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More than 2,000 Edinburgh pupils are still in limbo

following the closure of 17 schools over building safety fears.

We'll be trying to get to the bottom of the deal that led to the schools

Also on the programme, The trial of the couple accused

of murdering two-year-old Liam Fee hears that they tried to blame

The Greens launch their manifesto with a pledge to make the next

Former Rangers manager Walter Smith says a sense of injustice

will motivate the team to succeed in the Premiership.

And here, Olympic places are up for grabs for Scotland's top swimming

stars. Edinburgh city council says that

more than a thousand pupils who've been affected by the closure

of their schools over safety fears will be able to return

to classes tomorrow. They're all older children

who are preparing to sit exams. But there's still uncertainty

about when thousands of other younger pupils

can get back to school. We'll have more details

on that in a moment. But first our reporter Steven Godden

has been trying to get to the bottom of the deal that led to the schools

being built using private finance. VOICEOVER: In the pouring rain,

goes on to fix the problems which has left more than 7000 pupils

kicking their heels, effects have been discovered, four, that total

still stands. What we have asked them to do is to extend it, to make

sure that for all of the schools, falls are identified before we can

make sure we can put children back into the school safely and in the

right manner. At this Edinburgh builders merchant, the basic problem

is explained using a 40 El beatbox. All of them do the same job, the

only difference is the size and strength of them, in principle, all

of them will do the same job, and if they not there, there is a chance

that the building could fall down. A fuller picture is now emerging of

the deal struck by this school council with school council. -- City

Council. Difficulties. Project to split into, estimates for the stage

Council. Difficulties. Project to were deemed unacceptable, council

officials set a ceiling price, affordable but with the warning that

the final cost, if it grows, then they would walk away without any

charges for development work. The bricks and mortar tell us that stage

two of the project did go ahead, the schools involved, Braeburn, for Hill

and Oxgangs Primary and a few miles up the road, Saint Peters primary,

all built by Miller construction, and all now at the at the centre of

the crisis in Edinburgh schools. -- Miller Construction. Questions

surround all 17 Edinburgh PPP schools, contracts questioned by

this city architect. There is no architect or engineer inspecting the

side that might pick up these things, it is left to the builder.

Self-regulation, as with banking, to look after things themselves. That

will take away an essential means of checking to make sure things have

done and it means things are more likely to have happened. Is it the

case that at this stage, you do not know whether the council signed off

on these buildings? We do not, that is because each building will be

different in its make up and how it was managed and when it was managed,

and until we have that picture, was managed and when it was managed,

there is no point in speculating. was managed and when it was managed,

Based at this office, the Edinburgh schools partnership has issued

statements, apologising and assuming responsibility. It is the BBC, I was

hoping to speak with someone from the Edinburgh schools partnership,

please? Asking anything else, we are told, would require an appointment.

The company is due a payment from the council at the end of the month,

negotiations continue. STUDIO: Perhaps more pressing

for parents is how quickly Fair to say, a lot of uncertainty.

Indeed, five secondary schools are affected in Edinburgh, the big

unanswered question tonight concerns the first, second and third year

students at those secondary schools, the council has told us the night

that it is confident places will be found for them by next Tuesday, at

the latest, though nothing has been announced officially. The council

has been prioritising older students, about

to sit exams, and primary school children.

When it comes to primaries. Not all children should be back in education

by next Tuesday, some of them will not be in normal school buildings.

At least there is clarity for the parents of children over how much

childcare should be range, though for some this will be an

inconvenient or expensive process. Most older students will be back

tomorrow, what are the details? Older students at four of the five

secondary schools, the fourth, fifth and sixth years, about to sit exams,

will be back in education from tomorrow. The children who go to

this school, they will be going to a different school in the city, and

the students at Craig Noone school, they will be going back on Thursday,

but again, they will go to a different school building. You will

find the details online, if you need to check them out. -- Craigmount

School. The council is stressing to check them out. -- Craigmount

that children going to different school buildings will be taught by

regular teachers, to ensure continuity. Concerning Miller

Construction, at the centre of this story of course, a development, they

did work at a primaries goal in Glasgow, which had to be temporarily

closed four years ago because of similar structural concerns. At the

time, they admitted to poor workmanship, and they said that

header ties were missing. A memorial service has been held

at Westminster Abbey to remember the victims of last year's terror

attacks in Tunisia. Thirty British people died

when a gunman opened fire from Cumbernauld

in North Lanarkshire. Prince Harry laid a wreath

at the Innocent Victims Memorial A trial has heard that a woman

accused of killing a two-year-old boy in Fife with her civil partner,

claimed in a 999 call the child was strangled by another young boy.

