:00:00. > :00:15.perhaps 48 hours of drier weather for many of us. But between now and
:00:16. > :00:20.Tonight, on Reporting Scotland... Free school meals for all children
:00:21. > :00:23.in primaries one to three, but Labour accuse the Scottish
:00:24. > :00:27.government of getting its priorities wrong.
:00:28. > :00:30.And also tonight... Edinburgh Airport re-opens after a
:00:31. > :00:38.suspect package sparks a major security alert. Tort or lack of
:00:39. > :00:41.information. It is totally disorganised.
:00:42. > :00:49.More criticism from judges over plans to scrap the need for
:00:50. > :00:52.corroboration in criminal trials. Anger as plans to build houses near
:00:53. > :00:56.to the historic Culloden battlefield get the go-ahead.
:00:57. > :00:58.And the growing South African influence on Edinburgh rugby, as it
:00:59. > :01:06.makes two new signings. Free school meals will be available
:01:07. > :01:11.to all Scottish pupils in primaries one to three from next January. The
:01:12. > :01:14.plan was announced at Holyrood by the First Minister, as part of a
:01:15. > :01:31.childcare package worth more than ?100 million, but Labour accused him
:01:32. > :01:35.of getting his priorities wrong. At this Edinburgh primary school,
:01:36. > :01:48.school meals are popular. The children know what they like. Pizza.
:01:49. > :01:55.Baked potato. Doughnuts. There is a charge of ?1 84 each meal, although
:01:56. > :01:59.some are exempt from payment. I can announce today that after our
:02:00. > :02:02.partners and local government discussions, we will fund free
:02:03. > :02:08.school meals for all children between primaries one in three
:02:09. > :02:16.between from next January of next year. The first Minister said
:02:17. > :02:33.further action required independence. Families juggling with
:02:34. > :02:42.jobs. The Labour leader challenged him to do more in more realistic
:02:43. > :02:49.aspects. School meals would not be my priority in addressing child
:02:50. > :02:59.poverty. The Scottish National party previously promised free school
:03:00. > :03:05.meals, but that did not materialise. It is been partly financed by money
:03:06. > :03:13.from central government to match a scheme being launched in England.
:03:14. > :03:17.165,000 pupils in primary is one to three in Scotland will benefit. It
:03:18. > :03:24.could be worth ?350 a year per child. The plans were discussed with
:03:25. > :03:35.children's charities. The campaign said the wood remove the stigma of
:03:36. > :03:42.means testing. The best way for children to receive a healthy meal
:03:43. > :03:45.is through a universal approach. The wider political debate about
:03:46. > :03:51.childcare will only intensify, but for the youngsters and Deborah, life
:03:52. > :03:56.is going to be a lot simpler. Do you like school lunches? Yes!
:03:57. > :03:59.There was huge disruption at Edinburgh Airport this afternoon,
:04:00. > :04:04.after the discovery of a suspicious package during security checks. The
:04:05. > :04:06.airport was shut for three and a half hours, flights diverted and
:04:07. > :04:10.hundreds of passengers and staff were evacuated from the area. But
:04:11. > :04:13.tonight, the airport is open again, after police declared it safe. Our
:04:14. > :04:24.reporter Catriona Rention is there for us. What happened? As you say,
:04:25. > :04:29.the airport is no open again. Things are starting to get back to normal.
