:00:00. > :00:10.colder. It could be short lived. That is all from the BBC's
:00:11. > :00:18.A tale of two cities highlighting the country's economic divide.
:00:19. > :00:24.Thousands of jobs created in Edinburgh, but Glasgow is
:00:25. > :00:29.struggling. Making the trip to school safer. Vehicles are banned
:00:30. > :00:36.from roads around three East Lothian schools at peak times. A couple of
:00:37. > :00:45.times, cars have never gone into my children will stop it is fantastic.
:00:46. > :00:49.-- nearly gone into my children. Farmers call for tighter controls of
:00:50. > :00:59.sea eagles, claiming they are killing too many lambs. And Celtic
:01:00. > :01:06.attempt to sign former Hibernian striker Leigh Griffiths.
:01:07. > :01:10.Good evening. There's a growing economic divide between Scotland's
:01:11. > :01:14.cities, according to new figures comparing the major population
:01:15. > :01:17.centres throughout the UK. It shows that London, as a big international
:01:18. > :01:23.centre is streets ahead, creating 300,000 jobs over the last two
:01:24. > :01:27.years. But let's look in detail at the picture here. Edinburgh, with
:01:28. > :01:36.20,000 new jobs is second in the UK league. Doing well too is Aberdeen,
:01:37. > :01:40.creating nearly 4,000 posts. The news is not so good in Dundee which
:01:41. > :01:46.lost 1,700 jobs. But the biggest slump is in Glasgow. This former
:01:47. > :01:49.industrial giant lost more than 14,500 jobs, coming second bottom in
:01:50. > :01:59.the UK table. Our business correspondent David Henderson has
:02:00. > :02:03.been assessing the figures. Glasgow is home to thousands of students,
:02:04. > :02:10.preparing for the world of work. But where do they think they are likely
:02:11. > :02:16.to get a job when they graduate? Aberdeen. They have lots of new
:02:17. > :02:21.technologies coming up. London, Edinburgh. But I would not want to
:02:22. > :02:33.live in either place. I would rather stay here. London, definitely.
:02:34. > :02:39.Glasgow, definitely, as well. London has been the hotspot for new jobs
:02:40. > :02:46.since 2010. Creating ten times more than its nearest rival, Edinburgh.
:02:47. > :02:50.Others lag far behind. This report reveals huge disparities between our
:02:51. > :02:55.cities. Those based on government and finance seem to have based --
:02:56. > :03:02.fared much better in recent years than those who grew up in the towns
:03:03. > :03:04.of manufacturing and heavy industry. The Glasgow skyline and economy have
:03:05. > :03:10.changed since the days of ship building. But this report warns that
:03:11. > :03:17.Glasgow and Dundee both underperform and punch below their weight. Both
:03:18. > :03:22.cities have a reasonable share of highly skilled workers and jobs. At
:03:23. > :03:32.a large group of individuals with no skills -- but a large group. Dundee
:03:33. > :03:38.is facing the challenge with investment. ?1 billion to develop
:03:39. > :03:43.the waterfront. They aim to grow the workforce and local economy. There
:03:44. > :03:48.has been addressed away from here to other cities. We are working closely
:03:49. > :03:53.with the Scottish government and the local universities in an attempt to
:03:54. > :03:58.keep high-quality graduates in Dundee. Especially postgraduates.
:03:59. > :04:05.They are the ones who can make a great deal of difference. With the
:04:06. > :04:10.UK economy getting up there has been a rising new jobs. But how widely
:04:11. > :04:16.that growth is shared may prove a key issue in this referendum year.
:04:17. > :04:18.MPs investigating a spate of North sea helicopter crashes have heard
:04:19. > :04:21.claims commercial pressure is putting safety at risk. The
:04:22. > :04:24.allegation by the Unite union was made during a session of the House
:04:25. > :04:26.of Commons Transport select Committee held in Aberdeen.
