:00:18. > :00:21.Welcome to Reporting Scotland. Tonight on your national news: The
:00:21. > :00:31.number of jobless in Scotland is up by 4,000 - the first rise in six
:00:31. > :00:32.
:00:32. > :00:38.months and full-time work is hard to find. The company isn't
:00:38. > :00:41.employing anyone for time. Most people are part time. There are no
:00:41. > :00:43.permanent employers. We'll be looking at how the world of work is
:00:43. > :00:45.changing. Also in the programme: As Andy
:00:45. > :00:50.Murray arrives back in Britain after his historic Grand Slam
:00:50. > :00:52.victory, we look at whether there's a spin off for Scottish tennis.
:00:53. > :01:02.Craig Levein under pressure after Scotland's disappointing start to
:01:03. > :01:05.
:01:05. > :01:10.their World Cup campaign. And is the Scottish government doing
:01:10. > :01:15.enough to encourage more of us to drive electric vehicles like this
:01:15. > :01:18.one. Campaigners say no. The number of people out of work
:01:18. > :01:21.has risen for the first time in six months. It means that the
:01:21. > :01:25.proportion of people unemployed in Scotland is now higher than in the
:01:25. > :01:27.UK as a whole. The news on the high street is not good either, with
:01:27. > :01:29.consumer spending down. Our business correspondent David
:01:29. > :01:32.Henderson is here with the details. David.
:01:32. > :01:36.Yes, Jackie. For months now, the economy's been sluggish but at
:01:36. > :01:39.least the number of people out of work has been falling. That changed
:01:39. > :01:46.today. The latest figures show the jobless total in Scotland is up by
:01:46. > :01:52.4,000 this month. So now, 223,000 Scots are without a job. That's
:01:52. > :01:55.8.2% of the workforce and a little higher than the UK as a whole. But
:01:55. > :01:59.that's just part of the problem. Many Scots are also working part-
:01:59. > :02:09.time and looking for more hours. For them the problem is not so much
:02:09. > :02:10.
:02:10. > :02:16.unemployment it's under-employment. Stirling city centre. A place to
:02:16. > :02:21.meet, shop and look for a job. But finding work isn't easy during the
:02:21. > :02:27.economic downturn. The company isn't employing anyone full-time.
:02:28. > :02:34.Most people are part time. I look for jobs every day. It is just
:02:34. > :02:37.agency work. There are no permanent employers. It is a particular
:02:37. > :02:44.challenge for anyone looking for a full-time job. According to the
:02:44. > :02:48.trade union body, Scotland has seen 13,000 new part-time jobs created
:02:48. > :02:55.over the year. At the same time, they claim the number of full-time
:02:55. > :03:00.jobs actually fell by 23,000. Today in Edinburgh, the First Minister
:03:00. > :03:04.was hosting and unemployment summit aimed at helping more women into
:03:04. > :03:08.work but the current job market presents a challenge. This expert
:03:08. > :03:12.said working patterns are changing fast. We have seen a subtle change
:03:12. > :03:16.in the labour market where by more people are moving into self
:03:16. > :03:21.employment, more people are moving into part-time employment and
:03:21. > :03:26.people are working fewer hours. that is noticeable in the
:03:26. > :03:31.construction industry. It is still feeling the impact of the downturn.
:03:31. > :03:38.Staff at this recruitment firm match up applicants with jobs. Many
:03:38. > :03:43.are short term. That is set to continue. When confidence increases,
:03:43. > :03:51.we will recruit more staff. But I think we might have a bag of
:03:51. > :03:53.temporary staff that allows flexibility. -- a bank. For now,
:03:54. > :03:58.employers are playing it safe and hoping for growth in the economy
:03:58. > :04:01.but that has been short supply for more than a year. So today's rise
:04:01. > :04:04.in the jobless figures may not be the last of its kind.
:04:04. > :04:07.Well, the job insecurity which many are feeling may also be having a
:04:07. > :04:10.knock-on impact on the high street. Overall, sales in Scotland's shops
:04:10. > :04:13.fell slightly in August. Now, retailers blame the Olympics for
:04:13. > :04:17.distracting shoppers and say the warm spell put many people off from
:04:17. > :04:24.buying winter clothing. But it's a sign that people may now prefer to
:04:24. > :04:28.save than spend. Jackie. Well, as the latest jobless figures
:04:28. > :04:31.indicate, the construction industry in Scotland is still suffering.
