:00:00. > :00:22.Tonight, on Reporting Scotland. The government is accused of
:00:23. > :00:26.breaking promises over class sizes after the latest figures show
:00:27. > :00:29.they're on the increase. The historic city halls in Perth are
:00:30. > :00:38.to be demolished after councillors rejected plans to turn it into a
:00:39. > :00:41.food market. Why last winter's extreme weather on
:00:42. > :00:42.Scotland's mountains caused an unusual number of deaths and
:00:43. > :00:47.accidents. From Glasgow to the Punjab, we speak
:00:48. > :00:50.to the former MP who now has a staff of 700 and governs 90 million
:00:51. > :00:53.people. And Celtic fans under the spotlight
:00:54. > :01:01.in Barcelona as the team prepares for its last European game of the
:01:02. > :01:09.season. There was no trouble last year. I think after Amsterdam,
:01:10. > :01:17.people will keep an eye on what is happening.
:01:18. > :01:22.Class sizes are going up in primary schools again. New figures show
:01:23. > :01:25.there has been a rise in the number of younger children in larger
:01:26. > :01:28.classes. Opponents are accusing the government of breaking promises.
:01:29. > :01:37.Here to tell us more is our education correspondent Jamie
:01:38. > :01:41.McIvor. Cutting the size of primary school
:01:42. > :01:44.classes is proving easier said than done. In fact, the average size of a
:01:45. > :01:52.primary 1,2 or three class is creeping up again. This is how much
:01:53. > :01:55.it's gone up in just three years. And according to the latest
:01:56. > :01:59.statistics, just 13% of children in their first three years at school
:02:00. > :02:03.are in a class with 18 pupils or fewer. And a quarter of them are in
:02:04. > :02:05.a class with 26 or more. The first years at primary school can have a
:02:06. > :02:11.lasting impact. Helping youngsters master the basics, helping teachers
:02:12. > :02:15.spend more time with each pupil. It is really important there is a good
:02:16. > :02:24.ratio. It is difficult as class sizes go up. A small classroom is
:02:25. > :02:30.better. In a big classroom, there is too much noise. When the SNP came to
:02:31. > :02:49.power, their aim was clear, no more than 18 children in any Premier --
:02:50. > :02:57.primary one, two or three class. Will this actually happen? Yes, we
:02:58. > :03:03.are taking steps towards that. A primary one class rarely has more
:03:04. > :03:22.than 21 children in it. We have achieved our primary one maxima in
:03:23. > :03:27.law. In time of extreme financial pressure, we have not been able to
:03:28. > :03:30.get as far as we would like. Opposition parties say the
:03:31. > :03:44.government needs to do better. I want honesty from Mike Russell.
:03:45. > :03:47.Let's get the government to own up. The figures on class sizes are in a
:03:48. > :03:50.major annual report on Scottish education. Other findings are more
:03:51. > :03:53.positive. More probationary teachers are getting jobs. Fewer pupils are
:03:54. > :03:57.being taught in bad buildings. And the number of youngsters being
:03:58. > :04:00.excluded from school is down. But primary class sizes are such a key
:04:01. > :04:04.issue, this threatens to become a political row.
