:00:00. > :00:16.Monday. That is all from the BBC's News at
:00:17. > :00:22.The battle to save 800 jobs at Grangemouth. All-day talks at the
:00:23. > :00:31.plant, as Unite says it's optimistic after agreeing to the company's
:00:32. > :00:35.survival plan "warts and all". This plant is too important to allow it
:00:36. > :00:38.to be closed and we will be working as hard as we can to make sure it
:00:39. > :00:42.stays open. The UK and Scottish governments have
:00:43. > :00:48.been meeting both sides to try to find a solution. But people in local
:00:49. > :00:53.communities remain concerned. Absolutely everybody in the town was
:00:54. > :00:55.down yesterday. It was as though it was the deathknell and the fear of
:00:56. > :01:00.Grangemouth becoming a ghost town. We also look at the tactics used in
:01:01. > :01:01.the dispute and where it leaves the unions.
:01:02. > :01:05.Also tonight, a man accused of murdering a delegate at a conference
:01:06. > :01:07.in Glasgow denies he tried to cover up the crime.
:01:08. > :01:13.And Scotland's cricketers hope they can outdo the footballers and
:01:14. > :01:17.qualify for a world cup. After a day of intense negotiations
:01:18. > :01:20.there is still no indication from owners Ineos about whether they'll
:01:21. > :01:24.reverse their decision to close the petrochemical plant at Grangemouth.
:01:25. > :01:28.Earlier today the Unite union agreed to accept the company's survival
:01:29. > :01:31.plan warts and all. We'll gauge political reaction in a moment with
:01:32. > :01:44.our correspondent, but first to Grangemouth and our business
:01:45. > :01:47.correspondent. It has been another dramatic day at Grangemouth. This
:01:48. > :01:51.time yesterday the petrochemical plant looked dead and buried with
:01:52. > :01:57.800 members of staff facing the dole queue. Today, the leader of the
:01:58. > :02:00.Unite union came here and offered management exactly what they have
:02:01. > :02:08.been demanding throughout this long dispute. It may be just enough to
:02:09. > :02:12.keep the place open. A last-ditch effort to save 800
:02:13. > :02:18.jobs. Arriving for talks, the UK leader of the Unite union. Waiting
:02:19. > :02:21.for him and said, the managers of Grangemouth. It was clear to both
:02:22. > :02:25.only major concessions could break the deadlock. Within an hour he was
:02:26. > :02:33.back outside to make clear that is exactly what he had offered. We will
:02:34. > :02:38.accept the survival plan and except the process of consultation and
:02:39. > :02:41.discussion. There is nothing unusual about survival plans and we are
:02:42. > :02:46.quite experienced at sitting down and debating and discussing the
:02:47. > :02:52.practicalities of certain elements of the survival plan and plans
:02:53. > :02:56.change during those discussions, but we have indicated to the company
:02:57. > :03:02.that we are prepared to do that. What is the union prepared to
:03:03. > :03:05.concede? The survival plan meetings big cost-cutting measures, an
:03:06. > :03:11.entered a final salary pensions, cuts to bonuses and a no strike
:03:12. > :03:17.deal. Will this new offer persuade the owners to reopen Grangemouth?
:03:18. > :03:20.There is a chance. The reality is the managers on site, if they
:03:21. > :03:25.believe there is a substantive change, they will take that back to
:03:26. > :03:30.the shareholders. There is growing pressure on both sides to reach a
:03:31. > :03:33.deal. Cabinet ministers came from Holyrood and Westminster to arch
:03:34. > :03:41.dialogue and the deal to save the plant. It is clear that we are
:03:42. > :03:43.dealing with a very different situation following the statement
:03:44. > :03:54.from Unite that they were prepared to accept the Ineos survival plan
:03:55. > :03:56.without any preconditions. We are in a very different set of
:03:57. > :04:01.circumstances given the announcement that has been made by Unite this
:04:02. > :04:05.morning of their acceptance of the company's survival plan. That
:04:06. > :04:10.creates a much better basis for further progress to be undertaken
:04:11. > :04:15.and to be taken forward in resolving these issues. Is this enough to
:04:16. > :04:21.deliver a breakthrough? The decision rests with this man, a billionaire
:04:22. > :04:32.with a controlling stake in Ineos. Others have done what they can, now
:04:33. > :04:36.it is up to him. There is no possibility of a
:04:37. > :04:39.last-minute deal to resolve this dispute. Management insisted on the
:04:40. > :04:46.union putting their offer in writing so there can be no confusion about
:04:47. > :04:50.it in the future. No scope for disagreements. Ineos looks set to
:04:51. > :04:53.announce tomorrow if they are prepared to return to talks or if
:04:54. > :04:55.all of this is just too little, too late.