:04:27. > :04:36.Helicopter operators have strongly denied the claim. Steven Duff
:04:37. > :04:39.reports. In less than five years, five serious incidents involving
:04:40. > :04:47.North Sea helicopters. 20 people have been killed. All the accidents
:04:48. > :04:53.involving super Puma aircraft. The crash near Shetland prompted an
:04:54. > :04:59.enquiry. Today, evidence was taken in Aberdeen. Five major crashes in
:05:00. > :05:06.four years all involving the same helicopters. Does that not concern
:05:07. > :05:13.you? First of all, each accident is a tragedy for those involved, and
:05:14. > :05:20.for me personally, I am a flight engineer, I cannot accept accidents.
:05:21. > :05:25.Unions, offshore workers, and pilots, want a full judicial
:05:26. > :05:34.enquiry. There were claims that commercial pressure was putting
:05:35. > :05:37.safety at risk. What comes first, safety of a contract? I believe
:05:38. > :05:47.commercial pressure operates in the industry. -- safety, or the
:05:48. > :05:56.contract? From the operators, a strong denial. We have mechanisms
:05:57. > :05:59.put in place, a number of reporting mechanisms that helps is simply
:06:00. > :06:04.avoid commercial pressures from a contractual situation. We would
:06:05. > :06:09.simply walk away if it meant compromising safety values. The
:06:10. > :06:13.committee will publish it report in the coming weeks. Meanwhile crash
:06:14. > :06:16.investigators have told a fatal accident inquiry into the 2009 Super
:06:17. > :06:19.Puma tragedy that the helicopter's manufacturer still needs to increase
:06:20. > :06:21.safety checks. Mark Jarvis, a senior engineering inspector at the Air
:06:22. > :06:26.Accidents Investigation Branch, said additional monitoring still needs to
:06:27. > :06:28.be put in place. He said the manufacturer Eurocopter insists the
:06:29. > :06:34.existing checks provide "sufficient protection." 16 men died when the
:06:35. > :06:39.helicopter crashed into the North Sea off Peterhead.
:06:40. > :06:43.You're watching Reporting Scotland from the BBC. Still to come on
:06:44. > :06:46.tonight's programme: What lies beneath - scientists use 3D
:06:47. > :06:53.technology to build up a picture of the soil we walk on. In sport,
:06:54. > :06:55.Celtic will continue to chase the Scotland striker Leigh Griffiths -
:06:56. > :07:01.that's despite Wolves rejecting their first offer. And can the glory
:07:02. > :07:04.days return to Scottish athletics? New stars and new records, as the
:07:05. > :07:14.Scots get ready for the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
:07:15. > :07:18.It's a familiar scene around the country. Queues of cars at the
:07:19. > :07:23.school gates as parents try to drop off their children. Now a council
:07:24. > :07:27.has decided to tackle the problem by banning cars from the streets near
:07:28. > :07:31.three primary schools at peak times. It follows potentially dangerous
:07:32. > :07:40.driving by a minority of people. Joanne Macaulay reports. As safer
:07:41. > :07:47.route this morning for these children. Vehicles on this road and
:07:48. > :07:53.two others are and from driving between 8:30am and 9:30am, and 3pm
:07:54. > :07:58.and 4pm. It follows concern about the number of cars parking close to
:07:59. > :08:07.the schools. We had reports of near misses. Very consistent complaints
:08:08. > :08:12.from people. Congestion at least cool gates is a problem in many
:08:13. > :08:16.parts of the country. East Lothian is the first council to introduce
:08:17. > :08:23.this and at peak times to try to make the journey to school safer and
:08:24. > :08:27.healthier. If there is no movement of vehicles, the safety of all the
:08:28. > :08:34.children is secured. Hopefully more and more people will walk or cycle
:08:35. > :08:38.to school. It is the first car free day around these primary schools and
:08:39. > :08:41.everything is running smoothly. Time closures will be in operation for
:08:42. > :08:45.the next year and a half. Then the council will ask for feedback to
:08:46. > :08:51.decide whether or not to make these changes permanent. The council said
:08:52. > :08:56.most people ask where in favour. Those going to school this morning
:08:57. > :09:12.seems supportive. Cancer nearly run into my children. -- cars have
:09:13. > :09:15.nearly. It is safer, it suits us. Counties across Scotland with
:09:16. > :09:19.similar problems say they will watch the experiment with interest.
