:00:24. > :00:29.Tonight, five offers to buy Rangers as the deadline passes.
:00:29. > :00:35.Police say the search for Suzanne Pilley's body will go on after
:00:35. > :00:41.David Gilroy's conviction. Beavers living in wild Tayside are
:00:41. > :00:51.saved after the Government stops a plan to cull them.
:00:51. > :00:56.
:00:56. > :01:01.In begins his quest for the treble. Five officers have been submitted
:01:01. > :01:11.to Rangers' administrators. A deadline of 5 o'clock was in place
:01:11. > :01:14.
:01:14. > :01:23.for those bids. Where are we with these beds? We know or there are
:01:23. > :01:33.beds them from Paul Murray. There are other individuals willing to
:01:33. > :01:39.
:01:39. > :01:43.invest. Another bid has come from Brian Kennedy. He has said he is
:01:44. > :01:52.willing to buy the club but only as a fall-back if none of the other
:01:52. > :01:58.bids are acceptable. There is an American consortium. They are run
:01:58. > :02:02.at unidentified at the moment. I'm not the administrators are putting
:02:02. > :02:12.the final touches to a statement which will collect to the media are
:02:12. > :02:17.
:02:17. > :02:24.this afternoon. -- very soon. have heard from Rangers a' manager.
:02:24. > :02:34.Ally McCoist had a number of things to say today. He spoke about the
:02:34. > :02:36.
:02:36. > :02:41.clauses of certain players in their contracts. He said he understood
:02:41. > :02:46.why they would have clauses that allowed them to leave the club. He
:02:47. > :02:53.stated he walked the SFA would be able to distinguish between the
:02:53. > :03:00.actions of an the clubs and individuals. That relates to
:03:00. > :03:10.charges facing Rangers and Craig Whyte. I asked about the notion of
:03:10. > :03:13.
:03:13. > :03:23.dual contracts. I had a wonderful time here. Everything is up front.
:03:23. > :03:25.
:03:25. > :03:34.I know nothing about dual contracts. Not in the experience I've had.
:03:34. > :03:42.Finally, ticket us who are related to Paul Murray's firm. There in
:03:42. > :03:48.court today. They want to renege on the �24 million the all to ticket
:03:48. > :03:52.is over season-ticket rates. detective who led the investigation
:03:52. > :03:59.into Suzanne Pilley's murder says he will continue to hunt for her
:03:59. > :04:04.body. Despite searches, her remains have never been found. David Gilroy
:04:04. > :04:07.was found guilty yesterday of her murder. He refuses to say where she
:04:07. > :04:14.is buried. It is a beautiful landscape but
:04:14. > :04:23.fast. Somewhere lies Suzanne Pilley in a lonely grave. During his trial,
:04:23. > :04:29.David Gilroy remained unfazed. It was too Argyll that he draws with
:04:29. > :04:39.her body in the pit of his car. We're looking for a deposition from
:04:39. > :04:39.
:04:39. > :04:47.a vehicle for... In the summer of 2010, a target was arranged. The
:04:47. > :04:52.enlisted the search of the search dogs. It is a tough landscape.
:04:52. > :04:58.Ultimately beaten by the conditions, they did not find her. During the
:04:58. > :05:06.course of their searches, they found six sets of human remains but
:05:06. > :05:12.none where Suzanne. As he was convicted of murder, the
:05:12. > :05:15.investigator or doubt he would still search. We want any
:05:15. > :05:21.information and if it comes to light, we will look at that
:05:21. > :05:31.information. Her family had come for it that the killer is behind
:05:31. > :05:32.
:05:32. > :05:38.bars. Still to come, a plumbing headache,
:05:38. > :05:46.the mild winter poses a problem for Scotland's biggest daffodil grower.
:05:46. > :05:55.He in sport, we have news of a sacking of an SPL manager. A rather
:05:55. > :06:01.unusual analysis of someone's League Cup final from a manager.
:06:01. > :06:11.Job prospects for school leavers are tough but one sector of the
:06:11. > :06:21.
:06:21. > :06:26.Scottish economy is hungry for staff.
:06:26. > :06:32.It is a tough job but someone has to do it. Designing computer games
:06:32. > :06:36.and applications. There is a global shortage of skilled IT people. We
:06:36. > :06:41.go to events and find so many companies stand up and say we are
:06:41. > :06:49.recruiting, come and work for us. Face it and Google cannot get
:06:49. > :06:55.enough quality people. In career prospects, this student has one up
:06:55. > :07:01.on his flat mates. I am positive. The message we get from companies
:07:01. > :07:11.is that they cannot hire enough people. They is estimated that
:07:11. > :07:11.