:04:56. > :04:59.Meanwhile both the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition
:05:00. > :05:03.have urged both sides to reach a compromise that allows the plant to
:05:04. > :05:06.stay open. Our Westminster correspondent joins me now. There
:05:07. > :05:13.appears to be a clear political consensus on this issue? Yes, and
:05:14. > :05:18.very interesting, fascinating to see two men who had at the forefront of
:05:19. > :05:22.the battle to keep Scotland in order take it out of the United Kingdom
:05:23. > :05:26.standing side-by-side and putting aside their political differences to
:05:27. > :05:30.try to resolve the future of this plant in Grangemouth. Clearly it is
:05:31. > :05:34.a hugely important site. Ministers believe it is too big to fail and
:05:35. > :05:40.they have been doing their best to try to persuade the company, and the
:05:41. > :05:46.feeling, certainly from both sides of the government, is that the
:05:47. > :05:49.company can be persuaded. It is up to Jim Ratcliffe, but the hope for a
:05:50. > :05:54.resolution has come from the very top. I welcome the fact that the
:05:55. > :06:00.trade unions and the business are working together. To seek a
:06:01. > :06:03.solution. This is an important business for Scotland and an
:06:04. > :06:08.important industry for the United Kingdom. We want to see those jobs
:06:09. > :06:14.saved, the business thrive, and I am hopeful an agreement can be reached.
:06:15. > :06:18.Both sides bear responsibility but what is encouraging is that both the
:06:19. > :06:23.unions and I hope the employers want to find a way forward. What is the
:06:24. > :06:31.most important thing? To protect those jobs and a vital national
:06:32. > :06:35.asset at Grangemouth. I take it thinking is still going on as to
:06:36. > :06:42.what will happen if their place as to clause? Yes, and there has been
:06:43. > :06:46.some talk about a buyer for the site being found. In terms of that
:06:47. > :06:52.happening from the UK Government position, it means there's not going
:06:53. > :06:55.on behind-the-scenes, despite the fact the Scottish Secretary said he
:06:56. > :07:00.was looking to Vince Cable's Department to seek to try to find
:07:01. > :07:03.that buyer. We were told by a UK Government official that would be
:07:04. > :07:07.quite a challenge, in other words very difficult indeed. We have been
:07:08. > :07:13.told by the Scottish Government over the last few days that it has been
:07:14. > :07:16.speaking to potential buyers, but I think certainly all the effort from
:07:17. > :07:23.both governments today has been to try to get any of -- Ineos to
:07:24. > :07:30.reverse their decision. That might go to Jim Ratcliffe tonight. What
:07:31. > :07:35.the UK Government has been keen to stress is that whether there is a
:07:36. > :07:39.short or long-term prolonged difficulty at the refinery, whether
:07:40. > :07:44.it does not open again, fuel supplies, motorists, airlines,
:07:45. > :07:53.should not worry, there are contingency plans in place.
:07:54. > :07:57.We will come back to Grangemouth later.
:07:58. > :08:00.This morning the Unite union said that they would embrace the
:08:01. > :08:03.company's proposals warts and all. They had previously accused Ineos of
:08:04. > :08:06.economic vandalism and blackmail. So where now for Unite, in the light of
:08:07. > :08:09.accusations that they have completely mishandled this dispute?
:08:10. > :08:20.And what now for the union movement in general?
:08:21. > :08:24.Trade unions have long been woven into Scottish industrial life. They
:08:25. > :08:31.tend to get noticed when things go wrong and when workers take a stand.
:08:32. > :08:44.There will be no hooliganism, no vandalism, now drinking. Disputes
:08:45. > :08:48.have littered past decades. Unite took a stand and threatened a
:08:49. > :08:56.strike. Now, having given into all the bosses' demands, this does not
:08:57. > :09:04.look like their finest hour. The mac there's nothing humiliating about
:09:05. > :09:08.representing workers. I know that privately they think they are going
:09:09. > :09:12.to have to take a beating on this, and I think that is where they are.