:04:05. > :04:08.Thank you. A funeral service has been held for
:04:09. > :04:12.the police constable who died when the helicopter she was in crashed on
:04:13. > :04:15.to the Clutha Bar in Glasgow 12 days ago. Family, friends and police
:04:16. > :04:18.colleagues of 36-year-old Kirsty Nelis gathered at St Andrews
:04:19. > :04:23.Cathedral in Glasgow which is just 200 yards from the site of the
:04:24. > :04:26.crash. The service for the married officer, who was part of the police
:04:27. > :04:31.helicopter unit, was also attended by the First Minister and the
:04:32. > :04:37.Justice Secretary. I picked the family have shown
:04:38. > :04:42.remarkable unity and strength. -- I think. This is a tragedy for all the
:04:43. > :04:56.families. But I think the dignity and grace they have shown has made
:04:57. > :05:00.me very humble. Perth might have only officially
:05:01. > :05:02.been a city since last year but councillors want to demolish its
:05:03. > :05:06.city hall. This afternoon, they rejected a scheme that would see the
:05:07. > :05:09.hall turned into a food market and are now seeking the government's
:05:10. > :05:11.permission to pull down the B-listed Edwardian building. Andrew Anderson
:05:12. > :05:15.reports. In the heart of Paris, the city
:05:16. > :05:19.halls has cast its shadow for over 100 years. It has welcomed Prime
:05:20. > :05:27.Minister 's and pop stars. It has lain empty since 2005, so should it
:05:28. > :05:32.stay or should it go? One consortium believes this building should have a
:05:33. > :05:40.new lease of life as an indoor food market. But property experts say it
:05:41. > :05:43.would not be viable. Three years ago, this was the vision for this
:05:44. > :05:49.piece currently occupied by the City Hall. Its demolition would clear the
:05:50. > :05:54.way for a civic square. Historic Scotland blocked that. Today,
:05:55. > :05:59.councillors threw out the marketplace proposal. They said the
:06:00. > :06:06.plan was not credible. A decision has been taken to go for demolition.
:06:07. > :06:10.That ends the debate on that subject. It is now time for
:06:11. > :06:15.everybody to move on. Those fighting to save the City Hall admitted their
:06:16. > :06:22.plan was incomplete but promised to oppose demolition. By failing to
:06:23. > :06:29.produce the necessary information in response to the marketing process,
:06:30. > :06:35.we made it easy for them to take that decision. But tonight, the
:06:36. > :06:40.signs are pointing to the end of Perth's City Hall. At this building
:06:41. > :06:46.has a knack of resisting and its story might not be over yet.
:06:47. > :06:49.The finance Secretary John Swinney has announced a series of measures
:06:50. > :06:53.designed to help Scottish business. He told MSPs that he'll match the
:06:54. > :06:57.two per cent cap on business rates announced by the Chancellor. He's
:06:58. > :07:00.also proposing an expansion of the small business bonus scheme which
:07:01. > :07:05.will extend financial support to a further four thousand properties.
:07:06. > :07:09.You're watching Reporting Scotland from the BBC. Still to come on the
:07:10. > :07:12.programme. Why last winter's extreme weather on
:07:13. > :07:14.Scotland's mountains caused an unusual number of deaths and
:07:15. > :07:17.accidents. In sport.
:07:18. > :07:22.Why the focus is on fans as much as football in Barcelona tonight. And
:07:23. > :07:35.goals galore from the replays in the Scottish Cup fourth round. That and
:07:36. > :07:46.more later. Could Scotland benefit from the
:07:47. > :07:50.shale gas revolution? A British Geological survey will look at the
:07:51. > :07:53.potential of fracking for shale gas in the Central Lowlands of Scotland
:07:54. > :07:55.next year. INEOS are planning to import cheap shale gas from the
:07:56. > :08:07.United States already. Environmental campaigners are concerned. Catriona
:08:08. > :08:10.Renton reports. The company that runs Grangemouth
:08:11. > :08:13.wants to bring shale gas from the United States to process into
:08:14. > :08:18.plastic and that will mean a big change to the already distinctive
:08:19. > :08:22.skyline. First of all, they will need a tank to store it in. This is
:08:23. > :08:27.where the giant tank is going to be built. It will hold 33,000 tonnes of
:08:28. > :08:32.liquefied shale gas. It will be the first place in the UK to do this and
:08:33. > :08:35.even though the gas is being shipped over from the United States, it will
:08:36. > :08:39.still be 50% cheaper than gas from the North Sea. INEOS already have
:08:40. > :08:42.the infrastructure in place at their plant in Norway. Last week, we
:08:43. > :08:51.showed you the plant there. The one in Grangemouth will have twice the
:08:52. > :08:53.capacity. The petrochemical plant at Grangemouth nearly closed earlier
:08:54. > :08:56.this year following a bitter dispute between the management and unions.