:09:20. > :09:22.Royal Bank of Scotland has revealed it's setting aside more than three
:09:23. > :09:25.billion pounds in additional funds to cover the cost of what it says
:09:26. > :09:30.were "bad decisions" taken during the financial crisis. The bank -
:09:31. > :09:33.which is 80% owned by the taxpayer - says the money will go towards
:09:34. > :09:35.settling claims relating to mis-selling of mortgage and
:09:36. > :09:39.insurance products, as well as interest rate hedging. It's
:09:40. > :09:45.confirmed that eight senior executives won't be getting a bonus.
:09:46. > :09:48.University academics and support staff have announced the latest
:09:49. > :09:52.strike date in a long-running dispute over pay. They'll go on
:09:53. > :10:01.strike next Thursday. It'll be the third one day strike since October.
:10:02. > :10:04.Universities have been trying to maintain as normal a service as
:10:05. > :10:06.possible on strike days though some lectures and seminars have been
:10:07. > :10:09.cancelled. Famers and crofters are calling for
:10:10. > :10:12.controls on the number of white tailed eagles, also known as sea
:10:13. > :10:15.eagles, amid growing anger about the number of lambs being lost to the
:10:16. > :10:20.birds. But conservationists insist there's no need to control the size
:10:21. > :10:29.of the population. Our environment correspondent, David Miller,
:10:30. > :10:35.reports. The return of the white tailed eagle to Scottish skies is
:10:36. > :10:40.seen as a success story by conservationists. These birds were
:10:41. > :10:47.wiped out after centuries of persecution, but the introduction
:10:48. > :10:50.programmes have brought them back. They are now firmly established on
:10:51. > :10:57.the West Coast with around 80 breeding pairs. They have also begun
:10:58. > :11:02.breeding on the East Coast. Conservationists are delighted. But
:11:03. > :11:06.farmers and crofters say they have real concerns. At the heart of the
:11:07. > :11:12.controversy, claims that these eagles are killing lambs in large
:11:13. > :11:18.numbers. Scientists deny it is the case, farmers are angry. They cannot
:11:19. > :11:23.see what the eagles are actually doing, so I cannot see how they can
:11:24. > :11:38.say that. They would say anything, they are so pro-eagle. What we might
:11:39. > :11:41.need to look at is the possibility of relocating individual birds, or
:11:42. > :11:48.individual pairs, where they are having a disproportionate impact on
:11:49. > :11:51.local farming. We cannot start thinking about moving them around,
:11:52. > :11:57.they will simply come back and occupy the vacuum. Scientists say
:11:58. > :12:03.the population will continue growing in the years ahead, but that should
:12:04. > :12:07.not be a worry. We may have several hundred reading pairs of sea eagles,
:12:08. > :12:14.and that should not be a concern. There is plenty of space for them,
:12:15. > :12:18.Scotland is a country. One thing is clear, this bird of prey is back for
:12:19. > :12:24.good and we will have to learn to live with that.
:12:25. > :12:28.Other stories making the news across Scotland: The parents of a Russian
:12:29. > :12:30.student, whose body was found in Argyll have thanked everyone who
:12:31. > :12:34.helped search for her-- saying their support and assistance made it
:12:35. > :12:36.easier for them to cope with their loss. Yulia Solodyankina was
:12:37. > :12:41.reported missing in Edinburgh last June. Her body was found in Arrochar
:12:42. > :12:45.earlier this month. The Nigg fabrication yard and Energy
:12:46. > :12:47.Park owner Global Energy Services is paying-off all its apprentices,
:12:48. > :12:52.following a downturn in rig repair work. The company says the 19
:12:53. > :12:55.apprentices were given notice last week in a move the company is
:12:56. > :12:58.describing as regrettable and embarrassing.
:12:59. > :13:01.An Aberdeen architect has revealed new proposals for the city centre
:13:02. > :13:07.that includes putting a roof over part of Union Street. John Halliday
:13:08. > :13:09.says covering part of the city's main thoroughfare between Union
:13:10. > :13:11.Bridge and Market Street would provide better, more weatherproof
:13:12. > :13:16.links between the existing shopping centres.