:09:13. > :09:18.They have not won the battle. They are struggling to keep the place
:09:19. > :09:22.open. Union membership has plummeted in recent decades. It is much
:09:23. > :09:28.stronger in the public sector with 56%, but most people work for
:09:29. > :09:31.private employers would union membership is only 14%. Unions have
:09:32. > :09:40.had to find new ways of working with bosses. Unions involved that owners
:09:41. > :09:42.working together, it is not a one-sided benefit, everybody
:09:43. > :09:50.benefits if the business thrives and survives. That is how it happens
:09:51. > :10:00.elsewhere. In continental Europe horses have expectations of
:10:01. > :10:03.cooperation. -- bosses. Higher productivity is as a result of the
:10:04. > :10:10.partnership between unions and employers. Unite says it has been
:10:11. > :10:16.fighting for its members' interest. It has learned some hard lessons.
:10:17. > :10:20.You're watching Reporting Scotland from the BBC. Still to come: 800
:10:21. > :10:26.jobs are at stake at the Grangemouth plant. We look at the impact of the
:10:27. > :10:30.uncertainty on the local community. In sport: Why the next few months
:10:31. > :10:35.will be crucial for the future of Scottish cricket. And news of a plan
:10:36. > :10:42.that could mean only one of our rugby teams qualify for the European
:10:43. > :10:44.Cup. More later. A man accused of murdering a
:10:45. > :10:48.conference delegate with a fire extinguisher at the SECC last year
:10:49. > :10:50.has denied covering up the attack. Clive Carter admits killing
:10:51. > :11:02.Khanokporn Satjawat but denies murder.
:11:03. > :11:06.It was in November last year that Khanokporn Satjawat was found dead
:11:07. > :11:11.in the ladies toilets at the SECC and Glasgow. She had been bludgeoned
:11:12. > :11:16.to death with a fire extinguisher. Five Carter is the man who admits
:11:17. > :11:20.killing the conference delegate but says he cannot remember anything
:11:21. > :11:24.after having an argument with her over whether she had a delegate
:11:25. > :11:29.pass. The prosecution focused on what Clive Carter could and could
:11:30. > :11:33.not remember. They looked at the forensic evidence surrounding the
:11:34. > :11:40.fire extinguisher which was used to kill Khanokporn Satjawat. It had
:11:41. > :11:44.been wiped or cleaned just after the attack. They advocate deputy then
:11:45. > :11:50.asked Clive Carter, is that explanation that the perpetrator was
:11:51. > :11:55.trying to destroy evidence? Yes, replied Clive Carter. If they were
:11:56. > :12:02.destroying evidence, they knew what had happened? Yes, probably. Do you
:12:03. > :12:09.not remember or are you choosing not to reveal the extent of what you
:12:10. > :12:13.remember? No, I am just confused. Clive Carter also admitted that he
:12:14. > :12:16.had assaulted his wife a few times in the past. Police had been called
:12:17. > :12:21.to the family home because of the violent outburst but he had never
:12:22. > :12:24.been charged. Clive Carter denies murder on the grounds of diminished
:12:25. > :12:28.responsibility. The trial at the High Court in Glasgow continues
:12:29. > :12:31.tomorrow. ScottishPower is putting up its
:12:32. > :12:35.prices from the 6th of December. It has announced today that average
:12:36. > :12:41.dual fuel prices will go up by 8.6%. Electricity prices are going up by
:12:42. > :12:45.9% and gas by 8.5%. The company says it has made a loss this year in
:12:46. > :12:48.retail supply, and has to pass on the rising costs of wholesale gas,
:12:49. > :12:54.distribution and green and social schemes required by the government.
:12:55. > :12:58.A challenge to Edinburgh's tolerance of the sex industry has failed. More
:12:59. > :13:01.than half the city's saunas have had their licences renewed. The City
:13:02. > :13:04.Council rejected tough conditions that Police Scotland wanted to
:13:05. > :13:15.impose, which would have made it difficult for the saunas to offer
:13:16. > :13:18.sexual services. Edinburgh's long tolerance of the sex industry has
:13:19. > :13:22.been in doubt since Police Scotland began high-profile raids in June.