:04:31. > :04:34.Today, the Scottish government launched a new scheme aimed at
:04:34. > :04:43.giving a �1 billion boost to the new-build housing market which aims
:04:43. > :04:47.to help buyers struggling with a deposit. Cameron Buttle reports.
:04:47. > :04:51.Hopefully not long now for Lynsey and Stephen to get the keys to
:04:51. > :04:55.their new home near Motherwell. It has been a struggle to get the
:04:55. > :04:58.deposit together since the housing bubble burst. It is a lot of money
:04:59. > :05:04.to start out with and if you don't have that, you don't really have
:05:05. > :05:09.any chance of getting anything, really. Homes for Scotland say the
:05:09. > :05:12.average property's price in Scotland is around �160,000. In
:05:12. > :05:20.this current economic climate, lenders are looking for a deposit
:05:20. > :05:25.of up to 30 to �40,000. Not many people have that kind of money.
:05:25. > :05:30.This scheme will help people get up to 95% mortgages. The risk the
:05:30. > :05:32.lender takes by accepting a smaller deposit is covered by her
:05:32. > :05:38.housebuilders Potter's abating in this scheme and the Scottish
:05:38. > :05:42.government. For every home that is sold, a small percentage is played
:05:42. > :05:46.into the guarantee scheme, thus enabling the banks to lend giving
:05:46. > :05:52.and security and safety. Well no taxpayers' money will be put into
:05:52. > :05:56.the scheme, the Scottish government will be liable for up to �60
:05:56. > :06:00.million. But ministers say it could generate sales of up to �1 billion
:06:00. > :06:04.and safeguard thousands of jobs and apprenticeships. It is crucially
:06:04. > :06:07.important. We know to get the economy growing, we have to get the
:06:07. > :06:11.construction sector growing and the Home building sector is absolutely
:06:11. > :06:16.vital within that. 12 housebuilders have already signed up along with
:06:16. > :06:21.some banks and building societies. More are expected to join. The aim
:06:21. > :06:24.is to target these potential 60,000 potential buyers.
:06:24. > :06:28.You're watching Reporting Scotland from the BBC. Still to come on the
:06:28. > :06:32.programme: How this man convicted of a raid on a Post Office van more
:06:32. > :06:35.than 30 years ago may finally be able to clear his name.
:06:35. > :06:40.And what's the link between Keira Knightley's mother, Dundee women
:06:40. > :06:43.jute mill workers and the Spanish Civil War?
:06:43. > :06:47.In sport - Craig Levein says Scotland can still make it to
:06:47. > :06:51.Brazil 2014 despite a poor start to the qualifiers. The team were booed
:06:51. > :07:00.off the field last night. So, what's gone wrong and can it be
:07:00. > :07:03.He's back - Andy Murray arrived home this morning following that
:07:03. > :07:07.historic win in New York. The new US Open champion says his
:07:07. > :07:17.achievement is still sinking in - but what will it mean long term, to
:07:17. > :07:23.
:07:23. > :07:28.him and to tennis in Scotland? A Scottish were come to the British
:07:28. > :07:32.Embassy and a text from the Prime Minister. I was women are new to
:07:32. > :07:36.victory and cheering you wonderful gold medal at the Olympics. To win
:07:36. > :07:41.your first Grand Slam title is a remarkable achievement. The whole
:07:41. > :07:46.nation is so proud of you. Yours, David Cameron. Afterwards, Andy
:07:46. > :07:51.Murray told BBC that becoming the first British can Sam winner in 37
:07:51. > :07:57.years was an exhausting business. didn't get a whole lot of sleep
:07:57. > :08:01.last night. I couldn't sleep. I've got like one and were last night
:08:01. > :08:08.and woke up this morning just really happy and buzzing about it.
:08:08. > :08:14.I think it will take a few days before settle down. Demands from US
:08:14. > :08:24.stations. Sean Connery was there. He says it is great for Scotland.
:08:24. > :08:25.
:08:25. > :08:30.And stop saying he is British. He is Scottish! It is a triumph for
:08:30. > :08:35.Andy Murray. Now Andy Murray is home again, there are two questions.