Nyomi and Rachel Fee deny murdering Liam Fee at a house near Glenrothes

in March 2014. From the High Court in Livingston,

Lisa Summers reports. VOICEOVER: The court was played a six minutes 999

call, on the evening of March two, 2014, as Nyomi Fee sounds distressed

that her boy is not breathing, and that another boy is responsible. The

operator explains CPR and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, as the

emergency call was played, both Rachel and Nyomi Fee wept. The

ambulance crew arrived around 8pm, that

evening. Crew members, James Graham and Alexander Higgins, where the

evening. Crew members, James Graham first to arrive. James Graham said

that when he arrived, the boy was lifeless, but he continued with CPR.

He described how the stepmother of Liam Hatcher did add another boy

saying, tell these men what you have done. -- stepmother of Liam had

shouted at another boy. The mother said that she was shocked when she

was told that the boy was dead. Rachel Faye's mother also gave

evidence, she said you was close to her daughter until she had left

Liam's father to be with Nyomi Fee. She told of

how Rachel had left. Rachel and Nyomi Fee are accused of murder, and

blaming the death on another child, they are also

accused of harming two other children, including

locking one boy in a makeshift cage, and tying a third to a chair in a

room with rats and snakes. The women deny the charges. The trial

continues at the High Court in Livingston.

Still to come on tonight's programme.

There's been a big focus on the future of the NHS

as the Holyrood election campaign continues.

And in sport we hear from two former Old Firm legends,

plus the Dundee United manager, as he loses a key man in unusual

circumstances ahead of this weekend's Scottish Cup semifinals.

And Ross Murdoch returns to the pool where he won Commonwealth Gold,

as he and his Scottish team mates hope to secure their places

We'll be at Tollcross, so stay tuned.

The Scottish Green Party has launched its Holyrood manifesto,

with a pledge to make the next Scottish Parliament bolder.

Proposals include creating 200,000 new jobs, 4,000 extra teachers

Our political editor Brian Taylor has been looking at the manifesto.

greens unloading their manifesto, hoping it will infuse the public as

well. They are now a much bigger party, 9000 members, MS campaign for

the first time being run. The policy package is also broad, from extra

cash for carers, to the decriminalisation of cannabis for

personal use. Plus, familiar green concerns like cycling and public

transport. -- for the first time a mass campaign being run. Advocaat

besets out the approach, higher public spending, with higher income

tax for high earners. Including a 60% top rate. -- Patrick Harvie. Low

earners would pay less but overall, they would raise an extra ?679

million in tax, in the first year, with more to come. -- Patrick Harvie

sets out the approach. They would ban fracking, switch to renewable

energy, and leave reserves in the ground, there would be 200,000 new

sustainable jobs. They want wider land reform, including more

community control, and an end to ownership by offshore tax savings,

and they would welcome refugees with open arms. With a sizeable group at

Holyrood, they say that they can press these policies, especially

tax, up on the next Scottish Government, and they expect that to

be led by the SNP. Who is putting them under pressure, asking tough

questions? Do we want them dragged to the right by the Conservative

Party? Cried by the Labour Party which just waves a finger and says

that everything they do is terrible? Do you want constructive pressure

brought to bear by the greens? That is what has got results. Among the

manifesto policies, a promise to build 12,000 new homes for rent each

year, with rent-controlled, to hire 4000 more teachers, and to introduce

a levy on big retailers to promote unhealthy foods. The Green Party for

Scotland? Indeed. To this great, greens are only contesting three

constituencies, and have high hopes on the top of lists. Larger bodies

including the SNP want people to stay with them to stay with both

about. This time the greens say that they are ready for the fight. --

larger parties including the SNB want people to stay with them for

both votes. -- SNP. Elsewhere in the Holyrood election

campaign, there's been a big focus on the future of the NHS,

as the political parties prepare Here's our political correspondent,

Glenn Campbell. VOICEOVER: The NHS is arguably the

most highly prized public service on the Hollywood control. Certainly in

BBC Scotland's election poll, of a thousand adults in March, --

increasing the NHS budget to keep pace with spending in England was

given the highest priority of all of the pledges tested, it is no

surprise there is something of a spending pact between our

politicians. -- Holyrood. The four largest parties all promise to spend

more money on the health service in the next Parliament, increasing the

budget, I at least the same proportion as in England. They all

want a bigger share to be spent on primary care, GPs like those working

here in Midlothian. What are the key differences? In Paisley, Labour say

that they protect local hospital services and introduce an opt out

system for organ donations to increase the number of transplants.