:08:57. > :09:00.But now workers have accepted new terms and conditions and the company
:09:01. > :09:07.say they will invest in the future. The workforce will be paid less in
:09:08. > :09:15.the long term. The upside is that we have an order food has decided to
:09:16. > :09:22.bring methane from America -- we have an owner who has decided.
:09:23. > :09:25.But some say shipping gas almost 3500 miles across the Atlantic is
:09:26. > :09:32.not worth it. I think this looks pretty crazy. You are going to
:09:33. > :09:36.compress the gas in the States, ship it across the ocean to use it in a
:09:37. > :09:39.plant in Scotland. The world's economics must be crazy if that
:09:40. > :09:43.makes sense. The other big part of this is it's from shale gas and we
:09:44. > :09:48.think it is a big financial bubble that will collapse. INEOS say their
:09:49. > :10:03.plan is essential to keep the plant going. The investment we are making
:10:04. > :10:10.here at Grangemouth just now can support methane gas from anywhere.
:10:11. > :10:15.This will provide a longer future for Grangemouth. And therein lies
:10:16. > :10:25.another debate about the ethics of fracking for shale gas.
:10:26. > :10:29.The Bank of Scotland and Lloyds TSB, both part of the same group, have
:10:30. > :10:32.been fined a record ?28 million by the financial regulator for serious
:10:33. > :10:35.failings in staff incentive schemes. Bank of Scotland advisers sold more
:10:36. > :10:37.than 84,000 investment and protection products to more than
:10:38. > :10:41.50,000 customers between January 2010 and March last year. It is the
:10:42. > :10:50.largest fine of its kind imposed ever by the financial regulator.
:10:51. > :10:57.300 jobs are being created by Edinburgh based Tesco Bank. The
:10:58. > :11:00.customer service and head office roles will be split between the
:11:01. > :11:03.bank's offices at the Gyle in Edinburgh, and Glasgow City Centre.
:11:04. > :11:06.Tesco Bank says it's recruiting additional staff to service the
:11:07. > :11:08.current account it is launching next year.
:11:09. > :11:11.The Scottish Secretary, Alistair Carmichael, has launched a stinging
:11:12. > :11:21.attack on politicans who have been briefing against the head of the
:11:22. > :11:24.Better Together campaign. Mr Carmichael says those who have been
:11:25. > :11:28.criticising Alistair Darling are guilty of bitterness and bitchiness.
:11:29. > :11:31.Recent reports have quoted un-named sources accusing Mr Darling of being
:11:32. > :11:34.comatose and lacking drive and ambition in his leadership of the
:11:35. > :11:38.campaign to keep Scotland part of the United Kingdom.
:11:39. > :11:41.A documentary to be aired on BBC Scotland tonight will try to explain
:11:42. > :11:46.why avalanches caused so many deaths and accidents in the Scottish
:11:47. > :11:49.mountains last winter. Experts say that changes in weather patterns led
:11:50. > :11:53.to the kind of conditions in the hills that hadn't been seen for
:11:54. > :11:56.decades while the snow and ice attracted high numbers of skiers and
:11:57. > :11:58.climbers into the great outdoors. Craig Anderson reports.
:11:59. > :12:00.A major search operation is underway tonight...
