:00:17. > :00:22.Welcome to Reporting Scotland. Tonight on a national news:
:00:22. > :00:24.decision day for the Edinburgh trams, councillors are meeting to
:00:24. > :00:30.debate the future of the troubled project.
:00:30. > :00:35.A man is arrested after bomb squad officers recover a suspicious
:00:35. > :00:40.substance at a flat in Edinburgh. Huge numbers of up jellyfish forced
:00:40. > :00:43.the closure of Torness nuclear power station. It is capable of
:00:43. > :00:48.generating Etude amount of electricity but not today. The
:00:48. > :00:56.reason can be found here on the beach and out in the water.
:00:57. > :01:06.It could be closed until next week. Also, singing for your supper, the
:01:07. > :01:07.
:01:07. > :01:11.Glasgow chippy preparing to perform Late, over-budget and deeply
:01:11. > :01:15.unpopular with many people in Edinburgh. Should the tram project
:01:15. > :01:20.be allowed to continue? That is what councillors are expected to
:01:20. > :01:26.decide tonight. Their discussions began a short time ago. Our
:01:26. > :01:31.correspondent is in Edinburgh. The pressure is on, the talking has
:01:31. > :01:35.begun. This evening, Edinburgh's councillors should decide how much
:01:35. > :01:39.of their ill-fated tramline it they can still afford to build. Many
:01:39. > :01:43.people believe that the project should be cancelled despite the
:01:43. > :01:50.huge cost. Most councillors believe that is unthinkable. This evening,
:01:50. > :01:54.they should explain why. Congestion and controversy, tonight
:01:54. > :01:59.councillors in Edinburgh will try to end the contract royal and
:01:59. > :02:03.political gridlock which has blighted the tram scheme. They have
:02:03. > :02:07.to decide whether the line will be completed from Edinburgh airport
:02:07. > :02:12.through the west of the city or onwards to cent Andrew Square in
:02:12. > :02:17.the heart of the capital. The original idea as far as the
:02:17. > :02:21.waterfront is off the agenda. It is not a situation I would like
:02:21. > :02:25.to be in. However, if you compare it to many other big capital
:02:25. > :02:31.projects, it is nothing out of the ordinary. Scottish parliament, for
:02:31. > :02:35.example, at 10 times over budget. Demands for the project to be
:02:35. > :02:40.struck could be put to the public in a referendum. But a bad option
:02:40. > :02:45.seems unlikely and local business leaders say they want to see an end
:02:45. > :02:48.to the disruption and uncertainty. We are still supportive of the idea.
:02:48. > :02:53.We think that if it comes through the city centre, it will bring more
:02:53. > :02:57.people into town. From a long-term point of view, there are other
:02:57. > :03:01.cities where it has brought more and more people into the town.
:03:02. > :03:06.of the options are on the table but they all come at a cost. Even
:03:06. > :03:09.cancellation would require the local authority to find an extra
:03:09. > :03:18.till hundred million pounds. That seems to have left Edinburgh's
:03:18. > :03:26.councillors uncertain about which wrote to take. -- Bridge Road.
:03:26. > :03:33.It is difficult to predict the outcome of this evening's to Reds.
:03:33. > :03:37.I think that St Andrew's Square will remain the preferred option.
:03:37. > :03:42.Through the course of the evening, you can follow developments on
:03:42. > :03:49.Twitter. I will do my best to keep you updated. Be warned, it looks
:03:49. > :03:54.set to be a long haul.'s bomb squad officers have been called to a
:03:54. > :04:00.property in Edinburgh after the discovery of explosive substances.
:04:00. > :04:04.They thought Iffat-year-old man was detained by officers. -- a 34-year-
:04:04. > :04:08.old man. Police arrived at this block of
:04:08. > :04:13.flats at lunchtime. They followed an intelligence led operation, they
:04:13. > :04:17.said. They arrested a 34-year-old man and then called in the
:04:17. > :04:23.expertise of the army and their bomb disposal squad. They have been
:04:23. > :04:28.at the fat this afternoon helping police identify what is a
:04:28. > :04:34.suspicious substance. A cordon has gone back and also police sniffer
:04:34. > :04:39.dogs have arrived. It has been a low-key operation, focused on
:04:39. > :04:43.activity inside the flat. The operation is ongoing. The army are
:04:43. > :04:48.inside and the fire service is also here. We do believe that the man
:04:48. > :04:54.who was arrested was arrested on his own and is not part of any
:04:54. > :04:59.wider activity ongoing at the moment.
