08/04/2016 Reporting Scotland

goodbye from me and on BBC One we now join the BBC's news

at Clydebridge and Dalzell as they are handed

Bailey Gwynne will investigate the authorities' dealings

We'll be on the election campaign trail

where the Liberal Democrat leader's photo op didn't go quite to plan.

We like to organise our visits to send a message in pictorial terms of

what we are asking for and I think this does it very well today. And

join me ahead of a massive match in the race for the

join me ahead of a massive match in premiership title.

Steel works at Clydebridge and Dalzell have officially been

Both sites were shut down by Tata three months ago

But Liberty House say 150 jobs will return,

as production starts up again later this year.

Out with the old. And in with the new. It was all change this morning,

raising new hope for the business here. The keys were handed over to

the new owner. To do this competitively, we need the skill

set, which this plant has, and competitively, we need the skill

amazing workforce and skill set. There is a market in the UK, so the

only thing we need is a competitive cost. 100 years ago 100,000 people

were employed in the steel industry. Both sites have a proud heritage and

when Tata announced they would be mothballed it seemed the industry

would be effectively finished in Scotland. 250 people were laid off.

But key workers were kept on stand-by so they could restart

operations quickly, a move backed by a support package from the Scottish

Government. That has paid off and there are hopes the industry can

be great again. This will work. There is a good business plan in

place. I am more than hopeful that this will

re-emerge and hopefully one day we will reintroduce steel-making in

Scotland. The liberty flag flies here as a

symbol of optimism. Work is due to start with

an initial workforce of 150 people. optimism. Work is due to start with

What happens next depends on an uncertain market but Liberty say

they are here to stay in Scotland. I'm joined by our Business

and Economy Editor, Douglas Fraser. Douglas, Tata couldn't make these

Lanarkshire plants work for them. Tata had to take on the legacy of a

nationalised industry reduced from 100,000 down to 271st other

plants were mothballed three months ago. It is still not clear why the

Scottish Government had to be the broker to take it on from Tata and

two handed on to liberty is. today's ceremony. Maybe next week.

Liberty House they different business model from

the one that Tata was using. Firstly, importing cheaper raw steel

material from the plants in Scotland to process than it has previously

been taking from Scunthorpe in England. Also, they want to cut

costs. That starts with cheaper energy, but also on staff.

people, everyone was laid off. The majority will be hired on different

conditions to the past. work, they will need to have a

secure base. Unions will be interested if that will be promised

in the deal that is finally published. And it is a difficult

time for the steel industry. Liberty is experienced in trading but less

so in manufacturing and it is buying assets very fast.

It is a great time to be buying assets when you have leveraged over

governments, but if it is going to take on Port Talbot as well, it is a

stretch for the management. An investigation is to look

into how organisations, such as Aberdeen council,

previously dealt with the 16-year-old killer of school

pupil Bailey Gwynne, who was stabbed at his

school last October. One of the aims of the review

is to establish how organisations might change the way they work

in order to safeguard Concerned parents at Cults Academy

on the day of the stabbing last October. A 16-year-old who cannot be

named was last month convicted of the culpable, side of Bailey Gwynne.

But were previous warnings about the killer's behaviour dealt with

adequately? A question this independent review might answer. The

killer regularly had a knife and knuckle dust at school and was

spoken to about the dangers of mice carrying by his headteacher. And

there is the significance of what happened here. The killer's lawyer

has described as inaccurate reports that his client was involved in an

earlier assault here in 2007, and has insisted the boy had not come to

the attention of authorities before. But we have evidence that he did

attack a fellow pupil here that year. The assault involved a second

child and left the victim in hospital, where he was treated for

concussion. After a police investigation the case was past

Aberdeen City Council. We have seen the letter from the victim's parents

to a senior official about the attack, which names the child who

went on to become Bailey's killer, and we have seen correspondence from

that official referring to both of the attackers and the police's

response to the assault. As we revealed earlier this year, the

victim's parents warned that the boy who went on to become Bailey's

killer could strike again with more serious consequences. We have spoken

to credible witnesses at subsequent case review meetings where the

parents repeated that warning. The terms of the review will examine the

extent to which public agencies were involved with Bailey's killer and

whether they correctly assessed the risk he posed. One of those who

first voiced concerns about the killer's behaviour, a former MP,

says that the review must reveal whether warnings were followed up.