:13:23. > :13:28.Then people have been charged with offences including brothel keeping
:13:29. > :13:30.-- seven. The City Council maintained it was not going to
:13:31. > :13:38.change its unique position on licence in prison -- licensing
:13:39. > :13:42.premises. Councillors rejected tough new proposals which would have
:13:43. > :13:47.banned items of a sexual nature from these premises. Seven saunas have
:13:48. > :13:53.had their licences renewed but a further six were rejected and they
:13:54. > :13:58.face closure. The capital's saunas receive 130,000 free condom is from
:13:59. > :14:03.the NHS each year. This health charity says the system offers
:14:04. > :14:06.protection for women. What you see in Glasgow which has not
:14:07. > :14:10.historically had this kind of pragmatic system in place is that
:14:11. > :14:14.the police actively hunt down working flat and drive women onto
:14:15. > :14:18.the streets and as a result there are vastly more women working on the
:14:19. > :14:26.streets, and that is not how sex workers preferred. Woolly Scotland
:14:27. > :14:30.insists that they wanted to challenge criminality -- Police
:14:31. > :14:35.Scotland. There have always been inspections. There have always been
:14:36. > :14:41.raids. We will continue to identify criminality and when we do we will
:14:42. > :14:43.ensure it is dealt with. The action has highlighted lapses in the
:14:44. > :14:49.inspection regime which have now been tightened up. I am a great
:14:50. > :14:55.believer in the inspection system if it works. I think that would make
:14:56. > :15:00.the whole business tolerable again. That does not mean that everyone has
:15:01. > :15:05.to approve. It means we have to understand that we have to learn to
:15:06. > :15:11.live with it. The sun is facing closure may appeal the decision but
:15:12. > :15:18.the capital's more relaxed attitude has withstood its most significant
:15:19. > :15:24.challenge in the past 30 years. Voting is taking place today in the
:15:25. > :15:28.Dunfermline by-election. The seat has been vacant since Bill Walker
:15:29. > :15:33.stepped down as an MSP. The polls opened at seven o'clock this morning
:15:34. > :15:39.and will continue until ten o'clock tonight. There are seven candidates,
:15:40. > :15:43.details are on our website. We will bring you the result live from the
:15:44. > :15:51.count in an extended Newsnight squash -- Scotland election special.
:15:52. > :15:54.Other stories from across Scotland this Thursday.
:15:55. > :15:57.Aberdeen council leaders are considering plans for a tram system
:15:58. > :16:00.in the city. They want to investigate linking the harbour with
:16:01. > :16:05.communities at Torry and Cove, and the airport with Dyce.
:16:06. > :16:10.Opposition leaders have described the idea is pie in the sky. They
:16:11. > :16:14.warned soaring course and huge disruption.
:16:15. > :16:17.At least 600 jobs will be created by a new Scottish company in North
:16:18. > :16:20.Lanarkshire. Ascensos will run a contact centre in Motherwell on the
:16:21. > :16:25.site of the former Lloyds Banking Group premises.
:16:26. > :16:31.This is one of four major checkpoints which are part of
:16:32. > :16:37.operation overlord, a cross-border initiatives involving Scottish
:16:38. > :16:42.police officers. Along with officers from the big licensing authority,
:16:43. > :16:45.the targeting the main routes and focusing on national organised
:16:46. > :16:48.criminal gangs. The UK's new Fisheries Minister has
:16:49. > :16:50.been in Peterhead. George Eustice was accompanied by Scottish
:16:51. > :16:53.Secretary Alistair Carmichael. The visit was organised by the Scottish
:16:54. > :16:56.Fishermen's Federation. Top of their list of concerns - the long-running
:16:57. > :17:05.row over mackerel with Iceland and the Faroe Islands. There has been a
:17:06. > :17:09.big increase in the stalk and there is an opportunity to increase the
:17:10. > :17:13.quarters for everyone. If we cannot get an agreement against that
:17:14. > :17:19.backdrop, we never will. There is a real opportunity here. Formula one
:17:20. > :17:26.champion Sir Jackie Stewart received a doctorate from Edinburgh
:17:27. > :17:30.University. He won the Grand Prix 27 times and the world championship
:17:31. > :17:34.three times, making him one of the most successful racing drivers of
:17:35. > :17:37.all time. There are more stories from your
:17:38. > :17:46.region and all the latest news on our website.
:17:47. > :17:53.Let us get the sport now. Positive news on the World Cup?
:17:54. > :17:56.There is a long way to go yet. Our footballers have missed out on the
:17:57. > :18:00.World Cup, but the nation's cricketers could qualify for two in
:18:01. > :18:07.the next few months. The head coach describes it as a crucial period for
:18:08. > :18:11.the sport in this country. Between now and January, he will take his
:18:12. > :18:17.charges to the United Arab Emirates and New Zealand as they seek to play
:18:18. > :18:20.on cricket's biggest stages. Practice makes perfect, now would be
:18:21. > :18:25.a good time to get things right. In the next three months Scottish
:18:26. > :18:34.cricketers could qualify for two major tournament, next year's world
:18:35. > :18:38.Twenty20 and the 2014 World Cup. If we qualify for these big events, it
:18:39. > :18:43.will enable us to go up that next step and challenge yourself further.