:04:59. > :05:04.Voting is taking place in Inverclyde to elect a new member of
:05:04. > :05:08.the European Parliament. Polling stations will close at 10pm. Labour
:05:08. > :05:13.is defending a majority of more than 14,000. It follows the death
:05:13. > :05:22.of David Cairns in May. The seat is also being contested by SNP, Tories,
:05:23. > :05:26.Lib Dems, and UKIP. The PCS union says that 30,000
:05:26. > :05:30.public sector workers took place in the strike today. There were a
:05:30. > :05:34.picket lines outside tax and benefit offices, prisons and courts.
:05:34. > :05:44.Hundreds of union members took part in the rally in the centre of
:05:44. > :05:48.Glasgow. They rallied at Glasgow's George
:05:48. > :05:52.Square this lunchtime was the main chance for Scottish civil servants
:05:52. > :05:58.to voice their anger over changes to pensions. I am being asked to
:05:58. > :06:04.take a cut in my pension and take - - and make more contributions. I
:06:04. > :06:07.did not cause the problems. It was the bankers. We are going to find
:06:07. > :06:14.that more and more our pension rights will be whittled away.
:06:14. > :06:20.Everyone else will follow. union members have been picketing
:06:20. > :06:24.public buildings and offices in Scotland. Edinburgh Airport brought
:06:24. > :06:30.in extra staff to try to keep flights on schedule. It says it
:06:30. > :06:36.suffered no cancellations nor delays. Among the busiest picket
:06:36. > :06:44.lines was at the Royal Navy base. Officials say that they security
:06:44. > :06:47.remained unaffected. -- based security. There were picket lines
:06:47. > :06:52.at the Scottish parliament also. The Scottish courts were also
:06:52. > :06:55.disrupted, this is Aberdeen. There were similar pictures at courts
:06:55. > :07:00.around the country. Visitor attractions across the country were
:07:00. > :07:04.also hit by the strike, this was the picket line at Edinburgh Castle.
:07:04. > :07:08.The dispute centres around changes to civil servants pensions and
:07:08. > :07:13.threats to public services. I think it is important that we put an end
:07:13. > :07:19.to the myth, the myth that we have gold-plated pensions. The average
:07:19. > :07:21.civil servant takes home a pension of �80 per week. The Westminster
:07:22. > :07:25.government has criticised the decision to strike and called the
:07:25. > :07:30.pension changes fair for the taxpayer. There has been something
:07:30. > :07:34.of a PR battle for public opinion. Scotland has been hit less severely
:07:34. > :07:37.by the industrial action in England and Wales, but it seems that the
:07:37. > :07:43.dispute remains far from resolved and the possibility of further
:07:43. > :07:48.strike action has not been ruled out.
:07:48. > :07:52.You are watching Reporting Scotland. Still to come, BBC Scotland comes
:07:52. > :07:56.under political attack for its controversial documentary series
:07:56. > :07:59.The Scheme. In sport, we are at Wimbledon on
:08:00. > :08:05.the eve of Andy Murray's semi-final against the best player in the
:08:05. > :08:13.world. Two sporting greats re-enact an iconic scene from an epic film.
:08:13. > :08:18.Why? Find out later. Reporting Scotland has -- BBC
:08:18. > :08:24.Scotland has been criticised for its documentary series The Scheme,
:08:25. > :08:28.which highlighted deprivation on the Onthank Estate. The local MSP
:08:28. > :08:37.Slam do the programme as wrong and dangerous and an example of the
:08:37. > :08:41.media at its worst. It was the most successful
:08:41. > :08:45.documentary from BBC Scotland in 10 years. Such was the impact of the
:08:46. > :08:50.gritty, a fly-on-the-wall documentary, hundreds of thousands
:08:50. > :09:00.tuned in across Scotland. More watched on the internet and soon it
:09:00. > :09:01.
:09:01. > :09:06.was broadcast UK-wide. Never a smack head. Just a sitting, wasted.