:04:30. > :04:34.It was close for around three hours this afternoon after a suspicious
:04:35. > :04:43.package was found in security. All inbound and outbound flights and to
:04:44. > :04:47.be stopped. Passengers were disrupted. Bomb disposal experts
:04:48. > :04:53.were brought into the airport only find the contents of the package to
:04:54. > :04:57.be safe. But it has left a very difficult afternoon for many
:04:58. > :05:04.passengers. The alarm bells were ringing. At just before two o'clock
:05:05. > :05:09.the demo was evacuated. Inside, a man was being questioned by police
:05:10. > :05:13.after contents in an item of hand luggage caused concern as it was
:05:14. > :05:23.being checked through security. No chances would be taken. I was about
:05:24. > :05:29.to check NME said, everybody out. Means well, Jose, passengers still
:05:30. > :05:36.waited. They were missing flights home and knowing they would not make
:05:37. > :05:45.connections. We had flown up to see the pandas at Edinburgh zoo. And
:05:46. > :05:50.this is you know going home? Yes, every time we got here, everything
:05:51. > :05:55.was shut. Just after five o'clock, the police said it was not any risk
:05:56. > :06:01.to the public and the airport reopened. Staff are confident they
:06:02. > :06:06.will get up and running quickly. Indeed, that isn't the case. I have
:06:07. > :06:11.spoken to officials at Edinburgh airport and easy there will be a
:06:12. > :06:14.number of delays and cancellations, but they are working with the
:06:15. > :06:19.airlines to get everything back to normal as quickly as possible. They
:06:20. > :06:23.say that will take a fewer hours and people should check with their
:06:24. > :06:27.airlines before the travel. They should also check if they are
:06:28. > :06:33.travelling tomorrow, as there could be some knock-on effect. But the
:06:34. > :06:36.discrete relief you that there was no major incidents.
:06:37. > :06:39.Two former heads of the judiciary in Scotland have spoken out against
:06:40. > :06:42.plans to end the general requirement for corroboration in criminal cases.
:06:43. > :06:45.Lords Hamilton and Cullen say it is an essential safeguard against
:06:46. > :06:48.wrongful conviction. But Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill says it is
:06:49. > :06:57.denying some victims access to the courts. Here is our political
:06:58. > :07:01.correspondent, Glenn Campbell. All but one of Scotland's serving High
:07:02. > :07:06.Court judges against abolishing corroboration, the need for at least
:07:07. > :07:14.two sources of evidence in criminal cases. There is one exception. The
:07:15. > :07:21.most senior judge in Scotland said the change could lead to more
:07:22. > :07:26.miscarriages of justice. Though, his predecessors are warning in similar
:07:27. > :07:32.terms. Lord Hamilton was the top judge in Scotland until 18 months
:07:33. > :07:39.ago. Corroboration should be an essential part of the justice system
:07:40. > :07:43.in Scotland. There is a serious risk that more innocent people could be
:07:44. > :07:49.sent to jail otherwise. His views were echoed by a senior member of
:07:50. > :07:57.the judiciary. It is very important that we safeguard against wrongful
:07:58. > :08:04.imprisonment. The ancient requirement for corroboration has
:08:05. > :08:13.been in place for centuries, but the police and Vic Timms Cooksey that
:08:14. > :08:20.there is a need for change. In the last couple of years, 170 cases of
:08:21. > :08:27.rape have had to not been pursued because of a lack of corroboration.
:08:28. > :08:32.I listened respectfully to the judiciary, but I take on board the
:08:33. > :08:35.views of those who suffer and to have been suffering in silence
:08:36. > :08:43.behind closed doors closed curtains. They have not been getting access to
:08:44. > :08:47.justice. It will be for Holyrood to re-up the evidence and decide.
:08:48. > :08:50.And you can see more on that in Newsnight Scotland tonight at eleven
:08:51. > :08:53.o'clock on BBC Two. You are watching Reporting Scotland
:08:54. > :08:55.from the BBC. Still to come on the programme...
