9am Briefing: Reward offered in hunt for killer Published on Monday 23 January 2012 08:48 A REWARD of £1000 is being offered in the hunt for the killer of Maciej Ciania in Leith. Detectives investigating the "violent and brutal" murder of the 34-year-old yesterday visited churches with Polish large congregations speaking to worshippers at St Mary's Cathedral and Abbeyhill Baptist Church. Crimestoppers has put up a £1,000 reward for information that leads an arrest. Mr Ciania's body was found at his flat in Dickson Street in Leith on January 14. ANDY Murray took just 49 minutes to move into the quarter-finals of the Australian Open after Kazakhstan's Mikhail Kukushkin was forced to retire through injury after losing the opening two sets. Murray was leading 6-1, 6-1, 1-0 before Kukushkin pulled out with a problem with his left hip. RAIL chiefs are considering building a viewing platform which would see tourists hoisted up 360ft to the top of the Forth Rail Bridge. Network Rail said it is examining the feasibility of establishing visitor access to the historic bridge. The viewing capsule would offer spectacular views across the Firth of Forth and and become a major tourist destination. David Simpson, managing director of Network Rail in Scotland, said: "I'm really excited at looking at it and seeing what we can do." SIR Sean Connery has told Prime Minister David Cameron to butt out of Scotland's independence referendum. The Edinburgh-born former 007 star, a long-standing SNP supporter, said: "It is up to the Scots and the Scots alone to decide the question in a fair and a thoughtful process. There is no question that Scotland should be a fully independent and sovereign nation with the same rights as any other country. Meanwhile an independent Scottish army would struggle to find recruits because military life would be "too boring," a top general has claimed today. Former chief of staff Lord Richard Dannatt said: "Being part of a larger British Army, doing things the British armed forces do, that's a pretty fulfilling career and lifestyle to have. ROYAL Bank of Scotland chief executive, Stephen Hester, should not be given a seven-figure bonus this year, Labour leader Ed Miliband has said. The bank boss is reported to be in line for a bumper pay-out of around £1.3 million from RBS, which is 83 per cent owned by the taxpayer. A final decision will be taken by its remuneration committee this week, and the Labour leader said he wanted Prime Minister David Cameron to intervene.