:09:06. > :09:11.It was this graphic depiction of poverty, of alcohol abuse and drug
:09:11. > :09:16.taking that out rage people in the area. Today the local MSP attacked
:09:16. > :09:19.the BBC in the Scottish parliament. I think we are entitled to expect
:09:19. > :09:22.some balance from a publicly funded broadcaster that takes money from
:09:22. > :09:27.people in licence fees. It then turns against them by depicting
:09:27. > :09:32.their community in this way. It was tabloid TV at its worst. Local
:09:32. > :09:39.people were conned by the stench of. They feel used and abused by many
:09:39. > :09:43.who agreed to be filled now wish they had not done so. BBC Scotland
:09:43. > :09:48.recorded around 70 complaints. There was some support for the
:09:48. > :09:53.programme in the chamber as it had raised social issues. When we look
:09:53. > :09:57.at the programme, what it has done in Scotland is promote a debate. It
:09:57. > :10:00.has prompted a debate, not just about poverty and the
:10:01. > :10:05.representations of the people shown in the programme, but it has also
:10:05. > :10:15.prompted a debate about addiction. In a statement, BBC Scotland have
:10:15. > :10:17.
:10:17. > :10:24.said that the Reporting Scotland... Programmes like these inform and
:10:24. > :10:28.stimulate debate. There were claims that the BBC had to return to
:10:28. > :10:32.Onthank Estate and repair the damage done. They say they have no
:10:32. > :10:36.plans for another series. Lothian Police have confirmed they
:10:36. > :10:39.are making inquiries into fresh allegations against the Hearts
:10:39. > :10:44.footballer Craig Thomson. He was placed on the sex offenders'
:10:44. > :10:49.register last week after admitting lewd and libidinous behaviour at
:10:49. > :10:56.against young girls on the internet. He was suspended two days ago when
:10:56. > :10:59.the club began an investigation into his personal life.
:10:59. > :11:04.The Dundee United striker David Goodwillie has been charged with
:11:04. > :11:08.assault. He allegedly punched and kicked a man in Glasgow's city
:11:08. > :11:11.centre at last November. He did not appear in person at Glasgow Sheriff
:11:11. > :11:13.Court. Both reactors at the Torness
:11:13. > :11:17.nuclear power station have been shut down because of jellyfish.
:11:18. > :11:23.Hundreds of them were discovered in its screens used to fill the debris
:11:23. > :11:28.from the sea water which is used in the cooling process.
:11:28. > :11:33.An imposing landmark on the East Lothian coastline. Torness nuclear
:11:33. > :11:37.power station is capable of generating enough energy to power
:11:37. > :11:41.1.5 million homes, not just today. The explanation is a strange one.
:11:41. > :11:45.It can be found in the waters around Torness nuclear power
:11:45. > :11:50.station. The unwelcome arrival of these creatures.
:11:50. > :11:56.Pump sea water is used as part of the cooling process. On Tuesday,
:11:56. > :12:00.the filters began being clobbered by an influx of huge numbers of
:12:00. > :12:04.jellyfish forcing the shutdown of both reactors. We have never had an
:12:04. > :12:09.issue like this with the 22 years we have been running here. We have
:12:09. > :12:13.had small numbers but the sheer volume of jellyfish that came into
:12:13. > :12:17.our intakes was unprecedented, it is the first time I have ever known
:12:17. > :12:22.anything like this. Operators insist that there was never any
:12:22. > :12:26.danger to the public. Inside the plant, jelly fish were scooped up
:12:26. > :12:31.by eight be workers. Local fishermen are helping to avoid a
:12:31. > :12:39.repeat by catching thousands more in their nets. It was like a pink
:12:39. > :12:43.blanket, bright at in the middle of the area. We thought we would net
:12:43. > :12:48.some of them. It is the first time I have ever been paid for catching
:12:48. > :12:52.jellyfish. The question for everyone here, why so many?
:12:52. > :12:58.blooms of these jellyfish are a normal occurrence every spring when
:12:58. > :13:02.the water heats up and there is more sunshine. The jellyfish go
:13:02. > :13:06.with the current, it can be just bad luck that there are many
:13:06. > :13:09.jellyfish booming and they are in the wrong place at the wrong time
:13:09. > :13:13.with regards to Torness nuclear power station. More demand for
:13:13. > :13:18.electricity means that the shutdown will -- low demand for electricity
:13:18. > :13:27.means that energy supplier will not be affected. It to be next leak
:13:27. > :13:29.before both reactors are up and Some of the other stories across
:13:29. > :13:32.Scotland this Thursday: Scottish Power is to charge
:13:33. > :13:35.electricity customers an extra �40 a year on the rate they pay for the
:13:35. > :13:37.basic service. It means the average standing service charge for
:13:38. > :13:40.electricity will go up from �70 to �110 a year.