:08:56. > :08:59.We catch up with the Queen's Baton, as it arrives in Sierra Leone for
:09:00. > :09:13.the African leg of its relay to Glasgow. And we'll look at how South
:09:14. > :09:25.Africa is influencing Edinburgh Rugby and how a daughter of a
:09:26. > :09:28.Commonwealth women winning medallist is hoping to follow in his footsteps
:09:29. > :09:31.at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
:09:32. > :09:35.In just over two weeks, voters in Fife will go to the polls to elect a
:09:36. > :09:38.new MSP to represent the Cowdenbeath constituency. The by-election was
:09:39. > :09:41.caused by the death of Labour MSP Helen Eadie last year. Our reporter
:09:42. > :09:49.Steven Godden has been to the former mining heartland to look at some of
:09:50. > :10:01.the key issues. High octane racing at Central Park, he popular
:10:02. > :10:10.attraction for locals. Not far away, a group of men gather to put the
:10:11. > :10:18.world to rights. At one time, we had five clubs we could go to. Now, we
:10:19. > :10:24.have only got one. There's no money here now. One parameter of the claim
:10:25. > :10:34.and was one seat industrial heartland. Call shaped this part of
:10:35. > :10:38.Fife. Mains or once dotted all over the landscape, but no redeeming just
:10:39. > :10:50.monuments to a once thriving industry. The demise of the industry
:10:51. > :10:55.is still being felt. But it is a diverse constituency. The
:10:56. > :11:06.referendum, people are bound to ask questions about that. There will be
:11:07. > :11:13.local aspects, such as the planning arrangements that cover development
:11:14. > :11:16.of wind farms. Back in the cafe, the talking point is the state of the
:11:17. > :11:29.local high street. The people want less. And more action. We have had
:11:30. > :11:33.meetings every month to discuss things, but my view is that we end
:11:34. > :11:37.up discussing the same things over and over again and nothing gets
:11:38. > :11:41.done. Before the chequered flag is weird that the end of the month,
:11:42. > :11:46.expect political collisions of all types.
:11:47. > :11:49.And you can see a full list of candidates standing in the
:11:50. > :11:52.Cowdenbeath by-election on the BBC Scotland website.
:11:53. > :11:55.Scottish Hydro has announced it is cutting fuel bills, in response to
:11:56. > :11:58.reduced government levies for non-energy programmes. Perth-based
:11:59. > :12:01.SSE, which trades as Scottish Hydro, says it will take ?50 off the
:12:02. > :12:04.average household duel fuel bill, around 4% Yesterday, ScottishPower
:12:05. > :12:13.confirmed it would also be cutting bills by a similar amount.
:12:14. > :12:17.The number of new cars registered in Scotland last year rose by 12.5%,
:12:18. > :12:22.according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. It is the
:12:23. > :12:28.first time car registrations have passed the 200,000 mark since 2007.
:12:29. > :12:31.The growth is slightly higher than across the rest of the UK and was
:12:32. > :12:35.strongest in the southwest, northeast and Highlands.
:12:36. > :12:40.Other stories from across Scotland this Tuesday...
:12:41. > :12:44.A Scottish nurse jailed in Saudi Arabia for the murder of a colleague
:12:45. > :12:49.has died in hospital. 47-year-old Lucille McLauchlan was sentenced to
:12:50. > :12:53.eight years and 500 lashes in 1996. She was later pardoned. Ms
:12:54. > :12:57.McLauchlan collapsed at home in Dundee on Sunday night and died in
:12:58. > :13:01.the city's Ninewells Hospital. A woman has been killed in a crash
:13:02. > :13:05.in Dumfries. A tanker and two cars were involved in the accident just
:13:06. > :13:07.after one o'clock this afternoon. It happened on the A75 between
:13:08. > :13:12.Edinburgh Road and Cuckoo Bridge roundabouts. Traffic was diverted
:13:13. > :13:15.through Dumfries. Union members at the Total Gas Plant
:13:16. > :13:17.in Shetland have voted overwhelmingly in favour of
:13:18. > :13:22.industrial action, in an escalating row over transport and
:13:23. > :13:25.accommodation. The workers, who are building the new gas terminal for
:13:26. > :13:28.Petrofac, are demanding extra payments to compensate them for
:13:29. > :13:32.having to share bedrooms with colleagues.