:07:11. > :07:16.technology sector is worth �4 billion. Falling numbers of
:07:16. > :07:24.computing students make it difficult to fill posts. It is a
:07:24. > :07:30.challenge. I know people do going to jobs after computing courses but
:07:30. > :07:35.I would not be sure what I would going to. And use computers daily.
:07:35. > :07:41.I would never choose to call into a job to sit in front of a computer.
:07:41. > :07:45.IT companies want computing students to see chances as within
:07:45. > :07:55.their grasp. If we have an industry that does not have the right people,
:07:55. > :07:57.
:07:57. > :08:03.we have to look further afield. Jobs moving to the Far East, that
:08:03. > :08:08.is what some people thought see. plan to deal with radioactive
:08:08. > :08:13.particles on earth by speeches to be resent it -- presented to
:08:13. > :08:21.residents. De get TB has been named as Scotland's first contaminated
:08:21. > :08:24.area. The local MP and former prime minister Gordon Brown says the
:08:24. > :08:29.clean-up must happen as soon as possible.
:08:29. > :08:34.A convicted intranet troll who posted offensive images of a
:08:34. > :08:39.shooting victim on the internet has been sentenced to community service.
:08:39. > :08:45.Sean Duffy from Reading posted the material on a tribute sight for
:08:45. > :08:51.sore feet Taylor. The 16-year-old was shot last April. Sean Duffy has
:08:51. > :08:59.Asperger's syndrome and was given 300 hours of community service.
:08:59. > :09:04.Scotland's lifeline ferry services are under review. Kerrera is
:09:04. > :09:11.dependent on a privately-owned bought. The islanders said it needs
:09:11. > :09:15.upgrading. But we only live a stone's throw or
:09:15. > :09:20.we from Oban on the mainland but terror that is more isolated than
:09:20. > :09:24.most islands. Its residents have to rely on a privately owned ferry
:09:24. > :09:32.service despite calls for it to become part of the state-run
:09:32. > :09:38.network. There are limitations to what she can expect. There's an
:09:38. > :09:43.orchid reason why one Ireland should be discriminated against.
:09:43. > :09:48.Some of the residents may be more exposed to island life than others.
:09:48. > :09:55.Ken Deraa has lots of young families making up the bulk of the
:09:55. > :10:00.population. They see the picture is unsustainable. If they don't
:10:00. > :10:10.recognise they need for big transport, people will stop living
:10:10. > :10:12.
:10:12. > :10:18.on the island. Kerrera at's main road is opera, it is impassable. It
:10:18. > :10:22.means the local very often has to service all sense of the island. It
:10:22. > :10:32.is hoped Kerrera's feet will be reconsidered and the government's
:10:32. > :10:34.
:10:34. > :10:39.current review. The family of a man shot dead last
:10:39. > :10:49.week have appealed to the public for help. Brian Harkins was the
:10:49. > :10:49.
:10:49. > :10:56.victim of a targeted attack on his doorstep. I can see the murder take
:10:56. > :11:02.place around 8 o'clock last Wednesday. Anyone in the area, I
:11:02. > :11:12.would ask to contact the police. Courts are fading of finding a
:11:12. > :11:18.Geiger -- diver missing in Orkney. A search involving the air, sea and
:11:18. > :11:22.coastal rescue teams have still to find any trace. A successful scheme
:11:22. > :11:32.providing of marine fuel to smaller fishing ports needs �300,000 to
:11:32. > :11:33.
:11:33. > :11:36.keep going. Retailers are more and professional
:11:36. > :11:40.shoplifting teams may be operating in the Scottish Borders after
:11:40. > :11:45.clocks were stolen in people's without triggering the alarm.
:11:45. > :11:50.Police say they could be using an advice which interviewers with
:11:50. > :12:00.security tax. Weekend Lane fractures on that
:12:00. > :12:05.
:12:05. > :12:11.Forth Road Bridge could spell of around two midweek.
:12:11. > :12:15.A colony of people as loving and the wild on Tayside has been saved
:12:15. > :12:18.after the Government blocked a proposal to cull them. It may be a
:12:18. > :12:27.stay of execution. The final decision will be made in three
:12:27. > :12:35.weeks' time. Beavers can be hard to spot but
:12:35. > :12:45.their impact is clear. They are credited with improving the habitat
:12:45. > :12:48.