:08:35. > :08:40.Will he be in Glasgow for Friday's parade of Scottish Olympians and
:08:40. > :08:45.Paralympians? And how a club tie Scotland to cope with any upsurge
:08:45. > :08:53.in tennis his achievements might trigger? Let's talk now about the
:08:53. > :08:59.long term. You are a Tayside to build a new tennis courts. It isn't
:08:59. > :09:04.traditional tennis hop. No, tennis is often accused of being elitist
:09:04. > :09:08.and inaccessible and that has not been helped with the loss over many
:09:08. > :09:13.years of the old local authority park tennis courts like these ones
:09:13. > :09:18.here in Glasgow. They used to offer free or inexpensive access to the
:09:18. > :09:23.sport but it is a long number of years since it fell into disuse and
:09:23. > :09:28.disrepair. However, over project is under way to replace this with
:09:28. > :09:33.brand new or whether floodlit courts plus four maul near here. It
:09:33. > :09:38.is part of a project mainly funded by the Lawn Tennis Association to
:09:38. > :09:42.bring Graz Bruce access to the score -- sport back to 7,000
:09:42. > :09:47.children in this part of Glasgow. Working alongside private tennis
:09:47. > :09:51.clubs, they will try to development -- develop the system of coaching
:09:51. > :09:54.and hopefully, it might prove to be a model for other parts of the
:09:54. > :09:59.country. But whether it proves to be enough in terms of quantity and
:09:59. > :10:07.quality in the long term to find and nurture the next Andy Murray, I
:10:08. > :10:10.am afraid only time will tell on that one..
:10:10. > :10:13.The Scottish government is under fire tonight for failing to cut
:10:13. > :10:16.traffic congestion and improve the quality of the air we breath. And
:10:16. > :10:18.critics also are asking what's the point of spending cash on road
:10:19. > :10:22.improvements such as dualling the A9. Our transport correspondent
:10:22. > :10:25.David Miller is very much in the driving seat on this one. He's at
:10:25. > :10:35.Ingliston on the outskirts of Edinburgh and, when it's safe to do
:10:35. > :10:39.so, can tell us more. David. Yes, this criticism of Scottish
:10:39. > :10:43.government policy has come from public transport campaigners who
:10:43. > :10:48.say Ministers should be doing much more to ensure Scots can take the
:10:48. > :10:52.bus of the train, to walk or cycle to school of the office or perhaps
:10:52. > :10:57.even to drive something like this, the new Renault car, an electric
:10:57. > :11:02.car. They say all of that should come ahead of investment in vanity
:11:02. > :11:09.projects as they describe them like the New Forth crossing or during
:11:09. > :11:15.the A 9. It has been dubbed Scotland's killer wrote but
:11:15. > :11:19.campaigners say that this money would have been better spent on
:11:19. > :11:23.sustainable transport instead. Their goal, less congestion on
:11:24. > :11:29.Scotland's roads. That would mean less air pollution in our towns and
:11:29. > :11:34.cities and greenhouse gas emissions would be cut, too. If we could the
:11:34. > :11:39.Budget last year, the government made decisions to take money out of
:11:40. > :11:45.trouble and out of buses, the government needs to be putting
:11:45. > :11:49.money into these areas and stop wasting money on building roads.
:11:49. > :11:54.The new Forth crossing has also been singled out for criticism but
:11:54. > :11:56.the Scottish government has hit back, arguing it is to invest more
:11:56. > :12:03.than �1 billion a sustainable transport in this financial year.
:12:03. > :12:07.Ministers say both major construction projects are vital.
:12:07. > :12:11.The idea that the construction of the Forth crossing is a vanity
:12:11. > :12:16.project is nonsense. If the board of that the infrastructure of
:12:16. > :12:24.Scotland. If you ask people to use the A9, they say it should have
:12:24. > :12:28.been fuelled many years ago. This vehicle should have more charging
:12:28. > :12:34.points. Charging points have been well that across the centre of
:12:34. > :12:37.Scotland and we will have over 300 charging points. However, it is
:12:37. > :12:42.important we move beyond this pilot project and we get a concerted,
:12:42. > :12:46.coherent action plan to get that is going to stimulate growth.
:12:46. > :12:50.campaigners message to government, it is time to put your foot on the
:12:50. > :13:00.accelerator. If transport in Scotland is to have a cleaner,
:13:00. > :13:00.
:13:00. > :13:04.greener future. This Carmen look futuristic but it is here on the
:13:04. > :13:09.roads all ready. Transport managers from all over the country are
:13:09. > :13:14.converging on an exhibition this week to see this and other low
:13:14. > :13:18.emission vehicles. The future of motoring we are told is right here.