:13:17. > :13:20.An early medieval gravestone is leaving its home in Govan in Glasgow
:13:21. > :13:24.for the first time in eleven hundred years.
:13:25. > :13:27.The ornately carved stone, which weighs half a tonne, is heading to
:13:28. > :13:31.the British Museum in London. It dates from a time when Govan was the
:13:32. > :13:41.political and spiritual capital of the ancient Britons. Specialists
:13:42. > :13:45.have always appreciated how important this is. But it is nice to
:13:46. > :13:50.have and validation of it going to the British Museum. And the
:13:51. > :13:59.opportunity to make the wider world are well of this important -- we
:14:00. > :14:01.are, this important moment when Governor was the centre of the
:14:02. > :14:04.universe. A novel method of distributing books
:14:05. > :14:07.to avid readers in some of Orkney's most far-flung islands is
:14:08. > :14:10.celebrating it's 60th anniversary. The Family Bookbox Service - run by
:14:11. > :14:13.the local library - sees boxes of books sent out to around forty
:14:14. > :14:24.households onboard the inter-island air service.
:14:25. > :14:29.What lies beneath? Not just the title of a scary movie but the aim
:14:30. > :14:32.of scientists in Dundee who're investigating the billions of life
:14:33. > :14:35.forms that exist below ground. They're using 3D printing to do it,
:14:36. > :14:40.as our science correspondent Kenneth Macdonald explains.
:14:41. > :14:44.You are looking at the key to life on Earth, everything from food to
:14:45. > :14:50.flooding depends on soil and you are seeing it in a new way. Science has
:14:51. > :14:55.helped us learn an enormous amount about the world around us. We have
:14:56. > :14:59.more to learn about the world beneath our feet. What we want to
:15:00. > :15:07.know is how this looks on the inside. We place this in the x-ray
:15:08. > :15:12.machine, then they go through the sample and the detector screen will
:15:13. > :15:26.show how the x-rays have been absorbed. 3000 scans build up a 3-D
:15:27. > :15:31.image. The technique can go further, using a 3-D printer to build a model
:15:32. > :15:36.of the soil sample. This has been blown up ten times, usually for the
:15:37. > :15:41.systems we work with, we work with soil, smaller samples, so this is a
:15:42. > :15:45.few centimetres cubed and we can then use these and change the
:15:46. > :15:51.properties of the surface of the material and inoculate it with
:15:52. > :15:55.different microbes. We can use image analysis techniques to work out
:15:56. > :15:59.which bits are connected and use visualisation approaches that can
:16:00. > :16:05.colour different parts or different clusters of pores differently. Then
:16:06. > :16:10.you have islands in the soil that are either connected or not. The
:16:11. > :16:15.team says previous approaches to soil science have been like studying
:16:16. > :16:20.architecture by looking at a pile of rubble. We have treated soil like a
:16:21. > :16:29.black box. We have not been able to look inside. These technologies
:16:30. > :16:34.which are so exciting... We have the ability now to look at those very
:16:35. > :16:39.complicated systems in a new way. There's a whole new world down
:16:40. > :16:44.below, a single handful of soil contains as many life forms as there
:16:45. > :16:48.are people on the planet. It's now just under six months to go
:16:49. > :16:52.to the start of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
:16:53. > :16:55.Reporting Scotland will be bringing you all the build up from how the
:16:56. > :16:58.athletes are preparing to the issues behind such a big event. Our
:16:59. > :17:07.Commonwealth Games team Lisa Summers and Jane Lewis will be keeping you
:17:08. > :17:11.right up to date. 2014 is a massive year for Scotland
:17:12. > :17:16.and come the summer all eyes will be on Glasgow at the city hosts the
:17:17. > :17:24.20th, love games. It is costing over ?500 million. It is about ?100 per
:17:25. > :17:31.person. I will be looking at where that money goes.