:12:48. > :12:55.of other species here. The beavers have made an amazing habitat.
:12:55. > :13:03.love in captivity, felling trees and building dams. There are now
:13:03. > :13:09.around 100 living wild. We are a well loved animal. People who
:13:09. > :13:13.understand them realise what a tremendous benefit they have on
:13:13. > :13:23.their own environment. When they are taken away, there is a loss.
:13:23. > :13:28.
:13:28. > :13:34.The beavers have made remarkable progress, but not everyone is happy
:13:34. > :13:39.with their advance. The farmers have real concerns. They are
:13:39. > :13:43.worried about flooding and changes to the ecology of Scotland's Rovers.
:13:43. > :13:47.An official trial will end in three years' time. Ministers will then
:13:47. > :13:51.have to decide if beavers should remain in the Scottish countryside.
:13:51. > :13:55.This is not an easy decision whatever direction is taken, but
:13:55. > :14:00.this is a pragmatic decision that will inform us better and enable us
:14:00. > :14:05.to make a good decision in 2015. is now more than 400 years since
:14:05. > :14:15.beavers were hunted to extinction in Scotland, but they could soon be
:14:15. > :14:20.
:14:20. > :14:23.A scrap metal merchant appears to have been to at the studio. This is
:14:23. > :14:28.precious metal, it is the first trophy of the football season to be
:14:28. > :14:32.one. It is the Scottish Communities League Cup. Celtic are odds-on
:14:32. > :14:38.favourites to beat Kilmarnock in the final and win the first park of
:14:38. > :14:43.a potential treble. The Kilmarnock manager has given me a frankly
:14:43. > :14:51.bizarre analysis of his team's prospect, and elsewhere, enthusiasm
:14:51. > :14:58.is hard to find. Kilmarnock is not exactly at fever pitch, although
:14:58. > :15:04.there is the odd reminder that something special is not far away.
:15:04. > :15:14.Business is not exactly booming, is it? It is quite today, not as busy
:15:14. > :15:16.
:15:16. > :15:26.as 1997, very quiet. I think that have more chance of catching
:15:26. > :15:29.
:15:29. > :15:37.pneumonia than Cup fever. Freak Kilmarnock pies for fans! Can you
:15:37. > :15:43.prove you are a fan? Yes. townsfolk are queuing up replies,
:15:43. > :15:50.and the team boss is enjoying the glamour of a cup final photo-shoot.
:15:50. > :15:59.Will you looked in history for this? I have. We have two red
:15:59. > :16:05.squirrels, and the grey squirrel carries a virus that affects the
:16:05. > :16:12.red squirrel, that is why they are nearly extinct. Celtic are playing
:16:12. > :16:20.Iain Gray on Sunday, so that worries me. He has done remarkably
:16:20. > :16:24.well. When you consider the players they have lost, they have a great
:16:24. > :16:34.position in the league. What I have to do to get up by question mac who
:16:34. > :16:42.scored the goal that won the Scottish Cup? In 1997? What I serve
:16:42. > :16:52.this with, red wine or white wine? Still trying to get my head around
:16:52. > :16:52.
:16:52. > :16:58.the squirrels question, but the Dunfermline have parted company
:16:58. > :17:03.with Jim Macintyre, he has been a East End Park since 2006, becoming
:17:03. > :17:08.the manager in 2008. Dunfermline are currently bottom of the Premier
:17:08. > :17:13.League table and have not won at home all season.
:17:13. > :17:20.What did Scotland's rugby team last do in 1985 and are determined to
:17:20. > :17:29.avoid tomorrow? Been whitewashed in a Championship. Andy Robinson's men
:17:29. > :17:33.around Italy for an end to the disappointing Six Nations campaign.
:17:33. > :17:37.Defeat would give them the wooden spoon.
:17:37. > :17:41.Spring has sprung in the Eternal City, a chance for Scotland fans to
:17:41. > :17:47.banish the memory of another disappointing Six Nations. Perhaps
:17:47. > :17:50.they can seek a little help for the task. They are more used to
:17:50. > :17:58.football rivalry at stat ure Olympic gold and rugby. The
:17:58. > :18:05.Scotland players warming up know they are in for a fight tomorrow. -
:18:05. > :18:13.- the Stadio Olimpico. If I am honest, I think they target us as a
:18:13. > :18:21.win. You could argue that they raised their game to play ask, but
:18:21. > :18:28.they are achieving every year. last won here in 2006, the third
:18:28. > :18:34.victory of that Championship. will be a dogfight. This weekend is
:18:34. > :18:44.going to massive forests. Hopefully we can come back with a result. --
:18:44. > :18:48.this will be a huge game for us. Who wants a wooden spoon? Not ask.