It is really disappointing that we had a chance to change the rules on

transplant legislation in the last Parliament and the SNP voted it

down, the faster we change the law, more lives we can change, that must

be a priority for the next Parliament.

older people here, the SNP's aim is to build new regional

treatment centres, to help to meet the demands

of an ageing population. Said that the NHS can cater for the growing

and cataract aspirations that come. and cataract aspirations that come.

-- it and knees replacements and cataract operations.

-- hip. The Lidl Democrats are looking for a big reduction

in NHS target. Put the power back in the hands of the doctors and nurses

so that they can drive the direction of the NHS. -- Liberal Democrats.

More people needed to be treated better and more quickly and in a

better way. The Conservatives say better and more quickly and in a

that it is time to ease the pressure on family doctors by giving

a greater role to other health professional.

Setting up community pharmacies, we know that one in ten GPs appointment

could be seen at a pharmacist level. Minor ailments, units which are

involved there. The Battle of the NHS ideas

An inquiry has been launched into the death of a man

in Aberdeenshire, which police are treating as suspicious.

Emergency services were called to a report of a man having

collapsed, following a disturbance at a commercial premises

Fresh searches have been taking place for the missing skipper

of the fishing boat Louisa, which sank off Mingulay

They've been named locally as Chris Morrison, from Harris,

A fourth man - Lachlan Armstrong - was rescued after swimming to shore.

Friends of murdered Irish student nurse Karen Buckley gathered

at Glasgow Caledonian University for a private memorial

service on the first anniversary of her death.

Ms Buckley, from Cork, was killed by Alexander Pacteau

The event was organised by the School of Health

and Life Sciences, where the 24-year-old was studying

Pacteau was jailed for a minimum of 23 years.

We'll get tonight's sports news now from Eilidh.

The former Rangers manager Walter Smith believes a sense

of bitterness will be a motivation to succeed in the Premiership.

Smith says a sense of injustice at being forced into the bottom tier

of Scottish football will persist at Ibrox.

He also reckons Rangers can approach the Scottish Cup semifinal

against Celtic with optimism - but a former Celtic favourite isn't

This remains an iconic Old Firm moment. Chris woods, Terry Butcher

encapsulating the madness this match can inspire. No such an hoesty as

mechanic haven'ty and the assistant manager got close as the former

clubs prepare to meet again, are they worthy of their billing as

favourites? I don't think they are been playing well at all recently.

They have been getting result, I think they will be too strong for

Rangers, two years ago they met and that they were streets apart. They

are not now, but I still believe Celtic are the stronger team.

Rangers are much further down the road to recovery but will the

journey from lower league football to the brink of the top flight have

soothed the ill will they came with their demise There is no necessity

for Rangers to be put down into the Third Division. And I think that is

the thing that, I think there will be a bitterness in the Rangers's

ranks. Motivation alone will not be enough to change the power balance

in Glasgow, Sunday will show whether it has shifted at all.

The Dundee United manager says he can't say why defender

Mixu Paatelainen insists, though, it's nothing to do with an incident

on Saturday when the player picked up the ball and walked off.

United have a Scottish Cup semifinal against Hibs on Saturday,

and a battle to avoid relegation, which includes a tie

What happens when a player picks up the ball during a game for no

apparent reason, and then walks off. A booking, red card? Well, Gavin

Gunning insisted he was injured against Inverness at the weekend, a

few days later, player and club part company. That had nothing to do with

it. I won't go into details. There hasn't been any fall outs, here any

way, but unfortunately he won't play for us this season. Gunning's

mysterious exit came hours after it emerged this could be the scene of

the relegation. Dundee will host their rivals on 2nd May It is

probably a strong possibility the way we have been playing lately. It

would be a night mare. My grandsons would love it but I would hate it.

