Health Organisation says children

here are among the worst in Europe when it comes to being

The findings say Scottish children are addicted to tech,

warning of the long-term impacts on physical health from inactivity.

Health risks of too much screen time include cardiovascular disease,

In 2014, nearly 80% of girls and more than 80% of boys

in Scotland used a computer, tablet or phone for two

Only Sweden and the Netherlands had levels that high.

Between 2002 and 2014 it was Scotland's girls that emerged

as worst offenders for increased screen use, while boys

So how can parents manage their children's time online

while guarding against the health risks linked with excessive use

Here now are Katrina Tweedie and her son, Harry.

Katrina thinks he spends too much time using gadgets.

Also here is Fiona Steele from the group Action for Children.

Harry, first of all, confess, how much time do you spend looking at

your screen? I spend quite a lot of time but not as much as a lot of

children. How much is that? I use my phone every day. Listening to music

and stuff like that. And I use my computer regularly. Just watching

videos and things that. How much of this is for schoolwork and stuff

like that and how much is fun? The majority is for fun. But when I have

an assignment or something for school, it is very helpful for that.

Your mother is looking at the back of your head! Does it worry you,

Katrina? Yes, it worries every parent with children with devices

and to be honest, they all have devices, whether that is a phone or

an iPad, we cannot avoid them. It is great, they are meant to use that

for homework and schools advise that but it is the rest of the time when

they are checking Instagram or snap chat, probably every hour or every

few minutes for notifications so that worries me because how can you

lament that? I don't want to be nagging and on his back, he has two

brothers who are possibly worse! I don't want to... It becomes an issue

in the house and maybe a source of conflict.

I know, it is terrible. We have rules, I am strict about dinner

time. That is the bugbear of a lot of parents. If they could, they

would have had with them with their breakfast. I could be a hypocrite,

because we are guilty as well. We all do it. I could be addicted, so I

worry about my kids. Let's get some expert advice. What is the danger?

The danger is spending too much time on technology, too much screen time.

We want people to manage a healthy balance across the piece, some

outdoor activities, sport, exercise, and a healthy diet. We recognise

that screen time is part of everyday life for young people and we want to

encourage the benefits of that, but we also want to support parents to

manage it and give them good ideas in terms of how they can work to do

that. Give us a queue tips, how would parents manage that? We

recognise that this is an emerging issue for children of Harry's age,

it is maybe not something we dealt with five years ago, but do have

talked about dinner time, we can say no the table, make sure parents are

talking to their kids about what is important, how they are using it.

What is it that interests you? What videos are you watching? Promote

curving outside, and we work with families where we have young

children, you start the habits early on, use of technology, make sure

parents are equipped to play and do different things. What do you think

the right amount is? Not every hour. Maybe in the morning and a little

bit in the evening, is that doable? In moderation. We wish you well. Not

too often. We have reached a compromise there, you have said it

live on television! Each week we're looking

at the lighter side of the election. Tonight, we're focusing

on what happens when things go wrong Here's comedian Des Clarke to guide

us through a binge of cringe, calamity and cock-ups which have

brought big-name politicians This general election

is all about the political cringe! The power of those photo

opportunities on the campaign Judging by this year, they could be

worth a political career. These poor politicians,

they're only trying to be normal. And what's more normal

than chips and a cup of tea? Unless you're Theresa May,

who stoated about with a poke of chips looking like someone

who had just arrived at T In The Park looking

for the Slam Tent. No wonder folk don't

want to answer the door to her. When it comes to trash talk, though,

Jeremy Corbyn has made sure his cringey moments

are for the many, not the few. Lucky Jezza can rely

on his old pals to help him out. Diane Abbot had a meltdown on live

radio when she messed up an answer The interview was on LBC,

which we know stands How much will they cost? They will

cost... It will cost... Former leader Ed Miliband's

contribution was even more bizarre, cutting the grass in

a constituent's garden. In fairness, politicians do say odd

things out and about, but nothing compares to Lib Dem

leader Tim Farron. Tim offered his hand

to a member of the public while saying the words,

"Smell my spaniel." Come on, Tim, you've

taken that too Far-ron! It just shows the lengths

the Lib Dems will go to get some Let's be honest, they've given away

more seats than the DFS sale. Wheras Nicola Sturgeon seems to be

going from one pub to another. Oh, aye, she's gone

from Queen Nic to Queen Vic. It's not so much independence

as gin-dependance. At times I wasn't sure

if she was on a political Be fair, Nicola didn't want to be

seen living up to those old Scottish A sentence she spat out

while munching on a hot pie. And just like that pie,

there's definitely a lot at steak. Even though we'll all just

end up talking mince. More from the election trail next

week. Seven-year-old Aaron Hunter has

a terminal condition called Rohhad. There's no cure, and it's so rare

that only 100 people Aaron has managed to raise ?30,000

to fund research into the disease by challenging people to jump

in a muddy puddle for 60 seconds. But his dream was to get his hero,

Iron Man, to do it, so he made this appeal to the actor who plays him,

Robert Downey Jr. I have a very bad disease called

Rohhad, and it is hard sometimes, because the doctors don't have a

cure yet. Some of my friends with Rohhad have died. I don't want any

more of my friends did I. We need your help, Ironman.