:13:18. > :13:21.A Glasgow man convicted of a raid on a Post Office van more than 30
:13:21. > :13:25.years ago may finally be able to clear his name, following research
:13:25. > :13:28.carried out at Bristol University. It's meant the case of Willie Beck
:13:28. > :13:31.is being sent to the Appeal Court by the body responsible for
:13:31. > :13:41.investigating possible miscarriages of justice. Our Scottish home
:13:41. > :13:45.affairs correspondent, Reevel Alderson reports. Willie Beck was
:13:45. > :13:49.just 20 when he was convicted in 1982 its assault and robbery. He
:13:49. > :13:53.was jailed for six years after an attack on a post office than in
:13:53. > :13:57.West Lothian. Since then, for almost all of his adult life,
:13:57. > :14:03.Willie Beck has fought to clear his name. It has dominated his life and
:14:03. > :14:07.that of his family. It has had an effect on my whole family, I would
:14:07. > :14:12.say, because they have had to put up for me for the past 30 years
:14:12. > :14:17.going on about my case. All my daughter's life, she has heard
:14:17. > :14:27.about my case and how I was wrongly convicted. After the Scottish
:14:27. > :14:28.
:14:28. > :14:33.government deferred my case, I said... The long road to gain
:14:33. > :14:37.justice has lasted more than 30 years. In December 1981, this post
:14:37. > :14:42.of this fan was attacked. Three months later, Willie Beck was
:14:42. > :14:50.convicted and jailed for six years. In October 1982, the judge ruled he
:14:50. > :15:00.had no grounds for appeal and 11 years ago, his appeal was rejected.
:15:00. > :15:00.
:15:00. > :15:04.Now, they have referred be case to the appeal court. The case bears
:15:04. > :15:09.similarities with the doubts of the trial at the Lockerbie bombing. In
:15:09. > :15:13.this case as well, there were doubts over the role police played.
:15:13. > :15:19.It formed the focus of the research carried out by it was -- Bristol
:15:19. > :15:23.the University's innocent project. When there is only witness
:15:23. > :15:26.identification evidence and that evidence isn't comprehensive,
:15:26. > :15:32.certain people who said they witnessed a crime are actually
:15:33. > :15:38.saying different things, I think alarm bells should ring. It is
:15:38. > :15:41.expected Willie Beck's appeal will The European Parliament has stepped
:15:41. > :15:44.in to back up Scotland's fishermen in their long-running mackerel
:15:44. > :15:46.dispute with Iceland and the Faroe Islands. They have voted for a
:15:46. > :15:50.range of sanctions, including banning the import of mackerel and
:15:50. > :15:54.other fish from both countries. Mackerel is the Scottish fishing
:15:54. > :16:04.industry's most lucrative market. Our reporter Steven Duff is at
:16:04. > :16:07.
:16:07. > :16:11.Peterhead Harbour this evening. How significant is this development?
:16:11. > :16:20.was almost a unanimous vote by the year to European Parliament today.
:16:20. > :16:29.It will put pressure on Iceland and the Faroe Islands. It is the years
:16:29. > :16:35.since they decided to massively increase their mackerel quotas. It
:16:35. > :16:41.is the most valuable fish to the Scottish industry, worth about �160
:16:41. > :16:49.million per year at the last count. This increase in quotas has been
:16:49. > :16:57.disastrous for the industry here. The Scottish industry believes even
:16:57. > :17:03.the threat of sanctions may have an effect. Iceland and all and
:17:03. > :17:09.mackerel into the European Union, but what they do do is use the
:17:10. > :17:19.freezing capacity. There is 40,000 mmac a line in cold stores in
:17:20. > :17:20.
:17:20. > :17:24.scallops Holland. -- mackerel. The next round of talks will be next
:17:24. > :17:30.month. A look now at what else has been
:17:30. > :17:33.happening across the country this Wednesday.
:17:33. > :17:36.A man whose wife and children died in a crash has been honoured for
:17:36. > :17:39.his work in trying to improve mobile crane safety. Barry Copeland
:17:39. > :17:41.from Johnshaven has been given a certificate of merit by the
:17:41. > :17:44.Institution of Occupational Safety and Health. His wife Ann and
:17:44. > :17:48.daughters Ciara and Niamh died when their car skidded on hydraulic oil
:17:48. > :17:51.from a crane on the A92 in 2008. A protest group in Portobello has
:17:51. > :17:54.won its appeal against council plans to build a new school on
:17:54. > :17:57.parkland. Portobello Park Action Group argued at the Court of
:17:57. > :18:01.Session that the new Portobello High School should not be built on
:18:01. > :18:10.green space near the existing building. The parents' council and
:18:10. > :18:15.the city council say they are disappointed with the outcome.