:13:33. > :13:35.The managing director of a Faroese company that runs the sub-sea cable
:13:36. > :13:38.providing internet to Shetland says a break in it, which happened
:13:39. > :13:44.between Christmas and New Year, should be fixed by the weekend. The
:13:45. > :13:47.cable runs from Torshavn in the Faroe Islands to Maywick in Shetland
:13:48. > :13:52.and then to Orkney and, finally, Banff on the mainland.
:13:53. > :13:54.And there are more stories from your area and all the latest news on BBC
:13:55. > :14:02.Scotland's website. 1746, the battle of Culloden where
:14:03. > :14:08.Jacobites were beaten by a government army. 2014 - the battle
:14:09. > :14:12.of Culloden where the national trust was beaten by a government planning
:14:13. > :14:15.official. Today saw a new developlemt in the row over a
:14:16. > :14:24.proposal to build houses near the historic site, as Craig Anderson
:14:25. > :14:29.reports. The proposal is for 16 houses on
:14:30. > :14:32.this derelict farm yard but the controversy as it is just a few
:14:33. > :14:41.hundred meters from the Culloden battlefield, where the Jacobite
:14:42. > :14:45.rebellion was finally snuffed out. Many of the 2000 clansmen slain at
:14:46. > :14:51.Culloden are buried here and the crushing defeats better at the end
:14:52. > :14:58.for Scotland's clan system. Protesters say the site is too
:14:59. > :15:08.iconic. If this development goes ahead there will be others waiting
:15:09. > :15:16.alongside it. The worst-case scenario, we see this as just one
:15:17. > :15:22.step in the process and we are obliged in the national interest to
:15:23. > :15:25.object to it. This is officially a brown field sites where there is a
:15:26. > :15:30.presumption in favour of the development. Those in favour say it
:15:31. > :15:36.fits local and national planning guidelines. We want to put something
:15:37. > :15:43.very traditional and form back in the year, and the whole area is part
:15:44. > :15:50.of the battlefield but this cannot actually be seen from the
:15:51. > :15:54.battlefield visitor centre. Scottish Government planning officials say
:15:55. > :15:59.they accept the argument that the houses will not detract from the
:16:00. > :16:03.character and ambience of the battlefield but campaigners already
:16:04. > :16:05.up in arms say they will continue the fight and want ministers to
:16:06. > :16:09.intervene. Time for our sports round up from
:16:10. > :16:12.Rhona. Edinburgh Rugby's head coach says
:16:13. > :16:15.the signing of two more South African's does not show a lack of
:16:16. > :16:18.faith in home grown talent. Quite the reverse - Alan Solomons says
:16:19. > :16:21.they'll help develop the pro-club's young Scottish Players. David Currie
:16:22. > :16:34.reports on the growing South African influence at Murrayfield.
:16:35. > :16:40.The billboards tells us Scottish Rugby Union is backing blue!
:16:41. > :16:45.Edinburgh Rugby are still signing South Africans. The most recent
:16:46. > :16:52.acquisitions are training in the shadow of Murrayfield today. One is
:16:53. > :17:00.on trial until the end of the season and another is signed up until 2016
:17:01. > :17:07.by a South African head coach. He joined the Springboks in 2010 and he
:17:08. > :17:12.brings with him a great deal of experience. Plenty of physicality.
:17:13. > :17:17.The signings brings the number to half a dozen so does that mean the
:17:18. > :17:23.club is turning its back on Scottish talent? I am particularly keen on
:17:24. > :17:27.bringing young Scottish players through but you cannot bring them
:17:28. > :17:30.through to a team that is struggling. They need to play with
:17:31. > :17:41.experienced players which will help their development. The South African
:17:42. > :17:45.national team got Scotland a lesson or two in the autumn international
:17:46. > :17:52.and Alan Solomons is right, they will learn a great deal from the
:17:53. > :17:54.growing South African contention in the capital.