:17:32. > :17:41.Team Scotland will want to impress in front of a home crowd. Who are
:17:42. > :17:47.the ones to watch? We will profile medal contenders and those hoping to
:17:48. > :17:51.spring a surprise or two. The east end of Glasgow is changing, millions
:17:52. > :17:57.spent on regeneration, but will it change the lives of those who live
:17:58. > :18:01.there? I think it will be the best thing that would have happened to
:18:02. > :18:07.Glasgow. Most of the venues have been completed. In fact, they are up
:18:08. > :18:12.and running. I will be looking at all of the sports that make up the
:18:13. > :18:20.games. What about lifestyle? The most challenging legacy commitment,
:18:21. > :18:25.research suggests that participation is and is normally added, can the
:18:26. > :18:33.Commonwealth Games win where others have failed? If it is past glory you
:18:34. > :18:38.after, -- you after, we will bring memories and stories from bygone
:18:39. > :18:44.days. We will be asking what is in it for the rest of Scotland? Will it
:18:45. > :18:48.mean a boost to the wider economy? In six months time, the opening
:18:49. > :18:52.ceremony will take place here at Celtic Park. We have they, love
:18:53. > :19:02.games covered. We will bring you all of the news, issues and online.
:19:03. > :19:15.Later this week, we will be looking at whether the games can change our
:19:16. > :19:19.lifestyle habits. Celtic are still chasing the
:19:20. > :19:22.Scotland striker Leigh Griffiths. That's despite having a first offer
:19:23. > :19:25.rejected. Griffiths is currently at the English League One side Wolves.
:19:26. > :19:29.They say they'll only sell if the price is right. Neil Lennon's
:19:30. > :19:32.hopeful a deal can be reached for a player who seems to split fans'
:19:33. > :19:40.opinions, as our senior football reporter Alasdair Lamont reports.
:19:41. > :19:49.There is little doubt over Lee Griffith's ability. 28 goals on loan
:19:50. > :19:54.at Hibs earned him international recognition and many admirers. One
:19:55. > :20:03.of them has watched his team rely on an attacking midfielder for goals
:20:04. > :20:08.this campaign. But what would he bring to a Celtic side already
:20:09. > :20:15.running away with the league? It is not just the goals, he can see a
:20:16. > :20:24.pass, his movement is good. He has pace. He has broken into the
:20:25. > :20:30.Scotland squad. I see him as a player who, if he comes here, he
:20:31. > :20:35.knows the environment. He will improve here with the players around
:20:36. > :20:39.him. I track fans are divided over his belief that he is good enough to
:20:40. > :21:11.improve Celtic's standing. Now it is a case of waiting to see
:21:12. > :21:14.if Celtic's desire to sign Griffiths is matched by willingness to pay the
:21:15. > :21:17.valuation. Glasgow's appetite for athletics was
:21:18. > :21:19.clear to see ahead of the Commonwealth Games with Saturday's
:21:20. > :21:22.International meeting at the Emirates Arena. The Scotland team
:21:23. > :21:25.performed strongly with five national indoor records broken. The
:21:26. > :21:27.capacity crowd also cheered as a Scot picked up her European
:21:28. > :21:35.Championship Gold medal. Brian McLauchlin reports.
:21:36. > :21:39.A golden moment for a cold and athlete as Lindsey Sharpe finally
:21:40. > :21:49.receives her European championship winning medal from her father. It is
:21:50. > :21:54.a total surprise, I was not expecting it. In Helsinki, they had
:21:55. > :22:00.the medal ceremonies outside, it is a bit strange, it is nice to have it
:22:01. > :22:04.in a stadium. The crowd inside the arena were treated to some terrific
:22:05. > :22:16.performances from Scottish athletes. Laura Muir, and Chris O'Hare.
:22:17. > :22:23.When you hear all the athletes saying, the crowd were amazing, you
:22:24. > :22:34.think, how much can you hear them? But coming off the final bend, there
:22:35. > :22:38.was an almighty roar. One athlete who has already tasted success says
:22:39. > :22:44.those participating in Glasgow this summer are well on track to succeed.
:22:45. > :22:51.Yet a mac guy couple of performances where the crowd got behind them and
:22:52. > :22:59.gave them a extra push. He beat Andrew, Britain's top 800 metre
:23:00. > :23:04.runner. That was a great scalp for him to get. If Celtic is to be any
:23:05. > :23:08.guide for the summer games, athletics fans are in for a treat.
