:00:10. > :00:13.Good evening. Controversial plans to bring down
:00:14. > :00:16.the Red Road flats in Glasgow as part of the opening ceremony for the
:00:17. > :00:20.Commonwealth Games have been scrapped. The Games organisers said
:00:21. > :00:23.the demolition of the five tower blocks would no longer feature, for
:00:24. > :00:32.safety and security reasons. Jackie O'Brien reports.
:00:33. > :00:41.The decision to blow up five of these Red Road flats was planned to
:00:42. > :00:46.symbolise Glasgow's social history and regeneration. But it proved
:00:47. > :00:52.controversial and organisers faced increasing pressure to abandon the
:00:53. > :00:57.plan. Today, the dead. But in a statement, the chief executive of
:00:58. > :01:05.Glasgow 2014 said the decision was made on safety grounds.
:01:06. > :01:11.The games are unifying force for Glasgow and Scotland. We want all
:01:12. > :01:18.aspects of the games to bring Glasgow and Scotland together. So I
:01:19. > :01:25.think that decision is sensible and should be supported. Opponents
:01:26. > :01:28.always argued that the plan was insensitive to former residents and
:01:29. > :01:35.asylum seekers still living in a sixth block. I think it is a
:01:36. > :01:41.lesson, again, in consultation, anticipation, involving people in
:01:42. > :01:46.decision-making to avoid situations like this. But there was a mixed
:01:47. > :01:55.reaction from residents of past and present. We are living here. I am
:01:56. > :02:02.living on the 22nd floor. I have a lot of memories and it would be
:02:03. > :02:07.terrible to see it coming down. I stayed on those flights. Now I've
:02:08. > :02:12.got a boathouse. And I think go for it.
:02:13. > :02:16.Our reporter Jackie O'Brien is at the Red Road flats tonight.
:02:17. > :02:20.The decision will be welcomed in this neighbourhood because residents
:02:21. > :02:25.here were going to have to be evacuated for the live violation on
:02:26. > :02:30.day one of the Commonwealth Games. The organisers say they have always
:02:31. > :02:40.stressed that this event would never have taken place if safety continued
:02:41. > :02:43.to be an issue. Three men have been detained by
:02:44. > :02:46.police in connection with the death of a man in Largs. William
:02:47. > :02:49.McLachlan's body was discovered outside his home in Holehouse Road
:02:50. > :02:53.yesterday morning. A 19-year-old and two 20-year-olds are now in custody.
:02:54. > :02:56.The pilots' union Balpa has written to the Civil Aviation Authority
:02:57. > :02:59.urging it not to back down on safety improvements to helicopters which
:03:00. > :03:02.are flying offshore. It comes after industry body Oil and Gas UK said
:03:03. > :03:14.the changes risked damaging rather than enhancing safety.
:03:15. > :03:17.Four people died last August when a Super Puma helicopter crashed off
:03:18. > :03:21.Shetland. In the league of the tragedy, new rules were drawn up by
:03:22. > :03:24.the Civil Aviation Authority to improve safety. They include a
:03:25. > :03:29.restriction on the number of people allowed to fly to and from the North
:03:30. > :03:33.Sea, something oil and gas UK warning could jeopardise the
:03:34. > :03:37.maintenance and productivity of oil platforms. But the pilots union says
:03:38. > :03:44.the CAA should challenge any backsliding by the industry and
:03:45. > :03:50.stick to its timetable. They are seeming to make a case that by
:03:51. > :03:54.bringing the safety case forward, it is going to affect production. We
:03:55. > :04:01.feel that we should be getting their full support in this. And their
:04:02. > :04:07.stated aim is safety as their first priority so they should fully
:04:08. > :04:11.support the CAA. The CAA says it will only be its recommendations if
:04:12. > :04:15.it sees a safety case based on evidence. Meanwhile, a motion on
:04:16. > :04:19.helicopter safety will be tabled tomorrow by the Unite union at the
:04:20. > :04:24.Scottish trade union 's conference in Dundee.
:04:25. > :04:27.Football and St Johnstone reached their first Scottish Cup final by
:04:28. > :04:30.beating Aberdeen 2-1. Aberdeen took the lead in today's semi final at
:04:31. > :04:34.Ibrox. Niall McGinn was the scorer. But with half and hour to go, Stevie
:04:35. > :04:38.May levelled the scores, shooting in with his left foot. Then, near the
:04:39. > :04:41.end, he exchanged passes with Steven MacLean before scoring again, this
:04:42. > :04:46.time with his right foot. Saints will face Dundee United in the final
:04:47. > :04:50.at Parkhead on May the 17th. Let's get the weather prospects for
:04:51. > :04:55.this evening and the start of the week from Georgina Burnett.
:04:56. > :04:58.Good evening. The good news is we have more settled weather on the
:04:59. > :05:01.good news is we have more settled weather under way tomorrow way
:05:02. > :05:07.first. We will start to see those wents and showers easing. Those
:05:08. > :05:12.showers fragment in all the time. Confined to the north and money
:05:13. > :05:23.caused by the morning. -- Moray coast. Tomorrow morning, those
:05:24. > :05:31.showers still lingering. But few and far between. Some decent Shan shine
:05:32. > :05:34.elsewhere -- sunshine. And with the wind continuing to drop, it will
:05:35. > :05:43.feel more pleasant. The temperatures look disappointing, 11 or 12
:05:44. > :05:50.Celsius, but we could have a nice day, and temperatures of 13 or 14 in
:05:51. > :05:53.Fife. Followed by a cold night, perhaps a little bit Ross Draper
:05:54. > :05:56.central, southern and eastern parts. And that's Reporting Scotland. Our
:05:57. > :06:00.next update's at quarter past ten. Until then, from everyone on the
:06:01. > :06:11.team here in Glasgow, enjoy the rest of your Sunday evening.
:06:12. > :06:18.We got to 17 degrees in the sunshine in London and many places enjoyed a
:06:19. > :06:19.pleasant day. A different story for the zero