:13:41. > :13:44.A babysitter who smashed the skull of an eight-month-old baby has been
:13:44. > :13:48.jailed for nine years. 24-year-old Douglas Cooper was looking after
:13:48. > :13:53.the girl at a house in Midlothian last January. He became angry after
:13:53. > :13:56.her cries interrupted his enjoyment of a televised football match. He
:13:56. > :14:00.claimed it was an accident but he was found guilty of attempted
:14:00. > :14:03.murder at the High Court in Edinburgh.
:14:03. > :14:06.The BBC has bought the UK rights to broadcast the Glasgow Commonwealth
:14:06. > :14:11.Games in 2014. The deal gives the BBC rights to broadcast television
:14:11. > :14:14.and radio, and to provide online coverage for the home nations. The
:14:14. > :14:17.cost of the contract isn't being made public. Games chairman Lord
:14:17. > :14:20.Smith said the BBC's audience reach will help generate "a huge level of
:14:20. > :14:30.excitement in the lead up to the biggest event Scotland has ever
:14:30. > :14:30.
:14:30. > :14:33.hosted". A barrier has been built in a
:14:33. > :14:35.desperate attempt to stop the spread of an alien species of
:14:35. > :14:39.shellfish between two rivers. American signal crayfish, already
:14:39. > :14:42.in the River Clyde, are threatening to spread to the Annan which is an
:14:42. > :14:46.important angling river. Scottish Natural Heritage are leading what
:14:46. > :14:55.is called "a landmark attempt" to halt an imminent invasion. Willie
:14:55. > :15:01.Johnston reports. This is the latest weapon in the
:15:01. > :15:06.law against an alien invader: a barrier designed to protect a
:15:06. > :15:10.valuable river from the destruction wreaked by American signal crayfish.
:15:10. > :15:15.They eat fish, they compete with them for food and space. They can
:15:15. > :15:18.need invertebrates, the very food that the fish feed themselves. They
:15:18. > :15:21.can borrow and the banks and destabilise them. They can have a
:15:21. > :15:26.very significant effect on freshwater environments.
:15:26. > :15:33.barrier is on the River Clyde, very near its source. This is only a
:15:33. > :15:38.short drive away from the Annan. They are linked by ditches which
:15:38. > :15:42.flood and heavy rain. This is why the Annan's managers are watching
:15:42. > :15:49.their spread with concern. They have a huge impact on the ecology
:15:49. > :15:52.of the area. If you don't have fish, you don't have fishermen and you
:15:52. > :15:57.don't have any spending in the area. The industry employs a lot of
:15:57. > :16:03.people, including people in hotels, restaurants and all of the add-on
:16:03. > :16:09.economy. The Annan does not want what the Clyde is already suffering
:16:09. > :16:13.just a short distance downstream. We have over 120,000 here in just
:16:13. > :16:17.over 10 years. The numbers are probably in the millions. So many
:16:17. > :16:25.that trapping them is hopeless. This is why there is a new approach
:16:25. > :16:29.to have a defence. This is a twin barrier system. In theory yet this
:16:29. > :16:36.barrier should be enough. If they still get by, there is another
:16:36. > :16:46.barrier just downstream. The water in between should tap them for long
:16:46. > :16:48.
:16:48. > :16:51.enough for them to be killed. A teenager who smashed his car in
:16:51. > :16:55.to two road workers and five has been jailed for more than one year.
:16:55. > :17:02.Cupar Sheriff Court heard that one of his victims was so badly injured
:17:02. > :17:04.that he now requires 24 hour care. The 19-year-old pleaded guilty to
:17:05. > :17:07.driving dangerously while more than one-third over the drink-driving
:17:07. > :17:17.limit without a licence or insurance and failing to stop after
:17:17. > :17:19.
:17:19. > :17:23.the accident. This time tomorrow evening, Andy Murray should be on
:17:23. > :17:26.court at Wimbledon and playing for a place in the final of the men's
:17:26. > :17:29.singles for the first time. But the man who will be trying to stop him
:17:29. > :17:32.happens to be the World number one, and defending champion, Rafael
:17:32. > :17:37.Nadal. Kheredine Idessane looks ahead to the big match and reports
:17:37. > :17:41.from the All England Club with a special friend.
:17:41. > :17:45.The big build-up has already under way with less than 24 hours until
:17:45. > :17:51.the big semi-final. I'm here with a very special guest: Andy Murray
:17:51. > :18:01.made out of Lego. 13,000 bricks. It took six days to make him. Let's
:18:01. > :18:01.
