08/04/2016 Reporting Scotland

17 schools in Edinburgh are to be closed indefinitely

from Monday, amid safety concerns about their construction.

The schools were all built as part of the city's private finance

There was a call in January at Oxgangs by reskill when a great deal

of cladding came off the building during the winter storms, which led

to the closure of the school. A safety review was carried out at a

number of Edinburgh schools, which led to the closure of two other

schools, but tonight we learned that 17 schools in Edinburgh are to be

closed indefinitely from Monday because of concerns over their

construction Camara five of them are high schools. They are all built

under a public-private partnership. The company that built the schools

has been taken over but they are managed and operated by the

Edinburgh Schools Partnership. The council says it feels let down by

this company and says although it is a precautionary measure to close the

schools, it issued a statement saying ... Company that built these

schools has also built schools in Glasgow and Fife, there are safety

inspections being carried out there but here in Edinburgh, the immediate

concern will be for the pupils, who are due back here on Monday after

the Easter holidays. They are putting in contingency plans for

them over the next few weeks, particularly as we head into exam

time, when it will be a stressful period for people. The council say

they are putting in place contingency measures to try to help

those pupils who are about to sit their exams. They say they will

update parents every step of the way as they try to get the schools

reopened. Steelworks at Clydebridge

and Dalzell have officially been Both Lanarkshire 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 at the Dalzell steel plant this morning,

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

to the new owner. You basically take steel slabs, and you need a few

things to do that competitively, you need the skill set, which the plant

has, an amazing workforce. There is a market in the UK. The only thing

we need is a competitive cost. A century ago, 100,000 people were

employed in the Scottish steel industry. The mill here at

Motherwell and one at Clydebridge both have a proud heritage. When

Tata announced they were to be mothballed, it seemed the industry

was finished in Scotland, 250 people laid off. But there was hope. Key

workers were kept on stand-by at the plants so they could restart

operations quickly. The move was backed by a support package from the

Scottish Government, which has paid off, and there are hopes the

industry can be great once again. This will work, there is a good

business plan in place, we have always said we have a good

workforce, and I am more than hopeful that this will re-emerge and

hopefully one day steel-making will be reintroduced in Scotland. The

Liberty flag flies here as a symbol of new optimism and work is due to

start here in August with an initial of new optimism and work is due to

workforce of around 150 people. What happens next depends on a very

uncertain steel market but Liberty say they are here to stay in

Scotland. 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 on the day of the stabbing

last October. A 16-year-old who cannot be named

was last month convicted of the culpable homicide

of Bailey Gwynne. But were previous warnings about

the killer's behaviour A question this independent

review might answer. The killer regularly had

a knife and knuckle-dusters at school and was spoken

to about the dangers of And there is the significance of

what happened here. The killer's lawyer

has described as "inaccurate" reports that his client

was involved in and insisted the boy had not come

to the attention But we have evidence that he did

attack a fellow pupil 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 passed to Aberdeen City Council. We have seen a letter from

the parents of the victims to a senior official about the attack. It

specifically named the child who went on to become daily's killer. --

Bailey's killer. and we have seen correspondence

from that official 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 The Muslim Council of Scotland have

asked imams around the country to stress the importance of respect

for all, during Friday prayers. The request came in response

to a statement 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 imam there says he hopes

something positive will emerge Hearts have dented Aberdeen's

premiership title challenge with a 2-1 win over

the Dons at Tynecastle. after Simon Church had put

the visitors ahead. Celtic could go eight

points clear if they win Third-placed Hearts are nine

points behind Aberdeen Glasgow Warriors moved

to third in the Pro12, in a 43-14 bonus-point win

over Zebre. The victory

in the rearranged fixture Glasgow are now two points behind

Pro12 leaders Leinster and Connacht respectively, with

three games remaining. They travel to fourth-placed

Scarlets next Saturday. Well, it's over to Kawser now

with the weather outlook Good evening. Cloud and rain will be

the forecast for the rest of the night, at least for northern parts

of the country. We had some brightness today, this from North

Berwick, where we saw the best of any brightness. This weather front

extending all the way from Scotland and Northern Ireland down to

England, spreading further East. We will continue to see outbreaks of

rain through the night. Some of it quite wintry, especially on the

hills. Further North, we could see some snow but already clearing by

the early hours. Where we have a clearer skies, temperatures falling

to around freezing, possibly some icy spots. Tomorrow morning, a good

deal of dry and bright weather, especially across the South West.

Elsewhere, more in the way of cloud, a chilly start, and here is the

front towards the North and North East, where it looks to linger for

much of the day, bringing outbreaks of rain in Caithness and into

Orkney. Shetland looks like it will be largely dry for much of the day.

Across the rest of the UK, that front extends all the way towards

the East coast, where will -- we will continue to see outbreaks of

rain. Sunny spells and scattered showers elsewhere. They could be

wintry over the moors into Wales. For the Grand National, via

Greystone, one or two of these showers could come with the risk of

some hail and thunder. That same cost of showers will move in to the

South West of Scotland in tomorrow evening. Elsewhere, clearer skies

and for the far North and North East, that weather front brings some

cloudy and wet weather as we look ahead to Sunday. Sunday looks to be

largely dry to start with. The best of the sunshine in the South and

South West. Temperatures reaching up to 12 Celsius. Elsewhere, we hang on

to cloudy and damp weather. For all, quite a strong easterly wind.

Have a good weekend, goodbye.