:18:44. > :18:47.It will be an enjoyable and challenging couple of months ahead
:18:48. > :18:53.of us. First up a trip to the United Arab Emirates where they play Burn
:18:54. > :19:00.you do first in a group which also includes Afghanistan, Netherlands
:19:01. > :19:09.and Kenya. Portugal have played in world cups already. Playing in any
:19:10. > :19:15.World Cup is a massive honour. You play against the best players on TV.
:19:16. > :19:19.Who knows where it will lead you? It could lead to the World Cup in two
:19:20. > :19:23.years. Scotland will lead to New Zealand in January, determined to
:19:24. > :19:28.book one of the two remaining places.
:19:29. > :19:31.Scottish rugby will not lose out financially if a proposal from one
:19:32. > :19:35.of the country's two professional teams to automatically qualify for
:19:36. > :19:37.the European cup is adopted. At the moment Glasgow and Edinburgh both
:19:38. > :19:41.qualify. The new proposals have been made by the body running the
:19:42. > :19:48.competition in an attempt to stop English, French and Welsh clubs from
:19:49. > :19:53.creating a rival tournament. I think everybody is aware that we have got
:19:54. > :19:57.something very special in a European club competition and everyone wants
:19:58. > :20:04.to keep that, so fingers crossed there are few months to go before we
:20:05. > :20:08.devise the best solution. Now look at what else is happening
:20:09. > :20:11.across Scottish bored. Allan McGregor will miss Scotland's
:20:12. > :20:17.challenge matches against the US and Norway next month. The goalkeeper
:20:18. > :20:20.will be out of action for six weeks because of a thigh injury.
:20:21. > :20:22.St Johnstone striker Stevie May has signed a contract extension. The
:20:23. > :20:26.Scotland Under 21 internationalist's new deal runs till the summer of
:20:27. > :20:29.2015. Edinburgh Rugby coach Alan Solomons
:20:30. > :20:39.says gaining respect is his team's priority this season. They're bottom
:20:40. > :20:43.of the Pro12 league going into tomorrow's match against Treviso. I
:20:44. > :20:49.do not worry too much less point about the tables. If we continue to
:20:50. > :20:52.improve and perform well, the results will come.
:20:53. > :20:55.Chris Cusiter's been recalled by Glasgow Warriors for their top of
:20:56. > :21:00.the table Pro12 match against Munster. He's missed their last two
:21:01. > :21:05.games. It has been frustrating not to play in the last couple of weeks
:21:06. > :21:07.in their Heineken cup will stop at the given every opportunity to lead
:21:08. > :21:13.the given every opportunity to be beside out tomorrow night. Let's
:21:14. > :21:16.hope began other home when. -- home victory. And Sir Chris Hoy's in
:21:17. > :21:18.Edinburgh promoting sports role sport in maintaining good mental
:21:19. > :21:22.health. And there are more sports stories - plus all the latest news,
:21:23. > :21:24.24 hours a day on BBC Sport Scotland's website. I think to
:21:25. > :21:27.underestimate the impact of physical activity on mental well-being, it is
:21:28. > :21:38.a huge part of that sense of wellness. More sports stories and
:21:39. > :21:45.all the latest news on our website. That's all I have for you now.
:21:46. > :21:49.Let us return to our main story and the continuing crisis at
:21:50. > :21:54.Grangemouth. We will return to David Henderson. A tense night of waiting
:21:55. > :22:03.and uncertainty ahead for people there? You are absolutely right. The
:22:04. > :22:07.sun has just set on Grangemouth, but everyone living around here will be
:22:08. > :22:11.fervently hoping that tomorrow Grangemouth will rise again and
:22:12. > :22:19.there is a bright future to secure for those plants. This place has
:22:20. > :22:22.been in operation since the 1920s. It is a mainstay of the local
:22:23. > :22:30.economy, employing many people around here. It is hugely
:22:31. > :22:35.productive, it turns out something like 9 million litres of fuel every
:22:36. > :22:39.day. The petrochemical plant produces 2 million tonnes of
:22:40. > :22:44.chemicals and plastics every year. As my colleague has been finding
:22:45. > :22:52.out, people living around here are a few about its future. Falkirk's
:22:53. > :22:56.streets bashing the headlines that I thought they would never see.