:12:01. > :12:04.January 19, 2013 and four young mountaineers lose their lives in an
:12:05. > :12:10.avalanche in Glencoe. In all, 14 people died in winter climbing
:12:11. > :12:15.accidents last season. One which saw heavy snowfalls, high winds and
:12:16. > :12:18.bitter cold in Scotland's hills. There's been quite a period where
:12:19. > :12:21.people have not experienced proper winters, real Scottish winters, so
:12:22. > :12:24.maybe they do not realise how prepared you have to be. It can
:12:25. > :12:30.change so quickly from being a lovely day to being really violent
:12:31. > :12:33.and full on. As snow falls, it forms layers, and
:12:34. > :12:39.sometimes a weak layer will not bond with those next to it. That means a
:12:40. > :12:44.huge area of snow is in danger of breaking off and slipping away. That
:12:45. > :12:50.is an avalanche. We have had real extreme events of
:12:51. > :12:53.wind, often over 100 miles an hour. Massive amounts of snow is being
:12:54. > :12:59.transported, it pushes the snow on top of these weak layers and it is
:13:00. > :13:02.on a hairline trigger. The climactic conditions were due to
:13:03. > :13:10.unusual movements high above the Earth's atmosphere, pulling in cold
:13:11. > :13:13.air from Siberia to Scotland. Despite evidence of global warming,
:13:14. > :13:17.this could be the pattern for the medium-term.
:13:18. > :13:23.By the 2080s, we will have warmer winters as climate change overwhelms
:13:24. > :13:27.natural climate variability. In the next couple of decades, there is
:13:28. > :13:31.still a lot of scope for our climate to vary naturally. This could lead
:13:32. > :13:35.us to have more intense and more frequent cold winters.
:13:36. > :13:39.Climbers and walkers from Scotland alone spend more than seven million
:13:40. > :13:44.individual days in the hills each year. That puts the number of
:13:45. > :13:47.accidents into some kind of perspective. But research into
:13:48. > :13:53.avalanches continues. Knowing more about the mountains can only make
:13:54. > :13:57.them safer. And you can see One Wild Winter In
:13:58. > :14:01.The Scottish Mountains here on BBC One Scotland tonight at 9pm.
:14:02. > :14:04.He's the former Scots MP who swapped the Glasgow Central constituency to
:14:05. > :14:07.govern 90 million people in Pakistan's Punjab. Four months on,
:14:08. > :14:11.Mohammad Sawar has spoken about adjusting to his new life which
:14:12. > :14:16.includes living in a palace, having 700 staff and travelling with an
:14:17. > :14:18.armed guard. BBC Scotland's Almeena Ahmed has been given rare access to
:14:19. > :14:26.his home in Lahore. Punjab's very own White House
:14:27. > :14:33.complete with 700 staff is Mohammed Sarwar's new home. A far cry from
:14:34. > :14:36.the streets of Glasgow. Built during the British Raj, the governor's
:14:37. > :14:40.house has its own private lake and exotic bird sanctuary. Even for the
:14:41. > :14:48.cash-and-carry millionaire, the trapping that come with the job
:14:49. > :14:53.takes some getting used to. I had a good house in Glasgow. But there is
:14:54. > :15:05.a big difference between a half acre house and an 80 acre house. It is a
:15:06. > :15:08.life definitely different here. But the move has not been all good. The
:15:09. > :15:15.governor's wife says she does not get to see her husband much and it
:15:16. > :15:22.can get lonely. I miss Scotland. I grew up there and it is my home.
:15:23. > :15:27.Even then, I would like to use this opportunity to help people and I try
:15:28. > :15:34.my best every day to try to do something good instead of sitting
:15:35. > :15:37.around. The former Glasgow Central MP gave up his British passport to
:15:38. > :15:41.take up this largely ceremonial post, but one of his priorities is
:15:42. > :15:45.to get more clean water in a province of over 19 million people.
:15:46. > :15:48.Past controversies over his financial affairs seem a distant
:15:49. > :15:53.memory when faced with the challenges here. Lahore is not a
:15:54. > :15:56.particularly dangerous city, but personal security is a huge concern
:15:57. > :16:05.as the previous governor was shot dead by his own bodyguard. Mr Sarwar
:16:06. > :16:09.always travels with an armed escort. When I came to this country, I
:16:10. > :16:15.always tried to make the point, why you need so many vehicles, so many
:16:16. > :16:18.police around you? But when I have come here, I am shocked myself that
:16:19. > :16:30.my staff and security advisers will not allow me to leave the house
:16:31. > :16:32.alone. The governor's son is now the MP for his father's former
:16:33. > :16:39.constituency and thinks his dad's new role should be good for Scotland
:16:40. > :16:42.as well. We have a governor now who has an emotional attachment with
:16:43. > :16:48.Scotland and with the UK. Someone who understands the challenges in
:16:49. > :16:53.both countries. I think it would be wrong for us not to take advantage
:16:54. > :16:56.of that opportunity. Despite being surrounded by pomp and protocol, the
:16:57. > :17:04.governor is determined to be seen as the man tackling poverty in Punjab.