:18:02. > :18:08.see what the make of him on Henman Hill. Murray being Murray, he
:18:08. > :18:13.fancied watching some action on the big screen. I don't know who he is
:18:13. > :18:19.but it is wonderful. I'll give you a clue, he's Scottish. All its
:18:19. > :18:26.money. I think it's probably Andy Murray. As it a good likeness?
:18:26. > :18:32.I thought it was him straight away. It is 13,000 Lego bricks. As Andy
:18:32. > :18:39.Murray built to beat Rafael Nadal? I am have Scottish and I say yes.
:18:40. > :18:44.am not so sure. It will be a close match but Rafael Nadal will lead it.
:18:44. > :18:49.Next up, some pre-match practice before an exclusive chat to BBC
:18:49. > :18:52.Scotland. Thanks for joining us. The last couple of times you have
:18:52. > :18:55.played Rafael Nadal here at Wimbledon he has won in state
:18:55. > :19:01.sector. What makes you think you will be able to put the pieces
:19:01. > :19:06.together this time? I have done it a few times. I have done it in
:19:06. > :19:12.Grand Slams before. I have played great tennis against him before. I
:19:12. > :19:19.will be able to do that again on Friday and will have to beat him on
:19:20. > :19:24.grass if I want to win. It is do- able. For the mighty man from a or,
:19:24. > :19:28.one thing sure. Andy Murray will have to be made of strong stuff to
:19:28. > :19:31.win tomorrow afternoon. Celtic have signed the Kenyan
:19:31. > :19:33.international Victor Wanyama from the Belgian side Germinal Beerschot
:19:33. > :19:37.for an undisclosed fee. The Israeli striker Omer Damari could be
:19:37. > :19:41.joining him. Celtic have been speaking to his club Maccabi Peta
:19:41. > :19:43.Tikva but haven't yet made a bid. Meanwhile, Rangers have given the
:19:43. > :19:50.31-year-old Northern Ireland striker David Healy a one-year-long
:19:50. > :19:54.contract extension. Aberdeen have made another signing:
:19:54. > :19:57.he's the 25-year-old midfield player Isaac Osbourne. Osbourne,
:19:57. > :20:00.who spent eight years at Coventry, is the Dons' fourth summer signing
:20:00. > :20:10.and he says he feels indebted to the club's management team of Craig
:20:10. > :20:11.
:20:11. > :20:16.Brown and Archie Knox. A fresh start. I had a lot of doubt in my
:20:16. > :20:23.head. I thought I may not even play football again so to be given an
:20:23. > :20:27.opportunity, I will grasp it. I am grateful to Archie and the club
:20:27. > :20:30.would give me an opportunity. Two British sporting greats were in
:20:30. > :20:33.Glasgow today and somehow got talked into re-enacting an iconic
:20:33. > :20:35.scene from an epic film. In the place of Leonardo Di Caprio and
:20:35. > :20:39.Kate Winslet: the former Scotland rugby captain Gavin Hastings and
:20:39. > :20:42.1992 Olympic gold medalist Sally Gunnell. Their real purpose was
:20:42. > :20:52.promoting the Monster Duathlon: a team relay race that takes place on
:20:52. > :20:52.
:20:52. > :20:56.the shores of Loch Ness in September. I did it last year in
:20:56. > :21:06.said, low, what a great event. You're out there for a tour 10
:21:06. > :21:12.hours, with the whole team taking part around Loch Ness. Loch Ness.
:21:12. > :21:17.Everyone has a great time. I am back for more.
:21:17. > :21:21.What those matching outfits, you and I should get them.
:21:21. > :21:25.At chip-shop owner in Glasgow was putting down his fish slice to belt
:21:25. > :21:30.out operatic arias for a prestigious audience. He is more
:21:30. > :21:40.used to serving fish suppers in the city's East End. Tomorrow he will
:21:40. > :21:49.
:21:49. > :21:54.travel to Edinburgh to sing for the SINGING.
:21:54. > :21:59.A man who effortlessly mixes high culture with hot fat. Tomorrow he
:21:59. > :22:03.will be giving the audience a flavour of his extensive repertoire.
:22:03. > :22:08.I am absolutely gobsmacked. It is a wonderful honour to sing in that
:22:08. > :22:16.space, the new Scottish Parliament. It will be my first time in the
:22:16. > :22:21.parliament. SINGING.
:22:21. > :22:27.He is brushing up on his burdens especially for the First Minister.
:22:27. > :22:31.It is usually his chip shop customers who are treated.