:17:55. > :17:58.Lynsey Sharp is eyeing gold in the 800 metres at Glasgow 2014. A medal
:17:59. > :18:01.to add to the family collection as her Dad Cameron has claimed five
:18:02. > :18:05.across three Commonwealth Games. The sprinter enjoyed the roar of a home
:18:06. > :18:08.crowd at Meadowbank in 1986, while this summer they'll take place at
:18:09. > :18:18.the National Stadium, Hampden. Here's more from our Commonwealth
:18:19. > :18:25.Games reporter Jane Lewis. When it comes to inspiration for
:18:26. > :18:31.Glasgow 2014, Lynsey Sharp need look no further than her dad. It is the
:18:32. > :18:38.first time I have seen these any while and it is amazing to think he
:18:39. > :18:48.went to three Commonwealth Games. Do you look at the medals sometimes and
:18:49. > :18:55.have a moment to yourself? Never? The RNA carrier bag. After the crash
:18:56. > :19:03.and things like that it is a different focus. The crash he refers
:19:04. > :19:14.to happened in 1991. A horrific car accident that left him with brain
:19:15. > :19:22.injuries. Cameron Sharp won his first band final Commonwealth medal
:19:23. > :19:31.in Edinburgh in 1986, a home games. It was at Meadowbank so it was
:19:32. > :19:39.normal, things like that. I think in hand and it could be special. Lynsey
:19:40. > :19:44.Sharp agrees and having been part of London 2012 she is relishing the
:19:45. > :19:51.chance to please a home crowd, not to mention have bad. It is like
:19:52. > :20:00.instant analysis excellent -- analysis! You get this wrong! He
:20:01. > :20:04.knows when I do something wrong. Great memories and two fantastic
:20:05. > :20:07.athletes. Now, a look at what else is happening across Scottish sport.
:20:08. > :20:10.A big name in gymnastics, Olympic silver medallist Louis Smith has
:20:11. > :20:14.committed to Glasgow 2014. Smith hasn't competed since winning pommel
:20:15. > :20:22.horse silver at London 2012 but is now back in training for the
:20:23. > :20:24.Commonwealth Games. Great Britain wheelchair curling
:20:25. > :20:27.skip Aileen Neilson says her side are better equipped for Sochi than
:20:28. > :20:31.the Vancouver Paralympics. They finished sixth four years ago, but
:20:32. > :20:39.are now ready to challenge for a medal in Russia. We have worked
:20:40. > :20:44.really hard to develop tactical knowledge and become more
:20:45. > :20:48.technically proficient and also our team dynamics and those three
:20:49. > :20:53.elements will put us in the best place we can be. The whole team have
:20:54. > :20:54.gained experience and that will help us.
:20:55. > :20:59.And also right on target, former Celtic star Shunsuke Nakamura.
:21:00. > :21:02.Remember those free kicks? He's back in Japan perfecting his skills. It's
:21:03. > :21:05.goodbye to the bride and groom, while the cake remains perfectly
:21:06. > :21:09.intact. And there are more sports stories
:21:10. > :21:20.plus all the latest news 24 hours a day on BBC Sport Scotland's website.
:21:21. > :21:25.We can gather that Japanese TV planning meetings are slightly
:21:26. > :21:29.different to ours. Thank you. We've heard the latest on
:21:30. > :21:32.those who'll be competing in the Glasgow Commonwealth Games but what
:21:33. > :21:36.about the progress of the Queen's baton. It's now crossed from the
:21:37. > :21:39.South Pacific and has arrived in Sierra Leone on the Africa leg of
:21:40. > :21:53.its tour around the Commonwealth. Mark Beaumont is there for us.