:23:09. > :23:17.-- if Saturday. Scotland has a brand-new world
:23:18. > :23:24.champion. Darren Burnett claimed the world indoor Bowls title.
:23:25. > :23:31.Andy Murray has fallen to six in the latest tennis world rankings, his
:23:32. > :23:34.lowest spot in five and a half years. He dropped two places after
:23:35. > :23:41.his quarterfinal departure last week.
:23:42. > :23:45.Team GB is leading to more success at head of Sochi. The four-man crew
:23:46. > :23:54.took silver at the European Championships.
:23:55. > :23:59.Scott and's cricketers have beaten Namibia by 21 runs. -- Scotland's
:24:00. > :24:07.cricketers. They next meet Papa New Guinea.
:24:08. > :24:13.Red carded St Johnstone keeper is said to miss their League Cup
:24:14. > :24:16.semifinal with Aberdeen. He would have served the band tonight, but
:24:17. > :24:31.that game is off due to a waterlogged pitch.
:24:32. > :24:35.-- the ban. Just time for a quick reminder of a
:24:36. > :24:37.programme coming up tomorrow night, the first in a series of
:24:38. > :24:40.documentaries on the independence referendum. Scotland's Smoking Gun
:24:41. > :24:50.looks at the events that have shaped our nation. BBC Two Scotland at 9pm.
:24:51. > :25:00.Good evening. It has been a volatile few days of weather. It is all tied
:25:01. > :25:04.into this low pressure. It moves away and things settle down as it
:25:05. > :25:09.moves South of the border. Eventually, it will get a bit more
:25:10. > :25:13.settled and we will lose the gales from the Northern Isles. But lots of
:25:14. > :25:18.blustery showers across south-west Scotland. Across the north-east,
:25:19. > :25:21.they keep piling in overnight. They will turn Lindley on the lower
:25:22. > :25:29.levels across Shetland. We hold onto the gales. In the West, under
:25:30. > :25:34.clearing skies, temperatures falling, there would be a nice risk,
:25:35. > :25:41.a Met Office and yellow warning is in place. Holding onto those
:25:42. > :25:50.conditions in the North, but lighter winds further South. Tomorrow,
:25:51. > :25:53.showers across southern and eastern Scotland in particular, but across
:25:54. > :25:57.western Scotland we should have fewer showers and more sunshine.
:25:58. > :26:03.There is a yellow warning from the Met Office for heavy rain across
:26:04. > :26:08.Angus and Aberdeenshire. The heavy showers are falling on saturated
:26:09. > :26:12.ground, that is why the warning is in place. Coming into the afternoon,
:26:13. > :26:16.a lot of dry weather for Kintyre and the South West. Some sunshine for
:26:17. > :26:22.North Argyll and into the West Highlands. During the day, more
:26:23. > :26:25.showers coming through and some brightness. Some sunshine for the
:26:26. > :26:32.West Highlands, Isle of Skye and showers keep coming info. -- though.
:26:33. > :26:39.Showers are affecting the north-east, turning to snow over
:26:40. > :26:43.higher ground. As we head into the evening time, we will see showers
:26:44. > :26:48.keep piling in across eastern Scotland, it will feel cold in the
:26:49. > :26:52.wind. Come the end of the day, showers pull in across eastern parts
:26:53. > :26:56.and we hold on windy conditions in the North.
:26:57. > :27:03.A reminder of the mainly news: There's a growing and colic divide
:27:04. > :27:11.between Scotland's cities according to figures. Edinburgh is second top
:27:12. > :27:20.of a UK wide table. -- economic divide. Glasgow lost 14,500 jobs
:27:21. > :27:23.over the two-year period. The resident permit of the Somerset
:27:24. > :27:26.levels whose land has been submerged for nearly a month confronted the
:27:27. > :27:30.Environment Minister. Owen Paterson was told that people
:27:31. > :27:35.are living in third world conditions. He has promised an
:27:36. > :27:40.action plan within six weeks that is Reporting Scotland. From everyone on
:27:41. > :27:44.the team, good night.