On the Holyrood election campaign trail, all the parties

But Willie Rennie, who leads the Lib Dems,

chose to spread his message with a visit to the Gorgie

Well, pretty much everything, as our political editor

Pigs. Intelligent, friendly, what's not to like? Wisely, Willie Rennie

started small. That size, yes. Guinea pigs in a cage. Then, a

closing counter. So far, she has not decided to exercise her bowels. That

would come later! Next, a bearded dragon, and a snake. What is it

called? What is its species? Finally, the pigs. For no

discernible reason, he started mucking out the star I. It stinks.

It is not going well. The pigs decide to help. Still, laugh it off.

We like to organise visits to send a message in pictorial terms exactly

what we are asking for and I think this does it very well. Oh, it does

that. For now, let's leave him. More fun. Triple top. A break during a

visit to a Renfrewshire factory. It is about jobs. The boss here is

upbeat but faces a challenge recruiting and retaining staff. Ruth

Davidson thinks she can help. We need to improve skills, which means

replacing the funding for the education sector which has been

ripped out by the SNP, and we have a plan for that. We also need to make

sure we are regenerating all of our country, Icher is why we have a plan

for regeneration zone that councils can use to encourage businesses.

Next, Alan Johnson of the Greens. Good basket. The Greens say they

have -- they have jobs plans. We are looking at areas where there are

employment opportunities, making sure houses are efficient, and

investing in renewable is to develop that industry for Scotland. Sound

advice from Labour's Jackie Baillie at a training centre in West

Lothian. Jobs, she says, come from education and that needs funding

through Labour's plans to increase tax. We would invest in education,

one of the key drivers of a successful economy. If you have a

highly skilled, highly trained workforce, then we are training them

for the jobs of the future in the industries we have not even begun to

think about. We would invest in jobs by starting with investing in

education. It is practical, and rather than have it go to landfill,

we can reuse it. This company in Glasgow reclaims and renews

furniture, called up cycling. Nicola Sturgeon says SNP policies are

designed to create jobs at firms small and large. The SNP will put

emphasis on growing our economy. Policies like the small business

bonus reduced the financial burden on small businesses and make it

possible for them to take on workers and create employment. We also want

to extend broadband to every business and residential premises

across the country. Back to the pigs. We left Willie Rennie deeper

and deeper in shock, but he recovers to promise action on jobs. Not

everybody wants to go to university. People want to sometimes choose a

vocational course, to choose the course they want, and that means we

need to provide funding to provide the course. Across Scotland we have

seen the devastation to college courses, which is why we are

advancing the cause of vocational education. Final thought. Pigs,

according to Churchill, treat us as equals.

How Clydeside's industrial heritage is inspiring artists in this year's

And coming up in sport: Aberdeen aim to keep the Premiership title race

And life might not quite begin at 40 for Katherine Grainger but gold

remains her goal as she prepares for the Rio Olympics.

Human remains found in a flat in London are those

of a Metropolitan Police officer reported missing a week ago.

Gordon Semple, who is originally from Inverness,

was last seen on April the first after leaving a meeting

A 49-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder.

The investigation is ongoing at this housing estate in South London. This

afternoon, a private ambulance left with the remains of Gordon Semple.

Police say it will take some time to carry out a formal identification

and find out the cause of death. The arrest of a 49-year-old happened in

this block of flats on the left, on the first floor, we believe.

Residents have a similar tale to tell, talking of a bad smell

emanating from one flat. There is talk of scented candles being put

outside. One resident said they were told by the person inside that there

outside. One resident said they were was cooking going on and it was at

that stage that people got suspicious and the police were

alerted. We have had tributes to Gordon Semple from his family in

Inverness. They put out a statement on Facebook saying he was a much

loved partner, brother in law, uncle and cousin, and their world would be

a worse place without him. The investigation is still ongoing and a

49-year-old is being questioned but has not been charged.