My grandsons are blue noses. The weekend disappointment comes ahead

of the Scottish Cup semifinal against Hibs on Saturday, that and

of the Scottish Cup semifinal the departure not ideal preparation.

It is not a nice thing to say but the show goes on, it is, you know,

it's regardless of whether somebody gets injured, somebody leave,

somebody gets a red card the week before, whatever happens you just

have to get on with it. It's a few days that have summed up United's

season, wounded and protesting but ultimately heading down.

You can get all the post-split fixtures on the BBC

Tonight, Hearts complete the pre-split fixtures

Full coverage of that, and third versus second

in the Championship as Hibs host Falkrik, on BBC Radio Scotland.

You might remember this image from the Commonwealth Games.

Ross Murdoch taking gold in the 200m breaststroke.

Well, he and some of the other stars from Glasgow 2014 are back

This time, Olympic places are up for grabs.

Our reporter Kheredine Idessane has been poolside and can

bring us up to date with what's in store tonight.

Two years ago the Commonwealth Games new sports stars were born in this

very pool, one of them Ross Murdoch, swims again tonight, and Olympic

places are up for grabs so the stakes could scarcely be high here

at the British trials. Only has plenty of Scottish competition, his

old foe Michael Jamieson swims against him. It is not the preferred

event, the 200 metres, it is the shorter event, the 100 metres

breast, they are up against fellow Scots and the world record holder

Adam peaty, big night for Hannah Miley, she goes in the last event

here this evening, and if she swims quickly enough, and wins, she will

be guaranteed a place on the plane to Rio, it is the British swimming

be guaranteed a place on the plane trials, places up for grabs at the

Rio Olympics, should be a fantastic week's swimming.

In his first match on clay this year, Andy Murray

is through to the third round of the Monte Carlo Masters.

It was a bit of a struggle at times for the world number two,

against Frenchman Pierre-Hugues Herbert.

But Murray got the job done 6-3 in the deciding third set,

and will now face either Joao Sousa of Portugal, or another Frenchman,

Now the weather. Rain for a few of us but this was the scene sent in.

But, opposite end of the country, this was Dumfries and Galloway, this

would have been the scene out of many windows in central and southern

would have been the scene out of Scotland. More rain to come tonight.

You can see the swirl of cloud and rain on the satellite and radar

images from earlier, the reason we have low pressure in charge, we have

weather fronts in play, and tonight, rain continues across central and

southern parts and it will spread north into Angus, much of

Aberdeenshire, and parts of the central and eastern Highlands. The

driest and clearest conditions, the northern and western isle, parts of

the west coast, brisk north-easterly winds affecting the isles, it

becomes misty and murky as we head into tomorrow, so it is a grey

start, cloudy start with outbreaks of rain, the rain extensive during

the morning because as we head into the afternoon it will become

confined eastern part, something a wee bit drier developing in the

west, but the rain most persistent and heavy over the Lothians and

borders, and coupled with that brisk north-easterly wind, a chilly feel

to things here, further west it turns drier but brightness will be

limited, though western isle, the north-west coast, the Northern Isles

seeing the best of it, in these parts the north-easterly winds will

be strong at times so again, seven or eight C will feel chilly, into

tomorrow evening and the rain becomes confined to the south-east,

elsewhere, it turns much drier, as we head into Thursday, Thursday

looks like a better day for most of us, mainly dry, bright, there will

be some sunshine, still a scattering of showers, and still on the cool

side, temperatures 10 C at best. In Shetland later in the day, we see

increasing cloud and a band of rain, for Friday that will work southwards

across the country. It introduces colder air, so turning wintry for a

time in the north and a chilly feel for all of us, that is the forecast.

Now, a reminder of tonight's main news.

Edinburgh City Council says that more than 1,000 pupils who've been

affected by the closure of their schools over safety fears

will be able to return to classes tomorrow.

They're all older children who are preparing to sit exams.

But there's still uncertainty about when thousands of other

younger pupils can get back to school.

The International Monetary Fund is warning that there could be

severe damage to the global economy and uncertainty here if the UK

George Osborne described the IMF report as a stark warning.

But those campaigning for Britain to leave the EU say

the organisation's forecasts have been wrong before -

Our next main bulletin is just after the 10 o'clock news.

Until then, from everyone on the team - right

across the country - have a very good evening.