:18:48. > :18:55.Somebody will end up with the dreaded kitchen utensil, hopefully
:18:55. > :19:05.that will not be on our horizon. On the final day of the Cheltenham
:19:05. > :19:10.
:19:10. > :19:16.Festival, a Scottish jockey romped home to beat the favourite. Well
:19:16. > :19:20.done. We will find out who wins this on Sunday.
:19:20. > :19:25.Nobody can deny it is good to see spread on its way, but spare a
:19:25. > :19:29.thought for the daffodil growers of Scotland. The flowers have come out
:19:29. > :19:34.but the people who should be picking them are not there yet. It
:19:34. > :19:39.should be blooming marvellous, Scotland's daffodils ready to pick
:19:39. > :19:47.10 days earlier than usual thanks to the mild winter. Down south, the
:19:47. > :19:51.English daffodils are just coming out. The army of daffodil peckers
:19:51. > :19:59.have remained there, and many of the daffodils in Scotland are
:19:59. > :20:04.withering. His producer has already lost a quarter of his crop, 15
:20:04. > :20:12.million flowers. As the florist that gearing up for a busy Kent, he
:20:12. > :20:16.finds it very so frustrating. -- a busy weekend. Mother's Day is the
:20:16. > :20:24.peak production, we will have a lot of production for Mother's Day. We
:20:24. > :20:30.would have had if we had people to pick them. They should be 500
:20:30. > :20:34.pickers hard at work at this co- operative. There is only 100 so far.
:20:34. > :20:37.They were packing today but there were not many daffodils to go round.
:20:37. > :20:47.If you are giving or receiving daffodils as a Mother's Day present
:20:47. > :20:51.
:20:51. > :20:56.this weekend, unfortunately few of I have to say, I apologise work any
:20:56. > :20:59.offensive remarks to that League Cup. Now the weather for the
:20:59. > :21:03.Cup. Now the weather for the weekend.
:21:03. > :21:08.It will be a little bit colder this weekend but fairly sunny. It was
:21:08. > :21:15.all about rain today. Central and southern Scotland Sol lot of it.
:21:15. > :21:24.Tonight that will stop. Here is the map, the rain is pushing down to
:21:24. > :21:34.the south. 1 R two showers will continue through the north-west. --
:21:34. > :21:40.some showers will continue. The wind will die down. Into tomorrow,
:21:40. > :21:43.both days are not too bad. Some sunshine in the forecast. Some
:21:43. > :21:47.showers in the north-west Highlands, they could be wintry over the
:21:48. > :21:53.higher ground. Showers first thing in Shetland. These will die down as
:21:53. > :22:03.we head into the afternoon. There is a chance of an isolated Sharon
:22:03. > :22:04.
:22:04. > :22:14.the West. -- an isolated showers. And improve the picture for Orkney
:22:14. > :22:14.
:22:14. > :22:18.and Shetland. Plenty of sunshine for Aberdeen. Some ploughed through
:22:18. > :22:25.the central belt, but it will mostly be pretty good. -- it will
:22:25. > :22:31.be cloudy in the central belt. If you are going walking, it will be
:22:31. > :22:39.dry in most parts of the country. In the east it will generally be
:22:40. > :22:46.sunny. The second half of the afternoon on Saturday will hold on
:22:46. > :22:51.to the dry, settled picture, but it will be cold. There will be a
:22:51. > :23:01.widespread frost. Sunday is not too bad, at some sunshine compared to
:23:01. > :23:05.
:23:05. > :23:09.This weekend is pretty good. Tonight's top stories, five offers
:23:09. > :23:16.had been submitted to Rangers administrators in could gate --
:23:16. > :23:23.indicating serious interest. Among the bidders is the Blue Knights
:23:23. > :23:27.consortium -- Blue Knights. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan
:23:27. > :23:30.Williams, is to step down at the end of the year. Under his
:23:30. > :23:34.leadership the church has come close to splitting over a number of
:23:35. > :23:44.issues including the ordination of gay clergy. Belgium has helped and