A 24-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the rape

of a 37-year-old woman in Queens Park, near

He is expected to appear at the city's Sheriff Court on Monday.

The Muslim Council of Scotland asked imams around the country to stress

the importance of respect for all, during Friday prayers.

The request came in response to a statement made earlier this

week by the man accused of killing the Glasgow Shopkeeper Asad Shah.

The council say Ahmadis, of which Mr Shah was

a member, have the right to freedom of their beliefs.

A view echoed today at Edinburgh Central Mosque.

The iman there says he hopes something positive will emerge

How do we come together, appreciate our differences, and yet how do we

actually deal with those differences as constructively as possible,

actually deal with those differences living together in society. Despite

having different ideas and beliefs, it is not exclusive, there does not

need to be a barrier between you and living together with people.

Scientists at Heriot-Watt University have a new technique

directly on to metal, to create security marks that can't be faked.

They can protect against fake jewellery, electronics

This from our science correspondent Kenneth Macdonald.

This is the real thing. Or rather this is the technology that proves

it is the real thing and not counterfeit. Our codes and Cyril

numbers can be copied, holographic stickers can be stuck onto fakes,

but these holograms can be tampered with because they are being sculpted

directly into the metal. You are melting a very thin layer of metal

in a small area, doing that with a pulse from a laser which is 35 ns

long. 35 ns, compared to a second is like one second compared to a year.

It is a high-powered ultraviolet laser which creates unique

holograms. Here we have a set of very shallow, very small craters

which are arranged in a particular pattern. So when we illuminate this

hologram, it generates a different active image. My hand is shaking, so

the images shaking. Making craters which are 0.2 mu. In depth, that is

1000th of a millimetre. Small diameter and very small depth. We

are making multiple of these craters across the surface in order to

generate our pattern for our hologram. The University is working

with commercial partners to bring the technique to market. The

applications are particularly in jewellery, expensive watches. Also,

it could be used in the aerospace industry for spare parts for

aeroplanes, to confirm they are real parts made by the real manufacturer.