:17:05. > :17:10.Other stories from across Scotland this Wednesday.
:17:11. > :17:14.A Roman Catholic bishop has been appointed to one of Scotland's
:17:15. > :17:17.oldest diocese. The Right Reverend Stephen Robson will be the new
:17:18. > :17:20.Bishop of Dunkeld. Bishop Robson says after the abuse allegations
:17:21. > :17:31.that have confronted the church, it will have to work hard to regain
:17:32. > :17:35.trust. We have to throw our hands up and say we definitely have lost
:17:36. > :17:39.credibility. It is in the first time it has happened in the church and it
:17:40. > :17:42.won't be the last. These problems exist everywhere but that is not the
:17:43. > :17:44.point, we have to regain credibility.
:17:45. > :17:47.A police officer has been charged with dangerous driving after a man
:17:48. > :17:50.was knocked down on an Aberdeenshire road. The case against Allan Masson
:17:51. > :17:54.was continued without plea at Aberdeen Sheriff Court for a week. A
:17:55. > :17:58.man believed to be in his 60s was taken to hospital after being
:17:59. > :18:00.seriously injured at the time. A man who admitted spray-painting
:18:01. > :18:03.Aberdeen City Council's historic Marischal College headquarters has
:18:04. > :18:06.been given a community payback order and told to pay compensation.
:18:07. > :18:11.Christian Weir, who's 23, committed the offence in June and the graffiti
:18:12. > :18:14.was successfully removed in August. Concerns are being raised about the
:18:15. > :18:18.number of people still on the waiting list for an NHS dentist on
:18:19. > :18:21.the Isle of Skye. More than 1,500 people are on waiting lists for
:18:22. > :18:25.dental practices in Portree, Dunvegan and Kyle of Lochalsh. NHS
:18:26. > :18:31.Highland say their new dental clinic in Portree will eventually be able
:18:32. > :18:34.to register everyone. Scotland's smallest secondary
:18:35. > :18:39.school, Skerries in Shetland, is set to close next summer, after a narrow
:18:40. > :18:42.vote by the island's council. The school, which has three pupils,
:18:43. > :18:45.serves the Out Skerries, a small smattering of islands an hour and a
:18:46. > :18:50.half's ferry journey east of the Shetland mainland.
