:00:00. > :00:00.the most financially challenged, with 14 of 38 trust in the red. That
:00:00. > :00:12.Good afternoon. A meeting is taking place for
:00:13. > :00:15.parents of an Aberdeen private school closed down by the Scottish
:00:16. > :00:17.government amid concerns for the children's safety. Inspectors
:00:18. > :00:20.delivered a damning verdict on the Hamilton school, a month after
:00:21. > :00:29.allegations about the care of children first emerged.
:00:30. > :00:36.Around 300 parents and children turned up for this meeting. Still
:00:37. > :00:40.recovering from the shop yesterday of their private Hamilton school
:00:41. > :00:44.being closed down by the Scottish government. Education inspectors
:00:45. > :00:48.went into the school and decided the children were not safe. The minister
:00:49. > :00:52.responsible said he had no option but to close the school. That has
:00:53. > :00:57.repercussions obviously. At the meeting this morning, the council is
:00:58. > :01:01.outlining two periods where their children can go to school on Monday.
:01:02. > :01:07.The air opening up a primary school to the west of the city which will
:01:08. > :01:14.be catering for 120 children. This is still very raw in the reports are
:01:15. > :01:19.very damning and also the timescale to find alternative education for
:01:20. > :01:22.their children over the weekend. Members of one of Scotland's's
:01:23. > :01:27.biggest unions will vote later on weather they should back either side
:01:28. > :01:30.of the independence debate. The Public and Commercial Services Union
:01:31. > :01:32.are debating the issue at its conference in Glasgow. The PCS
:01:33. > :01:37.represents around 30,000 civil servants in Scotland. Two of its
:01:38. > :01:41.biggest branches have already voted to back a yes vote. Other unions
:01:42. > :01:45.including the GMB and ASLEF support the no campaign. If the PCS does
:01:46. > :01:53.decide to back the Yes Campaign, it will be the first trade union to do
:01:54. > :01:56.so. The Queen will officially named the
:01:57. > :02:05.Royal Navy's new aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth at a ceremony in
:02:06. > :02:08.Scotland this summer. The ceremony will be held on four July at Rosyth
:02:09. > :02:11.dockyard in Fife, where work to assemble the vessel is being
:02:12. > :02:17.completed. The 65,000 tonne ship will be named with the traditional
:02:18. > :02:20.champagne christening. Football, and there are five games
:02:21. > :02:25.and Scottish Premiership is afternoon.
:02:26. > :02:31.Celtic kick off in just over half an hour, away at Hearts. Partick
:02:32. > :02:34.Thistle host Aberdeen. St Mirren make the trip north to face Ross
:02:35. > :02:37.County and St Johnstone face Inverness Caley Thistle. Rugby and
:02:38. > :02:40.Scotland must win a match in Rome today in what is seen as a likely
:02:41. > :02:44.wooden spoon decider. Both Scotland and Italy are without
:02:45. > :02:47.a win in this year's Six Nations championship. You can see the game
:02:48. > :02:51.here on BBC one. Coverage starts at one o'clock with a kick-off at 1:30.
:02:52. > :02:54.Time now for a look at the weather. Thank you very much. Good afternoon.
:02:55. > :02:57.Some respite from the wind and rain this morning but we do see a couple
:02:58. > :03:00.of weather fronts approaching from the West, bringing rain and winds.
:03:01. > :03:10.It is a drying prick -- bright picture at the moment. Outbreaks of
:03:11. > :03:17.rain pushing in to western Scotland. Staying dry across more northern
:03:18. > :03:21.parts. A few showers for Shetland. Highs of eight or nine Celsius.
:03:22. > :03:24.parts. A few showers for Shetland. Highs of eight Into the evening, the
:03:25. > :03:30.Met Office have issued all yellow warning for rain. This takes in
:03:31. > :03:38.regions like Angus, Tayside, the south-west and into western regions.
:03:39. > :03:43.This will be persistent. There could be localised flooding. A wet and
:03:44. > :03:50.windy night to come, possibly severe gales in the south-west. Wet, windy
:03:51. > :03:55.to start the day but it is an improving day. The wind and rain
:03:56. > :04:00.will ease. That should forecast. Thank you very much. Our next update
:04:01. > :04:01.is that Ted has six this evening. Goodbye