:22:31. > :22:35.cannot impose on people. You sing when the situation is right and
:22:35. > :22:40.especially when you come across someone who need it. Then you have
:22:40. > :22:46.to sing to them. You get that smile from them and that enthusiasm, it
:22:46. > :22:56.is wonderful. He sometimes give you a song if you going. Does that with
:22:56. > :23:00.your spirits as well? It cheers you up a bit. It is nice to hear it.
:23:00. > :23:09.From singing with you suppose, be that sausage pie or pudding,
:23:09. > :23:19.designing for politicians. The Luigi is truly a Renaissance man.
:23:19. > :23:35.
:23:35. > :23:39.SINGING. Talking of the opening of
:23:39. > :23:41.parliament, the start of the Queen's Royal week in Edinburgh
:23:41. > :23:45.began tonight in a ceremony in which he was offered the keys to
:23:45. > :23:49.the city. Her Majesty arrived at Holyrood Palace this afternoon a
:23:49. > :23:53.company by the Duke of Edinburgh. She is expecting a guard of honour
:23:53. > :23:55.from five Battalion, the Royal Regiment of Scotland. She will
:23:55. > :24:03.address the Scottish Parliament tomorrow morning and you can watch
:24:03. > :24:13.the ceremony on BBC Two from 9:45pm. the ceremony on BBC Two from 9:45pm.
:24:13. > :24:13.
:24:14. > :24:17.Sunshine and showers is the order of the day-to-day. Let's look at
:24:17. > :24:19.the end for a than they can see what fell out of the sky. They're
:24:19. > :24:25.rather showers making their way across the country from west to
:24:25. > :24:30.east. They are dying out now with some late sunshine for us. We will
:24:30. > :24:33.have a cool night ahead of us. Let's take a look at the map. The
:24:33. > :24:37.last of the showers making their way out from the east coast leaving
:24:37. > :24:47.us with a dry night. Clear spells and patchy rain, but through this
:24:47. > :24:52.is quite cool. The central belt will be around seven Celsius. Into
:24:52. > :24:56.Friday, and I end to the week for the whole of the country. One or
:24:56. > :25:00.two sunny spells but a fair amount of clout. The best of the sunshine
:25:00. > :25:04.will be through the east and into Central Park and the south of the
:25:04. > :25:09.country. Further west it will be hazy. By mid-afternoon,
:25:09. > :25:12.temperatures around 16 Celsius. Wins will be light so of the
:25:12. > :25:17.sunshine comes out it all be quite pleasant. Further north, some
:25:17. > :25:26.thicker cloud and temperatures here around 15 Celsius. A pleasant day
:25:26. > :25:29.in store for the Northern Isles. Into the weekend, we hold on to
:25:29. > :25:32.this unsettled picture. Let's look at the pressure chart: high
:25:32. > :25:38.pressure in charge for Friday and that is with us through Saturday
:25:38. > :25:43.and Sunday. At the Ivy and settled weekend on the cards. Saturday
:25:43. > :25:49.itself, it will be dry with temperatures around 19 Celsius, and
:25:49. > :25:53.some sunshine around as well. Always a bit of cloud. Through to
:25:53. > :25:57.Sunday, some thicker cloud in the north-west but there will be some
:25:57. > :26:01.sunshine around and temperatures around 21 Celsius. The only fly in
:26:01. > :26:04.the ointment this weekend is the amount of cloud we will see and you
:26:04. > :26:12.can keep up-to-date with the weather forecast by following us on
:26:12. > :26:15.weather forecast by following us on Twitter. Before 7pm, a summary of
:26:15. > :26:18.tonight's of stories: councillors in Edinburgh are meeting this
:26:18. > :26:22.evening to decide the future of the controversial project to bring
:26:22. > :26:27.trams back to the Scottish capital. The plan to build the line from
:26:27. > :26:29.Edinburgh airport into the city is three years behind schedule and
:26:29. > :26:33.�200 million over budget. One option they are considering is
:26:33. > :26:36.whether to scrap The Scheme altogether.
:26:36. > :26:40.Around 12,000 schools across England and Wales were either shot
:26:40. > :26:44.or partially closed as teachers went out on strike. At least
:26:44. > :26:50.105,000 civil servants across the UK joined them causing disruption
:26:50. > :26:53.to courts, tax offices and Jobcentres. The PCAS union has got
:26:53. > :26:57.on say 30,000 public-sector workers took part here.
:26:57. > :27:01.Bomb squad officers had been called a proper Deneb and after the