:18:51. > :18:52.And there are more stories from your area and all the latest news on BBC
:18:53. > :19:01.Scotland's website. Let's turn our attentions to sport
:19:02. > :19:04.now and David has the latest. 2,000 Celtic supporters are in
:19:05. > :19:09.Barcelona for their final Champions League match of the season. With the
:19:10. > :19:13.club unable to qualify for the last 16 and trying to address disorder
:19:14. > :19:15.among fans, much of the focus is on off-field matters. Here's our senior
:19:16. > :19:27.football reporter Alasdair Lamont. Celtic have come to Barcelona with
:19:28. > :19:35.only pride at stake. But that applies as much to the club forwards
:19:36. > :19:39.as does to the players. Our supporters of the best in the world,
:19:40. > :19:45.bar none. We have had a few problems at the club are trying to deal with
:19:46. > :19:48.it. That won't take away the fantastic support we have, not just
:19:49. > :19:57.in Britain but around the world and the great relationship that our
:19:58. > :20:03.supporters fought with other clubs. The vast majority of fans bring
:20:04. > :20:10.colour and are noisy but good-natured and good-humoured. But
:20:11. > :20:16.recent incidents at Amsterdam, and Celtic Park have the those fans
:20:17. > :20:24.under the spotlight. Everywhere we go, I think we will be more
:20:25. > :20:27.scrutinised. Even in Europe, there was no trouble at all last year but
:20:28. > :20:33.now people will be saying, is anything going to happen? I think
:20:34. > :20:40.after what happened in Amsterdam, people will keep an eye on us top we
:20:41. > :20:48.are here to do the club proud, to support our team, and to give a good
:20:49. > :20:51.impression of Glasgow and Scotland. As the Champions League campaign
:20:52. > :20:55.draws to a close this evening, Neil Lennon and Celtic are looking to
:20:56. > :20:59.refocus on good football. And there's live commentary of the
:21:00. > :21:03.match on BBC Radio Scotland. One Premiership club and two League
:21:04. > :21:06.One sides have made it through to the last 16 of the Scottish Cup
:21:07. > :21:08.after fourth round replays. Heather Dewar reports on a night of goals
:21:09. > :21:21.aplenty. A balmy night in Paisley sought and
:21:22. > :21:24.seven gaining revenge. Gary Hart kins netted for the home side
:21:25. > :21:31.following is even Thompson knocked down. The buddies doubled their lead
:21:32. > :21:38.with this from Stephen Thompson. His 40th goal for the club. Sean Kelly
:21:39. > :21:43.then compounded the misery with a winner just three minutes from time.
:21:44. > :21:46.The first goal for the substitute and 3-0 to the home side who take on
:21:47. > :21:59.Dundee United in next round. Chris Temple levelled for the home
:22:00. > :22:08.side in extra time in this game, to make it 3-3. Raft Douglas saved this
:22:09. > :22:12.goal. Craig Smith made it 4-3 on penalties. Then I take on St
:22:13. > :22:25.Johnstone at Station Park. In this game, Clyde went to the lead
:22:26. > :22:31.and Andy Stirling put them level. Seconds later, fragment you and
:22:32. > :22:42.added a second from Chris Aitken is corner. Jamie Longworth notched up
:22:43. > :22:46.the herd. -- the third. And Martin Greer made it 4-1 with this late
:22:47. > :22:49.finish. He set up a fifth round tie against Inverness.
:22:50. > :22:57.No goals in this but plenty of other snippets from around Scottish sport.
:22:58. > :23:00.Rangers have banned a 16-year-old girl from all their matches after
:23:01. > :23:03.she was charged with throwing a flare during a game at Falkirk. Emma
:23:04. > :23:13.Leslie from Glasgow denies the charge. It is almost an education
:23:14. > :23:18.programme that is have to -- that will have to be led by the SBA and
:23:19. > :23:21.the SFL to get this over to be found that this is an acceptable.
:23:22. > :23:24.Edinburgh Rugby must win this weekend to have any chance of
:23:25. > :23:28.qualifying for the last eight of the Heineken European Cup. They travel
:23:29. > :23:36.to Gloucester with just one win from three matches. Lie-macro if you lose
:23:37. > :23:41.your home game, it is difficult to qualify. We have a slim chance but
:23:42. > :23:45.that will only work if we get a result this week can. -- weekend.
:23:46. > :23:47.Glasgow's Scott Jamieson is defending his title at the Nelson
:23:48. > :23:51.Mandela championship in South Africa. But this is one of the early
:23:52. > :23:54.pace setters Francois Calmels of France. He's on seven under par.
:23:55. > :23:57.Hearts captain Danny Wilson will play against Inverness on Saturday
:23:58. > :24:00.despite suffering from pains in his shins. He's been given a special
:24:01. > :24:03.training progamme to counter shin splints.
:24:04. > :24:05.And there are more sports stories plus all the latest news, 24 hours a
:24:06. > :24:26.day on BBC Sport Scotland's website. Back to you, Weather now.