:18:15. > :18:22.have got every sympathy with the council. This decision was not
:18:22. > :18:25.anticipated. We need to make sure we commit to getting a site and
:18:25. > :18:28.building the school as a matter of urgency.
:18:28. > :18:30.Glenrothes in Fife has been crowned the cleanest and most beautiful
:18:30. > :18:33.community in Scotland. The Keep Scotland Beautiful charity praised
:18:33. > :18:43.the new town for filling its streets with colour and for an
:18:43. > :18:43.
:18:43. > :18:46.anti-litter campaign. Today marked the end of an era for
:18:46. > :18:49.seafarers in Shetland. The Bressay Lighthouse has been switched off
:18:49. > :18:51.after 150 years. However, darkness will not prevail, as a new light to
:18:51. > :18:53.the harbour entrance has been provided nearby by Lerwick Port
:18:53. > :18:57.Authority. And there are more stories from
:18:57. > :19:01.your area and all the latest news, 24 hours a day, on BBC Scotland's
:19:02. > :19:06.website. Let us get the latest sports news
:19:06. > :19:09.now from David. Craig Levein says Scotland can make
:19:09. > :19:12.it to the World Cup finals in Brazil in 2014, despite a
:19:12. > :19:15.disappointing start to the qualifying campaign.
:19:15. > :19:19.They have picked up just two points from their first two qualifying
:19:19. > :19:29.matches, both at Hampden Park, and the team were jeered off the field
:19:29. > :19:38.
:19:39. > :19:48.after last night's match against stadium and a man copping India for
:19:49. > :19:51.
:19:51. > :20:01.I can understand that. I think the supporters for their support during
:20:01. > :20:07.the match. His team's inability to beat a team ranked 97th in the
:20:07. > :20:12.world, some 50 places below Scotland, was the root of the
:20:12. > :20:22.frustration. But actually, it could have been worse. Macedonia to the
:20:22. > :20:23.
:20:23. > :20:27.lead in the first half and had chances. Although Kenny Miller's
:20:28. > :20:37.equaliser earned a point, it was hardly a cause for celebration. The
:20:38. > :20:38.
:20:38. > :20:45.result leaves Scotland two points behind Serbia, Belgium and Croatia.
:20:45. > :20:50.Do you think this leaves Scotland and trouble going forward? None all,
:20:50. > :20:53.if you look at the leak, we are two points off the top. I said at the
:20:53. > :21:01.start that this is the sort of group where teams will take points
:21:01. > :21:04.off each other. Of the so, we were hoping to get off to a better start
:21:04. > :21:10.at home but with these two matches, but that does not happen, but we
:21:11. > :21:14.now have to just look ahead. Although the likes of not quite
:21:14. > :21:18.done out on the qualifying campaign, the outlook is not quite as bright
:21:18. > :21:21.as we might have walked. Two points from the opening two
:21:21. > :21:24.games has increased the pressure on Craig Levein, but the man who
:21:24. > :21:26.appointed him says it is too early to be questioning the Scotland's
:21:26. > :21:29.manager's future. Former chief executive of the SFA Gordon Smith
:21:29. > :21:39.says the next two games will be crucial to Scotland's World Cup
:21:39. > :21:42.hopes. When the fixtures where negotiated, two home games and then
:21:42. > :21:47.we are supposed to give Scotland a chance to get off to a flying start,
:21:47. > :21:51.but now, with two years to go to the World Cup in Brazil, the Tartan
:21:51. > :22:01.Army are already faced with the question, are the good enough to
:22:01. > :22:07.get there? Not, I do not think so. The air may be going to have to go
:22:07. > :22:17.and win one of these away games. No, they try hard, but they are
:22:17. > :22:19.
:22:19. > :22:25.rubbish! Statistics offer little refuge for the manager. His games
:22:25. > :22:32.in charge have only brought forward three victories, two of them
:22:32. > :22:36.against Liechtenstein. Here will be under pressure from the media, but
:22:36. > :22:41.I do not think he will be under too much pressure from the Scottish
:22:41. > :22:46.Football Association. They person who brought into the job says
:22:46. > :22:53.speculation about his future is premature. He has been doing a lot
:22:53. > :22:58.of preparation with this team and we have to let him see the unjust
:22:58. > :23:04.or more games to see where we are. If we have two good performances
:23:04. > :23:10.away from all, things can change. Scotland's next two games are away
:23:10. > :23:13.from home, and Wales and Belgium. The mother of Hollywood actress
:23:13. > :23:16.Keira Knightley has written a new play about Dundee's legendary women
:23:16. > :23:19.jute mill workers, which opens in the city tonight.