Last week, Aaron got a call from his hero,

who arranged a visit to the set of the new Avengers movie

I went to meet Aaron and his mum at home in Alexandria.

At first I found him, and he wanted to face time. Then it popped up, the

real him. I felt like I needed to fit, but I didn't! I was happy. What

did he say to you? He said he liked pets and I like

pets, and we talked about the movies. It was absolutely magical.

For us, his wish to raise awareness and have people to the challenge and

get Ironman and the avengers to do that, it was about helping other

kids and making his rush -- his wish come true. And we don't know how

much longer we have, and it was just to make him happy. When Iron Man

face time came, he just came alive, East Park was there in his eyes, he

was so happy. It was magical, Robert was incredible with him. He did not

get to come to Scotland for filming. But he arranged for you to go to the

set, so what happened? Who did you meet?

I got to see the set and I got to hold for's hammer. Who is this? Iron

Man. Thinking about what he has been through, he stops breathing when he

is sleeping, we can -- we did diddly to breed, but he stops breathing.

His eyes don't function properly. Physically, his body has changed.

But as you have seen, talking to him, he is incredible, he deals with

it amazingly well, and nine times out of ten with a big smile on his

face. Why does he want people to jump in a muddy puddle? The reason,

it was his idea. He misses doing that, it was something he used to be

able to do. He cannot run any more, medically he cannot, he cannot jump

up and down, it is not great for his body, and he struggles. He wants

people to have fun, and he said, I used to have so much fun doing that,

I miss it, so that is what I want people to do, plus I like seeing

them getting muddy and dirty! He is your superhero. He is. Locally he is

known as Captain Braveheart. My mum nicknamed him that a feud years ago

when he was going through a difficult time, he spent time in

intensive care, and the name has stuck. He really is. His favourite

hero, he is the hero here. He was amazing with him, and we all agree,

he is incredible, I love him to pieces, I am so proud of him.

Robert Downey Jr has agreed to do the challenge.

It's an inter-city rivalry which is always a fierce one,

and this weekend it's taking to the water.

Saturday sees the annual boat race between the Universities

Believe it or not, it's the 150th year of this duel,

making it the third-oldest boat race in the world.

Here now are Rosanna Loy from the Glasgow women's team

and Ryan Morrison from the Edinburgh men's team.

Good muscles, good build! How is training going? Edinburgh or the

form team, but you beat them last year. It was a surprise victory! You

would say that! Training is going well. We have done all that we can.

We just need to see what happens when we get out there. Ryan, you are

running for the mental Edinburgh, but you are veritably new to this. I

am the youngest in the boat. I am looking forward to competing in my

first race. I was looking for a fun sport to do, I played a bit of

rugby, but I was not a big fan of the physical aspect of it. It is a

really good sport. You are also a Glaswegian, competing in Glasgow for

Edinburgh, how will that go down? I hope I will get a big cheer, my

whole family went to Glasgow University, but hopefully they will

give me a cheer! We chatted to you before we came on air, you should

tell people how many times you train every week. Throughout the year it

is about 12 or 13 times a week. I am sure you guys are the same. If you

want to be competing at the top level, you need to train that much.

All others are at university, so to try to work it around classes, we

get up at around 7am, sometimes earlier, and then 5pm, 5:30pm. Ryan,

you cannot even train in Edinburgh. We have a long commute to

Strathclyde Park at the weekend and on Wednesday, so that takes a bit of

time. There are lots of frantic students doing last-minute projects

on the bus. Good time management is required. I read somewhere that one

of the rugby matches, said Andrew 's against Edinburgh, there were 14,000

people. Family people are you hoping to get? Last year they think about

10,000. This year, the food festival has got much bigger, and hopefully

with all of the press, the roving side of things, we will try to

expect quite a lot more. 20,000, that is what I have been told. I was

not aware of the long history and the fact that this is the third

biggest in the world, Wendy took it up? When I first started, I did not

know much about revving at all, I had never done it before. I'd be

relatively little. But it has been growing year-on-year. Where do we go

to watch? It is at the Riverside Museum, the races are between 3pm

and 5pm. Who will win? Edinburgh, every time. Glasgow. It is not in

our interest to comment, we are neutral!

Shereen and I will be back next week, same time, same place.

It would be the greatest night of their lives...

the night when Celtic Football Club captured the hearts of Europe...

They were like brothers. I loved them. Absolutely loved them.

A bunch of boys fae Baillieston, Bellshill and Saltcoats

..became the first British club to win the European Cup.