:22:57. > :23:02.Thousands of jobs at risk here and in lending communities. In shops,
:23:03. > :23:10.bars and cafes the chat has been of little else. Totally, I think they
:23:11. > :23:14.were looking for a resolution. If there had been a resolution it would
:23:15. > :23:22.not have got to this stage whether plants closed down. We are in shock.
:23:23. > :23:28.-- were their plant. The council met to deal with potential massive job
:23:29. > :23:38.losses. Some remember the good times. It was not just this side
:23:39. > :23:42.Grangemouth, it actually is Grangemouth, it is inconceivable
:23:43. > :23:46.that it has gone from that which is part of your wall family life, your
:23:47. > :23:57.social life, to being an empty wastelands. There are jobs in the
:23:58. > :24:03.area. But this recruitment firm says salaries on the outside will come as
:24:04. > :24:11.a shock to Grangemouth workers. This company hires HGV drivers. It may
:24:12. > :24:17.mean taking a pay cut off half in terms of what they have been used to
:24:18. > :24:22.earnings. There will be a need for a retraining and there will be a
:24:23. > :24:27.definite change in terms of what they will earn. These are unsettling
:24:28. > :24:32.times for this town and the neighbouring region. Everyone here
:24:33. > :24:39.hopes for some certainty in the days to come.
:24:40. > :24:44.It has been a lovely day, but I think there is a but coming!
:24:45. > :24:51.I am afraid so. Lovely sunshine today. Good evening. It was
:24:52. > :24:55.beautiful across many parts of the country. This satellite pictures
:24:56. > :24:59.shows a ridge of high pressure, but this is being pushed away by this
:25:00. > :25:06.area of low pressure coming in from the south, bringing rain and winds.
:25:07. > :25:12.A dry and chilly start to the late, especially in the far north. During
:25:13. > :25:19.the night, the cloud and rain rules and from the west and south-west.
:25:20. > :25:23.Milder than it will be in the next few hours overnight. That being
:25:24. > :25:28.comes with a warning, that is yellow some be aware, there are likely to
:25:29. > :25:33.be issues with local flooding, especially end of decent gallery.
:25:34. > :25:37.The rain continues to spread its way across the country throughout the
:25:38. > :25:42.morning, pushing through quite quickly, it will be measurable. By
:25:43. > :25:51.the afternoon, some right is here in beer. Marine hangs on in the West
:25:52. > :25:57.Coast -- the rain hangs on in the West Coast and on the north-west
:25:58. > :26:01.coast. Orkney and Shetland see a lot of rain. The rain clears away in the
:26:02. > :26:08.evening and more rain works its way in from the west, but that also
:26:09. > :26:13.clears through quite quickly. A brief lull and then more rain from
:26:14. > :26:20.this rain out in the Atlantique. A bright start on Saturday. Then this
:26:21. > :26:28.rain sweeps its way across the country from the West. This clears
:26:29. > :26:33.the way, but it continues to remain unsettled, thanks to low pressure
:26:34. > :26:38.and a series of grunts working their way in to bring blustery and show
:26:39. > :26:43.conditions. A number of showers for the weekend, especially in the West,
:26:44. > :26:47.drier and brighter in the least. Tomorrow morning will be Jack --
:26:48. > :26:51.weight and blustery. A reminder of tonight's main news:
:26:52. > :26:54.after a day of negotiations there is still no indication from owners
:26:55. > :26:56.INEOS about whether they will reverse their decision to close the
:26:57. > :27:00.petrochemical plant at Grangemouth. Earlier today the Unite union agreed
:27:01. > :27:03.to accept the company's survival plan, warts and all. All 800
:27:04. > :27:05.employees were told they would lose their jobs on Wednesday.
:27:06. > :27:08.Police in Portugal have reopened the investigation into the disappearance
:27:09. > :27:11.of Madeleine McCann six years ago. Their decision comes nearly two
:27:12. > :27:23.weeks after British police said they were following new lines of enquiry.
:27:24. > :27:27.A Bulgarian couple have come forward claiming to be the appearance of
:27:28. > :27:35.Maria, the blonde girl found living with the Roma family in Greece.
:27:36. > :27:39.Police are carrying out DNA tests. That's Reporting Scotland. I will be
:27:40. > :27:40.back with a headlines at 8pm and the late bulletin just after the ten
:27:41. > :27:45.o'clock news. Goodbye.