:21:54. > :21:59.The Queen's baton arrived in Sierra Leone. Its design reflects the
:22:00. > :22:06.engineering tradition of games host city Glasgow. Here, a young inventor
:22:07. > :22:12.is looking to create his own engineering legacy. After building a
:22:13. > :22:17.battery saw his family would have liked in the frequent power outages,
:22:18. > :22:25.this 17-year-old one is school design competition. He shot to fame
:22:26. > :22:32.when his online video went viral. With building things you can help
:22:33. > :22:43.build a nation. We can all do things faster and make the world better. He
:22:44. > :22:49.built this radio station from scrap together has friends in the
:22:50. > :22:56.community invoice. I decided to build my own station. For my
:22:57. > :23:02.community, for a football match, my friends will go to the field and
:23:03. > :23:10.they will come back and play the interview. We sometimes do a live
:23:11. > :23:16.broadcast. At the age of 17 it is incredible to have the know-how to
:23:17. > :23:20.build your own radio. People listening in to him and has
:23:21. > :23:25.innovations, he is inspiring a lot of people here. The competition
:23:26. > :23:37.attracts a lot of entries from youngsters, including this one
:23:38. > :23:44.turbine. Maybe in the next few years we can be on the map because
:23:45. > :23:48.everybody will be creating things. Sierra Leone has come a long way in
:23:49. > :23:54.the 12 years since its Civil War ended and I can see huge optimist in
:23:55. > :23:58.and ambition and the young people here. Through education and
:23:59. > :24:03.resources they can turn this into real and positive changes, and it
:24:04. > :24:05.certainly helps to have inspiring teenagers like Kelvin leading by
:24:06. > :24:22.example. For more on the weather, we can go
:24:23. > :24:34.over a fairly showery day across the
:24:35. > :24:39.country and that will continue through this evening and overnight.
:24:40. > :24:45.Fairly windy from the south-west and the number of showers across the
:24:46. > :24:50.country. Clear spells across some parts but elsewhere the showers
:24:51. > :24:57.continue and a pretty mild night with temperature ofs around seven
:24:58. > :25:04.Celsius. Tomorrow starts when and Shirley but it improves quite
:25:05. > :25:09.quickly. Largely dry and bright with some sunshine by the middle part of
:25:10. > :25:16.the afternoon and our own 3pm we're looking at temperatures of around
:25:17. > :25:23.eight Celsius. Farther north, one or two showers and with a westerly
:25:24. > :25:33.breeze, one or two showers pushing ever eastwards. Showers continuing
:25:34. > :25:36.for Orkney and Shetland. The showers set to continue in the north-west
:25:37. > :25:46.and dry elsewhere but we are keeping a close said on this easy up of rain
:25:47. > :25:51.which could spread further north. It should pass by Don on Thursday and
:25:52. > :25:57.Thursday itself is largely settled with the number of showers, so not
:25:58. > :26:02.entirely private for many not too at all and perhaps a shade cooler.
:26:03. > :26:11.Friday is a return to the favourite, wet and windy, but the rain should
:26:12. > :26:18.not be too heavy or persistent. Tonight sees the return of
:26:19. > :26:22.stargazing on BBC Two and across the south, the showers continue at times
:26:23. > :26:26.and it will be breezy for many areas but probably not too cold.
:26:27. > :26:35.Thanks. Now, a reminder of tonight's main news. Free school meals will be
:26:36. > :26:43.available to all Scottish pupils in primary is 123. Labour accused the
:26:44. > :26:48.first Minister of getting his priorities wrong.
:26:49. > :26:53.Major disruption at Edinburgh airport after the discovery of a
:26:54. > :26:58.suspicious package. Flights were diverted down the airport
:26:59. > :27:04.evacuated. Vince Cable says David Cameron's
:27:05. > :27:09.target of the number of immigrants below 100,000 a year almost
:27:10. > :27:12.certainly will not be met. Tens of millions of Americans have
:27:13. > :27:15.been warned to stay at home to escape the effect of extreme
:27:16. > :27:18.freezing conditions called the polar vortex. Many places have recorded
:27:19. > :27:22.the lowest temperatures in 20 years. In one part of Montana a wind chill
:27:23. > :27:25.of minus 53 Celsius was registered. And that's Reporting Scotland. I'll
:27:26. > :27:29.be back with the headlines at 8pm and the late bulletin just after the
:27:30. > :27:31.ten o'clock news. Until then, from everyone on the team here in Glasgow
:27:32. > :27:32.and around