The team is working to create even smaller versions of these unique

certificates of authenticity. It's one of the biggest celebrations

of contemporary art in the UK. 220 artists from around

the world will present work in 75 locations

across Glasgow as part of GI, This year, the host city's

industrial heritage has inspired Princess Margaret sends her down the

slipway. It was a mighty industry, known the world over. Clyde built, a

byword for craft and quality. Today, many of those industrial buildings

are now Art centres, and art has itself become an industry. Lawrence

is one of 220 artists who have taken up the challenge for this year's

Glasgow International Festival. Using modern craft skills, he

imagines the QE2 returning home to become a floating Glasgow School of

Art. Most of my previous work has dealt with London and the

post-industrial nature and how certain spaces get marginalised in

relation to property development. I was thrilled to be to work somewhere

that had a much more direct industrial heritage. Across the

city, in every available space, artists are responding to the theme,

many using old crafts in new ways. We are also looking at artists who

have a strong relationship with materials and making, and looking at

lots of things, I suppose through Glasgow being a lens, and the

history of making an production in the city. For others, it is the

space which counts, like this Glasgow -based collective, who

perform in a roller rink. Anything goes, but after seven festivals, it

seems audiences are willing to give it a go. Audiences here are open to

everything. Hopefully they have some it a go. Audiences here are open to

fear, too, but in a fun way. There should be some trepidation. I think

there is a hungry audience, completely enthusiastic. With just

18 days to see 90 works in 75 locations, you had better get your

skates on. Let's get all the latest

sport from Jonathan. A huge game tonight, Hearts

versus Aberdeen at Tynecastle, which should have a major bearing

on the Premiership title race. Aberdeen have the chance to narrow

the gap on Celtic to two points, At Tynecastle for us

is our senior football reporter. Do Aberdeen need to win tonight

to keep the title race alive? Six games remain. That means 18

points are up for grabs. Five points is the difference between Aberdeen

and Celtic. Mathematically it is not muster win but it feels like a game

and Celtic. Mathematically it is not they should not lose. Pressure on

Celtic, although there might have to oversee hearts who are trying to

overtake them in second place. The hearts manager believes they can do

it. We have a game in hand. If we win those we can close it to three

points and it goes into the split and it is going to be tight. They

are a very good team and are expected to finish second if not

first so we have to prove we can get the spot of them. They will be

trying to pull back ups towards them as we are trying to pool Celtic

towards us. There's still plenty to play for but the is about three

points. Equally important for both teams. Both managers underlining why

this match is important for teams. Both managers underlining why

sides. It'll be interesting to see how Hearts line-up, struggling with

a virus and had to close down their training base and cancel a game

earlier in the week. Tonight it is about Tynecastle. It is a sell-out.

There is always a special atmosphere here and industrial and an hour this

place will be rocking. There's live commentary of the match

on Sportsound which is already Now, the Dundee United captain

Paul Paton has stressed that the players in the current

squad are desperate not to be remembered as those

who got the club relegated. United remain five points adrift

at the bottom after Kris Doolan's winner for Partick Thistle midweek,

and the Tangerines host Inverness No player should want a relegation

on their CV. It is embarrassing No player should want a relegation

where we find ourselves, a club like Dundee united, the fan base, what's

the chairman has put and we should not be bottom of the league, it is

as simple as that. Reigning Olympic Champions Katherine

Grainger and Heather Stanning are among the Scottish rowers who've

been named in the GB Team for next month's European Championships,

as preparations begin for the 2016 Grainger believes she can still be

competitive as she aims The heavy lifting for Rio de Janeiro

has begun. Katherine Grainger may be 40 but for years on from her gold

medal at London 20 -- 2012 she is still passionate. I love it. I feel

so lucky to be doing it and doing it again. If you are a sportsperson it

does not get bigger or better than the picks. Great Britain into the

record books. Heather stunning, born in England by President in

Lossiemouth, sparked the gold rush with victory in the women'spair.

That was really important for rise to enjoy the Olympic experience but

make sure we were doing the job. We are doing something different with

Rio and flying abroad and it is not a city that we know well so it is

nice to be excited but we have a job to do. Focusing on the job remains

the theme for Grainger. Raw emotion as she won her fourth medal. No room

for sentiment. I have been so lucky with the Olympic career I have had

so far and to be able to go again is brilliant. I do not want to do it

because I am sentimental, I believe I can do it well and that is why I

am doing it and I am still as competitive, but I am also going to

love it. 40 years young. There is a change on the way after what has

been a bright day for many of us. Close will spread inland through the

night but there has been some brightness which is on the east

coast at the moment. Reuters guys for the time being. The rain will

continue to push further eastwards and as it does there maybe some snow

over the high used road routes and the hills towards the north.

Clearing skies over the south-west corner as temperatures get close to

freezing there may be one or two mag icy patches in the morning. Cloudy

and damp to start the weekend but improving across southern and

central areas with a good deal of sunshine. The weather front lingers

across the far north and north-east of the country. A good deal of sunny

spells especially across southern areas. One or two mag showers,

wintry over the southern uplands. Feeling cooler than today. Across

the far north and the north-east corner we will continue to see cloud

and outbreaks of rain and across Orkney as well although it looks as

if Shetland will stay largely dry. If you are planning outdoor

activities and heading to the mountains you can expect heavy snow

especially across the north-west Highlands with 18 south-westerly

wind. Elsewhere brighter spells for the Trossachs and further east store

mag showers in store but becoming brighter and across the Perthshire

hills. Sunday starts rather cloudy and damp especially across the far

north and north-east with the weather front across as. Some

uncertainty as to how quickly it clears away and central areas we

could see some brighter weather or cloudy weather depending on how

quickly it clears. Across the south the best of the sunshine and

temperatures could reach 12 degrees with a keen easterly wind.

Now, a reminder of tonight's main news:

The steel works at Clydebridge and Dalzell have been officially

handed over to new owners Liberty House.

Both sites were shut by Tata three months ago.

I'll be back with the headlines at 8pm, and the late bulletin just