:23:19. > :23:29.Sharman Macdonald's She Town is set in the 1930s and also explores the
:23:29. > :23:31.
:23:31. > :23:38.women's links to the Spanish Civil War. It is the end of a shift any
:23:38. > :23:48.Dundee jute mill back in 1936. The women are complaining about their
:23:48. > :23:51.
:23:51. > :23:58.wages? What the hell is this? strike is planned. The play is
:23:58. > :24:07.called She Town. It was a nickname for the town, when there were
:24:07. > :24:13.threats of strikes by the female workers. Sharman MacDonald's
:24:13. > :24:19.daughter is the Holyrood actress Keira Knightley and she gives some
:24:19. > :24:29.advice about the play. She said they should cut it down slightly.
:24:29. > :24:30.
:24:30. > :24:36.Did he take her advice? Not, I did not listen to her! In a Spanish
:24:36. > :24:42.Civil War, 60 men from the city went to fight in the Spanish civil
:24:42. > :24:48.war and 17 of them did not return. A production features actresses
:24:49. > :24:54.from the city. They're 44 women on the stage at the come from all
:24:54. > :25:03.sorts of backgrounds. It follows the sort of community aspect of the
:25:03. > :25:12.actual play itself. She Town opens tonight and the first three
:25:12. > :25:21.performances are Rock are already They are to see what we can expect
:25:21. > :25:27.Good evening. It was a bright and breezy day across much of the
:25:27. > :25:33.country today. The first half of the night will be dry with clear
:25:34. > :25:43.skies, so temperatures will fall away down to three afford degrees
:25:43. > :25:49.in the rural areas. But rain opposition from the North overnight.
:25:49. > :25:55.Into tomorrow, it will be a wet and windy day, with most of the wind
:25:55. > :26:01.and rain in the northern belt. Elsewhere, some cloudy skies, but
:26:01. > :26:08.the wind will be strong and dusty. Across the North, by mid-afternoon,
:26:08. > :26:12.it will be gusting to deal force and rain will be particularly heavy
:26:13. > :26:16.in the north-west Highlands. There will be dry areas and the likes of
:26:16. > :26:21.Perth and in the Central Belt, cloudy with the chance of light
:26:21. > :26:25.outbreaks of rain. Temperatures in the Central Belt round about 15
:26:25. > :26:32.degrees Celsius. Into the afternoon and evening, we hold on to that
:26:32. > :26:39.wind and rain, which will spread further east. The wind could get up
:26:39. > :26:42.to the likes of 60 miles per hour in the north of the country. The
:26:42. > :26:47.low pressure is pulling away down towards Scandinavia, but we still
:26:47. > :26:53.have the wind as we start Friday morning. It will again be a breezy
:26:53. > :26:59.day at the end of the week, with even the Central Belt experiencing
:26:59. > :27:05.40-50 mph gusts. As we head to the weekend, I pressure returns and
:27:05. > :27:10.that means some settled conditions on Saturday. Generally dry and
:27:10. > :27:18.bright, with some rain on the northern isles. It will be
:27:18. > :27:22.reasonably warm. Tomorrow, it very windy and a lot of read about.
:27:22. > :27:25.Now, just before seven o'clock, a summary of tonight's top stories...
:27:25. > :27:28.The Prime Minister has apologised on behalf of the nation for the
:27:28. > :27:30.injustice suffered by the families of the 96 Liverpool fans who died
:27:30. > :27:33.in the Hillsborough disaster 23 years ago. Newly-published
:27:33. > :27:36.documents have revealed a cover-up, in which police tried to deflect
:27:36. > :27:39.the blame on to the fans. The number of people out of work
:27:39. > :27:42.has risen for the first time in six months. It means that the
:27:42. > :27:44.proportion of people unemployed in Scotland is now higher than in the
:27:44. > :27:47.UK as a whole. President Obama has condemned the
:27:47. > :27:49.killing of the American ambassador to Libya. Christopher Stevens died
:27:49. > :27:52.alongside three American colleagues in violence sparked by protests
:27:52. > :27:56.over a US-made film on the internet which is considered offensive to
:27:56. > :27:59.Islam. And Andy Murray arrived home this