:24:27. > :24:33.Jackie. It has been fairly mild top we are well above the seasonal
:24:34. > :24:36.average. Last month was a bracket -- record-breaker in the north-west,
:24:37. > :24:40.the mildest December night for 50 years. The night, our attention will
:24:41. > :24:46.be taken elsewhere because we have this area of low pressure driving in
:24:47. > :24:54.some heavy rain and strengthening wind. We have a yellow Met Office
:24:55. > :24:57.warning. Then in winds. Quite a start, then we see the rain pushing
:24:58. > :25:02.in from the west, heaviest over the Highlands. When strengthening to
:25:03. > :25:09.gale force over the North and Western isles. For the mainland,
:25:10. > :25:14.two, squally winds picking up. Potentially, some tricky positions
:25:15. > :25:19.-- conditions on roads. But while this might -- quite as mild as last
:25:20. > :25:24.night but we will be frost free. Tomorrow, cloudy and wet and windy.
:25:25. > :25:28.Heavy rain at first in the morning and then it starts to ease, it
:25:29. > :25:35.becomes lighter and put cheer but for most places, we will hold onto a
:25:36. > :25:39.good deal of cloud. Rather cloudy, some bits and pieces of patchy
:25:40. > :25:42.drizzle, maybe a few brighter spells in the Lothians, parts of the
:25:43. > :25:50.central part, it will be mild after 12 Celsius or so. Some drizzly rain
:25:51. > :25:53.hanging on. The brightest conditions, Orkney, Shetland, the
:25:54. > :25:57.North Highlands and Lewis and Harris, too. But it will be a touch
:25:58. > :26:02.fresher here. The strongest winds will ease down. As we head through
:26:03. > :26:06.the rest of the afternoon towards evening, we will see another batch
:26:07. > :26:10.of heavy rain pushing in from the west. That will rush across the
:26:11. > :26:16.country tomorrow night and winds start to pick up again. For Friday,
:26:17. > :26:20.that is how we will start. Cloudy, windy, without breaks of rain.
:26:21. > :26:26.Still, every match on the mild side. Later in the day, things broken up a
:26:27. > :26:31.touch from the West but on the whole, staying very unsettled as we
:26:32. > :26:34.head into the weekend. For Saturday, the area of low pressure giving some
:26:35. > :26:37.concerns. Gale force winds heading our way.
:26:38. > :26:43.Now, a reminder of tonight's main news.
:26:44. > :26:50.Class sizes are going up in primary schools again. New figures show
:26:51. > :26:52.there's been a rise in the number of younger children in larger classes.
:26:53. > :26:55.Opponents are accusing the government of breaking promises.
:26:56. > :26:58.Lloyds Banking Group has been fined a record ?28 million after staff
:26:59. > :27:01.were put under pressure to sell products to customers who didn't
:27:02. > :27:04.need them. The City regulator said the Bank offered "grand in your
:27:05. > :27:06.hand" bonuses to those meeting targets or demotion to those who
:27:07. > :27:09.didn't. Perth might have only officially
:27:10. > :27:12.been Scotland's seventh city since last year but councillors want to
:27:13. > :27:16.demolish its city hall. This afternoon, they rejected a scheme
:27:17. > :27:19.that would see the hall turned into a food market and are now seeking
:27:20. > :27:20.the government's permission to pull down the B-listed Edwardian
:27:21. > :27:24.building. The G8 countries have agreed to find
:27:25. > :27:26.either a cure for dementia or improved treatment by 2025. Here,
:27:27. > :27:29.the coalition plans to double spending on research. The World
:27:30. > :27:32.Health Organisation has forecast that numbers of people with dementia
:27:33. > :27:34.will almost double worldwide every two decades.
:27:35. > :27:38.And that's Reporting Scotland. I'll be back with the headlines at 8pm
:27:39. > :27:41.and the late bulletin just after the ten o'clock news. Until then, from
:27:42. > :27:45.everyone on the team have a very good evening.